Everything with Words

Historical novel based on the true story of James Norris, an American marine and inmate of Bedlam, 1800-1815, chained to a stake for fourteen years. One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest meets Mutiny on the Bounty-an exploration of love, sanity, suffering and compassion wrapped into the sensual and lyrical tale of one man's lonely Odyssey.

A vivid present tense account of life in a dysfunctional family told by a perceptive thirteen year old girl. Lou's dad is in a relationship with a sixth former and her mum is caught shop-lifting and has a 'psychotic episode', but Lou stays cool keeping us informed of the changing scenes through her brilliant and understated notes.

Brewster climbs chimneys risking his life as a sweep, but he has got a SECRET: he is a WIZARD with numbers and his numbers predict a TERRIFYING STORM OF STARS. Upon each star he'll cast a wish to be the last climbing boy ever. A powerful woman promises to make his wish come true, but challenges him to do the impossible in return: A WISH FOR A WISH.

A story of courage, determination, time-travel and a magical crow! The river is about to burst its banks, the town is engulfed by a snow storm, fourteen souls will be lost, unless Needle and Glory can change fate.

From the author of the best-selling Elsetime, shortlisted for The Awesome Book Award, winner of the Wells Festival of Literature Award Children's Book Award, a magical story about a girl who can't forget. When Piaf discovers that everyone in Paris has forgotten the events of the last year, she knows she must capture the memory thief.

When Harvey accidentally sets fire to his headteacher's trousers, Mum decides it's time for a BIG change and packs him off to Madame Bogbrush's School for Gifted Giants.But Harvey's not a giant. He's a boy on stilts. And if his classmates find out, they'll stomp him into a sandwich!

Enter a world of ghosts unlike any you've read about before, creepy, funny and unpredictable. Join Alistair, Saoirse and Billy (The Corny-Scaredy-Cat-Paranormal Investigation Squad) on their ghost hunts. Who are the ghosts? Can the ghost hunters solve that mystery and will they come out alive?