Bloomsbury Childrens New titles July to December 2012 by Bloomsbury Pty Ltd

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Welcome to our catalogue for July–December 2012. Within these pages you will discover the delights of our childrens list. It’s a rich and varied bibliomaniac’s feast, with stacks of fresh talent and brilliant new books from some of our favourite old friends. The Bloomsbury team prides itself on the breadth of our publishing: we have books for babies and young adults, classic and cutting edge, hot summer reads and frosty tales to tuck yourself up with on a dark night. It’s been a time of change here—new offices, new website and lots of new faces (including me)—but one thing is constant: our commitment to creating exciting reading adventures for all our readers. There is a lot to look forward to—and more to come in 2013. I hope you’ll enjoy exploring with us.

Rebecca McNally Publishing Director and International Editor-in-Chief

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Childrens 4

Illustrated Books

10 Middle Primary Books

16 Upper Primary Books

22 Young Adult

32 Index

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The Selfish Crocodile Faustin Charles & Michael Terry Friendly, super-snappy early learning with the bestselling Selfish Crocodile! High-spec board books match simple concepts with familiar characters, bringing everyone’s favourite crocodile legions of new fans

PRICE: $12.99 NZ$15.99

PRICE: $22.99 NZ$28.99

FORMAT: BOARD BOOK

ISBN: 9781408814529

ISBN: 9781408814536

ISBN: 9781408814505

PUB DATE: SEPTEMBER 2012

PUB DATE: NOVEMBER 2012

PUB DATE: DECEMBER 2012

AGE: 0-3

AGE: 2-5

AGE: 0-3

PRICE: $12.99 NZ$15.99

Faustin Charles is the author of Bloomsbury’s bestselling picture book The Selfish Crocodile. Faustin lives in London. Michael Terry has illustrated The Selfish Crocodile and many other firm favourites for Bloomsbury’s children’s list. Michael lives in Kent.

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Never Lie on a Lion Alan James Brown & Barbara Vagnozzi A crazy, cautionary tale full of outrageous animal antics Never lie on a lion or creep up behind a sheep. Why? Because all sorts of things can happen, as we soon find out in this lively read-aloud text for the very young. Children get covered in mud, outrun by horses and kept on their toes by cows. There is heaps of animal fun to be had in this charming book. Alan James Brown writes for children of all ages. His picture books include titles like Hoot and Holler and I Am A Dog. For older children, there is his Arthurian novel Sword and Sorcery, as well as a book about the Tolpuddle Martyrs and their transportation to Australia called Tolpuddle Boy. Alan lives in Derbyshire, where he works on creative writing with children and adults in writing groups, schools and libraries.

PRICE: $14.99 NZ$18.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408818442

Barbara Vagnozzi lives near Bologna in Italy. Her work has been published around the world. This is her second book for Bloomsbury; her first book was Busy Day.

PUB DATE: SEPTEMBER 2012 AGE: 4-6

Archie Domenica More Gordon A wonderfully witty and original wordless story from a major new picture-book talent – the perfect present for dog-lovers, style-hounds and faithful friends of all ages Archie loves his dog. One day, he decides to make him a very special coat. The coat is magnificent! News of Archie’s talent for tailoring stretches far and wide. Suddenly EVERYONE wants an original Archie design. There’s even an order from someone very famous. Bow-WOW!

PRICE: $24.99 NZ$29.99 FORMAT: HARDBACK ISBN: 9781408828625 PUB DATE: SEPTEMBER 2012

Domenica More Gordon is an artist whose wonderful felted dogs have found fame worldwide, with customers including Brad Pitt. She is married to the author and screenwriter Charlie Fletcher, and lives in Musselburgh, just outside Edinburgh.

