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'Everyone should read Frances Hardinge. Everyone. Right now.'
Patrick Ness Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge, Costa Award winning
author of The Lie Tree, is a fantastically eerie and beautifully
written novel, and was shortlisted for the prestigious Carnegie
Medal. The first things to shift were the doll's eyes, the
beautiful grey-green glass eyes. Slowly they swivelled, until their
gaze was resting on Triss's face. Then the tiny mouth moved, opened
to speak. 'What are you doing here?' It was uttered in tones of
outrage and surprise, and in a voice as cold and musical as the
clinking of cups. 'Who do you think you are? This is my family.'
When Triss wakes up after an accident, she knows that something is
very wrong. She is insatiably hungry; her sister seems scared of
her and her parents whisper behind closed doors. She looks through
her diary to try to remember, but the pages have been ripped out.
Soon Triss discovers that what happened to her is more strange and
terrible than she could ever have imagined, and that she is quite
literally not herself. In a quest find the truth she must travel
into the terrifying Underbelly of the city to meet a twisted
architect who has dark designs on her family - before it's too late
. . .
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Warrior
(Paperback)
Karen Lynch
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R635
R595
Discovery Miles 5 950
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Get ready for Halloween with this child-friendly collection of
spooky stories from all over the world. Feel your pulse race and
your skin tingle as you turn the pages of this spine-chilling
anthology of spooky stories from around the world. Read all about
the fearsome witch Baba Yaga, the serpent woman from Spain, the
rescue of Tam Lin from the bewitching Queen of the Fairies, how
Father Death gets caught in the Enchanted Apple Tree, and the
waterdwelling Bunyip from Australia. Make sure you have your candle
ready as it's sure to be a long night... This gorgeous gift book is
the perfect anthology for Halloween, or any time you want to be
spooked! Features stories from Germany, Czechoslovakia, Russia,
Africa, Brazil, Japan, Australia, India, UK, Canada, France, China,
Ireland, Syria, Korea, Sweden, Egypt, Iceland, New Zealand, Arabia,
Spain, Tibet, Iran, Greece. The tales are expertly retold by Angela
McAllister for spooky fun for the whole family and illustrated by
Romanian born Madalina Andronic whose beautifully spooky images
bring these stories to life before your very eyes. Are you ready
for story time with a spooky twist? The World Full of... series is
a collection of beautiful hardcover story treasuries. Discover
folktales from all around the world or be introduced to some of the
world's best-loved writers with these stunning gift books, the
perfection addition to any child's library. Also available from the
series: A Year Full of Stories, A World Full of Animal Stories, A
Stage Full of Shakespeare Stories, A World Full of Dickens Stories,
A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals, and A Bedtime Full of
Stories.
Book 2 of The Harbinger contemporary fantasy series features
angels, demons and gargoyles in a battle to save humanity. For fans
of Cassandra Clare, Gena Showalter and Holly Black. A half human,
half angel and her bonded gargoyle protector must work with demons
to stop the apocalypse while avoiding falling in love. The
Harbinger is coming...but who or what is it? All of humankind may
fall if Trinity and Zayne can't win the race against time as dark
forces gather...and Lucifer himself may walk the earth once more.
Tensions rise and Zayne and Trinity must stay close together and
patrol the D.C. streets at night, seeking signs of the Harbinger,
an entity that is killing Wardens and demons with no seeming rhyme
or reason. Forbidden to be with each other, they fight their
feelings and turn to unusual sources for help--the demon Roth and
his cohorts. But as more deaths pile on and they uncover a sinister
plot involving the local high school and endangering someone dear
to Zayne, Trin realizes she is being led...herded...played for some
unknown end. As anger builds and feelings spiral out of control, it
becomes clear that rage may be the ruin of them all.
Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding
collection of three novella-length tales that will keep even the
bravest FNAF player up at night... Some things must be learned the
hard way ... Reed sees an opportunity to teach the school bully not
to mess with him, but ends up mangling the lesson. Robert, an
exhausted single father, gets a crash course in parenting when he
buys a fancy new teddy bear to watch and entertain his young son.
Chris, eager to join the Science Club at school, agrees to undergo
a grisly experiment to be accepted. But in the malevolent universe
of Five Nights at Freddy's, there's always an education in pain. In
this seventh volume, Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon
spins three sinister novella-length stories from different corners
of his series' canon, featuring cover art from fan-favourite artist
LadyFiszi. Readers beware: this collection of terrifying tales is
enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's
fans.
Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding
collection of three novella-length tales that will keep even the
bravest FNAF player up at night... Consumed by failure... Desperate
to keep his kiddie pizzeria from bankruptcy, Jack lets his
animatronics tech pitch him a new invention that might just give
him some perspective. Frustrated by an unfair arcade game, Colton
throws himself into re-engineering the device at any cost. Marley's
best friend goes missing on a tour of the Freddy's Pizza Factory;
she knows what really happened ... but her guilt isn't the only
thing threatening to eat her alive. In this ninth volume, Five
Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon spins three sinister
novella-length stories from different corners of his series' canon.
Readers beware: this collection of terrifying tales is enough to
unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans.
What if death is only the beginning?
When Harriet Stoker dies after falling from a balcony in a long-abandoned building, she discovers a world of ghosts with magical powers – shape-shifting, hypnosis, even the ability to possess the living. Felix, Kasper, Rima and Leah welcome her into their world, eager to make friends with the new arrival. Yet Harriet is more interested in unleashing her own power, even if it means destroying everyone around her. But when all of eternity is at stake, the afterlife can be a dangerous place to make an enemy.
