From an award-winning author a haunting re-imagining of one of the most celebrated gothic tales ever written. This is the untold story of the brides of Dracula. Seventeen-year-old Lil and her twin sister Kizzy are brutally snatched one night, taken far from the travelling community they so love. Their abductor is the cruel Boyar Valcar … Continue reading
A Map of the Sky follows eleven-year-old explorer Kit who doesn’t understand why his family has been uprooted to a remote coastal village in the North. At Askfeld Farm Guesthouse he forms an unlikely friendship with Beth, who suffers from a chronic illness he does not understand. Kit learns that Beth – who cannot leave … Continue reading
Milly yearns to dance like her ballerina mum – but during the biggest performance of her life, she messes up and her mum disappears. Six months on, Milly receives an unexpected invitation to join the Swan House School of Ballet. Thrilled, Milly accepts, only to find that Swan House is no ordinary ballet school: it’s … Continue reading
Before the birth of time, a monk uncovers the Devil’s Tongue and dares to speak it. The repercussions will be felt for generations… Sixteen-year-old photography enthusiast Zoey has been fascinated by the haunted, burnt-out ruins of Medwyn Mill House for as long as she can remember–so she and her best friend, Poulton, run away from … Continue reading
Cat Clarke was born in Zambia and brought up in Edinburgh and Yorkshire. She worked in children’s publishing before becoming a full-time writer after her debut Entangled became a worldwide bestseller. Cat lives in Edinburgh. Why did you want to write LETTING GO? I fancied writing something with a very different setting to my … Continue reading
‘You make me feel like there’s something good in the world I can hold on to,’ Aaron says. He kisses me again, draws me so close it’s almost hard to breathe. ‘I love you, Gem. And I promise I’ll hold your heart forever.’ When Gemma meets Aaron, she feels truly seen for the first time. … Continue reading
Milly yearns to dance like her ballerina mum – but during the biggest performance of her life, she messes up and her mum disappears. Six months on, Milly receives an unexpected invitation to join the Swan House School of Ballet. Thrilled, Milly accepts, only to find that Swan House is no ordinary ballet school: it’s … Continue reading
Meg had a disastrous first kiss she would rather forget, but this is the summer she puts it behind her. This is the summer she has a perfect, swoony, just-like-in-the-movies kiss with a hot boy – and what better setting than the sun-drenched Greek island she’s holidaying on? But with three very different boys vying … Continue reading
‘Bonnie. Never Mum or Mummy or Mother. Just Bonnie.’ When it comes to flying under the radar, Ro Snow is an expert. No friends. No boys. No parties. And strictly NO VISITORS. It may be lonely, but at least this way the truth remains where it should – hidden. Then Tanvi Shah, the girl who … Continue reading
Lucy’s father is a successful lawyer making a killing on the property market. She and her mother want for nothing. Nothing, that is, that can be bought. But money cannot buy Lucy the words she needs. The words to stand up to her bully of a father. The words to inspire her mother to do … Continue reading
