True-Crime obsessed Paige and her family move across the Atlantic to her fathers eerie hometown and its not long before she uncovers the towns dark history - a string of unsolved murders and disappearances in the 90s. Will Paige solve a quarter-of-a-century mystery or will she be the next target?!
Peter Frankopan explores the connections made by people trade disease war religion adventure science and technology in this extraordinary book about how the east married the west with a remarkable voyage at its heart - the journey along the Silk Roads. From ancient world laws laid down by King Hammurabi and the mighty Persian empire to terrifying huns the rise of Europe two world wars and politics today the book moves through time and history sewing together the threads from different peoples empires and continents into a phenomenal history of the globe.
David Silva is Manchester Citys greatest ever midfielder. As he played his way from the Spanish coast to the top of the Premier League his silky skills earned him the nickname El Mago - the magician. This is the exciting story of how the boy from Valencia used his midfield magic to launch Manchester City to dominating the Premier League winner and drove Spain forward to become World and European Champions.
Azadeh is a budding violinist on a music scholarship at an expensive private school dealing with all the usual trials of being sixteen: trying her best to fit in keep up and have fun. Then as her mums mental health spirals out of control Azadehs world starts to unravel. Her friendships fall away and as much as she and her dad try to keep a lid on everything their problems insist on taking over. Feeling alone its her violin that finally helps Azadeh to find her way back to her friends herself and even her mum.
When Rose is entrusted with a powerful stone by a Frost Giant she is swept into an adventure full of danger. The stone can be used for great good or great evil depending on its keeper. It leads Rose to discover the magic that runs through all of Ireland. A magic that is threaded together beneath the land: the Silver Road. But the Silver Road is under threat. Now Rose must keep the stone from falling into the wrong hands and embark on a quest to find its rightful owner and keep the magic alive.
This series of bright slider board books featuring perennially popular nursery rhymes bursts with energy and cheering illustrations. Now in a new format with refreshed artwork and on white board so colours look lovely and bright. Each book also comes with slider mechanisms and both an instrumental and vocal version of the nursery rhyme - simply scan the QR code for little ones to listen and sing along!
Fans of A Dublin Fairytale will be enchanted by this contemporary take on the Hansel and Gretel fairytale set in modern-day Galway. Irish Language Edition.
What if the Knights of the Round Table had been women? An epic fantasy from the UKs leading and bestselling feminist writer Laura Bates - perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sarah J. Maas.
A retelling of the counting rhyme which has also been specially extended. Young readers can have fun counting speckled frogs as they hop in and out of their cool pool. A QR code on the back cover provides a link to an audio recording of the rhyme.
Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price - and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker.
Penny and Tate clash. Their mothers have an epic friendship thats spanned decades deaths and divorces. So since they were toddlers the girls have always been a reluctant quarrelling twosome. But when a medical event forces their moms to move in together Penny and Tate call a truce. Theres just one little hitch: Penny and Tate keep almost kissing. It just happens. Theyve never talked about it. Theyve always ignored each other after. But now the girls find themselves living across the landing from each other. And when an almost kiss finally goes from almost to I am now wearing your lip gloss they have to face the music - right?
Dont miss this second book in the international bestselling SKANDAR series an unmissable adventure for readers age 9 to 99 and fans of Harry Potter Percy Jackson and Eragon.
The bestselling story about love loss and hope that launched David Almond as one of the best childrens writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread childrens book of the Year Award.
Michael was looking forward to moving house. But now his baby sisters ill his parents are frantic and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. But what he finds in the crumbling garage will change his life forever.
A swashbuckling adventure from TV star Tony Robinson. Ben arrives at pirate school ready and raring to go - but instead of lessons in walking the plank and cutlass-swinging the school teaches business studies. Ben cant have that! An uprising is planned. High quality cream paper and easy to read special font ensure a smooth read for all.
Meet the great Skulduggery Pleasant: wise-cracking detective powerful magician master of dirty tricks and burglary (in the name of the greater good of course).
Skulduggery Valkyrie and Omen return in the 14th and penultimate novel in the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series - and their most epic test yet.
An unmissable paraquel to the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series - a thrilling recap of the books so far a character guide and a treasure-trove of bonus content. Now fully updated by Archivist Mulligrub to include Until the End.