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Running from the Rainbow (RA8 IA8-12) by Karen McCombie
Category: Children's Fiction
Rosie Roberts has a secret. So when she moves to a new school, she's desperate not to draw too much attention to herself. But things aren't so easy when your Mum is the popular new teacher everyone is talking about...Heartfelt drama, perfect for tweens. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant an ...Show more
St Grizzle's School for Girls, Geeks and Tag-along Zombies by Karen McCombie
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: St Grizzle's
When Arch turns up at St Grizzle's, Dani is delighted to introduce her best friend to her new classmates. But she soon discovers that mixing her old life with her new one isn't quite as easy as she'd imagined. And Arch isn't the only new pupil - there's also super-smart Boudicca, who barely says a word ...Show more
St Grizzles School for Girls, Goats and Random Boys by Karen McCombie
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: St Grizzles School for Girls, Goats and Random Boys
When Dani's mum gets the chance to study penguins in the Antarctic, she decides the best place for eleven-year-old Dani is a strict girls' boarding school where - uh-oh! - students wear smart uniforms that includes SKIRTS! Having failed to change Mum's mind, Dani finds herself having to say goodbye to G ...Show more
St Grizzle's School for Girls, Gremlins and Pesky Guests by Karen McCombie; Becka Moor (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: St Grizzle's Ser.
When a flood closes the village school, Lulu invites the staff and pupils to come and join them at St Grizzle's. Dani and her friends can't believe their bad luck - it was awful enough bumping into Spencer and his cronies in the village but now they've got to share lessons with them. Before long pupils ...Show more
The Curse of the Jellybabies (You, Me & Thing #1) by Karen McCombie
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: You, Me & Thing
Next-door neighbours Ruby and Jackson get the surprise of their lives when they discover a Thing living at the bottom of their gardens. And when Thing places a curse on the inhabitants of the new house that's been built over his old home, Ruby and Jackson find themselves up to their eyeballs in jellybab ...Show more
The Girl with Her Head in the Clouds - The Amazing Life of Dolly Shepherd by Karen McCombie
Category: Children's Fiction
Pioneering aviatrix Dolly Shepherd comes alive in this thrilling reimagining of her death-defying life from bestelling author Karen McCombie.
The Girl with the Sunshine Smile by Karen McCombie
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: 4u2read
A brand-new 4u2read edition of a wonderfully warm and wise story about new families and new relationships from bestelling author Karen McCombie.Meg is the girl with the sunshine smile. That's what they call her at the wedding fairs where she models her mum's dresses. But then Mum meets Danny. Danny, wit ...Show more
The Girl with the Sunshine Smile (RA8 IA8-12) by Karen McCombie
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: 8 To 1Ser.
Warm and wise tale about new families. Everyone comments on Meg's sunny smile, and she's put it to good use as a model for her mum's range of bridesmaids' dresses at wedding fairs. It's always been just Meg and Mum, but then Mum meets Danny and is swept off her feet - right onto a grotty old river barge ...Show more
The Lost Diary of Sami Star by Karen McCombie
Category: Children's Fiction
Life is hard for Hannah at the moment. At home, everyone's always arguing, and when she tries to talk to her friends, it feels like they're not really there for her. But everything changes when she comes across an abandoned diary in the park. It belongs to a girl called Sami Star, and fun-loving Sami so ...Show more
The Mystery of Me by Karen McCombie
Category: Children's Fiction
Ketty was technically dead for two minutes and thirty-nine seconds, according to the doctors who saved her. She's on the mend but she can't remember anything about her life before the accident. But people are treating her really weirdly, and Ketty just can't shake the feeling that something is really wr ...Show more
The OMG Blog by Karen McCombie
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Conkers
A lighthearted tale of vlogging newbies from queen of tween Karen McCombie, wrapped up in a stunning package bound to appeal to fans of instagram, Snapchat and Zoella. Heartwarming and affirmative, this cracking new Conker has family and friendship of the offline variety at its heart.Four �good' girls m ...Show more
The Seventeen Secrets of the Karma Club by Karen McCombie
Category: Young Adult
When Kezzy makes friends with new-girl Nell, they form their own club: a secret society for acts of kindness. It's their mission to cheer people up with treats and surprises, but then Kezzy's mum reveals a secret of her own: she used to be married to Nell's dad. And technically, she still is! Is this th ...Show more