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"Monsters have never been so much fun." -Stuart Gibbs, New York Times bestselling author of the Spy School series
"Frightening and fun!" -Neil Patrick Harris, New York Times bestselling author of The Magic Misfits
Readers will be scared silly in this spooky and hilarious middle grade series starter about a town chock-full of monsters and the kids who must unravel centuries of secrets to save it.
Will Hunter thought his life couldn't get any worse:
- His parents just got divorced,
- His best (and only) friend now is his dog, Fitz,
- And his mom moved them from New York City to the middle-of-nowhere town called East Emerson.
But Will was wrong-things are about to get way worse. Because East Emerson is filled with a whole lot of monsters, and he's the only person who can see them.
When all the town pets (including Fitz) go missing, Will suspects there's something sinister going on. So he joins forces with outcast Ivy and super-smart Linus to uncover the ancient secrets of East Emerson. Besides, nothing bad could happen when three sixth graders team up against monsters, magic, myths, and mad science . . . right?
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There are secrets hidden beneath the ice . . . bring the magic home in the frosty fourth instalment of the bestselling Pinch of Magic Adventures, from the award-winning author Michelle Harrison.
When the Widdershins sisters and Granny are called away in deepest winter to look after cousin Clarissa, it doesn't take long for adventure - or trouble - to find them. The town of Little Nipping has plenty to explore with its frozen lake and winter market, as well as being haunted by a doomed highwayman, searching for lost treasure. But the legends are true and seeing a ghostly figure one night, the girls realise that Granny is in terrible danger. As an icy storm rages, the race to save her begins - can they reach the treasure before the highwayman claims another soul?
Praise for the Pinch of Magic Adventures:
'Harrison's fully imagined world has conviction, and the perils of the story are lightened by the warmth and spirit of its characters' The Sunday Times
'BRILLIANT' Emma Carroll, author of Letters From The Lighthouse
'Simply phenomenal!' Sophie Anderson, author of The House With Chicken Legs
'I was utterly captivated by the Widdershins sisters' Lisa Thompson, author of The Goldfish Boy
'Gutsy and rude, full of warts-and-all family love, Harrison's latest has the wry enchantment of an E Nesbit classic' Guardian
'A fabulous magical adventure' Sunday Express
'Fantasy and adventure appear on every page of this spellbinding tale' Daily Mail
WINNER ABIA BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR YOUNGER READERS
'Fans of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events will eat up Withering-by-Sea'
-- Shelf Awareness
High on a cliff above the gloomy coastal town of Withering-by-Sea stands the Hotel Majestic. Inside the walls of the damp, dull hotel, eleven-year-old orphan Stella Montgomery leads a miserable life with her three dreadful Aunts.
But one night, Stella sees something she shouldn't have ... Something that will set in motion an adventure more terrifying and more wonderful than she could ever have hoped for ...
Discover the gorgeously illustrated series that's loved by tens of thousands of readers!
SERIES AWARDS
Withering-by-Sea (Book 1)
Winner -- 2015 Indie Awards, Book of the Year: Children's & YA
Winner -- 2015 Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year: Older Children
Winner -- 2015 Davitt Awards
Honour Book -- 2015 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
Shortlisted -- 2015 Prime Minister's Literary Awards
Shortlisted -- 2014 Aurealis Awards
Shortlisted -- 2017 Australian Book Design Awards
Wormwood Mire (Book 2)
Winner -- 2017 Davitt Awards
Shortlisted -- 2017 Indie Awards, Book of the Year: Children's & YA
Shortlisted -- 2017 Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year: Older Children
Shortlisted -- 2017 ABA Booksellers' Choice Award
Shortlisted -- 2017 Australian Book Design Awards
Notable Book -- 2017 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
THE MUCH-AWAITED SEQUEL TO THE RUNAWAY BESTSELLER WITHERING-BY-SEA
'you won't be disappointed. Wormwood Mire is another page-turner.'
-- Kids' Book Review
When Stella Montgomery returned to the Hotel Majestic cold and wet but exhilarated by adventure, the Aunts were furious.
Now they are sending Stella away to the old family home at Wormwood Mire, where she must live with two strange cousins and their governess.
But within the overgrown grounds of the mouldering house, dark secrets slither and skulk, and soon Stella must be brave once more if she's to find out who -- or what -- she really is ...
From bestselling writer-illustrator Judith Rossell comes the thrilling and magical sequel to her multi-award-winning novel, Withering-by-Sea.
