The first of four fabulous books for 9+ readers about friendship in an environmentally challenged world. Researching her school project on fair-trade has been a real eye-opener for Maya. She loves clothes and is appalled to find that her favourite sparkly t-shirts are made by poor children in other countries, who lead lives very different from her own, privileged one. She knows she must do something about it, but how can she make a difference without revealing her pop star secret to the world?
Kai, Orla and Zak grew up together, their days spent on the patch of wilderness in between their homes, a small green space in a sprawling grey city. Music, laughter and friendship bind them together and they have big plans for their future – until Kai’s family suffers a huge loss.
Trying to cope with his own grief, as well as watching it tear his family apart, Kai is drawn into a new and more dangerous crowd, until his dreams for the future are a distant memory. Excluded from school and retreating from his loved ones, it seems as though his path is set, his story foretold. Orla, Zak and new classmate Om are determined to help him find his way back. But are they too late?
When Great-Uncle Horace brings back lost and homeless animals from his travels around the globe, it falls to Zoe, and her mum, the zoo vet, to settle them into their new home. She's good at this, because she can understand what they say and talk to them, too. But that's a secret. In the seventh book in the series, Snowy the polar bear has lots of birthday party ideas and is being a bit bossy! Can Zoe help the other animals understand that he just wants to have fun?
Maya's life is about to be upended. After her dad's fishing boat is ravaged by a relentless storm, Maya's parents make the decision to start over-by moving to a tropical island. But making a change doesn't always make a difference.
Far from her friends and her quiet seaside home where she spent all her time surfing, Maya is swept away by a storm much larger than herself. As Maya begins to realise that paradise is not always what it seems, can she bring her family back home again?
""Outrageously funny"" - The GuardianI,
Bella Fisher, am absolutely WINNING at FAILING at life.
I once got my tongue stuck to a box of Calippos
in a supermarket
I accidentally called my geography teacher
Mum. Twice. He wasn't impressed.
I'm a geek. And not
in a geek-chic kind of way, but in a secretly-caring-about-failing-maths-and-science
way.
I always fail maths and science.
So it figures that when I meet the
FITTEST BOY IN THE WORLD, Zac, I'm doing solo star jumps. While
dressed as a cereal box.
*(NOTE TO SELF, fancy dress = HE-WILL-NEVER-EVER-FANCY-ME
dress.)
Now I've got to somehow persuade
Zac to come to prom with me - while avoiding my evil ex and
dealing with a secret so mega-awks I want to Ctrl-Z my brain...
What could go wrong?
Oh yeah, that's right. Absolutely
everything.
A uniquely hilarious voice and a fresh,
honest take at modern teenage-dom Super Awkward
is the Bridget Jones' Diary for the Instagram generation
Perfect for readers moving on from Dork
Diaries and Wimpy Kid
Readers
won't be able to resist Bella, who is loveable even when making
a mess of things
The author, Beth Garrod, has worked for
the BBC and MTV, launching creative campaigns and shows
around the world
""It's been described as a cross between Alice
in Wonderland and The Crystal Maze and
it manages to feel both classic and modern at the same time."" Good
Housekeeping
""A brilliant, clever, kind of genius book"" Graham
Norton, Virgin Radio
A high-energy, laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated adventure
story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talented artist
Anita Mangan.
The last thing Jack expected when he bungee-jumped at
the fairground was to go plummeting
right through the ground into the weird, wonderful
Rooms...
There he must face a series of puzzles and traps alongside
a mysterious girl called Cally, in order
for them to find their way home.
Throw in a murderous polar bear, hundreds of tiny yet ferocious
lions, some mind-blowing riddles, and get ready for a hilarious,
helter-skelter adventure like no other!
Escape the Rooms follows two children dealing with loss
on an amazing adventure.
Wildly funny and endlessly surprising, Escape the Rooms
is also a story about friendship, overcoming fears and being
kind to yourself.
