The Dream House
Rachel Hore Kate Hutchinson and her husband Simon are Londoners, performing the balancing act of raising two young children in a cramped terraced house whilst holding down stressful full-time jobs. When everything starts to come apart at the seams they…
The Shark in the Dark
Peter Bently and Ben Cort (illustrator) Will the flustered fish become saltwater snacks, or can they come up with a plan to teach the mean, greedy shark a lesson he’ll never forget? With atmospheric underwater scenes and a terrifically toothy…
Monkey Wars
Richard Kurti When the Langur monkey troop rises to power on the dusty streets of Calcutta, it is at a price. A brutal massacre drives the Rhesus troop out of the place they called home and forces them to embark…
Cordelia Codd
Claire O’Brien One day, I, CORDELIA CODD, will be glamorous. I’ll take taxis everywhere, have a ridiculous-looking, floppy little dog, and Wednesdays will be manicure day. But for now, I’m stuck with a 50% reduction in parents two mean ex-best…
The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. My murderer was a man from our neighborhood. My mother liked his border flowers, and my father…
Nantucket Blue
Leila Howland For Cricket Thompson, a summer like this one will change everything. A summer spent on Nantucket with her best friend, Jules Clayton, and the indomitable Clayton family. A summer when she’ll make the almost unattainable Jay Logan hers.…
House Of Secrets
Chris Columbus and Ned Vizzini When Brendan, Cordelia and Nell move to Kristoff House they have no idea that they are about to unleash the dark magic locked within. Now the Walker kids must battle against deadly pirates, bloodthirsty warriors…
My Kindle Romance: Novellas
I think that it is fair to say that I have a teeny tiny book addiction *hides To Be Read pile and credit card statements.* But my addiction doesn’t stop at stock piling books in case of a zombie apocalypse.…
Carnegie and Greenaway: Wonder
R. J. Palacio My name is August. I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse. August Pullman wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things. He eats ice cream. He plays on his…
Why I Chose to Set My Novel on Nantucket
We are delighted to host the latest stop on Leila Howland‘s blog tour for her debut novel, Nantucket Blue. For Cricket Thompson, a summer like this one will change everything. A summer spent on Nantucket with her best friend, Jules…
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