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The Reject
(Paperback)
Edyth Bulbring
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R275
R246
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Juliet Seven is waiting on a sea craft offshore from war-torn Mangeria, hoping that her beloved Nicolas will soon join her. Instead, the boat is pirated by a Reject boy stinking of rot and oil. A storm rises and they are swept away. They reach a new land, but all is not what it seems in this perfect place of refuge. Juliet is desperate to escape. Since the day of her birth, the blind tellers of Mangeria have prophesied that Juliet is ‘The One’. What will she have to do to fulfil her destiny?
This title is suitable for ages 9 to 13 years. Living in a block of
flats that looks across to Edinburgh Castle, Alex, a keen climber,
dreams of scaling the north face of the Rock on which the castle
stands. But it's illegal to do so. Is it this dream that makes him
accept the challenge to travel back in time when he is contacted by
scientist from the world's distant future. They send him back to
the night in 1314 when a desperate band of Scots fighters scaled
the Rock: He witnesses the dreadful killing of the Sassenach
soldiers as the lay asleep drugged by their Scots servants. Fourth
in the "Time Travelling Kids Series."
'Andrew Cottingham's Winderbilt stories hurtle like steam engines
from the dusty tram shed of nostalgia, past the sidings sign-posted
postmodern pastiche and into the express route of - dare one say it
- PROPER literature..' Goutbury Saturday Evening Post 'These
fantastically concocted double-take comedic fabulations.. will tuck
young and old alike into bed with a chemical-free glow and a
knowing grin.' Which? Air Guitar. 'Blow up the multiplex and pick
up Winderbilt. Then put Winderbilt in the multiplex.' Teen
Anarchist Weekly REAL praise for our previous sunny outings: 'Short
stories pretending to be pretentious. Indescribably brilliant.'
Zigzag Magazine
It's Harry's birthday, and all he wants is a bear of his own. When he steps into a magical shop full of teddy bears, he finds a hundred different kinds of bear to choose from - roundish bears and thinnish bears, woolly bears and shaggy bears; spotty bears and dotty bears, and stripy-on-their botty bears! But Harry is looking for a very special kind of bear. The kind of bear that he'll love for a lifetime.
Will he get his heart's desire and find his Forever Bear? From the bestselling author of The Littlest Yak comes a gorgeous, heartwarming story that is a modern classic in the making. Packed with beautiful wintery illustrations, it's an irresistible celebration of the bond we feel with our most special toys - perfect for reading on cold winter nights, and on cosy Christmas mornings!
The National Book Award-winning third novel in the renowned
Earthsea series from Ursula K. LeGuin gets a beautiful new
repackage.
In this third book in the Earthsea series, darkness threatens to
overtake Earthsea: The world and its wizards are losing their
magic. But Ged Sparrohawk--Archmage, wizard, and dragonlord--is
determined to discover the source of this devastating loss.
Aided by Enlad's young Prince Arren, Ged embarks on a treacherous
journey that will test their strength and will. Because to restore
magic, the two warriors must venture to the farthest reaches of
their world--and even beyond the realm of death.
With millions of copies sold worldwide, Ursula K. Le Guin's
Earthsea Cycle has earned a treasured place on the shelves of
fantasy lovers everywhere, alongside the works of such beloved
authors as J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Now the full Earthsea
collection--A Wizard of Earthsea," The Tombs of Atuan," The
Farthest Shore," Tehanu," Tales from Earthsea," and The Other
Wind"--is available with a fresh, modern look that will endear it
both to loyal fans and new legions of readers.
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Escape Room
(Paperback)
Christopher Edge
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R230
R182
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The latest mind-blowing novel from award-winning author Christopher
Edge, Escape Room is a thrilling adventure that challenges readers
to think about what they've done to save the world today. When
twelve-year-old Ami arrives at The Escape, she thinks it's just a
game - the ultimate escape room with puzzles and challenges to beat
before time runs out. Meeting her teammates, Adjoa, Ibrahim, Oscar
and Min, Ami learns from the Host that they have been chosen to
save the world and they must work together to find the Answer. But
as he locks them inside the first room, they quickly realise this
is no ordinary game. From a cavernous library of dust to an ancient
Mayan tomb, a deserted shopping mall stalked by extinct animals to
the command module of a spaceship heading to Mars, the perils of
The Escape seem endless. Can Ami and her friends find the Answer
before it's too late? With cover illustration by David Dean. "A
writer of genuine originality" - Guardian Check out these other
brilliant books from Christopher Edge: The Many Worlds of Albie
Bright The Jamie Drake Equation The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day
The Longest Night of Charlie Noon
Journal 3 brims with every page ever seen on the show plus all-new pages with monsters and secrets, notes from Dipper and Mabel, and the Author's full story. Fans of Gravity Falls will simply love this 288-page full-color jacketed hardcover version of Journal 3! Plus the book jacket doubles as an exclusive poster!
