Twelve-year-old Boone and his sister Heather love animals of every kind. That's why they wanted to come to Camp Hither. The wild legends of man-eating snakes and disappearing campers are hisss-terical! But Camp Hither has a cold-blooded secret ... somebody has unleashed a hungry horde of slithery snakes!
From the Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author of Our
Castle by the Sea comes a gorgeously gothic story, perfect
for fans of Emma Carroll and Frances Hardinge ...
'My book of the year. This is storytelling so secure and shining
that you can almost feel the glow.' HILARY MCKAY,
COSTA BOOK AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE SKYLARK'S WAR
'I absolutely love this book ... Lucy Strange is a wonderful,
accomplished writer whose books stay with you long after you
have finished reading.' NATASHA FARRANT, COSTA BOOK
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF VOYAGE OF THE SPARROWHAWK
'One of my favourite children's books of all time.' MICHELLE
HARRISON, AUTHOR OF A PINCH OF MAGIC
Life is hard for Willa, Grace and Freya, and their three younger
sisters. Six motherless girls working a farm, living in fear of
their cruel father and the superstition that obsesses him - The
Curse of Six Daughters.
With the arrival of the mysterious
Full Moon Fayre, there's a chance for the eldest girls to
steal a moment's fun, but the day the fayre moves on, Grace vanishes.
Willa goes after her, following a trail that leads
into the dangerous Lost Marsh, where it is said a will-o'-the-wisp
lures lost souls into the dark waters of the mire. If Willa
is to survive and reunite her family, she will need to unravel the
secrets her father has kept hidden, and face her own deepest fears
...
The spellbinding new novel from Lucy Strange, author
of The Secret of Nightingale Wood, The Ghost of Gosswater
and the Waterstones Prize-shortlisted Our Castle by
the Sea
Perfect for fans of Emma Carroll, Frances Hardinge and
Sophie Anderson
Combines dreamy magical realism with a thrilling mystery
MORE PRAISE FOR SISTERS OF THE LOST MARSH:
'The makings of a middle-grade Gothic classic' THE
SUNDAY TIMES
'Spellbinding and utterly atmospheric' THE
I
'Not only is the writing beautiful, but the book is a work
of art' IRISH EXAMINER
'Beautifully written, mysterious and atmospheric ... perfect
autumn reading' KATHERINE WOODFINE
Seventeen brilliantly chilling tales from the master of storytelling.
Welcome to a strange and twisted world where the spooky, the shocking, and the positively petrifying are lurking just out of sight.
A bus ride home ... turns into your worst nightmare.
A quaint country cottage ... has a grisly secret.
A hot bath ... swirls with blood.
Horowitz Horror. It's all around you. Alive. Waiting. Enter if you dare.
Horror fans will love these twisted tales from the bestselling author of the Alex Rider books.
The latest Shadowhunters novel from bestselling author Cassandra Clare.
The Shadowhunters of Los Angeles star in the first novel in Cassandra Clare's newest series, The Dark Artifices, a sequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series.
It's been five years since the events of City of Heavenly Fire that brought the Shadowhunters to the brink of oblivion. Emma Carstairs is no longer a child in mourning, but a young woman bent on discovering what killed her parents and avenging her losses.
Together with her parabatai Julian Blackthorn, Emma must learn to trust her head and her heart as she investigates a demonic plot that stretches across Los Angeles, from the Sunset Strip to the enchanted sea that pounds the beaches of Santa Monica. If only her heart didn't lead her in treacherous directions…
Making things even more complicated, Julian's brother Mark-who was captured by the faeries five years ago-has been returned as a bargaining chip. The faeries are desperate to find out who is murdering their kind-and they need the Shadowhunters' help to do it. But time works differently in faerie, so Mark has barely aged and doesn't recognize his family. Can he ever truly return to them? Will the faeries really allow it?
Glitz, glamours, and Shadowhunters abound in this heartrending opening to Cassandra Clare's Dark Artifices series.
Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Holly Black and Sarah J. Maas.
Praise for Lady Midnight:
'Positively aquiver with secret ardor and murderous zeal.' Kirkus Reviews
'Fresh and...wonderfully told.' Booklist
'Clare's well-developed protagonists..., pell-mell action sequences, complicated family dynamics, and fascinating magic system continue to engage.' Publishers Weekly
'Clare delivers spectacular Shadowhunter fare with her trademark street tough yet emotionally fragile adolescent characters taking on adult roles and includes plenty of violent action and passionate romance to satisfy fans of The Infernal Devices and The Mortal Instruments series, who will be thrilled to see some of their favourite characters from the previous books make appearances.' School Library Journal'
Also by Cassandra Clare:
The Dark Artifices:
Lord of Shadows
Queen of Air and Darkness
The Eldest Curses:
The Red Scrolls of Magic
The Lost Book of the White
From the international multi-million selling author DARREN SHAN comes a new character, a new scenario, a new set of horrors. LORD LOSS will be devoured by avid Shansters and tingle the spines of many new fans. ""The door feels red hot, as though a fire is burning behind it. I press an ear to the wood - but there's no crackle. No smoke. Just deep, heavy breathing! and a curious dripping sound. My hand's on the door knob. Inside the room, somebody giggles - low, throaty, sadistic. There's a ripping sound, followed by snaps and crunches. My hand turns. The door opens. Hell is revealed."" When Grubbs Grady first encounters Lord Loss and his evil minions, he learns three things: the world is vicious, magic is possible, demons are real. He thinks that he will never again witness such a terrible night of death and darkness. !He is wrong.
IT'S A MATCH MADE IN HORROR!
When Slappy, the world's most evil ventriloquist dummy, shows up
after being abandoned by his previous owner, things start to go wrong
around the house. But this time Slappy may have met his match.
There's another bad doll who loves to make a mess of things. Everyone
better watch out for this imperfect couple.
Following the sudden death of her best friend, Sophie hopes that spending the summer with family on a remote Scottish island will be just what she needs. But the old schoolhouse, with its tragic history, is anything but an escape. History is about to repeat itself. And Sophie is in terrible danger...
Devin and his sister Violet are visiting their Uncle Jack for the
summer. When they open a jack-in-the-box, up pops a very ugly, mean-looking
puppet, an old pirate with a dirty red bandana over his
long greasy hair, scars on his cheeks, and a beard, and one eye
missing. Just how much is a pirate's promise worth?
The sixth action-packed quest in an exciting new six book character-led series for 7+ girls who love fantasy, adventure, and high-kicking heroines!
Very few people ever enter the Shadow Woods, for these woods are like no others. Hidden deep within them is the Gateway to the Shadow Realm – a dark and chaotic world where all kinds of gruesome creatures live…
On her tenth birthday, tomboy Sophie learns she is the Guardian of the magical gateway, and that her destiny is to protect the human world from the goblins, trolls and evil sprites that inhabit the Shadow Woods.
Each book sees Sophie having to outwit weird and terrifying creatures from the Shadow Woods, and in the last in this fantastic series Sophie takes on the Bat Sprites!
