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Loved
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P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast
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The world won't stay safe for long...
Reunited in Tulsa after a year apart, Zoey and the Nerd Herd are ready to celebrate her eighteenth birthday. But it seems nothing at The House of Night is ever as quiet as it seems.
With rabid red vampyres closing in, the friends must come together again. But a year is a long time. Have they grown too far apart?
When the world fractures and allies become enemies, will darkness devour friendships or will light save those Zoey loves?
From the bestselling authors of The House of Night series comes a new trilogy following the kick-ass heroine that is Zoey Redbird.
Alex Rider is now an IMDb TV/Amazon Original Series! From
internationally bestselling author Anthony Horowitz comes the
twelfth thrilling installment of the Alex Rider series! Follow the
world's greatest teen spy as he sets off to Gibraltar after the
death of Scorpia, and enters into a battle against a new criminal
organization: Nightshade. Following the shocking events of Never
Say Die, Alex Rider's world has changed: his biggest enemy, the
evil organization Scorpia, has been destroyed. Alex is hoping his
life can finally go back to normal, that he can go to school and
spend time with his friends--but very quickly everything changes. A
new and dangerous criminal organization--Nightshade--is rising.
When Alex discovers they've planned a mysterious attack on London,
he will stop at nothing to take them down. But protecting his home
city means facing off a ruthless new enemy and putting his life at
stake, again. And this time, there's no one to save him if he makes
a mistake. The #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling
Alex Rider series is back with a vengeance in this
edge-of-your-seat adventure. Perfect for fans of James Bond and
Jason Bourne!
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Dread Wood
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Jennifer Killick
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The must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spooky
Crater Lake. Perfect for 9+ fans of R.L.Stine’s Goosebumps.
“Deliciously scary and hilarious comedy-horror, perfectly pitched
for eight-plus.” The Guardian “Brilliantly creepy fun for young
horror fans, with an unexpectedly moving ending.” The i, 30 of
the best children’s books for Easter. “Jennifer Killick’s
talent for horror and humour is blended brilliantly here as the
spiky dialogue, unstoppable pace and genuinely menacing atmosphere
build to a tremendous climax”– Daily Mail “A heart-stopping
thrill ride of a book.” – M.G. Leonard, author of Adventures on
Trains series “BRILLIANT!” – Vashti Hardy, author of
Brightstorm WINNER of the Young Reader category in the Children’s
Literature Festivals Book Awards 2023! It's basically the worst
school detention ever. When classmates (but not mate-mates) Hallie,
Angelo, Gustav and Naira are forced to come to school on a
SATURDAY, they think things can’t get much worse. But they’re
wrong. Things are about to get seriously scary. What has dragged
their teacher underground? Why do the creepy caretakers keeping
humming the tune to Itsy Bitsy Spider? And what horrors lurk in the
shadows, getting stronger and meaner every minute . . .? Cut off
from help and in danger each time they touch the ground, the
gang’s only hope is to work together. But it’s no coincidence
that they're all there on detention. Someone has been watching and
plotting and is out for revenge . . .
The headlines say she killed her family. The truth? She doesn't
remember. Another twisty thriller from the author of Truly, Madly,
Deadly that will leave readers breathless. Andrea McNulty goes to
sleep on her eighteenth birthday with a near-perfect life: she's a
high school field hockey star, a doted-upon big sister, the beloved
daughter of two happy parents. But when she wakes up in a motel
room the next morning, unable to remember what happened the
previous night and covered in blood, Andi is a fugitive. According
to the news, Andi's parents were brutally attacked in the middle of
the night. Her father is dead, her mother is in a coma, her little
brother Josh is missing-and Andi is the prime suspect. Terrified
and on the run from the police, Andi teams up with Nate, the
sympathetic boy working the motel's front desk, to find the real
murderer. But while the police are getting further from the killer,
the killer is getting closer to Andi-closer than she could ever
have imagined. Pick up The Girl in the Headlines if you're looking
for:A psychological, fast-paced thrillerA suspenseful, shocking
readFiction examining death and griefA coming of age story with a
twistAlso by Hannah Jayne: Truly, Madly, Deadly Twisted See Jane
Run The Dare The Revenge The Escape Copycat
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Found
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P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast
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Fog rolls into Tulsa, and with it comes Darkness. Zoey knows that
the darkness brings with it an old enemy. The more Zoey uncovers
the more she's faced with the certainty that Neferet has returned.
