Aubrey and the Terrible Ladybirds

Aubrey and the Terrible Ladybirds
Author: Horatio Clare
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2017-05-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1910080519

It's the holidays, you've just become as small as an earwig, the swallows are back (and offering you rides), and a spider wakes you up in the middle of the night and asks you to save the world. As if that weren't enough, the Ladybirdz fly in from Bohemia to find the local ladybirds do not want them... The world of Aubrey, the boy who can talk to animals (and understand the answers) grows larger and faster in this moving and hilarious story from award-winning children's author Horatio Clare.

Aubrey and the Terrible Spiders

Aubrey and the Terrible Spiders
Author: Horatio Clare
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2023-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1913102130

When the animals start rebelling, and Aubrey is stung by a very polite wasp, he realises there is something weird going on in the valley below Rushing Wood. And as he's the only boy he knows of who can talk with animals, he is determined to find out what. With help from his friends Ariadne the house spider, Silvio the silverfish and Lupo the Huskey pup, the young warrior sets out to find the terrible Terrible Spiders and their genius creator Big B and, just maybe, save the world.

Little Celeste

Little Celeste
Author: Dawn McNiff
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2014-04-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1471402436

A heart-warming tale about magic, responsibility, mothers and daughters Eleven-year-old Shelley only leaves her bedroom for two minutes, but when she gets back, there's a real, true-life, lavender-eyed baby on her bed. It's far too noisy, smelly and heavy to be a ghost baby - so whose is it? It can't be her mum's - Shelley would have noticed - but it's not like she's around for Shelley to ask, anyway. She's too busy trying to get her horrible ex-boyfriend Scott ('the Toadstool') back, who Shelley definitely does NOT like as much as her mum does. But someone's got to look after the baby, and give her a name. 'Celeste' sounds good (in fact, it sounds kind of magical) and so Shelley and little Celeste embark on some rather messy adventures, gain some new friends and realise that maybe some wishes can come true after all...

The Sleeping Stones

The Sleeping Stones
Author: Beatrice Wallbank
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2023-02-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1915444063

Gruff lives on a small island full of legends, off the Welsh coast. Strange things start happening after Matylda and her family arrive: islanders finding themselves irresistibly drawn to the Sleeping Stones, a line of rocks like natural stepping stones out to sea... Gruff and Mat soon realise they must risk everything to save each other and their community from a terrifying storm driven by an ancient, magic anger.

Little Horror

Little Horror
Author: Daniel Peak
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2021-09-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1913102521

Rita may be a baby, but she has the mind (and attitude) of a teenager. She knows she is not a normal toddler but when her parents disappear and a sinister clown and an ice-cream van seem to be hunting her down, even a soft-play centre might not be safe...

Tapper Watson and the Quest for the Nemo Machine

Tapper Watson and the Quest for the Nemo Machine
Author: Claire Fayers
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2023-09-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1915444160

Tapper Watson is an ordinary Erisian boy who loves adventure stories. When his uncle sends him away on a space submarine to other worlds, he just wants to go home again. On an unscheduled visit to Earth, he meets Fern Shakespeare and a talking plant called Morse, and their real-life adventures begin. But chased through worlds by a pair of trigger-happy lobster mobsters in search of the mysterious Nemo Machine, Tapper begins to realise that he might not be so ordinary after all...

Major and Mynah

Major and Mynah
Author: Karen Owen
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2022-05-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1913102750

Join SPUD, the Super Perceptive Undercover Detectives, on their first fast-paced detective adventure. Getting your first hearing aids can be nerve-wracking; especially when you have to wear them to school. When Callie realises her new hearing aids - 'the Slugs' - give her the unique ability to communicate with Bo the Mynah bird, some of her worries are lifted. In fact, having a pair of eyes in the sky might come in handy... The duo team up with Callie's best friend, Grace, as they set out to catch a local thief who has been causing trouble all over town. Includes high-speed chases, a very peckish bird and purple POO! A new mystery series, illustrated by Louise Forshaw and perfect for reluctant readers.

Major and Mynah: Operation Raven

Major and Mynah: Operation Raven
Author: Karen Owen
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2023-03-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1915444047

When Bo sneaks into Callie's bag on her school trip to the Tower of London, she and Grace make plans to keep him secret. But when some gold coins and jewels are stolen from the site, having a spy in the sky comes in useful! The second hilarous instalment in the Major and Mynah series.

Michael the Amazing Mind-Reading Sausage Dog

Michael the Amazing Mind-Reading Sausage Dog
Author: Terrie Chilvers
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2023-06-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1915444144

Michael's dream is to go from being an unknown pup to a Hollywoof sensation and global su-paw-star. But becoming famous is no walkies in the park...

Grow

Grow
Author: Luke Palmer
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2021-07-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1913102408

Shortlisted for the 2022 Branford Boase Award Longlisted for the 2022 Yoto Carnegie medal Featured on the Sunday Times 2021 Books of the year list A white supremacist group and its violent leader target fifteen-year-old Josh, who is struggling to cope with his father's recent death at the hands of terrorists. Will he find the strength to resist? Will unlikely accomplice Dana help him plant something good in the space grief has left inside him?