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      • Children's & YA
        February 2021

        The Soul Hunters

        by Chris Bradford (Author)

        Have you ever experienced dreams so vivid it seems like you have lived them? Or had déjà vu so strong you're convinced you must have been there before? The explosive first book in a brand new action-packed series from bestselling author Chris Bradford. Late one night a schoolgirl is attacked in a city park. When a stranger rushes to her rescue, Genna Adams believes it's luck that their paths crossed. Then a week later, the same boy saves her from being kidnapped and Genna realises this is no coincidence. But the explanation offered by the boy, Phoenix, is even stranger than she could have imagined - a long-forgotten foe has tracked her across lifetimes to lay claim to Genna's very soul.   As the hunters close in, Genna has no choice but to trust her mysterious protector - and soon she is swept into a deadly adventure, racing across time to save herself and, ultimately, the human race.   Because for Genna, death is only the beginning...

      • Children's & YA

        The Magpie Society

        One For Sorrow

        by Zoe Sugg (Author) / Amy McCulloch (Author)

        A STUDENT FOUND DEAD ON THE BEACH.   A WEB OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.   SOMEONE POISED TO STRIKE AGAIN.   Illumen Hall is a boarding school of tradition and achievement.   But tragedy strikes when the body of a student is discovered on the beach - and on her back is an elaborate tattoo of a magpie.   For new student Audrey, it is just another strange and unsettling thing about her new surroundings, along with the secrets the school seems to hide and its weird obsession with magpies. For her roommate Ivy, the death of her friend Lola is just one thing she desperately wants to get past - and having a new student asking questions and cluttering up her personal space is not helping a bit.   But the two girls are forced into an unlikely alliance when a mysterious podcast airs, with one sinister headline:   I KNOW WHO KILLED LOLA. AND ONE OF YOU IS NEXT.   Told from two alternating view-points, this is the first book in a modern gothic thriller series that will have you gripped like no other book this year. Welcome to the Magpie Society, your new YA obsession . . .

      • Children's & YA

        Harrow Lake

        by Kat Ellis (Author)

        It's an old-fashioned puppet. The details are hard to make out in the dim light, but it looks like the puppet's neck is broken. It's a sad-looking thing, trapped there in its cage. Maybe I should let it out...   THE MUST-HAVE THRILLER OF 2020 THAT WILL KEEP YOU GRIPPED, KEEP YOU GUESSING, AND KEEP YOU UP ALL NIGHT.   'A captivating and creeping mystery full of brilliantly twisting turns and dark secrets' - Holly Jackson, bestselling author of A Good Girls' Guide to Murder 'If you like Stephen King, snap this up!' - Cass Green, Sunday Times bestselling author of In a Cottage in a Wood 'This book crawled under my skin and made itself a home there, and I can't wait for people to start reading it so that I can scream about the ending with everyone I know' - Inkandplasma book review   'Scream meets The Babadook in small-town USA' - Kirsty Logan, award-winning author of The Gracekeepers Lola Nox is the daughter of a celebrated horror filmmaker - she thinks nothing can scare her. But when her father is brutally attacked in their New York apartment, she's swiftly packed off to live with a grandmother she's never met in Harrow Lake, the eerie town where her father's most iconic horror movie was shot.   The locals are weirdly obsessed with the film that put their town on the map - and there are strange disappearances, which the police seem determined to explain away.   And there's someone - or something - stalking Lola's every move.   The more she discovers about the town, the more terrifying it becomes. Because Lola's got secrets of her own. And if she can't find a way out of Harrow Lake, they might just be the death of her...

      • Children's & YA

        Things to Do Before the End of the World

        by Emily Barr (Author)

        Timely and powerful; the new coming-of-age thriller from the bestselling author of The One Memory of Flora Banks.   1. Live your best life.2. Uncover family secrets.3. Trust no one   What would you do when you hear the news that humans have done such damage to the earth that there might only be a limited amount of safe air left - a year's worth at most?You'd work through your bucket list, heal rifts, do everything you've never been brave enough to do before?     Olivia is struggling to do any of this. What it is she truly wants to do? Who do she wants to be?   Then out of the blue comes contact from a long-lost cousin Olivia didn't even know existed. Natasha is everything Olivia wants to be and more.And as the girls meet up for a long, hot last summer, Olivia finds Natasha's ease and self-confidence having an effect on her.   But Natasha definitely isn't everything she first appears to be . . .     I walked home. I kept hearing footsteps behind me, but every time I turned around, no one was there.

      • Children's & YA
        May 2021

        The Boyband Murder Mystery

        by Ava Eldred (Author)

        An page-turning murder mystery from an exciting new voice in YA fiction. 'I have long believed that loving a boyband brings with it a wealth of transferable skills, but I'd never imagined solving a murder would be one of them...' Harri and her best friends worship Half Light - an internationally famous boyband. When frontman Frankie is arrested on suspicion of murdering his oldest friend Evan, Harri feels like her world's about to fall apart. But quickly she realises that she - and all the other Half Light superfans out there - know and understand much more about these boys than any detective ever could.   Now she's rallying a fangirl army to prove Frankie's innocence - and to show the world that you should never underestimate a teenage girl with a passion...

