At sixteen, Irishman Ernest Shackleton left school, joined the navy & became a legendary explorer. Written by the best-selling author on Polar exploration, this is the story of Shackleton, whose men called him ‘ The Boss’, involving four expeditions to the snow & ice of Antarctica over 20 years between 1901 & 1922. ...

A beautiful story of loss & belonging, all told through the eyes of a wild, affectionate, prickly fox who has a love of collecting shoes & not a small amount of magic. ...

Poppy, Marcus, Dash, Dylan, & Azumi are all trapped within Shadow House, a sinister estate where past & present intertwine. As they fight to find a way out, the kids think the ghosts of the house are the greatest danger they face. Little do they know it’s the secrets they’re hiding that will prove even more lethal. ...

The third installment in the exciting Shadow House series that invites you to step inside the ghost story! ...

Fancy spending the night in a haunted house? Step into Shadow House. It’s not just haunted: it’s hungry. What does it want? YOU. Some houses have ghosts. This house is the ghost. & if you go inside, chances are you’ll soon be one too. Trouble is, the kids in these books – Dash, Dylan, Poppy, Marcus & Azumi – don’t know this yet. They think they’re there for innocent reasons. How wrong can they be? Hallways move. Doors vanish. Spectres appear. Children vanish. & the way out? That’s disappeared too… Darkly terrifying ghost stories from a bestselling horror series By the author of The Stone Child & The Book of Bad Things Perfect for fans of Coraline & The Haunting of Sunshine Girl Imaginative, hugely addictive fiction to keep those pages turning“ Shadow House has everything I love – strange characters, magic & the supernatural, endless danger & adventure – & a mystery I dare any reader to try to solve.” RL Stine “ Poblocki’s meticulously crafted narrative is chilling.” Kirkus Reviews ...

Lilith Shadow, princess of darkness, is struggling with her growing powers. Castle Gloom is filling with ghosts & zombies roam the country. Then Lily is attacked by a mysterious sorcerer known as Dreamweaver & his army of jewel-spiders. Can Thorn & his giant bat save Lily from the realm of sleep & help her overcome the evil Dreamweaver? ...

Exit, light! Enter, night! Come over to the dark side in this sumptuous gothic fantasy, where a princess of night fights for the world she loves. ...

Dark secrets, roaring seas, glittering snow, forgotten magic. A windswept fantasy set in a mythical Scotl&. ...

A creepy magician with a shadowy act. A legend that goes back to the dawn of time. Eerie-on-Sea just got stranger. & darker… A mysterious stage magician has set up in the theatre at the end of the pier, with an act so hypnotic & strange that Herbie Lemon & his friend violet Parma suspect dark forces are at work. Meanwhile, folk are disappearing from Eerie-on-Sea, & no one knows why. There is an Eerie legend that goes back to the dawn of time, about a creature made from darkness that devours the shadows of the living. But could the Shadowghast really have returned? ...

When Monty’s horror stories are made into a movie, nightmarish things start happening on set. Can Penny uncover the film-maker’s sinister secret? ...