The final chilling tale from Furnace – a terrifying underground prison. Action-packed, gritty & gruesome stuff for thrill-hungry teens. “ The whole world has become a prison, & Alfred Furnace is its master. Monsters rule the streets, beasts of pure fury that leave murder & madness in their wake. Those who do not die become slaves to Furnace’s reign of cruelty. I am a monster too. I am the only one who can stop him, but in doing so I risk becoming the force that kills us all. Am I the executed or the executioner? Who will die: me, Furnace or the entire human race? All I know is that one way or another, it all ends today.” ...

The fourth chilling tale from Furnace – a terrifying underground prison. Action-packed, gritty & gruesome stuff for thrill-hungry teens. “ We escaped Furnace, but the nightmare followed us. We broke out but we’re still not free. The city is in lockdown – roads sealed, police everywhere. & there are worse things here: creatures of death sent to bring the world to its knees. I’m turning into one of them; into a monster. To put an end to this blood-crazed madness I must travel into the heart of darkness. I must find Alfred Furnace before he finds me. Soon the whole world will be a prison.” ...

A gripping & heartfelt war story from Britain’s best-loved children’s author, Michael Morpurgo. ...

From the author of Escape from Chernobyl comes another fast-paced historical thriller about a city caught between an enemy army & their own brutal government. ...

In 2011, the people of Syria finally said ‘no more’. They’d had enough of the awful dictator Bashar al-Assad. So they rose up in a revolution. It should have been a victory for freedom. But it went wrong – & plunged the country into years of civil war. That’s the backdrop to this graphic novel: the story of an ordinary family of four from Aleppo. When a bomb strike destroys their home, they have no choice but to run for their lives. From the wretched refugee camps of Lebanon to jihadi militants & ruthless people-smugglers, they face all kinds of dangers. How will they survive? An incredibly powerful graphic novel of hope & survival Written by former Lebanon Star reporter Samya Kullab Masterfully maps the Syrian conflict & its human cost Told in the relatable voice of whip-smart young Amina ...

Unlock creativity & adventure in your class with special teaching resources, & watch videos from Stephen Mangan. A high-energy, laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated adventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan & talented artist Anita Mangan. “[ Escape the Rooms] is richly imagined & deeply heartfelt, & Anita Mangan’s cartoonish & poignant illustrations capture the tone perfectly … It reminded me a little of The Wizard of Oz, with the children on a quest through different lands to get home.” Hadley Freeman, Guardian “ It’s been described as a cross between Alice in Wonderland & The Crystal Maze & it manages to feel both classic & modern at the same time.” Good Housekeeping The last thing Jack expected when he bungee-jumped at the fairground was to go plummeting right through the ground into the weird, wonderful Rooms… There he must face a series of puzzles & traps alongside a mysterious girl called Cally, in order for them to find their way home. Throw in a murderous polar bear, hundreds of tiny yet ferocious lions, some mind-blowing riddles, & get ready for a hilarious, helter-skelter adventure like no other! Escape the Rooms follows two children dealing with loss on an amazing adventure. Wildly funny & endlessly surprising, Escape the Rooms is also a story about friendship, overcoming fears & being kind to yourself. Packed with fantastic pictures created by Stephen Mangan’s sister, Anita ...

Unlock creativity & adventure in your class with special teaching resources, & watch videos from Stephen Mangan. A high-energy, laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated adventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan & talented artist Anita Mangan. “[ Escape the Rooms] is richly imagined & deeply heartfelt, & Anita Mangan’s cartoonish & poignant illustrations capture the tone perfectly … It reminded me a little of The Wizard of Oz, with the children on a quest through different lands to get home.” Hadley Freeman, Guardian “ It’s been described as a cross between Alice in Wonderland & The Crystal Maze & it manages to feel both classic & modern at the same time.” Good Housekeeping The last thing Jack expected when he bungee-jumped at the fairground was to go plummeting right through the ground into the weird, wonderful Rooms… There he must face a series of puzzles & traps alongside a mysterious girl called Cally, in order for them to find their way home. Throw in a murderous polar bear, hundreds of tiny yet ferocious lions, some mind-blowing riddles, & get ready for a hilarious, helter-skelter adventure like no other! Escape the Rooms follows two children dealing with loss on an amazing adventure. Wildly funny & endlessly surprising, Escape the Rooms is also a story about friendship, overcoming fears & being kind to yourself. Packed with fantastic pictures created by Stephen Mangan’s sister, Anita ...

Beautiful & full of adventure, Escape to the River Sea is Emma Carroll’s compelling novel inspired by Eva Ibbotson’s bestselling, classic masterpiece, Journey to the River Sea. ‘ Unputdownable storytelling. I loved it.’ – Hilary Mc Kay, Costa Award-winning author of The Skylark’s War In 1946, Rosa Sweetman, a young Kindertransport girl, is longing for her family to claim her. The war in Europe is over & she is the only child left at Westwood, a rambling country estate in the north of Engl&, where she’d taken refuge seven years earlier. The arrival of a friend of the family, Yara Fielding, starts an adventure that will take Rosa deep into the lush beauty of the Amazon rainforest in search of jaguars, ancient giant sloths & somewhere to belong. What she finds is Yara’s lively, welcoming family on the banks of the river &, together, they face a danger greater than she could ever have imagined. Featuring places & characters known & loved by fans of Journey to the River Sea (including, among others, Maia, Finn, Miss Minton & Clovis) this spectacular new chapter in the story tells of the next generation & the growing threats to the Amazon rainforest that continue to this day. ...

Roald Dahl’s heartwarming story of tortoises & true love – now with a phizzwhizzing new cover look! It’s so funny you’ll be tickled right out of your shell. Shy Mr Hoppy, a retired bachelor, harbours a secret passion for his neighbour: the lovely Mrs Silver. Sadly, she lavishes all her affection on Alfie, her pet tortoise! So Mr Hoppy dreams up a brave & wild plan to win the love of his lady. & it works: it’s won our undying love as well. Hilarious Roald Dahl classic loved by millions Simple short text perfect for younger solo readers Iconic black-&-white pictures by Quentin Blake Now a BBC TV film starring Dustin Hoffmanresolution-2-17 10-for-10-17 v-xd-17 v-day-17 ...

‘I do actually happen to know how to make tortoises grow faster, if that’s really what you want.’ Mr Hoppy really loves his neighbour Mrs Silver, & Mrs Silver really loves her tortoise, Alfie. Oh, if only Mr Hoppy could perform some great feat that would make him a hero in her eyes! Then one day an amazing idea rushes into his head. With the help of a magical spell, some cabbage leaves & one hundred & forty tortoises, can shy Mr Hoppy win Mrs Silver’s heart? The text in this edition of Esio Trot was updated in 2022 for young independent readers. ...