      • Children's & YA
        June 2021

        The Crossing

        by Manjeet Mann (Author)

        Praise for Run, Rebel - a Guardian best book of 2020: A tightly crafted series of punchy, often heartbreaking narrative poems . . . Mann's brilliant, coruscating verse novel lays out the anatomy of Amber's revolution, and the tentative first flowerings of hope and change. Guardian   A trailblazing new novel about two teenagers from opposite worlds; The Crossing is a heartbreaking and life-affirming story of hope, grief, and the very real tragedies of the refugee crisis.   Natalie's world has turned upside down. She's lost her mum and her brother is descending further and further into anger and violence with a far-right gang who march the streets of Dover.   Sammy has fled his home and family in Eritrea for the chance of a new life in Europe. Every step he takes is a step into the unknown - into a strange country and a hidden future.   A twist of fate brings these two teens from opposite sides of the channel together, but will their journey end in hope or despair?

      • Children's & YA
        April 2021

        Little Pop-Ups: Hansel and Gretel

        A Book of Words

        by Nila Aye (Illustrator)

        Introduce your baby to fairy tales and first words with sturdy Ladybird Little Pop-Ups.   Based on the popular tale of Hansel and Gretel, this simplified story with sturdy, integrated pop-ups is perfect for parents and toddlers to explore the magic of reading and learning together.   Nila Aye's beautiful illustrations bring the story to life as each spread features a central pop-up with a highlighted word for your child to learn.   First wordsEncourages imaginationRecommended for children 18months+ Also available in the Ladybird Little Pop-Ups series: Little Red Riding Hood: A book of coloursCinderella: A book of numbersGoldilocks and the Three Bears: A book of opposites

      • Children's & YA

        Busy Day: Chef

        by Dan Green (Illustrator)

        It's a busy day in the kitchen! Join in and use the flaps to help the chef as he chops, stirs and bakes! With interactive action-flaps, you can do it too!   Each clever flap provides an action or scene-change to encourage children to actively engage and explore. The playful flaps are perfect for little hands to help develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.   Original concept and illustration by Dan Green.   Introduces the worldBoosts motor skillsRecommended for children aged 2+   Look out for other titles in the Busy Day series:   VetBuilderAstronautFarmerFirefighter   . . . and many more to come!

      • Children's & YA

        Little World: In The City

        A push-and-pull adventure

        by Allison Black (Illustrator)

        Introducing the interactive Little World series from Ladybird that makes our big world little.   Little World is designed for curious toddlers, allowing them to explore familiar landscapes and faraway places, from cities and jungles to outer space and the depths of the ocean.   The gentle narrative is perfect for reading aloud and guiding children on their city adventure, and a novelty slide, push or pull on every spread also helps them to engage and explore.   Allison Black's bright artwork and charming characters encourage interaction and play, with lots to spot, see and enjoy at on every spread.   This series has been created in collaboration with subject experts to produce accurate representations of the world around us and to provide a perfectly designed Little World.   Introduces the worldBoosts motor skillsRecommended for children aged 2+   Look out for the other titles in the Ladybird Little World series: To the MoonJungle JourneyUnder the SeaAt the AirportOn the Beach

      • Children's & YA
        March 2021

        Magic Windows: Weather

        by Libby Burns (Illustrator)

        Change each Magic Window and watch the world transform...   Magic Windows is the new novelty non-fiction series from Ladybird Books. Perfect for curious toddlers, this new series explores the wonderful transformations found in nature.   Little ones will love to pull the sliding mechanism on each spread and change what appears in each Magic Window. They will learn why puddles appear, what hides behind the clouds and how rainbows are made.   With Magic Windows: Weather, toddlers will not only learn more about the weather, they will interact and play with it too!   The Magic Windows series: Introduces the worldBoosts motor skillsRecommended for children aged 2+ Also available in the Ladybird Magic Windows series: My Body

      • Children's & YA
        February 2021

        Is that you, Little Bear ?

        A pull-and-slide flap book

        by Rob Hodgson (Illustrator)

        A bright and interactive pull-and-slide flap book, ideal for babies and toddlers.   Little Bear is very good at hiding and Mama Bear needs your help to find him! Join Mama Bear on her search through the forest in this gorgeous flap book, illustrated by Rob Hodgson.   Each spread features a sturdy flap that children can slide back and forth to reveal a surprise animal hidden underneath (and there's a quirky ladybird to spot on each page too!).   With bold illustrations, robust flaps and simple text, little ones will want to revisit this book time and time again.   Imaginative playBoosts motor skillsRecommended for children aged 6m+   Also available in this series:Is that you, Little Chick?

      • Children's & YA

        Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dinosaur

        by Rhiannon Fielding (Author) / Chris Chatterton (Illustrator)

        The perfect book written specifically for bedtime to calm your own sleepy dinosaur!   Muddy puddles, tropical birds, erupting volcanos... the jungle is full of so many exciting things, how can Rumble the dinosaur possibly go to sleep?   Weaving a journey from lively beginning to gentle end, the ten-minute countdown to bed is at the heart of this adorable, heartwarming story.   Also available: Ten Minutes to Bed: Little UnicornTen Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's ChristmasTen Minutes to Bed: Little MonsterTen Minutes to Bed: Little Mermaid

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