FICTION 9–12
7th September, pb, £7.99, 9781529502138 Herbie and Violet’s fifth gripping adventure brings the internationally bestselling Eerie-on-Sea series to a heartstopping climax.
The Deadlands: Trapped Skye Melki-Wegner 5th October, pb, £7.99, 9781529504743 After being hunted by a vicious pack of raptors, Eleri and his friends become lost in the Fire Peak.
Montgomery Bonbon: Death At the Lighthouse Alasdair Beckett-King, Claire Powell (illus) 5th October, pb, £7.99, 9781529505818 Second in an hilarious murder mystery series. When Bonnie finally gets a break from cracking cases, something fishy happens on a visit to Grampa Banks.
9–12 YEARS
page, this is gothic humour at its best.
The Stars Did Wander Darkling Colin Meloy 7th September, pb, £8.99, 9781529517286 Suspenseful horror for younger fans of Stranger Things and Neil Gaiman. By the lead singer/song- writer of the Decemberists.
Bella Bright and the Ghost Game Carolyn Ward, Beatriz Castro (illus) 31st August, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781801300957 A spooky sleepover to die for. Début about making friends, finding your voice and discovering where you truly belong.
The Trip to the Moon MA Bennett 12th October, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781801300438 Butterfly Club member and filmmaker Georges Méliès pleads to be allowed to go forward in time to harvest a movie camera from the future to make his ambitious film.
Nightshade Revenge Anthony Horowitz 7th September, hb, £16.99, 9781406391220 The world’s bestselling teenage spy takes on a daring new mission when his best friend Tom is abducted by Nightshade — a sinister cult of assassins with a score to settle.
Welbeck Editions
Casander Darkbloom and the Threads of Power PA Staff 2nd November, pb, £8.99, 9781529506280 First in a middle-grade fantasy series about a boy with no memory and inexplicable surges of energy through his limbs, who discovers a strange and thrilling magical world.
Jane Eyre Patrice Lawrence 4th January, pb, £7.99, 9781529506624 Beloved adult classic skil- fully abridged to inspire a new generation of middle- grade readers. Coming soon: Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, abridged by AL Kennedy.
Groosham Grange Graphic Novel Anthony Horowitz, Clément Lefèvre (illus) 4th January, pb, £12.99, 9781529509502 Horowitz’s standard gothic page-turner brought to life in this hilar- ious graphic novel adap- tation. With puns and visual jokes on every
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Woodwitch Skye McKenna 14th September, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781801301091 Cassie, Rue and Tabitha’s magical training is put to the test as they venture deeper into the Hedge to find the faery treasure before the Erl King.
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Children’s
The Hidden World of Magical Creatures Maz Evans, Robert Ingpen (illus) 3rd August, hb, £14.99, 9781803381169 Featuring 28 magical and mythical creatures and monsters from around the world, where they dwell, how to spot one, and how to keep yourself safe.
Welbeck Flame
Dogtown Katherine Applegate, Gennifer Choldenko, Wallace West (illus) 19th September, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781801301428 Humorous and moving illustrated novel about a shelter that houses stray flesh-and-blood dogs and discarded robot dogs. A story of kindness and finding home.
Zephyr
The Wolf Twins Ewa Jozefkowicz 14th September, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781801109239 A story of identical twins who must overcome their differences, wrapped up in a rewilding adventure about a wolf cub called Claw who has to learn how to run free.
Zonderkidz
Enemies in the Orchard VanderLugt Dana 9th November, hb, eb, £12.99, 9780310155775 Beautifully written, heartbreaking exploration of trauma and the healing potential found in connection even in the darkest of times.
Fiction 12-16 years
The Witches of Pendle Yvette Fielding 5th October, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781839133183 The ghost-hunters return to take on the spirits of the Pendle witches, who are in relentless pursuit of revenge. Inspired by Field- ing’s most terrifying para- normal experience.
Allida
An Impossible Thing to Say Arya Shahi 7th December, hb, £10.99, 9780063248359 In this novel-in-verse, a teenager meets his Iranian grandparents for the first time, crushes on a classmate, attempts to reinvent himself through Shake- speare, and embraces rap music in the aftermath of 9/11.
Amulet Books SERIES
Chronicles of the Avatar FC Yee The Legacy of Yangchen 3rd August, hb, vol 4, £13.99, 9781419756795 Avatar Yangchen has succeeded in bringing a measure of stability to Bin-Er but her successes have been limited to a single city. The Kyoshi Novels and The Yangchen Novels 26th October, hb, vol 1-4, £60, 9781419771286 Experience the legacies of two Avatars in one box set.
Outer Banks: Dead Break Jay Coles 23rd November, hb, £13.99, 9781419761614 The Pogues hit the beach in another action-packed original YA novel based on the hit Netflix show, Outer Banks.
All the Fighting Parts Hannah V Sawyerr 26th October, hb, £13.99, 9781419762611 In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency after a sexual assault within the church community.
Andersen Press
The Door of No Return Kwame Alexander 5th October, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781839133077 The first verse novel in a bestselling trilogy tells the story of a West -African boy and his epic odyssey across land and sea to a new world.
Finding Phoebe Gavin Extence 3rd August, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781839133312 Phoebe is autistic and prefers to stay in her comfort zone. But when her best friend reveals a big secret, Phoebe’s world is turned upside down. Extence’s YA debut.
teenagers who fall in love while grieving the one person who makes their love impossible. In the vein of You’ve Reached Sam.
Thec Blood Years Elana K Arnold 9th November, hb, £14.99, 9780062990853 The harrowing story of a young woman’s coming of age during the Holo- caust in Romania. A tale based on the author’s grandmother’s experiences.
When the Vibe is Right Sarah Dass 3rd August, hb, £14.99, 9780063018570 From the author of Where the Rhythm Takes You comes a delightful enemies-to-lovers, contemporary romance set in Trinidad.
Barrington Stoke
Treacle Town Brian Conaghan 5th October, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781839133619 Con is stuck in a world of gang violence and sectar- ian vendettas and his way out is far from easy. A devastating novel about poverty in modern Britain.
Northern Soul Phil Earle 4th January, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781800902039 Hilariously agonising account of Marv’s disas- trous attempts to win the heart of the cool new girl at school, helped (or rather hindered) by a musical idol from the past.
Yours From the Tower Sally Nicholls 7th September, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781839133190 Romantic, feelgood histor- ical tale told through letters between three very different Victorian young women. From the author of Things a Bright Girl Can Do.
Balzer + Bray
Someone You Loved Robin Constantine 14th September, hb, £14.99, 9780062438867 Deeply emotional and highly romantic tale of two
Welcome to Camp Killer Cynthia Murphy 7th September, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781800902282 Strange incidents and a terrible tragedy at a resi- dential summer camp lead to fears that something sinister is going on. Spine- chilling thriller from TikTok sensation.
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