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⭐️ GIVEAWAY! ⭐️ To celebrate the publication of Alex Neptune Dragon Champion, we are giving away a set of the complete series to one of our lovely followers. To enter simply: - FOLLOW @Usborne - LIKE this post - RETWEET
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Cover illustration by @RobinsonKH Available to pre-order online: 🔴 Amazon: amzn.to/4grF4wC 🟠 Waterstones: bit.ly/41n9WKk
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From two-time @CarnegieMedals winner @GMcCaughrean comes an unforgettable WWII story for 12+ readers - set during the London Blitz, inspired by her firefighter father. As the bombs fall, can four unlikely friends keep each other safe? Under a Fire-Red Sky | Out April 2025
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From award-winning and critically acclaimed Sophie Anderson, comes a fairy-tale story of friendship, belonging and bravery, in an adventure through a winter wonderland. #TheSnowGirl is the perfect read for the whole family this Christmas ❄️☃️ @sophieinspace
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One year of Israel's genocidal war in Gaza, one year of Israel's deadly lies and deception.
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6. A reporter asked Steve about his personal fortune & this was his answer - one of Steve's last interviews in 2006
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Are you ready to set sail for more secrets, sabotage and danger? ⚓️🚢 The third installment in the bestselling #MysteriesatSea series, from award-winning author @AMHowellwrites, is OUT TODAY! Have you collected them all? ⚓️
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It’s publication day!!! 🥳 I hope you enjoy the final instalment of Mysteries at Sea - it’s been so fun to write! Check out the gorgeous cover by @marcoguadalupi. Huge thanks to @Usborne @FrithaL @LitAgentClare for all your support! ❤️
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How would you fare if you and your friends found yourselves shipwrecked? On the blog, @J_C_Pearson explains why she thinks William Golding got it wrong about children's true natures and picks her top five adventure novels for kids: exyu.short.gy/EWsfeH
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Discover a GIANT-SIZED murder mystery this August! #TheBeantalkMurder by @petergbell is the perfect whodunnit for budding detectives this summer holiday! Exclusive SPRAYED EDGE edition available @Waterstones - available to pre-order now! waterstones.com/book/the-bea…
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We have a STUNNING cover reveal from Usborne. The horror thriller of 2024 from an extraordinary debut author, Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner @transhorrors comes out on the 12th September! Perfect for fans of Darren Charlton and Aiden Thomas! Two trans teens end up in a small, isolated town, where they must escape the locals who plan to sacrifice one of them to an ancient monster that only eats girls… @usborne #OldWounds
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This October fall under the spell of Witchspark, the electrifying, witchy series from the marvellous @domrosevalente! With two hopeful witches, one unusual teacher & a talking dragon butler, readers are in for lots of magical mayhem & adventure! Preorder: exyu.short.gy/hojv4M
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Will Steele retweeted
Calling all secondary schools! Get your Year 7 and 8 excited about reading for pleasure. With a list of 16 fantastic titles to choose from, every student will find something they love whatever their interest or ability. 📚 Discover the book selection:

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Our #BookOfTheDay is a brilliant story that will have young readers laughing - but also considering their relationship with the truth! #TheGirlWhoCouldntLie by @radhikasanghani is an impressive debut that will spark lots of discussions: booktrust.org.uk/book/t/the-… @Usborne
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Will Steele retweeted
✨ We're thrilled to unveil the amazing #MyBookbuzz 2024 books! ✨ Sign up your Year 7/8 students and they'll each be able to choose one of these fantastic reads to take home and keep - and you'll get copies for your library, too! Find out more here: booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/…
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Mysteries At Sea: The Royal Jewel Plot is the gripping follow up to former Children's #BOTM Peril On The Atlantic by the brilliant @AMHowellwrites! Join Alice & Sonny as the set sail on the Lady Rose & investigate the case of the missing jewel: bit.ly/3U4KeVM @Usborne
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So in love with @georgermos and @willsteele's #AlexNeptune covers and going out with a bang with this one - "epic adventure" written all over it! Don't miss this incredible finale, in which Alex, Zoey and Anil face an apocalyptic deep-sea monster in a home-made submarine 🐉🌊
ARE YOU READY FOR THE FINAL BATTLE? 🐉 David Owen's bestselling series comes to a spectacular conclusion in this action-packed adventure as Alex and friends race to save the world! Alex Neptune, Dragon Champion | January 2025 Don't miss the series so far - Books 1-4 OUT NOW!
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Only 2 days left to apply for the @books_north mentor scheme! 👇👇👇
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We are so thrilled to be welcoming Harry Woodgate and #CinnamonCrumb to the Usborne family! 🥳 Join us for CINNAMON CRUMB, BAKING DETECTIVE, a major illustrated middle-grade detective series from Harry Woodgate, the award-winning author-illustrator of Grandad’s Camper!
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This summer go on an unforgettable school trip with @J_C_Pearson's hilarious new adventure, Shipwrecked! Bursting with fun, captivating illustrations by @EastyNick, we're super excited to reveal the brilliant cover art, preorder your copy today: bit.ly/4a7njQo @Usborne
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