CHILDRENS BOOKS

A Bite Of PepperA skateboarding vampire falls for a human artist as they combine their talents to create a skating brand in this lightly paranormal coming-of-age young adult graphic novel romance for fans of Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and The Girl from the Sea.Pepper Mint might be born a vampire, but she’s pretty much your average teenager who loves skateboarding and her dog. What she doesn’t love is her mother’s continuous efforts to find her a vampire bride so that she can become fully immortal. Then Pepper meets Ana—she’s a charming art student, a part-time waitress…and interested in Pepper.Ana’s presence changes everything, especially when she uses Pepper for the inspiration behind her art. But the two girls’ instant chemistry seems to provide the perfect opportunity for Pepper to finally commit to becoming the immortal creature of the night her mother desperately wants her to be.Between the pressure from her mom and her inability to figure out whether Ana likes Pepper for herself or her aesthetic, it feels like everyone just wants a bite of Pepper. And with all these looming questions, will Pepper be ready to take the biggest bite of her life, committing to an unchanging immortality?

The Darkness Within UsChrysantha Stathos has won.By hiding her intelligence and ambition behind the mask of a beautiful air-headed girl, she has become a wealthy duchess. And, once her elderly husband dies, she will have all the freedom, money, and safety she's ever wanted.Or so she thought.A man claiming to be the estranged grandson of Chrysantha's lecherous late husband has turned up to steal her inheritance. To make matters worse, her little sister is going to be queen and is rubbing it in her face.Chrysantha decides that the only thing to do is upstage Alessandra at her own wedding. And as for this grandson, he has to go. Never mind that he's extremely handsome and secretive with mysterious powers... No, Chrysantha wants Eryx Demos dead, and in the end, a Stathos girl always gets what she wants.

Which Way To The FutureFrom the bestselling author of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON comes book 3 in an out-of-this-world new series packed with epic adventure, thrilling space travel and forbidden Magic.Planet Earth, in case you do not know it, is a small, green little world, out on the end of a remote and rarely visited Milky Way.All Magic was supposed to have disappeared from this particular planet many centuries earlier.But in an ordinary, slightly damp part of the planet there are five human children with extraordinary Magical Gifts that the universe has never seen before. Only two of them don't know it yet.What will Mabel and Izzabird's Gifts be? And how will they navigate Bounty Hunters, a witch and three perilous tasks to reach the end of their story? After all, there's nothing like an adventure to find out whether you are a Hero or not . . .WARNING: Contains Dangerous Space Travel and Very Illegal Magic

Thorn SeasonWith an irresistible cast of characters, an incredible high fantasy world, and a unique, dangerous magic system, THORN SEASON is an epic court romantasy – perfect YA for fans Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse.'Destined to be a romantasy sensation' – Katherine Webber'Sexy, hilarious and completely addictive. I need more!' – S. F. WilliamsonONLY THE SHARPEST WILL SURVIVE“Court is filled with charming vipers,” I said, chin lifted.“But charming or not, we are vipers all the same.”In the Kingdom of Daradon, a persecuted few are Wielders – able to exert a physical power that extends beyond their visible body: a shimmering tendril that can pick a lock, a gentle coil that reaches out to give a loving caress, or an inexorable rope that will kill a man before he knows it is around his neck. Feared and mistrusted for this ability, Wielders have always been Hunted.Alissa Paine – heiress of a noble lineage, daughter of a Hunter family – is also a Wielder. And as she approaches her eighteenth Season, Alissa knows she has escaped execution so far only through painful self-control, and the fragile efforts of her beloved father.Summoned to the harsh and glittering royal court for the debutante season, Alissa finds herself trapped in a web of hidden intentions – and caught between two equally dangerous men. One is a brutal ruler with the handsome face of a fairytale prince, who would see her destroyed in an instant if the truth were known – and the other a beguiling foreign ambassador with secret agendas of his own.It’s Rose Season at the palace, but Alissa knows that survival will depend on being the most vicious of the thorns…WIELD YOUR POWER. GUARD YOUR SECRET. SURVIVE THE HUNT.Sharp, funny, sexy and dangerous, and packed full of irresistible twists, Thorn Season is an unforgettable novel that marks the introduction of a major new YA voice and will be the romantasy debut of 2025.

