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NON FICTION THE STORY OF WINDRUSH KANDACE CHIMBIRI Sales points About the author: Born in London, England • There is a lack of Black British history in the curriculum, parents and in 1968 to parents from Barbados, guardians are looking for resources to educate their children Kandace Chimbiri is the author of Black history books for children. • Previously self-published edition listed as #1 Best Seller on Amazon UK • The Windrush Generation has become a wider symbol of today's Motivated by a desire to help improve multicultural Britain both children's literacy as well as their • Publishing during Black History Month knowledge of history, Kandace founded • Full-colour illustrations her small publishing house Golden Destiny Ltd in 2009. Golden Destiny specialises in non-fiction titles for children, in particular Description Black history before mass enslavement. A book to celebrate the inspiring legacy of the Windrush pioneers. She is now an author of Scholastic Children’s Books where she will be In June 1948, hundreds of Caribbean men, women and children arrived republishing her brilliant titles in an all-new in London on a ship called the HMT Empire Windrush. Although there look and format. Price: £6.99 were already Black people living in Britain at the time, this event marks Pub Date: 1st October 2020 the beginning of modern Black Britain. ISBN: 9780702307133 CBMC code: C5N79 Combining historical fact with voices from the Windrush Generation, TPS: 206mm x 136mm this book sensitively tells the inspiring story of the Windrush Generation Extent: 48pp pioneers for younger readers. Binding: Non Standard - hardback Age: 07-12 Illustrations: Colour Rights: World Rights For more information contact SCB on 020 7756 7756 or email [email protected] Publication Date 5th November 2020 THE MARVELLOUS LAND OF SNERGS Veronica Cossanteli Pip and Flora are running away from the Sunny Bay Home for Superfluous and Accidentally Parentless Children when they discover the Marvellous Land of Snergs. Here they befriend forgetful but lovable snerg, Gorbo. He will lead them home – if they can decide where home really is, and if Gorbo can remember how to get there. • Widely recognised as the inspiration for The Hobbit, a forgotten classic from 1927 is updated and brought beautifully back to life by acclaimed children’s writer Veronica Cossanteli, supported by the family of the original author, E. A. Wyke-Smith. • Gorgeous cover and interior illustrations by Melissa Castrillon. ‘I should like to record my own love and my children’s love of E. A. Wyke-Smith’s Marvellous Land of Snergs, at any rate of the snerg- element of that tale, and of Gorbo the gem of dunderheads, jewel of a companion in an escapade.’ J.R.R. TOLKIEN Price: £6.99 ISBN: 978-1-911490-60-9 Pub Date: 5th November 2020 eBook ISBN: 978-1-913322-66-3 CBMC code: D3N79 Age: 9+ Dimensions: TBC Illustrations: N/a Word count: 60,000 (words approx.) Export: Yes Binding: Paperback Rights: World CHICKEN HOUSE 01373 454488 www.chickenhousebooks.com Publication Date 5th November 2020 TROUBLE IN A TUTU Helen Lipscombe A trickster who calls himself ‘the Mouse King’ is playing a deadly game with Swan House, the ballet school for spies. As Milly navigates her second term, the mystery thickens – but will she let jealousy cloud her judgement? • The stunning sequel to the critically-acclaimed Peril en Pointe. • An action-packed ballet-spy mystery – Murder Most Unladylike meets Ballet Shoes. • Wonderful ensemble cast, sharp dialogue and plenty of humour. • Themes of friendship, rivalry, jealousy and confidence. Praise for PERIL EN POINTE: ‘An intriguing mix of boarding school, ballet and espionage fiction.’ SUNDAY EXPRESS ‘… a really fun read, especially for fans of Robin Stevens or Katherine Woodfine.’ BOOKTRUST Price: £6.99 ISBN: 978-1-912626-96-0 Pub Date: 5th November 2020 eBook ISBN: 978-1-913322-52-6 CBMC code: D3N79 Age: 9+ Dimensions: 198x129 mm Illustrations: N/a Word count: 40,000 (words approx.) Export: Yes Binding: Paperback Rights: World CHICKEN HOUSE 01373 454488 www.chickenhousebooks.com FICTION HIS DARK MATERIALS: NORTHERN LIGHTS: THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION PHILIP PULLMAN Illustrated by CHRIS WORMELL Sales points About the Author: Philip Pullman is one of • A stunning illustrated edition of the first in Philip Pullman's much the finest and most popular authors writing loved series, HIS DARK MATERIALS, featuring breathtaking full-colour today. His three HIS DARK MATERIALS books illustrations by Chris Wormell are global bestsellers, loved passionately by young readers and adults alike, and • HIS DARK MATERIALS is one of the most popular and successful are winners of numerous literary prizes. children's series of all time These novels are acclaimed as modern • First published in 1995, and acclaimed as a modern masterpiece, it classics and have sold millions of copies won the