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On the isolated island of Brack, the people live by an ancient bargain: every year, a sacrifice must be made to the Glimm, the creature that haunts the salt marshes. Once, it demanded children. Eight years ago, it should have taken Lotta. Instead, the monster spared her and claimed her pony, shattering tradition and anointing her both folk hero and object of suspicion. Now sixteen, Lotta tends the Council’s sacrificial horses, keeping her distance from the islanders who whisper about her fate. But something is stirring. The island hums beneath her feet, and a song threads through her dreams. Is the Glimm calling Lotta bac? hen she crosses paths with Moss—a boy once hidden from sacrifice—a daring bog rescue sparks a chain of events that forces them both to question the Council’s rule and the lore that binds their people. As crops and animals are blighted and uncanny weather plagues the community, Lotta and Moss must decide whether to obey the Council or risk everything to uncover the island’s deepest secrets. Because on Brack, monsters come in many forms.

It's raining in Sarawak, Malaysia - a lot - and Leila, now living in Kuala Lumpar, must go home to help her Mak before the floods become serious. But she hasn't been home since the death of her father - and she's not quite ready to confront what's waiting for her there. Life with Pak was complicated. But Arthur is in Sarawak, the boy she's thought about ever since they first met at school - Arthur, who offers her support, care and love, but at a cost perhaps too great for Leila. As the floodwaters rise and her family and home become threatened, can Leila confront the enormity of her own past in order to move forwards properly in her present? A beguiling and meaningful novel which explores the fine line between care and control, between love and abuse in families, and shows that it is possible to move on to a brighter future.

Inexperienced but determined, Connie is desperate to become a caster to save her village from the deadly Shade. Arrogant and privileged, Jasper is everything she detests. He intends to become a seeker like his father before him, and he has no time for a no-hoper like Connie. Thrown together at Blackwood, Connie and Jasper are pledged to each other as caster and seeker, learning to light the oath lamps and conquer the Shade, as well as their mutual dislike... but could the undeniable connection that flickers between them become an unbreakable bond? Their lives depend on it, for the vows are failing, the Shade is advancing and only those with the strongest conviction will survive.

'A spellbinding and chilling fable' Financial Times'One of the best YA books I have read this year' Just Imagine'Hugely thought-provoking' GuardianWhen Xavier wakes up on the first morning of an enforced family weekend away with his pregnant stepmum and dad, he doesn't recognise where they are - it's as if the house has inexplicably been transported to the set of a video game, inside an impenetrable dome where the family have been 'donated' chickens, goats, wheat to help them survive. There is no trace of their mysterious captors and no way to escape. Three years later, he's sixteen and resigned to life without the internet, other people, let alone a girlfriend... when suddenly another family appears, one with vastly contrasting political ideologies and priorities. In the confines of this strange world, Xavier and 17-year-old gorgeous Mackenzie are thrown together, Mackenzie's erratic father becomes obsessively fixated on escape, and tensions between the two families begin to rise with devastating and tragic consequences... Kenneth Oppel's most thrilling novel to date is challenging, provocative and unforgettable.

The third book in the comic-form mystery series for emerging readers starring sparky mouse aviator, Amelia Cheeseheart, and her best friend Webster, a banana-loving spider. Every evening after the museum closes, Amelia Cheeseheart and her best friend Webster go exploring. But when they arrive at the Ice Age Exhibit, all the Cave Mice have vanished and there’s a mysterious moaning monster on the loose!World-famous mouse adventurer Stilton Jones thinks he has all the answers, but Amelia isn’t so sure . . . It’s time for Amelia Cheeseheart to investigate!

Warm, honest and hugely relatable’ – Cath HoweWelcome to Bigg School, where the extraordinary lives of ordinary kids take centre stage – like Ollie, who struggles under pressure to fit in, acting recklessly in a desperate bid to keep new friends. Ollie Marsden is popular and confident, but when his mates are banned from hanging out with him because he’s a bad influence, Ollie realises how much he hates being on his own. Determined to impress Luca, a boy from the year above, Ollie accepts all his dares to prove his worth. As the risks get bigger, Ollie is sure he can count on Luca, but will his new friend have his back when it really matters?

