Secrets and Lies are everywhere you look! And the storm is coming! The new teen thriller from Sophie McKenzie, the bestselling author of Girl Missing
Hollie has spent her whole life on the quiet south coast. She's faced some tough challenges, but then who hasn't? When she and her best friend, Parker, start a research project on the local sea-wall defences, the last thing she expects is to uncover a trail of lies that lead her – and those she loves most – into terrible danger. Soon Hollie finds herself at the centre of a growing storm, where she must fight to save everything: her friends, her family and her life . . .
Praise for Girl, Missing:
'Page-turning' The Independent
'Will have you gripped for hours' Sunday Express
'Please read this book: it is brilliant!; The Guardian
'Whenever I hear the phrase YA thriller I only ever think of one name - and that's Sophie Mckenzie. Why? Because noboody does it better' Phil Earle, award-winning author
'Sophie's thrillers are brilliant... you can't stop reading' Robert Muchamore, bestselling author
'Brilliantly described, scary and touching' The Daily Mirror
10 YEARS OF AWARDS FOR Girl, Missing
Manchester Children's Book Awards
Bolton Children's Book Award
Soilhill Book Award
Winner of the Sakura Medal
Red House Children's Book Award
Richard and Judy Best Kids' Book
Lewisham Children's Book Award
Reads like a modern classic. Sharp, funny, original – I thought this was brilliant' – Sam Copeland, author of the bestselling Charlie Changes into a Chicken
'What a FEAST! A funny and (bone) cracking good read’ – Michelle Harrison, bestselling author of A Pinch of Magic
Major film deal announced with Warner Brothers and Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts producer, David Heyman.
The most exciting new children's book of 2020 and a modern classic in the making. The Beast and the Bethany has all the classic macabre humour of Roald Dahl with the warmth and charm of Despicable Me, finished off with a gleeful bite of Little Shop of Horrors! This book should be on every little monster's birthday and Christmas list.
Ebenezer Tweezer is a youthful 511-year-old. He keeps a beast in the attic of his mansion, who he feeds all manner of things (including performing monkeys, his pet cat and the occasional cactus) and in return the beast vomits out presents for Ebenezer, as well as potions which keep him young and beautiful. But the beast grows ever greedier, and soon only a nice, juicy child will do. So when Ebenezer encounters orphan Bethany, it seems like (everlasting) life will go on as normal. But Bethany is not your average orphan …
Jack Meggitt Phillips is an incredibly exciting new talent. He is an author, scriptwriter and playwright whose work has been performed at The Roundhouse and featured on Radio 4. He is scriptwriter and presenter of The History of Advertising podcast. In his mind, Jack is an enormously talented ballroom dancer, however his enthusiasm far surpasses his actual talent. Jack lives in north London where he spends most of his time drinking peculiar teas and reading PG Wodehouse novels.
Isabelle Follath is an illustrator who has worked in advertising, fashion magazines and book publishing, but her true passion lies in illustrating children’s books. She also loves drinking an alarming amount of coffee, learning new crafts and looking for the perfect greenish-gold colour. Isabellelives in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Secrets and Lies are everywhere you look! And the storm is coming! The new teen thriller from Sophie McKenzie, the bestselling author of Girl Missing
Hollie has spent her whole life on the quiet south coast. She's faced some tough challenges, but then who hasn't? When she and her best friend, Parker, start a research project on the local sea-wall defences, the last thing she expects is to uncover a trail of lies that lead her – and those she loves most – into terrible danger. Soon Hollie finds herself at the centre of a growing storm, where she must fight to save everything: her friends, her family and her life . . .
Praise for Girl, Missing:
'Page-turning' The Independent
'Will have you gripped for hours' Sunday Express
'Please read this book: it is brilliant!; The Guardian
'Whenever I hear the phrase YA thriller I only ever think of one name - and that's Sophie Mckenzie. Why? Because noboody does it better' Phil Earle, award-winning author
'Sophie's thrillers are brilliant... you can't stop reading' Robert Muchamore, bestselling author
'Brilliantly described, scary and touching' The Daily Mirror
10 YEARS OF AWARDS FOR Girl, Missing
Manchester Children's Book Awards
Bolton Children's Book Award
Soilhill Book Award
Winner of the Sakura Medal
Red House Children's Book Award
Richard and Judy Best Kids' Book
Lewisham Children's Book Award
'One of our finest storytellers' Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent
'Pure magic' M.R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts
From Frances Hardinge, the Costa Award-winning author of The Lie Tree comes Deeplight - an underwater adventure as dangerous as the gods themselves . . .
The gods of the Myriad were as real as the coastlines and currents, and as merciless as the winds and whirlpools. Then one day they rose up and tore each other apart, killing many hundreds of islanders and changing the Myriad forever.
On the jumbled streets of the Island of Lady's Crave live Hark and his best friend Jelt. They are scavengers: living off their wits, diving for relics of the gods, desperate for anything they can sell. But now there is something stirring beneath the waves, calling to someone brave enough to retrieve it. Something valuable. Something dangerous.
Nothing is quite as it seems, and when the waves try to claim Jelt, Hark will do anything to save him. Even if it means compromising not just who Jelt is, but what he is . . .
Magic Pickle battles Square Root and his pungent, garlicky
sidekick in this action-packed, pun-filled graphic novel.
New enemies have taken root! Evil tuber Square Root, along with
his sidekick Herb Cloverson, a smelly clove of garlic, plans to
squash Magic Pickle's powers and rule the world!
