Aventurine is the fiercest, bravest kind of dragon, and she’s ready to prove it to her family by leaving the safety of their mountain cave and capturing the most dangerous prey of all: a human.
But when the human she captures tricks her into drinking enchanted hot chocolate, she finds herself transformed into a puny human girl with tiny blunt teeth, no fire, and not one single claw. She’s still the fiercest creature in these mountains though – and now she’s found her true passion: chocolate! All she has to do is walk on two feet to the human city, find herself an apprenticeship (whatever that is) in a chocolate house (which sounds delicious), and she’ll be conquering new territory in no time … won’t she?
Wild and reckless young Aventurine will bring havoc to the human city – but what she doesn’t expect is that she’ll find real friendship there too, along with betrayal, deception, scrumptious chocolate and a startling new understanding of what it means to be a human (and a dragon).
A pinch of Ella Enchanted, a sprinkling of How to Train your Dragon and a generous helping of Eva Ibbotson –The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart is entirely delicious.
Harry Potter, along with his best friends, Ron and Hermione, is about to start his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry can't wait to get back to school after the summer holidays (who wouldn't if they lived with the horrible Dursleys?). But when Harry gets to Hogwarts, the atmosphere is tense. There's an escaped mass murderer on the loose, and the sinister prison guards of Azkaban have been called in to guard the school ...The plot thickens and the dangers facing Harry multiply in this third thrilling installment from J.K. Rowling.
It is Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As Voldemort's sinister forces amass and a spirit of gloom and fear sweeps the land, it becomes more and more clear to Harry that he will soon have to confront his destiny. But is he up to the challenges ahead of him? In this dark and breathtaking adventure, J.K. Rowling skilfully begins to unravel the complex web she has woven, as we discover more of the truth about Harry, Dumbledore, Snape and, of course, He who must not be named...
Emma's sister is missing. Her parents have spent all their money
trying to find her and the family has moved to a trailer park for
Crags - magical creatures that live on the edge of human society
- next to the dark forest.
Here Emma meets a smooth-talking cat named Jack who has a plan to
rescue her sister. He shows her how to shape-shift, to develop claws
and cat senses. But cat magic isn't easy, and Emma soon learns
her sister is in the thrall of the faeries, the most beautiful
and dangerous creatures of all.
The final, thrilling instalment in this extraordinary series from bestselling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare.
A generation ago, powerful mage Constantine Madden came close to achieving what no magician had ever achieved: the ability to bring back the dead. He didn't succeed . . . but he did find a way to keep himself alive, inside a young child named Callum Hunt.
Facing up to what he is, Callum has battled chaos and evil across four years of magical training at the Magisterium, eventually defeating the armies of chaos in an epic battle.
It came at a cost.
Now, triumphant and heartbroken, Callum Hunt has just about had enough, and is ready to complete his training. But the evil Callum faced has not given up just yet . . .
'Doyle’s talent for creating windswept, stormy tension and physical threat sweeps all before it. This is one for a seaside holiday, whatever the weather’ The Daily Mail
In the brilliant sequel to The Storm Keeper's Island, winner of the Books are My Bag Readers Award, Fionn Boyle finds himself at the heart of the fight for the island's survival.
Fionn Boyle has been Storm Keeper of Arranmore for less than six months when thousands of terrifying Soulstalkers arrive on the island. The empty-eyed followers of the dreaded sorceress Morrigan have come to raise their leader and Fionn is powerless to stop them. The Storm Keeper’s magic has deserted him and with his grandfather’s memory waning, Fionn must rely on his friends Shelby and Sam to help him summon Dagda’s army of merrows.
But nobody else believes the ferocious sea creatures even exist. And how can he prove he’s right without any magic? As Fionn begins his search for the lost army, the other islanders prepare for invasion. The battle to save Arranmore has begun.
Praise for The Storm Keeper's Island:
WINNER OF THE BAMB READER'S AWARD FOR MIDDLE GRADE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS
'Magical in every way' EOIN COLFER
'So magical and wild that it’s like being swept away by the sea' KATHERINE RUNDELL
The second in the stunning new fantasy series from the New York Times bestselling author, Chris d'Lacey.
A dark stranger walks among the men.
A dark force waits in the mountains.
A dark wyng will be formed.
The dark dragon is coming...
Ren is the first of his kind - a boy with the skills of a dragon. But as he tests his new powers, the dragons are growing wary.
Meanwhile, a strange man has joined the hom, determined to help them wreak vengeance on the skalers. He knows about the dragons, but can he be trusted?
As tensions rise between hom and dragon, both are unaware that there's a bigger battle coming... because the dark dragon will rise again...
""Amber Lee Dodd writes with tenderness and thunder, and her
storytelling is a bolt of brilliance."" Kiran Millwood
Hargrave
Moving house is no fun. And no one knows that better than Noah
Bradley.
A curse has forced his family to move thirteen times. Whether it's
a typhoon, a flash floor or a flock of persistent birds, the curse
always wins. Now, the Bradley family have just moved into their
thirteenth home. Noah loves everything about it. He has his own
room. He's made friends at school. He's happy. So when the curse
returns, Noah decides that this time, there will be no more running
away. The Bradleys are staying put... no matter what it takes.
A powerful story of hope, family and what home really means.
The Demigod Files: the perfect companion to Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series.
The perfect companion to this megaselling series - essential reading for all young demigods!
In these top-secret files, Rick Riordan, Camp Half-Blood's senior scribe, gives you an inside look at the world of demigods that NO regular human child is allowed to see.
These highly classified archives include three of Percy Jackson's most perilous adventures, a Spotter's Guide to Monsters, a Who's Who in Greek mythology, Percy's Summer Camp report and much more.
So, if you're armed with this book, you'll have everything you need to know to keep you alive in your training. Your own adventures have just begun . . .
Rick Riordan has now sold an incredible 55 million copies of his books worldwide
Praise for the Percy Jackson series:
'Witty and inspired. Gripping, touching and deliciously satirical...This is most likely to succeed Rowling. Puffin is on to a winner' - Amanda Craig, The Times
'Puns, jokes and subtle wit, alongside a gripping storyline' - Telegraph
'Perfectly paced, with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats' - New York Times
The Percy Jackson series:
The Lightning Thief; The Sea of Monsters; The Battle of the Labyrinth; The Titan's Curse; The Last Olympian
Heroes of Olympus:
The Lost Hero; The Son of Neptune; The Mark of Athena
The Kane Chronicles:
The Red Pyramid; The Throne of Fire; The Serpent's Shadow
The Icebound Land is the third thrilling book in John Flanagan’s Ranger’s Apprentice series – over eight million sold worldwide.
Kidnapped after the fierce battle with Lord Morgarath, Will and Evanlyn are bound for Skandia as captives aboard a fearsome wolfship. But Halt has sworn to rescue them, and he will do anything to keep his promise – even defy his King.
Expelled from the Rangers he has served so loyally, Halt is joined by Will's friend Horace as he travels towards Skandia. On their way, they face many challenges – but Horace knows a thing or two about combat. Soon he begins to attract the attention of knights and warlords for miles around with his uncanny skill. Even so, will they be in time to rescue Will from a horrific life of slavery?
Perfect for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, T.H. White’s The Sword in the Stone, Christopher Paolini’s Eragon series and Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series.