<p><b>Hansel and Gretel are lost in the woods, and here comes Cleo to save the day. ZIP and BOOM and FLASH and KAZAM! </b><br><br>But even Cleo can’t resist taking a nibble (or two!) of the witch’s delicious cottage, and suddenly they’re all trapped in a cage and about to be baked in the oven! Can Cleo put things right and get back home in time for her bedtime story?</p>

<p><b>Cinderella wants to go to the ball, and here comes Cleo to save the day! ZIP and BOOM and FLASH and KAZAM!</b><br><br>Just like that, Cleo falls into a different fairytale each bedtime. But even Cleo can’t charm Cinderella’s mean stepmother. Luckily the fairy godmother arrives and magics up some cool, comfy outfits and a helicopter! When the party is over, can Cleo get Cinderella and the prince together (without any yucky kissing!) and be home in time for her bedtime story?</p>

<p>Pizza Pete and his dad’s magical pizzas are selling like hot cakes, until something goes wrong with the Shrink potion and Anna <i>stays shrunk</i>. EEK! Pete and his friends must track down the elusive creator of the magical potions, Professor Tregoning, to get help. But there’s a lot to juggle, including a road trip, a talking dog, a large dollop of out-of-control magic and a ruthless villain with her own terrible plans for the potions…<br><br>Team Useless must pull off their biggest mission yet, or Anna will have to stay tiny… for ever!</p>

<p><b>‘Steininger’s art transforms a tale that was already rich in soaring heights and breathless hazards into an even more vivid and vertiginous odyssey’ <i>– Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br><br>Shade the young silverwing bat is determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to Hibernaculum. But when a fierce storm catches him in its grasp, Shade is separated from his colony and left alone. On his journey back to his family, Shade meets other winged loners. Marina the brightwing bat, Zephyr the mystical albino bat with an unusual gift, and Goth the carnivorous vampire bat. Shade needs all the help he can get, but with a long and perilous flight ahead, how will he know who to trust?</p>

<p><b>Welcome to <i>Bigg School</i>, where the extraordinary lives of ordinary kids take centre-stage – like Cleo, whose obsession with popularity and perfection is about to collide with the new reality of having to wear... braces!</b><br><br>Obsessed with being the prettiest and most popular girl at school, getting braces is the WORST thing that could happen to Cleo. And not only that, but Cleo is convinced that the braces are cursed.<br><br><b>‘Warm, honest and hugely relatable’ – Cath Howe</b></p>

When Xavier wakes up on the first morning of an enforced family weekend away with his pregnant stepmum and dad, he doesn't recognise where they are - it's as if the house has inexplicably been transported to the set of a video game, inside an impenetrable dome where the family have been 'donated' chickens, goats, wheat to help them survive. There is no trace of their mysterious captors and no way to escape. Three years later, he's sixteen and resigned to life without the internet, other people, let alone a girlfriend... when suddenly another family appears, one with vastly contrasting political ideologies and priorities. In the confines of this strange world, Xavier and 17-year-old gorgeous Mackenzie are thrown together, Mackenzie's erratic father becomes obsessively fixated on escape, and tensions between the two families begin to rise with devastating and tragic consequences... Kenneth Oppel's most thrilling novel to date is challenging, provocative and unforgettable.

Evie and Maryam are in the same class at school, uneasily thrown together at the start of a new term as they start a project together looking into their family trees. The two girls don't think they have much in common - Maryam feels like an outsider, and Evie thinks Maryam is a bit odd. But when the two girls each find the same mysterious folder containing documents in a secret language that belong to their grandmothers, they discover their ties go back two generations, all the way to India, to partition, and to two best friends who inspired each other more than they ever know. A beautifully told historical family-based exploration of identity, inheritance, difference and friendship.

<p><b>Ajay isn't too sure how he feels about going on the Year 7 trip to an activity centre - but he discovers that he's braver than he thinks...</b><br><br>Board-game pro and science whizz Ajay is good at lots of things, but he knows that the Year Seven trip to the Merrywood Activity Centre will push him way out of his comfort zone. Sure enough, Ajay is soon wishing he was back home, and it doesn’t help that sporty, loud Ollie Marsden has got it in for him. <br><br>When Ajay’s caught on camera acting like a pathetic scaredy cat, he feels like a total failure. Things go from bad to worse when a twilight orienteering challenge goes horribly wrong. <br><br>Does Ajay have what it takes to face his fears and save the day?</p>

In the final part of this thrilling trilogy, Maggie Blue finds herself in the Dark World alone and marooned with a strange and unknown baby that refuses to be parted from her. The world has become dominated by climate disasters, wars are breaking out around them between the surviving people and the witches. Maggie has a single quest she must fulfil, but at what cost - to her and her friends, Hoagy, the irascible talking cat, Joan and Ida, Oz and the umons, who are desperate to save her? As the portals between the Dark World and her world start to crumble one by one, Maggie faces a terrible choice - to save herself and her friends or to sacrifice everything she has for the sake of the Dark World. Perilous and exhilarating, the last book in the Costa-shortlisted Maggie Blue trilogy comes to a hair-raising climax...