The Three Stooges #2 Ebenezer Stooge  by George Gladir & Stefan Petrucha P/B $12.99 (9781597073363)

A Book of Sleep   by Il Sung Na  P/B $12.99  (9780864618856)

The Children Who Love Books   by Peter Carnavas  H/B $24.95 (9781921928161) 

 Angus and Lucy love books. They have hundreds of them. Then one day, all the books are taken away, and Angus and Lucy discover they need books more than they ever imagined. A warm and moving celebration of books and the way in which they bring us all together.  To view the LBBC activity sheet click on the book cover.

December
Grug and his friends discover the magic of Christmas!
LBBC activity sheet will be released in December. To view click on the book cover.    


One snowy Christmas Eve, the King buys some soft red cloth to make a cloak for the princess. Little does he know that the left-over cloth will be used to make presents for many more of the kingdom's inhabitants, right down to the last teeny bit of cloth made into a scarf, which is just right for the smallest mouse to protect him from the winter chill. LBBC activity sheet will be released in December. To view click on the book cover. 
  
On Christmas Eve, when gathering presents for her family, Bright, the tiny sugar glider, is blown off course by a fierce wind. When the wind finally releases her, she is far, far from home. With the help of Digby the wombat and numerous other animal friends, Bright gets home just in time for Christmas.  LBBC activity sheet will be released in December. To view click on the book cover. 
     

Bilbo's Last Song   by JRR Tolkien, illus by Pauline Baynes  P/B $14.95 (9780099439752)

Rise of the Guardians 

Man in the Moon  (picture book)  H/B $19.99 (9781442430419) 

Sandman              (picture book)  H/B $19.99 (9781442430426)  

Toothiana             (novel)             H/B $16.99 (9781442430525)  

                             (novel)             H/B $16.99 (9781442430501)   

Rocket Into Space  by Dr Ragbir Bhathal, illus by Johanna Davids  H/B $19.95  (9780642277510)

Universe: Journey Into Deep Space  by Dr Mike Goldsmith  H/B $24.99 (9780753434529) 

Tell Me About Your Day Today  by Mem Fox, illus by Lauren Stringer  H/B $24.99 (9781742835785) 
What could be more wonderful than sharing bedtime with beloved friends? The little boy in this gentle and fun story loves to talk to his stuffed animals each evening and share with them all the things that happened to him that day - and he loves to hear about their days, too. 

There's a new baby in Simon's house. "When's the stupid baby going back to the hospital?" Simon asks his parents. But the baby is there to stay. What about all the scary wolves outside the house? The wolves that want to eat Simon up? Will his parents still protect him now they have a stupid baby?  

101 Things to Do With Baby   by Jan Ormerod  P/B $19.95 (9781921894114)

Hey Baby!   by Corinne Fenton  H/B $18.95 (9781742032498)

Good Night, Little Rainbow Fish  by Marcus Pfister  H/B $26.99 (9780735840829)

Ruby Learns to Swim  by Phillip Gwynne, illus by Tamsin Ainslie  H/B $24.99 (9781742377506)

Popposites  H/B $24.99 (9780753431955)

Goodnight Digger  by Michelle Robinson, illus by Nick East  P/B $14.99 (9780141342849)

I Took the Moon for a Walk  by Carolyn Curtis  P/B $10.99 (9781841488035)

Fancy Nancy Chapter Book: Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth   by Jane O'Conner  H/B $14.99 (9780062082930)

Following Grandfather   by Rosemary Wells, illus by Christopher Denise  H/B $19.95 (9780763650698)

The Tortoise's Gift: A Story from Zambia   by Don Lari  P/B $10.99 (9781846867743)

Also available - Never Trust a Tiger: A Story from Korea (9781846867767)

Chocolate Dog  by Holly Webb  P/B $12.99 (9781407131771)

Love is in the air - but what does that mean for Greg Heffley? A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down. As Greg scrambles to find a date, he's worried he'll be left out in the cold on the big night. His best friend, Rowley, doesn't have any prospects either, but that's a small consolation. Then an unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves Rowley the odd mad out. But a lot can happen in one night, and in the end, you never know who's going to be lucky in love. To go to the official series website click on the book cover.

