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Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult
Novel In Adam Cesare's terrifying young adult debut, Quinn Maybrook
finds herself caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and
progress-that just may cost her life. Quinn Maybrook and her father
have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start.
But what they don't know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup
Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. On one side
are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great
again, and on the other are the kids, who want to have fun, make
prank videos, and get out of Kettle Springs as quick as they can.
Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition
and progress. It's a fight that looks like it will destroy the
town. Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a creepy clown in a pork-pie
hat, goes homicidal and decides that the only way for Kettle
Springs to grow back is to cull the rotten crop of kids who live
there now. YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee
"These are the secrets I have kept. This is the trust I never
betrayed. But he is dead now and has been for nearly ninety years,
the one who gave me his trust, the one for whom I kept these
secrets. The one who saved me . . . and the one who cursed me."
So starts the diary of Will Henry, orphan and assistant to a doctor
with a most unusual specialty: monster hunting. In the short time
he has lived with the doctor, Will has grown accustomed to his late
night callers and dangerous business. But when one visitor comes
with the body of a young girl and the monster that was eating her,
Will's world is about to change forever. The doctor has discovered
a baby Anthropophagus--a headless monster that feeds through a
mouth in its chest--and it signals a growing number of
Anthropophagi. Now, Will and the doctor must face the horror
threatenning to overtake and consume our world before it is too
late.
"The Monstrumologist" is the first stunning gothic adventure in a
series that combines the spirit of HP Lovecraft with the
storytelling ability of Rick Riorden.
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of
English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new
illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition
also includes instructions to access supporting material online.
Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and
thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to
bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of
Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference
for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader
help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key
exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test
readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. One of Us Is
Lying, a Level 6 Reader, is B1+ in the CEFR framework. The longer
text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing
future continuous, reported questions, third conditional, was going
to and ellipsis. A small number of illustrations support the text.
A geek, a jock, a criminal, a princess. A murder. Everyone has
secrets. How far would you go to protect yours? Five students at
Bayview High must stay late at school but only four of them leave
alive. Bronwyn, Cooper, Nate and Addy all become suspects in a
murder. Who do you believe? Visit the Penguin Readers website
Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online
resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and
answer keys.
This sequel to The Pioneer is perfect for fans of the Illuminae Series and Skyward!
Earth is uninhabitable. Tau is our home now.
With that terrifying message, Jo and her family learned the truth: They are trapped forever on Tau Ceti e.
But the planet’s current occupants—the Sorrow—are not interested in sharing. The fragile peace Jo negotiated abruptly shatters, and soon a bloody battle is raging between the Sorrow and the Pioneers. As tensions rise, the survival of everyone Jo cares for seems less likely by the second.
When a betrayal that shocks Jo to her core threatens to wipe out both Sorrow and human life, Jo must find the strength to speak up once more—and bridge the gaps between all the warring factions—or lose forever the only home left to her.
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You Never See Me Coming
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Raahem Syed; Contributions by Aashaz Syed; Illustrated by Rumaysa Adnan and Zaina Qadri
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Squid Game meets Wilder Girls in this debut sapphic supernatural thriller set in the glittering, cut-throat world of K-pop rivalry as a disgraced idol comes face-to-face with the demons of her past when the competition she enters turns out to be a deadly trap.
After a shocking career-ending scandal, eighteen-year-old Sunny Lee spends her days longing for her former popstar life and cyberstalking ex-groupmate Candie. They were inseparable - before leaving tragedy and heartache in their wake. Now Candie is chasing stardom in a new K-pop competition, and Sunny can't resist joining her. Finally, they can confront their past, like what happened that horrible night their third groupmate jumped to her death. And whether the dark, otherworldly secrets they keep had something to do with it . . .
But when Sunny is haunted by terrifying visions, gory injuries start happening to competitors - followed by even stranger mutilations. It's a race to survive the deadly carnage in this spellbinding sapphic thriller that will have you screaming and swooning for more.
The Inheritance Games meets Ocean’s 11 in this thrilling adventure
about a teenager determined to pull off the perfect heist in the middle
of her father’s wedding.
Seventeen-year-old Olivia Owens isn’t thrilled that her dad’s getting
remarried…again. She’s especially not thrilled that he cheated on her
mom, kicked them out of their Rhode Island home, and cut Olivia out of
her rightful inheritance.
