Half Boy. Half God. All Hero. Honestly, blowing up another school was the last thing I wanted to do. As the son of a Greek God, I’ve had my share of near-death disaster – and now my arch enemy Luke wants to invade our camp via an ancient labyrinth. If he succeeds, thousands of bloodthirsty monsters will attack.

The fourth book in the bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Now with a new cover look! Discover the story behind the Disney+ series.

HALF BOY – HALF GOD – ALL HERO.

SURE, AS A DEMIGOD I’VE HAD MY FAIR SHARE OF NEAR-DEATH DISASTERS. BUT HEY, I’M STILL HERE TO TELL THE TALE . . .

Percy Jackson’s enemies are back, and looking for a way to destroy Camp Half-Blood.

To stop them, Percy and his friends must take on a new quest through the mysterious labyrinth – a sprawling underground world with deadly surprises at every turn.

But the labyrinth was built to keep heroes out, and secrets safe within.

As time runs out and the Titans draws near, can Percy save the day once more?

The stunning first YA novel from award-winning author Akwaeke Emezi, set in a city of the future where evil is said to have been eradicated

How do you save the world from monsters if no one will admit they exist?

She stumbled backwards, her eyes wide, as the figure started coming out of the canvas
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She tried to be brave. Well, she said, her hands only a little shaky, at least tell me what I should call you.
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Well, little girl, it replied, I suppose you can call me Pet.

There are no more monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of Lucille are taught. With doting parents and a best friend named Redemption, Jam has grown up with this lesson all her life. But when she meets Pet, a creature made of horns and colours and claws, who emerges from one of her mother’s paintings and a drop of Jam’s blood, she must reconsider what she’s been told. Pet has come to hunt a monster, and the shadow of something grim lurks in Redemption’s house. Jam must fight not only to protect her best friend, but also to uncover the truth.

In their riveting and timely young adult debut, acclaimed novelist Akwaeke Emezi asks difficult questions about what choices a young person can make when the adults around them are in denial.

‘Beautiful, genre-expanding’ The New York Times

‘Compelling… a wonderful mix of fantasy, dystopian drama, political commentary and a coming of age tale that is sure to grip any reader’ The Scotsman

‘The word hype was invented to describe books like this’ Refinery29

‘I think it might be her best book yet . . . an absolute page-turner that children will love’ – Sophie Kirtley, bestselling author of The Wild Way Home

Wednesday meets The Secret Garden with a touch of Knives Out in this gorgeously gothic and mysterious adventure about family secrets, devilishly bad deeds, and just a touch of murder . . .

Welcome to Skulkmoor Manor, where grudges and glory are passed down as heirlooms . . .

Once, the great house of Skulkmoor stood proudly on its hillside, commanding the attention of anyone who came by. Now, it is a curious puzzle of a place – not least thanks to the giant wall which cuts it straight in half, separating the two warring families that live inside it.

For you see, many years ago, the Fox family was torn apart by a question of murder – and of inheritance. With no clear heir, the vast family fortune – and the house – has been literally divided in two. But now, two young cousins, one from rival sides of Skulkmoor, must race to solve the crime – or face losing their home forever.

Can Ted and Iris put their differences aside and save their family fortune – or will they play their part in destroying everything?

From the bestselling author of The Unadoptables and The Midnighters, this story is perfect for fans of The Swifts and Murder Most Unladylike.

‘Dark, delicious and extraordinary.’ – Hannah Gold, bestselling author of The Last Bear

‘Magnificently weird – no one tells a story like Hana Tooke!’ – Nirzana Farook, bestselling author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant

‘Absolutely brimming with Hana’s exceptional blend of witty description and heartfelt emotional depth. I loved it!’- Tamzin Merchant, bestselling author of The Hatmakers

“The Pelican spread his huge white wings and flew down on to the road beside me. ‘Hop in,’ he said, opening his enormous beak . . .”

MEET BILLY. A kid with a dream. He wants to turn an old wooden house into an incredible sweetshop full of treats!

AND MEET THE LADDERLESS WINDOW-CLEANING COMPANY: Monkey, Pelican (Pelly) and Giraffe (who needs ladders when you’ve got a giraffe?!).

They have just landed a big break cleaning all six hundred and seventy-seven windows of the mansion owned by the richest man in all of England! All they need now is a little help from Billy.

Can these unlikely new friends make Billy’s wildest dreams come true and take him on an adventure he’ll never forget . . .?

The text in this edition of The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me was updated in 2022 for young independent readers.