This second volume in the Meche-Ude series continues the story of Hikaru who has become attached to a sentient mechanical arm named Alma who has no memory of his past. They continue to fight against the forces of the Kagami Group who will do anything to retrieve Alma.
Hikaru in the Light: Volume 2 picks up right where the previous volume left off. After making it through the rounds of auditions, Hiraku Ogino enters the first stage of survival camp. With her best friend Ran by her side, Hiraku’s performing abilities are put to the test. So too is her confidence. Far from the comforts of her family bathhouse, she must trade her mop for a real microphone and channel her inner Idol!
Too Nice is a sensitive and nuanced exploration of adolescence at a challenging moment in the protagonist’s life. The novel captures the emotional turbulence of growing up, grieving, and adapting to change, offering young adult readers an insightful look at how families evolve after loss.
The story follows the titular Unico, a unicorn who finds himself with no memories in the midst of a modern city. After meeting the plucky cat Chloe, they search for answers and a place to call home – all while discovering Unico’s mysterious magical abilities.
Children’s literature provides escapism and develops imagination. Sometimes books are published that provoke and make the reader question the status quo. This book is most certainly the latter.
Twelve-year-old Leonie is a force to be reckoned with. Having escaped the clutches of the wicked Wishmaker Institute, she finally feels free; her magic no longer caged, she begins to become an everyday girl.
The year is 1956 and it is summer in Dublin city where Rosy Heron and her big sister Martha spend their days helping their Aunt Toto in her bookshop. Far from their home and their friends in Skibbereen, the girls must navigate the big city together.
Max and Ella, Stuck Together is a warm, perceptive and uplifting middle-grade novel about identity, family and finding your voice. Told in alternating chapters from Max and Ella’s perspectives, the story explores what happens when two families are brought together through a shared connection: Max’s mums chose Ella’s dad, Hari, as a known donor, and the children are about to meet for the first time.
Inis is the magazine of Children's Books Ireland. Within these pages you will find features and articles on Irish and international children's books as well as in-depth reviews of new titles for children and teenagers. With its range of expert contributors, this is a key resource for teachers, writers, illustrators, librarians, parents/guardians and everyone interested in children's books.
A mysterious yellow rock that kicked off the Gold Rush in nineteenth century America; a scrabble in Egyptian sand that uncovered ancient steps to a boy-king’s tomb brimming with gold; a trio of French boys burrowing down a hole in the forest to see their simple lamp illuminating vivid, lifelike cave paintings. These are just three of the twelve thrilling true discoveries that are described in this engaging, beautiful book.
