FICTION 12–16
10th August, pb, £7.99, 9781408865231 Twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the multimil- lion-selling novel with exclusive new content.
J Ryan 28th August, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781915603807 Abandoned as a baby, Lydia is raised a Spartan princess. Training along- side boys in a harsh milieu, she grows strong and becomes an expert rider and archer and a talented inventor.
The Den Keith Gray 3rd August, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781800901919 When Marshall and Rory discover a hidden den can they keep it secret? Gray captures the complicated nuances of teenage friend- ship in this story..
The Broken Oath Michael Lewis 28th October, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781915853431 Blackleigh is an elite public school for boys in Yorkshire. Despite an idyl- lic setting and excellent reputation, prejudice and hatred are never far below the surface.
What You Need to Be Warm Neil Gaiman 28th September, hb, £12.99, 9781526660619 Strong and timely new work from Gaiman, illus- trated by a group of extraordinary artists.
The Rewilding of Molly McFlynn Sue Reed 28th October, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781915853448 It is spring 2020 and 15-year-old Molly McFlynn is uprooted from urban life to live with her bohemian grandparents in rural Northumberland.
A Sudden Storm Bali Rai, David Shephard (illus) 5th October, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781800902534 An innocent night out to celebrate Arjan’s 16th birthday turns to tragedy in this story of racially motivated violence.
Trapped Sophie McKenzie, Melania Badosa (illus) 5th October, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781800902480 A coach crash forces Hailey to re-examine her relationships with both her crush and her arch neme- sis. Gripping drama from the queen of teen thrillers.
Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Hexed Lisa Wakely 28th November, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781915853745 Harriet wakes up with supernatural powers after reading a strange verse on a gravestone and learns that she is the only one who can end a deadly curse from 1665.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Minalima Edition MinaLima (illus), JK Rowling 3rd October, hb, £40, 9781526666321 Third in the series, illus- trated in colour by design house MinaLima and featuring interactive paper-engineered elements, including Marauder’s Map.
Bloomsbury YA
Wish of the Wicked Danielle Paige 7th November, pb, £8.99, 9781526636461 Paige puts a dark YA spin on Cinderella’s fairy godmother in this origin story.
Destroy the Day Brigid Kemmerer 23rd January, pb, £8.99, 9781526664181 Kemmerer returns to the magical world of Kandala in the final instalment of an exhilarating series.
Holes Louis Sachar
Book Guild I Am Lydia
Chicken House
The Undying of Obedience Wellrest Nicholas Bowling 9th November, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781912626687 From Costa Award-short- listed Bowling comes a mesmerising tale of magic, death and science. Think Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell for younger readers.
Channel Fear Lisa Richardson 14th September, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781915026125 The Haunting of Hill House meets “The Blair Witch Project” with a social media spin in this YA found footage thrill-ride.
An Emerald Sky Aneesa Marufu 14th September, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781915026286 Magical sequel to high- fantasy YA debut The Balloon Thief explores love, politics, equality and racism in a highly original South Asian-inspired world.
A Cure Ever After Angharad Walker
9th November, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781915026293 Impressive urban fantasy set five years after the events of Water- stones-shortlisted Once Upon a Fever. Can Kitt and Os heal a city consumed by toxic feelings?
Clarion Books
Under Shifting Stars Alexandra Latos 3rd August, pb, £8.99, 9780063283817 Following twins Audrey and Clare as they grapple with their broth- er’s death and their changing relationships— with each other and themselves.
All These Monsters Amy Tintera 3rd August, pb, £8.99, 9780358447689 High-stakes sci-fi adventure about a teen- age girl who will do anything to escape her troubled home—even if that means joining a dangerous monster-fight- ing squad. All These Warriors Amy Tintera 9780063290778 Clara and Team Seven’s quest to expose the truth behind the scrab menace has them facing their biggest threat yet: their own demons. Perfect for fans of the Warcross virtual reality game and “Renegades”.
A Dark and Starless Forest Sarah Hollowell 26th October, pb, £8.99, 9780063308770 When her siblings start to go missing, a girl must confront the dark thing that lives in the forest— and the growing darkness within herself.
How Not to Fall in Love Jacqueline Firkins 4th January, pb, £8.99, 9780063308879 A hardened cynic and a hopeless romantic teach each other about love in this swoony romance that will ring bells for fans of Tweet Cute and The Upside of Falling.
Creep Lygia Day Peñaflor 23rd November, pb, £8.99, 9780063308961 You meets To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before in a twisted, tragic love story that follows Holy Family High School’s cutest couple—as told
through the eyes of the classmate who is stalking them.
Belittled Women Amanda Sellet 18th January, pb, £8.99, 9780063309067 Sharp and subversive, this delightfully messy YA romcom offers a sly wink to the classic Little Women as teenage Jo Porter rebels against living in the shadow of her literary namesake.
Run and Hide Don Brown 7th December, hb, £14.99, 9780358538165 Gripping graphic novel that follows the stories of Jewish children, separated from their parents, who escaped the horrors of the Holocaust.
The Hills of Estrella Roja Ashley Robin Franklin 12th October, pb, £14.99, 9780358567028 Paranormal podcaster visits smalltown Texas and teams up with a cute outsider to unearth the truth behind the haunting red lights that float above its hills.
Breathe and Count Back From Ten Natalia Sylvester 23rd November, pb, £8.99, 9780358697305 Verónica, a Peruvian American teenager with hip dysplasia, auditions to become a mermaid at a central Florida theme park.
David Fickling Books
12–16 YEARS
7th November, pb, £9.99, 9780593709962 Wickedly comic feminist mystery about the dark side of a hope- less romantic’s seemingly perfect love story. Appeal for readers of Jessica Goodman and Kara Thomas.
Disney Hyperion SERIES
Buffy: Te Next Generation Kendare Blake 23rd January, 9781368075 Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a pop culture phenom- enon, finding new, loyal fans in every generation. Against the Darkness hb, vol 3 £16.99, 084 One Girl In All The World pb, vol 2 £8.99, 206
The Dark Place Britney S Lewis 8th August, hb, £16.99, 9781368077736 You can only hide from your nightmares for so long. Lewis’ sopho- more novel is at once haunting and enchanting and entirely unforgettable.
Wild Wishes and Windswept Kisses Maya Prasad 17th October, hb, £16.99, 9781368081245 How much can change in a day? Nidhi, Avani, Sirisha and Rani are about to find out in this follow-up to Drizzle, Dreams, and Lovestruck Things.
After You Vanished EA Neeves 29th August, hb, £16.99, 9781368092708 Sadie meets We Were Liars in this YA mystery in which one girl desper- ately searches to find out what happened to her missing sister.
Wild Song Candy Gourlay 4th January, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781788452083 Compelling and vivid story of one Filipino girl’s journey to under- standing herself and her place in the world. From a critically acclaimed author.
Delacorte Press
The Revenge Game Jordyn Taylor
Make Me a Liar Melissa Landers 5th December, pb, £8.99, 9781368101462 Caught red handed for a crime she didn’t commit. Now she must solve the crime before the killer comes after her.
The Bewitching Hour Ashley Poston 1st August, pb, £9.99, 9781368101479 Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan favourite and LGBTQIA+ icon Tara Maclay gets the main character treatment in this YA prequel full of 1990s nostalgia, murders and a star- crossed romance.
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