AGE: 3+

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Debi Gliori

What’s the Time, Mr Wolf? Meet Mr Wolf—the not-so-big, not-so-bad star of Debi Gliori’s brand new, super-inventive picture book, featuring a fabulous fairytale world and a telling-thetime theme

PRICE: $22.99 NZ$28.99 FORMAT: HARDBACK

From a dawn chorus of four-and-twenty blackbirds to a starlit bedtime, spend the day with Mr Wolf. His post is delivered by a small girl in a red hood, three cheeky little pigs make prank calls, and a cat with a fiddle wakes Mr Wolf from his afternoon snooze in the sun, but will he make it home in time for the teatime surprise his friends have planned? The stunning artwork reveals something new with every reading and will keep you turning the pages time and again.

ISBN: 9781408819401 PUB DATE: OCTOBER 2012 AGE: 3-6

The Scariest Thing of All A gorgeous, reassuring and utterly irresistible book about learning not to be scared, from bestselling author and illustrator Debi Gliori A very little rabbit has big fears – lots of them! The teeth of the giant wood troll, the gobbler blowing bubbles at the bottom of the pond, the horrible hisster weaving its web – Pip sees scary things wherever he looks. But one dark night in the wild wood, he hears a terrifying Raaarr and discovers the Scariest Thing of All... PRICE: $14.99 NZ$18.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9780747599708 PUB DATE: OCTOBER 2012 AGE: 3-5

Debi Gliori lives just outside Edinburgh, Scotland, in a house with a beautiful garden and a shed in which she creates some of the nation’s very finest picture books, including the bestselling, much-translated No Matter What. Debi visits many schools, libraries and literary festivals up and down the country to promote her books. She has twice been writer in residence in the Shetland Islands. Find out more at www.debiglioribooks.com.

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Penguin and Pinecone Salina Yoon Meet Penguin, a brand new character whose friendship will warm your heart! When little Penguin finds a lost pinecone in the snow, an unlikely friendship blossoms. But Grandpa reminds Penguin that pinecones don’t belong in the cold—they need to be in the warm forest far away... This story of a friendship that endures and grows over time, despite distance, will ring true for readers of all ages. Salina Yoon’s spare text and bright, energetic illustrations bring this wonderful character to life, ensuring that readers will be clamouring for more Penguin stories.

PRICE: $14.99 NZ$18.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408829059 PUB DATE: NOVEMBER 2012 AGE: 2-5

Salina Yoon has written and illustrated more than 100 books for children, including Toys and Rock & Roll Colors (Scholastic) and Opposnakes (Simon & Schuster). She lives in California with her husband and two sons.

Clara Button and the Magical Hat day Amy de la Haye & Emily Sutton The first children’s picture book from the V&A museum, starring a delightful new series character, Clara Button. Now coming to paperback Clara Button loves hats, when her older brother Ollie breaks her favourite, Mum takes them on a special day out. While visiting the Victoria and Albert Museum, Clara gets lost and embarks on an exciting journey of discovery. Meanwhile, Ollie is having adventures of his own—with swords and tigers! PRICE: $14.99 NZ$18.99

Amy de la Haye was formerly Curator of twentith century fashion at the V&A. She is the author of Lucile, with Valerie Mendes, and Chanel.

FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781851777129 PUB DATE: OCTOBER 2012

Emily Sutton studied illustration at Edinburgh College of Art and Rhode Island School of Design.

AGE: 4-7

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Lisa Regan Illustrated by Christiane Engel A thought-provoking series that encourages children to deal with feelings, talk about their emotions, and cope with difficult situations Each book looks at various scenarios provoked by a different set of feelings, and provides information to help children positively deal with each. Extensive research has been carried out with children and child experts, and the text built around their responses. Difficult emotions and issues are treated seriously, sympathetically and constructively through an accessible illustrative approach.

PRICE: $16.99 NZ$21.99

FORMAT: HARDBACK

ISBN: 9781408171837

ISBN: 9781408171844

PUB DATE: NOVEMBER 2012

AGE: 4-7

PRICE: $16.99 NZ$21.99

FORMAT: HARDBACK

ISBN: 9781408171851

ISBN: 9781408171868

PUB DATE: NOVEMBER 2012

AGE: 4-7

Lisa Regan is the author of over 200 published titles, mostly for children. She lives in the UK with her husband and three sons.

