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Aberrations : The beast awakens
Crafty can't remember a time before the Shole - the terrifying mist that has engulfed most of Britain, leaving those trapped in it to either die or be transformed into terrifying monsters: the aberrations.
Bad mermaids. On the rocks
Mermaids Beattie, Mimi and Zelda, along with Steve the talking seahorse, are trapped aboard the spooky ship the Merry Mary, heading for the legendary (and super-stylish) Crocodile Kingdom. On land, Paris Silkensocks, ice-cream seller and gadget queen, has uncovered a plot to destroy ...
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Dragonfly song
Wendy Orr has created a fabulous story about a girl, the first-born daughter of a priestess, who is abandoned at birth and lives amongst the slaves. At age twelve she learns her name, Aissa, and joins the acrobatic bull dancers who are sent away to compete on the island of the Bull King.
The fire within
d'Lacey, ChrisLast dragon chronicles ; 1
Jane Doe and the cradle of all worlds
Step inside. Don't look back. Forward is the only way. When a fierce quake strikes the remote island of Bluehaven, and her father disappears, Jane Doe is thrown headfirst into an epic quest to bring him home. But this ain't no ordinary rescue mission.
Beast Quest. Krotax, the tusked destroyer
Exiled from Avantia, Tom and Elenna are on a quest to discover the truth about King Hugo's brother, Prince Angelo. In a frozen wasteland, our heroes face a battle with Krotax - an armoured mammoth!
The rescue princesses. The enchanted ruby
Princess Scarlett has always longed for adventure. When two princesses come to stay at Bearbrook Castle, she takes her new friends to a secret island in the river to meet a special otter family. When a speeding boat injures a fluffy baby otter, the princesses must reunite him with his family....
Have sword, will travel. Book 1
When Odo and Eleanor stumble upon an ancient sword in a river outside their village, something very unexpected happens... the sword starts to talk! Much to Odo's dismay he discovers that he's awoken a famous enchanted blade called Biter, and thus has instantly become a knight.
Sky song
In the kingdom of Erkenwald, whales glide between icebergs, wolves hunt on the tundra and polar bears roam the glaciers. But the people of the north aren't so easy to find.
Shadow weaver
Emmeline's gift to control and manipulate shadows makes her the subject of mockery and fear. Forbidden to leave home by her parents, Emmeline's closest confidant is her own shadow, Dar.
Team Hero. The secret jungle
Jack, Ruby and Danny face a deadly robotic foe. Ruby's mother has vanished into the depths of the jungle. To find her, TeamHero must explore a new, vast landscape and do battle with a giant robot.
The Boggart fights back
Magic is once again afoot in Scotland when Allie and Jay visit their grandfather and are eagerly greeted by the Boggart, an ancient sprite, and his cousin Nessie, formerly known as the Loch Ness Monster.
The wishbird
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Bloodtree chronicles : Sanspell
The Silvering kingdom is the home of fairy tales, stories and imagination, but the kingdom and all those within are in danger of vanishing because the Bloodtree tree has been poisoned. It is up to Abigail to save the story-tree and its people from extinction.
The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures
Selznick, BrianBooks
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of peculiar photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience.
The cloak of feathers
Once every hundred years, the small, forgotten, rural Irish town of Lisahee welcomes The Fairy Festival - a week of celebration where the mysterious and magical 'sidhe' emerge from the hill above the town and take residence alongside their human counterparts for seven days of anci...
The chronicles of Jack McCool. The amulet of Athlone
When impulse drives Jack to take refuge in the attic after a particularly trying day at school, he finds a dusty old trunk - little knowing that by prising it open, his adventures are just about to begin. Catapulted back in time Jack finds a golden amulet missing the magical six gemstones tha...
A tale from the Badlands. The boy with one name
Twelve-year-old Jones is an orphan, training as an apprentice hunter alongside his mentor, Maitland, tackling ogres, trolls and all manner of creatures that live in the Badlands ? a hidden part of our own world, and which most people think exist only in fairytales and nightmares.
Riders of the realm. 1. Across the dark water
Believing they have tamed all the wild winged horses, stable groom Rahkki and his Sandwen clanmates are stunned when a wild herd flies over their village, but this herd has crossed the ocean hoping to settle in a free land, unaware of the Sandwens.
Five kingdoms. Book 1. Sky Raiders
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Arlo Finch in the valley of fire