The perfect gift: a spellbinding story from the Sunday
Times-bestselling author of The Girl of Ink & Stars, winner
of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.'A story
bursting with imagination, sparkle and tender heart ... I adored
it!' JASBINDER BILAN
'Both souful poetry and thrilling adventure; powerful and
delicate, chilling and comforting' SOPHIE ANDERSON
'Ripping propulsive plot, gorgeous imagery, floating fairytale
prose ... absolutely loved it' ROSS MONTGOMERY
In an Italian city ravaged by plague, Sofia's mother carves beautiful
mementoes from the bones of loved ones. But one day, she
doesn't return home. Did her work lead her into danger?
Sofia and her little brother Ermin are sent to the convent orphanage
but soon escape, led by an enigmatic new friend and their
pet crow, Corvith.
Together they cross the city underground, following clues in bones
up to the towers of Siena, where - circled by magpies - the
children find the terrible truth ...
The fourth children's novel by Times number
one bestselling author Kiran Millwood Hargrave, winner of the Waterstones
Children's Book Prize and the British Book Awards Children's
Book of the Year
From the author of The Island at the End of Everything,
The Way Past Winter, Julia and the Shark
and The Mercies - chosen for the Richard & Judy Book
Club
A darkly beautiful historical novel featuring Kiran's
trademark magical realism and an enthralling mystery
Longlisted for the Diverse Book Awards 2021
Read the series that inspired the smash-hit Disney film, starring Anne Hathaway!
Mia is about to turn fifteen – and prom is right around the corner! Prom Princess is the fifth entry in the Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot.
Mia is dreading the looming tedious summer of inescapable public duties in Genovia. Even worse, Michael hasn't asked her to prom!
Just as Mia comes up with the perfect plan to win Michael over, disaster strikes. Grandmère causes every busboy in New York to go on strike – and leaves Mia to deal with it.
Between her royal duties, hopes for prom and a city in chaos, things are far from dull in Mia's world!
Continue the royal journey with Royal Rebel, the sixth book in the series.
Previously published as Give Me Five, and in the US as Princess in Pink.
This cassette tells of the adventures of Elizabeth Allen and her friends at Whyteleafe School. When Elizabeth is chosen as school monitor she is as pleased as punch, but she soon discovers what a responsible job it is. A new boy joins Elizabeth's class, and he'll do anything to show her up.
The second title in this gorgeous new series for fans of Cathy Cassidy and Jacqueline Wilson is set in the glamourous world of ballroom dancing.
Megan can't believe she's had to move 200 miles away from her home. What about her school and her friends? Not to mention her dancing and her dancing partner, Jake, who has been her best friend since for ever.
In an attempt to make herself feel better Megan joins a salsa class and things start to look up. She meets new friends, and even a new exciting boy. But will she listen to the warnings about him . . . ?
The second romantic thriller in the gripping One Dollar Horse series in which Casey and her horse Storm face the challenge of the Kentucky Three Day Event.
From the prize-winning author of the BLUE PETER BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD, the second romantic thriller in the gripping One Dollar Horse equestrian series in which Casey and her horse Storm face the challenge of the Kentucky Three Day Event.
When Casey Blue's victory at the Badminton Horse Trials earns her and Storm an invitation to the prestigious Kentucky Three Day Event, it is a dream come true. But that dream is about to turn into a nightmare.
After her father is arrested for a crime Casey is convinced he didn't commit, she finds herself the victim of a vicious blackmailer. To make matters worse, Storm is behaving like the wild horse he once was. Faced with losing everything she loves, she needs the help of her farrier boyfriend, Peter, to win in Kentucky, one of the most challenging riding competitions there is. But is he for her or against her?
A hand reached out and patted Dinah on the shoulder. A large scaly hand with a spiked thumb!
On a school trip to see the dinosaurs in the museum, everyone in the class has a packed lunch. Everyone, that is, except for Dinah. Until a friendly iguanodon decides to help . . .
Soon Dinah has a very special packed lunch - and a huge surprise to come!
The unmissable first novel from bestselling and award-winning author of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS and TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN.
“In the dark beside me, she smelled of sweat and sunshine and vanilla and on that thin-mooned night I could see little more than her silhouette, but even in the dark, I could see her eyes – fierce emeralds. And beautiful.”