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Florentine and Pig Have A Very Lovely Picnic Eva Katzler & Jess Mikhail Welcome to the delightfully delicious world of Florentine and Pig! Join them in their adventures as they discover the glorious world of friendship, frolics & food! Florentine and Pig are planning to celebrate a lovely sunny day by having a picnic. Florentine puts on her thinking cap and comes up with a delicious menu, including treats like apple and carrot muffins— only to realise that Pig ate the last of the apples! Pig knows what he has to do when he spots three perfect apples at the top of the tree in the garden. Pig is intrepid and Pig is brave, but how good a climber is he? Families can join in the cooking fun by following the recipes at the back of the book!

PRICE: $15.99 NZ$19.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408824375 PUB DATE: JULY 2012 AGE: 5-7

London-based singer-songwriter, Eva Katzler devised the delightful partnership of Florentine and Pig as a way of encouraging children (and grownups!) to rediscover the joys of making things together. Jess Mikhail has illustrated books for many well-known authors. She loves to draw and create funny characters that make people smile.

The Comic Strip Book of Dinosaurs Tracey Turner & Sally Kindberg The ultimate dinosaur book! From raptors to T. rex, evolution to extinction, this fabulous four-colour volume is both edifying and hilarious Since fossils first revealed a prehistoric world filled with Terrible Lizards, humans have been fascinated by dinosaurs. This fantastic volume packs in every intriguing dinosaur fact from their evolution to extinction—with pictures—for a riveting and funny experience. What could possibly be larger than a Giganotosaurus? Discover the biggest, deadliest, fastest and stupidest dinosaurs (although they were all fairly stupid). Learn what Earth would have looked like, how fossils have revealed the past, and which dinosaur descendants have survived to the present day.

PRICE: $17.99 NZ$22.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408817469

Tracey Turner is a former editor and author of many non-fiction books for children, including 101 Things You Need To Know and Hodder’s Disgusting Dictionary. Tracey lives in Bath. Sally Kindberg is an illustrator and writer. She has one daughter, Emerald, and lives in London with 67 robots.

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PUB DATE: AUGUST 2012 AGE: 7-9

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STAR FIGHTERS Max Chase The stellar new series continues with four new titles, including a Cosmic Bumper Edition, as our courageous space-warriors begin their first mission as fully fledged STAR FIGHTERS It is the year 5012. After the Universal War, the planets in the Milky Way banded together to create the Intergalactic Force—an elite fighting team sworn to protect the galaxy. Only the brightest and most promising students are accepted into the Intergalactic Force Academy, and only the very best cadets become...STAR FIGHTERS! Featuring non-stop action, space pirates, giant aliens and an awesome package with double cover, two cut-out, stand-up figures, plus cool space facts. Book 10: Stealth Force will feature an extra-length adventure and cut-out of the Phoenix spaceship. STAR FIGHTERS 7: PIRATE AMBUSH PRICE: $12.99 NZ$15.99 ISBN: 9781408827154 FORMAT: PAPERBACK PUB DATE: SEPTEMBER 2012 AGE: 7-10 STAR FIGHTERS 8: SECRET WEAPON PRICE: $12.99 NZ$15.99 ISBN: 9781408827161 FORMAT: PAPERBACK PUB DATE: SEPTEMBER 2012 AGE: 7-10 STAR FIGHTERS 9: EVIL STAR PRICE: $12.99 NZ$15.99 ISBN: 9781408827178 FORMAT: PAPERBACK PUB DATE: SEPTEMBER 2012 AGE: 7-10 STAR FIGHTERS 10: STEALTH FORCE PRICE: $12.99 NZ$15.99 ISBN: 9781408827185 FORMAT: PAPERBACK PUB DATE: NOVEMBER 2012 AGE: 7-10 ALSO AVAILABLE:

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Max Chase is the youngest of three brothers. He was born in England but grew up in Hong Kong. He has a black belt in karate and a red belt in Wing Chun. He has been writing since he was eight years old and now earns a living as a freelance journalist. He always dreamed about being an astronaut or a cowboy. With Star Fighters, he gets to be a little of both.

