This preview highlights titles to be published in July
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Scholastic, 1st, £6.99, pb, 9780702305290 Jesse tags along when his grandfather wins tickets to a cruise. But why is this cruise filled with cat burglars and crime lords? And why does Gramps seem to know them? Fans of Jenny Pearson will lap this up.
Zanib Mian, Kyan Cheng (illus) Planet Omar: Ultimate Rocket Blast Hodder Children’s Books, 7th, £6.99, pb, 9781444961003 Omar and his friends take part in a rocket-building competition in the fifth book in this series, aimed at fans of Tom Gates and Wimpy Kid. The series sold in a six-figure sum to Putnam in the US.
Crown House, 31st, £6.99, pb, 9781785835889 Thirteen-year-old Edie harnesses the Three Principles, a theory that helps improve mental health, while solving crimes. Second in a series.
Kieran Larwood, Sam Usher (illus) Carnival of the Hunted Faber Children’s, 7th, £7.99, pb, 9780571364527 Sheba the wolfgirl and Pyewacket the witch’s imp are now the Carnival, a team of private investiga- tors. Their mission is to track down the men wearing masks who are hunting down sideshow acts and killing them for sport. A sequel to February’s Carnival of the Lost, which has been optioned by Guy Ritchie’s team, says Faber.
Rachel Faturoti Sadé and Her Shadow Beasts Hodder Children’s Books, 7th, £7.99, pb, 9781444963571 Hodder won a three-way auction for this powerful exploration of grief, about 12-year-old Sadé, who escapes into an imaginary world following the death of her mother. When she is asked to perform spoken word in the talent show, the shadow beasts won’t let Sadé speak and she has to try and banish them for good.
Lev Grossman The Golden Swift Bloomsbury, 7th, £7.99, pb, 9781526647641 Kate and Tom spy a mysterious train taking animals to the wrong station in this adventurous sequel to The Silver Arrow.
Sarah Driver, Fabi Santiago (illus) Twice We Make Magic Farshore, 7th, pb, 9780008547813 The second adventure in this magical series sees Spel and Egg try and master their newfound powers. But when a new portal opens, the whole world is under threat.
Anthony Kessel Outside Chance
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Victoria Hislop, Gill Smith (illus) Maria’s Island Walker Books, 7th, £6.99, pb, 9781529504118 Maria Petrakis, a child from Hislop’s adult novel The Island, tells the story of the deserted island of Spinalonga, Greece’s former leper colony. Now out in paperback, this novel is charmingly illustrated by Smith.
Andy Jones Wishes Come in Threes Walker Books, 7th, £6.99, pb, 9781529500882 Phyll is a girl who wishes that her mum’s depression would go away. When she meets Mr Djinn at the old folks’ home, will she gets what she wants? After all, Mr Djinn claims to be a genie. A sweet and heartwarming début.
Jonathan Stroud The Notorious Scarlett and Browne Walker Books, 7th, pb, 9781406394825 Scarlett and Browne are now in the wilds of Mercia and Northumbria, having outwitted their pursuers. But when a dangerous job turns sour, they must pull off an impossible mission. A sequel to The Outlaws of Scarlett and Browne, which was a Book of the Month in these very previews.
Teenage & YA
Tricia Levenseller Blade of Secrets Pushkin Children’s Books,
28th, £8.99, pb, 9781782693666 Eighteen-year-old Ziva is a gifted blacksmith who imbues weapons with magical power and gets caught up in an epic quest to keep a certain sword safe—as it has the stength to topple kingdoms. Part one of a duology.
Scott Cawthon Five Nights at Freddy’s: Lally’s Game Scholastic, 19th, £7.99, pb, 9781529003604 The first volume of a new series of Five Nights at Freddy’s frightening short story collections, described as perfect for fans of gaming and horror.
from Haitian American author Isabelle.
Kathryn Foxfield Tag, You’re Dead Scholastic, 7th, £7.99, pb, 9780702312830 The author of Good Girls Die First is back with a new thriller about teen reality star Anton Frazer, who unveils a live- streamed game of tag. Foxfield asks important questions about internet culture while taking the reader on a high-octane ride.
fans of The Secret History and Ace of Spades.
“Boulder Buddies” in their latest adventure. InvestiGators: Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S., is also out in paperback this month.
Mark Bradley
Asha Bromfield Hurricane Summer Faber Children’s, 7th, £8.99, pb, 9780571371655 A powerful coming-of-age story about a girl who returns to her father’s homeland of Jamaica and learns about herself and her family. This début from Bromfield, an actress and singer, was named one of Indigo Canada’s best books of 2021.
