Join Alex in an incredible adventure of secrets, magic and
genies from author of The Ice Garden, Guy Jones!
PRAISE FOR THE ICE GARDEN:
'A beautiful book that touches on friendship and the unbreakable
bond between the protective parent and her child.' THE
SUN
'Elegant, assured, sad and hilarious.' GUARDIAN
Alex loves magic tricks - and he's good at them, too. But when
he stumbles into eccentric Mr Olmos's back garden, he sees a kind
of magic he can't explain: three tiny flames floating in the air.
Soon, Alex and Mr Olmos are swept up in a great adventure of secrets,
genies and an ancient, bitter rivalry ...
The second middle-grade standalone novel by the acclaimed
author of The Ice Garden.
A magical-realist adventure with a genie at it's heart
and the feel of an instant classic, gorgeously written and beautifully
observed.
Themes of trickery, trust and ambition with the unforgettable
friendship between Alex and the elderly Mr Olmos taking
centre stage.
A mind-bending adventure from the author of Brightstorm!
A year after the death of her older brother, Prue Haywood's
family is still shattered by grief. But everything changes
when a stranger arrives at the farm. A new, incredible
technology has been discovered in the city of Medlock, where a secretive
guild of inventors have developed a way to capture
spirits of the dead in animal-like machines, bringing them
back to life. Prue knows that the ""Ghost Guild"" might hold the
key to bringing her brother back, so she seizes the stranger's
offer to join as an apprentice. But to find her brother, she needs
to find a way to get the ghost machines to remember the
people they used to be. Yet if Prue succeeds, all of society
could come apart...
Xander discovers a new magical creature millions of them, actually! In this adventure, a swarm of insects threatens the Montgomery Orchard and twelve-year-old Xander's fruitful summer job. Luckily, the so-called bugs aren't actually bugs. Unluckily, they're miniature, unicorn-hating, insect fairies from the magical world of Pegasia! If Xander and his team of Rainbow-Barfing Unicorns can't rid the orchard of these no-good fairies, their secret will be blown quicker than a stomach-load of full-spectrum chunks. Plump-full of grotesquely delightful characters and fantastical realms, Xander and the Rainbow-Barfing Unicorns from writer Matthew K. Manning (Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures) is so epic it'll make you wanna puke.
When Flint moves out of the children's home, he gets foster parents and the longed-for chance to try out for top local team Welbeck FC. His foster-father is the coach. But Aldo, the chairman's son, hates Flint and wants him out - especially when he sees how many goals he can score. And what Aldo wants, Aldo gets. Flint thirsts for revenge...and when a Sudden Death tournament is announced he decides to fight back. He'll round up his old mates - other kids written off as losers in life, just like him - and they'll smash Welbeck. A sequel to the successful FLINT, already available in Corgi Yearling Books, but the book can easily be read as a one-off.
Harold and George's crazy creation is back - in an adventure that's
WEDGIER than ever! He defeated the diabolical Dr Nappy... He terminated
the terrible talking toilets... But is Captain Underpants
ready to take on three massive, tentacled space aliens (in disguise)?
And has he finally met his match in a battle with the Giant
Man-Eating Dandelion of Doom...?
George has a part in the school play but he's got stage fright and no costume. How can the Goffins help? With favours from their relatives and a Punch and Judy show – that's the way to do it!
George is so worried about having to go on stage, he can't sleep. But Eave sees his predicament as a chance for a daring overnight visit to their estranged family: he can borrow Grandmuppy Cloister's judge's costume for the play. For their adventure to succeed, Eave has to pretend to be a French schoolboy, and Lofty a German brain surgeon – showing George that acting can be a lot of fun!
Young Twig lives in the Deepwoods, among the woodtrolls, but he isn't one of them. In a brave attempt to find out where he truly belongs, Twig wanders into the mysterious, fascinating and sometimes hazardous world beyond the Deepwoods. In his travels he encounters myriad peculiar creatures, like his wise guardian, the caterbird; the slaughterers, a peaceful race who butcher animals for their livelihood; and the vicious, bile-swilling rotsucker. Always mindful of the Gloamglozer, whose presence haunts the thoughts of all the inhabitants of the Edge, Twig pursues his quest until he discovers his roots, not among the trees, but in the skies. With his new allies, the sky pirates, Twig prepares to embark on his next adventure.
