CHILDRENS BOOKS

It’s almost midnight in the middle of summer. A man calls triple 0. He says he’s been bitten by a bluebacked spider. No-one knows of any such creature. The operator asks for clarification, but now man is screaming. ‘They’re coming out of the walls!’ he shrieks. ‘Help me! Somebody help!’ Axe Falls is a town of mysterious disappearances, terrifying visions and unusual events. Everyone there has heard the urban legend of the deadly blue-back spider. But when Yvette sees a real one at school, she starts to wonder if the whispers might actually be true. Were the victim’s agonised screams, grotesque disfiguration and disappearance more than just a campfire story? What’s really lurking in the shadows? And will anyone survive long enough to find out?

Alex has only ever wanted one thing: to attend Kicking it Football Academy to one day make her dream of becoming a professional footballer come true. Alex’s dream is to attend Kicking It Football Academy—the best football academy in the country. Now that she’s eleven, she’s finally the right age to try out. But her mum and dad are set on her going to another school … will she be able to convince them? Or will she have to say goodbye to her dream before she’s even had a chance to make it a reality?

Have you ever ignored your conscience and done something you really knew you shouldn't ...? Maya can't resist the temptation to explore an under construction section of Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex ... Aiden and Jace decide to scare some young kids in the Tube Maze of the Pizzaplex ... and Fazbear technician Grady doesn't listen to the voice in his head telling him to stay away from small, cramped places when doing his safety checks... In this volume, three stories from the Publishers Weekly bestselling series Five Nights at Freddy's: Tales from the Pizzaplex come to life in delightfully horrifying comics. Readers beware: This collection of terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans ...

Peter, a boy of five, makes an extraordinary journey through wartorn Europe, travelling with his parents from a small Hungarian town, through Austria and on to Germany. Along the way, unforgettable images of adventure flash one after another: sleeping in a tent and then under the night sky, discovering a disused brick factory, catching butterflies in the meadows, before Peter realizes that the adventure is really a nightmare, as he watches bombs fall from the blue sky outside Vienna and starts lessons with his mother in Bergen-Belsen. Drawn against a background of terror, starvation, and his father’s and grandmother’s deaths, this is a story of survival; of love between mother and son; and of enduring hope in the face of unspeakable hardship.

From the bestselling creator of Barry Loser comes the second in Jim Smith’s brand new full-colour graphic novel series. My Big Fat Smelly Poo Diary: Tight Squeeze is packed full of friendship, fun and toilet jokes galore! Join best friends Pedro, Olga and Ozzy — otherwise known as the Poopies — on a series of fun adventure stories… help them to navigate their loo roll business venture, a granny showdown at the supermarket, and storm Pedro which is blowing a stink in the town.

The hilarious hit Webtoon is now a graphic novel! Join Saphie the One-eyed Cat and her fellow house cat siblings as they zoom, scratch, and nap their way through life. What exactly does a one-eyed cat do all day? Well, there's running, knocking things over, scratching things you're not supposed to, terrorizing your brothers, messing with your owner, stealing food, and generally causing mayhem left, right, and center! Saphie the One-Eyed Cat is a hilarious look at the life of a cat that knows what she wants -- and what she wants is to mess around!

Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But she’s still not safe. A revolution is unfolding, and everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plans – everyone except Katniss. And yet she must play the most vital part in the final battle. Katniss must become their Mockingjay – the symbol of rebellion – no matter what the personal cost.

After winning the brutal Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta return to their district, hoping for a peaceful future. But their victory has caused rebellion to break out ... and the Capitol has decided that someone must pay. Then comes the cruellest twist: the contestants for the next Hunger Games are announced, and Katniss and Peeta are forced into the arena once more.

In a dark vision of the near future, twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live TV show called the Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her sister’s place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.

Coriolanus Snow has one shot at glory as a mentor in the tenth annual Hunger Games. He plans to outcharm, outwit and outmanoeuvre his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him: he has been given the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now intertwined – every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favour or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the area, Coriolanus will do anything it takes to survive.

Twins Flo and Eddie are staying with their grandad while their mum travels for work. Nosing around in Grandad's attic, they find a villainous-looking duck frozen inside a special, temperature-controlled chamber. Eddie accidentally presses the defrost button and releases super-villain Evil Duck! It turns out that Grandad, aka Fearless Frank, is a retired superhero duck who captured his nemesis, Evil Duck, many moons ago, saving society from his sinister schemes. But now Evil Duck has escaped, and Grandad is too old to recapture him alone. So Eddie and Flo are going to have to help him track the super-villain down before he gets back to his evil ways!

It’s time for the Tip-Top Talent Quest! And, thanks to their secret Super Spray, Nelson and Kenny have the best act ever. They can dance, do backflips ... and they look like rock stars! Until the Super Spray suddenly fails and all they can do is fall over! Can the boys find a way to save Duck Creek ... and their dignity?!

Beloved Marvel characters Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, and Arana star in three original Spider-verse stories! Don't miss this collection from bestselling authors Justin A. Reynolds, Roseanne A. Brown, and Eisner nominee Pablo Leon! Take a trip around the Spider-Verse (and New York City) in three comic adventures! The tour guide on his field trip to the Museum of Natural History has Miles Morales's Spidey Sense tingling... Gwen Stacy's punk band's concert at the Central Park Bandshell is interrupted by the Jackal ... and A?a Coraz?n must save her father from a trap laid by Kraven the Hunter at the Bronx Zoo. Filled with tons of action and laughs, this graphic novel is perfect for young readers in search of more spider-thrills!

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil’s Arithmetic and finds some words blacked out, he thinks it must be a mistake. But then when he and his friends discover what the missing words are, he's outraged. Someone in his school is trying to prevent kids from reading the full story. But who? Even though his unreliable dad tells him to not get so emotional about a book (or anything else), Mac has been raised by his mom and grandad to call out things that are wrong. He and his friends head to the principal's office to protest the censorship... but her response doesn't take them seriously. So many adults want Mac to keep his words to himself. Mac's about to see the power of letting them out. In Attack of the Black Rectangles, acclaimed author Amy Sarig King shows all the ways truth can be hard ... but still worth fighting for.