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Join Marvel's fan-favourites Rocket and Groot in this delightfully spooky graphic novel adventure! Determined to pull off another (not so) successful heist, Rocket and Groot find themselves trapped in the forest with a mysterious cloaked figure. The problem? They can't actually leave the woods until they tell the scariest story the cloaked man has ever heard. Zombie aliens? Not scary enough. Bloodthirsty bugs? Nope, not good enough either. It isn't until the rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy arrive that Rocket and Groot even stand a chance! Join the Guardians of the Galaxy in this hilarious (and spooky) adventure! It's perfect for young fans of the beloved Marvel characters. * An exciting graphic novel packed full of adventure and laughs * Follows fan-favourites Rocket and Groot * Perfect for Marvel and comic book fans

The Bad Guys are back in another holiday adventure! This time, Mr Wolf and the team are taking on the spookiest day of the year... Halloween! Heists, sweets and maybe a few hilarious costumes. Join the Bad Guys in this novelization based on the new Netflix Halloween special, coming your way in Autumn 2024. Includes a sheet of stickers. Perfect for new and old fans of the series Packed full of adventure and humour!

The top-of-the-class, extra special 21st book from multi-million copy selling author and illustrator Liz Pichon. A feel-good, laugh-out-loud, packed-with-pictures Tom Gates story! The latest Tom Gates bestseller from multi-million selling writer and illustrator Liz Pichon, now in paperback. Q: Who wants their FIVE STAR funny story included in Oakfield School's story book? A: EVERYONE! But what will Tom write about? Inspiration strikes when he looks at his excellent collection of ODD OBJECTS and remembers the funny stories behind each one. Starting with Great Great Aunt Aggie's fake bird hat, the weird stone with a hole and his very special doodle pen. Marcus wants to write about Tom (which is annoying), Amy's got a funny poem and Norman's story is all about... cheese. But Mr Fullerman can only choose the FIVE STAR STORIES - will Tom get his work in on time? And will Granddad read Tom's story and find out what REALLY happened to Aunt Aggie's hat? (Spoiler alert - probably) * Written in diary form * Every page STUFFED full of laughs, stories, doodles and creative FUN * The Brilliant World of Tom Gates was the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize! * Perfect gifts for boys & girls who love to laugh themselves silly * The first series of The Brilliant World of Tom Gates won the Scottish BAFTA for Entertainment! Don't miss Shoe Wars - the epic standalone by Liz Pichon.

Just in time for the 10th anniversary of Five Nights at Freddy's, return to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza in this interactive novel in which you decide what happens! Return to where it all began in this interactive prequel to the very first Five Nights at Freddy's game. You the reader are the Security Guard - and you've got five nights (or is it six?) to survive Freddy, Chica, Bonnie and Foxy as they try to wipe you out. With over 25 different possible endings and two difficulty settings, this one-of-a-kind, innovative novel is a uniquely entertaining experience for any Freddy fan. - Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Five Nights at Freddy's by stepping back into the eerie halls of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. This interactive novel takes you on a journey to where it all began, letting you relive the thrills and chills of the original game in a whole new way. - A truly personalized and replayable experience that keeps you on the edge of your seat. - This isn't just another novel – it's an innovative and one-of-a-kind adventure for fans of Freddy Fazbear.

It's not easy to fit in when you're the boy in the suit... Ten-year-old Solo - embarrassingly, that isn't short for anything - just wants to be normal. He wants a name that doesn't stand out. He wishes he had a proper school uniform that fitted him. He dreams about a mum who doesn't get the Big Bad Reds, like his mum Morag. But most of all he longs to stop crashing funerals for the free food. But when Solo and Morag crash the funeral of a celebrity and get caught, the press are there to witness their humiliation. The next day it's splashed across the papers. Before Solo knows it, he becomes a viral sensation, and life may never be normal again. Solo's uphill pursuit of security, community and connection will break your heart and then mend it. - Page-turning, moving, but ultimately life-affirming, this story is perfect for fans of The Boy at the Back of the Class, The Goldfish Boy, Wonder and Jacqueline Wilson. - A sensitive, empathetic, timely portrayal of a family struggling during the cost of living crisis. - This extraordinary debut will make you laugh and cry.

