Kurara has spent her entire life as a servant aboard the Midori, a flying ship serving the military elite of the Mikoshiman Empire, a world comprised of floating cities. Kurara has also been hiding a secret, she possesses a unique ability: the power to make folded paper figures come to life. When the Midori is attacked Kurara’s secret is revealed as a highly valued power throughout the empire and she is forced into a perilous escape.
This gripping young adult novel explores friendship, loyalty, and the weight of secrets. The story centres on Charlie who is trying to balance the pressures of school, family expectations, and complicated friendships. Charlie’s life becomes increasingly difficult when she becomes entangled in a situation involving crime and silence that she never intended to be part of.
In the riveting opening, readers are immediately thrown in the middle of the world’s biggest boyband’s world tour. The screaming fans, the choreographed dances and the heartthrob status of the four members of Saturday – something that will feel familiar to any pop music lover!
Three teen detectives try to discover who is sabotaging a cycling race in this third instalment in the Gold Medal Mysteries series. The story begins with our heroes Hannah, Maria, Seb and their adult chaperone Lucas, attending the Grand Prix in Monaco before travelling to London and on to France to follow the Grand Euro Cycle. Their interest is quickly piqued when a suspicious series of misfortunes befall the Team BB group of cyclists.
Whirby is a robot who loves school. His favourite subject is gadgeteering because he gets to compete in bot battles. However, Whirby gets so excited the night before a contest that he can’t stop thinking about it. Instead of plugging himself in and recharging his battery, he practices all night long. But the following day his battery runs out – how will he compete in the contest?
The Twenty Bears are back, and this time they’re off on holiday for seaside fun, counting and plenty of chaos! When twenty bears go to the beach, they are in for a very busy day! Each bear has their own priority, and readers will have fun counting the bears as they explore the beach.
Daria has transformed her bedroom into an unlikely secret sanctuary for a group of tiny living dinosaurs. She is convinced she has everything under control until the creatures begin multiplying and escaping into the neighbourhood. With the help of her loyal friends, Oleg and Rory, Daria must track down the runaway dinosaurs before a nosy professor uncovers her extraordinary secret.
Nina Peanut is a confident and funny young girl living in a quiet small town called Dozyville. Excitement ensues when a new boy joins her class, although Nina is not the only one who has noticed him and suddenly, she is competing with lots of her classmates for his attention. The situation becomes even more dramatic when Nina’s teacher announces that they are going to be staging the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet! Nina and the other girls in class must face up to whether they are staying true to themselves or trying to be someone else for the new boy’s attention.
Hercules Braver (modern-day son of Zeus) returns in the fourth instalment of Vaughan’s quick-paced, light-hearted tales of a young boy struggling to live a normal life and being the son of a Greek god at the same time.
Sniffy is a gift from Mama and Skunk takes him everywhere. The pair share lots of fun and adventures, and Sniffy’s special smell provides Skunk with reassurance when he needs it. When Sniffy goes missing, Skunk is relieved to find him in the washing machine but something isn’t quite right – Sniffy has lost his special smell! Mama and Skunk try to find Sniffy's smell, but it is only when Mama hugs Skunk that he discovers why Sniffy’s smell was so special.