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Rogue
(Paperback)
Karen Lynch
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R412
Discovery Miles 4 120
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The first four Five Nights at Freddy's: Fazbear Frights short story
collections all in one box set! These four short story collections
- straight from the mind of Five Night's at Freddy's creator Scott
Cawthon - are full of original, spine-tingling tales sure to have
even the bravest readers shivering with fear. Into the Pit: Oswald
wishes his summer wasn't so boring, Sarah wishes to be beautiful,
and Millie wishes she could just disappear from the face of the
earth. But in the twisted world of Five Nights at Freddy's, their
hearts' deepest desires have an unexpected cost. Fetch: Greg
decides to put the controversial science he's been studying to the
test. Alec launches a master plot to expose his golden sister for
the spoiled brat he knows she is. And Oscar, ever the miniature
grown-up his mom needs him to be, decides to take something he
wants ... even though he knows it's wrong. But as these three will
learn, control is a fragile thing in the sinister world of Five
Nights at Freddy's. 1:35AM: Delilah escapes deeper into her dreams
each night, in desperate need of a wake-up call. Stanley is newly
dumped, stuck in a dead-end job for a mysterious employer, and
unable to connect with anyone. And Devon, abandoned by his dad and
ignored by his mom, can't understand why love and friendship come
so easily to everyone except him. Unfortunately, in the callous
world of Five Nights at Freddy's, it's always in the depths of
loneliness that evil creeps in. Step Closer: Isolation can open up
a void. Pete lashes out at his younger brother in the wake of his
parents' divorce, falling prey to a gruesome curse. Kasey struggles
with the lengths she'll go to survive on the streets after stealing
a pair of unusual novelty glasses. Samantha and her sister, Susie,
struggle to exist side by side, desperate to connect after a
horrific tragedy. But in the grim world of Five Nights at Freddy's,
empty feelings often attract hungry monsters...
The evil dummy comes to life to tell his own twisted tales and
scary stories! Luke Harrison's dad makes horror movies. It's very
fun to be around such scary stuff - especially when you have your
own monster museum at home. But when two ventriloquist dummies join
the collection, things get real creepy. Real-life creepy! Slappy
and Snappy can walk and talk on their own. And they can make you
scream on their own. They have a plan to make everyone's lives
miserable. Will Luke be able to stop this terrible twin twosome?
WESTWORLD meets CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY meets JURASSIC
PARK, as kids win a chance to enter the place of their dreams --
and find that it quickly turns into a nightmare. It's all anyone
talks about, and it's all Cody dreams about. It's the biggest
adventure park in the world, and it's more than mere rides and
rollercoasters: At ESCAPE, you can do anything you want, be anyone
you want, and there are no adults to tell you no. Cody's a nobody,
but for some reason he receives an invitation and the opportunity
of a lifetime. At first, it's the most fun he's ever had. But after
a few days, everything in the park starts to go haywire. One at a
time, rides malfunction. Simulations turn deadly. His fantasy world
glitches, and the games become races for survival. A voice comes
over the intercoms, then-ESCAPE was never a theme park for the rich
and famous. It was a place for punishment. They have less than a
week to escape from the park before it floods. Only five kids will
be allowed to leave. It started out as a fight to get to the
coolest rides. Now, they have to fight to survive.
'It's dark monstrous fun!' Wondrous Reads Re-join Stitch Head, a
mad professor's forgotten creation, as he steps out of the shadows
into the adventure of an almost-lifetime... When Arabella lands up
in the orphanage, Stitch Head leaves Grotteskew and its creatures
behind and sets out on a daring rescue. But a far more gruesome
monster awaits, and soon Stitch Head is trapped in its web with no
chance of escape... The fourth book in the best-selling,
laugh-out-loud STITCH HEAD series by award-winning author Guy Bass,
with illustrations by Pete Williamson. Full of monstrous fun,
STITCH HEAD is perfect for fans of David Walliams, AMELIA FANG and
THE NOTHING TO SEE HERE HOTEL. Delve into Stitch Head's other
adventures: STITCH HEAD THE PIRATE'S EYE THE GHOST OF GROTTESKEW
THE BEAST OF GRUBBERS NUBBIN THE MONSTER HUNTER
Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult
Novel In Adam Cesare's terrifying young adult debut, Quinn Maybrook
finds herself caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and
progress-that just may cost her life. Quinn Maybrook and her father
have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start.
But what they don't know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup
Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. On one side
are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great
again, and on the other are the kids, who want to have fun, make
prank videos, and get out of Kettle Springs as quick as they can.
Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition
and progress. It's a fight that looks like it will destroy the
town. Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a creepy clown in a pork-pie
hat, goes homicidal and decides that the only way for Kettle
Springs to grow back is to cull the rotten crop of kids who live
there now. YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee
For months, a gruesome killer has been plaguing the Midwest. The
murderer's calling card? The bodies they leave behind are
completely drained of blood. Aspiring journalist Michael Jensen,
desperate to escape his small-town life, can hardly believe it when
the Bloodless Murders come to sleepy Black Deer Falls, Minnesota.
Or that his father, the sheriff, located the only suspect:
fifteen-year-old Marie Catherine Hale. Tiny Marie doesn't look
capable of committing the grisly, inhumane attacks that are
gripping the nation. At least, not on her own. With Marie refusing
to talk to anyone but Michael, he agrees to tell her side of the
story. But how can Michael trust Marie's confession when it calls
into question everything he's ever known . . . when falling for her
lies may cost him his life? All These Bodies by Kendare Blake is
the bone-chilling supernatural thriller for older readers, perfect
for fans of Rory Power.
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