Publication Date: 7 April 2022 The Blurb When the floods come, truth rises to the surface… It’s 2052, a time when enormous floods can devastate the land at any moment. Jade lives in the Wetlands, a place that will be devastated by the floods. Safety can be found behind the walls of North-Hampton, but it’s … Continue reading The Drowning Day by Anne Cassidy
The Week At World’s End by Emma Carroll
Publication Date: 2 September 2021 (HB) 3 March 2022 (PB) The Blurb Britain, 1962'Who are you?' I asked.'You don't know who I am? You mean, it's not been on the news?'The girl glanced from Ray to me and back again.'It's better I don't tell you,' she said firmly. Nothing ever happens in World's End Close. So … Continue reading The Week At World’s End by Emma Carroll
Escape Room by Christopher Edge
Publication Date: 3 February 2022 The Blurb When twelve-year-old Ami arrives at The Escape, she thinks it's just a game - the ultimate escape room with puzzles and challenges to beat before time runs out. Meeting her teammates, Adjoa, Ibrahim, Oscar and Min, Ami learns from the Host that they have been chosen to save … Continue reading Escape Room by Christopher Edge
Like A Charm by Elle McNicoll
Publication Date: 3 February 2022 The Blurb Edinburgh is a city filled with magical creatures. No one can see them... except Ramya Knox. As she is pulled into her family's world of secrets and spells, Ramya sets out to discover the truth about the Hidden Folk with only three words of warning from her grandfather: … Continue reading Like A Charm by Elle McNicoll
Max Counts To A Million by Jeremy Williams
Publication Date: 3 March 2022 The Blurb Do you like epic quests of amazing counting? Do you dislike global pandemics, being stuck at home, and the number 7? Then I have a story for you. It's about how I counted to a million during lockdown - with help from Mum and Dad, friends and neighbours, … Continue reading Max Counts To A Million by Jeremy Williams
Loki: A Bad God’s Guide To Being Good by Louie Stowell
Publication Date: 3 February 2022 The Blurb After one prank too many, trickster god Loki is banished to live as a "normal" school boy. If he can show moral improvement within one month, then Loki can return to Asgard ... and if he can't? Then it's eternity in a pit of angry snakes. To keep … Continue reading Loki: A Bad God’s Guide To Being Good by Louie Stowell
Carnival Of The Lost by Kieran Larwood, illustrated by Sam Usher
Publication Date: 17 February 2022 The Blurb Sheba the wolf girl joins an unusual troupe of performers that includes Pyewacket, a witch's imp; Gigantus the giant and Sister Moon, a knife thrower. For the first time in her life she feels she might make true friends, and learn a real stage craft. But soon that's … Continue reading Carnival Of The Lost by Kieran Larwood, illustrated by Sam Usher
World Of Food by Sandra Lawrence, illustrated by Violeta Noy
Publication Date: 17 February 2022 The Blurb What did the ancient Romans snack on?Where does chocolate come from?And how has the humble potato shaped history?There is a whole world of food to discover!Everywhere on our planet where people can be found, there are different foods that we enjoy, and different ways of preparing and eating … Continue reading World Of Food by Sandra Lawrence, illustrated by Violeta Noy
Wished by Lissa Evans
Publication Date: 7 April 2022 The Blurb Ed and his sister Roo are faced with the most boring half-term holiday in history: five days spent in the company of their elderly neighbour, Miss Filey, and her ancient, smelly cat. But when they find a box of birthday candles in a cupboard in Miss Filey's house, … Continue reading Wished by Lissa Evans
Nisha’s War by Dan Smith
Publication Date: 3 February 2022 The Blurb Malaya, 1942. Nisha’s home is destroyed by war and she and her mother, Amma, flee to her father’s ancestral house in England, perched on a cliff top on the cold Northern coast. When Amma falls gravely ill, Nisha is left to face her formidable grandmother alone. Grandmother's rules are … Continue reading Nisha’s War by Dan Smith