It's time for a showdown. Pirates vs Skandians. Bring it on, Herons! With Zavac and his ship, the Raven, well ahead of the Heron, Hal has a huge task ahead of him in finding the pirates and retrieving the precious artefact Zavac stole from the Skandians. The Heron brotherband must undertake a long and dangerous river journey to hunt their prey. But even if they survive the journey, are they ready to confront Zavac in his lair?  To go to the series website click on book cover.

Aust author of Ishmael series. Ever had a stupid nickname? A rotten run of bad luck? A best friend who just looks on the bright side - even when the bright side looks black? Well, Eric Vale's got all three, and they're pushing him towards the epic-est of all epic fails! 
For teacher's notes click on the book cover.

December release. The year is 1919. Thirty years have passed since the man from Snowy River made his famous ride. But World War I still casts its shadow across a valley in the heart of Australia, particularly for orphaned sixteen-year-old Flinty McAlpine, who lost a brother when the Snowy River men marched away to war. Why has the man Flinty loves returned from the war so changed and distant? Why has her brother Andy 'gone with cattle', leaving Flinty in charge of their younger brother and sister and with the threat of eviction from the farm she loves so dearly? A brumby muster held under the watchful eye of the legendary Clancy of the Overflow offers hope. Now Flinty must ride to save her farm, her family and the valley she loves. Set among the landscapes of the great poems of Australia, this book is a love song to the Snowy Mountains and a tribute to Australia's poets who immortalised so much of our land. The Girl from Snowy River combines passion, heartbreak, history and an enduring love and rich understanding of our land. It continues the grand saga that began with A Waltz for Matilda. 

Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers.  Multi-award-winning author David Almond brings us a joyfully life-affirming and fabulously fishy tale about one boy's journey from anguish to joy. Stanley Potts is just an ordinary boy, but when all the jobs in Fish Quay disappear his Uncle Ernie develops an extraordinary fascination with canning fish. Suddenly their home is filled with the sound of clanging machinery and the stench of mackerel, and Uncle Ernie's obsession reaches such heights that he would even can Stan's beloved goldfish. Stan, however, has his own destiny, which leads him - via a hook-a-duck stall - to Pancho Pirelli, the blue-caped madman who swims with piranhas. And as Stan delves into the waters, he finally discovers who he really can be.   

From the creators of The 39 Clues.  Dak, Sera and Riq might be in over their heads when they attempt to stop a Viking invasion. Hundreds of ships carrying thousands of warriors are laying siege to medieval Paris. The Parisians are holding their own, but the stalemate can only last so long. And that's bad news - especially since Dak has been captured, forced to work alongside the Vikings while Sera and Riq defend Paris from within. No matter which side wins, the kids lose.  To go to the official series website click on the book cover.

December release.  A funny, moving and heartwarming story of four children who discover a way to make wishes come true: echoing the classic E. Nesbit novel, Five Children and It.  "It's not real, Rosalind - it's magic. And it's only for one day." Rosalind and Robbie don't want to spend the summer stuck in their dad's new house with irritating Smash and her glamorous mum. Dad's biggest wish is for everyone to get along. So when he suggests a picnic in some nearby woods the children grudgingly agree. That afternoon, in a golden sandpit, Rosalind makes a wish of her own and something extraordinary happens. It just might change their summer from weeks of bickering into the best holiday Rosalind, Robbie, Smash and their little sister Maudie have ever had. To go to the author's website click on the book cover.
 
Gunnar is the son of a Viking chieftain, living peacefully on his family steading with his mother, father and their people - until they are raided by Skuli and his Wolf Men, who raze his home to the ground and take his father's life. Gunnar swears an oath to avenge his father's death and save his mother from Skuli - but first he must run to save himself. Murderous raiders, hand to hand battles to the death, mythical flying wolves and a relentless sea journey to the Land of Fire and Ice. Unknown to Gunnar, his life has been foretold, and he finds he has a destiny greater than his own story.  

