The fairy tale you thought you knew…
The story of the Sea Witch, the villainess from Hans Christian Anderson’s classic tale The Little Mermaid, told from the viewpoint of the Sea Witch when she was a twelve-year-old girl…
Evie has been wracked with guilt ever since her best friend, Anna, drowned. So when a girl appears on shore with an uncanny resemblance to Anna, Evie befriends her in an effort to make amends. And as the two girls catch the eyes – and hearts – of two charming princes, Evie believes that she might finally have a chance at happy ever after. But is Evie’s new friend really who she says she is?
A gripping story of friendship, betrayal and the power of hope…
The second, highly anticipated novel from Carnegie-shortlisted author Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock.
Come on a journey across the rural American West . . .
Meet the teenagers who live in the small towns across these states, separated by distance, but whose stories are woven together in the most unexpected of ways.
Whether they are brought together by the spread of wildfire, by the priest who's moved from state to state or by the hunt for a missing child, these incredible tales blaze with secrets, rage and love.
A novel like no other, this intricate, intense and beautiful book will take your breath away.
'A clever and unusual novel . . . powerful.' Sally Nicholls
'Gorgeous and compelling . . . breathtaking.' Katherine Webber
'A beautiful literary writer.' The Bookseller
'It's cut like a gemstone. Turn the pages, and facets gleam.' Hiliary McKay
'Beautifully observed and deeply satisfying.' Lisa Williamson
'Breathes life into wonderful, complex characters.' Lisa Heathfield
'A heartbreakingly brilliant tangle of teenage voices.' Judith Eagle
Content warning: child abuse, arson, bereavement, addiction
More adventures of the irrepressible Iggy as told by her sister Flo, by Jenny Valentine, winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for her debut novel, Finding Violet Park.
At home, all Iggy could think and talk about was babies.
“Pleeease have one more, “ she said. “Just one.”
Iggy is OBSESSED with babies and wants more than anything in the world to have a new baby brother or baby sister to play with. But mum is far too tired to have another baby – she says just thinking about having another one makes her tired, so when Iggy’s Auntie Kate comes to visit all the way from America with some very special news, Iggy can’t believe her luck.
This is the third outing for Jenny Valentine’s endearing siblings. Each chapter is a complete and satisfying story in its own right, perfect for newly-confident readers to enjoy alone, or for reading aloud at bedtime.
Illustrated throughout in with black & white line drawings by Joe Berger, who was nominated for the Booktrust Early Years Award for his picture book, Bridget Fidget.
An instant New York Times bestseller, Wilder Girls is Rory Power's chilling and unputdownable YA debut. The Power meets We Were Liars in this compelling story of survival and the power of female friendships, perfect for fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.
'Body horror meets boarding school in a moving, terrifying thriller' – Guardian
Everyone loses something to the Tox; Hetty lost her eye, Reese's hand has changed, and Byatt just disappeared completely.
It’s been eighteen months since the Raxter School for Girls was put in quarantine. The Tox turned the students strange and savage, the teachers died off one by one. Cut off from the mainland, the girls don’t dare wander past the school’s fence where the Tox has made the woods wild and dangerous. They wait for the cure as the Tox takes; their bodies becoming sick and foreign, things bursting out of them, bits missing.
But when Byatt goes missing, Hetty will do anything to find her best friend, even if it means breaking quarantine and braving the horrors that lie in the wilderness past the fence. As she digs deeper, she learns disturbing truths about her school and what else is living on Raxter Island. And that the cure might not be a cure at all . . .
'Your new favourite book' – Cosmopolitan
'Wholly original and compelling' – Observer
'A staggering gut punch of a book' – Kirkus
**From the bestselling author of Panic, now a major Amazon Prime TV series**
'A dystopian Romeo and Juliet story that deserves to be as massive as Twilight' Stylist
They say that the cure for love will make me happy and safe forever. And I've always believed them. Until now.
There was a time when love was the most important thing in the world. People would go to the end of the earth to find it. They would tell lies for it. Even kill for it.
But now love has been declared a dangerous disease.
Everyone who turns eighteen must be immunised with a procedure called the Cure. Lena Haloway is looking forward to being able to live the safe, predictable life the government claims the cure will bring. But meeting Alex, an enigmatic boy from the Wilds, might just make her question everything she's been raised to believe.
