What surprises might life have in store for you? A takeaway, TV and tea with two sugars is about as exciting as it gets for thirty-something Sophie Stone. Sophie's life is safe and predictable, which
As Hitler’s bombs threatened London during World War Two, eight-year-old David Merron was removed from his family and close-knit Jewish community in the East End and evacuated to the safety of the Eng
Martha is very different from other kids, because of her parents who are strict members of a religious group and their rules dominate Martha’s life. And one rule is the most important of all: she must
THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'If you liked GONE GIRL and THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, you might want to pick up THE WIDOW by Fiona Barton. Engrossing. Suspenseful' Stephen King We've all s
It' A Deadly Game of Hide And Seek. Liam Scott has joined Recce Platoon. And it looks like he will be heading for Somalia. His mission is to gather intelligence from behind enemy lines, carrying out t
Ten-year-old Silo Zyco doesn’t know much about his relatives – his father was a mysterious stranger, and the rest of the Zycos were killed in a disaster involving a terrible wave and lots of mud. All
Buster is a very difficult dog! He's messy, naughty and sometimes, well, just disgusting! But Ben thinks he's the best dog ever. When Ben goes on holiday with Mum and Dad, he tries to write down every
1939 - And in the back of a three-ton lorry, a strangely assorted group of young women bumped over the road to RAF Colston. They were the first of the Waafs. Barmaids mixed with secretaries and debuta
The war has just ended in the tiny village of Coney Cley, and Josh and his gang are desperate for some excitement. When they head for the eerie, abandoned Shadows Lane to explore a deserted house, the
Ex-marine Beau Junger likes fast cars and loud music. His body is covered in tattoos and makes girls go weak at the knees. But Beau's not interested in love this year: No women. No sex. No complicatio
Look . . . there by the dustbins, what do you see? A shimmering and a glimmering, and a figure forming in the darkness. It is the Ghost Teacher. Class 3 is the worst class ever. They do lots of crashi
It is the height of World War II.?Britain is being ravaged by bombs and most young men are off fighting, and?Gordon wishes he was too. Maybe then he wouldn't get bullied for having a cowardly family:
Cat feels herself inferior to her sister, Tessa, who is thin and blonde and she is confused when the new boy in school, Josh, shows no interest in Tessa, but wants to become her new best friend, until
George, who is fascinated by details about World War II, is sent back in time during a school trip, to 1940 during the London blitz, and must find a way to survive and return to his own time.
Timothy Pope has a brand new telescope and he's testing it out at the park. Children will delight in peeping through the die-cut holes and guessing what Tim has spotted. Is that really a shark he can
"Rainbow! Rainbow over my wild white wilderness. Beautiful and bright he was, more wonderful than anything I had ever seen before. I knew at once I had to catch a rainbow and make him mine. So I went
1984 - and it's an important time for the children of Ragley-on-the Forest school... Their school choir is to sing a carol in a church in York, and is actually going to be on television! Helping to ke
A lingering, compulsive debut novel that will keep you tightly in its grip. What would you do if a young girl knocked on your door and asked for your help? If it was snowing and she was freezing cold,
Life in a small village is boring now that the war is over. There is still rationing and bomb damage and war losses. But when a group of children hear of some treasure kept locked in the village, thin
Ready, steady, GO! The race is on for the Gingerbread Bunny. Lift the flaps to discover who wants a bite of his chocolaty ears and tail. Can he outwit and outrun his pursuers or will he meet a sticky
Cat, Duck and Squirrel live in an old white cabin, with a pumpkin patch in the garden. Every day Cat slices up some pumpkin, Squirrel stirs in some water and Duck tips in some salt to make perfect pum
On the cobbled streets of Bradford in 1931, Lily Briggs does all she can to keep trouble at bay for her and her family. She works hard at Calvert Mill to make ends meet and take care of her parents an
An enlightening and entertaining look at how to use your inner psychopath to get the most out of LIFE. What is a good psychopath? And how can thinking like one help you to be the best that you can b
Michael, Hannah, Tom and the other seven to eight-year-olds in their class are all totally soccer mad - and new-boy Jonty fits right in when he turns up on his first day, bouncing a football! As the c
At the foot of some spooky mountains is a little town with a little school. And there, in a little classroom, Class 3 are about to meet their new teacher. He's big, he has giant hands and he is very v
The two that are one must become the one that is all. One to save the world, one to destroy it. San Francisco:Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel have one day left to live, and one job left to do. They mus
Mum always liked to buy Neil clothes big enough for him to 'grow into'. And his new cricket jumper makes him look like a lamb in sheep's clothing! But Mum goes too far when she buys a new wardrobe and
"You are NOT keeping a mouse in this house!"Every Saturday - or Mouseday, as Pete calls it - Pete asks his mum and dad if he can have a pet mouse. And every week, the answer is the same. No. Then Pete
There is nothing Nicky wants more in the world than a dog to play with. But Mum and Dad don't want a dog. Then Granddad has an idea - he and Nicky can make a dog: a snow-dome dog. Even better, he has
--THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER--'An invaluable contribution to history.' Serhii Plokhy, Evening Standard'Tells the story of the disaster and its gruesome aftermath with thriller-like flair. Midnight
Robert Mazur spent five years undercover infiltrating the criminal hierarchy of Colombia's drug cartels. The dirty bankers and businessmen he befriended knew him as Bob Musella, a wealthy, mob-connect
Magnitsky's brutal killing has remained uninvestigated and unpunished to this day. His farcical posthumous show-trial brought Putin's regime to a new low in the eyes of the international community.
Robert Mazur spent five years undercover infiltrating the criminal hierarchy of Colombia’s drug cartels. The dirty bankers and businessmen he befriended knew him as Bob Musella, a wealthy, mob-connect
From the imaginations of bestselling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare comes a heart-stopping plunge into the magical unknown. Think you know magic? Think again. The Magisterium awaits . . . Mo
True love never says goodbye . . . Unexpected. Unrequited. Forbidden. Eternal. Everyone has their own love story. And in a twist of fate, four extraordinary love stories intersect over the course of
The internationally bestselling love story from Nicola Yoon, author of Everything, Everything. Now a major film starring Yara ShahidiNatasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. No
You’ve seen the amazing trailer for Everything, Everything starring Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson . . . Now read the incredible #1 New York Times bestselling story before you see the movie, in ci
Three fateful encounters... Two heart-breaking tragedies... One last chance to get it right.Over the course of five years, Mikki and Crush have crossed paths twice. Their first encounter changed Mikki
They were the best of friends and the most daunting of bachelors . . . . Charlie Harrington, a charming, handsome philanthropist, has such high expectations for his perfect bride that no mortal need a
This is the New York Times Bestseller. Technological advances have benefited our world in immeasurable ways, but there is an ominous flip side. Criminals are often the earliest, and most innovative, a
