Publication Date: 1st June 2017 Tash lives in Tibet. She knows the rules. She knows what happens to people who don't follow them. The people taken by the Wujing don't ever return. Rule Number One: Don't run in front of a soldier. Rule Number Two: Never look at a soldier. Rule Number Three: Say as … Continue reading Running On The Roof Of The World by Jess Butterworth
Month: Mar 2017
The Halloweeds by Veronica Cossanteli
It's just another day at school when Dan and Martha are called to the Headteacher’s office to be told their parents have been eaten by cannibals. With baby Grub and Caramel, their babysitter, they head for Daundelyon Hall to live with Great-Aunt Grusilla. From the moment they step off the train at Witches’ Cross, it's … Continue reading The Halloweeds by Veronica Cossanteli
Rose Campion and the Stolen Secret by Lyn Gardner
Rose Campion escapes the tedium of Miss Pecksniff’s Academy for Young Ladies, and heads straight for home at Campion’s Palace of Varieties and Wonders, where Thomas and the theatre cast and crew are her family, having been abandoned on its steps as a baby. When an old friend and actor goes missing, Rose is convinced … Continue reading Rose Campion and the Stolen Secret by Lyn Gardner
The Fairytale Times by Zanib Mian; illustrated by Laura Ewing Ferrer
As soon as I saw this, I wanted it, and it didn't disappoint. Hot off the press, The Fairytale Times has the scoop on 15 of the most loved fairytales. This issue includes how the Little Bad Wolf became the Big Bad Wolf, an exclusive interview with Swan Webfoot on life before becoming a … Continue reading The Fairytale Times by Zanib Mian; illustrated by Laura Ewing Ferrer
The Pumpkin Project by Katie Smith
Lottie doesn't like school, mainly because of the class bully, Penelope. Home isn't much fun either. Her Mum is always cross and Gramps just sits in his chair. She looks after them all, which often means she's late for school, and she never gets any help with her homework. When the school project is announced, … Continue reading The Pumpkin Project by Katie Smith
Jimmy Coates: Killer by Joe Craig
It's just another normal evening for Jimmy Coates as he fights with his older sister, until a surge of strength passes through him, enabling him to beat her. Then, a knock at the door changes everything and he's out on the streets, on his own, running from the suits who have taken his parents and … Continue reading Jimmy Coates: Killer by Joe Craig
Armstrong & Charlie by Steven B. Frank
Publication date: 7th March 2017 Meet Armstrong Le Rois & Charlie Ross as they both dread starting 6th Grade at Wonderland. Charlie's family live in Laurel Canyon in the Hollywood Hills, but most of Charlie's friends are going to other schools, and by the end of the year, he'll be older than his older brother … Continue reading Armstrong & Charlie by Steven B. Frank
The Boy, The Bird & The Coffin Maker by Matilda Woods
Publication date: 1st May 2017 Alberto is Allora’s coffin maker, living alone following the plague that swept through the town 30 years ago with the same relentless ferocity that now sees fish fly out of the sea. He notices food disappearing from his kitchen, and soon begins leaving food for the scrap thin boy he … Continue reading The Boy, The Bird & The Coffin Maker by Matilda Woods