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Young, brunette women are being attacked in the city of London.

16-year-old, Irish-born Niamh has just arrived for the summer, and quickly discovers that the girls being attacked look frighteningly similar to her.

Determined to make it through her Drama Course, Niamh is placed at the Victorian Museum to put her drama skills to the test, and there she meets Tommy: he’s kind, fun, attentive, and really hot! . . . Nonetheless, there's something eerie about the museum.

As the two strands of present-day serial attacker and sinister Victorian history start to collide, Niamh realises that things are not as they seem. Will she be next?

Young, brunette women are being attacked in the city of London.

16-year-old, Irish-born Niamh has just arrived for the summer, and quickly discovers that the girls being…

Так ли ты представлял себе далекое будущее? Аркан, тюрьма высоких технологий. Лука Кейн – заключенный 9-70-981, теперь всю жизнь его ждет безрадостное существование в звуконепроницаемой камере-одиночке. Дни предсказуемы до тошноты: обед по расписанию, час прогулки в одиночестве, из собеседников – надзиратель Рен и голос операционной системы. В запястья вживлены магнитные кабели, а в грудь вшит детонатор, который разорвет его сердце на куски, если он попытается сбежать. Мир давно прогнил насквозь: теперь живой человек – ничтожество, всем управляет система, а заключенных используют как расходный материал. Ежедневно из Луки тянут энергию наноботы, а раз в полгода – на нем проводят тесты новых протезов для жизни киборгов. Ни единого шанса на спасение. Но он должен вырваться на свободу, найти свою семью и выяснить, кто в ответе за мировой хаос! И когда система дает сбой, Лука решает воспользоваться моментом. Вот только знает ли он, что творится в мире за пределами Аркана? Не являются ли стены тюрьмы его единственной защитой от ужасов реального мира?

Так ли ты представлял себе далекое будущее? Аркан, тюрьма высоких технологий. Лука Кейн – заключенный 9-70-981, теперь всю жизнь его ждет безрадостное существование в…

"Some days are normal. Some days, everything is OK, and I eat three square meals, pretty much, even if those squares are ridiculously small squares.

Some days, I can almost pretend there’s nothing wrong."

Max is 14, and anorexic. His eating disorder has pretty much taken over his whole life.

His brother, Robin, gives him a geocache for Christmas. Max hides it in the forest near his house. Before long, he gets a note from ‘E’. But who is E? Is it Evie, the new girl at school, playing a trick on him?

In the midst of a family crisis, Max’s eating disorder quickly deteriorates. Anorexia pulls him further and further away from his family and friends, until he feels totally alone. Can anyone help him find a way out?

"Some days are normal. Some days, everything is OK, and I eat three square meals, pretty much, even if those squares are ridiculously small squares.

Some days, I can almost…

Joe hasn't seen his brother for ten years, and it's for the most brutal of reasons. Ed is on death row.

But now Ed's execution date has been set, and Joe is determined to spend those last weeks with him, no matter what other people think ...

From one-time winner and two-time Carnegie Medal shortlisted author Sarah Crossan, this poignant, stirring, huge-hearted novel asks big questions. What value do you place on life? What can you forgive? And just how do you say goodbye?

Joe hasn't seen his brother for ten years, and it's for the most brutal of reasons. Ed is on death row.

But now Ed's execution date has been set, and Joe is determined to spend…

All’s not well at the Hummingbird Creek wellness resort. No one can see in. No one can get out…
New from the talented author who brought you Lying About Last Summer: a psycho-chiller to wake up your darkest phobias. If you got to live in a luxury hotel with world-class cuisine, a state-of-the-art sports centre and the latest spa treatments, would you say ‘yes please’?
Well, that’s kind of what Hummingbird Creek is like. No wonder Mae feels lucky to be there. It’s meant as a rich-kid’s sanatorium, but she isn’t sick. Her dad is the top psychiatrist there. But one day Mae breaks a rule. NOT a good idea. This place is all about rules – and breaking them can hurt you…

All’s not well at the Hummingbird Creek wellness resort. No one can see in. No one can get out…
New from the talented author who brought you Lying About Last Summer: a…

‘You haven’t said a single word since you’ve been here. Is it on purpose?’ I tried to answer David but I couldn’t … my brain wanted to speak but my throat wouldn’t cooperate…

Adam blames himself for his best friend’s death. After attempting suicide, he is put in the care of a local mental health facility. There, too traumatized to speak, he begins to write notebooks detailing the events leading up to Jake’s murder, trying to understand who is really responsible and cope with how needless it was as a petty argument spiralled out of control and peer pressure took hold.

