Ovid and Lorelli Thornthwaite have been trying to kill each other for so long that neither twin can remember which act of attempted murder came first. But whoever struck first, trying to take each other’s lives is simply what they do. Until one day a lawyer arrives at their house to take stock of its contents, and his accompanying son attracts their attention. Soon a new battle evolves – one in which the twins have to work together to solve the mystery of their parents’ deaths. Can Lorelli and Ovid overcome their old animosities, and will they ever get to finish that game of chess?

In prison, accused of murdering President Vorlunar, things are not looking good for Stanley. But when he is released, matters get even worse! He discovers that his assumed crime has given him not only notoriety, but value. How can a boy who lives above a pub in south-east London cope with bounty hunters with beards on their foreheads, lawyers who specialise in Intergalactic Law, Pan-Dimensional Litigation and Criminal Prosecution, and the terrifying bird-headed space pirates, the Marauding Picaroons.

Getting a place at Rockley Park school for talented young performers involves struggle and sacrifice, and that’s just the beginning! Life at Rockley Park is packed full of new friends, potential enemies, crises and triumphs. Since Tara and her band won the international Battle of the Bands competition, they’ve become famous across the country, and are in huge demand. But Tara hates the limelight and is dreading performing at a massive summer gig. So when the band’s drummer falls ill, she sees it as the perfect excuse to avoid performing at all. Will she really make the band pull out of their biggest concert ever?

Following Starring Grace and Encore, Grace! here comes a new Grace story book. Grace?s ma is marrying Vincent and they?re moving next door — so there?s a new bridesmaid?s outfit and a new bedroom for Grace to think about.

Grace starts to notice different boy-girl friendships emerging in the gang, and, when bullying and eating problems make an appearance in class, finds herself turning as usual for advice to Nana. Finally, Christmas brings an event that will transform family life for ever.

School’s out . . . and of course that means it’s time for fun! Grace and her friends are always ready for a little adventure, and Grace’s backyard is the perfect place to set up headquarters. Suddenly the lawn is transformed into the center ring of a big-top circus, then a rocket launch pad, and then a hospital emergency room!
The group’s exploits, both real and imagined, provide all kinds of unexpected rewards—and might even land Grace on an actual stage in a real theater production!

Don’t mess with the gods. And if they mess with you? Run like hell . . .

When it comes to mixing it up with the Gods, woe be to the man (or woman) who makes them angry. Legends: The Wrath of the Gods by Anthony Horowitz is a collection of five stories that demonstrates just how angry those Gods can get. From creative re-tellings of the Greek stories Pandora’s Box, The Judgment of Paris, and Narcissus and Echo, to less familiar but equally cautionary Viking story of The Stolen Hammer of Thor, and the Inuit legend of The Ten Fingers of Sedna, one thing is clear―it never pays to mess with the Gods!

When a flock of angry birds threaten Zeus and his fellow Olympians, they need the help of a new friend—assuming the stranger is actually a friend!

After a horrible drought, Zeus and his fellow Olympians are determined to help restore the land as they try to figure out their current mission, to find a special shield called an aegis. Thanks to some grateful villagers, who benefit from the rain and crops that the young Olympians magically create, they find the armor they need.

But they are suddenly swarmed by birds—thousands of killer, scary birds. And when a mysterious boy appears in the chaos, it looks like he might be more connected to the Olympians than they think. Is he friend…or foe?

The third book in the popular The Secrets Club series by author Chris Higgins, for pre-teen girls. In the first two books, Alice and Tash fessed up. Now it’s Dani’s turn.

On Saturday, Dani’s friends want her to go into town with them, but sports-mad Dani would prefer to kick a ball around the park with the boys. The girls just can’t help wondering why she’s so secretive about it. Should she admit to her friends that every weekend she plays football with a group of boys who don’t even know she’s a girl?!

Tash, Alice, Lissa and Dani are firm friends. They’ve pledged not to keep secrets from each other. Tash wants to tell her friends the truth—she really does. It would explain why she’s struggling to be in the right place at the right time. But she’s promised someone very important that she won’t.