Ajay is a boy who loves board games, milky chocolate drinks and spending time with his new best friends, Ned and Gabby, who have become best friends since starting secondary school. What Ajay does not love is spending time outdoors.
It’s hard being thirteen! You want to make your entrance to teen life dramatic but the order of life and all those rules just get in the way!
Get ready for this dangerous, deadly and devourable book packed with love, action and the undead. Nora Inkwell may be head over heels for her best friend Ruby Rutherford, but she finds herself sidetracked in her confession of love when a deadly zombie apocalypse appears to quickly invade the neighbourhood. Now, alongside her over-prepared dad, Harry and formidable mum, Kim, Nora and Ruby must work to protect themselves and stay together whilst staying alive.
In this captivating sequel to Artezans: The Forgotten Magic, adopted twins Ed and Elodie Crane are eager to learn more about their powers and find the other two Artezan Masters. The twins, their dads, and the family cat, Mr Biscuits, are on their way to Norway when they are suddenly shipwrecked on a secret magical island in the North Sea, home to more than just friendly faces and homemade strawberry ice-cream.
Once again, Kids’ Own have provided a lovely resource to help provide an insight into the lives of young people and communities. In this case, eleven young people from the Traveller community have shared experiences of their own lives inside and outside of school. The children focus on their hopes and dreams for the future and how it is important for their peers and especially adults to recognise they are just like everyone else.
A mythical and magical world, the Archipelago is full of colour and opportunity for children to lose themselves in their imaginations. Fans of the first book in this series, Impossible Creatures, will be delighted to meet Christopher and other characters again, but Princess Anya is an excellent addition to the cast.
Lovers of Greek legends will enjoy being whisked into Phoebe’s own odyssey as she gets swept up into a fantasy world, led there by her grief. Phoebe’s beloved grandmother Cass, once a talented artist before she began forgetting all she knew, is slipping away. Everything that was once certain is now foggy, and as we go with Phoebe to places where she must face her fears, both mythological and very real. With every page, it is clear that Gray has expertly weaved grief and escapism, adventure and poignancy into one epic tale that will surely inspire and challenge eager readers.
After Rowan’s father dies, she and her mother move from sunny Arizona to the cold, dreary Irish town where he grew up. Even in summertime, it is always cold; the sun never shines and the loss of the warmth and love Rowan felt when her father was alive is palpable. But even more troubling than the loss of sun are the strange things that are happening in her new hometown; lights turning on when no one is around, the kettle boiling on its own …
Fans of the intrepid trio of Clare, Rose and Molly will be delighted to make their acquaintance again in this second instalment of the Sycamore Hill Mystery series.
Set in Dublin in 1986, Gwen is bright, imaginative and has been homeschooled by her mother for as long as she can remember. This changes dramatically when her mother becomes too ill to care for her and Gwen is sent to Loughmoe Abbey, a mysterious boarding school in the countryside.