December release.  If you love the danger and sword-fighting of Merlin, you'll like this. In a discontent kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage. Sage knows that Conner's motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a sword's point - he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. As Sage's journey continues, layer upon layer of treachery and deceit unfold, until finally a truth is revealed that proves more dangerous than all of the lies put together. 

It's winter at the Swan Academy, and that means panto! While Olivia practises being the back end of a horse, everyone else is auditioning for a major new movie. Soon the school is full of rivalry and suspicion, nasty tricks and strange mysteries. To lighten the mood, Eel organises a festive ice-skating trip. But as the skaters twirl and leap among the twinkling lights, Olivia realises that the season of goodwill is anything but. 

Alone in the world, Sophie dreams of being someone special, but she could never have imagined this. On a school trip to Russia, Sophie and her two friends find themselves on the wrong train. They are rescued by the beautiful Princess Anna Volkonskaya, who takes them to her winter palace and mesmerises them with stories of lost diamonds and a tragic past. But as night falls and wolves prowl, Sophie discovers more than dreams in the crumbling palace of secrets. To find out more click on the book cover. 

When Jessica's best friend goes off with new-girl Natalie, Jessica is hurt but determined not to take it lying down. She has a plan, and a secret weapon - her felt-tips. The pen is mightier than the sword, after all, and having a sense of humour wins Jessica far more friends than she loses. A funny wise story that will touch a nerve with everyone who reads it. 

The fifth hilarious novel from David Walliams. This time it's a funny, action-packed and touching story of a little girl called Zoe. Things are not looking good for Zoe. Her stepmother Sheila is so lazy she gets Zoe to pick her nose for her. The school bully Tina Trotts makes her life a misery - mainly by flobbing on her head. And now the evil Burt from Burt's Burgers is after her pet rat. And guess what he wants to do with it? The clue is in the title....   

Follow-on to Operation Itchy Bum.   Alastair D'Arcy McDermott - otherwise known as Al - is less than thrilled at his holiday project: helping out at the local old people's home. How did he end up getting stuck with old Violet Rose and batty Major Maddocks? But then he meets the sinister Mrs Black, and the fun begins - Al's on his greatest mission yet.


Hunting the skies is not for the faint-hearted. In a world where water is scarce and deadly jellyfish swim through the sky, mollycoddled teenager Christien dreams of excitement and danger. When he meets the exotic Jenine and her family of Cloud Hunters, he becomes determined to fulfil that dream. A story filled with fantasy that roams through realms of magic, wonder and adventure. 


144 pages. High interest/Low literacy level. Sam's best friend Harry is working on a school assignment about refugees from the Balkans, and comes across a photo of the school caretaker as a war criminal. The next thing he knows, Harry is dead and has returned as a ghost to help Sam solve the mystery of his murder. The boys, with the help of the class geek Anna, uncover an operation centred at their school, involving giving war criminals protection in exchange for big bucks. 

Time Between Us   by Tamara Ireland Stone  P/B $21.95 (9780857531155)
Anna and Bennett were never supposed to meet. Why would they? Anna is sixteen in 1995, fiercely determined to leave her quiet town and finally travel the world. Bennett's seventeen in 2012, living in San Francisco and trying to control his ability to travel through time - an incredible gift, but also an unpredictable curse, which constantly threatens to separate him from the people he loves.
When Bennett suddenly finds himself in Anna's world, they are inescapably drawn to one another - it's almost as if they have met before. But they both know, deep down, that it can never last. For no matter how desperate Bennett is to stay with Anna, his condition will inevitably knock him right back to where he belongs - and Anna will be left to pick up the pieces.  For sample pages click on the book cover.

Ellie is a young British medic on her first tour of Afghanistan. When her unit is ambushed, she sees a girl step into the crossfire. But instead of finding her injured, Ellie is led into a mystery linked to a hidden Taliban weapons cache, a bombed-out village, and a mob of armed children. With the attractive American marine, Lieutenant Ben Jackson, Ellie sets out to discover the truth, but soon realises that in war nothing can be relied upon, except her growing trust in Ben and the displaced Afghan children that she's come to care about.  To read an extract click on the book cover.

