Posted on Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 | Tags: 9-12, Nick Green, The Cat Kin
“Not all books get several reviews from me. But then, not all books are this good, and quite so deserving…Cat’s Paw is even better than The Cat Kin. Nick Green is truly one of the best writers of children’s fiction today.” Ann Giles at the Bookwitch
Paperback
ISBN: 978-1905537-29-7
Price:£6.99
Publication: October
Ages: 9+
Pashki: the ancient Egyptian art of moving like a cat.
The Cat Kin: London’s most unusual after-school club.
The Cat Kin are not the only ones with extraordinary skills. Ben Gallagher has stumbled on a far more sinister gang, ruled over by a man with a horrific past. Deep beneath the city streets hides the deadly secret that Ben and Tiffany must uncover - but can the evil be stopped in time?
Even with the help of their remarkable new teacher Geoff White, no-one can hope to escape unscathed when cat meets polecat.
Posted on Monday, August 15th, 2011 |
“Loved Bloodstone as I thought I would.” Susan Price - author of The Sterkarm Handshake
The rave reviews of Bloodstone keep on coming… Susan Price goes on to write: “The power of Gillian Philip’s writing and imagination is hallucinatory. This world is so vividly created that you walk in it: you smell the smoke, see the rain approaching across the firth, feel the wind. There is nothing whatsoever tinselly or glittery about her jeans-wearing, violent fairies, who move between their world and ours, causing havoc in both.”
ISBN: 978-1905537-23-5
Price: £7.99
For centuries, Seth and Conal have hunted for the Bloodstone Kate wants, without success. Homesick and determined to ensure their clann’s safety, they’ve also made secret forays across the Veil. One of these illicit crossings has violent consequences that will devastate both their close family and, eventually, their entire dream.
Lucy Coats at Scribble City Central: “The fast-moving, viscerally real action is just as gripping as ever, if not more so.”
Becky Scott at The Bookette: “Bloodstone is breathtakingly dramatic and beautifully crafted.”
Sue Purkiss for An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: ” The pace is swift and the book fairly crackles with energy. These books - there are to be two more, are action packed and enthralling, whether or not you are normally a fan of fantasy.”
Ann Giles at Bookwitch: ” Seth MacGregor is back. Lots of women have waited for this moment, and I don’t think they’ll be disappointed.”
YA Yeah Yeah: ” High recommendation, and this series is definitely one which adults will enjoy as much as teens. I have no idea where Gillian Philip will take us from here - but I have every confidence it will be an incredible journey finding out!”
Lynn’s Book Blog: “This series will appeal to audiences other than YA. It’s gritty and to be honest harsh at times. I love this series and can’t wait for the next book.”
My Little Notepad: ” Firebrand set a really high bar…Bloodstone more than meets the challenge.”
Posted on Monday, August 15th, 2011 |
Nothing by Janne Teller
“I love this bold, beautiful, terrifying book. One of the best young adult books I have ever read.”David Almond
Paperback
ISBN: 978-1905537-32-7
Price:£7.99
Publication:August
Winner: Le Prix Libbylit
Winner: Best Children’s Book Prize: Danish Cultural Ministry
Meet Janne Teller at the EIBF on Monday 22nd August, from 4.30pm-5.30pm in the RBS Imagination Lab. Tickets priced £4.50. This event is for ages 14+.
“I am fascinated to hear what drove her to write it…described as ‘disturbing’, ‘horrifying’, ‘uncomfortable’ and ‘intriguing’, I found it was all of these things, but it was also thought-provoking and fearless.” Linda Strachan for Crime Central.
“Brutal and courageous.” Die Zeit
“Gorgeously lyrical and dreadfully bleak.” Kirkus Reviews
“From the moment you are born you start to die.”
So says Pierre Anthon when he decides there is no meaning to life, leaves the classroom, climbs a plum tree and stays there.
His friends and classmates cannot get him to come down – not even by pelting him with rocks.
To prove to him that there is a meaning to life, they set out to build a heap of meaning in an abandoned sawmill. But it soon becomes obvious that each person cannot give up what is most meaningful and events begin to spiral out of control…
Booksellers said…”The storytelling was extraordinary”, “It blew my mind”, “I read this in one sitting. It really gripped me”, “The most thought-provoking book I’ve read in ages”, “Brilliant, definitely one book I’ll be urging others to read”
What the bloggers said…”Nothing is definitely a book that raises far more questions than it answers. It’s not an easy comfortable read, but one to make you squirm or cover your eyes in horror.” Our Book Reviews Online
“I found this to be a profoundly meaningful read, its simplicity was beautiful.” Read In Between The Lines
Posted on Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 | Tags: 7-11, Emma Barnes, Forthcoming Titles
Paperback (cover by Emma Chichester Clark)
ISBN:978-1905537-28-0
Price:£6.99
Publication date: August
How (Not) To Make Bad Children Good, tells the delightful and very funny story of Martha Bones.
Ever since she bit Santa when she was six months old, it’s been downhill all the way for Martha. She is horrible to her baby brother, Boris, elder sister, Sally, and her parents are in despair.
Far away from earth, Martha’s behaviour comes to the attention of the Interstellar Agency, whose aim
is to make bad children good. Fred, an Interstellar agent with a poor track record is sent to Earth as
Martha’s guardian agent. His mission…to make Martha good, but Martha has other ideas…
Posted on Monday, May 16th, 2011 | Tags: 7-11, Forthcoming Titles, Jessica Haggerthwaite: Witch Dispatcher
“A refreshing variation on the witches and wizards that now crowd children’s fiction”: The Sunday Times
Paperback (new edition with cover by Emma Chichester Clark)
ISBN: 978-1905537-30-3
Price: £6.99
Publication: August
Imagine if your mother was a witch!
‘Jessica thought for the thousandth time it was a terrible nuisance having a witch for a mother.
Other people’s mothers had sensible hobbies. They did not go around pretending they could charm warts, or offer potions for ingrowing toe-nails.
Nor did they dress up in long black capes and practice incantations in the back garden!’
Jessica thinks she has the most embarrassing mother in the universe. At least she has always been able to keep her mother’s peculiar hobby a secret, but all that changes when Mrs. Haggerthwaite announces that she’s turning professional.
Jessica is determined to be a famous scientist one day and having a witch for a relative will do her no good at all. She becomes a “Witch Dispatcher” determined to thwart her mother’s plans…
Posted on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011 | Tags: 9-12, Matt Cartney
A DANNY LANSING ADVENTURE
Paperback
ISBN: 978-1905537-21-1
Ages: 9+
£6.99
Our Book Reviews Online: “Packed with action and humour this book will delight all young boys…just honest to goodness adventure.”
“Run! Run Like Hell!” When Danny goes to live with his cool Uncle Angus, he knows life will never be the same again. But he doesn’t expect to be catapulted into a world of guns, explosions and high-speed chases.
After they uncover a top-secret, highly illegal operation to ship arms out of the country, Danny and Angus race to North Africa to investigate. As they pursue the bloodthirsty Sons of Rissouli the stakes get higher, and Danny is thrown into dangers he could never have imagined.
He’ll have to be tough enough to survive in the brutal furnace of the desert. There’s no doubt about it, it’s going to be an adventure…