Sad but unsentimental, this is a moving story of friendship and the aftermath of its destruction.

‘You haven’t said a single word since you’ve been here. Is it on purpose?’ I tried to answer David but I couldn’t … my brain wanted to speak but my throat wouldn’t cooperate……

У подруг Эви много проблем. Джейн потеряла себя и полностью растворилась в любви. Эмбер кажется, что у нее слишком яркие волосы и большой рост. Лотти никак не может построить отношения, потому что умнее любого парня в радиусе тысячи километров. У Эви всего одна проблема. Она скрывает, что лежала в больнице, а вид немытых рук может довести ее до обморока. Больше всего на свете она мечтает быть как все.

У подруг Эви много проблем. Джейн потеряла себя и полностью растворилась в любви. Эмбер кажется, что у нее слишком яркие волосы и большой рост. Лотти никак не может построить…

It is 2018. England has been struggling under a recession that has shown no sign of abating. Years of cuts has devastated Britain: banks are going under, businesses closing, prices soaring, unemployment rising, prisons overflowing. The authorities cannot cope. And the population has maxed out.

The police are snowed under. Something has to give. Drastic measures need taking.

The solution: forced sterilisation of all school leavers without secure further education plans or guaranteed employment.

The country is aghast. Families are distraught, teenagers are in revolt, but the politicians are unshakeable: The population explosion must be curbed. No more free housing for single parents, no more child benefit, no more free school meals, no more children in need. Less means more.

But it is all so blatantly unfair - the Teen Haves will procreate, the Teen Havenots won't.

It's time for the young to take to the streets. It's time for them to RIOT:

OUR RIGHT TO CHOOSE, OUR BODIES, OUR FUTURE.

It is 2018. England has been struggling under a recession that has shown no sign of abating. Years of cuts has devastated Britain: banks are going under, businesses closing,…

Jem Halliday is in love with her gay best friend. Not exactly ideal, but she's learning to live with it.
Then the unspeakable happens. Kai is outed online... and he kills himself.
Jem knows nothing she can say or do will bring him back. But she wants to know who was responsible. And she wants to take them down.
A searing story of love, revenge and betrayal from a bestselling author.

Jem Halliday is in love with her gay best friend. Not exactly ideal, but she's learning to live with it.
Then the unspeakable happens. Kai is outed online... and he kills…

Afghanistan. In the heat and dust, young British army medic Elinor Nielson watches an Afghan girl walk into a hail of bullets. But when she runs to help, Ellie finds her gone. Who is she? And what's happened to her? What Ellie discovers makes her question everything she believes in, even her feelings for the American lieutenant who takes her side.

Afghanistan. In the heat and dust, young British army medic Elinor Nielson watches an Afghan girl walk into a hail of bullets. But when she runs to help, Ellie finds her gone. Who…

Anna's bruised and upset by the collapse of her parents' marriage. So much of the fallout - including responsibility for her wayward younger sister - seems to be heading in her direction. All she wants is to get the exam results she needs to get herself to university - and away from this mess. She certainly wants nothing to do with boys - until Jem appears. Gradually he wins her trust, and becomes everything Anna needs him to be.
But Anna's about to discover that love stories don't always have happy endings...

A fast-paced gripping thriller for teenagers from the award-winning author of It's a 50/50 Thing, A Perfect 10, and Tapas and Tears.

Anna's bruised and upset by the collapse of her parents' marriage. So much of the fallout - including responsibility for her wayward younger sister - seems to be heading in her…

When Ty witnesses a stabbing, his own life is in danger from the criminals he's named, and he and his mum have to go into police protection. Ty has a new name, a new look and a cool new image - life as Joe is good, especially when he gets talent spotted as a potential athletics star, special training from an attractive local celebrity and a lot of female attention. But his mum can't cope with her new life, and the gangsters will stop at nothing to flush them from hiding. Joe's cracking under extreme pressure, and then he meets a girl with dark secrets of her own. This wonderfully gripping and intelligent novel depicts Ty/Joe's confused sense of identity in a moving and funny story that teenage boys and girls will identify with - a remarkable debut from a great new writing talent.

When Ty witnesses a stabbing, his own life is in danger from the criminals he's named, and he and his mum have to go into police protection. Ty has a new name, a new look and a…

When a mysterious gunman takes a class hostage, the rest of Mia's school is evacuated. But Mia is determined to stay behind. She knows it's a life or death situation but there's something she fears more than dying. Mia thinks she might know who the gunman is, and, if she's right, then she may be the only one who can save her schoolmates...