Sara Barnard Something Certain, Maybe Macmillan Children’s Books, 7th, £7.99, pb, 9781529003604 An engaging love story about Rosie, whose new life at university turns out not to be everything she hoped, and Jade. Can the relationship sustain Rosie while everything else seems to be falling apart?
Sarah Daniels The Stranded Penguin, 21st, £7.99, pb, 978 0241507964 Esther is working hard to qualify as a medic to leave the ship “Arcadia”, a refugee camp and the only home she has ever known, in this post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller. Penguin is pitching this as Malorie Blackman meets Suzanne Collins, with shades of Station Eleven.
Ayana Grey Beasts of Ruin Penguin, 28th, £7.99, pb, 9780241532577 Koffi and Ekon are separated by land, sea and gods in the sequel to Beasts of Prey, which was a New York Times bestseller.
Sophie Isabelle The Witchery Scholastic, 1st, £7.99, pb, 9780702317170 Ace of Spades meets “The Craft” in this story about a diverse magical school
Ella McLeod Rapunzella, or, Don’t Touch My Hair Scholastic, 7th, £7.99, pb, 9780702313868 McLeod’s début moves from inner-city life to a fantastical fairytale world in this coming-of-age story that celebrates Black hair and Black identity.
Grace Barrett & Nadia Mendoza Friends Don’t Tell Hodder Children’s Books, 21st, £7.99, pb, 9781444964370 Lexi tries to figure out what happened the night her best friend Jade died at a music festival in this YA thriller, written by the founders of the Self Esteem Team. For fans of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and Good Girls Die First.
Teri Terry
Black Night Falling Hodder Children’s Books, 7th, £7.99, pb, 9781444955095 The fate of the world lies in the hands of three young people in this conclusion to The Circle Trilogy.
L K Steven The Society for Soulless Girls Electric Monkey, 7th, pb, 9781405296939 Fearless student Lottie is determined to find out what is going on at Carvell College of Arts when her room- mate stumbles across a soul-splitting ritual in a haunted library. Funny and supernatural, this is billed as being perfect for
Graphic novels
Beth Garrod, Jess Hitchman, Chris Danger (illus) The Inflatables Scholastic, 7th, £6.99, 9780702311710 Four forgotten inflatable pool floats have become best friends in this zany adventure which also features ruthless pool owner Walter S Lide, and Claws and Paws, the pool’s stray cats.
Dan Abdo, Jason Patterson The Ghost Blade S&S Children’s, 7th, £8.99, 9781398512726 Join Barb the Berzerker, part of an élite crew of warriors, on her second adventure. When the evil Witch Head has captured all of the adult Berzerkers, Barb comes to the rescue with her amateur crew of monsters, farmers and her best friend, Porkchop the yeti.
Mo O’Hara, Jess Bradley (illus) Agent Moose: Moose on a Mission Scholastic, 7th, £6.99, pb, 9780702314421 There is a thief on the loose and only Agent Moose can stop them in the second title in this funny graphic novel series
John Patrick Green InvestiGators: Braver and Boulder Macmillan Children’s Books, 7th, £9.99, hb, 9781529096217 The sewer-loving secret agents investigate
Bumble and Snug and the Excited Unicorn Hodder Children’s Books, 7th, £6.99, pb, 9781444958058 Bumble and Snug return, and this time they get into trouble in the magical forest. They are rescued by a unicorn called Sparklehoof, but when Sparklehoof gets carried away with the magic, the two best friends have to come up with an action plan—fast.
Jamie Smart Bunny vs Monkey: Rise of the Maniacal Badger David Fickling Books, 7th, £8.99, pb, 9781788452809 In the fifth book in the funny Bunny vs Monkey series, Maniacal Badger is determined to take over the wood. Can Bunny and Monkey team up to beat this new menace? BookScan sales for the series have exceeded 100,000 copies, says David Fickling Books.
Poetry
John Hegley I am a Poetato: An A-Z of Poems About People, Pets and Other Creatures Otter-Barry Books, 15th, £9.99, pb, 9781913074340 A new edition of Hegley’s humorous A-Z collection of poems about animals, including ants, camels, dogs and unicorns.
Roger McGough
An Imaginary Menagerie Otter Barry Books, 7th, £7.99, pb, 9781913074357 Real and imaginary animals feature in this collection of McGough’s poems, published in a new edition and illustrated by the poet himself.
Gift books
Gyles Brandreth What Am I? The Funny, Fiendish and Fun-Filled Book of Riddles! Puffin, 21st, £10.99, hb, 9780241544471 Writer and broadcaster Brandreth compiles a series of riddles for young people. What goes “ninety-nine bonk”? A centipede with a wooden leg, of course.
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