In the faraway kingdom of Laviersa, known as the Lands of the Ancients, thirteen-year-old Princess Agatha loves to run on her garden path. But one day, she and her friend Jose discover something odd. The path's curve is gone, and Jose sees a mysterious shape lurking nearby.

They soon realize that Crisis, a villain intent on causing mayhem in the kingdom, has stolen the curve. In a dream, Agatha sees what Crisis is using the curve for: a shield that will protect his entire camp and keep him from being defeated. Agatha and Jose decide to set out on an adventure and take back her stolen path piece from the hateful Crisis.

The two friends encounter allies and enemies, and sometimes it's difficult to tell them apart. The further they go, the more danger they find themselves facing. With Crisis following their every move, Agatha and Jose even have gods helping them on their quest.

But they are about to encounter another, more dangerous threat to the kingdom. Can Agatha and Jose save the ones they love in time?

In this stunning ninth book in the New York Times bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series, Sophie and her friends discover the true meaning of power - and evil. Sophie Foster changed the game. Now she's facing impossible choices: When to act. When to trust. When to let go. Her friends are divided and scattered, and the Black Swan wants Sophie to focus on their projects. But her instincts are leading her somewhere else. Stellarlune - and the mysterious Elysian - might be the key to everything. But finding truth in the Lost Cities always requires sacrifice. And as the Neverseen's plans sharpen into terrifying focus, it appears that everyone has miscalculated. The Lost Cities' greatest lie could destroy everything. And in the battle that follows, only one thing is certain: nothing will ever be the same. Books in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series: Keeper of the Lost Cities Exile Everblaze Neverseen Lodestar Nightfall Flashback Legacy Unlocked

War is raging. Numbers are dwindling. It's a dangerous world for an underdog. The Underdogs of Spitfire's Rise are falling apart. In the series' penultimate novel, the remnants of Britain's last army are called into battle again - this time to avert the violent deaths of tens of thousands of prisoners. The neurodiverse skills and defiant bravery of the Underdogs are pitched against the might of military science and the terrifying Acceleration project. Meanwhile, Oliver Roth has been offered a promotion that would make him the second most powerful person in Britain. But it's conditional on the success of his next mission: the discovery and annihilation of Spitfire's Rise. The Underdogs fight for the safety of countless prisoners, clueless that their home is being hunted. As each side launches their respective attacks, it's only a matter of time until one triumphs decisively over the other.

THE HILARIOUS AND ACTION-PACKED STORY OF BOB, ACCIDENTAL TIME TRAVELLER.

Bob and his best friend Malcolm are determined to win the school talent competition with their band The Tentacles of Time. For one thing, there's GBP50 worth of vouchers to be won. For another, the future of the world depends on it.

Bob doesn't know why he can time travel. He does know that it always happens at the worst possible moments. Like when he's in the bath. Awkward! But when Bob comes face to face with his future self in the middle of a disastrous alternative reality, he has to do something!

In this terrifying version of the future, an evil genius has created a smile-operated selfie camera that turns people into zombies. The world as Bob knows it has completely collapsed. There's not even anywhere to get a decent pizza! It's up to Bob to fix the present, change the course of time and save the whole world!

'The Wimbledons were sleeping. It was very, very late, When Wilma heard a spooky sound, Which made her sit up straight. "That's very odd," said Walter. "I don't recognize the tune..." "It's only Stanley," Walter said. "He's howling at the moon."' Whoever heard of a dog who can sing, cook and do DIY around the house? He makes a lot of noise and mess, but he's forgiven as does mend the TV. Not until the very end do we, or the hapless Wimbledon family, see just exactly what Stanley the dog has been planning all along!

Laurel was mesmerized, staring at the pale things. They were terrifyingly beautiful--too beautiful for words.

Laurel turned to the mirror again, her eyes on the hovering petals that floated beside her head. They looked almost like wings.

Laurel's life is the very definition of normal . . . until the morning when she wakes up to discover a flower blooming from her back. As it turns out, nothing in Laurel's life is what it seems. Now, with the help of an alluring faerie sentry who holds the key to her true past, Laurel must race to save her human family from the centuries-old faerie enemies who walk among them.

