The explosive third instalment in Dungan’s series plunges readers straight into the chaos left by book two’s revelations. Alex Wintour, already stretched to her limits, now finds herself imprisoned in a timeless underground cage built to disorient and erode identity itself. Cut off from the flow and surrounded by other captive temporals losing their grip of where and who they are – Alex is forced to confront a new kind of hell.
Should you require a comprehensive guide to mythical and magical creatures, Believe’s knowledgeable narrator, Sage Brightwing, is here to help! Doyle’s obvious affection for fantasy characters in combination with Hartas’s vivid, colourful illustrations results in a book with an absorbing level of detail.
Myths of Japan is a beautiful addition to DK’s Ancient Myths series, a series that introduces young readers to customs, stories and traditions from around the world. Celebrating Japanese mythology, this stunning anthology invites readers to step into a world of adventure and wonder.
This heartwarming picturebook tells the tale of a girl who sets sail from her fishing village to explore the wonders of the world. In a small boat that is ‘scruffy and scratched, but as strong as can be,’ the girl journeys ‘on the glittering sea, humble and quiet but brave as can be.’ Each night the other villagers watch her return home empty-handed and ask her ‘what did you get?’ But the brave little girl just smiles.
A small teacup can wield great power in the right hands and Chris Naylor Ballesteros demonstrates this expertly in this the companion book to The Suitcase.
Set in a South Asian-inspired world, The Ivory Key opens in a tangle of family and political tensions. Told from the point-of-view of four royal siblings: Vira, the self-doubting queen who needs to return magic to her failing kingdom; Riya, the sister who defected to a band of vigilantes; Ronak, the brother who wants to run away; and Kaleb, the brother who was framed for their mother’s death.
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.
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.
Who would have thought a city like London Overhead could be so fragile? At Christmas, Astrid’s chance for festive merriment is shattered by dire news about her beloved home in the sky. The city’s enchantments are failing, leaving it at risk of exposure to the ‘underfooters.’ With the future she dreamed of in jeopardy, Astrid will need all her bravery to find a way to save her home. But will she learn to tell the difference between bravery and rashness? Could she lose all she has gained since her journey started?
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