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A haunting, evocative and highly unusual romantic debutSeventeen-year-old Li Lan lives in 1890s Malaya with her quietly-ruined father, who returns one evening with a proposition - the fabulously wealthy Lim family want Li Lan to marry their son.

Deep in the dungeons of Castle Grotteskew is a small, long-forgotten, almost human-like creature, known only as Stitch Head...

It was still night-time, and outside a raging wind was buffeting the windows and howling down the chimney - not that it was the wind which had woken Tom... When Tom starts at Styles Grange Boarding School he knows he will feel a little lonely, but he never dreamed he'd experience such pure terror!

If you go down to Weirdsville today, you better not go alone . . . A spine-tingling new series for fans of Goosebumps that will have you hiding beneath the covers!

Rebecca, convinced that she will die if she does not return to the other world, enlists the help of Theo and Noah to open a new passageway, but once on the other side they fall into danger and Max, unaware of the peril, follows.

Destroyer of Evil, Champion of Good, Full-time Librarian. Enter the Library of Doom, where the librarians exploits merge heart-pounding tales for less-confident readers with high quality illustrations. Includes discussion questions and writing prompts.

From the bits and pieces of dead bodies and the power of electricity, the brilliant Victor Frankenstein fashions a new form of life - only to discover, too late, the irreparable damage he has caused. This title tells the story of the creation of man, or monster. Intended for young readers, it is part of the "Classic Starts[trademark]" series.

Revenge for a tragedy, a fire twenty-five years ago which killed twenty-two children. Must Denny live forever with his father's fatal mistake?

Jason Bodger is the boss of class 4Z and the terror of student teachers, until the fateful day when 4Z visit the Priory.

From the bestselling author of THE SHADOW OF THE WIND, the haunting story of a ghostly ship and an age-old curse.

Destroyer of Evil, Champion of Good, Full-time Librarian. Enter the Library of Doom, where the librarians exploits merge heart-pounding tales for less-confident readers with high quality illustrations. Includes discussion questions and writing prompts.

Count Karlstein, or The Ride of the Demon Huntsman, was Philip Pullman's first novel for children, published by Chatto and Windus in 1982.

Jeff Allen needs a new phone. But for a new phone, Jeff needs money and therefore a job. When he starts working at the new mobile phone shop for Mr Vlad, he thinks he's got it made. The new phones come preloaded with a game, and everyone in town including his friends seem obsessed.

Grouped by genre, this collection of short stories introduces students to a range of fiction genres. Each group includes an introduction to the genre, an example of pre-20th century fiction and reading and writing assignments - helping students explore the characteristics of each genre.

If your mum is a top interior designer it is not unusual to spend the summer holidays in someone else's house whilst 'mother dear' gets on with doing it up. All is not as it seems, and when doors starts slamming shut of their own accord and lights go unexpectedly on and off, Emma tries her best to explain why in a rational manner;

A cache of stolen gold, a dangerous ghost seeking revenge, and a promise that's too valuable to break. These are the surprises awaiting city boy Joe when he spends the school holidays with his grandparents in the Scottish highlands.

A volume of seven magical and spine-chilling stories from a professional storyteller with black-and-white and colour illustrations by an award- winning illustrator.

The final story in the thrilling Nordic crime series The Snow White Trilogy, an international success published in 52 territories worldwide and soon to be a Hollywood film.

Drawn from a range of sources, including folk tales, urban myths, and narrative jokes, this book includes over forty stories of ghosts, monsters, and aliens. They are intended for use in the classroom.

Contains over forty short stories. Drawn from a range of sources, including folk tales, urban myths, and narrative jokes, as well as original stories, the stories are useful for use in the classroom as well as for sleepovers and just for dipping into. It includes stories of ghosts of all kinds - some funny, some scary, and some shocking.

It's been a year since Stacey rescued her best friend Drea from being murdered. Now Stacey is experiencing another series of nightmares that foretell a murder. And this time Stacey is the one in danger.

Jacobite rebels are being rounded up and hanged at Tower Hill, and on the outskirts of London the roads are haunted by a mysterious Highwayman known only as The White Rider; With the help of his mentor, Dr Harker, Tom is determined to discover who is behind the White Rider's gruesome mask.

A time-slip ghost story based in the gritty reality of Victorian London. Ben breaks into the empty house next door and discovers a family of children suffering at the hands of their drunk and abusive father. Ages 8+ years.