Goosebumps meets NERDS meets Scooby Doo in this graphic novel mystery series about the power of misfits. The Creeps are in trouble, again. When rule breaking during one of their investigations lands the detectives in “service detention,” the four friends find themselves lugging pumpkins off a foreclosed pumpkin patch. To thank them for their service, Sheriff Obie allows each Creep to take home a pumpkin to carve into a jack-o-lantern. Bad idea. Once carved, the jack-o-lanterns come to life—and attack everyone within reach! It turns out the pumpkins came from a cursed patch, and to stop the Attack-o-Lanterns from destroying their town, the Creeps will have to team up with the patch’s unpleasant owner, Old Lady Bitterwood, who happens to be a witch.
A thrilling historical animal adventure from debut author
Jane Kerr!
'A classic-in-the-making ... Move over, Dumbo' THE
TIMES
'The perfect mix of adventure, mystery and fact' SUNDAY
EXPRESS
When pickpocket Danny buys an elephant at auction, he’s
swept up on an unforgettable adventure.
Offered a job by a zoo owner, all he has to do is ride Maharajah
from Edinburgh to Manchester in one week.
Everyone is watching, even Queen Victoria, but the journey is
filled with drama and danger, and it’s soon clear that not
everyone wants them to arrive in time ...
Based on the incredible true story of one elephant's
journey from Edinburgh to Manchester
An unlikely yet touching friendship between boy and elephant
at its heart
A story of resilience, overcoming adversity and achieving
the impossible
One of the six classic mysteries by Enid Blyton, featuring Barney, Roger, Diana and Snubby on the trail of thieves and villains. Other titles include ""The Rockingdown Mystery"" and ""The Rubadub Mystery"".
The newspaper kids need a special front page story but their favourite singer, Mandy Miami, is so mysterious, even her fan club don’t know how to find her. The world wide web holds the clues but there’s a shark surfing the net!
The second title about Hugo, Jasper and the Newspaper Kids. Making headlines and digging up secrets is a dangerous business… .
War has been declared. A rival newspaper has been started and the proprietor is trying to run the Newspaper Kids out of business. They need a brilliant front page story and decide that Mandy Miami – top of the pops, mega star – is the person they MUST interview. But no-one seems to know how to find Mandy Miami – not even her fan-club. The hunt is on, the paparazzi are out, Mandy must be found. The Kids surf the net, send E Mails here there and everywhere to track down the elusive singer. But there’s a joker on the internet, who’s determined to keep our kids guessing and the joker is….. none other than Mandy Miami herself!
*Squid Game at an American High School - the twisty YA thriller that everyone will be talking about in 2023.*
Twelve girls. Three rounds. One ultimate prize . . . for the last one left alive.
Edgewater Academy is a school for the very rich and very powerful.
Adina Walker is neither of those things. Alone and outcast, when she gets into a fight with a fellow student (and former friend), her scholarship to a top college is revoked, and her world falls apart.
Until she's invited to The Finish.
Annual games for the brightest and the best, hosted by power-family The Remingtons, the winning prize for The Finish is everything Adina wants. This is her chance at the life she's dreamed of.
Then the contestants start to die.
Love, revenge, pride - all are on the line. This isn't a game any more . . .
Horrific and engrossing in equal measure, THEIR VICIOUS GAMES is also a thoughtful and clever commentary on race and class. Ace of Spades meets The Inheritance Games, this is a game you'll want to see through to the finish.
A life affirming story of rehabilitation and hope after prison. The third novel from multi-award-winning Danielle Jawando, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas and Elizabeth Acevedo.
‘Jawando’s writing is incredibly raw and real; I felt completely immersed’ Alice Oseman, author of the Heartstopper series
When fifteen-year-old Tyrell Forrester gets caught up in a high-profile armed robbery, he's sentenced to eighteen months in a young offenders’ prison. Now he’s getting out, and he’s determined to turn his life around. Despite his release, systemic discrimination makes it difficult for Ty to truly be free. Inspired by a visiting poet while inside, Ty discovers a whole new world through spoken word and is finally finding his voice. But will society ever see him as anything other than a criminal?
Praise for And the Stars Were Burning Brightly:
'An outstanding and compassionate debut' Patrice Lawrence, author of Orangeboy
'One of the brightest up and coming stars of the YA world' Alex Wheatle, author of Crongton Knights
‘An utter page turner from a storming new talent. Passionate, committed and shines a ray of light into the darkest places - the YA novel of 2020!’ Melvin Burgess, author of Junk
Praise for When Our Worlds Collided:
'A raw, unflinching and powerful story that will stay with me for a long time’ Manjeet Mann, author of The Crossing
‘A beautiful ode to found family, and a compassionate look at the power of connection borne from the ashes of tragedy and apathy’ Christina Hammonds Reed, author of The Black Kids
‘Hard-hitting yet still hopeful, this is an emotional powerhouse of a book’ Alexandra Sheppard, author of Oh My Gods
Warning - this novel contains themes that some readers may find upsetting, including suicide and self harm.
The thrilling sequel to Stefan Bachmann’s steampunk faery fantasy THE PECULIAR. This is JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR NORRELL for kids, mixed with a dash of THE BARTIMAEUS TRILOGY…
Bartholomew Kettle couldn’t save his sister. He watched her be pushed through the door between worlds, into the icy forest of faery. He saw her take someone’s hand. And he promised that he would find her. But what if he can’t? And what if the sinister forces who were hunting them both haven’t given up, but are just biding their time?
Stefan Bachmann spins a consuming tale of magic, of good and evil, of family, and of figuring out where you belong.
A major standalone space opera, this is Garth Nix’s first novel for older readers since the conclusion of the Old Kingdom trilogy… and it’s worth the wait.
A grand adventure that spans galaxies and lifetimes, A Confusion of Princes is also a page-turning action adventure.
These are the three deaths of Prince Khemri. Told in his own words, we follow him as he trains to become a Prince of the Empire, an enhanced human being, equipped with biological and technological improvements that make him faster, stronger and smarter than any ordinary person. Not to mention the ultimate benefit: should he die, and be deemed worthy, he will be reborn…
Which is just as well, because no sooner has Prince Khemri graduated to full Princehood than he learns the terrible truth behind the Empire: there are a million princes, and all of them want each other dead, because there can only be one Emperor…
What makes people want to solve a mystery? Read these seven stories and you might decide there are some things that can never be explained. Find out: how one woman checked into a Parisian hotel - and then disappeared?, why a flight never returned, with no sign of wreckage or survivors? & if the ghosts of Borley rectory can ever rest in peace? With gripping accounts and dramatic fact files, uncover some mysterious events from real life and decide what you think really happened.
