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When is the queen not just the queen? When she is WONDERQUEEN!

KAPOW!

Is that an especially large bird? Is it a weirdly small plane? No: it’s THUNDERHOUND!

BLAM!

When her schoolteachers turn into deadly dinosaurs, who can possibly stop them? Why, DINO-KID, of course!

ROAR!

Be amazed by these ten thrilling adventures, featuring the bravest, strongest and silliest superheroes the world has ever seen, alongside more secret lairs, disguises and surprises than you will believe possible!

Illustrated in marvellous colour, this collection is super, it’s duper and most importantly – it’s wuper.

A thrilling new Wilbur Smith series for the next generation with high action and high stakes - starring teen protagonists Ralph and Robyn Ballantyne.

Ralph and Robyn live at Crocodile Lodge, their family ranch in South Africa, where they help with the animals, aid the conservation effort and learn the land. That is, until a mysterious predator starts terrorising the reserve. On the trail for answers, the siblings discover the fearsome culprit: the largest crocodile they've ever seen, uncannily similar to the long-extinct Sarchosuchus Ralph recognises from his favourite game, Predasaur. And when a nearby village is ravaged by a deadly disease, seemingly stemming from a millennia-old animal, the stakes are higher than ever.

As Ralph and Robyn follow the clues, all roads lead them to Crocodile Lodge's infamous neighbour: millionaire tech giant and hunting enthusiast Josef Gerhard. Could it really be that Gerhard is bringing the beastly creatures of Predasaur to life - and at what cost?

In the past two months, Thabo has experienced many exciting things.

He has:

• Flown to Mars;
• Met two Martians;
• Almost been eaten by a pod of seriously dodgy aliens;
• And also flown off Mars.

Now, Thabo and all his friends - human and alien - are on their way to the planet Gliese. Everything will go super-smoothly ... Right?!

A gripping near-future thriller in a world turned upside-down . . . for fans of Suzanne Collins, Emily St John Mandel, Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer.

Welcome to the Arcadia. Once a luxurious cruise ship, now it is home to the stranded. For forty years, they have lived, and died, on the water. A place of extreme haves and have-nots, gangs and make-shift shelters, its people are tyrannized by a country they can see but can't get to. A country that says it doesn't want them.

Esther is a loyal citizen, working flat-out for a rare chance to live a life on land. Nik is a rebel, intent on liberating the Arcadia once and for all. Together, they will change the future . . .

Complete with love triangles, betrayals and fights for freedom - this is the unmissable YA debut of 2022

There are three things you need to know about Megalomaniacs:

- They are TERRORS from outer space!
- There are LOADS of them!
- They are TINY!

Bobbletown is under attack - from the cutest, silliest and zaniest alien invasion EVER! The super-powered Megalomaniacs have crash-landed, and they're going to do their very best to take over planet Earth! That is, if they don't get in each other's way first . . .

Brought to you by Phoenix Comic Books and jam-packed with Jamie Smart's unique exuberant humour and artwork, Megalomaniacs is the latest extravaganza in children's comics! You've never read ANYTHING like this before!

Do you love to draw? Want to create awesome characters just like the Megalomaniacs? At the back of this book are how-to-draw tutorials from Jamie Smart PLUS links to The Phoenix comic club website where you can find draw-along videos, free printable material AND top tips from tons of creators!

Following the first year of his apprenticeship as an Arena 13 combatant, Leif seeks information from his late father's people. There he learns more about the man, who was the greatest arena fighter ever seen. The man who came so close to destroying the demon Hob, but paid a terrible price for every victory. Leif returns to the fighting floor with a renewed hunger for revenge. But can he remain focused on his training as his passion for his master's daughter, Kwin, grows? And will his place in his master's greater plan help or hinder him in his personal mission to defeat Hob in a fight to the death? The second instalment in the legend of ARENA 13. Books in the series 1: ARENA 13 2: ARENA 13: THE PREY

Sean is nog altyd gefassineer deur die heelal en alles daarin. Hy lê gereeld in die aande in sy bed en dink aan al die mense wat voor hom op aarde was. Hoe almal gepoog het om die heelal te verstaan: waar ons vandaan kom en waarheen ons op pad is. Die probleem is, jy weet nie wat gebeur met jou in die ander heelalle nie en die kans om hulle ooit te sien is skraal of nul. Sean hou duim vas vir ’n inter-meer-al-ruimtewurm, maar al wat nou bestaan is hierdie heelal en hierdie realiteit. Om die waarheid te sê, hy dink hy het beland in een van die heelalle van Sean wat beslis ’n fabrieksfout was. Dit tot hy vir Mika ontmoet het en hulle lewens nooit weer dieselfde sou wees nie. Altans, nie in hierdie heelal nie ...

