This story feels like a passion project by writer Steve Cole, it is full of heart, soul and some genuinely moving moments. About a boy called Carlos – who lives in the Amazon – the story follows him as he is kidnapped by a gang of illegal gold miners. He’s taken to the middle of…
When Catherine Earnshaw’s father brings home a young beggar, she is immediately intrigued by the new addition to her family. Heathcliffe and Cathy’s bond tightens with each passing year to the point that there isn’t a day goes by that they don’t spend together. However, unknown to them, their mischievous and unruly considerations to the…
Harking back to Chris Priestley’s classic Tales of Terror books – which involved one character being told a series of short, unsettling tales culminating in a spooky twist at the end – his new book, Seven Ghosts, is total “haunted mansion” genius! On a school trip to a stately Manor house, Jake joins a group…
“While the King and his warriors feasted and drank, the monster Grendel shook off a hundred years of sleep. Why should people be happy? he wondered. Why should they make music and sing and hold great feasts while I sit alone in a stinking bog? Grendel was full of jealousy and hatred. I’ll destroy their…
Unboxed is a great page turner of a novel from UK YA writer Non Pratt (Trouble) . Imagine that, aged 13, you and your closest friends got together and created a secret box – full of precious things and secrets. Then imagine five years later you meet up to open the box, but one person…
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