Second book in the Dustlands Trilogy. Sequel to Blood Red Road.  Saba has rescued her kidnapped brother and defeated the fanatical Tonton. But the price to be paid for her violent victory is terrible. Jack has disappeared, and can no longer be trusted. A new and formidable enemy is on the rise in the dustlands. No-one is safe. And Saba must confront the terrible secret hidden in the darkest depths of her soul.  

Set during the final 24 hours before the armistice at 11am on 11th November 1918, the story follows a German storm trooper, an American airman and a British Tommy. Their destinies converge during the death throes of the first ever conflict to spread across the globe. War becomes incredibly personal as nationality and geography cease to matter to each of these teenagers on the Western Front, and friendship becomes the defining aspect of their encounter. Two of them will live; one of them will die before the following morning.  

December release. Langdown Manor is a romantic tale of love and lives divided by class in Edwardian England. Struggling to conform to the English upper classes and their traditions, Polly believes that she has found her soul mate in Fred, the young and ambitious groom who works at the Manor, but they must keep their love secret. Retelling the affairs, romances, twists, turns and social issues of Edwardian England, this historically accurate story is a thrilling read for fans of that era.  

December release.  Aria Rose, youngest scion of one of Mystic City's two ruling rival families, finds herself betrothed to Thomas Foster, the son of her parents' sworn enemies. The union of the two will end the generations-long political feud - and unite all those living in the Aeries, the privileged upper reaches of the city, against the banished mystics who dwell below in the Depths. But Aria doesn't remember falling in love with Thomas; in fact, she wakes one day with huge gaps in her memory. And she can't conceive why her parents would have agreed to unite with the Fosters in the first place. Only when Aria meets Hunter, a gorgeous rebel mystic from the Depths, does she start to have glimmers of recollection - and to understand that he holds the key to unlocking her past. The choices she makes can save or doom the city - as well as herself. To go to the author's website click on the book cover.

December release. In this high school-set psychological tale, a tormented teen named Evan starts to discover a series of unnerving photographs, some of which feature him. Someone is stalking him, messing with him, threatening him. Worse, ever since his best friend Ariel has been gone, he's been unable to sleep, spending night after night torturing himself for his role in her absence. And as crazy as it sounds, Evan's starting to believe it's Ariel that's behind all of this, punishing him. But the more Evan starts to unravel the mystery, the more his paranoia and insomnia amplify, and the more he starts to unravel himself. Creatively told with black-and-white photos interspersed between the text so the reader can see the photos that are so unnerving to Evan.   

Years after the Switch, life inside the Pod has moved on. A poor Auxiliary class cannot afford the oxygen tax which supplies extra air for running, dancing and sports. The rich Premiums, by contrast, are healthy and strong. Anyone who opposes the regime is labelled a terrorist and ejected from the Pod to die. Sixteen-year-old Alina is part of the secret resistance, but when a mission goes wrong she is forced to escape from the Pod. With only two days of oxygen in her tank, she too faces the terrifying prospect of death by suffocation. Her only hope is to find the mythical Grove, a small enclave of trees protected by a hardcore band of rebels. Does it even exist, and if so, what or who are they protecting the trees from? For book trailer, sample pages and more click on the book cover. 

December release.  For Lily and her twin sister Mel there is only the Farm. It's a prison, a blood bank, a death camp - where fear and paranoia rule. But it's also home, of sorts. Because beyond the electric fence awaits a fate much, much worse. But Lily has a plan. She and Mel are going to escape into the ravaged land outside, a place of freedom and chaos and horrors. Except Lily hasn't reckoned on two things: first, her sister's ability to control the horrors; and, secondly, on those out there who desperately want to find and control Mel. Mel's growing power might save the world, or utterly end it. But only Lily can protect Mel from what is to come.  

