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Bloomsbury presents The Bombs That Brought Us Together by Brian Conaghan, read by Thomas Judd WINNER OF THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2016 Fourteen-year-old Charlie Law has lived in Little Town, on the border with Old Country, all his life. He knows the rules: no going out after dark; no...

Bloomsbury presents Learning to Swear in America by Katie Kennedy, read by Santiago Godoy-Giraldo Brimming with humor and one-of-a-kind characters, this end-of-the-world debut novel will grab hold of Andrew Smith and Rainbow Rowell fans. An asteroid is hurtling toward Earth. A big, bad one...

A clean YA fantasy adventure with no explicit content or profanity. Includes brief mentions of loss and emotional trauma. Listener discretion advised... For They Will Rise Again. Battling the betrayal of a close friend and enduring the aftermath of a deadly fall, Lucian Roux is back where he began: confused and cornered. As the minions of an ancient enemy are hot on his trail, Lucian must make a harrowing choice: Will he continue on his quest to save the realm, or will he denounce the prophecy in favor of achieving true freedom?

The epic sequel to the bestselling TikTok sensation We Hunt the Flame – featuring an exclusive bonus chapter!! This is YA fantasy at it's best. Lush, hopeful and devestating, We Free the Stars is Hafsah Faizal's spellbinding conclusion to the Sands of Arawiya duology, set in a world inspired...

The bestselling TikTok sensation! Don't miss Hafsah Faizal's epic YA fantasy! Set in a richly detailed world inspired by ancient Arabia, We Hunt the Flame is a breathtaking debut about discovery, conquering fear and taking identity into your own hands. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo's Shadow...

Discover your next romantasy obsession with The Beasts We Bury by D. L. Taylor. In a world where dark magic hovers on the horizon, two teens must decide how far they will go to break the system that has them trapped. Mancella, heir to the throne, emerged from the mysterious Broken Citadel with a...

'Addictive as a puzzle, moving with breakneck speed, Nemesis had me guessing until the very end. Try to predict what Nemesis is. I dare you.' - Victoria Aveyard, #1 NYT Bestselling author of Red Queen Everything changes in an eye blink . . . It’s been happening since Min was eight. Every two...

An instant New York Times bestseller, Wilder Girls is Rory Power's chilling and unputdownable YA debut. The Power meets We Were Liars in this compelling story of survival and the power of female friendships, perfect for fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. 'Body horror meets boarding school in...

Welcome to The Sunbearer Trials, where ten semidioses compete in a series of challenges with the highest of stakes in this breathtaking, Mexican-inspired fantasy from Aiden Thomas, the author of the New York Times-bestselling Cemetery Boys. Only the most powerful and honorable will be chosen...

Costa Award-winning Frances Hardinge's gripping story of a young girl's daring mission through a natural world intent on her destruction. With stunning two-colour illustrations by superstar illustrator Emily Gravett on every page, this richly atmospheric book is perfect for fans of David Almond...

Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the breathtaking second title in Tomi Adeyemi's YA fantasy trilogy, Legacy of Orïsha, following her ground-breaking, West African-inspired debut Children of Blood and Bone. After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing...

New York Times-bestselling author Aiden Thomas returns to the beloved world of The Sunbearer Trials in Celestial Monsters, a heart-stopping duology finale, in which three young semidioses travel through a dark monster-infested world, facing down chaotic Obsidian gods, in a quest to save their...

In this lush and terrifying debut—perfect for readers of The Hunger Games and Children of Blood and Bone—Camila Victoire creates a future where cruelty and spectacle hold the keys to subjugating humans on a ravaged earth. At the end of the twenty-first century, climate change and famine...

It had all seemed so easy. Peter just entered the garden of the old house and his world changed for ever. He found himself part of a desperate struggle to save the Seven Worlds from the breaking of the Moondial and the failing of the Laws that brought order to the lives of those who dwell on each of these worlds. Peter struggles to come to terms with his role in these strange lands, where it is prophesied he will find the seven Stones of Power and restore the Moondial.

Aalyah "Lyah" Artisan is your typical wild child. Running away from home with no form of ambition or sense of direction, she tends to follow no rules but her own as a cunning petty thief. On her latest attempt, she finds herself in a bit of a jam when she’s left facing the barrel of a gun for robbing the wrong target. While on the run, Lyah faces tough decisions as she battles her emotions and the consequences of her actions.

Gabriel is a killer for the mega-corporation that raised him, trained in the ancient arts of Bushido. Hana was kidnapped, forced into a world of depravity and darkness. When the two meet by chance on the grimy, rain-soaked streets of a frightening future Harajuku sector, it changes both their lives forever. For honor, Gabriel must now face the group of trained killers and soldiers that he swore loyalty to and bloody his white hare katana to protect the young girl and her strange pet.

On a remote island west of Scotland, an evil widow uses black magic and evil spells to force the MacKenzie family off St. Margaret Island. Their young son, Robbie MacKenzie saves the life of an injured albatross named Alfonso. When Robbie and his mother are notified that his father was lost at sea and that only his unopened parachute was found, Robbie knows he must find out what really happened to his father.

After the President's Future Rescue Advisory Board hears their climate proposal to set heavy taxes on meat, dairy and carbon emissions, and someone leaks it to the press, chaos spreads across party lines. A few months since they stopped a deadly virus in its tracks, the three uncover a conspiracy on the highest level of the legislative branch.

Nova ist in ihren Garten hoch oben in Turris zurückgekehrt. Und sie ist nicht mehr allein. An ihrer Seite ist nicht nur der junge Pilot Jett, sondern auch dessen Vater Harlin und die Rebellin Euly. Könnte es doch nur für immer so bleiben... Doch Nova weiß: Sie müssen zurück nach Solartopia und dessen Bewohner vor den Plänen des Gärtners warnen. Denn er ist nicht das gütige Oberhaupt, für den alle ihn halten, sondern er hat vor, sie alle zurückzulassen, wenn der giftige Nebel, der auch Novas Turm bedroht, näher kommt.

Auf seinem Blog bewertet Hugh beliebte Filme, Serien und Bücher danach, wie sie ausgehen. Schlechte Enden hasst er auf der Leinwand nämlich genauso wie im echten Leben. Auch Veränderungen meidet er. Als Hugh Olivia trifft - Mitschülerin, Außenseiterin und allem Anschein nach unsterblich -, werden die Dinge kompliziert. Denn um mehr über sie zu erfahren, muss er Olivia einen Gefallen tun. Er soll helfen, eine Kiste mit ihren wertvollsten Besitztümern zurückzuholen. Und so fahren Hugh und Olivia in einem gestohlenen Eis-Van nach New York.