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  1. One Of Us Is Lying: TikTok made me buy it (One Of Us Is Lying, 1)
    One Of Us Is Lying: TikTok made me buy it (One Of Us Is Lying, 1)
    Karen M. McManus
    Paperback
    £4.00 £8.99
    44,550
  2. The Lion Inside
    The Lion Inside
    Rachel Bright, Jim Field
    Paperback
    £4.00 £7.99
    7,907
  3. Dog Man: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1)
    Dog Man: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1)
    Dav Pilkey
    Paperback
    £8.99 £9.99
    24,365
  4. The Colour Monster
    The Colour Monster
    Anna Llenas
    Board book
    £6.89 £7.99
    1,418
  5. Ruby’s Worry: A Big Bright Feelings Book
    Ruby’s Worry: A Big Bright Feelings Book
    Tom Percival
    Paperback
    £5.00 £6.99
    3,355
  6. Lord of the Flies: Golding William
    Lord of the Flies: Golding William
    William Golding
    Paperback
    £8.85 £9.99
    46,016
  7. The Boy At the Back of the Class: Onjali Rauf
    The Boy At the Back of the Class: Onjali Rauf
    Onjali Rauf
    Paperback
    £7.35 £7.99
    10,630
  8. The Explorer: WINNER OF THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD
    The Explorer: WINNER OF THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD
    Katherine Rundell, Hannah Horn
    Paperback
    £7.35 £7.99
    3,859
  9. The 13-Storey Treehouse (The Treehouse Books) (The Treehouse Series, 1)
    The 13-Storey Treehouse (The Treehouse Books) (The Treehouse Series, 1)
    Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton
    Paperback
    £5.20 £7.99
    3,601
  10. Owl Babies: 1
    Owl Babies: 1
    Martin Waddell, Patrick Benson
    Paperback
    £7.35 £7.99
    4,736
  11. Varjak Paw (Varjak Paw, 1)
    Varjak Paw (Varjak Paw, 1)
    SF Said, Dave McKean
    Paperback
    £7.29 £7.99
    2,267
  12. Letters from the Lighthouse: ‘THE QUEEN OF HISTORICAL FICTION’ Guardian: 1
    Letters from the Lighthouse: ‘THE QUEEN OF HISTORICAL FICTION’ Guardian: 1
    Emma Carroll
    Paperback
    £6.50 £7.99
    2,683
  13. Here We Are: The phenomenal international bestseller from Oliver Jeffers
    Here We Are: The phenomenal international bestseller from Oliver Jeffers
    Oliver Jeffers
    Hardcover
    £11.87 £14.99
    5,776
  14. Northern Lights (His Dark Materials): His Dark Materials #1:
    Northern Lights (His Dark Materials): His Dark Materials #1:
    Philip Pullman, Chris Wormell
    Paperback
    £6.19 £8.99
    15,853
  15. The House With Chicken Legs: Step into the fairytale world of bestselling Sophie Anderson, the perfect magical
    The House With Chicken Legs: Step into the fairytale world of bestselling Sophie Anderson, the perfect magical adventure.
