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This epic sequel to Waking Fire follows a girl forced to leave home for the first time to confront her destiny-and the ancient evil dragon god set to destroy the world.Praise for Waking Fire"Propulsive and full of heart. I'm hooked and can't wait to see where Naira, Kal, and Nez go next!" -Sara Holland, New York Times bestselling author of Everless and Havenfall"A searing-hot fantasy debut, full of wit, sacrifice, and the bonds that make us family." -Jaida Jones and Dani Bennett, co-authors of Master of One"A vibrant fantasy debut that delivers fast-paced adventure and unexpected surprises." -Kirkus Reviews

Deception has consequences, and Tom is about to learn his lesson. After filming a prank video with his friends, the world is turned upside-down and violent. He's going to have to keep his wits about him as he takes a crash course in survival. Vampires were just overused fairytale characters before, but now hey are real and dangerous. Tom is finding that it is hard to focus on survival when you keep blaming yourself for the disaster.

Take a peek through the window of the doll house. You might be able to see flashes of bright colours, like little fireworks fizzing in the night sky. Those flashes of colour are tiny little ghosts, about the height of a blueberry muffin, floating around their new home.

Darker Side of Wight is a collection of twelve spine chilling stories from the pen of Peter J Murray, set in his favourite location, the Isle of Wight; or as Peter would say, 'The Isle of Fright'!

For Lil, life at the Squawking Mackerel inn couldn¿t be more miserable. She''s tasked with the sloppiest, grottiest jobs and picked on at every turn. Her only friend is Augustus Scratchy, a cantankerous crow with a habit of stealing. When the dread villain Rotten Bob Hatchet and his gang of cut-throat highwaymen begin attacking travellers on the road, things get really dire.Joining forces with a new servant boy, Ned, and armed with the contents of the inn¿s lost property cupboard, a pocket full of revolting dumplings and some knicker elastic, Lil comes up with a plot to scare off Rotten Bob. And so the legend of Ghastly Jack Crowheart the Demon Highwayman is born!Dangerous highwaymen, furious crows, ludicrous underwear, and a turnip apocalypse - stand and deliver!

Introducing "Stella and the Werewolves," the enchanting children's book that will transport your little ones to a magical world of bravery, friendship, and diversity! Join Stella as she embarks on a daring adventure to find her lost kitten, Cupcake, in the forbidden forest. Along the way, she meets a loving werewolf family led by Flower, the gentle and kind-hearted elder sister, and Sparkles, the playful younger sibling. Despite the town's fears and misconceptions about werewolves, Stella forms an unlikely friendship with them and together, under the moon's magical glow, they set out to rescue Cupcake.This heart-warming tale of bravery and compassion will inspire young readers to embrace diversity and see beyond appearances. "Stella and the Werewolves" is a perfect example of girl heroes leading the charge and changing the world one act of kindness at a time. With its engaging storyline and vivid illustrations, this children's book is sure to become a cherished favorite for years to come.Don't miss out on this captivating tale of friendship and adventure! Get your hands on "Stella and the Werewolves" today and give your little ones a gift they'll cherish forever.

All of the Snot-Bots' plans to bring contaminated chaos to Electropolis have been thwarted by those disgusting heroes of hygiene, the Clean Team. But their leader, Sludge, has something different in mind this time. Instead of going big, he's going small... microscopic, even! He's launching millions of nasty nano-bytes called Fart-Bots into the atmosphere to spew a giant cloud of gas over the city. Have the Snot-Bots finally found a way to foul up the city for good? Or will the Clean Team keep Electropolis smelling sparkling fresh?Featuring action-packed text and fantastically colourful and disgusting robot characters, this insanely funny chapter book is certain to attract gross-out fans of all ages!

The book that bites back is BACK! In the fourth beastly book from Jack Meggit-Phillips, the most distinctive new voice for readers of 8-12, there are surprises in store for Bethany about her missing family¿

Frankie Rosenberg, the world's first Slayer-Witch, finds herself fighting evil alone as the threat of Darkness grows, she must lead the charge to reunite the fragmented Scooby gang, save the slayers, and defeat the Darkness.

"Charlotte survived the car crash that killed her boyfriend Jerry, but that night, everything changed. Charlotte wants desperately to get back to "normal," --whatever that means now-- and start reconnecting with friends she hasn't spoken to in months. And she's trying to work through her PTSD with the help of her therapist, only she can't tell the truth about Jerry or what really happened the night he died. Just when Charlotte thinks she might be moving on, someone starts sending her threatening messages claiming to be Jerry, saying things only he would know. But it can't really be Jerry because there's no such thing as ghosts. The cold spots in her room must be a draft and the noises she hears must be the house creaking. There has to be a logical explanation for all of it. Because if ghosts are real, then Jerry came back for her-just like he always said he would"--

From the critically acclaimed author of Midnight at the Barclay Hotel comes a thrilling new middle grade mystery novel inspired by Alcatraz Prison.Tori, Marvin, and Noah would rather be anywhere else than on the seventh grade class field trip to Raven Island prison. Tori would rather be on the soccer field, but her bad grades have benched her until further notice; Marvin would rather be at the first day of a film festival with his best friend, Kevin; and Noah isn't looking forward to having to make small talk with his classmates at this new school.But when the three of them stumble upon a dead body in the woods, miss the last ferry back home, and then have to spend the night on Raven Island, they find that they need each other now more than ever. They must work together to uncover a killer, outrun a motley ghost-hunting crew, and expose the age-old secrets of the island all before daybreak.

