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I disappeared on the night before my twelfth birthday. Gorgeous new
colour illustrations for the best-selling Kensuke's Kingdom. Washed
up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his
own. With no food and no water, he curls up to die. When he wakes,
there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, and a bowl of fresh
water. He is not alone ... Kensuke's Kingdom is a gripping
adventure from the author of War Horse. Michael Morpurgo has
written more than one hundred books for children and won the
Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the
Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie
Medal four times. Kensuke's Kingdom was shortlisted for the
Whitbread Prize and won the FCB Award. 'A dazzling adventure' - The
Times Loved by children, teachers and parents alike, Michael
Morpurgo, the former Children's Laureate, has written more than
forty books and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the
Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been
short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling Alan Gratz comes this
must-read middle grade novel tackling the urgent topic of climate
change. Fire. Flood. Ice. Three natural disasters. Three kids who
must fight to survive and change things for the better. In
California, Akira Kristiansen is driving through the mountains with
her mom when a wildfire sparks - and grows scarily fast. In just
moments, Akira and her family have to evacuate... but which way is
safe with fire all around them? In Churchill, Manitoba, Owen
Mackenzie is running a tour for travellers who've come to see the
polar bears. Lately the bears show up more and more as the ice
thins. When Owen and his friend see a bear much too close for
comfort, they end up in a fight for their lives. In Miami, a
hurricane bears down on Natalie Torres. That's not so uncommon ...
but everyone's saying this could be it. The Big One. Natalie and
her mother don't have anywhere to run to, so they hunker down to
ride out the storm. Akira, Owen, and Natalie are all swept up in
the global effects of climate change, each struggling to survive.
But the three kids are more deeply connected than they could ever
imagine - in ways that will change them can change the world. From
the bestselling author of Refugee, Allies and Ground Zero Sheds a
light on the increasingly urgent threat of climate change in an
engaging way Gratz writing is exciting and takes readers on a
nonstop adventure
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Plague
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Michael Grant
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Welcome back to the FAYZ! This is Book 4 in the GONE series that
Stephen King calls a 'driving, torrential narrative'. Disease is
spreading through the streets of Perdido Beach: a devastating,
hacking cough that makes the sufferers choke their guts up -
literally. Across town, Little Pete lies unconscious, struck down
by the mysterious illness. With the most powerful mutant in the
FAYZ out of action, the future of the world hangs in the balance...
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
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Orangeboy
(Paperback)
Patrice Lawrence
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WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE FOR OLDER READERS,
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD AND THE YA BOOK
PRIZE "A truly brilliant book." Malorie Blackman "Incredible book.
Thank you Patrice Lawrence for such a fresh and riveting piece of
fiction." Ben Bailey Smith (Doc Brown) "What a book! Such a
gripping, gritty storyline, with such wonderful, believable
characters. Loved it." Tanya Landman, author of Buffalo Soldier Not
cool enough, not clever enough, not street enough for anyone to
notice me. I was the kid people looked straight through. NOT ANY
MORE. NOT SINCE MR ORANGE. Sixteen-year-old Marlon has made his mum
a promise - he'll never follow his big brother, Andre, down the
wrong path. So far, it's been easy, but when a date ends in
tragedy, Marlon finds himself hunted. They're after the mysterious
Mr Orange, and they're going to use Marlon to get to him. Marlon's
out of choices - can he become the person he never wanted to be, to
protect everyone he loves?
Book one in the new OFFICIAL Minecraft fiction series for readers
age 7+ - the Stonesword Saga Join Morgan, Ash, Harper, Po, Jodi and
Theo as they return for another adventure in the world of
Minecraft. Someone - or something - has turned the Evoker King to
stone. Do the gang have what it takes to solve the mystery and
return the Evoker King to normal? Theo's coding skills might just
be what the gang need, but does he have what it takes to be a part
of the team or will his meddling put a crack in the code that none
of them will survive? For fans of the Minecraft game, Jumanji and
Wreck it Ralph.
A thrilling, multi award-winning, teen ghost story, from a First
Nations Australian author, drawing on the culture and beliefs of
her close-knit community. Stacey and Laney are twins and mirror
images of each other but as different as the sun and the moon.
Stacey wants to go places, do things and be someone different while
Laney just wants to skip school and sneak out of the house to meet
her boyfriend Troy. When Laney doesn't come home one night, the
town assumes she's just doing her normal run-off but Stacey's gut
tells her different. Stacey knows her twin isn't dead - she just
doesn't know where she is; she can see her in her dreams but
doesn't know if she is real or imagined. Holding onto the words her
Nan taught her is one thing but listening to those around you is
another - who will Stacey trust? As the town starts to believe that
Laney is missing for good, can she find her twin in time? 'Part
coming-of-age story, part "Romeo and Juliet" romance, part
speculative fiction, part Aboriginal spiritual revelation, part
mystery - this is a story that is mature on many levels.' ReadPlus
Can a robot survive in the wilderness?
When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a fierce storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabitants.
As Roz slowly befriends the animals, the island starts to feel like home--until, one day, the robot's mysterious past comes back to haunt her.
From bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Peter Brown comes a heartwarming and action-packed novel about what happens when nature and technology collide.
'Twisty and unnerving' - Holly Jackson, author of A Good Girl's
Guide to Murder. From the author of the bestselling Wilder Girls
comes a twisty thriller about a girl whose past has always been a
mystery - until she decides to return to her mother's hometown,
where history has a tendency to repeat itself . . . Ever since
Margot was born, it's been just her and her mother. No answers to
Margot's questions. No history to hold on to. Just the two of them,
stuck in their run-down apartment, struggling to get along. But
that's not enough for Margot. She wants family. She wants a past.
And when she finds a photograph pointing her to a town called
Phalene, she leaves. But when Margot gets there, it's not what she
bargained for. Margot's mother left for a reason. But was it to
hide her past? Or was it to protect Margot from what's still there?
Burn Our Bodies Down is a blistering horror-thriller from Rory
Power that will grip you from its very first page, and won't let
you go until long after you've put it down . . .
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Snatched
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Pete Hautman
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From award-winning author pete Hautman and Mary logue comes a
lively mystery series. when high school student Alicia Camden
suddenly disappears, the small town of bloodwater is in shock. And
it's up to roni Delicata, reporter for the school's Bloodwater
Pump, and her brilliant sidekick, brian bain, to figure out what's
going on. with suspects all around them and suspicions high, roni
and brian risk their lives?and a few groundings from their
parents?to get to the bottom of things. but can they find Alicia
and solve the mystery before it's too late? Full of suspense and
humor, readers will love to watch the hilarious relationship
between roni and brian as they save the day.
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Disappeared
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Lucienne Diver
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