SERIES AWARDS
Withering-by-Sea (Book 1)
Winner -- 2015 Indie Awards, Book of the Year: Children's & YA
Winner -- 2015 Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year: Older Children
Winner -- 2015 Davitt Awards
Honour Book -- 2015 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
Shortlisted -- 2015 Prime Minister's Literary Awards
Shortlisted -- 2014 Aurealis Awards
Shortlisted -- 2017 Australian Book Design Awards
Wormwood Mire (Book 2)
Winner -- 2017 Davitt Awards
Shortlisted -- 2017 Indie Awards, Book of the Year: Children's & YA
Shortlisted -- 2017 Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year: Older Children
Shortlisted -- 2017 ABA Booksellers' Choice Award
Shortlisted -- 2017 Australian Book Design Awards
Notable Book -- 2017 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
A heart-tingling story featuring Love Monster, who now appears in his own animated television show on CBeebies!
It’s Present Day in Cutesville, and Love Monster is on the lookout for something shiny for someone wonderful. But wonderful, shinyful things can be VERY expensive… What is a Love Monster to do?
A heart-warming remember-the-important-things-in-life story about how presents don’t have to cost the earth to mean the world!
Puss in Boots isn't the only magical cat in town! This collection of classic fairy tales showcase cats from around the world, including tales from France, Iceland, Norway, England, Korea, and Africa.
Return to a world of dragons, song-spells, pipers and battles... Patch Brightwater and his friend Barver, the dracogriff, are trapped on a mysterious island full of monstrous beasts. Their shapeshifting friend, Wren, is being held prisoner by the Piper of Hamelyn, but she's working hard to escape. Clad in his suit of magical black armour and with dragons and a growing army on his side, the Piper of Hamelyn seems destined to bring chaos and destruction down on the world. Can anything stop him? Three accidental heroes versus one legendary villain...the epic adventure that began with A Darkness of Dragons comes to a thunderous end. "All the ingredients of a perfect fantasy adventure." KIERAN LARWOOD, author of The Legend of Podkin One-Ear
Five fantastic, heart-tingling stories featuring Love Monster, who now appears in his own animated television show on CBeebies! Brilliantly read by David Walliams and Sarah Hadland.
It can be tough being the only monster in Cutesville, but – with a little encouragement from his friends – Love Monster is always ready to step out of his comfort zone and into adventure!
Featuring an instantly charming main character, who will appeal to adults and children alike, this fun-filled collection brings together five fantastic stories:
Love Monster
Love Monster and the Perfect Present
Love Monster and the Last Chocolate
Love Monster and the Scary Something
Love Monster and the Extremely Big Wave
Tick . . . tick . . . tick . . .
Time is running out in the empire of Rheinvelt.
The sudden appearance of a strange and frightening statue foretells darkness. The Hierophants—magic users of the highest order—have fled the land. And the shadowy beasts of the nearby Hinterlands are gathering near the borders, preparing for an attack.
Young Prince Alphonsus is sent by his mother, the Empress Sabine, to reassure the people while she works to quell the threat of war. But Alphonsus has other problems on his mind, including a great secret: He has a clock in his chest where his heart should be—and it’s begun to run backwards, counting down to his unknown fate.
Searching for answers about the clock, Alphonsus meets Esme, a Hierophant girl who has returned to the empire in search of a sorceress known as the Nachtfrau. When riddles from their shared past threaten the future of the empire, Alphonsus and Esme must learn to trust each other and work together to save it—or see the destruction of everything they both love.
Evie Baker has always dreamed of going on adventures like those in her favoritestories, and tonight she's putting her plan into action. With her best friend, Cecily, by her side, Evie sets off into the Old Forest in search of a Fel. She is certain a carefully crafted deal and her family's irresistible raspberry tart will lead to a magical adventure-without getting her eaten ... or worse. But when Evie finds her Fel, she also discovers a nest of robbers! As the only person who has ever seen the Robber Lord's face, Evie is quickly whisked away into hiding. But trouble has a way of finding her, even in the queen's own city ... YA novelist Caitlin Sangster makes her middle grade debut in this fun fantasy filled with adventure, friendship, baking, and the power of a tale well told.
In Heir Apparent there are as many ways to win as there are to get killed. 'A stylish tale [that] addresses both fantasy gaming and censorship.' (New York Times Book Review)
From Edgar Award–winning author Vivian Vande Velde comes a rollicking story that puts a high-tech twist on the classic medieval fantasy-adventure.
In the virtual reality game Heir Apparent, there are way too many ways to get killed—and Giannine seems to be finding them all. Which is a shame, because unless she can get the magic ring, locate the stolen treasure, answer the dwarf's dumb riddles, impress the head-chopping statue, charm the army of ghosts, fend off the barbarians, and defeat the man-eating dragon, she'll never win.
And she has to, because losing means she'll die—for real this time.
Junior Library Guild Selection * New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