December release. West is a high school senior who has everything going for him - until an accident leaves him paralysed. Strapped down in his hospital bed, moving in and out of consciousness, West is isolated and alone. Until he meets Olivia. Olivia is the girl next door - though not the typical girl next door. She is in the hospital room next to his, and before long, she's sneaking into his room to talk with him. Only Olivia seems to know what he's thinking, and even dreaming about. Yet certain questions haunt him: Why is Olivia in the hospital? And how is she connected to the terrible dreams he's been having? But the biggest shock of all comes when West must face the possibility that the girl he's fallen in love with - and who's done more to aid his recovery than anyone else - may not even be alive.  

Cassia can't wait for her first visit to India - Bollywood glamour, new friends to admire her uber-cool street-dance moves . But as she steps into real Indian life, nothing is as she expected. Cass is with her mum in Kerala, on a buying trip for their Fair Trade craft shop, and everything seems to be going wrong. There's Mum's new romance for a start, her own prickly stand-off with pretty, fashion-mad Priyanka, and the devastating news that her mum's business may be on the rocks. But then pop idol Jonny Gold arrives at the beach to promote his new song, Om Shanti Babe, sparking a mystery, new friendships and a race to save the mangrove swamps.   

December release. Author of Imaginary Boyfriend. On her thirteenth birthday, Blue makes a desperate wish. To be transformed into a cool, confident teenager. Enter Red, appearing from nowhere like a wacky fairy godmother. She's only visible to Blue - in fact, she is Blue, but a year older. With Red by her side to guide her, Blue can avoid all the gruesome embarrassments. But her future self causes a heap of crazy trouble, and there are dark secrets she's not telling.

December release.  In a land where magic has been forgotten and peace has reigned for centuries, unrest is simmering . Three kingdoms battle for power. A princess must journey into enemy territory in search of a magic long-thought extinct. A rebel becomes the leader of a bloody revolution. A Sorceress discovers the truth about the supernatural legacy she is destined to wield.
A firstborn son soon realises that matters of the heart can be more lethal than the sword. It's the eve of war. Each must choose a side. Kingdoms will fall  

A new school. A new chance. This time, Maya will be the popular girl. This is what she tells herself as she steps into her classroom at Mount Selwyn High School. Instead, she is branded 'tragically uncool'. But then she is assigned Locker 62. Locker 62, where pupils post their deepest darkest secrets: there's the popular girl who has fallen for the class geek; the pupil who hates her life so much she plans to run away; the girl who has secretly betrayed her friend. Could the secrets in Maya's locker be her new chance? A route into the elite set? To view a book trailer click on the book cover. 

Author of the Iron Fey series. Don't look at Them. Never let Them know you can see Them. That is Ethan Chase's unbreakable rule. Until the fey he avoids at all costs begin to disappear, and Ethan is attacked. Now he must change the rules to protect his family. To save a girl he never thought he'd dare to fall for. Ethan thought he had protected himself from his older sister's world - the land of Faery. His previous time in the Iron Realm left him with nothing but fear and disgust for the world Meghan Chase has made her home, a land of myth and talking cats, of magic and seductive enemies. But when destiny comes for Ethan, there is no escape from a danger long, long forgotten. To go to the author's website click on the book cover. 

December release.  Miranda Tennant arrives in York with a terrible, tragic secret. She is eager to lose herself amid the quaint cobblestones, hoping she won't run into the countless ghosts who supposedly roam the city. Then she meets Nick, an intense, dark-eyed boy who knows all of York's hidden places and histories. Miranda wonders if Nick is falling for her, but she is distracted by another boy, one even more handsome and mysterious than Nick. He lives in the house across from Miranda and seems desperate to send her some sort of message. Could this boy be one of York's haunted souls? Soon, Miranda realises that something dangerous and deadly is being planned. And she may have to face the darkest part of herself in order to unravel the mysteryand find redemption. 