'One of the most addictive books we've come across in ages . . . from one of the most exciting writers around' Heat
’TWISTY, SEXY, SMART ’ – Kiran Millwood-Hargrave
‘A MODERN GOTHIC GEM’ – Samantha Shannon
‘OH SO ROMANTIC’ – Alexandra Christo
‘AS SEDUCTIVE AS IT IS SINISTER’ – Kate Dunn
‘THE SAPPHIC DARK ACADEMIA OF DREAMS – Francesca May
A dark academia thriller romance with a supernatural twist. From the winner of the Comedy Women in Print Prize
Ten years ago, four students lost their lives in the infamous North Tower murders at the elite Carvell College of Arts, forcing Carvell to close its doors.
Now Carvell is reopening, and fearless student Lottie is determined to find out what really happened. But when her roommate, Alice, stumbles upon a sinister soul-splitting ritual hidden in Carvell’s haunted library, the North Tower claims another victim.
Can Lottie uncover the truth before the North Tower strikes again? Can Alice reverse the ritual before her monstrous alter ego consumes her? And can they stop flirting for literally fifteen seconds in order to do this?
Exploring possession and ambition, lust and bloodlust, femininity and violence, The Society of Soulless Girls is perfect for fans of Ace of Spaces, The Secret History and The Inheritance Games.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Race Against Time is the second book in the delightful sequel series by Frank Cottrell Boyce, that began with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again. Featuring black and white illustrations by Joe Berger, this magical story charts the adventures of the Tooting family and their very special car.
Uh-oh! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is stuck in reverse. And Little Harry's pressed a button that means Chitty is reversing through time – with the Tootings aboard. When they finally come to a stop, it's at the feet of a very hungry-looking T-rex. How are the Tootings – and Chitty – going to get out of this one?
More fun, fast, feel-good adventure with the world's greatest car . . . driven by the world's most hapless family.
Middle school in space! An alien dog! A mad scientist! Hundreds of
illustrations! James Patterson presents a hilarious space adventure
featuring an average human kid getting into a universe of trouble.
Kelvin is the new kid at Sci-Fi Junior High, a floating space station
filled with alien kids from across the universe. And he arrived
just in time for the annual school dance: The Galactic Get Down!
Kelvin is desperate to take luminous Luna (her species literally
glows), but now that his secret about not being a Mega Supergenius
is out, Kelvin doesn't have a shot. He has to think of a way
to become super cool so everyone forgets he lied about his average
intelligence...
Cue mad scientist Erik Failenheimer's escape from his asteroid prison
and a battle to save Sci-Fi Junior High from imminent doom.
Let's dance!
Elizabeth is overjoyed to be appointed monitor again, especially when the new head-boy and girl have such exciting ideas. But one of the second form boys is slowly turning all the other boys against her, starting with a nasty note in her desk and ending with a false tip-off about a midnight pillow fight in the boys' dormitory. Rather than report it, Elizabeth plans to investigate - and, with the help of some friends, unleash a surprise waterpistol attack on the boys. But Elizabeth has been set up, as she discovers when she runs straight into their form teacher and the head boy - mistakenly squirting them both with water. Now, Elizabeth is in trouble again - and she could lose her prized monitor's role. Can she find out who has a grudge against her - and why?
And so for anyone who didn't really know what it means to not be able to breathe, REALLY breathe, for generations, now you know. And those who already do, you'll be nodding yep yep, that is exactly how it is . . .
Intimately set within the walls of a family home, this book is an incredible artefact of the historic year we have all lived through. We travel from the depths of despair but not without hope; the mundane details contained within four walls becomes our sanctuary. This is a gift in commemoration of a time and place, of a world wide pandemic, of loss and of the murder of George Floyd. It is a reminder of how, in uncertain times, we can cling to the simple things for respite, for hope. A reminder of how comforting books and artworks are in times of extreme stress.
This is a picture book that takes the subject of divorce and explains the facts gently but seriously. It addresses the child directly and is designed to encourage interaction between parents/teachers and the child. It is part of a series that deals with difficult personal, and emotional issues for younger children.