Die sewentienjarige Lukas is een van ’n handjievol oorblywende mense ná die aarde deur kuborge, transterrane en robotte oorgeneem is. Hy en sy beste vriend Dimpho en Dimpho se ouers boer op Lukas-hulle se plaas in die Bloemfontein-omgewing.

Wanneer hongersnood die voortbestaan van die superwesens bedreig, stel die wrede heerser Dakian ’n bose plan in werking om Lukas te vang en toegang tot sy oorlewingstrategieë te verkry. Hy lei Lukas suksesvol om die bos en Lukas en ’n paar nuwe vriende vertrek in sy pa se ou Datsun om sy jonger broer, wat voor sy ouers se dood veiligheidshalwe na familie gestuur is, te gaan haal.

Een van hulle reismaats is egter ’n informant...

Introducing the explosive first book in the Torch Trilogy - the hottest release of the decade!

They are hunting those who shine . . .

Don't be deceived by Northaven's prettiness, by its white-wash houses and sea views. Many of its townsfolk are ruthless hunters. They revile those who have developed songlight, the ability to connect telepathically with others. Friends, neighbours, family will turn on each other in an instant . . .

Lark has lived in grave danger ever since her own songlight emerged. Then she encounters a young woman in peril, from a city far away. An extraordinary bond is forged. But when power is everything, how will they survive?

An extraordinary new trilogy from an award-winning, internationally acclaimed screenwriter, Songlight promises to set the world alight!

17jarige Sybella probeer die raaisel rondom haar ma en suster se dood in ’n lugtaxi-ongeluk oplos, met die hulp van haar vriend, Jax. Haar pad kruis met Yala Uba, ’n onwettige hokvegter, Cedric Morton, ’n kuborg, en Lilith Rox, direkteur van Biotron Babas, ’n maatskappy wat geneties gemodifiseerde babas verskaf aan die ryk elite. Wanneer Sybella Lilith Rox se werksaanbod aanvaar, raak sy betrokke by donker geheime. Gaan sy uitvind wat werklik gebeur het, en watter prys gaan sy daarvoor betaal?

At long last, the wedding day has arrived.

The Jinn queen and the enigmatic ruler of Tulan are to be married in a magical, enchanted ceremony—but Cyrus, tethered by a blood oath to his bride-to-be, can find nothing to celebrate in this union. He’s falling ever more deeply in love with the one person oathbound to kill him.

Sworn to an ancient, unbreakable magic, Alizeh can only fulfill the prophecy to free her people by ensuring Cyrus dies by her own hand. And Cyrus is forced to await his end all while Prince Kamran inches closer, ready to take his place by Alizeh’s side.

The countdown to murder coils tensions ever tighter, but the historic wedding has already drawn deadly attention. To prepare for war and protect her people, Alizeh must finally discover her magic—and outrun the enemies trying to stop her.

Alizeh and Cyrus, along with Kamran and their friends from Ardunia, must flee on dragon-back to begin the perilous journey into the legendary mountains of Arya, where a firestorm of revelations, magical discoveries, and fresh allies awaits them. Every allegiance will be tested, every darkness uncovered, and when the shattering secrets of the Tulanian king are finally revealed…

Nothing, and no one, will be the same.

Enter the complete saga of the international #1 bestselling Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead--soon to be a major motion picture
Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with an unbreakable bond to the earth's magic. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa's best friend, makes her a Dhampir. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from the Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making her one of them. Rose and Lissa must navigate through this dangerous world, confront the temptation of forbidden romance, and never once let their guard down, lest the Strigoi make Lissa one of them forever.

Rosabelle Wolff had a plan. Now she wants revenge. To save her sister she needs to get back home and destroy the system that created her. Rosabelle’s greatest strength is her ability to deaden her mind and body; it’s the only way to survive the surveillance state of Ark Island. But lately her heart has been beating harder; her thoughts are spiraling; her defenses are coming undone.

And there’s only one person to blame.

James Anderson had a plan. Now he has nothing but problems. Rosabelle might be the ally they need in a fight against The Reestablishment, but no one wants to trust an enemy assassin. It doesn’t help that Rosabelle’s not much of a talker, doesn’t work well in groups, and kills people on instinct. Taking her side has cost James nearly everything—but keeping her alive might help save his world.

If only he could convince his older brother.

Aaron Warner Anderson has a headache. Something dark is coming, and Rosabelle’s arrival is just a prelude. In her, he sees shades of himself he can’t trust, and worse: he can no longer get a read on the girl. She’s a dead battery, emanating no emotional feedback. At least not until James walks into a room…

Volcanic tension, breathless reveals, breakneck action—and a dystopian world that never stops raising the stakes:

Welcome back to The New Republic.