Friendships, loyalty and online anonymity are tested when four of
the best young gamers in the world find themselves immersed in the
world of their favourite video game, Distant Dawn. Jack, Megan, Ayo
and Cameron are the Raid Mob: four teenage misfits whose lifelong
friendship involves obsessing over old films, surviving school
bullies ... and secretly being four of the best gamers on the
entire planet. When the release of radical VR technology draws them
deeper than ever into Distant Dawn, the Raid Mob's precious online
anonymity is shattered. Now they've got everyone's attention.
Including that of an extra-terrestrial menace who's been watching
them from across the stars ... About the Game Over series: Game
Over is a reality-bending, adventure series that tells the story of
the Raid Mob: four teenage misfits who happen to be world-class
gamers, until radical technology plucks them from their anonymous
existence and hurls them deep into a revolutionary virtual realm.
Exploring the worlds of online gaming and virtual reality, and with
graphical elements throughout, this four-book series is perfect for
teen gamers and sci-fi lovers aged 12+.
Soon to be a major NETFLIX series!
‘Terrifyingly fun! Max Brallier’s The Last Kids on Earth delivers big
thrills and even bigger laughs.’ Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a
Wimpy Kid
Wimpy Kid meets The Walking Dead in this hilarious post-apocalyptic
graphic novel series.
Jack Sullivan is back.
It’s still TOTAL MONSTER ZOMBIE CHAOS on the streets, but now Jack has
a gang of friends to help him through – science genius and best friend
Quint, super-strong Dirk and all-round coolest girl ever, June. Not to
mention Rover, Jack’s awesome monster pet! Plus the treehouse is more
souped up than ever, chockablock with defensive gizmos and ready to
withstand anything that the monster apocalypse can throw at it.Which is
just as well, because there’s something extra-big and extra-monstrous
marching right around the corner . . .
‘Terrifyingly fun! Max Brallier’s The Last Kids on Earth delivers big
thrills and even bigger laughs.’ Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a
Wimpy Kid
The second book in a hilarious monster adventure series. With fresh,
funny illustrations on every page, this is perfect for fans of comics
and graphic novels aged 8 and over.
The Last Kids on Earth series:
- The Last Kids on Earth
- The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade
- The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King
- The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond
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Hunger
(Paperback)
Michael Grant
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R295
R264
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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
X-Men meets The Handmaid's Tale in the third instalment in an epic and romantic YA fantasy trilogy perfect for fans of Netflix's Stranger Things, Sarah J. Maas, Victoria Aveyard's The Red Queen and Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows.
With Omega Point destroyed, Juliette doesn't know if the rebels, her friends, or even Adam are alive. But that won't keep her from trying to take down The Reestablishment once and for all.
Now she must rely on Warner. The one person she never thought she could trust. The same person who saved her life. He promises to help Juliette master her powers and save their dying world . . . but that's not all he wants with her.
HE WASN'T MEANT TO BE THE HERO. BUT HE WAS CHOSEN BY THE DRAGON.
'A fantastic new take on dragons - readers are in for a thrilling
ride!' A.F Steadman, author of the Skandar series
For Lunar and his crew of fellow orphans, every day on Mars is a fight
for survival. They scavenge for scraps in a wasteland ravaged by wars
and storms, hoping they’ll have enough to eat.
Like most kids, Lunar knows the legends about dragons. How there’s one
for every planet, every moon and every star. But no dragon is coming to
rescue them.
Until one day, a scavenging mission goes dangerously wrong, forcing
Lunar to hide underground. There, he finds the only hope left for a
dying planet: the last dragon. And when the dragon won’t let him go, it
becomes alarmingly clear: LUNAR JONES HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO SAVE MARS.
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