In this haunting and poignant novel, twelve-year-old Ellie and her best friend Justin must journey through the Underworld to find their way back to the world of the Living after her accidental death.When twelve-year-old Eleanor Newton thinks she see her deceased grandmother, she misses her chance to speak with her one last time. Soon after, Ellie finds herself and her best friend Justin lost in the underworld. The pair are split up by the voices guiding their journ...

Keeper of the Lost Cities meets Pokémon in this riveting first book in a middle grade series about a girl who embarks on a treacherous journey with her mystical animal companions to save her family—and the entire kingdom.Twelve-year-old Mia McKenna has grown up in the darkness. It’s all she’s ever known, and she finds comfort in it. Like nearly all the cities in the Kingdom of Lunis, her home of Nubis was plunged into a forever night years ago by the shado...

Brought to you by Penguin.A heart-warming, funny and accessible new series: Bend It Like Beckham for fans of Jacqueline Wilson and Ella On The Outside.Things begin to go wrong for Jaz when her mum moves out, leaving her family behind.Determined to fix everything, she creates her own girl's football team to be the star her mum always wanted.First, she recruits a brilliant new group of friends to join her team. But after a sh...

Mia and her umbra go on the offensive to restore light to her moonlit kingdom in this “thrilling” (Kirkus Reviews) third and final book in the Umbra Tales middle grade series that’s Keeper of the Lost Cities meets The Golden Compass.Having grown up in the moonlit city of Nubis, Mia McKenna has always found comfort in the darkness. And yet the dark days following her father’s death at the hands of the Reaper King aren’t something she’s prepared to ...

Brought to you by Penguin.From the incredible imagination of Chris Smith - bestselling author and now a major new solo talent - comes an extraordinary accidental adventure for fans of Cressida Cowell and Pixar's Onward.Frankie Best is not happy.She's stuck at Grandad's with her annoyingly nerdy brother Joel for a whole week while her parents swan off to the Arctic.Things tak...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND *USA TODAY*BESTSELLERIn a world of high-class magic and gangster grit, a star-crossed couple must decide where their loyalties lie in the sizzling romantasy follow-up to BookTok star Stacey McEwan’s New York Times bestseller A Forbidden Alchemy.There is war in Belavere Trench.Nina Harrow and Patrick Colson, the last to wield t...

**One of Oprah’s Favorite Things of 2023Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece The Color Purple—as well as the acclaimed 1985 film from Steven Spielberg, the Tony-winning Broadway musical, and the all-new film adaptation with this gorgeously designed exploration of the novel’s enduring legacy, featuring contributions from Alice Walker, Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Colman Domingo, Fantasia Barrino, Danny Glover, and more.**Since...

Escape to St Lucia in the perfect summer read from the No. 1 Irish Times bestselling author of The Summer Villa.‘Plenty of twists and turns … combined with glitz and glamour’ SHEILA O’FLANAGAN'Melissa Hill strikes again!…I was transported right into paradise' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘A delicious setting for this perfect holiday read … irresistible’ RACHEL HORE**'**What a fantastic summer beach read…I love, lo...

A single mum. A superstar athlete. A Christmas like no other.Anna Heath is divorced, a single mum and trying desperately to keep her life in order. Despite her friends' best efforts, Anna has stopped looking for love and is determined to give her daughter, Ruthie, a Christmas to remember.Sam Jackman has just been dealt with life-altering news, and all he could think to do was run. He's left his American football team back in the US, stuck a pin in a map, an...

Mia grapples with the responsibility of her new powers and uncovers even more of Nubis’s secrets in this “fantastically creepy…engaging” (Kirkus Reviews) second book in the Umbra Tales middle grade series that’s Keeper of the Lost Cities meets The Golden Compass.The Reaper King’s attempt to break free and thrust the rest of the Kingdom of Lunis into darkness has been thwarted, but all is still not well in Nubis, Mia’s moonlit kingdom home. The who...

Bloomsbury presents The Storm Swimmer by Clare Weze, read by Karise Yansen.The author of THE LIGHTNING CATCHER is back with an exciting, imaginative and heartfelt middle grade novel perfect for fans of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant and The Shark Caller.Summer was supposed to be Ginika's time for fun, friends and fairs. But instead she's been sent to live at the dead-end seaside boarding house her grandparents run. Even though her parents say it’s just for a little while, s...

Ben has been in love with Molly forever. When she finally kisses him at a party, he thinks all his dreams have come true. Later that night he thinks they've started something really special. Molly loves Ben too – of course she does. But not like that. He's her best friend's brother – which makes him practically her brother too, right? But after a few drinks at a party Molly kisses Ben. And she can't remember what happened next. The months of freedom after GCSEs should be the best of your l...