From boy troubles to wardrobe dilemmas, first dates to embarrassing parentals – agony-aunt extraordinaires Amy and Clover are back in their sixth novel, solving problems for pre-teens everywhere!
Wedding fever! Amy's mum is preparing to tie the knot with Dave – but while everyone's been caught up in confetti and cake, the groom has gone AWOL. Meanwhile, Amy's boyfriend, Seth, isn't speaking to her, her best friend, Mills, is having yet more boy trouble and Aunt Clover has a huge secret... Can Amy's life get any more complicated?
Get ready to meet Violet Remy-Robinson – an amateur Sherlock Holmes in the making – in the second book of this delightful young detective series, perfect for fans of Robin Stevens, Enid Blyton and Anisha, Accidental Detective!
‘There is a new girl sleuth on the block’ The Times
Violet has spent her holidays exploring India with Godmother Celeste, including visiting Celeste's good friend the Maharajah and meeting his very special cockatoo. But when she returns home, Violet gets a surprise visit from the Maharajah's butler, asking her to look after the bird. Violet couldn't be more amazed (and her cat Pudding couldn't be less pleased . . .), but the cockatoo holds the key to the Maharajah's fortune, and someone is trying to bird-nap her! Can Violet discover who the culprit is before they succeed?
Beautifully designed and filled with Becka Moor's gorgeous illustrations, everyone is bound to fall in love with Violet and the colourful characters that make up her world.
Praise for the Violet Investigates series:
‘Pacey and imaginative’ The Times
'Fans of Lauren Child will be very taken with Violet and her world' Books For Keeps
‘A delicious package for emerging readers’ Sunday Times
‘A quirky and charming read’ Guardian
Don't forget to look out for the rest of Violet's adventures: The Pearl of the Orient, The Smugglers, The Mummy Mystery and The Mystery of Tiger Island!
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The First World War is well underway, and Christina is one of the many women left behind. When she returns to Flambards, she finds much has changed. The house is buried in ivy, the paddocks are overgrown, and the once busy stables are deserted and desolate.
Christina vows to return the manor house to its former glory, and works hard to transform her childhood home into a successful farm. It is only when a familiar face appears at her door one day that she realizes Flambards may even bring her love again . . .
A welcome reissue of this much-loved family saga.
Gattaca meets Dark Angel from international best-selling authors Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant, author of GONE, BZRK and Front Lines. A mystery-thriller that bursts out of the world of genetic science and into the lives of teens. The perfect read for teens who loved Scott Westerfeld's Uglies.
Love has never had much of a place in the life of Evening Spiker. But being the daughter of a billionaire genetic scientist has other perks. Like a private hospital where you can recover from near-fatal road accidents. And a hot surfer boy to push your wheelchair. While Eve is healing, her mother sets her an unexpected challenge: to use a cutting-edge virtual reality system to design the perfect boy; everything from the colour of his eyes to the level of his IQ. It’s the chance of a lifetime. The chance to play God … or is it more than just playing?
An exceptional page-turner from the creator of the GONE series. Escapism doesn’t get more thrilling than this book for teens.
Fans of Ally Condie's 'Matched' series will love this.
Praise for the GONE series by Michael Grant:
“Exciting, high-tension story told in a driving, torrential narrative … This is great fiction. I love these books… – Stephen King.
Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate have always lived life in the fast lane – they moved in together after knowing each other for less than 24 hours. They have co-authored more than 100 books, including the massive hit series Animorphs. Michael went on to write the New York Times and international bestselling series, GONE. Michael, Katherine and their two children live in the San Francisco Bay Area, not far from Silicon Valley. Michael can be contacted via Twitter @thefayz, Facebook (authormichaelgrant) and via email at [email protected]
I Am Perfectly Designed is an empowering story about loving who you are, exactly as you are – and a celebration of the love between parent and child. From Karamo Brown, star of the hit Netflix series Queer Eye.
