Eleven-year-old Rohan Hood has spent his life in The Cemetery – a bleak world where joy is forbidden and liking other boys is a dangerous secret. Everything changes when he rescues a wounded bat named Buddha and a mysterious black band appears around his wrist, leaving Rohan to wonder whether his people might still have a chance to make things right.When the ruthless leader, Dolbeanz, discovers Rohan’s secret, he is forced to flee. His escape leads him to Mirum Adventrum, a school ...

Eleven-year-old Rohan Hood has spent his life in The Cemetery – a bleak world where joy is forbidden and liking other boys is a dangerous secret. Everything changes when he rescues a wounded bat named Buddha and a mysterious black band appears around his wrist, leaving Rohan to wonder whether his people might still have a chance to make things right.When the ruthless leader, Dolbeanz, discovers Rohan’s secret, he is forced to flee. His escape leads him to Mirum Adventrum, a school ...

A story of adventure, survival, courage, and hope, set in the vivid Himalayan landscape of Tibet and India.Tash lives in Tibet, where as a practicing Buddhist she must follow many rules to avoid the wrath of the occupying Chinese soldiers. Life remains peaceful as long as Tash, her family, and their community hide their religion and don't mention its leader, the Dalai Lama.The quiet is ruptured when a man publicly sets himself on fire to protest the occupati...

Red, it just had to red.A world of blood, betrayal, love and war. A world Adisin gets thrown into when she looks for an escape from her past. A life led by the seven deadly sins.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE UKLA BOOK AWARD 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE YOUNG QUILLS AWARD 2024The Song Walker is an extraordinary new story of friendship, discovery and courage from Zillah Bethell, author of The Shark Caller which won the Wales Book of the Year and the Edward Stanford Children's Travel Book of the Year 2022."There are three ...

A group of undocumented children with letters for names, are stuck living in a refugee camp, with stories to tell but no papers to prove them. As they try to forge a new family amongst themselves, they also long to keep memories of their old identities alive.Will they be heard and believed? And what will happen to them if they aren't?An astonishing piece of writing that will enchant and intrigue children; perfectly pitched at a 9+ readership.

There's one thing more powerful than true love's kiss.For Corisande Phillips, being a siren has meant living a cursed life, a lonely life—a life plagued by the fear of hurting someone with her deadly song. At Magwitch Academy, she has learned to control her urge to sing … for the most part, anyway.But when a moment of weakness gets the best of her, Corisande accidentally causes Noah, a student at a nearby prep school, to crash his sailboat, unleashing the f...

Arella is an outcast in her tribe, white skinned and silver haired, bright purple eyes and a strong will, while the others are dark skinned and passive. She longs to be free of the chains of society, but does not realize the dangers of this. Arella will soon come to find that the real world is not so easy to live with... When she starts finding animals in the forest poisoned by arrows, she knows she must do something, but what? Will she find who is doing it? And will she be able to stop th...

Nolitye lives in a shack with her mother Thembi in Phola, a dusty township on the edge of Johannesburg. She is good at maths and likes collecting stones, which she places in a bucket under her bed. She also has unusual powers: she can communicate with dogs. Nolitye has two close friends, Bheki, who is overweight, and the bespectacled Four Eyes, who join with her to resist the bullying from Rotten Nellie and her gang of Spoilers. One day, Nolitye finds a special stone that has the power to ...

In a world of snow and ice, Cara is alone. Different from the people in her life; she longs to find somewhere she can belong. Knowing that her ancestors came from a warmer place, Cara embarks on journey that leads her across the frozen world of Arc to find the land without snow. Along the way, she finds love and a new respect for herself; something she’d never had before. With danger lurking in every direction, Cara must make a decision: to stay with the man of her dreams or to find the pl...

When twenty-year-old Delaira enters a life-changing raffle, she seeks not only escape from her haunting past but also a glimpse beyond her quiet fishing village. What she finds instead shatters expectations: dangerous rebels, a capricious princess, and political schemes drawing her into a journey she never imagined. At its core is a boy with caramel eyes and a name as elusive as the wind, leading her into a world where magic transcends her mother’s bedtime tales.As truth and decept...

Four Seasons is a poetic journey through the cycles of life, emotions, and the cosmos. Blending the beauty of the zodiac signs, the rhythm of the four seasons, the passage of months, and the flow of weeks, this collection captures the essence of human experience in lyrical form. Each poem reflects the moods and vibes of nature and the soul—whether fiery, tender, melancholic, or hopeful—offering readers a mirror of their own inner landscapes. It’s a book of time, t...