Saving Rafael By Leslie Wilson "It's a fascinating portrait of a place and of people who don't get written about very much and who are endlessly interesting: the rescuers." Adele Geras | 
Bad Company By Mike Walker "gripping page-turner for older readers from one of the UK's leading radio dramatists." UK's lead ing radio dramatists." |  Nicholas Dane By Melvin Burgess "His most substantial book to date, this compelling story of a teenager caught in a corrupt 1980s Care Home is a powerful study of a particularly highly-charged and distressing subject." |
Younger Fiction More Agent Amelia and more Ms Wiz will flying to the bookshelves, so find out what is in store for these great characters in 2009. Also the brilliant Gervase Phinn makes his foray into the world of children’s fiction with his great new title ‘A Bit of a Hero’, which is not to be missed.
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 Agent Amelia By Michael Broad Three more stories in one volume, taken from the case files of Agent Amelia, the resourceful and feisty secret agent! Spooky Ballet: Amelia is enrolled in a dancing class.
Gobbledygook Books: there's a new librarian at school.
Whispering Scarecrow: there's a phantom picnicker targetting all the picnic baskets in a field. |  Out of Control Ms Wiz By Terence Blacker This is a bind-up of two stories. In "Stitches, Ms Wiz", Jack Beddowes is in hospital, but never fear - Ms Wiz turns out to be a nurse on his ward! In "Control, Ms Wiz?", the library is going to close, and Ms Wiz uses Fish Powder (which brings fictional characters to life) to save it. Great new editions to this fun series |  Damian Drooth Supersleuth: Under Cover By Barbara Mitchelhill Damian’s amazing detective skills are called on when rich boy, Calvin Baggington, has his super-expensive bike stolen at the Green Park Holiday Village. With a brilliant and cunning plan,Damian solves the crime in style – but not before Mum’s blood pressure rises to new heights and the Holiday Village is thrown into chaos. Great new title in this brilliant series by Barbara Mitchelhil, who is in great demand for school visits, events and signings. |
 The Quiet Woman and the Noisy Dog by Sue Eves, illustrated by Ailie Busby This is a great book to read aloud to children, so would be a brilliant book for storytime at events, bookshops, schools and libraries Sue Eves is a professional puppeteer and has a great noisy dog puppet (see picture below) that she can bring to signings and events. Allie Busby is an award winning illustrator and this is her first book after a break to raise her young family | 
Baby Pie By Tom McRae, Illustrated by Nick Ward Fans of the Opposite will be thrilled to know that we have a new story from Tom McRae and our first picture book with Nick Ward. Tom is a brilliant scriptwriter and has won a Bafta already and is currently working on Dr Who. Nick Ward is the creator of the great book series Charlie Small | 
Matty in a Mess By Miriam Moss, Illustrated by Jane Simmons Latest adventures of meticulous Matty and his higgledy-piggledy, topsy-turvey, sister, Milly. Illustrator Jane Simmons spends her life drifting on a boat in the mediterranean, with her husband and an assortment of animals that provide the inspiration for her books Unlike the illustrator Miriam Moss has her feet firmly on solid ground and is, therefore, available for events and signings. |