Written by Karamo and his son Jason, this touching, funny story follows a boy and his father, as they spend the day together. Walking through the city, they chat about all the ways in which they are perfectly designed for each other.
From playing in the park and eating ice-creams, to gazing at the moon, father and son think about all the fun things they've done together . . . and all the fun to come!
Perfect for sharing together, this is a book for families of all kinds, everywhere.
For all fans of Jenny Han, Holly Bourne and The Kissing Booth comes the must-have teen read from bestselling fiction author, Jenny Oliver!
Norah Whittaker has grown up on a houseboat, spending lazy days swimming in the river and helping on her mum’s vintage market stall. But when her chaotic dad’s latest get-rich-quick plan ends up getting him arrested, Norah’s life is turned upside down.
Grandparents (incredibly rich ones) that Norah never knew existed enrol her at exclusive Chelsea High School. There are polo lessons, ski trips and parties photographed by glossy magazines. Norah has never felt so out of place. And everyone else there thinks so, too.
That is, until she’s cast opposite gorgeous, brooding Ezra Montgomery in the school play. Suddenly Norah discovers a reason to belong, after all.
But at Chelsea High, the path of true love never runs smooth . .
A collection of specially commissioned short stories celebrating the diversity of family life. From warring step families to an extended family in Jamaica, you'll find every kind of family in this book. Writers include big name authors such as the award-winning Linda Newbery, through to rising stars such as Jo Nadin and Tim Wynne Jones and fresh new voices like Helen Williams, each with their own unique take on family life.
Bright and bubbly young starlet Ruby Parker heads for Hollywood in the third book in this lively new series – a must for star-struck girls!
Ruby's mum is now going out with Hollywood superstar Jeremy Fort! And when he invites her and Ruby to stay at his mansion over Christmas, Ruby is over the moon. This could be the chance of a lifetime for her acting career. Could her dreams come true in Hollywood?
Do you believe in fairies? Join Tinker Bell’s sisters in their second magical adventure.
Inspired by Tinker Bell, from the book Peter Pan, by J. M. Barrie
Before Tinker Bell flew to Never Land and met Peter Pan she lived on Sheepskerry Island with her fairy sisters – Clara, Lily, Rosie, Silver and Squeak the baby. The young fairies go to fairy school and love tea parties, dressing up and exciting adventures.
It’s summer time on Sheepskerry Island, which means the Summer People will arrive for their holidays. That’s when the fairies must take great care not to be discovered by humans. But when Rosie the fairy meets a little girl called Louisa it’s hard to stay hidden. Louisa really needs a friend and Rosie trusts her. It’s fun having a human friend, but how can Rosie keep a secret from her own sisters, and what will they do when they discover the truth?
Young readers will love the enchanting stories and beautiful illustrations in this charming new series.
The powerful and heart-wrenching new novel from Lisa Heathfield, award-winning author of Seed and Paper Butterflies. Perfect for fans of Sarah Crossan, Louise O'Neill and Lisa Williamson.
Ever since the Traditional party came into power, 15-year-old Ruby’s life has changed for the worse. Everything Ruby and her family and friends celebrate – equal rights for women, freedom of movement, individual expression – are forbidden. And things are getting worse …
Soon Ruby and her family find themselves taken to a prison camp far from home with no possessions, food or rights. Each person is allocated a number – Ruby is number 276. Forced into hard labour, starving and with friends and family going missing every day, Ruby knows she has to escape and let the world know what is happening. She has to somehow cling on to her identity, and fight back. The future depends on it.
Lisa Heathfield's other books:
Seed
9781405275385
Paper Butterflies
9781405275392
Flight of Starling
9781405285902
Want a story that's full of ALIENS and MONSTERS, and horrible, out-of-this-world smelly POO? Then meet Spike! His adoptive family are from another planet, and now they're taking him to live with them in SPACE! Can he survive a new school, a horrible bully and a deadly attack from a hairy monster?