But Square Root hasn't reckoned with Magic Pickle's own sidekick,
Jo Jo, a human girl who's full of daring and smarts. Can Magic
Pickle and Jo Jo dish out some Dill Justice? Or will Square Root's
rotten plot prevail?
A brilliant, action-packed and pun-filled novel that will have
you laughing throughout!
Packed with full colour, energetic art that is perfect for graphic
novel fans
By the award-winning author, Scott Morse
When Allashua disobeys her parents and goes fishing on the sea ice, she has to use her wits to escape the Qallupilluit--the troll-like creatures her parents have always warned her about that live beneath the frozen surface of the sea.
But the only way to break out of their grasp is through an exchange: Allashua can go free if she brings her brothers and sisters back to the sea ice instead. Allashua doesn't want to give them up, but what can she do? After all, a promise is a promise.
A Promise Is a Promise is a collaboration between award-winning storyteller Michael Kusugak and celebrated children's author Robert Munsch. This 30th anniversary edition brings all of the tension of the traditional Inuit story to a new generation of readers. Added features include a new foreword by Michael Kusugak on his role as a storyteller and the importance of storytelling in Inuit culture.
The village is alive with rumours about the Tall Man and Tom lives in his house. Tom hears a boy in the cellar offering a 'special' acorn to a rat, Captain Rat, whom he begs to find the key to his leg-iron. The cellar is empty but Tom knows that the boy is real and he's convinced that he is trapped in a brutal past and the Tall's Man's prisoner. Each time Tom tries to help the boy, the Tall Man's ghostly presence intensifies. Who is the boy in the cellar and can they escape Tall Man?
The bestselling author of Who Let the Gods Out is
back with a brand new story packed full of humour
and heart - perfect for readers aged 9 and up!
'Funny, energetic and moving' THE GUARDIAN
'This is Maz Evans at her absolute best ... readers
of all ages will love this genius concept executed with pure class.'
A.F. STEADMAN
'The master of comedy for children has done it again …
Funny, tender and clever' LOUIE STOWELL
'Laugh out loud, heartwarming, and sharp as a playwright's
quill … You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll snort milk out your
nose.' ROSS MONTGOMERY
'Hilarious, adventurous and inventive, this is Maz at her
peerless best!' PHIL EARLE
Will Davenant has known more tragedy than laughter. But in an
unexpected twist, he inherits his grandfather’s copy of The
Complete Works of Shakespeare – and makes a surprising
discovery.
As the last living relative of William Shakespeare himself, Will
can summon the Bard’s heroes from the pages . . . and now
he has some extraordinary new friends to help turn things in his
life around.
Superstar Maz Evans – bestselling author of the
Who Let the Gods Out and Oh Maya Gods series
– is BACK with a new standalone story!
Packed with timeless literary heroes, Maz's trademark
humour and heart, and told with empathy and poignancy.
Celebrates and introduces readers to some of William
Shakespeare's best-loved characters in a comic, accessible way.
Over half a million copies of Maz's books sold in the
UK alone!
MORE PRAISE FOR THE LAST BARD:
'Hilarious, heartwarming and hopeful. Maz Evans is a one of
a kind author.' HANNAH GOLD
'Every page is packed with laugh-out-loud brilliance and heart
that could fill a theatre.' JENNY PEARSON
'Sublime storytelling from a master.' M.
G. LEONARD
'I laughed on every page, and she’s made Shakespeare
super accessible for younger readers. Genius!' MEL
TAYLOR-BESSENT
From the author of the blockbuster Horrible Histories series, now a TV show and movie, who has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide.
'Deary's storytelling is simple, historically accurate and compelling.' – The i newspaper on The Silver Hand
Horrible Histories author Terry Deary presents a hilarious collection of Roman tales based on thrilling true stories – four books in one! Perfect for history fans (and those who don't know they're history fans yet) aged 7+.
The Fatal Fire Mary is terrified to accompany her master into the big, scary city of Rome. Then she finds herself the only witness to a terrible crime, and suddenly there's danger at every turn…
The Captive Celt Rome is thrilled by the news that the infamous British chief Caratacus has been captured. Little does Bran, a feisty young Celtic slave, realise that this event is going to change his life.
The Goose Guards Rome is under attack and the barbarian army is now preparing to besiege the home of Brutus, a trainee priest. Will rescue ever come and will Brutus know who to trust?
The Grim Ghost Pertinax is helping his grandmother when the great Pliny himself tells him a ghost story set in the very garden they're standing in. But there's no truth in ghost stories... right?
Terry Deary's Terrible True Tales: Romans explores the wonders of the Roman Empire through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. Packed with fun illustrations by Helen Flook, these stories feature real people and take place in some of the most significant moments in Roman history. This new edition features notes for the reader to help extend learning and exploration of the historical period.
Based on the bestselling graphic novels, this series of middle-grade novels contains all-new adventures
Welcome
to Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for
Hardcore Lady Types. The five scouts of Roanoke cabin—Jo, April, Molly,
Mal, and Ripley—love their summers at camp. They get to hang out with
their best friends, earn Lumberjane scout badges, annoy their
no-nonsense counselor Jen . . . and go on supernatural adventures. That
last one? A pretty normal occurrence at Miss Qiunzella’s, where the
woods contain endless mysteries. Book four, the last book of the novel
series, will shine the spotlight on inseparable couple Mal and Molly,
who find an extra cabin at camp, one that’s full of ghosts!
