Mara never intended to set foot in Ilya again. But when the king makes a life-altering decision, her interest is piqued, and Death is determined to understand Kitt Azer's mind if he is destined to join her in the Mors.
 
Spending time with the king while observing the castle’s inhabitants reminds Mara that there is more to life than just death. There is love. But even the purest of intentions spurs revenge and the pursuit of power. And fate will have its way with all of them – to live, to rule, to love, and most certainly, to die…

Wat sluip daar in die maanlig rond?

Waldo en Connie bly in dieselfde woonstelblok – en hulle krap behoorlik kop. Oral in hulle buurt verskyn plakkate en pamflette oor vermiste troeteldiere. En boonop is daar iets vreemds met Waldo aan die gang … hy sien helder oordag dinge wat nie bestaan nie! ’n Nat, slymerige bol hare lei Waldo en Connie op die spoor van ’n onvergeetlike (en gevaarlike) avontuur – een wat jou sal laat tjank van lekkerkry!

There are many fun things to do at a birthday party. But for Luis, who has autism, sometimes fun things can be scary. Luckily his sister will be there to help him have a good time. Early readers can follow the simple story and bright illustrations as they learn about the importance of compassion and kindness. With pre-reading questions, this fiction book is ideal for guided reading and builds early literacy skills.

Welcome back to the FAYZ! This is Book 2 in the series that Stephen King calls a 'driving, torrential narrative'. An uneasy calm has settled over Perdido Beach. But soon, fear explodes into desperation as food supplies dwindle and starvation sets in. More and more kids are developing strange powers and, just as frighteningly, so are the animals in the FAYZ: talking coyotes, swimming bats and deadly worms with razor-sharp teeth are just the beginning. For Sam Temple the strain of leadership is beginning to show and he's got more than just dwindling rations and in-fighting to worry about - Caine is back with the psychotic whiphand, Drake, by his side. And deep in the ground, the biggest danger of all is getting hungry . . . The GONE series is Lord of the Flies for the 21st century. In turns breathtaking, harrowing, and utterly terrifying. Its complex characters and moral dilemmas will delight fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent and The Maze Runner. This is dystopian fiction at its best. Have you got all 6 titles in the New York Times bestselling saga?: Gone Hunger Lies Plague Fear Light 'I am now free to leave the FAYZ, but my time there was well spent' Stephen King

Separated by darkness, bound by love.

For Brielle, survival isn’t just a fight—it’s a promise she’s made to herself, to find her way back to Lincoln. Taken by the prince of darkness, Brielle faces an existence in the depths of his dominion that is meant to crush all hope. But hope is the one thing she refuses to lose. With every grueling day, she discovers new strength and finds an unlikely ally who reminds her that surrender isn’t an option.

Meanwhile, Lincoln fights his own battle, haunted by the loss of Brielle and the possibility that she may never return. Yet, in the face of despair, he clings to the hope of a reunion, knowing that their love is the only light in the darkness closing in on them both.

Will they find a way to reunite against impossible odds, or has the darkness claimed them forever?

An explosive new novel about the friendship and courage of a group of young boys living through the Second World War, from award-winning author Jenny Pearson.

There's a war going on out there, and I'm missing it.

When war comes to London in 1939, Ronnie Smith is scared and excited: scared of the bombs that fall at night, but excited to race his friends to collect the best bits of shrapnel every morning.

But for Ronnie, the battles aren't just in the sky and on the streets. They're at school and at home too. His little brother is up to no good with a secret job and dangerous new friends, and Ronnie's worried he's getting himself into big trouble.

Ronnie's desperate to help his little brother. But he isn't expecting to uncover secrets that could change the fate of the whole war...

Buyisiwe feels like a stranger in London, where he grew up. And then he receives the terrible news: he has to go and live with his estranged father in a game reserve in South Africa. Africa is not what Buyisiwe expected it to be. It is a place of great beauty and splendour, magnificent animals and terrible danger. And now a scarred, man-eating lion prowls the reserve, waiting for his next victim. Will Buyi be able to heal from the physical and emotional scars left behind?

