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A dark, gothic tale of romance… and murder.Part of the grippingly dark series, The Poison Diaries.Our heroine, Jessamine, has lost her faith in the men she loved, and her innocence as well. She turns to the dark side and plots to kill her father, using his own poisons, before becoming an assassin, a poisoner for hire. Can she recover from her heartache and reunite with her true love, Weed? Find ou…
An atmospheric short story taken from the collection, BEYOND THE STARS, written and illustrated by two great Irish talents in children’s fiction todaySilla loves the winter with its snow and cold winds, but most of all, she loves the ice. So when the ice floes of her kingdom and the icicles at her Ice Palace start to melt, she doesn’t believe Zeffa, King of the Warm Winds, when he comes to her in …
A life of crime – how hard can it be? A funny, filmic and fast-paced crime-caper.When fifteen-year-old Dylan accidentally burns down the house of the girl he’s trying to impress, he feels that only a bold gesture can make it up to her. A gesture like robbing a bank to pay for her new home. Only an unwanted Saturday job, a tyrannical bank manager, and his unfinished history homework lie between Dyl…
This is the story of Ayna and Ceri, who both had Gifts, and of Gair, who thought he was ordinary.Gair spent his time gazing out onto the Moor and brooding. Ayna could answer questions about the future, Ceri could find things which were lost. Gair seems to have no Gift and knew he was a disappointment to his jovial, heroic father – who is Chief. Perhaps his feelings of not fitting in was what made …
Рассказы известного русского писателя о животных, обитающих в жарких странах и на далёких континентах, – слонах, мангустах и кенгуру. Для младшего школьного возраста.
‘Inception’ meets ‘The Body Finder’ in this dark thriller from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Aprilynne Pike – perfect for fans of Kelley Armstrong, Alyson Noel and Kimberly Derting.Charlotte Westing has a gift. She is an Oracle and has the ability to tell the future. Not that it does her much good.Instead of using their miraculous powers, Oracles are told to fight their visions – to refr…
Abigail Crumb works every day after school at the local vet’s while she saves up for a present for her pet elephant. So when she loses – and then finds again – one of the puppies in her care, she knows she can’t tell anyone without putting her job on the line. But how will she keep her secret?After several chance encounters with Henry Brocket – a lonely little boy who’s always dressed as a pilot –…
The Stunningly original new YA novel from renowned spoken-word poet Steven Camden, AKA PolarBearMarcie is real. With real problems.For years she has been hitching a ride on the train of her best friend Cara’s life. Now there’s only one more summer until they’re off to uni together.Just like they planned.But Marcie has a secret, and time is running out for her to decide what she really wants.Years …
Сборник рассказов известного детского писателя Геннадия Снегирёва об удивительном мире природы и её обитателях. Всё, о чём пишет автор, он видел собственными глазами, путешествуя по самым разным уголкам нашей необъятной родины. Для младшего школьного возраста.
A brilliantly written steampunk faery fantasy by a dazzling young talent, this is JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR NORRELL for kids, mixed with a dash of THE BARTIMAEUS TRILOGY…Bartholomew Kettle won’t live long. Changelings never do. The child of a human mother and a faery father, he is despised by both his races. But one day Bartholomew suddenly finds himself at the centre of a web of intrigue and danger…
On your 14th birthday, you’re dead meat…Chilling SF adventure from international bestselling author Garth Nix.In a futuristic urban wasteland, evil Overlords have decreed that no child shall live a day past his fourteenth birthday. On that Sad Birthday, the child is the object of an obscene harvest resulting in the construction of a machinelike creature whose sole purpose is to kill.The mysterious…
The long-awaited, completely new story, first published by HarperCollins in Mixed Magics (2000), is now available as a short story in its own right at a special World Book Day price.Cat Chant has nine lives and is destined to be the next Chrestomanci. He is not best pleased when young Tonino Montana, a magically-gifted Italian, is invited to live at Chrestomanci Castle. What is so special about To…
OMG, queen of mean Madison Parker in a brand new series. It’s claws out in the fight to become Hollywood’s brightest star…Madison Parker made a name for herself as best frenemy of nice-girl-next-door-turned-reality-celeb Jane Roberts in L. A. Candy. Now she’s ready for her turn in the spotlight and she’ll stop at nothing to get it.But with backstabbing friends and family, relentless paparazzi, and…
The clash of ancient rules and modern expectations swirl together in this cool, urban 21st century faery tale.Rule #3: Don’t stare at invisible faeries.Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in the mortal world, and would blind her if they knew of her Sight.Rule #2: Don’t speak to invisible faeries.Now faeries are stalking her. One of them, Keenan, who is equal p…