Do oddities exist? How do you steal a ghost? Oswain Fields doesn’t know, either, but in his first year at Corridor, he will learn more things than just how to become an ice apprentice. Oswain was found on the Endless Expanse, the frozen world around a sole settlement, Tundra. After a harsh childhood of working in the produce fields for his adoptive parent Lullia, he is brought to Corridor, to learn new forms of magic to aid Tundra’s survival.
Fans of The Goonies, National Treasure, and escape rooms will love The Mystery of Locked Rooms. This fun-filled adventure story follows Sarah, Hannah, and West, 12-year-old best friends and escape room fanatics. The trio call themselves the Deltas – as in, three sides of the same triangle – and their appreciation for problem-solving, maths, and true friendship are sprinkled throughout this charming tale.
A fast-paced story revolving around two main characters, Scarlet and Jasper, as they travel through space and time to defend the universe. Scarlet is a bit of a ‘smarmy pants’ who feels undervalued by her family whilst her troublesome brother gets all the attention. Jasper, on the other hand, does not take things too seriously, but is at heart a lonely boy looking for a special someone.
Joan’s life was already fraught before the pact between the Fae and humankind fell; her magic, skin colour, and gender all make her stand out in her worlds of metalworking and swordsmanship. Now William Cecil’s targeting her, the Queen has made Joan her plaything, and responsibility for restoring the pact and keeping London safe has fallen on Joan’s shoulders. The burdens are heavy, but she’s not alone in carrying them; her family and friends are always at her side.
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 pilot, a medical officer and three engineers are with you on a mission to the moon Titan. You’ve landed, collected your rock samples and reboarded the spaceship. Now all that remains is to go into cryosleep for the journey home. What could possibly go wrong?
Anzu has just moved to a new town after the recent passing of her Obaachan. Instead of celebrating Obon with her family, she finds herself following a stray dog, who leads her to the Shinto underworld – a place she has only heard of in her grandmother’s stories. She has until sunrise to get back to the human world, or her spirit will be trapped there forever.
A little bit of science and a little bit of fiction go a long way … like, galaxies away! And if you have a sci-fi lover in your life, they will be dazzled by this stellar collection of science fiction short stories. Roberts has taken great care to hand pick seven science fiction stories that distill just what it is that makes the genre so appealing.
The Fairy Queen feels like a classic Irish fairytale, filled with everyday people, wicked royalty, and of course the fairy folk themselves. But this story is special, as it is Chrissy Donoghue Ward’s own version of the Mincéir tale of the Fairy Queen, a living story which evolves and changes with each telling and each storyteller.
Silver has been trained since birth for her mission on Earth. She must inhabit a human and collect data to see if Earth can be colonised by her home ship. However, when Silver inhabits a human and discovers that there is more to them than meets the eye, who will she side with?
