Civil war rages. Democracy is dead. Hunger grips the people. Families are left with a choice: to stay or to run. Bea's trying to live a normal life but every day destruction looms nearer. Determined to leave the suburb she's trapped in, and reeling from her mum's escape, Bea knows she can't keep calm and carry on. A graphic novel shining a light on the plight of people desperate to find a new home
An exquisite debut novel weaving together the voices of three young women in Japan and the UK as the threads of their lives twist and entangle in unexpected ways
Mankind has spread to the stars. Captain Nia Imani is a woman out of place and outside of time. She lives only for the next paycheck until she meets a mysterious boy, fallen from the sky. Fumiko Nakajima, the great scientist who built the bird-like Stations, has been searching for one such as he for a thousand years. Together, they must protect the boy from the interstellar corporations hunting him across decades and light years.
The thrilling novel from the No.1 Internationally bestselling author Ken Follett. An epic, addictive historical masterpiece that begins in 997 CE and is set against the background of the medieval church and one man's ambition to make his abbey a centre of learning.
<b><i>Wolfsong </i>is a passionate fantasy from bestselling author TJ Klune, and the first book in the Green Creek series. Ox is sixteen when the energetic Bennett pack moves next door, harbouring a secret that will change him forever. But bonds will be tested to their utmost when a terrible tragedy splits the pack - and tears Ox's heart in two.</b>
Natalie Haynes, Women's Prize-shortlisted author of <i>A Thousand Ships</i>, brings life to the infamous myth of Medusa with a heartbreaking, feminist retelling unlike any other.
<b>Kate Spencer's <i>In a New York Minute</i> is a wonderfully escapist, hilariously funny and joyful New York-set romantic comedy for readers who loved <i>The Flatshare.</i></b>
A powerful and heart-rending novel, set in 80s Glasgow, from Douglas Stuart, Booker Prize- and British Book Award-winning author of <i>Shuggie Bain</i>.
A mountain lion is on the brink of starvation in the urban landscape of Los Angeles. As it observes the city's perilous beauty and confronts climate change, inequality and love, the animal asks itself: Does it want to eat a human, or become one?
France 1562: As the Wars of Religion begin to take hold, a courageous Catholic woman and a passionate Huguenot believer find themselves united in a quest to uncover a long-buried secret . . .
Inspired by a true story, Melanie Levensohn's <i>A Jewish Girl in Paris</i> is a dual-narrative historical novel for fans of <i>The Tattooist of Auschwitz</i>.
The must-have Journal for all Tom Gates fans - packed with brandnew activities, makes and story by Liz Pichon and including pagesfor recording words that make you laugh, sticking photos of yourfriends pulling funny faces, making a Christmas decoration, summerreading lists and much, much more!
<p>Make learning to spell fun with the new series of activity books from Scrabble! Taking inspiration from the classic board game that always spells F-U-N, children will practise word building skills, improve vocabulary and gain confidence with spelling.</p>
In diesem Band geht es um die weit ausgesponnenen Schicksale der Familie von Greifenklau. Die Geschichte der napoleonischen Zeit bildet den fesselnden Hintergrund. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Erlebnisse eines deutschen Offiziers in damaligem Feindesland.