True stories (Children's&YA) books

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Journey Back to Freedom: The Olaudah Equiano Story

Journey Back to Freedom: The Olaudah Equiano Story

Author: Catherine Johnson ,  Katie Hickey
ISBN: 9781781129227
Format: Paperback
$15.99

From the horrors of the slave trade to a book that changed the world, Catherine Johnson celebrates the incredible...  Read More >>

Strong and Tough

Strong and Tough

Author: Rico Hinson-King ,  Nick Sharratt
ISBN: 9781526648631
Format: Paperback
$14.99

_______________ ‘A very touching and honest story … Rico and Nick make a great team!’ – Jacqueline Wilson _______________...  Read More >>

Resist: One Girl's Fight Back Against the Nazis

Resist: One Girl's Fight Back Against the Nazis

Author: Tom Palmer ,  Clohosy Cole
ISBN: 9781800901063
Format: Paperback
$15.99

Award-winning author Tom Palmer shines a light on the incredible work of the WWll Dutch resistance, in a story inspired...  Read More >>

How To Survive Anywhere: Staying Alive in the World's Most Extreme Places

How To Survive Anywhere: Staying Alive in the World's...

Author: Ben Lerwill ,  Daniel Long
ISBN: 9781788008129
Format: Hardback
$27.99

From the dense rainforests of the Amazon to the chill of the snowy Arctic, come on an intrepid adventure to the...  Read More >>

Against All Odds Young Readers' Edition

Against All Odds Young Readers' Edition

Author: Craig Challen ,  Richard Harris
ISBN: 9780143778202
Format: Paperback
$17.99

The incredible true story of the Tham Luang Thai cave rescue of a boys' soccer team trapped for days with no supplies...  Read More >>

Shani Chickens

Shani Chickens

Author: Valériane Leblond ,  Peter Stevenson
ISBN: 9781800992757
Format: Hardback
$20.67

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The Girl Who Climbed Mountains

The Girl Who Climbed Mountains

Author: Lavanya Karthik
ISBN: 9780143457657
Format: Paperback
$16.50

Before Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to climb Mt Everest, she was a little girl with dreams as big...  Read More >>

The Boy Who Loved Birds

The Boy Who Loved Birds

Author: Lavanya Karthik
ISBN: 9780143457732
Format: Paperback
$16.50

Before Salim Ali was a world-famous ornithologist, he was a boy curious about the mysteries around him. Especially...  Read More >>

The Fire Cats of London

The Fire Cats of London

Author: Anna Fargher
ISBN: 9781529046878
Format: Paperback
$16.99

Two wildcats find themselves in a race against time in a breathtaking adventure of courage and loyalty in The Fire...  Read More >>

Mary Prince (reloaded look)

Mary Prince (reloaded look)

Author: E. L. Norry
ISBN: 9780702313820
Format: Paperback
$18.09

My Story: Mary Prince is the incredible true story of the first Black woman and former slave to have her life story...  Read More >>

What You Never Knew about Cristiano Ronaldo

What You Never Knew about Cristiano Ronaldo

Author: Martha E H Rustad
ISBN: 9781666356953
Format: Hardback
$77.40

"""Cristiano Ronaldo is the world's top soccer player. But what happens when he's not scoring on the pitch? High-interest...  Read More >>

Australia Remembers 5: Cameron Baird, VC, MG: Dedicated, Courageous and Born to Lead

Australia Remembers 5: Cameron Baird, VC, MG: Dedicated,...

Author: Allison Paterson
ISBN: 9781922615589
Format: Paperback
$14.99

For over a century, Australians have served their country in war and peacekeeping missions across the world. On...  Read More >>

Australia Remembers 5: Cameron Baird, VC, MG: Dedicated, Courageous and Born to Lead

Australia Remembers 5: Cameron Baird, VC, MG: Dedicated,...

Author: Allison Paterson
ISBN: 9781922615572
Format: Hardback
$24.99

For over a century, Australians have served their country in war and peacekeeping missions across the world. On...  Read More >>

Christopher Brown: Accidental Detective: Band 15/Emerald

Christopher Brown: Accidental Detective: Band 15/Emerald...

Author: Valerie Bloom ,  Monique Steele
ISBN: 9780008478827
Format: Paperback
$18.76

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators...  Read More >>

A Home from Home: Band 17/Diamond

A Home from Home: Band 17/Diamond

Author: Hawys Morgan ,  Monica Auriemma
ISBN: 9780008478896
Format: Paperback
$19.41

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators...  Read More >>

The Lion Keeper: Band 17/Diamond

The Lion Keeper: Band 17/Diamond

Author: Sandra Agard ,  Anthony Ikediuba
ISBN: 9780008478902
Format: Paperback
$19.41

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators...  Read More >>

The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries: Drama and Danger

The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries: Drama and Danger

Author: J.T. Williams ,  Simone Douglas
ISBN: 9780008485252
Format: Paperback
$14.99

A thrilling middle grade mystery series, perfect for fans of Robin Steven’s Murder Most Unladylike. Set in eighteenth-century...  Read More >>

Dolly!: The Story of Dolly Parton and Her Big Dream

Dolly!: The Story of Dolly Parton and Her Big Dream...

Author: Robyn McGrath ,  Ellen Surrey
ISBN: 9780316324526
Format: Hardback
$29.99

A rhythmically told and vibrantly illustrated picture book biography of Dolly Parton: an American icon beloved by...  Read More >>

Welcome to St Hell: My trans teen misadventure

Welcome to St Hell: My trans teen misadventure

Author: Lewis Hancox
ISBN: 9780702313905
Format: Paperback
$22.99

A groundbreaking memoir about being a trans teen.  Read More >>

Keeper of the Light: Juliet Fish Nichols Fights the San Francisco Fog

Keeper of the Light: Juliet Fish Nichols Fights the...

Author: Caroline Arnold ,  Rachell Sumpter
ISBN: 9781951836375
Format: Hardback
$29.99

Inspired by the logs and adventures of Juliet Fish Nichols, a female lightkeeper who kept the light shining through...  Read More >>

What Are You Doing Today, Mother Nature?: Travel the world with 48 nature stories, for every month of the year

What Are You Doing Today, Mother Nature?: Travel the...

Author: Margaux Samson Abadie ,  Lucy Brownridge
ISBN: 9780711269644
Format: Hardback
$45.00

What Are You Doing Today, Mother Nature? is an illustrated children's collection of fascinating stories from nature...  Read More >>

Lands of Courage

Lands of Courage

Author: Laura Bingham ,  Laura Wall
ISBN: 9781782703921
Format: Paperback
$17.99

The true-life tale of adventurer Laura Bingham’s epic cycle journey 7,000 kilometres across South America – with...  Read More >>

Thandi the Rhino: A Story of Love and Hope

Thandi the Rhino: A Story of Love and Hope

Author: Imelda Bell
ISBN: 9781739631901
Format: Paperback
$18.09

One night in 2012, three rhinos were poached at Kariega Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. This is...  Read More >>

There Once is a Queen

There Once is a Queen

Author: Michael Morpurgo ,  Michael Foreman
ISBN: 9780008541613
Format: Hardback
$24.99

“There once is a Queen ever constant to her people…” From the Nation’s Favourite Storyteller Sir Michael Morpurgo...  Read More >>

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