New Year, New Books!

Unicorn Babies by Lucy Rowland and Tilia Rand-Bell

When one little unicorn gets separated from her friends, she needs to face her fears in order to find her way back home. Can she be brave and strike out on her own?

This Book is Full Of…: This Book is Full of Poop by Gareth Peter and Mike Byrne

Poop is EVERYWHERE. It’s on the street, at the zoo, and even in the sea. So next time you’re out walking make sure to check under your feet! A poop-tastic romp from picture book superstars, Gareth Peter and Mike Byrne Filled with dinosaurs, unicorns, penguins and more, this cheeky story is packed with fabulous characters.

Tales of Wizards and Dragons by Terry Pratchett

Three fantastical and funny tales of mischief, monsters and magic!

Meet the most boring knight in the whole kingdom! Find out how to defeat an invasion of dragons! Witness a magical wizarding feud!

With full-colour illustrations, this book is perfect for introducing young readers to the world of master storyteller Sir Terry Pratchett.

‘So funny I dropped my spoon laughing!’ – King Arthur

Could this be the key to solving a quarter-of-a-century mystery, or will this make Paige the next target?!

Zoe’s Rescue Zoo: The Laughing Lynx by Amelia Cobb

At Zoe’s Rescue Zoo only the cutest, cuddliest animals need apply!

Zoe loves living at her uncle’s rescue zoo because there’s always something exciting going on. And Zoe also has an amazing secret… She can actually TALK to the animals!

Lia the lynx can’t stop laughing at the other animals – and it’s making them cross. Can Zoe help her to make friends?

Have you read Zoe’s other adventures? Check out The Busy Beaver, The Worried Wombat, The Rascally Raccoon, The Adventurous Arctic Fox, and many more titles!

Bone #1: Bone #1: Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith’s New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning BONE books are one of the most popular graphic novel series of all time. Read the first book in this thrilling adventure!

After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins – Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone – are separated and lost in a vast, uncharted desert. One by one, they find their way into a deep, forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures. Eventually, the cousins are reunited at a farmstead run by tough Gran’ma Ben and her spirited granddaughter, Thorn. But little do the Bones know, there are dark forces conspiring against them and their adventures are only just beginning!

• The first book in a wonderfully thrilling adventure series
• Authored by New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author, Jeff Smith
• One of the most popular graphic novel series of all time

Murder for Two (A Tariq Twins Mystery) by Niyla Farook

An exciting and funny new murder mystery from debut author Niyla Farook. Perfect for fans of HIGH RISE MYSTERY!

Separated when they were 6 months old, twins Ani and Riri couldn’t be more different. Loud and adventurous Ani wants to be a sleuth when she grows up. Shy and quiet Riri prefers books to people, and just wants a safe, germ free job when she grows up.

When they’re forced to spend the summer together, Ani is convinced it’s going to be another Great Twin War like the last time they tried family bonding. But this summer is different – there’s a murder, and their dad is arrested as the prime suspect. Can they work together to protect their family and solve the mystery?

People Like Stars by Patrice Lawrence

Multi-award-winning Patrice Lawrence’s first contemporary middle grade novel is a page-turning mystery and exploration of fractured families, long-buried secrets and the power of friendship, told with warmth and compassion.

Three 13-year-old strangers are connected by one big secret. Nervous Ayrton was stolen away from his mum as a baby. He was returned safely, but now Mum won’t let him out of her sight. Curious Stanley has a Forbidden Grandmother. His mum won’t even talk about her. Homeless Sen has finally found a place to live, but she’ll be out on the street if she upsets her secretive landlady. What happens when their paths cross…?

• Stunning storytelling – by turns powerful and witty – from an exceptional writer for young people.
• A page-turning mystery with real depth.
• Patrice has won the Waterstones Children’s Prize and the YA Book prize and been shortlisted for many other prestigious awards.

Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan

A brand new 25th anniversary edition of the international bestselling phenomenon!

Darren is just your average schoolboy – or was, at least – until he and his friend Steve buy tickets to the outlawed, magical and macabre Cirque Du Freak. Packed with wonderfully grotesque characters – including a snake-boy, a wolf-man and, most exciting of all, an enormous performing spider – the boys are enchanted, fascinated and yet terrified by the show.

Darren, a total spider freak, decides to steal and train Madam Octa – an enormous tarantula owned by Mr Crepsley, so that he can train it to perform amazing deeds. But his daring theft goes horribly wrong, and soon Darren is caught up in a web of terror from which he cannot escape – and finds himself forced to make a terrible bargain with a creature of the night…

Atmospheric, funny, realistic, moving and terrifying, Cirque du Freak has been thrilling readers for twenty five years, and is now available in this stunning anniversary edition.

Bingsu for Two by Sujin Witherspoon

An enemies-to-lovers coffee shop romance, slow-roasted to perfection. Ideal for fans of Jenny Han and Better Than the Movies!

Meet River Langston-Lee. In the past 24 hours, he’s dumped his girlfriend, walked out of his SATs, and quit his job at his parents’ Seattle cafe in spectacularly disastrous fashion – even for him.

Somehow, he manages to talk his way into a job at a failing Korean cafe, Bingsu for Two. This could be his lucky break – but then he meets grumpy goth Sarang Cho, his new, no-BS co-worker, and she is as determined to make River’s life hell as she is to save her family’s cafe.

After River accidentally uploads a video of his chaotic co-workers to his popular fandom account, the cafe strikes viral fame. The kicker? Their new fans are putting River and Sarang together, big-time. In order to keep the internet’s attention – and the cafe’s new paying customers – River and Sarang must pretend that the tension between them is definitely of the romantic variety, not the considering the best way to kill you and hide your body variety.

But when Bingsu for Two’s newfound success catches the attention of River’s ex and his parents’ cafe around the corner, he faces a choice: keep letting others control his life or stand up for the place that’s become home. And a green-haired girl who’s not as heartless as he originally thought . . .

Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek

‘Where the Dark Stands Still is a triumph; a deeply romantic debut with spiralling, atmospheric prose that swept me up and away to the enchanted forests of Polish folklore. You’ll never want to leave this beautiful, magical world’. Sarah Underwood, NYT Bestselling Author of Lies We Sing to the Sea

Raised in a small village near the spirit-wood, Liska Radost knows that Magic is monstrous, and its practitioners, monsters.

After Liska unleashes her own powers with devastating consequences, she is caught by the demon warden of the wood – the Leszy – who offers her a bargain: one year of servitude in exchange for a wish.

Whisked away to his crumbling manor, Liska makes an unsettling discovery: she is not the first person to strike this bargain and all of her predecessors have mysteriously vanished. If Liska wants to survive the year and return home, she must unravel her host’s spool of secrets and face the ghosts of his past.

Those who enter the wood do not always return . . .