December release. First published in 1990, the first book in the Janie series, The Face on the Milk Carton, went on to sell over 3 million copies and became a television movie. Now, in the lead-up to a new, fifth book about to be released, the previous book are being re-jacketed and re-released.
No one ever really paid close attention to the faces of the missing children on the milk cartons. But as Janie Johnson glanced at the face of the ordinary little girl with her hair in tight pigtails, wearing a dress with a narrow white collar - a three-year-old who had been kidnapped twelve years before from a shopping mall in New Jersey - she felt overcome with shock. She recognised that little girl - it was she. How could it possibly be true? Janie can't believe that her loving parents kidnapped her, but as she begins to piece things together, nothing makes sense. Something is terribly wrong. Are Mr and Mrs Johnson really her parents? And if not, who is Janie Johnson, and what really happened? To go to the author's website click on the book cover. 

What's the secret to surviving your freshman year of high school? Emily Kessler thinks she has it all figured out. She eats, sleeps and trains for competitive swimming. All she has to do is keep her grades high and swim times short - short enough to live up to her sister Sara's. But walking the crowded maze of unfamiliar high school hallways is like diving headfirst into shark-infested waters. Shark #1: Dominique, her biggest competition on the swim team and all-around mean girl. Shark #2: The adorable and popular Ben Kale. Emily can't resist his smile no matter how hard she tries. When the pressure builds to the point where Emily isn't sure she can stay afloat, she begins to question the strict path her life has always followed. Maybe there is more to life than studying and swimming. Maybe the secret to surviving high school is just to have a little fun. The hit iPhone game, Surviving High School, comes to life in a novel about perfection, failure, and following your dreams. 

Now in Paperback For details click on the book titles. 

Emery finds it awkward as hell tutoring a bunch of grade-one kids with her ex-boyfriend. It's not easy for Jake either - he knows Emery thinks he's useless, especially after what he did to her. But when a boy's father turns up at school with a gun, a bad situation for Emery and Jake suddenly turns deadly. The boy's father - a soldier home from Iraq - says he just wants to spend time with his kid. But resistance from the teacher has deadly consequences. The man isn't afraid of opening fire, even in front of the children. And one way or another, he's not leaving without his son. To go to the author's website click on the 

When Nicole Castro, the most popular girl at her high school, has her face splashed with acid, her classmate, loner and brilliant hacker, Jay Nazarro, does more than just gawk at her. He decides to find out who did it. The deeper he digs, though, the more he falls for Nicole - and the more danger he's in. Everyone is a suspect, even Nicole herself, and whoever did it seems ready to strike again. A high-stakes, soulful mystery that explores just how far love, or the other side of love, will take us. For sample pages, teacher's notes and more click on the book cover.

A girl's letters to her best friend reveal two lives derailed by anorexia in this haunting debut. "It's not a hospital, a spa, or an institution. That's what they told me - that's what the brochures promised." But no matter what the brochures promised, Zoe finds that Twin Birch is a place for girls with a penchant for harming themselves. Through journal entries and letters to her best friend, Elise, she tries to understand why she was brought there, and how she could possibly belong in a place like this. But Zoe's letters to Elise remain unanswered. She wonders why her best friend would cut her off without a word, reliving memory after memory of their beautiful, rocky, inescapable friendship. But everyone has secrets, including Zoe, and as her own fragile mental state hangs in the balance, she must finally learn to come to terms with what happened to Elise before she's able to let go. 

Lucky Linderman didn't ask for his life. He didn't ask his grandfather not to come home from the Vietnam War. He didn't ask for a father who never got over it. He didn't ask for a mother who keeps pretending their family is fine. And he certainly didn't ask to be the recipient of Nader McMillan's relentless bullying, which has finally gone too far. Lucky has a secret, one that helps him wade through the daily dysfunction of his life. Grandad Harry, trapped in the jungles of Laos, has been visiting Lucky in his dreams, and the dreams just might be real: an alternate reality where he can be whoever he wants to be and his life might still be worth living. But how long can Lucky remain in hiding there before reality forces its way inside? To go to the author's website click on the book cover. 