But this former heiress has a plan for revenge. While hundreds of
guests gather on the grounds of the gorgeous estate where she grew up,
everyone will be thinking romance—not robbery. She’ll play the part of
dutiful daughter, but in reality she’ll be redistributing millions from
her father’s online accounts. She only needs the handwritten pass code
he keeps in the estate’s safe.
With the help of an eclectic crew of high school students and one
former teacher, Olivia has plotted her mid-nuptial heist down to the
second. But she didn’t plan for an obnoxiously nosy wedding guest, an
interfering ex-boyfriend intent on winning her back, greedy European
cousins with their own agenda, or a vengeful second wife. When
everything seems like it’s going wrong, Olivia has to keep her eyes on
what really matters: getting rich. And when she’s done, “something
borrowed” will be the understatement of the year.
The classic and heart-pounding Fear Street Series from beloved
author R.L. Stine is back with the first four books now in one
thrilling package! Welcome to Fear Street... Where strange things
happen, people go missing, and nightmares come true. This is where
it all began. When Fear Street became legend, forever linked with
danger, and curses, and things that go bump in the night. Go back
to how it all started--to the moment when Corey Brooks falls for
perfect, incredible Anna, only to learn that she's gone
missing...on Fear Street. Venture into the terrifying Fear Street
woods where Meg Dalton's best friend Evan died under mysterious
circumstances, and discover why only Meg can uncover the truth
behind his death. Follow Della to Fear Island and learn about the
terrifying threats that force Della to confront her past--and the
incident that occurred on the island between her and a dangerous
stranger. Return to Fear Street with Mark and Cara Burroughs who
come home to find that their parents have disappeared, plunging
them into a nightmare of chaos that neither of them could have ever
predicted. The only thing they know for sure is that though Fear
Street may be a mystery, not everyone escapes such an evil place
alive. Only danger awaits those brave enough to travel down Fear
Street. You're not afraid...are you?
The third and fourth instalments of this exciting spy series set in
Tudor England, amid the intrigue and danger of Henry VIII's royal
court, from the authors of books in the bestselling BEAST QUEST
series. In DEADLY STORM the royal court of King Henry VIII is on
the move - and in danger! A terrible storm forces the court to
shelter in a nearby castle. The King is in disguise, and he's not
the only person with a secret. Death stalks the castle - but is it
the dreaded plague or something even more sinister? When a servant
is found dead, it's clear that something terrible is going on. Can
young spy, Jack Briars, and his friend, Cat Thimblebee, solve the
mystery before the King himself becomes a target? While in FATAL
VOYAGE, Jack and Cat are once again called upon to save the King's
life, this time aboard his majestic new ship, Fair Anne. But will
this adventure leave the pair all at sea? A thrilling adventure
series featuring young spy Jack Briars and his friend, Cat
Thimblebee. This is WOLF HALL for children.
Now a Netflix original movie starring Millie Bobby Brown, Henry
Cavill, and Helena Bonham Carter! Meet Enola Holmes, teenaged girl
turned detective and the younger sister to Sherlock Holmes. When
Enola Holmes, sister to the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers
her mother has disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to
London in search of her. But nothing can prepare her for what
awaits. Because when she arrives, she finds herself involved in the
kidnapping of a young marquess, fleeing murderous villains, and
trying to elude her shrewd older brothers-all while attempting to
piece together clues to her mother's strange disappearance. Amid
all the mayhem, will Enola be able to decode the necessary clues
and find her mother?
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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... Some things must be learned the
hard way ... Reed sees an opportunity to teach the school bully not
to mess with him, but ends up mangling the lesson. Robert, an
exhausted single father, gets a crash course in parenting when he
buys a fancy new teddy bear to watch and entertain his young son.
Chris, eager to join the Science Club at school, agrees to undergo
a grisly experiment to be accepted. But in the malevolent universe
of Five Nights at Freddy's, there's always an education in pain. In
this seventh volume, Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon
spins three sinister novella-length stories from different corners
of his series' canon, featuring cover art from fan-favourite artist
LadyFiszi. Readers beware: this collection of terrifying tales is
enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's
fans.
With a dad who disappeared years ago, and a mother who’s a bit too busy to parent, Emmy has always felt a little out of place. So when her mother announces she’s being shipped off to Wellsworth, a prestigious boarding school in England, Emmy’s positive this will be the same.
Until she finds a box of mysterious medallions in the attic of her home. Medallions that belonged to her father. Her father who may have gone to Wellsworth.
When she arrives at school, she finds the strange symbols from the medallions etched into the walls and books, which leads Emmy and her new friends to Wellsworth’s super-secret society: The Order of Black Hollow Lane.
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