Superhelde gaan nie met vakansie nie. Maar wanneer Wynand se ma hom verras met ’n wegbreek na ’n tropiese eiland, is hy superopgewonde! Min weet hy watter avontuur daar op hulle wag – selfs al is sy aartsvyand Natalie ook weer daar om sy pret te bederf.

Toe Wynand ’n gestrande ruimteskip op die eiland ontdek, ontmoet hy vir Fudge – ’n oulike alien met vreemde tentakels, ’n liefde vir melktert en ’n groot probleem . . . Fudge word deur Zorgon die Verskriklike gejag, en hy het hulp nodig om sy ruimteskip te herstel.
Maar wanneer Natalie probeer om Fudge 'n internetsensasie te maak, stel sy per ongeluk almal in gevaar. Met Zorgon op hulle spoor, gaan dit al Wynand se moed, sy ma se geheime vaardighede as superheldin, Natalie se vuiste en Ouma Magriet se vindingrykheid verg om hulle nuwe alien-vriend te red. Kan hulle saamwerk om Zorgon te verslaan en Fudge te help om sy pad huis toe te vind?

Soon to be a major motion picture streaming on Netflix!​

The first book in Scott Westerfeld's international bestselling Uglies series - over six million copies of the series have been sold worldwide!

In Tally Youngblood’s world, looks matter. At sixteen everyone undergoes a transformation from “Ugly” to “Pretty” and is catapulted into a high-tech paradise where the only thing that matters is having a great time and you never have to worry or think for yourself. Tally can’t wait.

But then, with just weeks to go to Tally’s birthday, her friend Shay runs away and the ugly truth about the world of the Pretties starts to reveal itself. What if the beauty of the Pretties utopia really is just skin deep?

Moeg vir jou planeet se troeteldiere? Bestel vandag nog ‘n troeteldier van ‘n ander planeet!

Rudi en Judy baklei gedurig soos kat en hond. Hulle stem oor byna niks saam nie. Maar een aand bestel hulle per ongeluk in plaas van pizza … ‘n ruimtewese! Kort voor lank is daar groot moeilikheid …

Enzo, Frikkie en Georgi neem deel aan die Wêreld-Robotolimpiade se kompetisie vir robotte van Lego-blokkies. Een van dr. Ragno se spinnebotte kom handig te pas en word met Lego-blokkies gepantser. Georgi is bekommerd oor die spinnebotte se ingeboude lasers. Die kompetisiereëls verbied wapens. Toe die Dassie-span met Skerpioen 8 by die kompetisie opdaag, sien hulle ’n lang skraal man en ’n meisie wat baie bekend lyk. Maar dr. Ragno en Veronica moet mos in die tronk wees . . .

Gretchen en Barbara haat mekaar. Gretchen kry die hoofrol in hulle dramaklub, maar word geboelie oor haar gewig, terwyl die gewilde Barbara die boelie is. 'n Geheimsinnige sakkie wenspoeier veroorsaak egter chaos . . . Want Barbara daag die vakansie in Gretchen se lyf by die dieetkamp op, terwyl Gretchen in Barbara se lyf by die dramakamp aankom! ’n Skreeusnaakse, maar deernisvolle storie oor boeliegedrag, selfbeeld en ware vriendskap.

In a perfect world, Jonas begins to see the flaws… THE GIVER is the classic award-winning novel that inspired the dystopian genre and a major motion picture adaptation for 2014 starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift. It is the future. There is no war, no hunger, no pain. No one in the community wants for anything. Everything needed is provided. And at twelve years old, each member of the community has their profession carefully chosen for them by the Committee of Elders. Twelve-year old Jonas has never thought there was anything wrong with his world. But from the moment he is selected as the Receiver of Memory, Jonas discovers that their community is not as perfect as it seems. It is only with the help of the Giver, that Jonas can find what has been lost. And it is only through his personal courage that Jonas finds the strength to do what is right… The Giver is the award-winning classic of bravery and adventure that has inspired countless dystopian writers as the forerunner of this genre.

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 bestselling TikTok sensation and instant New York Times Bestseller! Filled with a diverse cast of characters, the heartache of first love and loss, plus a touch of magic, Dustin Thao's You've Reached Sam will make an instant connection with anyone looking for a big emotional romance of a read. Seventeen-year-old Julie has her future all planned out: move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city, spend a summer in Japan. But then Sam dies. And everything changes. Desperate to hear his voice one more time, Julie calls Sam's phone just to listen to his voicemail. And Sam picks up the phone . . . What would you do if you had a second chance at goodbye?