Packed with fantastic pictures created by Stephen Mangan's sister,
Anita
Check out Stephen and Anita's other books, The Fart
that Changed the World, The Unlikely Rise of Harry Sponge and The
Great Reindeer Rescue.
More praise for Escape the Rooms
""[Escape the Rooms] is richly imagined and deeply heartfelt,
and Anita Mangan's cartoonish and poignant illustrations capture
the tone perfectly … It reminded me a little of The Wizard
of Oz, with the children on a quest through different lands to
get home."" Hadley Freeman, Guardian
""A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites the imagination""
Edith Bowman
What would the world look like if the Nazis had won the war? Wolf by Wolf is a gripping thriller about one girl's extraordinary mission to kill Hitler.
""Wild and gorgeous, vivid and consuming. I loved it! I can't wait for the sequel."" Laini Taylor, bestselling author of the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy
The year is 1956, and the Axis powers of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan rule. To commemorate their Great Victory, they host an annual motorbike race across their combined continents. The prize? An audience with the highly reclusive Adolf Hitler at the Victor's ball.
Yael has witnessed too much suffering, and the five wolves tattooed on her arm are a constant reminder of the loved ones she lost when she was a prisoner in a brutal concentration camp. Now part of the resistance, Yael has one goal: Win the race and kill Hitler. But the only way to enter the race is to impersonate last year's only female racer, Adele Wolfe. Yael is a master of deception but there are two other competitors it may be impossible to fool - Adele's brother, Felix, and Luka, a boy she clearly has history with.
But as Yael grows closer to the other competitors, can she be as ruthless as she needs to be to avoid discovery and stay true to her mission? The future on the world is depending on her . . .
A fast-paced, clever story that will leave you breathless.
Full of charming animals and devious villains, this brand
new middle grade will enchant middle grade readers!
PRAISE FOR THE ELEPHANT THIEF:
'A classic-in-the-making.' THE TIMES
'This is storytelling at its best' BOOKS FOR
KEEPS
Danny works at Belle Vue Zoo, where - alongside training the famous
elephant Maharajah - he helps out with the day-to-day caring
for the animals.
But when animals start escaping, Danny is the prime suspect: after
all, he was a former street urchin and pickpocket.
When a man turns up claiming to be his father, the plot thickens.
Can Danny untangle the mystery of the animal escapade - and find
out where he really belongs - in order to clear his name?
The second novel from Jane Kerr, author of critically
acclaimed The Elephant Thief, set in the same
world but standalone.
Charming animals and deveious villains will enchant middle-grade
readers, with themes of prejudice, identity and belonging.
Harry is enjoying a seaside walk with his aunt, when he spots a tiny
goat on a cliff ledge. It has been separated from its mother,
and the baby goat is stranded, unable to make it back up to the
top. Harry and his aunt call the RSPCA and an exciting rescue ensues,
with two inspectors abseiling down the cliff to retrieve the
frightened youngster.
Luckily, thanks to the RSPCA's team work and Harry's eagle eye, the
baby goat is safely reunited with its mother.
An exciting, inspiring story based on a real-life animal rescue.
With illustrations throughout and lots of facts about goats and the
RSPCA.
It's fright lights, big city when the Monster High ghouls head to Boo York.
Cleo de Nile is invited to attend a fancy gala celebrating the return of a magical comet and, of course, she brings along her beast friends. But their trip isn't all fun and frightseeing because Nefera, Cleo's sister, uses the comet's powers for her own spooktacularly sneaky plans.
Can the monsters unwrap the mystery of the comet in time to stop Nefera? Find out in Monster High: Boo York, Boo York!
This fangtsastic book is based on the first-ever Monster High movie musical, featuring eight original songs. Contains eight pages of full-colour images in addition to the story.
Don't miss the other books based on Monster High movies: Haunted, Freaky Fusion and Frights, Camera, Action!
