Unique football fiction that hammers the ball into your deepest heart. Football: it’s the beautiful game. But it’s more than a game. It’s triumph & heartbreak & passion & glory. It’s the essence of life. Tough-talking sports journalist Paul Faustino is a lifelong fan. Now he’s reporting on three mysteries involving the world’s greatest players. A legendary goalie’s eerie secret. A vanished teenage football prodigy. A star player brought down by a rival. Football stories like you’ve NEVER read before. Love, death, magic, murder & the media. Carnegie winner Mal Peet was a writer who knew the score. Football fiction that takes the game into a thrilling new dimension Written by Carnegie Medal winner Mal Peet, who died in 2015“A blast of fresh air… so strong & vibrant, so passionate” – INIS “ Glorious, cartwheeling, magical, frightening” – Frank Cottrell Boyce This series contains mature content. summer-18 sum-18 ...

Proof of the power one teen can have in fighting for what’s right. The true-life Katniss, battling evil with words & smarts. She’s won the Nobel Peace Prize, survived a hit on her life & is making a better world for women right now. Teen spirit: 1. Taliban: 0. women ...

A gorgeously gothic new series. STARFELL meets THE ADDAMS FAMILY. Malice is from Underl&, land of sorcery & spooks. But, her family live in Topside & mischief is their business. The business of mischief is a very serious matter! Packed with spooky characters & warm-hearted adventure. ...

When Malice’s younger sister Antipathy-Rose finds a sphere of solid Amber in one of the swag rooms at Malignant House, & bites right through it, she unwittingly unleashes a world of trouble. Trapped within the Amber sphere is Maniacal Malign’s time-stopping pocket watch. ...

Preparations are in full swing for the Halloween Ball when the Underland Mayor is ghostnapped, throwing Underland into turmoil. It is down to Malice, Seth & Uncle Vex to prove Ma & Pa’s innocence & bring the real culprits to justice. If they don’t, it will be more than just the Halloween Ball in ruins… ...

Uplifting young fiction by a best-loved author. Malorie Blackman is seriously well-known for her powerful Noughts & Crosses YA sequence, & for her pulse-racing thrillers for older primary readers. But did you know she also writes snappy fiction for younger readers who are growing in confidence? In these charming books you’ll meet Maxine, also known as Girl Wonder: a super sister & livewire heroine with a talent for funny mischief! Plus there’s Betsey Biggalow, a little girl with BIG ideas that she’d love to whisper into your ear… Heartwarming young fiction by a superstar author Perfect for building confidence in emergent readers Each book has five to seven accessible short stories Full of heartwarming insights into modern family life Malorie writes the huge Noughts & Crosses series Her other books include Thief! & Pig-Heart Boy She served as Children’s Laureate from 2013-2015 ...

Do you love a great story? Are you building your confidence with books? Read & laugh along with top author Malorie Blackman! These funny charmers will get you reading alone & feeling really good about trying new books. There are the funny adventures of Fangs, a pet tarantula. There’s a big new mystery for ace girl detective Betsey Biggelow. Plus: what will happen when spoiled brat Ellie swaps body with her cat? Will she finally learn to be a good friend? Warm & witty short fiction from a master storyteller Malorie Blackman is an OBE & former Children’s Laureate These accessible reads are ideal for building confidence Sheer quality – a perfect way to get kids hooked on books ...

Malorie Blackman can tell a story like nobody else, & every one of her books is a stonking page-turner. Check these sizzlers out! ...

Pranks & fun at the Blyton boarding school that inspired all the rest. ...

A little girl stays home with Mama when Mummy goes off on a work trip in this tender, inviting story that will resonate with every child who has missed a parent. For one little girl, there’s no place she’d rather be than sitting between Mama & Mummy. So when Mummy goes away on a work trip, it’s tricky to find a good place at the table. As the days go by, Mama brings her to the library, they watch films, & all of them talk on the phone, but she still misses Mummy as deep as the ocean & as high as an astronaut up in the stars. As they pass by a beautiful garden, the girl has an idea … but when Mummy finally comes home, it takes a minute to shake off the empty feeling she felt all week before leaning in for a kiss. Michael L. Printz Award winner Nina La Cour thoughtfully renders a familiar, touching story of a child who misses a parent, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita, whose distinctive style brings charm & playfulness to this delightful family of three. ...