Once again the Nerd Herd are going to have to dig deep to save this
world. When Other Neferet arrives in Woodward Park to set this
world's Neferet free from her grotto prison, she quickly discovers
there may be those who sympathize with their cause. And from the
ashes two powerful enemies will rise. Will the unlikeliest of
allies be powerful enough to defeat their old nemesis, or will two
worlds be destroyed and claimed by Darkness? Find out in the
thrilling conclusion to the House of Night Other World series!
The Second book in the OFFICIAL Minecraft fiction series for readers age 7+
Morgan, Ash and friends are back for another adventure.
Woodsword Middle has been infested by bats, bringing chaos and disorder into Ms Minerva's classroom.
The friends continue to explore Doc Culpepper's virtual reality world of Minecraft, venturing beyond the safety of their castle. When they arrive at a village which is terrorised by a hostile mob each night, they know they must help out. But will the kids work out how to stop the mob and save the villagers? And why is Ms Minerva's classroom full of bats?
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... From twisted toys to
gut-wrenching games, this collection of terrifying tales is
unsettling enough to mess with even the most hardened Five Nights
at Freddy's fans. In this volume, horror master Scott Cawthon spins
three sinister novella-length stories from different corners of
FNAF's canon. Each story comes complete with accompanying artwork
from a fan-favourite game artist to bring the horror to life in a
whole new way. Readers beware: in this startling world, desperate
wishes have an unexpected cost, beautiful trinkets reveal appalling
powers and harmless pranks can go awry in ghastly ways.
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Campfire
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Shawn Sarles; Foreword by James Patterson
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*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2022* 'A
superbly original debut' - Guardian 'A time-twisting, mind-bending
thrill ride . . . I loved it!' - Holly Jackson, author of A Good
Girl's Guide to Murder 'Impossible to put down' - The Independent
ONE GLIMPSE OF A TERRIFYING FUTURE. ONE CHANCE TO CHANGE
EVERYTHING. After suffering a knock to the head, 15-year-old Esso
experiences a chilling vision: that night he will witness the
violent deaths of everyone he knows. He writes off the out-of-body
experience as a strange dream - until a series of frightening
coincidences prove that the vision is just hours away from coming
true. There is only one person who can help him rewrite the future.
The trouble is, she hasn't been born yet . . . SOON TO BE A MAJOR
MOVIE STARRING ACADEMY AWARD WINNER DANIEL KALUUYA 'A rollercoaster
of a story . . . Orangeboy with an Inception-style twist.' - Kat
Ellis 'Ambitious and highly addictive' - The Bookseller 'This is a
book I will return to time and time again' - Caleb Femi 'So happy
this exists' - Daniel Kaluuya, Academy Award-winning actor
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Chrysalis
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Brendan Reichs
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From Brendan Reichs, co-author of the Virals series with Kathy
Reichs, comes Chrysalis, the nail-biting conclusion to the Project
Nemesis series - a fast-paced, high concept thriller perfect for
fans of The 100 and The Maze Runner. 'Twisty and unpredictable to
the very last page. I loved this series.' Ransom Riggs, bestselling
author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children The
sixty-four members of Fire Lake's sophomore class have managed to
survive the first two phases of the Program - and each other. Now,
they alone have emerged into the dawn of a new era on Earth, into a
Fire Lake valley that's full of otherworldly dangers and
challenges. Although staying alive in this broken world should
force Min, Noah, Tack and the others to form new alliances, old
feuds die hard, and the brutality of the earlier Program phases
cannot be forgotten. But being a team isn't easy for the
sophomores, and when they discover that they may not be alone on
the planet after all, they'll have to decide if they're going to
work together . . . or die together.
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 player up at night... What do you wish for most? It's a
question that Oswald, Sarah and Millie think they know the answer
to. 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. In this
volume, horror master Scott Cawthon spins three sinister
novella-length stories from different corners of his series' canon.
