Deadly storms have ravaged Mina's homeland for generations. Her people believe the Sea God curses them. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as his bride. Shim Cheong is to be sacrificed, and Mina throws herself into the water in her stead, setting out to wake the Sea God and bring an end to the killer storms once and for all.
A story of survival - and of enduring hope in the face of unspeakable hardship - on an extraordinary journey, made by Peter, a boy of five, through war-torn Europe in 1944 and 45. Peter soon realises that this new adventure is really a nightmare, watching bombs falling from the blue sky outside Vienna, and learning maths from his mother in Belsen.
There's a ghost in Richard's wardrobe. Every day he carries out a series of rituals that he believes will keep the ghost trapped inside. He tries to tell his friends and family, but they dismiss his worries and concerns as being part of his OCD. But then one day, the wardrobe door is opened... And that's when the hauntings begin. An own-voices novel about mental health, family, friendship, confronting fear and accepting change.
<p><b>An inspiring story about the incredible things that can happen when you give something a try, from award-winning author Catherine Emmett and bestselling illustrator Claire Powell.</b><br> </p>
<b><i>New York Times </i>Bestseller</b><br><br><b><i>New York Times</i></b><b> reporter and "Corner Office" columnist David Gelles reveals legendary GE CEO Jack Welch to be the root of all that's wrong with capitalism today and offers advice on how we might right those wrongs.</b>
<b><i>In tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, a monarch whose reign was characterised by her sense of duty, her service to her subjects, and her love of her country</i></b>
Found abandoned in a bear cave as a baby, 12-year-old Yanka has always felt out of place in her small village. When she wakes up to find that her legs have become bear legs, she sets off into the forest to discover who she is, on a journey that takes her from icy rivers to smouldering mountains, with an ever-growing group of misfits alongside her
The Island of Morovia is shaped like a broken heart. The humans live on one side of the island, and the alkonosts - the bird-people - live on the other. But it wasn't always this way... Linnet wishes she could sing storms, like her father, Nightingale - and bring the two sides of her island together again. So when her father is captured, Linnet must be brave and embark on a treacherous journey.
<b>An inspiring story about the incredible things that can happen when you give something a try, from award-winning author Catherine Emmett and bestselling illustrator Claire Powell.</b><br>