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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.
In 1982, two teenagers-serial killer survivor Emma Lewis and US
Marshal candidate Travis Bell-are recruited by the FBI to interview
convicted juvenile killers and provide insight and advice on cold
cases. From the start, Emma and Travis develop a quick friendship,
gaining information from juvenile murderers that even the FBI can't
crack. But when the team is called in to give advice on an active
case-a serial killer who exclusively hunts teenagers-things begin
to unravel. Working against the clock, they must turn to one of the
country's most notorious incarcerated murderers for help: teenage
sociopath Simon Gutmunsson. Despite Travis's objections, Emma
becomes the conduit between Simon and the FBI team. But while Simon
seems to be giving them the information they need to save lives,
he's an expert manipulator playing a very long game...and he has
his sights set on Emma. Captivating, harrowing, and chilling, None
Shall Sleep is an all-too-timely exploration of not only the
monsters that live among us, but also the monsters that live inside
us.
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Orangeboy
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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?
This deliciously spooky, yearningly romantic ghost story from a
brilliant debut author will thrill fans of Kalynn Bayron and Wilder
Girls by Rory Power. Jade Nguyen has always lied to fit in. She's
straight enough, Vietnamese enough, American enough - at least for
this summer with her estranged father in Vietnam. Just five weeks
of ignoring the quietly decaying French colonial house he's fixing
up, then college and freedom are hers. But soon Jade begins waking
up every morning certain that something has clawed down her throat
... from the inside. Then the ghost of a beautiful bride visits her
with a cryptic warning: DON'T EAT. When her father and little
sister don't believe her, Jade decides to scare them into leaving
by staging some haunting events of her own. She recruits Florence,
the daughter of her dad's business associate (and more of a
distraction than Jade bargained for) to help. But the house has
other plans. It's hungry. A home, after all, is only as powerful as
those who breathe new life into its bones. And this one is
determined never to be abandoned again ...
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Til Death
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Busayo Matuluko
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The instant bestseller slick and addictive YA mystery thriller that celebrates the nuances and dramas of Nigerian family and culture, perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Karen M. McManus.
Save the date . . . for a killer wedding!
True-crime-obsessed Lara Oyinlola is heading to Lagos for her favourite cousin, Dérin’s, wedding. It’s going to be a holiday filled with glitzy dress-fittings, glamorous parties and, of course, the star-studded event of the year.
But everything isn’t perfect in Dérin’s world. She’s been receiving anonymous threats telling her to cancel the wedding . . . or face dire consequences.
This is the moment Lara’s been waiting for: put her sleuthing knowledge to work and solve a real-life mystery. As Lara investigates, what she doesn’t expect to uncover is a web of secrets, malicious crimes, and near‑death encounters which promise to tear the family apart for good . . .
With sinister secrets, bitchy bridesmaids, annoying exes, and a gossip-loving amateur detective, this gripping mystery thriller from a standout debut author and award-nominated BookTokker will have readers hooked.
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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Fear Ground
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Jennifer Killick
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The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of
Crater Lake. Perfect for 9+ fans of R.L.Stine's Goosebumps. There's
a new craze at Dread Wood High. Flinch is a game of fear. The more
you scare your friends, the more points on the app you get. At
first it's fun, but soon fun is replaced by fear. And Angelo and
his friends notice that everyone is behaving more and more
strangely every day - almost as if something is taking over their
brains... With the fair arriving in town, adrenaline and excitement
levels are high. But who are the people behind the super-creepy
clown masks? With fights breaking out and Flinch in full force,
it's time for the final showdown at the Fear Ground. Let the REAL
games begin!
Trapped in a mansion with a murderer and a family of liars - how would you survive? A mind-blowing thriller from the author of THIS BOOK KILLS, perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Karen McManus.
When three girls are stranded at the grand Bramble Estate in the middle of a snowstorm, they stumble into a murder plot. Someone has poisoned wealthy Emily Vanforte in the middle of a family dinner - which means Devi, Lizzie and Jayne are trapped in the house with a killer and a mystery to solve.
With knives under floorboards, vanishing guns and secret passages in the walls, no one is safe and everyone is a suspect.
But in a house of liars and corruption, will the girls save themselves...or learn to fit in?
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