When a mysterious gunman takes a class hostage, the rest of Mia's school is evacuated. But Mia is determined to stay behind. She knows it's a life or death situation but there's…

The long-awaited sequel to Blood Ties, by the bestselling author of Girl, Missing, the Medusa Project series and the All About Eve series.

Clones Rachel and Theo now live hundreds of miles apart. They keep in touch, but things just aren't the same. When Rachel discovers that evil scientist Elijah is still working in secret for a section of the government and about to murder Daniel, she sets out to rescue the little boy, but her plans backfire with disastrous consequences. Across the Atlantic, Theo becomes suspicious when Rachel misses their weekly internet chat. He discovers a report online saying she's killed herself and travels to Scotland to find her, certain that she has been kidnapped. A clue leads him to Elijah's mysterious clinic, where the sinister Aphrodite Experiment is underway. But what is Elijah really planning? Why does he need to track Rachel down so badly? And will Rachel and Theo be able to pay the ultimate ransom that he demands?

The long-awaited sequel to Blood Ties, by the bestselling author of Girl, Missing, the Medusa Project series and the All About Eve series.

Clones Rachel and Theo now live…

From the award-winning author of Goodnight Mister Tom comes Just Henry: A gripping mystery-thriller and an insightful snapshot of time, set in post-war Britain. It's 1949 and life is bleak for Henry. He misses his father who died a war hero, and he escapes from his annoying stepfather and stepsister whenever he can and goes to the cinema - his passion. One day in the cinema queue he meets Mrs Beaumont who also loves films, and lends Henry a camera for his school project. Henry is disgusted that he's been put in a group with Jeffries, the son of a man who went AWOL, and Pip, who was born illegitimate; but he's about to learn that tolerance and friendship are more important than social stigmas. Henry will need his new friends when he processes the film and makes an alarming discovery. Like a bomb waiting to explode, Henry's world is about to unravel ...

From the award-winning author of Goodnight Mister Tom comes Just Henry: A gripping mystery-thriller and an insightful snapshot of time, set in post-war Britain. It's 1949 and life…

When 15-year-old Luke Sheldon is offered a place at an American summer camp for smart kids, he thinks he's in for the trip of a lifetime. Surrounded by forests and built above a labyrinth of underground tunnels, there is more to Camp Hope than meets the eye. Are the rumours true that three campers disappeared a few years earlier?

When 15-year-old Luke Sheldon is offered a place at an American summer camp for smart kids, he thinks he's in for the trip of a lifetime. Surrounded by forests and built above a…

The smartly painted exterior of the City Community Faith School hides a disturbing secret. Behind its walls, 1000 girls are forced to labour in the city's laundry, separated from their families and deprived of their freedom. One of these girls is Little Fearless who never gives up hope that one day she will be rescued.

The smartly painted exterior of the City Community Faith School hides a disturbing secret. Behind its walls, 1000 girls are forced to labour in the city's laundry, separated from…

When religion goes bad...

When CHERUB uncovers a link between eco-terrorist group Help Earth and a wealthy religious cult known as The Survivors, James Adams is sent to Australia on an infiltration mission.

It's his toughest job so far. The Survivors' outback headquarters are completely isolated and the cult's brainwashing techniques put James under massive pressure to confirm.

This time, James isn't just fighting terrorists. He's got to battle to keep control of his own mind.

When religion goes bad...

When CHERUB uncovers a link between eco-terrorist group Help Earth and a wealthy religious cult known as The Survivors, James Adams is sent to…

Если бы только родители знали, в какую сомнительную историю попал их сын! Наверняка хулигану влетело бы по первое число.
Но у четырнадцатилетнего Мэтта нет ни родителей, ни дома. Это обстоятельство очень на руку сектантам-сатанистам, которые с помощью черной магии собрались открыть адские Врата Ворона, чтобы выпустить вселенское зло. Необыкновенный подросток, обладающий даром провидения, необходим им для совершения черного каббалистического обряда.
Казалось, ничто не изменит ход предначертанных роковых событий, и Мэтт станет жертвой на дьявольском алтаре. Подростку противостоят жестокость и хитрость служителей зла, вооруженных древними знаниями и колдовством. Сумеет ли он воспользоваться своим даром? Не поздно ли пытаться что-то изменить?
Роковой час близок, Врата Ворона вот-вот распахнутся, демоническая армия во главе с чудовищным предводителем слишком долго ждала этого момента...

Если бы только родители знали, в какую сомнительную историю попал их сын! Наверняка хулигану влетело бы по первое число.
Но у четырнадцатилетнего Мэтта нет ни родителей, ни дома.…

Эта история произошла в Лондоне, в начале третьего тысячелетия. Вот только это вовсе не тот Лондон, который мы знаем. Хотя бы потому, что волшебники там — весьма обыденное явление. Равно как и демоны — джинны, бесы, африты и многие другие.

