Zoe has never met her father, who was sent to prison right before she was born - so when she receives a letter from him on her twelfth birthday, it's a huge surprise. But when Zoe investigates the crime, she starts to doubt the conviction. Is her father innocent? Or is he a liar? Either way, she's determined to find out.
When Khadija's father arranges a match, she leaps at a chance to escape - a hot air balloon fighting its ropes for the sky. Soon, she is flying over the desert sands of her world, swept up in an adventure of black magic, jinn and revolution beyond her wildest dreams ...
It's been months since Levi and Kat rescued their town's forgotten children. But now the strangeness has started again: hundreds of creepy snowmen pop up across town and a bizzare blizzard hits the day before spring break, trapping the kids in school. And something is roaming the darkened halls, something hungry ...
When Mila's brother disappears, she believes he's been taken by the Bear, a hooded stranger of legend who sought shelter at their home. Mila and her sisters follow his trail into the frozen north, determined to find a way past winter and bring their brother home.
When Isabella's friend disappears, she volunteers to guide the search party. As a mapmaker's daughter, she's equipped with elaborate ink maps and knowledge of the stars, eager to navigate the island's forgotten heart. But beneath the mountains a legendary fire demon awakens, and her journey is fraught with danger...
Luka Kane has been inside hi-tech prison the Loop for over two years. A death sentence is hanging over his head but his day-to-day routine is mind-numbingly repetitive. Then everything changes. Soon, Luka has to face a new reality: breaking out of the Loop might be his only chance to save himself - and the world ...
At a hotel in Paris four cats are in charge. There's bossy Bobine, a secret knitter; tough-talking Mulot; wannabe singing superstar Carpette; and Couscousse, who's friends with a ghost. When a scared new cat, Wolfgang, arrives, the feline friends have a new mission: to find out why he is afraid and how to make him feel at home.
Tamar is admitted to Lime Grove, a psychiatric ward for teenagers, where the psychologists ask her endless questions. But there's one question Tamar can't - won't - answer: What happened to her friend Iris? A uniquely powerful, devastating novel of friendship, fragility and forgiveness.
Adjay is a Mumbai railway kid, a newspaper seller, but his great dream is to be a journalist. His dream comes true when he and a gang of friends create their own newspaper - but what is the cost of uncovering the truth?
A fantastic Tudor adventure from Historical Association Young Quills Award-winning author Ally Sherrick. Cat Sparrow is on the road. She's following her sister, who was torn from their convent home and sent to London. But Cat isn't like other people - she thinks differently - and for a girl like her the world holds many perils ...
Ylva, a young Viking girl, is swept by a storm to England where she is orphaned. Determined to avenge her mother's death, she tracks the killer north. But when a stranger steps in, Ylva has to choose between vengeance and trust.