When April is invited to spend the weekend in a remote country house with the handsome Carl and his wealthy friends, the offer seems too good to refuse – even with a spate of recent killings making headlines in Cork. But when a masked killer shows up at their door and begins to hunt her new friends for sport, April will have to rely on everything she’s learned from horror films to survive the night.
Olivia Shivers discovers a world of ghosts under her nose because of her special inherited S-sense and joins S.C.A.R.E. – a team of secret agents who keep ghosts in check. This is her first adventure as she solves a spooky mystery and sets out to save her grandpa.
Paying homage to some of Dublin’s greatest characters (O’Casey’s fictional Juno and the real-life Lugs Branigan) and America’s literary and film icons (Harper Lee’s fictional Jem and the actual child movie stars Shirley Temple and Judy Garland), Nolan has created a high-octane escapade that is a love letter to the Golden Age of Cinema.
This is the story of one very tired little ghost and her search for a place to take a snooze. Little Ghost tries lots of different spots and meets a host of characters, but no one will let her land and have a rest. They are all frightened and much too wary of the Little Ghost, even though she hasn’t given them any reason to be.
Annie Atkins once again creates something magical in Letters from the Witch. Five children from all around the world turn to witches as the wisest people they know to help them solve their problems and are amazed by the spells the witches conjure in order to help them, despite getting ready for the annual Big Witch Convention.
The stakes have never been higher for Seraphine and Ransom as they are in The Dragon and the Dove, the final book in the City of Fantome series. Ransom's magic is eating away at his soul and Sera can hardly stay upright as she creates more and more saints to defend Fantome. Can they defeat the silver-tongued Saint before everyone turns to his side?
Amy Devereux’s début picturebook, A Wexford Fairytale, is aptly named. Not only is it a beautifully illustrated fairytale with a touching message, but it is also a sincere tribute to the County of Wexford and those who call it home.
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.