It's been five years since I clicked Send. Four years since I got out of juvie. Three months since I changed my name. Two minutes since I met Julie.  A second to change my life. All Dan wants for his senior year is to be invisible. This is his last chance at a semi-normal life. Nobody here knows who he is. Or what he's done. But on his first day at school, instead of turning away like everyone else, Dan breaks up a fight. Because Dan knows what it's like to be terrorized by a bully - he used to be one.  Now the whole school thinks he's some kind of hero - except Julie. She looks at him like she knows he has a secret. Like she knows his name isn't really Daniel. To view book trailer and more click on the book cover.

Hopes, dreams and Moonbeans - meet Jax and her magical moon cat! Space-mad Jax has just moved to a new town and is finding it difficult to get settled. Her Mum is so busy struggling to open her dream-business - a yummy new cafe - that she doesn't seem to have realised that Jax feels lonely, and is desperately missing her dad, who died four years ago. But when a pink lightning bolt delivers a sparkly kitten to Jax's door, everything changes. Jax's magical moon cat, Moonbeans, seems to bring Jax luck wherever she goes. Is it all down to Moonbeans, or do Jax and her mum have a special kind of magic of their own? For sample chapters and more click on the book cover. 

New series similar Geronimo Stilton's Kingdom of Fantasy series.  At the beach by Mouseford Academy one of the Thea Sisters discovers a mysterious boy with blue skin washed up on the shore. He speaks an unfamiliar language, so the Thea Sisters call Thea Stilton to help figure out how to communicate with him. She sets the mouselings on an exciting journey across the world to hunt for clues about the boy's origins. Could he be prince of the underwater world of Atlantis? It's up to the Thea Sisters to get him home!

Aust author. Meet Tan. She's funny. She's lively. She has the mind of a Great Detective. Dear Diary, It's official. Our whole family has moved to the country. The pets are disturbed and restless. My sisters are disturbed and restless - although that's normal. What is not normal is a cursed fox and a haunted clubhouse. That is definitely unnormal. At least the country people now have an expert in their midst. Someone with a cool head and a sharp eye. Someone who can solve intriguing mysteries and knows how to keep detailed Secret Spy Files. Really, it's lucky I came along when I did. Truly Tan. 

While trying to save her brother from the witch three years ago, Greta was thrown into the fire herself, falling through a portal to a dangerous world where humans are the enemy, and every ogre, goblin, and ghoul has a dark side that comes out with the full moon. To survive, 17-year-old Greta has hidden her humanity and taken the job of bounty hunter. She's good at what she does. So good, she's caught the attention of Mylena's young Goblin King, the darkly enticing Isaac, who invades her dreams and undermines her determination to escape. But Greta's not the only one looking to get out of Mylena. The full moon is mere days away, and an ancient evil being knows she's the key to opening the portal. If Greta fails, she and the boys she finds stranded in the woods will die. If she succeeds, no world will be safe from what follows her back. To go to the author's website click on the book cover. 

My name is Beatrice. When I was born, I was blessed with the Sight. I was immediately removed from my parents and enrolled in the Institution. At the age of twelve, I had my first true vision, earning my raven's wings. And when I turned seventeen, one of my visions came true. Things haven't been the same since. The Institution depends on me to keep the City safe from our enemy, the Dreamcatchers, but I'm finding it harder to do while keeping a secret from everyone, including my best friend Gabe. It is a secret that could put us all in danger. A secret that could kill me and everyone close to me. The enemy has been coming to me in my dreams, and I think I'm falling in love with him. He says they're coming. He says they're angry. And I think I've already helped them win.

December release. Cassandra Caravello is part of Venice's wealthy elite. Her world is one of fabulous gowns, society parties and privilege, yet she longs for something more. While her fiance is away studying in Paris, she has a chance meeting with an artist called Falco. He is attractive, audacious, and highly unsuitable. When Cass stumbles upon the body of a murdered woman - with a bloody X carved across her heart - she's drawn into a dangerous world of secret societies, courtesans and killers. Falco is quick to offer his assistance, but then another body is found and Cass starts receiving death threats. Is Falco more involved than she imagined? And will she be able to stay true to her fiance, or succumb to her uncontrollable feelings for someone she's not even sure she can trust?