Led by the mysterious Raven Boys, Blue is looking for the grave of a lost Welsh king. Can his magic stop the prophecy that when she kisses her true love, he will die? ...

Second in Maggie Stiefvater’s addictive series! The ley lines have been woken. Dreams are turning real. Dangerous magic is rising, & Blue’s life will never be the same again… ...

Blue’s back: sussing out love, the future ‘n’ stuff. sci-fi-fantasy ...

All her life, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love’s death. She doesn’t believe in true love & never thought this would be a problem, but as her life becomes caught up in the strange & sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure any more. ...

Magical, elegant, brutal, imaginative, thrilling & totally different. Want supernatural fiction that takes you way beyond the cliches? This is it. All her life, Blue has been warned that when she kisses her true love, he’ll die. This never used to bother her. Who believes in true love anyway? & the psychic vision hinting that her true love is a student at the posh Aglionby Academy? Total rubbish, of course. She’d never fall for one of those stuck-up guys. But that was before she met the Raven Boys: on a quest to find a buried Welsh king. That was before ancient magic snapped awake, & dreams started coming to life. That was before Blue realised true love is real. Before all the wonder & insanity of this majestic saga went down… Beautiful, pitch-perfect writing that feels completely effortless By the bestselling author of Shiver, Ballad & The Scorpio Races A contemporary paranormal fantasy full of depth & resonance Perfectly captures love & life in Blue’s small Virginia town“ The prose is crisp & dazzling & the dialogue positively crackles.” School Library Journal “ An absolute marvel of imagination & an irresistible invitation to wonder.” Booklist “A dizzying paranormal romance tinged with murder & Welsh mythology.” Los Angeles Times summer-18 sum-18 ...

THUMP THUMP. The Red Dread is on the loose. Be very scared! At any rate, Shrew & the other animals are. From stolen nuts to kidnapped bunnies, all these worried critters are whispering about the awful things the Red Dread does. It’s not long before panic grips all of them. Forget about teamwork. They’re so scared it’s every creature for itself. But who is the Red Dread? Where is it? Can you spot it in any of the pictures? & what if the only thing there is to be scared of is actually fear itself? A hilarious read-aloud tale told entirely in dialogue Full of sly illustrations bursting with visual humour Comical fun that builds to a climax of electric tension Fun repeated words to build word recognition skills “ The energy Tom injects into his drawings is enough to power an army of industrial toasters for a week.” Philip Ardagh “A spooky wee tale with lots of heart.” Ross Collins ...

A bedtime rhyme with rattitude from Julia & Axel. This furry bandit will ambush your snacks – & your heart. Quick: hide your chocolate éclairs! Do you like buns? Or tasty sweets? So does the Reiver Rat. If you’ve got them, he’ll steal them. No food is safe, & that’s that. This rotten rodent steals nuts from squirrels. He hijacks his own horse’s hay. What can stop his appetite for snack-based crime? Perhaps a clever duck can save the day… A funny rhyming romp by the creators of The Gruffalo Now in a Scots edition to read aloud & treasure Julia & Axel are the UK’s leading picture book team A classic with themes of saying sorry & starting afresh ...

‘A sublime eco adventure.’ The Times From the Costa Award winning author of Voyage of the Sparrowhawk comes an epic adventure with a call to arms: we must fight to save the most treasured things on our planet. On the top of the hill, overlooking the sea, that’s where you’ll find a magical place. ...

There are boring princesses. & then there are Rescue Princesses. If you’ve met these girls, you’ll know what we mean. They don’t sit on their thrones all day, demanding tea & cake. They’re much too busy helping cute animals out! Now it’s time for Princess Ella’s big mission: to help a tiny baby rabbit with the softest ears in the world. Oh – & it’s also Ella’s first day at a new school with heaps of secret passages beneath it. A magical adventure is in store… Wonderfully magical & exciting mid-length fiction Great for fans of Secret Kingdom & Rainbow Magic Addictive fun that quickly builds reading confidence Full of brave, kind-hearted, diverse young heroines ...

Princess Zina is shocked to discover that the forest home of her kingdom’s lemurs is in danger! Can she & her princess friends work together to save the lovely animals & their precious trees? ...