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Millie and Cameron grew up as close as any two friends could be, playing together on the same hockey team and hanging out together after school. However, when the hockey team was split between boys and girls, their friendship began to change, and not for the better. Now, Millie and Cameron are rivals, playing against each other to finally settle who has the best hockey team, boys or girls?

Combined together for the first time! 'Lord of the Rings for the Call of Duty Generation' At the age of fifteen, genius Benjamin Knight had developed a technology that would change the world. But when the project is sabotaged, Ben wakes to find himself in a mysterious and unfamiliar land where an uneasy peace hangs in the balance. Saved from near death by a band of traders, he joins them on their journey north as he struggles to understand the world he's in and how it happened. However, Ben soon realises that everyone has their secrets and that no one is safe, especially when one man has ...

It's time to throw your way into Softball Strikeout! For Olivia, a new town, school, and softball team were possibly the last things on her mind, but after being told they’d be moving, it was now becoming a reality. Not only would she need to make new friends, but she’d also have to prove herself on her new softball team all over again. Olivia lived and breathed softball. Growing up, the only sport she’d ever been interested in was softball, and with her dad teaching her, she’d become a pretty good pitcher. However, finding herself now living in Greenville meant that she’d have to...

If you and your child love to enjoy books together, then you are going to love this! The Day My Fart Followed Me Home is a journey of Timmy and how he meets his new friend!

Olivia had been scared starting over in a new town, with new friends and a new softball team, but her worst fears hadn’t materialized, and, in the end, she was settling in as the Blue Jay’s lead pitcher and had quickly formed a small group of core friends she was growing to love. With the first softball game of the season done and dusted, the Blue Jays were off to a great start, but could they carry their winning momentum into their upcoming games? Only time will tell. The girls were working hard on and off the field, with a new business venture quickly taking shape and their friendship...

In this biography of Chester B. Himes (1909-1984), Lawrence P. Jackson depicts the improbable life of the controversial writer whose novels confront sexuality, racism, and social injustice. In absorbing detail, Jackson explores Chester Himes's middle-class origins, eight years in prison, painful odyssey as a Black World War II-era artist, and escape to Europe, where Himes became internationally famous for his Harlem detective series.

When Lawrence Jackson accepted a new job teaching in Baltimore, he searched for schools for his sons and bought a house. This would be unremarkable but for the fact that he grew up in West Baltimore and his job was at Johns Hopkins, whose vexed relationship to its neighborhood, to the city and its history, provides a point of departure for this captivating memoir in essays.

This gorgeous Christmas gift of a collection brings together 13 of the best-selling, award-winning and exciting debut authors: Abiola Bello, Annabelle Sami, Benjamin Dean, E.L. Norry, Elle McNicoll, Dominique Valente, Joanna Williams, Maisie Chan, Nizrana Farook, Patrice Lawrence, Roopa Farooki, Serena Patel and Sharna Jackson. Join them as part of the Very Merry Murder Club as they lead you on a snow-covered wintery journey of Christmassy crimes, festive foul play and murderously magnificent mysteries!

A cabin in the woods hides a deadly secret from a pair of criminals on the run. Play time takes a demonic turn when a child discovers a hellish portal in the snow-covered playground. And a satanic cult turns a family vacation into a living nightmare.... Take a trip into the netherworld with Scare Street’s latest collection of diabolical horror. Fourteen terrifying tales lurk within this new volume - more than enough to keep you occupied as you voyage deep into the shadows.

The Day My Fart Followed Me to Hockey is the journey of Timmy and his best friend the Little Fart as they attend Timmy’s first hockey tryouts. Chaos and laughter ensue as the Fart attempts to help out his best friend the only way he knows how.

For Olivia, life in Greenville is finally starting to feel like home. She's made amazing friends, become one of the Blue Jays' star pitchers, and helped build a thriving dog-walking business. But balancing softball, school, friendships, and responsibility is becoming harder than she ever imagined, and every choice feels like it matters more. When problems at school threaten Olivia's confidence and a dog-walking mishap puts the girls' business at risk, she'll need to lean on her teammates more than ever. With intense softball games, growing friendships, and new challenges on and off the ...

Join Jessica and her friends as she joins a new school and helps to rid it of the Horrifying Headmaster, tackles the case of the Loathsome Lunches, saves Father Christmas in the case of the Cancelled Christmas, and visits a museum and investigates the case of the Mischievous Mummy.

A collection of sizzling summer-themed crime and mystery stories by thirteen of the most popular, exciting and diverse children’s book authors! Co-edited by Serena Patel, the award-winning author of the Anisha: Accidental Detective series and by Robin Stevens, author of the bestselling Murder...

They were too late. Despite everything that they'd sacrificed, everyone that they'd lost, they were still too late to stop the army from the north. Now, outnumbered and out gunned, the survivors from the Road Trains fight back against the force that has occupied their homeland, but Alexander seems to be one step ahead of them at every turn. If it's always darkest just before the dawn, what happens if the sun never rises?

At the age of 15, genius Benjamin Knight had developed a technology that would change the world. But when the project is sabotaged, Ben wakes to find himself in a mysterious and unfamiliar land where an uneasy peace hangs in the balance. Saved from near death by a band of traders, he joins them on their journey north as he struggles to understand the world he's in and how it happened.

Eight months after their escape from the hive, Arthur and the city of Camelot are mercilessly attacked by the advanced forces of the Mori-Gran-Ra. With their defenses lacking, Merlin reveals a discovery he's made within the hive's mainframe - one that could turn the tide against the Mori. Now Arthur and his team must travel to a frozen alien world where their only hope lies in a race of aliens that have the power to defeat the Mori Armada. But they may find that the price of an alliance is more than they're able to pay.

On the fourth of December 2017, an alien force attacked the Earth. Over the following five days, the entire human race was enslaved, and any resistance was met with death. Earth's only survivor - the first and only artificial intelligence ever created by man. Four thousand years later, Adam 359 emerges from his birthing pod, programmed and ready to begin working for his alien masters. Deep within the mine, a chance encounter convinces him there's more to life than slavery.

Timmy and his best friend the Little Fart are back again! This time, they have a new friend—Santa Claus!

Jessica was eight years old, and she had a secret. It wasn't a normal secret, like the surprise birthday present you buy for your mum, or the secret code word that gets you into the club that you and your friends made. No, Jessica was a werewolf! Join Jessica and her friends as they investigate the case of the Loathsome Lunches....

On December 4, 2017, an alien force attacked the Earth. Over the following five days, the entire human race was enslaved, and any resistance was met with death. Earth's only survivor - the first and only artificial intelligence ever created by man.