UK's top awards for children's literature worldwide. • "Remarkable writing: courageous and dangerous as the best art should be" (The Times) http://www.philip-pullman.com/ • "Rarely, if ever, have readers been offered such a casket of wonders" (Independent) • BBC/HBO series was a huge success in autumn 2019, with an all star cast of Ruth Wilson, James McAvoy, Anne-Marie Duff and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Series 2 starts in November 2020. Price: £30.00 Pub Date: 5th November 2020 Description ISBN: 9780702305085 CBMC code: D3N79 "Without this child, we shall all die." Lyra Belacqua and her animal TPS: 276mm x 225mm daemon live half-wild and carefree among scholars of Jordan Extent: 400pp College, Oxford. The destiny that awaits her will take her to the frozen Binding: Hardback lands of the Arctic, where witch-clans reign and ice-bears fight. Her Age: 09-16 extraordinary journey will have immeasurable consequences far Illustrations: beyond her own world... Rights: UK & Commonwealth excl Canada For more information contact SCB on 020 7756 7756 or email [email protected] FICTION DOG MAN: DOG MAN 8: FETCH-22 (PB) DAV PILKEY Sales points About the author: Dav Pilkey is the author • An exciting new full colour comic book series from the creator of of the Captain Underpants series, which Captain Underpants. has been published in more than 25 languages worldwide and sold more • Full of the same humour and fun of Dav's previous graphic novels, than two million copies in the UK alone. but this time using standard spelling. Dav Pilkey's last three books debuted • Captain Underpants has come to the big screen in a full-length at number one on the NEW YORK TIMES Dreamworks animated feature (summer 2017). bestseller list. • Brings a furry new edge to the superhero genre, featuring a hero who is half dog and half man. By the same author: • Perfect for younger fans of graphic novels. • 2,000,000 copies of Captain Underpants titles have sold in the UK alone. Description £8.99 Price: Petey the Cat is out of jail, and he has a brand-new lease on life. While Pub Date: 5th November 2020 Petey's reevaluated what matters most, Li'l Petey is struggling to find the ISBN: 9780702306877 good in the world. CBMC code: C3N79 TPS: 210mm x 140mm Can Petey and Dog Man stop fighting like cats and dogs long enough Extent: 240pp to put their paws together and work as a team? They need each other Binding: Demy Octavo - paperback now more than ever -- Li'l Petey (and the world) is counting on them! ISBN: 9781407191942 ISBN: 9781338236590 Age: 07-12 Illustrations: Dav Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man series appeals to readers of all Rights: UK & Eire Rights Only ages and explores universally positive themes, including: empathy, kindness, persistence, and the importance of being true to one's self. For more information contact SCB on 020 7756 7756 or email [email protected] FICTION IT'S MY PARTY AND I DON'T WANT TO GO AMANDA PANITCH Sales points Amanda Panitch spent most of her • Anxiety in children is an ever more prominent topic - this book childhood telling stories to her four portrays Ellie's anxiety so relatably and kindly. younger siblings, trying both to make them laugh and scare them too much • Contemporary, universal themes of friendship, living your best life, to sleep. Now she lives in New York City, empathy - told in a funny, fresh voice, reminiscent of Judy Blume. where she writes stories for teens, kids, and the pigeons that nest on her apartment Description balcony. Ellie Katz is sabotaging her own party. Sure, it seems extreme, but it's the only option for her bat mitzvah. Crowds and attention have always made her nervous, and lately they've been making it harder and harder for Ellie to breathe. The celebration would mean: (1) a large crowd; (2) lots of staring; and (3) distant family listening to her sing in another language. No, thank you! To avoid certain catastrophe, she hatches a plan with her best friend Zoe to ruin the big day. Cue the email hacking, DJ takedown, and an all-out food fight! Everything is £6.99 Price: falling apart according to plan until a fight with Zoe leaves Ellie alone Pub Date: 5th November 2020 on her path of destruction, facing some unintended consequences ISBN: 9780702304927 and disappointments. Can she find a way to right her wrongs and face CBMC code: D3N79 her fears? TPS: 198mm x 129mm Extent: 320pp Binding: B format - paperback Age: 11-14 Illustrations: Rights: UK & Eire Rights Only For more information contact SCB on 020 7756 7756 or email [email protected] FICTION THE CREATURE KEEPER DAMARIS YOUNG Sales points About the author: Damaris Young studied • A thrilling and heartfelt adventure for 9-12 year olds, who will love the on the writing for young people MA at brave, bold heroine, the deliciously creepy gothic mansion setting Bath Spa University, where she wrote and especially the hugely imaginative menagerie of magical beasts.