A bookish boy searches for his missing best friend in this spooky tale by the author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls On a country lane in snowbound 1950s New Hampshire, a car goes skidding off the road. Professor Childermass and Johnny Dixon escape unscathed, but their car is stuck, and they are forced to walk into town. Johnny doesn't mind. A curious young man, he has fun anytime the professor takes him out, because he's treated like an adult. Together they've gotten into all sorts of supernatural scrapes, and this winter night, they'll face their toughest challenge yet. When Childermass suddenly vanishes, Johnny is the only one who can find him. The mystery is linked to a tiny skull taken from a child's dollhouse, which seems to have powers too terrible to guess at. With the help of a crusty old Irish priest, Johnny chases the clues to his friend's disappearance all the way to the rocky coast of Maine, where something evil hungers for revenge. From the author of the series featuring Lewis Barnavelt and Anthony Monday, the Johnny Dixon novels are charmingly old-school and shot through with suspense, and The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull may be the most chilling of them all.

WHAT if you stumbled upon a boy who could talk to animals? WHY is a hitchhiker both a saviour and a threat? HOW can a man see without using his eyes? SEVEN EXTRAORDINARY TALES OF MAGIC, MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE.

Hierdie keer doen Lillie 'n heksesprong wat haar miljoene jare terugneem tot in die land van die dinosourusse. Maar – o gedorie! – kleinboet Leon is ook daar! Hoe op aarde het hy daar gekom? Lillie wil hom so gou moontlik terug huis toeneem, maar dan gebeur iets vreesliks: 'n Pterosourus gryp die knapie en vlieg met hom weg! Hoe nou gemaak? Sal Lillie haar boetie betyds uit die vlieende reus se kloue kan bevry?

A fledgling vampire and a headstrong vampire huntress must work together - against their better judgment - to rid the world of monsters. Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Zorro meets Pride and Prejudice in this irresistible romantic fantasy.

TAKE A BITE OUT OF LOVE.

Carolina Fuentes wants to join her family in hunting the bloodthirsty vampiros that plague her pueblo and prove she'll be a better slayer than wife, so she vows to take down a monster herself. But when she runs into a vampiro that is somehow extremely attractive and kind, her plan crumbles.

Lalo Villalobos was content leading a perfectly dull life until a vampiro turned him. Now forced to flee his city, he heads to the pueblo where he believes the first vampiro was made. Instead of finding salvation, Lalo collides with a beautiful young woman who'd gladly drive a dagger through his heart.

Can her fists and his fangs stay focused long enough triumph over their common enemy, or will their hatred for one another get in the way?

A classic tale from Enid Blyton's magical Faraway Tree series with exciting new full-colour illustrations from Alex Paterson - perfect for new readers! The Land of Silly School is where Dame Snap teaches naughty elves, pixies and fairies. But Joe, Beth, Frannie, Connie soon discover that the lessons are very silly indeed! How will they escape strict Dame Snap? The Magic Faraway Tree has been entertaining readers for more than 75 years. Now these colour short stories offer a great way for a whole host of new younger readers age 5-7 to discover the adventures of Silky, Moon-Face, the Saucepan Man and all of their friends in the Enchanted Wood. Also available in this short story series: A Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Birthdays A Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Magic Medicines A Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Do-As-You-Please A Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Goodies A Faraway Tree Adventure: In Santa Claus's Castle A Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Toys A Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Dreams Collect them all! 'Her books were terrific page-turners in the way no others were' - Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse. `This should be on every child's bookshelf' - Junior Design Awards on The Magic Faraway Tree. Enid Blyton is one of the world's best-loved children's authors with over 700 titles published and sales of over 700,000 in the UK each year. Her stories, which include The Famous Five, The Magic Faraway Tree, Malory Towers, St Clare's, The Wishing Chair and Amelia Jane series', remain timeless classics across the world.

New York Times bestselling author Kazu Kibuishi says of Lightfall: "Beautifully drawn. Tim Probert has created a world readers will want to visit." For fans of Amulet and middle grade readers who love sweeping worlds like Star Wars, the first book of the Lightfall series introduces Bea and Cad, two unlikely friends who get swept up in an epic quest to save their world from falling into eternal darkness. Deep in the heart of the planet Irpa stands the Salty Pig's House of Tonics & Tinctures, home of the wise Pig Wizard and his adopted granddaughter, Bea. As keepers of the Endless Flame, they live a quiet and peaceful life, crafting medicines and potions for the people of their once-prosperous world. All that changes one day when, while walking through the woods, Bea meets Cad, a member of the Galdurians, an ancient race thought to be long-extinct. Cad believes that if anyone can help him find his missing people, it's the Pig Wizard. But when the two arrive home, the Pig Wizard is nowhere to be found-all that's left is the Jar of Endless Flame and a mysterious note. Fearing for the Pig Wizard's safety, Bea and Cad set out across Irpa to find him, while danger fights its way out of the shadows and into the light. Will these two unexpected friends find the beloved Pig Wizard and prevent eternal darkness from blanketing their world? Or has Irpa truly seen its last sunrise? Praise for Lightfall Kirkus Best Books of 2020 Fall 2020 Indie Next List Junior Library Guild Selection 2021 Texas Library Association's Little Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List Selection

Step into an illustrated Shadowhunters story, told through the letters, diary entries, and texts of beloved characters from the Mortal Instruments, Infernal Devices, Dark Artifices, and the Last Hours.

Shadowhunters Emma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn are travelling the globe when the Clave orders them to clean up Blackthorn Hall, a crumbling Gothic fairytale mansion hidden away in Chiswick, London—or else the Clave will demolish it once and for all. Amidst the clutter and disrepair, Emma and Julian discover secrets Blackthorn Hall has kept buried for years. Something (or someone…) else haunts the Blackthorn family’s cursed home.

With the help of their friends and family, Emma and Julian must restore the hall to its former glory and solve the mystery of the spectral presence which threatens any who interfere, while entertaining Shadowhunter visitors from both sides of the Atlantic.

Join beloved characters and fan-favourites in this lovingly illustrated epistolary adventure that bridges the gap between The Dark Artifices and upcoming The Wicked Powers series.

Originally serialized on Tumblr and funded through a hit Kickstarter campaign, Secrets of Blackthorn Hall is now in wide print distribution for the first time.

Jim Kay's dazzling depiction of J.K. Rowling's wizarding world has won legions of fans since the first Illustrated Edition of the Harry Potter novels was published in hardback in 2015, becoming a bestseller around the world. This irresistible smaller-format paperback edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets perfectly pairs J.K. Rowling's storytelling genius with the enchantment of Jim Kay's illustrations, bringing the magic of Harry Potter to new readers with full-colour pictures and a handsome poster pull-out at the back of the book. This edition has been beautifully redesigned with selected illustration highlights - the fully illustrated edition is still available in hardback.

Fizzing with magic and brimming with humour, this inspired reimagining will captivate wizards and Muggles alike, as Harry and his friends, now in their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, seek out a legendary chamber and the deadly secret that lies at its heart ...