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Rosie finds herself amongst staunch Puritans during the English Civil War in this accessible time-slip story.

A sequel to Lloyd's Costa-shortlisted 2015 title, this new novel continues Laura's story as the world faces carbon rationing.

During a gang attack, Tom is struck by an iPhone thrown from the top of a tower block and parts of the device fuse with his brain to produce iBoy.

For all of his short life, Pepper Roux has been waiting to die. Now, on his fourteenth birthday, he knows he won't have to wait much longer.

Nin must do what she can to save The Drift from destruction by uncovering the spell which hides the last of the Seven Sorcerers, Simeon Dark. But time and luck may be running out...

A dark and dangerous world peopled by dwarves, shape-shifting vixen, mythical beasts and stone Goyls lurks on the other side of the ornate mirror in Jacob's father's study.

Fate leads Liam to find an abandoned baby and as a result his life becomes entwined with that of Oliver, an African boy seeking asylum and Crystal, an emotionally damaged girl.

This final installment in Bradford's Young Samurai series, about an English boy stranded in Japan in the seventeenth century, sees Jack's adventures reach a thrilling conclusion.

This gripping story of fashion and war, bandits and paparazzi, is told through the voices of Freya, Khadija and Abdi. All three are searching for their place in the world.

21st-century family break-up, bereavement and conflicted relationships underlie an exciting double narrative

As a German, Franz is an outsider, bullied by his schoolmates. He finds solace in nature, and through this, in his developing friendship with Edrin.

A classic with a 21st century twist, this riveting adventure overflows with suspense, danger, brutality and beauty

Predator's Gold, the long-awaited sequel to Reeve's breathlessly exciting Mortal Engines is every bit as thrilling and imaginative as its predecessor.

This sequel to The Game Runner is a cleverly-written book that encourages the reader to think for themselves.

When the bombs begin to fall, runaway Skip camps out in the State Library with homeless old Billy and little Max, waiting for the mother who never comes.

Romance, art, monasticism and murder in Umbria, 1316. Hoffman has specialised in creating atmospheric historical novels, filled with intrigue...

Dalton Fly is a poison boy, tasting the food and drink of Highlion's rich and powerful citizens.

A totally unique and disturbing novel which raises uncomfortable moral and ethical questions

Long ago in a German town, Klaus, the tooth-puller’s boy, sees his master steal a diamond from the teeth of a dead man in the wicked Frau Drecht’s lodging house.

A fantastic, gripping read for all those who love living on the edge!

Jack's five-year-old sister, the gifted Annie, insists she has a time-travelling friend called Sarah. Narinder Dhami explores sibling jealousy in this fast-paced adventure.

Wallis Stoneman sets out to look for her birth mother, but soon finds herself in danger in this gritty, fast-paced young adult thriller.

13-year-old Zinny becomes withdrawn after the death of her beloved Aunt Jessie ('Redbird'), but then an ancient pioneer trail is discovered on the family farm, giving her an irresistible challenge.

During training on the cargo ship Flotsam, airship academy student Matt Cruse spies the legendary ghost ship Hyperion, which has been missing for 40 years.

A wonderfully exciting and original adventure where the fantasy is rooted in folk lore and real mysteries

Mattie is entrusted by a female guest at the hotel where she works with some letters and instructed to burn them. The next day the woman is found drowned: murdered.

Edward seems to hate Bella, but it turns out that he is in love with her and he is afraid of what he might do to her.

Set in a dystopian Britain of 2024, Cracksmelds together disturbing echoes of 2012 with a lawless regime of terrorism and counter-terrorism.

Josh is worried by the change in behaviour of his two brothers and starts to realise that they are hiding a dark secret.

Bernard Ashley’s vivid portrayal of urban living, war, social issues, ethics and ideology has engaged readers for 40 years, and these elements combine in this tale of a family facing terrorist threats. 

The year is 1868 and Necessity Bonehill lives miserably in a boarding school for young ladies. Overwhelmed by boredom, she is unable to resist temptation when an exotic-looking bottle arrives from her uncle along with instructions never to open it.

Early in the thirteenth century, Elinor's parents attempt to marry her off to an elderly nobleman but she escapes disguised as a boy, with a troupe of travelling entertainers.

A modern-day gothic horror story, which mixes the creepy with teenage experiences of love and identity.

Heartbroken Micah runs away from the flat, featureless plains to climb the distant inhospitable mountains in search of returner's wealth...

Bridget, Carmen, Tibby and Lena have been inseparable all their lives and are about to embark on their first summer apart.

Taking up the story exactly where Shelter left off, this action-packed thriller follows Mickey, Spoon and Ema as they continue to unravel the mystery of the Abonea Shelter.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is the story of 15-year-old schoolgirl Kazuko, who accidentally discovers that she can leap back and forth in time after a strange encounter with a shadowy figure at school.

As in the two previous novels Buckley-Archer creates an exciting and thoughtful timeslip novel, offering a swiftly-paced adventure with a widely varied cast of characters from the eighteenth and twenty-first centuries.

China Miéville is known for his brilliantly imaginative science-fiction and fantasy, and Railsea is no exception.

With intelligent writing, undercurrents of intrigue, a generous helping of gore and horror and the merest hint of romance

The first in a quartet of volumes of Lemony Snickett's highly unlikely account of his childhood and apprenticeship to a top secret organisation.

Cat Patrick skilfully explores issues of identity and bereavement, of friendship and loyalty in her pacy second novel.

George finds himself alone and in mortal danger in unLondon, where all the statues in the city come to life and a terrible struggle ensues between the spits and taints – statues with opposing natures.

When Ty is imprisoned for knife possession, his privileged cousin Archie finds himself drawn into his cousin's darker and more dangerous life.

Darien Frey is the captain of The Ketty Jay - a pirate spaceship whose disparate and dysfunctional crew make a living on the wrong side of the law.

Michael and his family move to a new home. Exploring a ramshackle garage with his new-found friend, Mina, he discovers a strange, part-human 'creature'.

Themes of dictatorship, terrorism and privacy reign in Ness’s darker science fiction sequel to The Knife of Never Letting Go.

The sequel to Lovric's The Undrowned Child moves from Venice to the dark, narrow backstreets of Victorian London, and evil plot to supplant the Royal succession.

Percy and his friends are charged to deliver two new demigods safely to school, but discover a plot to destroy Olympus.

Award-winning Reeve indulges his love of historical technology in a new novel for younger readers, which is as captivating as the Mortal Engines quartet was for an older audience.