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SPLINTERED BLOODLINES. UNBREAKABLE BARGAINS. A LEGACY OF BETRAYAL.
The powerful sequel to the instant New York Times bestselling and
award-winning Legendborn that's taking TikTok by storm. Perfect for
fans of Cassandra Clare, Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J. Maas and
Cinderella is Dead! The shadows have risen, and the line is law.
All Bree wanted was to uncover the truth behind her mother's death.
So she infiltrated the Legendborn Order, a secret society descended
from King Arthur's knights - only to discover her own ancestral
power. Now, Bree has become someone new: A Medium. A Bloodcrafter.
A Scion. But the ancient war between demons and the Order is rising
to a deadly peak. And Nick, the Legendborn boy Bree fell in love
with, has been kidnapped. When the Regents reveal they will do
whatever it takes to hide the war, Bree and her friends must go on
the run to rescue Nick themselves. But enemies are everywhere,
Bree's own powers are unpredictable and dangerous, and she can't
escape her growing attraction to Selwyn, the mage sworn to protect
Nick until death. If Bree has any hope of saving herself and the
people she loves, she must learn to control her powers from the
ancestors who wielded them first - without losing herself in the
process. Praise for Legendborn: "I love the feeling of a magical
world existing just beneath the surface of our own and this story
gave me everything I wanted: incredible characters, ancient lore
and secret societies - all grounded in our very real, very flawed
world . . ." - Leigh Bardugo, author of Shadow and Bone "Tracy
Deonn's Legendborn braids southern folk traditions and Black Girl
Magic into a searing modern tale of grief, power and
self-discovery." - Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling
author of The Belles
Amber is onseker van haar voorkoms. Is sy mooi? Sy maak 'n
anonieme youtube-video waarin sy mense vra om haar
voorkoms te beoordeel, maar dit beland per ongeluk op haar
facebookblad. Tim is gewild, maar sy meisie het hom sopas
afgesê vir een van die rugby-ouens. 'n Toevallige ontmoeting
tussen Tim en Amber lei tot 'n ongewone vriendskap, maar sal
Amber die moed hê om haar spoke te konfronteer? En sal Tim
haar ware skoonheid raaksien?
An adorable opposites-attract YA romance, from the TikTok sensation
and globally bestselling author of The Atlas Six (under the penname
Olivie Blake). My Mechanical Romance explores the vulnerability of
first love . . . while building robots! 'Academic rivals to lovers
is one of my favourite tropes and this book delivered it perfectly'
- Lottie, NetGalley review Nerds are so hot. Especially
battle-robot-building nerds. When Bel accidentally reveals a talent
for engineering at school, she's forced into joining the robotics
club. Enter Mateo Luna, perfect on paper - captain of the football
team and the robotics club - who recognizes Bel as a potential
asset, even if they couldn't be more different. And as the nights
of after-school work grow longer, Bel and Teo realize they've made
more than just a combat-ready robot for the championship: they've
made a connection themselves. But with graduation approaching,
their differences and what they want for their futures, threatens
what they've built together. Can they survive Nationals without
breaking their robots - or their hearts? 'An adorable, nerdy,
feel-good read that will leave you blissfully satisfied' -
NetGalley Review 'I sped through this book and loved every minute'
- Poppy, NetGalley Review
Today we brainstormed strategies to #GETAMBERBACK. Our top ideas are:
- Send her flowers
- Hypnotise her
- Kidnap her
- Tell everyone she smells like lasagne
- Emotionally blackmail her by making a BFF photo montage
Just when Lottie thought life might be going back to normal, everything
goes wrong again! Amber’s hanging out with the Ultra Mean Girl Gang at
school and is completely ignoring the Queens of Eight Green. Mum’s gone
back to work and expects Lottie to ‘help around the house more’, Bella
keeps biting everyone and Pot Noodle will not stop sniffing every dog’s
bum. DISASTER!
Now Lottie has to come up with a foolproof plan to get Amber back
before her friendship group is destroyed forever. What could go wrong???
Join Lottie as she battles the mean girls, takes on school injections
(apparently they can go through your arm!) and even more extremely
embarrassing moments.
'A thrilling journey into a magical world packed with Rob's
brilliant humour.' - David Walliams Superstar, author and
illustrator Rob Biddulph dazzles in Peanut Jones and the
Illustrated City, the first title in an adventure series for boys
and girls of 8+. This exciting, funny, middle-grade debut is from
the bestselling creative genius behind #DrawWithRob and is
illustrated in black and white throughout. Some legends are born,
some are drawn . . . Drawing feels like magic to Peanut Jones. But
art can't fix her problems. Her dad has gone missing, and she's
stuck in a boring new school. Until the day she finds a unique
pencil turbo-charged with special powers. Suddenly she's pulled
into a world packed with more colour, creativity, excitement and
danger than she could ever have imagined. And maybe, just maybe,
she might find out what happened to her dad. 'Peanut Jones is
AWESOME. I loved this book from start to finish - the story is
packed with twists and turns, and Rob's illustrations are full of
wit and warmth . . . I need to know what happens next!' - Nadia
Shireen 'A vividly illustrated, immersive romp that will leave
readers desperate for the next instalment' - Guardian 'A wildly
imaginative, big-hearted celebration of creativity' - Anna James,
bestselling author of the Pages & Co series 'Look at this utter
beauty . . . This book is EPIC' - Laura Ellen Anderson, bestselling
author of Amelia Fang
It's peculiar how no-words can be better than words. How silence
can say more than noise, or a person's absence can occupy even more
space than their presence did. Suzy is twelve when her best friend,
Franny, drowns one summer at the beach. It takes two days for the
news to reach Suzy, and it's not something that she can accept:
Franny has always been a strong swimmer, from the day they met in
swim class when they were just five. How can someone all of a
sudden, just no longer be there? Suzy realizes that they must have
got it wrong: Franny didn't just drown - she was stung by a
poisonous jellyfish. This makes a lot more sense to Suzy's logical
mind than a random drowning - cause: a jellyfish sting; effect:
death. Suzy's journey to acceptance is quiet - she resolves to
either say something important, or say nothing at all. But it's
also bursting with bittersweet humour, heart-breaking honesty, big
ideas and small details. The Thing About Jellyfish is an
astonishing debut novel from Ali Benjamin, and is perfect for fans
of Wonder, Counting By 7s and My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece.
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