Hedgewitch: StonewitchStep into the magical world of Hedgewitch, where the land of Faerie lies just beyond our own . . . The fourth book in the enchanting Hedgewitch series, perfect for children age 9+ and readers of Nevermoor and Michelle Harrison.To complete the next step in her witch's training, Cassie Morgan must invent a brand-new spell. However, she is struggling for inspiration - so she jumps at the chance to attend the Covenmoot.Every five years, covens from all over Britain and Ireland meet to take part in a series of challenging games in the hopes of winning the Covenmoot Cauldron. Cassie and her friends travel to Glen Carlin, a remote valley in the Scottish Highlands, to take part. But menacing forces haunt the moors and rumours of the ancient Stonewitch swirl through the camp.Cassie and her coven must work together to prove themselves in the Covenmoot, while long-hidden secrets come to light and the wicked Erl King's power grows.Witches aren't born, they're made ...

We give it 5 stars out of five for it's beautiful descriptions, surprising twists and characters we loved. We'd recommend it to anyone who's had friendship challenges, lost someone special, or can relate to Pippy's journey.

Dustin Thao is a Vietnamese-American writer based in New York City. He is the New York Times bestselling author of You've Reached Sam and When Haru Was Here. Dustin graduated from Amherst College with a BA in Political Science and is currently in a PhD program at Northwestern University. You've Found Oliver is his latest book.

Wildsmith 2: City Of SecretsRowan loves living in the Dark Forest with her grandfather, where she's learning to be a wildsmith – a person who can heal and speak to animals. But she worries about her father, who remains in the city while the war with the Estrians rages on.So when her father arrives in the Dark Forest, Rowan is delighted. But he has only come to deliver an orphaned pegasus who is being hunted by the Estrians.Soon, danger comes closer than ever, threatening Rowan and her family. Who can Rowan trust? And with her family divided and the war ongoing, where does Rowan belong now?

Dragon WhiteRyan’s dad is out for revenge. He knows there is a secret about Tan, Harri’s supposedly ‘toy’ dragon. Ryan, Harri’s new best friend, knows Tan is real and his dad forces him to give the secret away, testing Harri and Ryan’s friendship to the limit. Ryan’s dad is now obsessed with getting his own dragon in time for the May Parade.

Dragon Red In the third and final story in Shoo’s fantastic Dragon trilogy, everyone in the village now knows about the dragons. They are both Tân and Draca, kept locked up in the castle, and Harri is allowed to visit Tân to look after him. Everything goes wrong when Ryan’s dad sets Draca free, and they fly off into the mountains. The police are after them and want Harri to help. Harri knows only Tân can find Draca and is scared the police won’t understand. Are the old legends coming true? When Ryan’s dad and Draca challenge them to a fight to the death, can Harri and Tân find a way to restore the peace?

Dragon GoldWhat would you do if there was a school competition to make a dragon that can fly?Ryan always wins everything, thanks to his incredibly competitive dad. Ryan will have the state-of-the-art gadget like always. Harri would love to know what it feels like to win, just once, but there’s no chance. And then someone new walks into Harri’s mum’s shop. Someone almost invisible. What you would do if there was a competition to make a dragon - and you had a dragon? A real, fire-breathing, chocolate loving, very unpredictable dragon but you can’t tell anyone...

Somadina is a sweeping YA fantasy inspired by indigenous Igbo culture from the Sunday Times bestselling author.

The Poisoned King: Return To The Magic Of The Archipelago.The dragons call out, and the ratatoskas tell of murder. Come with us now. There is justice to be done.Return to the magic of the Archipelago... The Poisoned King is the dazzling second book in Katherine Rundell's epic and bestselling Impossible Creatures series.'There was Tolkien, there is Pullman and now there is Katherine Rundell' Michael MorpurgoWhen Christopher Forrester is unexpectedly woken by a miniature dragon chewing on his face, his heart leaps for joy. For months he's dreamed of returning to the Archipelago the secret islands where all the creatures of myth still live. But he did not know it would involve a rescue mission on the back of a sphinx, or a plan to enter a dragon's lair. Nor did he imagine it would involve a girl with a flock of birds at her side, a new-hatched chick in her pocket and a ravenous hunger for justice...The unmissable sequel to Impossible Creatures, WINNER of the Waterstones Book of the Year, British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year, Foyles Children's Book of the Year and the Books Are My Bag Readers Award'A book stuffed full of fantastical, magical delight' Cressida Cowell on Impossible Creatures'Readers will seize this with delight' Philip Pullman on Impossible Creatures'A masterpiece to rival Tolkien' Daily Telegraph on Impossible Creatures'Every sentence sparkles ... Magnificent' The Times on Impossible Creatures