Волшебники призывают демонов и при помощи заклинаний принуждают их выполнять свои приказы. Демонам это, разумеется, совсем не нравится. Так что, когда юный ученик волшебника вызвал джинна по имени Бартимеус, джинн хотел только одного: побыстрее выполнить прихоть хозяина — выкрасть могущественный Амулет Самарканда у другого волшебника — и забыть о настырном мальчишке. Однако все оказалось далеко не так просто...

Эта история произошла в Лондоне, в начале третьего тысячелетия. Вот только это вовсе не тот Лондон, который мы знаем. Хотя бы потому, что волшебники там — весьма обыденное…

Давным-давно, в некотором царстве, в некотором государстве жила-была юная девушка по имени Отрава. Какая же мать, скажете вы, по доброй воле назовет свое чадо Отравой? Верно, мать - не назовет. Это имя девушка выбрала себе сама, назло мачехе. Никто из соседей не удивился, потому что давно знали ее упрямый нрав. А когда Отраве исполнилось шестнадцать, пришла беда: злые эльфы похитили ее сестру, совсем еще малышку. И Отрава отправилась на поиски, хоть и не знала, какие опасности подстерегают ее на пути.
Не правда ли, похоже на начало старой доброй сказки? Но все сказки чем-то похожи. Кровожадные чудовища и верные друзья, коварные эльфы и перекрестки миров... Однако самое драгоценное в сказках - не повороты сюжета, а ощущение чуда. Тех, кому удается создать завораживающие, волшебные миры, затягивающие читателя с головой, живущие по своим законам, и называют сказочниками. Сказочники жили во все времена. Кто сказал, что нынче они перевелись? Крис Вудинг создал сказку о сказках, которая придется по душе всем, кто любил "Снежную королеву" и "Русалочку".

Давным-давно, в некотором царстве, в некотором государстве жила-была юная девушка по имени Отрава. Какая же мать, скажете вы, по доброй воле назовет свое чадо Отравой? Верно, мать…

Остров, на котором живет Мара, медленно, но верно уходит под воду. Тают снежные шапки полюсов, и океан постепенно побеждает сушу. Мир гибнет, а вместе с ним — и привычный образ жизни. Но Мара делает удивительное открытие: она находит упоминание о Новом Мире — прекрасных небесных городах, построенных высоко над морем. Спасая свою жизнь, Мара и остальные жители острова Винг погружаются в рыбачьи лодки и пускаются в полное опасностей путешествие по океану. Они ищут себе новый дом в мире, который стал чужим и непонятным и в котором отныне возможно всё.

Остров, на котором живет Мара, медленно, но верно уходит под воду. Тают снежные шапки полюсов, и океан постепенно побеждает сушу. Мир гибнет, а вместе с ним — и привычный образ…

В альтернативном мире общество поделено на два класса: темнокожих Крестов и белых нулей. Сеффи и Каллум дружат с детства — и вскоре их дружба перерастает в нечто большее. Вот только они позволить не могут позволить себе проявлять эти чувства. Сеффи — дочь высокопоставленного чиновника из властвующего класса Крестов. Каллум — парень из низшего класса нулей, бывших рабов. В мире, полном предубеждений, недоверия и классовой борьбы, их связь запретна и рискованна. Особенно когда Каллума начинают подозревать в том, что он связан с Освободительным Ополчением, которое стремится свергнуть правящую верхушку.

В альтернативном мире общество поделено на два класса: темнокожих Крестов и белых нулей. Сеффи и Каллум дружат с детства — и вскоре их дружба перерастает в нечто большее. Вот…

In the year 2200 London is in ruins and in the hands of two warring families. Treachery and terror reigns as the families are decimated but Silvia and a cat, a shape-changer take revenge.

In the year 2200 London is in ruins and in the hands of two warring families. Treachery and terror reigns as the families are decimated but Silvia and a cat, a shape-changer take…

In the hospital a man lies dying in the most horrific pain - he is leaking blood. Not from a bullet or a knife, but from a virus. It has happened before, in Zaire. But this is not Zaire - this is Britain. And it's spreading fast.

The army is called in; the town is sealed off. Rev, Lucy and Scott are trapped in the barbed-wire ghetto as the body count piles up. Where did the plague come from? Just knowing that might lead the experts somewhere. Then Scott remembers something that leads to a shocking discovery. Could the enemy have come from within all along?

In the hospital a man lies dying in the most horrific pain - he is leaking blood. Not from a bullet or a knife, but from a virus. It has happened before, in Zaire. But this is not…