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As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honour of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves. When Haymitch’s name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He’s torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who’s nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he’s been set up to fail. But there’s something in him that wants to fight ... and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.

Percy Jackson is back in this highly anticipated, brand-new adventure and faces his biggest challenge yet- getting into college - out now in paperback!<p>THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER - OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK! THE ORIGINAL HERO. A BRAND-NEW ADVENTURE.Percy Jackson has saved the world multiple times - battling monsters, Titans, even death himself - so graduating high school should be a breeze, right?Wrong. Percy needs three recommendation letters from the gods before his final year in high school comes to an end. And one thing Percy knows, the gods on Mount Olympus don't do anything for free.To secure his second letter, Percy and his friends Annabeth and Grover agree to a new quest - pet-sitting for the goddess Hecate while she's away over Halloween. They just need to follow her simple rules-</p><ol reversed><li>Look after the pets like their lives depend on it (because they do)</li><li>Don't touch anything - especially Hecate's magic potions!</li><li>See points 1 and 2</li></ol><p>But when Grover's curiosity gets the better of him, the trio find themselves with a giant goat, a destroyed house, and Hecate's (terrifying and potentially deadly) pets on the loose in New York City.Now the trio have twenty-four hours to find the pets and restore the mansion to order - or face the full fury of Hecate and her horrifying three-heads.</p>

Sixteen-year-old Jun dreams of proving his worth as a warrior in the elite Guardian’s Tournament, held every six years to choose the next protector of the magical Scroll of Heaven. He’s determined that victory will restore his father’s pride and undo the mistake that led to their banishment from his home, his mother and his twin brother.But Jun’s father forbids him from entering. Jun isn’t breathmarked — he bears none of the dragon-scale markings that grant others extraordinary abilities, like the ones his twin possesses. Refusing to give up on his dream, Jun secretly travels to the capital, stowing away with performers Chang and his daughter, Ren, who are bound for the tournament.As the competition unfolds, Jun realises the stakes are far greater than personal honour. He may be fighting not only for his place in the world, but for the fate of the country — and the survival of everyone he loves.

X-Men meets The Handmaid's Tale in this second instalment in an epic and romantic YA fantasy trilogy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Victoria Aveyard's The Red Queen, Netflix's Stranger Things and Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows. TikTok Made Me Buy It!

Such Charming Liars The internationally bestselling YA thriller author Karen M. McManus is back with a brand-new mystery thriller - you won't be able to resist Such Charming Liars.The internationally bestselling YA thriller author Karen M. McManus is back with a brand-new mystery thriller - you won't be able to resist Such Charming Liars. Now containing an exclusive bonus short story!'The queen of mystery is back' - COSMOPOLITAN on Such Charming Liars'Hairpin twists and exploding bombshells catapult the tale to an electrifying close' - KIRKUS REVIEWS on Such Charming Liars'An unputdownable, deliciously twisty mystery' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY on Such Charming LiarsWhen mother-daughter con artists set out on their final heist, the job gets dangerously personal and deadly . . .For all of Kat's life, it's been her and her mother, Jamie - except for 12 years ago, when Jamie was married for two days and Kat had a stepbrother, Liam. But all that ended in a swift divorce.Now Jamie is a jewel thief trying to go straight, but she has one last job, at a billionaire's 80th birthday party. Neither Kat nor her mother know about two surprise guests- Liam and his father, a serial scammer with his own sights set on Ross Sutherland's family.Kat and Liam are on a collision course to disaster, and when someone dies, the two teens realize they might be in the killer's crosshairs. They can't trust anyone except each other.Or can they? If there's one thing both of them know, it's how to be such charming liars . . .'An exciting single-sitting thrillerish treat' - GUARDIAN on One of Us Is Lying'Utterly irresistible' - HEAT on One of Us Is Lying'Easily the YA thriller of the year' - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY on One of Us Is LyingKaren M. McManus, Sunday Times Bestseller, August 2023.