In a world devastated by climate change and overconsumption, sixteen-year-old Joe's survival hangs by a thread.Living in a shack beneath towering piles of waste with his father and grandfather, the town's revered storyteller, their community faces constant danger. After a deadly avalanche of rubbish, six-year-old Lily is left deathly ill, and Joe sets out on a quest for help.As Joe journeys towards the city of Madera, the lines between reality and the magical stories his gr...

In a world devastated by climate change and overconsumption, sixteen-year-old Joe's survival hangs by a thread.Living in a shack beneath towering piles of waste with his father and grandfather, the town's revered storyteller, their community faces constant danger. After a deadly avalanche of rubbish, six-year-old Lily is left deathly ill, and Joe sets out on a quest for help.As Joe journeys towards the city of Madera, the lines between reality and the magical stories his gr...

They're late for class — and right on time to save the world.Tyler already has enough on his plate, caring for his mum with chronic fatigue and his autistic little brother, Levi. But when a mysterious crash shatters Morfield Secondary, Tyler and three classmates, dubbed The Late Crew, stumble upon a stranded alien, a deadly creature called The Slime, and an unhatched egg holding more power than they could imagine.As their headteacher falls under alien control and Levi is ki...

Alisha Alva just wants teachers to treat her like a normal human being.Yes, her (super cool) mum has mental health issues she calls her Letters. And yes, staying up late helping Mum on Bad Nights sometimes means it's hard to keep her eyes open in school.But surely if Alisha acts like a very normal, perfectly proper girl, her head of year, Miss Penn, will finally leave her alone.Oh, and don't forget the aliens. Last term, Alisha and her friends, the Late Crew, met ex...

Alisha Alva just wants teachers to treat her like a normal human being.Yes, her (super cool) mum has mental health issues she calls her Letters. And yes, staying up late helping Mum on Bad Nights sometimes means it's hard to keep her eyes open in school.But surely if Alisha acts like a very normal, perfectly proper girl, her head of year, Miss Penn, will finally leave her alone.Oh, and don't forget the aliens. Last term, Alisha and her friends, the Late Crew, met ex...

They're late for class — and right on time to save the world.Tyler already has enough on his plate, caring for his mum with chronic fatigue and his autistic little brother, Levi. But when a mysterious crash shatters Morfield Secondary, Tyler and three classmates, dubbed The Late Crew, stumble upon a stranded alien, a deadly creature called The Slime, and an unhatched egg holding more power than they could imagine.As their headteacher falls under alien control and Levi is ki...

The 2014 STORGY Short Story Competition Anthology celebrates the continued resurgence of the short story genre and showcases some of the most talented up-and-coming authors from across the world. This outstanding collection features all fourteen finalists and competitions winners, as judged by critically-acclaimed author David James Poissant. These wonderfully diverse short stories will move, amuse, unsettle, and entertain, combining to create the most eclectic collection available online....

* SENSATIONAL WINNER OF THE BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2020*'One of the best debut novels I have ever read. Shockingly good ... A classic.' Max Porter'Haunting . . . reminded me a lot of Iain Banks. It's incredible that it's a debut.' Douglas Stuart'Exceptional' ( Financial Times)' Exhilarating' ( Independent)'

"A breath of fresh air in the genre of healing fiction. Boldly exploring the grey areas and struggles of life . . . it left me feeling hopeful that a small step in the right direction is what it takes to make things better" Shanna Tan, translator of Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop"The Blanket Cats is a triumph" Jinwoo Chong, award-winning author of FluxFlux and I Leave It Up to YouIs three day...

A collection of six fun-to-perform playlets based on Roald Dahl's bestselling story.Each short play, based on THE TWITS, highlights the key points in the story and some can be acted by groups of children while others only need a couple of actors.Similar format to the The BFG, and The Witches: Plays for ChildrenAdapted by David Wood, a central figure in children's theatre (most recently Goodnight Mister Tom).

Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner * ALA Notable Book * ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice * School Library Journal Best BookIn the second book in the Tales of Dimwood Forest by Newbery Medal-winning author Avi, a tiny deer mouse named Poppy dares to stand up to a tyrannical owl. The story is accompanied by inviting illustrations from Caldecott Medal-winning artist Brian Floca.“This exciting story is richly visual. The underlying messages, to challenge unjust authority and to re...

The first book in the hilarious Awesome Animals series – awesome adventures with the wildest wildlife.Told in Ian Whybrow’s unique style, this hilarious animal adventure starring ever-popular meerkats is a funny, fast-paced, sure-fire hit.Meerkat Madness is the story of a burrow of meerkat pups and their eccentric babysitter, Uncle Fearless who once travelled to the Blah-Blah camp at the edge of the desert. Truth be told, Uncle is a bit of a show-off but the pups love his c...