Hercules Braver has a secret: he's a real-life demigod! So, why does he seem so... ordinary? Most children of Zeus have some kind of superskill - like bravery, warrior skills or healing powers. Well, thanks to a wild boar (long story), Herc and his friends are off on a school trip to Greece. He's bound to discover his gift there - and even meet more of the gods! But after ending up neck-deep in horse poo, almost falling down a mountain and facing a fierce flock of ravens, this trip feels more like an epic voyage... What's really going on with the mysterious gods, Athena, Apollo and Ares? And will Hercules discover what makes him special? *Following up on Hercules: the Diary of a (Sort of) Hero, this is a hilarious, accessible package brilliantly illustrated by David O'Connell. * Ideal for fans of Louie Stowell's Loki, Maz Evans, Marvel's Thor films and Disney's Hercules. * Hercules Braver's adventures in this book are loosely based on the next three Labours of Hercules, ideal for all young fans of Greek mythology! * Heartfelt exploration of friendship, secret struggles and discovering your strengths and talents, even if they're unexpected.

Ava isn't ready to leave her home in Oz – especially not to become a witch. Then the worst thing that could possibly happen occurs – Ava's magic goes very wrong and she is banished to a school for wicked witches. Perfect for fans of WICKED, WITCHLINGS and THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL! In Oz, most girls and boys with magical powers are sent from the north, south, east and west to renowned witch academies, where they are elevated and taught all the finer ways to be a responsible witch. But if you misbehave? Or are thought to harbour darker magic? You're sent to the equivalent of witch reform school – The School for Wicked Witches. ONLY! Once you get there, you find that the witches running it are so powerful that they've managed to trick the rest of the outside world. Yes, it looks to outside like they are taming the wickedness out of the witches ... but in truth, the school is run by wicked witches (who, incidentally, don't see themselves as wicked at all ... although some of them really are.) Ava Heartstraw has never even considered being wicked. But when she goes to take her entrance test for a witch academy, she doesn't get the reaction she's expecting – and is the first kid in memory from the west to be sent to the School for Wicked Witches. A gripping, fun adventure with themes of magic, mystery and accepting your true self Perfect for fans of Wicked, Witchlings and The School for Good and Evil From the brilliant, award-winning author of The Language of Seabirds, Will Taylor

Publisher's Synopsis What would you do if you were stuck in a timeloop? As Ailsa reaches her thirteenth birthday, her celebration is dampened by a school rumour that has caused a huge fall out with her best friend. Worse than the rumour we'll call THE TERRIBLE THING, the Brollachan monster is at large in Edinburgh and it's causing chaos. After all, when something from another world appears in this one, it's only natural that things become unbalanced. Time is worse than ever before. Mornings are evenings and all clocks read different times of the day. Nobody knows where they are supposed to be. The only thing for Ailsa to do is bravely enter Middlemarket, the immortal world behind Edinburgh and find a way to lure the Brollachan back to where it belongs. But as the days keep repeating themselves, Ailsa is stuck in a time loop like no other, and THE TERRIBLE THING soon becomes THE TERRIBLE THINGS - the monster is hiding, days are getting shorter, and somehow Ailsa must fix TIME before it stops forever. Can Ailsa get out of the time loop and break the curse of the INFINITE MINUTE? What would you do with an extra hour in the day? With a unique hook and exploration of time, this MG adventure is like no other. Brilliantly-written, from an author with credibility within the film/tv/publishing industry. David Wolstencroft is the celebrated and award-winning screenwriter and producer of Spooks and Versailles. A beautiful Scottish setting makes this a standout story.

In a beautifully crafted and captivating graphic novel from award-winning writer Sherri L. Smith and Eisner-nominated artist Christine Norrie, a Japanese-American girl must survive years of uncertainty and questions of loyalty in Hiroshima during World War II. Amy is a thirteen-year-old Japanese-American girl who lives in Hawaii. When her great-grandmother falls ill, Amy travels to visit family in Hiroshima for the first time. But this is 1941. When the Japanese navy attacks Pearl Harbor, it becomes impossible for Amy to return to Hawaii. Conscripted into translating English radio transmissions for the Japanese army, Amy struggles with questions of loyalty and fears about her family amidst rumors of internment camps in America — even as she makes a new best friend and, over the years, Japan starts to feel something like home. Torn between two countries at war, Amy must figure out where her loyalties lie and, in the face of unthinkable tragedy, find hope in the rubble of a changed world.

Don't miss the pulse-pounding graphic novel adaptation of the bestselling young adult novel, Bendy: Dreams Come to Life. Based on the hit indie video game series, Bendy! Seventeen-year-old Buddy has spent most of his life trying to escape the Lower East Side slums of New York City. Working as a delivery boy to support his family, Buddy wants to become an artist, a dream he's sure will never be realized. But that all changes when a delivery job puts him face-to-face with Mr. Joey Drew, the eccentric owner of an animation studio. Mr. Drew takes Buddy under his wing as an apprentice, thrusting him into a world unlike anything Buddy has ever seen before. But not everything at the studio is as picture-perfect as it seems . . . Something is going bump in the night at Joey Drew Studios, something that leaves behind trails of thick, dark ink. While the studio frantically works toward their latest deadline, Buddy and Dot, the writing intern, team up to find out just what is tormenting the studio after-hours, even if it means tracking the trail to Mr. Drew himself. Fans won't want to miss this horrifying grapic novel adaptation packed with panels that are sure to haunt your nightmares!