All her life, Spensa has dreamed of becoming a pilot. Of proving she's a hero like her father. She made it to the sky, but the truths she learned about her father were crushing. The rumours of his cowardice are true - he deserted his flight during battle against the Krell. Worse, though, he turned against his team and attacked them. Spensa is sure there's more to the story. And she's sure that whatever happened to her father in his starship could happen to her. When she made it outside the protective shell of her planet, she heard the stars - and it was terrifying. What she learned turned her world upside down. Everything Spensa's been taught is a lie. But Spensa also learned a few things about herself - and she'll travel to the end of the galaxy to save humankind if she needs to. Praise for Brandon Sanderson's #1 New York Times Bestselling Reckoners series: 'Another win for Sanderson . . . he's simply a brilliant writer' Patrick Rothfuss 'Action-packed' Entertainment Weekly 'Compelling . . . Sanderson uses plot twists that he teases enough for readers to pick up on to distract from the more dramatic reveals he has in store' AV Club

Last year Leo Fischer and Skater Monroe were normal kids living normal lives, worrying about school, dealing with family issues, planning their futures... This year they’re hiding out on Mars, hunted by a psychopathic megalomaniac – who happens to be the most powerful individual in the Solar System. He claims the two of them are interplanetary terrorists and is demanding their heads on a plate. In the thrilling second instalment of the Mars Alone Trilogy, Leo and Skater, together with an artificial intelligence called Taffy whose mind contains the knowledge of an ancient alien civilisation, must face the consequences of fighting an enemy who has been lying to the entire human race and will stop at nothing to protect his secrets.

The sequel-and conclusion-to Victoria Schwab's instant #1 New York Times bestseller, This Savage Song.Kate Harker is a girl who isn't afraid of the dark. She's a girl who hunts monsters. And she's good at it. August Flynn is a monster who can never be human. No matter how much he once yearned for it. He has a part to play. And he will play it, no matter the cost.Nearly six months after Kate and August were first thrown together, the war between the monsters and the humans is a terrifying reality. In Verity, August has become the leader he never wished to be, and in Prosperity, Kate has become the ruthless hunter she knew she could be. When a new monster emerges from the shadows-one who feeds on chaos and brings out its victim's inner demons-it lures Kate home, where she finds more than she bargained for. She'll face a monster she thought she killed, a boy she thought she knew, and a demon all her own.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets A Night in the Museum in this the action-packed New York Times bestseller from Chris Grabenstein, coauthor of I Funny and other bestselling series with James Patterson! Kyle Keeley is a huge fan of all games - board games, word games, and particularly video games. His hero, Luigi Lemoncello, the most famous and creative gamemaker in the world, is the genius behind the town's new library that is as much a home for tech and trickery as it is for stories. Kyle wins a spot at a puzzle-packed lock-in on the library's opening night. But when morning comes, the doors stay locked. Kyle and the other kids must solve every clue and figure out every secret riddle to find the hidden escape route . . . !

While meditating in her garden, Jessica, a middle-aged woman, happens upon Mabel. One of the many fairies who have been assigned to care for all of the plants, stones, and insects in Jessica's garden, Mabel introduces Jessica to a whole new world-one in which elves have a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow and where the spirits of trees and rocks can communicate with people.

But none of these magical creatures is prepared for what happens when an oil drill hits a dragon living underground. The dragon becomes so enraged that he escapes from his lair in a subterranean cave and enters the human world.

Jessica knows that many people are in great danger, but she doesn't know how to help. And for quite some time, no one believes that the dragon is real. Luckily, a grizzly bear and mysterious beings try to return the threatening dragon to its home.

Full of fantastic creatures and fueled by imagination, "Fairies in My Garden" is a wonderful story that will introduce you to a multidimensional world where anything is possible.

Survival is everything. So is love.

Ara hasn’t seen another human in months―not since her father disappeared. As the only female to survive a devastating virus, her world is haunted by the ghosts of her former life. Her mother. Her sister.

Kaden and his crew live by a code: stay alert, stay alive. When they catch Ara trying to steal from them, they are furious―and confused. She’s the first girl they’ve seen in three years. And while Kaden knows taking her captive is wrong, he tells himself it’s for her protection. That the only place she’ll be safe is with the clan, his new home. The world of men.

However, Ara is determined to discover the truth about the plague, and nothing will stop her. And as Kaden becomes mesmerized by her will and beauty, he realizes that he will do anything to help her, even if it tears their worlds apart.

But the world of men isn’t prepared for The Last She, and the odyssey to save themselves means Kayden and Ara have to leave behind everything they’ve come to know. To burn it down to the ground. In the ashes they can start again.