Young Adult
Young Adult
The Shell SecretDrawn into the heart of a sinister World War II mystery, Alice and Jasper find themselves in real danger, unearth a shocking family secret, and risk losing the one thing Alice came back to Trevellen to protect.
Young Adult
The SwishThe Swish by Tash Bell EXCLUSIVE ADVANCE EDITION - GET COPIES NOW! RELEASE DATE MARCH 2023. Kat is broke. Bullied by mean girls , blanked by her cool boy crush, and trapped between her warring parents, she has one escape: to sew. From scraps and cast-offs, she creates gorgeous designs she models for her mates down their dingy backstreet. But when her parents can t afford the heating bills, dare Kat sew her own gown for the Winter Wonderland Ball? Or will the haters rip her to shreds? The Swish is a funny, honest story of one girl s attempt to transform herself through hard work, creative cheek and the flash of a needle. Turning rags to (kinda!) riches, can alley Kat storm the catwalk and rock the ball?
Young Adult
I Was a Teenage SpyI Was a Teenage Spy by Paul W Robinson It s 1967, the summer of love , and the height of the cold war. Shy spy film fan Philip Williams wakes up one night to find an intruder in his room. This is just the start of an adventure which takes Philip on a wild adrenalin-fuelled ride across the length and breadth of England, accompanied by a teenage secret agent Elise, in the hunt for a Russian mole at the heart of the British spy establishment. With MI6 disabled and communications down, can Philip and Elise catch the mole. Will they survive the trip? And will Philip win the heart of the enigmatic young Elise? Well, two out of three is not bad! Paul W Robinson has recently contributed to the Lucy Wilson book, Lockdown.
Young Adult
Becky Bloomsfield: The Missing PieceBecky Bloomsfield: The Missing Piece by Cherry Cobb Ever since Mum died life has been hard for eleven-year-old Becky Bloomsfield, but everything gets turned upside down when Dad brings home his new girlfriend, Posh Penny! Not only does Becky feel like her mum is being replaced, but Dad no longer seems to have time for her either! Everything becomes so much harder when she is accused of stealing and falls out with her best friend Cassie. Will Becky get her dad and her best friend back? O r has life as Becky knew it changed forever? Cherry Cobb has recently contributed to the Lucy Wilson books, Christmas Crackers and Lockdown.
Young Adult
Something I Should KnowSomething I Should Know by Siobhan Kalli Thirteen- year- old Olivia wants to know the truth. She doesn t want to go through her whole life wondering who her dad is and what it would be like to meet him. But her mum is so secretive about the whole thing: all she will say is that it s complicated and Olivia is too young to understand. So, when Olivia s cousin Charlie suggests they take matters into their own hands and contact reality TV show Find Your Family , where they reunite family members who ve lost touch, she knows this could be her only chance. Together, the two girls fill in the online application form and it all looks so easy! They are invited to appear on the show and travel to Greece to meet Alexandros Papadopoulos, her mum s ex and Olivia s dad. But all is not as it seems. Someone is hiding the truth about Olivia s real father. Who is he? Where is he? And how will he feel when he discovers the daughter he never knew he had?
Young Adult
Thinner Than WaterThinner Than Water by Sue Hampton Kim Braddock and Fi zzy Duvall have never met. Kim s a passionate footballer with a repertoire of impressions, a temper and a dark sense of humour. Fizzy s a shy, romantic idealist who wants to please everyone . All they have in common is a very big city, one black parent and one white and the same fifteenth birthday. When their identities are overturned, they form a bond that changes them both as two families struggle with the truth. But as conflict deepens, is their connection strong enough to survive? Fiction for young adults aged 13+ "A thought provoking, fascinating and completely captivating book about the importance of family, self awareness and self belief." Love Reading
Young Adult
The Norris GirlsThe Norris Girls by Nigel Hinton Dad is away in a dangerous place, but life must go on for the Norris girls. Beth dreams of being in the school musical, especially when super cool Josh gets the lead part. Georgy trains every day, trying to win a place in the Inter-Counties Athletics Championships, but first she has to beat her arch-rival, Layla. And Katie wants an animal to look after a dog or cat or a rabbit would do, but if she could choose one thing in the whole world it would be a pony. Filled with tears and laughter, heartache and longing, this is Little Women for the twenty-first century. The Norris Girls is a great read and a total page- turner. Jacqueline Wilson A warm, wise and all- round wonderful read about the bond between three very different but equally awesome sisters... I loved this book! Cathy Cassidy
Adult Fiction
Birds of PassageBirds of Passage by Robert Mammone LETHBRIDGE-STEWART MEETS COUNTER MEASURES! The Cold War is in full swing as the British Government, in partnership with Woden Armaments, launches the Cerberus satellites into orbit, transforming world wide communications. But all is not as it seems. Retired Air Vice Marshal Ian Gilmore is reluctantly drawn into helping an embattled government. Despatched to a divided Germany, he soon finds himself on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall as he helps a Soviet engineer with a terrible secret defect to the West. Back home, Professor Rachel Jensen discovers her work at Cambridge has been perverted by Woden Armaments. When the Cerberus launch team, including Allison Williams and Anne Travers, goes missing, Rachel begins an investigation that unearths a terrible conspiracy at the heart of the British Establishment a conspiracy that threatens the entire world! The second book in the two-novel event, Birds of Prey, will be released in 2022. 29/11/21 - BIRDS OF...