A laugh out loud picture book about your new favourite unicorn! Gah! Not another unicorn book. They're everywhere! When a unicorn who hates unicorn books realises that she is, in fact, IN A UNICORN BOOK herself, she does everything she can to get out. Can she run out of the book? Jump? Eat her way through the pages?! One thing's for sure: it will be a whole lot of fun to watch this unicorn try to get out of yet another unicorn book . . . Laugh-out-loud story by Laura Baker, featuring a very funny, moody unicorn! Brilliantly bright illustrations by Chris Jevons, with lots of detail for children to spot Children will love this fun twist on the unicorn book!

UNICO tells the incredible story of a young unicorn who, after enraging the evil goddess Venus, is banished from the heavens and forgets all he once was. Saved from oblivion by the kindhearted West Wind, Unico continues to help others, before having to escape Venus again and begin a new adventure. In this first manga, Unico awakes in a mysterious land and is befriended by a resourceful watch cat, Chloe, who feels protective of the young unicorn. When they find themselves near a small village in the forest, they take refuge with a kindly, but helpless, old woman. To take care of her, Chloe begs Unico to turn her into a human girl, but that act of kindness has unforeseen consequences: Unico's love has awakened Venus and her minion, Byron, who want to destroy them both! Conceived anew by Eisner-nominated author Samuel Sattin and Eisner-winning artist team Gurihiru, and developed in collaboration with Tezuka Productions, UNICO: Awakening is a groundbreaking reboot of a beloved story by Astro Boy creator Osamu Tezuka, the "God of Manga." With striking full-color artwork and reading left to right in the Western comics style to match the original manga, UNICO is a brilliant manga series featuring storytelling at its best. Join Unico on an unforgettable journey!

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Raven Boys, the haunting and original supernatural romance returns in a new edition For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human . . . until the cold makes him shift back again. Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human—or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.

There's a ghost in Richard's wardrobe. Every day he carries out a series of rituals that he believes will keep the ghost trapped inside. He tries to tell his friends and family, but they dismiss his worries and concerns as being part of his OCD. But then one day, the wardrobe door is opened... And that's when the hauntings begin. An own-voices novel about mental health, family, friendship, confronting fear and accepting change This is the new novel by Ian Eagleton - the Polari-prize-winning author of Glitter Boy Perfect for fans of Elle McNicoll, Jennifer Killick, Lisa Thompson's The Goldfish Boy and Phil Hickes's The Haunting of Aveline Jones.

In a world between life and death, can love survive? In one of his epileptic fits, Kyle realises that he has the ability to travel to The Stillness, an eerie dimension populated by those who are between life and death. There he meets his real-world crush, Farah who, they work out, is in a coma back home. They team up and try to make their way back to life together, but unlikely friends await them in The Stillness - and even less likely terrors. And time is running out... A. Connors was inspired to write this novel based on his own experience with epilepsy, reimagining his disability as a superpower A romance at the centre of the story that is perfect for anyone who loves BookTok tropes like slow burn and forced proximity The Stillness is a wildly imaginative world that will appeal to fans of Erik J Brown, Dustin Thao and Netflix's Alice In Borderland

The world didn't end all at once but drip by drip... Manon Pawlak has just turned eighteen, a debutant at the start of the Virtue Season: a process that will result in a match with a suitable genetic mate. Her best friend, Agatha, has been decommissioned, forbidden to partake in the season and unite with the boy who has had her heart since they were children. When Manon's mother wades out into the waters of Penn Vale with stones sewn into the lining of her coat, Manon's genetic purity is called into question and she's forced to rely on the fisherman's son, Wick, to keep her secret. But as they dance, the truth about their world starts to unravel, and Manon finds herself at the centre of it all. And the council is watching. Bridgerton meets The Hunger Games with shades of The Handmaid's Tale and 1984 As romantic as it is sinister and completely unputdownable This is L.M. Nathan's debut YA, almost 10 years in the making and inspired by the countryside of rural Lancashire Featuring the ever-popular BookTok tropes of #forbiddenromance, #friendstolovers and #forcedproximity and themes of a woman's right to choose, a woman's right to her own body, totalitarianism and how true love endures in even the darkest of places