The Legacy
Gemma Malley When a Pincent Pharmaceutical van is ambushed by the rebel group known as the Underground, its contents come as a huge surprise – not drugs, but corpses in a horrible state. It appears that the pharmaceutical company’s top…
Up and Up
Shirley Hughes The magical story of a little girl shoes wish to fly finally comes true, much to the alarm of the grown-ups. A wordless story that is truly delightful – a triumph in true classic Shirley Hughes style. When…
The Boleyn Deceit
Laura Andersen The regency period is over and William Tudor, now King Henry IX, sits alone on the throne. But England must still contend with those who doubt his legitimacy, both in faraway lands and within his own family. To…
Unravelled: Two Wars. Two Affairs. One Marriage.
M K Tod Two wars, two affairs, one marriage. In October 1935, Edward Jamieson’s memories of war and a passionate love affair resurface when an invitation to a WWI memorial ceremony arrives. Though reluctant to visit the scenes of horror…
Allegiant
Veronica Roth What if your whole world was a lie? What if a single revelation – like a single choice – changed everything? What if love and loyalty made you do things you never expected? The faction-based society that Tris…
Badness For Beginners
Ian Whybrow and Tony Ross “Remember,” said Dad. “You must both be on your worst behaviour.” In a nice smelly lair far away live the wolf family. Mum and Dad are very proud of being big and bad. They want…
The Paradise Guest House
Ellen Sussman Sent on assignment to Bali, Jamie, an adventure guide, imagines spending weeks exploring the island’s lush jungles and pristine white sand beaches. But it ends as something very different – a year on, she can still feel the…
A Quiet Night In
Jill Murphy It’s Mr Large’s birthday and Mrs Large has prepared him a meal, as they’re going to celebrate with a quiet night in. But as usual in the Large household, things don’t go to plan, and Mr and Mrs…
The Light Between Oceans
M L Stedman A boat washes up on the shore of a remote lighthouse keeper’s island. It holds a dead man – and a crying baby. The only two islanders, Tom and his wife Izzy, are about to make a…
The Ravenous Beast
Naimh Sharkey The ravenous beast is hungry, hungry, hungry. But is he the hungriest animal of all? “Nonsense smonsense,” scoff the other animals, and “Hokum Pokum!” But they want to watch out or the ravenous beast might just gobble ’em…
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