    Sophie Anderson, Melissa Castrillon, Elisa Paganelli
    Paperback
    £7.35 £7.99
    2,525
  16. The Graveyard Book
    The Graveyard Book
    Neil Gaiman, Chris Riddell
    Paperback
    £7.35 £7.99
    1,787
  17. Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant - book 1)
    Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant - book 1)
    Derek Landy
    Paperback
    £4.38 £8.99
    4,435
  18. The Arrival
    The Arrival
    Shaun Tan
    Paperback
    £10.99
    2,233
  19. I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World; Teen Edition Retold by Malala for her
    I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World; Teen Edition Retold by Malala for her Own Generation
    Malala Yousafzai, Patricia McCormick
    Paperback
    £6.50 £8.99
    8,766
  20. The Adventures of Captain Underpants
    The Adventures of Captain Underpants
    Dav Pilkey
    Paperback
    £6.35 £6.99
    8,767
  21. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
    The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
    John Boyne
    Paperback
    £7.09 £7.99
    28,977
  22. The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-time
    The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-time
    Mark Haddon
    Paperback
    £7.65 £8.99
    32,969
  23. Animal Farm: The dystopian classic reimagined with cover art by Shepard Fairey (Penguin Essentials, 94)
    Animal Farm: The dystopian classic reimagined with cover art by Shepard Fairey (Penguin Essentials, 94)
    George Orwell
    Pocket Book
    £5.99 £8.99
    79,002
  24. The Wizards of Once: Book 1
    The Wizards of Once: Book 1
    Cressida Cowell
    Hardcover
    £11.31 £12.99
    2,477
  25. The Iron Man (Faber Children's Classics)
    The Iron Man (Faber Children's Classics)
    Ted Hughes, Andrew Davidson
    Paperback
    £9.95
    3,392
  26. Stig of the Dump
    Stig of the Dump
    Clive King, Edward Ardizzone
    Paperback
    £7.99
    2,525
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Books for beginning readersSee all

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  1. Dog Man: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1)
    Dog Man: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1)
    Dav Pilkey
    Paperback
    £8.99 £9.99
    24,365
  2. The 13-Storey Treehouse (The Treehouse Books) (The Treehouse Series, 1)
    The 13-Storey Treehouse (The Treehouse Books) (The Treehouse Series, 1)
    Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton
    Paperback
    £5.20 £7.99
    3,601
  3. The Day The Crayons Came Home
    The Day The Crayons Came Home
    Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers
    Paperback
    £8.01 £8.99
    5,941
  4. Traction Man Is Here (Traction Man, 1)
    Traction Man Is Here (Traction Man, 1)
    Mini Grey
    Paperback
    £7.35 £7.99
    710
  5. The Adventures of Captain Underpants
    The Adventures of Captain Underpants
    Dav Pilkey
    Paperback
    £6.35 £6.99
    8,767
  6. A Bite in the Night: Book 4 (Rabbit and Bear)
    A Bite in the Night: Book 4 (Rabbit and Bear)
    Julian Gough, Jim Field
    Paperback
    £6.50 £6.99
    483
  7. Monster Phonics (Blaze and the Monster Machines): 12 Step Into Reading Books
    Monster Phonics (Blaze and the Monster Machines): 12 Step Into Reading Books
    Jennifer Liberts, Dynamo Limited
    Paperback
    £15.56
    2,126
  8. Yuck!: 5 (Dirty Bertie, 5)
    Yuck!: 5 (Dirty Bertie, 5)
    Alan MacDonald, David Roberts
    Paperback
    £4.62 £5.99
    61
  9. The Iron Man (Faber Children's Classics)
    The Iron Man (Faber Children's Classics)
    Ted Hughes, Andrew Davidson
    Paperback
    £9.95
    3,392
  10. Horrid Henry Francesca Simon
    Horrid Henry Francesca Simon
    Francesca simon
    Paperback
    £5.00
    338
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Series for more advanced readersSee all

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  1. One Of Us Is Lying: TikTok made me buy it (One Of Us Is Lying, 1)
    One Of Us Is Lying: TikTok made me buy it (One Of Us Is Lying, 1)
    Karen M. McManus
    Paperback
    £4.00 £8.99
    44,550
  2. Who Let the Gods Out?: the first EPIC adventure in Maz Evans's laugh-out-loud hilarious series
    Who Let the Gods Out?: the first EPIC adventure in Maz Evans's laugh-out-loud hilarious series
    Maz Evans
    Paperback
    £5.03 £7.99
    2,043
  3. Northern Lights (His Dark Materials): His Dark Materials #1:
    Northern Lights (His Dark Materials): His Dark Materials #1:
    Philip Pullman, Chris Wormell
    Paperback
    £6.19 £8.99
    15,853
  4. Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant - book 1)
    Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant - book 1)
    Derek Landy
    Paperback
    £4.38 £8.99
    4,435
  5. Cogheart (The Cogheart Adventures #1): The bestselling, heart-stopping adventure!
    Cogheart (The Cogheart Adventures #1): The bestselling, heart-stopping adventure!
    Peter Bunzl
    Paperback
    £7.35 £7.99
    1,538
  6. The Polar Bear Explorers' Club: Alex Bell: 1 (The Explorers' Clubs)
    The Polar Bear Explorers' Club: Alex Bell: 1 (The Explorers' Clubs)
    Alex Bell, Tomislav Tomic
    Paperback
    £7.35 £7.99
    513
  7. Blitzed Brits (Horrible Histories)
    Blitzed Brits (Horrible Histories)
    Terry Deary, Kate Sheppard
    Paperback
    £7.70
    113
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