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Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Day 13 Oct 2019
Furious Thing roars with justifiable anger at an unfair world, as one girl fights to claim back the spaces that belong to her and battles to be heard …
Lexi’s angry. And it’s getting worse. If only she could stop losing her temper and behave herself, her step-father would accept her, her mum would love her like she used to and her step-brother would declare his crushing desire to spend the rest of his life with her.
A collection of 84 illustrated portraits that reveal the fascinating connections between the world’s most famous artists. Whether through teaching, as in the case of Paul Klee and Anni Albers; a mutual muse, as seen in the flowers of Georgia O’Keeffe and Takashi Murakami; or an inspirational romantic coupling like that of Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock.
In telling the stories of these creatives lives and achievements – each extraordinary and oftentimes ground-breaking – Susie Hodge exposes the fascinating web of connections that have fostered some of the world’s art masterpieces.
From the author of the Starcrossed series comes a chilling stand-alone mystery about sinister goings on in a rural American town. A handsome stranger and a mutilated corpse set Magdalena on a terrifying course of action; but who, if anybody, can she trust with what she discovers?
“I read this twisty-turny, fever dream of a thriller in one sitting. With a tough heroine seeking redemption and a town full of dark secrets, you won’t know who to trust. I couldn’t put it down!’ Gretchen McNeill. author of Ten
Novelisation of a high school musical coming to Netflix in 2020, starring Meryl Streep, James Corden and Nicole Kidman.
Pulse-pounding finale to Neal Shusterman’s internationally bestselling trilogy…
One of the most thoughtful and immersive YA dystopias in years reaches its shattering conclusion with The Toll. Shusterman’s darkly compelling narrative takes place three years after the disappearance of Rowan and Citra, bringing together disparate story arcs in a thrilling and thoroughly satisfying finale.
Told through court testimony, interrogation records and fragmented flashbacks, The Kingdom has the futuristic appeal of Westworld and the twists and turns of a true-crime thriller.
A gripping fantasy thriller that blends Disney-esque fairytale, android scif-fi and courtroom drama to wonderfully disorientating effect. Beneath the flash and sparkle, though, lies a subtle treatise on political and moral corruption.
Refreshingly candid, winningly funny and giddily romantic, Full Disclosure takes a serious issue like HIV and puts a delightfully fresh spin on it. With a hugely likeable protagonist and a warm and witty prose style, Garrett’s unconventional romance is triumph of realistic writing and a constant joy.
“The primary and most secondary characters are well developed, and the pace is spot-on. Simone, her Pops, and Miles are black; her Dad is Latinx; Lydia is Taiwanese and bisexual; and tan-skinned Claudia is an asexual lesbian.” KIRKUS
Times Children’s Book of the Week 9 Nov 2019
Third novel in a trilogy about the Three Rancheros.
Revisiting the world of Raymie Nightingale and Louisiana’s Way Home, twice winner of the Newbery Medal Kate DiCamillo turns her focus to the tough-talking, inescapably tenderhearted Beverly Tapinski.
Times Children’s Book of the Week 2 Nov 2019
Alex O’Connell in selecting the book as Book of the Week The Times, nevertheless had these reservations: “Pet is overwritten and confusing. It feels as if it’s pitched to readers aged 9-12… but the denouement places it at the older end of young adult.”
Deftly dramatising the conflicts and misunderstandings of the generational divide, Emezi’s YA debut fashions a clawed monster from paint and canvas, then lets it loose upon a community in denial of its existence.
Netflix film tie-in edition: Touching, hilarious and filled with festive cheer, the magic of the holiday season shines on these three interconnected tales of love, romance and breathtaking kisses.