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Britain, 1962. Nothing ever happens in World's End Close. So when Stevie discovers a runaway girl in her coal shed, the first thing she does is fetch her best friend, Ray. Both are dying for a bit of adventure, and when the girl begs for help, they readily agree. Yet they soon realise they've taken on more than they bargained for. The girl, Anna, reveals she's on the run from people who are trying to poison her. Meanwhile, on the news, the Americans and Russians are arguing over missiles in Cuba.

'Truly chilling and gripping' The Sun 'Atmospheric, creepy, immersive, chilling' Andrea Mara 'Twisty and absorbing' B A Paris ‘Builds to a shattering revelation’ The Times A BIZARRE SERIES OF DEATHS In the Cornish village of Peneerie, a tragedy is unfolding. Girls are dying on their...

Juniper Green lives in a walled city from which nature has been banished, following the outbreak of a deadly man-made disease many years earlier. While most people seem content to live in such a cage, she and her little brother, Bear, have always known about their resistance to the disease and dream of escaping into the wild. To the one place humans have survived outside of cities. To where their mother is. When scientists discover that the siblings provide the key to fighting the disease, the pair must flee for their lives.

An epic animal adventure, filled with magic, from the best-selling author of Sky Song, Abi Elphinstone . . . ‘One last word revealed itself to them stitch by stitch, across the top of the map, until it shone like gold: Whisperfell.’ 'Her best yet; a joyful adventure, with huge amounts of...

The SWOONY summer rom-com for fans of Lynn Painter and book lovers everywhere! Sometimes real life is sweeter than fiction… Anna is not having a good summer. She’s pretty sure she’s flunked her exams and to make matters worse, her boyfriend, Max, has unceremoniously dumped her. So when her...

AN ACTION-PACKED ANIMAL ADVENTURE, PERFECT FOR FANS OF THE LAST BEAR AND GREENWILD. They’ve only just returned, and now they’re in danger . . . Join an epic race to save the rare white mammoth that might just save the world. 'Action-packed with a mammoth heart' – Abi Elphinstone ‘This...

Curl up this winter with Snowed in at the Wildest Dreams Bookshop, a gorgeously cosy, grumpy x sunshine small-town romcom, perfect for fans of Lynn Painter and Jenny Han. When snow falls, sparks fly… Ivy’s first term at art college hasn’t gone to plan. Lacking in friends and inspiration...

Bestselling YA author Melinda Salisbury delivers a gripping, supernatural teen thriller as videoing without consent leads to deadly consequences for Liv and her friends. Messing about on the train home from school, Liv’s friend Sophie angles her phone to film a strange old woman sitting in...

Hollywood romance comes to a cosy small town in this picture-perfect rivals-to-lovers romcom, perfect for fans of Lynn Painter, Jenny Han and Gilmore Girls. They are never, ever getting together… Mia is a true hopeless romantic. She obsesses over her favourite romcoms, so it feels like all her...

Nothing ever happens in World's End Close. So when Stevie discovers a runaway girl in her coal shed, the first thing she does is fetch her best friend, Ray. Both are dying for a bit of adventure, and when the girl begs for help, they readily agree. Yet they soon realise they've taken on more than they bargained for. The girl, Anna, reveals she's on the run from people who are trying to poison her. Meanwhile, on the news, the Americans and Russians are arguing over missiles in Cuba. As the threat of war grows, Anna's behaviour becomes more mysterious.