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Fans left desperate for more at the end of Bloom will dive into this second book of the Overthrow trilogy--where the danger mounts and alien creatures begin to hatch. First the rain brought seeds. Seeds that grew into alien plants that burrowed and strangled and fed. Seth, Anaya, and Petra...

An eerie middle grade mystery debut that follows a young girl who returns home to find the people of her little town, including her best friend, chillingly changed after the arrival of the prim and proper Gingham family. "A rip-roaring adventure, but more importantly, a kids’ power ballad to...

As the witty murder-mystery series continues, Bonbon returns for a pyrotechnic display aboard ship—until a shocking demise puts a damper on the festivities. Shenanigans are once again afoot in the town of Widdlington, and this time they're on board the Dreadnowt—a galleon that’s set to...

A charming collection of the first three installments in the brilliantly funny murder mystery series by comedian and writer Alasdair Beckett-King that BBC Radio called “Knives Out meets Poirot—but for children!” Bonnie Montgomery is the world’s greatest detective. Not that anyone—other...

Keenan is a track star, but he's never been on the run like this before. He and his mother have left his abusive father to start a new life in the town where his mother grew up. But this new place has monsters of its own. When all the other kids in town have fallen under a hypnosis powered by an app on their phones, Keenan is the only kid who is not affected. It's time to stop running and figure out who is powering the game, and how to stop them. He cannot let the monsters win.

One island. One winner. One hundred armed children. Welcome to Battle Royale. The game is suspended when a violent storm hits the island and a new threat is revealed. Somehow the storm has set loose something strange and terrifying, and now it’s coming to get them. It’s time for the children...

One island. One winner. One hundred armed children. Welcome to Battle Royale. Ellie gets off to a bad start, when her parachute drifts off course and takes her far away from the action. Now, guns akimbo, she has to cross the island, while keeping an eye out for snipers. Everywhere she goes...

Marvin and Jim are having fun making prank calls to their friends, but a misdialed call turns their innocent prank into something much more sinister. (Winner of The Ministry of Children and Education’s Award for new Literature for Boys 2011...

One island. One winner. One hundred armed children. Welcome to Battle Royale. Jonas and Ellie are among the last survivors, but by now they’ve all been outlawed. The hunters have become the hunted and winning the game no longer matters. From now on, teamwork is the only thing that can keep...

Mathias is a pretty ordinary boy with a pretty ordinary life. Until Granddad Paul asks him to help out in the family business. Granddad Paul is an undertaker and Mathias soon discovers something very important… the dead don’t always stay lying down...

When virtual reality offers the perfect life, the real world is all but completely forgotten. But eternal dreams are not for everybody, and the few people who cannot live them are left in an abandoned world where the majority of the population is slowly dying...

One island. One winner. One hundred armed children. Welcome to Battle Royale. Jonas is one of one hundred children chosen to be parachute-dropped onto the island of Orø to compete in a game of life-and-death. Unfortunately, Jonas gets off to a terrible start, when he loses his gun. Now, his...

There is trouble in the graveyard. Someone is digging up the dead… and eating them. Mathias and Granddad must grab their crossbow and tasers before examining the case. Grave Cravings is the second book in the Necro-Mathias series...

The second thrilling, mysterious and very, very funny CECILY SAWYER mystery, from the award-winning author of EINSTEIN THE PENGUIN.​ Cecily Sawyer is surrounded by spies. They’re everywhere – on the streets, in her home, at her school – and after intercepting a highly suspicious message...

The Traitors meets the Spider-Verse in How to Steal the Future, a fast-paced, action-packed adventure with mind-bending twists by the bestselling author of Escape Room, Christopher Edge. Perfect for readers of 10+. ‘A writer of genuine originality’ - The Guardian The maze is a dangerous...

Welcome to the Common Criminals' Club, a new cosy murder mystery series for middle-grade and teen listeners, full of danger and devious criminals. If you love Robin Stevens, Katie Kirby, Lottie Brooks, or The Mysterious Benedict Society, this Thursday Murder Club for 9-12 year olds is your next...

Bored with trick-or-treating, three friends venture into the woods on Halloween night to hunt for the haunted McBride House in this spine-tingling horror story from Phil Hickes. If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a nasty surprise … Seeking creepy thrills instead of candy, Cody...

New York Times Bestseller! From Edgar Award-winning author Margaret Peterson Haddix comes a suspenseful duology opener about a girl whose first phone connects her to a network of time travelers who want to change the world. Now available in paperback, this read is perfect for fans of The...

It's been ten months since Ben confronted the dark truths at the center of the Infection and things are—surprisingly—going well. But lately, he has started having bad dreams again. Dreams of an ominous, bow tie wearing figure with sinister intentions. And he's not the only one—people all over Lucella are having similar nightmares.

Alone in a giant water tank, Liam, holding a camera, watches as a twenty-foot-long hammerhead shark is about to be lowered in with him. This is not where he thought his day was going.