Bears, wolves and weird tangles of fate, these eight Strange Tales from master storyteller Daniel Morden have it all. In these pages you will meet travellers, tricksters, unlikely heroes, and animals who may not be what they seem...

Daniel''s school is haunted, there?s a python in his loft, and the Kelly Horton gang are lying in wait outside his house, ready to shower him with wet, disgusting kisses. And, to top it all, his mum has left home. It?s a lot to take on, but with the help of his best friend, Errol, and Loo Brush the dog, Daniel has a plan to get his...

This spine-tingling collection of spooky stories features over 20 eerie tales from across the globe. Discover bewitching retellings of ghost- and monster-filled myths regaled with ghoulish relish and journey continent-by-continent through this haunting book. With shocks and twists like you wouldn't believe - are you brave enough to read them all?

In the year 2082, a diving team found a strange jar on board a shipwreck. When they opened it, they unleashed a deadly plague upon the world. It killed most of the population, but worse that that, it turned some people into Scavengers - zombie-like creatures who thirst for human blood.

When Sam and Flynn set off on a woodland camping trip with their parents, they think it will be the same old story - cooking over a fire, building dens and swimming in the lake. But then they get lost in the woods and are forced to take shelter in an old, abandoned cabin.

Nancy Crumpet is convinced the Scareground holds the answer to her parents' disappearance. With her best friend Arthur Green, Nancy meets the fair's spooky owner, Skelter and discovers a world full of dark magic and mystery. A spine-tingling middle-grade novel from Angela Kecojevic, perfect for fans of Katherine Rundell and Jennifer Killick.

Thirteen-year-old Ella Hawthorne is being sent to Camp Wiawaka, on the shores of Lake George, for six weeks by her "perfect parents" in hopes that she will excel at something-anything. She'd rather stay home and do what she loves-gardening. Unfortunately, she bunks with the camp bully, Sidney, who insists their cabin win the mile swim at the end of the summer. Ella is terrified of swimming, but the camp ghost, Lisa Stewart, comes to her aide. Things go fine for Ella until Lisa starts to take things into her ghostly hands and seeks revenge for her own drowning when Ella's mom attended Camp Wiawaka. Will Lisa lead Ella or Sidney to the same fate? Can Ella prevent another tragedy at Camp Wiawaka?

"Plagued by forgotten memories and cryptic notes, Zenith Maelstrom catches his sister sneaking back to the bag in the basement and follows her on a perilous journey to confront their past mistakes in the surreal realm of GrahBhag, as they striving to protect each other from imminent peril and the looming threat of Eternity Tower"--]cProvided by publisher.

"The house seemed to sit apart from the others on Katydid Street, silent and alone, like it didn't fit among them. For Violet Hart-whose family is about to move into the house on Katydid Street-very little felt like it fit anymore. Like their old home, suddenly too small since her mother remarried and the new baby arrived. Or Violet's group of friends, which, since they started middle school, isn't enough for Violet's best friend, Paige. Everything seemed to be changing at once. But sometimes, Violet tells herself, change is okay. That is, until Violet sees her new room. The attic bedroom in their new house is shadowy, creaky, and wrapped in old yellow wallpaper covered with a faded tangle of twisting vines and sickly flowers. And then, after moving in, Violet falls ill-and does not get better. As days turn into weeks without any improvement, her family growing more confused and her friends wondering if she's really sick at all, she finds herself spending more time alone in the room with the yellow wallpaper, the shadows moving in the corners, wrapping themselves around her at night. And soon, Violet starts to suspect that she might not be alone in the room at all"--

A monster book that is silly and fun, with a strong message about kindness and friendship.

Ned works as a gravekeeper with his grandfather. Ned's odd lifeis disrupted when graves are disturbed and an attractive youngwoman, Obedience Wellrest, starts visiting the cemetery. A mysteryof science and magic unravels - and no-one is quite as they seem...

Alex and Phoebe have a lot of questions about ghosts, but no one to ask - until they meet Walter. He knows everything there is to know about ghosts. After all, he is one! Together, the three friends must find a way to set Walter free. But it isn''t easy to keep a ghost''s secret. Particularly when his friends turn up!

Eman is devastated when her grandad passes away after a sudden fall. It just doesn't make sense to her. Something feels off. When clearing out grandad's loft, Eman and her brother, Abdu, uncover a stolen Egyptian mummy head. Just when they think things can't get any stranger, it is revealed there is a deadly family secret...