The bestselling magical adventure, shortlisted for the
Waterstones Children's Book Prize!
'A classic winter's tale.' THE FINANCIAL TIMES
'... an engrossing, deeply atmospheric story.'
THE TELEGRAPH
'A highlight of this year's fiction.' THE TIMES
'Fans of Eva Ibbotson will love this gripping tale.'
THE WEEK JUNIOR
Alone in the world, Sophie dreams of being someone special, but
she could never have imagined this ...
On a school trip
to Russia, Sophie and her two friends find themselves on the
wrong train.
They are rescued by the beautiful Princess Anna Volkonskaya, who
takes them to her winter palace and mesmerises them with stories
of lost diamonds and a tragic past.
But as night falls and wolves prowl, Sophie discovers more than
dreams in the crumbling palace of secrets ...
An exciting, atmospheric wintry adventure
With shades of Eva Ibbotson, Cornelia Funke and Dodie
Smith's I Capture the Castle
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book
Prize and the Specsavers National Book Awards
Over 100,000 copies sold worldwide
One of Studio Ghibli’s most beloved classics, Totoro celebrates its 25th anniversary!
The beloved animation classic by legendary Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki, My Neighbor Totoro, is now a novel. This edition features original illustrations by Miyazaki himself, accompanying a story by veteran children’s author Tsugiko Kubo.
Eleven-year-old Satsuki and her sassy little sister Mei have moved to the country to be closer to their ailing mother. Soon, in the woods behind their spooky old house, Satsuki and Mei discover a forest spirit named Totoro. When Mei goes missing, it’s up to Satsuki to find her sister, and she’ll need help from some new, and magical, friends.
The Wings of Fire saga continues with a thrilling underwater adventure--and
a mystery that will change everything!
The lost heir to the SeaWing throne is going home at last.
She can't believe it's finally happening. Tsunami and her fellow
dragonets of destiny are journeying under the water to the great
SeaWing Kingdom. Stolen as an egg from the royal hatchery, Tsunami
is eager to meet her future subjects and reunite with her mother,
Queen Coral.
But Tsunami's triumphant return doesn't go quite the way she imagined.
Queen Coral welcomes her with open wings, but a mysterious
assassin has been killing off the queen's heirs for years, and Tsunami
may be the next target. The dragonets came to the SeaWings
for protection, but this ocean hides secrets, betrayal--and perhaps
even death.
Dance your way to the magical world of Enchantia in the delightful fourth series of Magic Ballerina by Darcey Bussell!
It's the White Cat's birthday! Everyone in Enchantia is planning the perfect party but something seems to be going wrong – guests keep disappearing. And there's a mysterious photographer who might not be who she seems… Can Jade solve the mystery or will the party turn into a birthday disaster?
A delightful Magic Ballerina story from Prima Ballerina and guest judge on Strictly Come Dancing, Darcey Bussell.
In this new addition to the `Choose Your Own magic` strand, the reader decides the direction the story takes! Whichever route you choose there are lots of adventures to be had and new fairy friends to make. Shimmer the kitten needs your help!
Simon Lewis is having some trouble adjusting to his new life as a vampire, especially now that he hardly sees his best friend Clary, who is caught up in training to be a Shadowhunter - and spending time with her new boyfriend, Jace. Simon decides he needs a break and heads out of the city - only to discover that sinister events are following him. Realizing that the war they thought they'd won might not yet be over, Simon has to call on his Shadowhunter friends to save the day - if they can put their own splintering relationships on hold long enough to rise to the challenge. The Mortal Instruments series has over one million books in print. It has been on the New York Times bestseller list for six months straight. The books have been translated into 19 languages and have also appeared on bestseller lists in Germany, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
Twinkle is now the WITCHIEST WITCH at witch school but she is still a GREAT ACTRESS! She must persuade her teacher to let her out of school so she can tour her Bottom (she's a SHAKESPEAREAN ACTRESS no less!) by taking three MAGICAL tests. Can she pass them without destroying the school and unleash her Bottom on the world?
The third in the spellbinding, spine-tingling school series in which Twinkle Toadspit creates massive magical mayhem!
Look out for Twinkle's other adventures:
You Can't Make Me Go To Witch School!
Get Me Out Of Witch School!
Brilliantly illustrated by Jamie Littler.
Saving the world isn't going very well for Elf Girl and Raven Boy. They've left Fright Forest and crossed a huge plain to the worryingly named Monster Mountains, where they find a sign telling them to Turn Back. They really shouldn't have ignored it! It's not the strange wailing noises they hear in the dark, or the gigantic yeti who wants to eat them for breakfast that they find alarming, so much as the crazy wizard, Jeremy, who seems intent on adding Elf Girl and Raven Boy, not to mention Rat, to his collection of all too life-like stone statues.
Reading this book is like having history injected into your brain! Join your host Adam Murphy, for the chat show that digs up the dirt on history's dead famous celebrities! How did a letter put Guy Fawkes on a bonfire? Why did Queen Elizabeth poison her face? What made William the Conqueror explode? All this and more in Corpse Talk: Season 2!
The second volume in Philip Pullman's groundbreaking HIS DARK
MATERIALS trilogy, now a thrilling, critically acclaimed BBC/HBO
series. ""What is he? A friend, or an enemy?""
""He is a murderer."" Will has just killed a man. He's
on the run. His escape will take him far beyond his own world,
to the eerie disquiet of a deserted city, and to a girl, Lyra.
Her fate is strangely linked to his own, and together they
must find the most powerful weapon in all the worlds...
this hardback edition has a stunning cover by celebrated
artist, Chris Wormell.