BEFORE. Miles Halter’s whole life has been one big non-event until he starts at anything-but-boring Culver Creek Boarding School and meets Alaska Young. Gorgeous, clever, funny and utterly fascinating she pulls Miles into her world, launches him into a new life, and steals his heart. But when tragedy strikes, and Miles comes face-to-face with death he discovers the value of living and loving unconditionally.
AFTER: Nothing will ever be the same.
Poignant, funny, heartbreaking and compelling, this novel will stay with you forever.
Dinah feels sad. Her class has gone on a school trip to see the dinosaurs at the museum, and everyone else has a tasty packed lunch - except Dinah. Until a funny new friend decides to help ...Soon Dinah has a very special packed lunch - but there is an even bigger surprise in store!
The Whipple family is known far and wide for having broken more world records than any other family on Earth. The only blight on the family name? Eleven-year-old Arthur. Unlike his twelve brothers and sisters, whose achievements range from ""Most Accomplished Four-Year Old Painter"" to ""Most Creme Brulee Eaten in One Minute,"" Arthur hasn't won a single, solitary world record. But when the Whipples suffer a series of catastrophes - and the toughest competition of their lives from the Goldwins, another world-record-breaking family - Arthur might be the only one who can save his family from defeat...or worse.
'Absolutely incredible, honest, gut-wrenching! A must-read!' Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give
‘Painfully timely and deeply moving, this is the novel the next generation should be reading’ Jodi Picoult
‘Justyce's story is earnest, funny, achingly human, and unshakably hopeful. I am forever changed.’ Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
'Raw and gripping' Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down
'A powerful, wrenching, and compulsively readable story that lays bare the history, and the present, of racism in America' John Green, author of The Fault in our Stars
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Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone boldly tackles American race relations in this #1 New York Times bestselling novel.
Justyce McAllister is top of his class and set for the Ivy League – but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. And despite leaving his rough neighbourhood behind, he can't escape the scorn of his former peers or the ridicule of his new classmates.
Justyce looks to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for answers. But do they hold up anymore? He starts a journal to Dr. King to find out.
Then comes the day Justyce goes driving with his best friend, Manny, windows rolled down, music turned up – way up, sparking the fury of a white off-duty police officer beside them. Words fly. Shots are fired. Justyce and Manny are caught in the crosshairs. In the media fallout, it's Justyce who is under attack.
Return to the world of Dear Martin in the stunning NEW novel from Nic Stone, Dear Justyce. Available now!
Also by Nic Stone
Odd One Out
Jackpot
Dear Justyce
A brand new series from Booktuber Lucy Powrie - about what happens when you give up on trying to fit in in and let your weird out! It's time to join The Paper & Hearts Society ...
Tabby Brown is tired of trying to fit in. She doesn't want to go to parties - in fact, she would much rather snuggle up on the sofa with her favourite book.
It's like she hasn't found her people ...
Then Tabby joins a club that promises to celebrate books. What could go wrong? EVERYTHING - especially when making new friends brings out an AWKWARD BUZZING feeling all over her body.
But Olivia, Cassie, Henry and Ed have something that makes Tabby come back. Maybe it's the Austen-themed fancy-dress parties, or Ed's fluffy cat Mrs Simpkins, or could it be Henry himself ...
Can Tabby let her weird out AND live THE BEST BOOKISH LIFE POSSIBLE?
For fans of John Green. A winning combination of humour, heartbreak and romance make this a must read.
If fate sent you an email, would you answer?
It's June - seventeen-year-old Ellie O'Neill's least favourite time of year. Her tiny hometown is annually invaded by tourists, and this year there's the added inconvenience of a film crew. Even the arrival of Hollywood heartthrob Graham Larkin can't lift her mood.
But there is something making Ellie very happy. Ever since an email was accidentally sent to her a few months ago, she's been corresponding with a mysterious stranger, the two of them sharing their hopes and fears. Their developing relationship is not without its secrets though - there's the truth about Ellie's past... and her pen pal's real identity. When they finally meet in person, things are destined to get much more complicated. Can two people, worlds apart but brought together by chance, make it against all the odds?
Spanning one fateful summer, Jennifer E. Smith's new novel proves that life - and love - are full of unexpected connections and happy mistakes.