Het jy al ooit ’n goor week gehad? Justin Chase het! Ná ’n gespartel en gespook lewe hy darem nog ná ’n taai Maandag, Dinsdag, Woensdag en Donderdag. Maar nou is dit . . . Vrydag!

Net toe Justin dink sy woeste week kan nie woester word nie, bereik hy ’n nuwe laagtepunt. ’n Onderaardse ontbering. Op die bodem van ’n gapende gat. Die donkerste, diepste dieptes. Maak jou reg vir ’n bibberboud-belewenis!

"Het jy al ooit ’n goor week gehad? Justin Chase het! Maandag was mal, Dinsdag was dol, Woensdag was woes, en nou is dit . . . Donderdag.

Justin is steeds teen sy sin ’n internetsensasie en mense van oor die wêreld vergaap hulle aan al sy vernederendste oomblikke. Verder word hy met iemand anders verwar en boonop ontvoer en afgepers. Ons arme held gaan tot die uiterste beproef word!"

Maak gereed vir 'n nuwe strokiesboekreeks deur die skepper van Hondman!

Kleinkat leer vir 'n skool paddavissies hoe om hul eie strokiesprente te skep. Terwyl die paddavissies se wilde verbeeldings hulle na verskillende vertelgenres lei – van ’n tandeborsel wat ’n prokureur wil word tot ’n kaastoebroodjie-monster – sal lesers leer oor samewerking, empatie en vreeslose selfuitdrukking.

Kinders sal lag, teken, en hul eie strokiesavonture skep lank nadat hulle die laaste bladsy omgeblaai het!

"Elzandri, ’n holderstebolder plaaskind uit ’n groot, hegte familie, het een jaar om aan haar pa te bewys sy kan haar eie toekomsbesluite neem voor hy haar dwing om ná  matriek universiteit toe te gaan. Wanneer haar oudste niggie verloof raak en Elzandri vra om die troufoto’s te neem, is dit die perfekte geleentheid om haar geliefde stokperdjie in ’n besigheid te omskep. Daar’s net een probleem: sy moet die knorrige buurseun vra om haar te help."

ontvoer . Sy pa is meer verleentheid as ooit. Hy het onverwags op die ergste moontlike manier aanlyn virale geword. En wanneer die skoolfotodag met die Super Science Spectacular bots , is dit bestem om op te blaas in 'n haarverhoging, tandeversplinterende ramp van epiese proporsies!

Het JY al ooit ’n GOOR WEEK gehad? Justin Chase het MAANDAG en DINSDAG skaars oorleef, maar nou is dit . . . WOENSDAG!

Sy kat is steeds spoorloos weg. Hy word per ongeluk ’n internetsensasie. En op die oomblik swem haaie in sirkels om hom, want hy’s vasgekeer in ’n hart-gaan-staan, vel-word-hoendervleis, mond-hang-oop, lewe-op-die-spel SOS (sweet-op-sweet) situasie saam met sy ongelooflik irriterende aartsvyand!

Dennis verhuis saam met sy ouers na 'n afgeleë padstal in die Drakensberge. Die eienaar hou 'n unieke klompie diere op die plaas aan - maar die vreemdste van almal is 'n grys wolf genaamd Bruno. Wanneer die buurman se alpakkas dood gevind word, is daar gerugte van 'n "Wolfmens". En dan ontdek hy 'n ou selfoon in sy kamer met 'n ysige boodskap. Hy moet die waarheid ontrafel voordat wat ook al in die donker skuil nog 'n slagoffer eis . . .

´n Aardbewing op ´n Vrystaatse myndorp laat 'n skoolgebou ineenstort en keer drie tieners onder die puin vas. Terwyl hulle suurstof en hulle hoop al minder word, beleef die leser die angswekkende situasie saam met hulle. Die vasgekeerde kinders ervaar engtevrees en angs vir die naderende dood, en opflikkerings van verbete hoop en selfs humor, totdat ´n reddingspan hulle dae later eers uitgrawe. Maar een van hulle oorleef dit nie . . .