Each story comes complete with accompanying artwork from
fan-favourite game artist LadyFiszi, who brings the horror to life
in startling new ways. Readers beware: this collection of
terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five
Nights at Freddy's fans.
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Deadly Deep
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Jennifer Killick
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The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of
super-spookyCrater Lake. Perfect for 9+ fans of R.L.Stine’s
Goosebumps and Stranger Things! It’s summer term and time for a
school trip with a difference! Year 8 are on a boat off the coast
of France, learning about ocean life. But things are about to get
WEIRD . . . Who is the creepy man on board the ship? And what IS
the vast, shadowy creature seen lurking at the bottom of the ocean?
When the ship is sunk Club Loser realise that they are the only
ones who can save the day, and their classmates. Can they outwit
and defeat a giant, deadly sea monster from the depths? It’s a
fight for survival and if they fail, Club Loser will find
themselves in a watery grave . . .
Students at Lycroft Phelps are marked for success. As a straight-A
student and girlfriend of the school's star rower, Charlotte
believes in what the school has to offer. Meanwhile, scholarship
student Max is struggling. Until he's asked to join the rowing team
offering him popularity - but at what cost? Then there's Quinn, a
sixth-generation legacy student, who should be able to lay claim to
the school in a way others can't. Who instead must watch the boy
who assaulted her continue to play at the top of the school's food
chain. Only in the dead of night does Q realize the solution to her
suffering: Colin Pearce must die. But Lycroft Phelps has more than
one dark secret at its heart, and as the three students uncover
just how far the school will go to keep those ugly truths hidden,
there's a lot more than reputation at stake... A tense and timely
thriller with a revenge plot that'll have you on the edge of your
seat. Perfect for fans of Kathleen Glasgow, Chelsea Pitcher and
Louise O'Neill. (Trigger warning: this book contains descriptions
of sexual violence that some readers may find upsetting.)
Enchant readers with this hi-lo book that puts a modern spin on the
classic tale by Edgar Allan Poe: The Raven. Heath decides that
moving across country is the pits. He misses his best friend,
Lenore. Their "new" house is old and creepy. And a weird raven who
seems to be saying "Nevermore" is constantly sitting outside his
bedroom window. Will Heath be able to adapt to his new life? This
short, 32-page chapter book will appeal to both avid and reluctant
readers who enjoy suspenseful, spooky stories.
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My Homework Ate My Dog!
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Derek Taylor Kent, Derek The Ghost; Cover design or artwork by Bright Jungle Studios
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A deadly game of cat-and-mouse has them fighting to stay one step
ahead of the brilliant serial killer -- or see their fateful
romance cut short by unspeakable tragedy. Audrey Rose Wadsworth and
Thomas Cresswell have landed in America, a bold, brash land unlike
the genteel streets of London. But like London, the city of Chicago
hides its dark secrets well. When the two attend the spectacular
World's Fair, they find the once-in-a-lifetime event tainted with
reports of missing people and unsolved murders. Determined to help,
Audrey Rose and Thomas begin their investigations, only to find
themselves facing a serial killer unlike any they've encountered
before. Identifying him is one thing, but capturing him---and
getting dangerously lost in the infamous Murder Hotel he
constructed as a terrifying torture device---is another. Will
Audrey Rose and Thomas see their last mystery to the end---together
and in love---or will their fortunes finally run out when their
most depraved adversary makes one final, devastating kill?
AN INSTANT NUMBER 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! THE EXPLOSIVE NEW YA
CRIME THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A GOOD
GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER TRILOGY. 'A blisteringly good standalone
thriller.' The Observer, YA Books of the Year, 4/12/2022 'A thrill
ride.' The Guardian Eighteen year old Red and her friends are on a
road trip in an RV, heading to the beach for Spring Break. It's a
long drive but spirits are high. Until the RV breaks down in the
middle of nowhere. And as the wheels are shot out, one by one, the
friends realise that this is no accident. There's a sniper out
there. He's watching them and he knows exactly who they are. One of
the group has a secret that the sniper is willing to kill for. As a
game of cat-and-mouse plays out, the group desperately tries to get
help. Buried secrets are forced to light and tensions within the
group reach deadly levels. Only one thing is for sure. Not everyone
will survive the night . . .
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