Mind the gap. Something odd is going on in the basement of an old house in London. An inexplicable gap has formed, a gap in time that links the present to the past. And twelve-year-old Tom, who discovers the gap while on a visit to his grandmother, is torn between both worlds. Lured by a mysterious voice, Tom leaps into the early eighteenth century, to a time when circus “freaks” like…
The covenant that was meant to keep the wizard wars at bay has been stolen, and the sanctuary of Trinity must prepare for attack. Seph monitors the Weirwalls, while Jack and Ellen train their army of ghosts to face an onslaught of wizards. Even Anaweir Will and Fitch are setting traps around the town's perimeter. To Jason Haley, it feels as though everyone but him has a role to play. Then he fi…
I should probably mention something right now, before this story goes any further: my name is Theodora Grumman, and I am a liar. It's hard for Thea to wite four truths a day in the notebook her mother gave her for the summer. Especially when her grandparents' house on the Jersey Shore is even more packed with family than usual, and her cousin Jocelyn won't leave her alone. Jocelyn is the world…
This colourful board book is packed with noisy vehicles from around the town. Pre-school children will love turning the chunky shaped pages and discovering a noisy car, a busy bus, a speeding train, a zooming motorbike and a rumbling lorry. With bright illustrations, simple rhyming text that is perfect for reading aloud, and easy-to-turn pages, this is an ideal first book for toddlers. Part of …
Follow a small child as he walks, creeps, leaps, and swings through the jungle in this lively adaptation of a familiar nursery rhyme. And what does he see? Wild animals! A snake, a tiger, and an elephant—to name a few— each hissing, growling, or trumpeting. Could they be following him? Hope they’re not hungry! Full of thrilling exotic noises and bright tropical colors, Julie Lacome’s ju…
Rhymes and colorful illustrations reveal how simple shapes come together to form houses, boats, and lots of other things in the world.
Erdas is a land of balance. A rare link, the spirit animal bond, bridges the human and animal worlds. Conor, Abeke, Meilin and Rollan each have this gift and the grave responsibility that comes with it. But the Conquerors are trying to destroy this balance. They are setting the world on fire, swallowing while cities in their rush for power including Meilin's home. Fed up with waiting and rea…
The box had been sealed and hidden for hundreds of years, but what lay within it was only dormant ... waiting for the time when it would be released, and let loose upon the world. And that time was about to come ... A stunning new novel from Carnegie Medal shortlisted author, Julie Hearn