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The Pirates! Band of Misfits: The Making of the Sony/ Aardman Movie An exclusive behind-the-scenes guide to tie in with the DVD release of The Pirates! Band of Misfits! Packed with previously unseen material, including storyboards and designs for sets and key characters, this highly collectible full-colour book charts the journey from paper to screen: a five-year process for a crew of just 320 people—requiring 3,000 storyboard images, 19,456 square metres of foam board and 893 different mouths for the Pirate Captain alone. Also included are rare interviews with the directors and producers. PRICE: $29.99 NZ$36.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408832905

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Fizzlebert Stump The Boy Who Ran Away From the Circus (and joined the library)

A.F. Harrold A story of a boy, a book, some very bad people, some very brave deeds, and the importance of rubber teeth for lions Fizzlebert Stump lives in a travelling circus. But although he gets to hang around with acrobats, play the fool with clowns, and put his head in a lion’s mouth every night, he’s the only kid there—and he’s bored. But then Fizz decides to join a library, and life suddenly gets a lot more exciting, when a simple library card application leads to him being kidnapped by a pair of crazed pensioners! Will he ever see the circus again? PRICE: $14.99 NZ$18.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408830031 PUB DATE: JULY 2012 AGE: 8-12

A.F. Harrold is an English poet. He writes and performs for adults and children, in cabaret and in schools, in bars and in basements, in fields and indoors. He is the owner of many books, a handful of hats, a few good ideas and one beard.

Run! The Elephant Weighs a Ton Adam Frost & Mark Chambers Irresistible animal capers featuring the Nightingale family, who get special behind-the-scenes access at their favourite place in the world—London Zoo! A series of four highly illustrated animal adventures The Nightingale family spends so much time at London Zoo they practically live there. Tom and Sophie are animal crackers—their houseboat has a constantly expanding collection of pets, and their parents’ jobs at the zoo mean that the Nightingales are always there when exciting things happen. In this story, an emergency dash to Whipsnade Zoo to help a baby elephant leads to an amazing adventure with a new animal friend!

PRICE: $12.99 NZ$15.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408827079

Adam Frost has been writing children’s books and poems for about seven years. In 2009, he wrote a set of poems for London Zoo’s new kids’ zone— if you visit the zone you can see his poems next to the enclosures. His favourite animal is the brown-throated sloth. These are Adam’s first books for Bloomsbury.

PUB DATE: OCTOBER 2012 AGE: 6-10

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Feathers in the Wind Sally Grindley This thrilling story follows the adventures of a family involved in animal conservation, written with the assistance and guidance of London Zoo’s conservation team. All information is accurate and the stories are full of excitement and tension When the Brook family travel to India for the annual kite festival in Ahmedabad, Joe can’t wait to buy his own kite at the night-time bazaar and get involved with the locals’ celebrations. However, the festivities have a little-known darker side—the strings of fighter kites are glazed with shards of glass (so that they can cut down other kites) and these kite strings injure many birds as they become entangled in them. Joe’s mother will be working day and night at a rescue centre as she aims to save every single injured bird, particularly the endangered vultures. Can Joe and Aesha pull off a daring rescue attempt of their own on the day of the festival? PRICE: $14.99 NZ$18.99

Another exciting action-packed adventure by Sally Grindley will be published in December 2012.

FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408819470 PUB DATE: SEPTEMBER 2012

Sally Grindley lives in Cheltenham. She has been involved with children’s books nearly all her working life, first as editor of the children’s book club Books for Children, and for almost as long as a children’s author. Sally’s novel Spilled Water won a Smarties Gold Medal, as well as regional awards, such as the Lincolnshire Young People’s Award.

AGE: 7-10

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The Wombles Elisabeth Beresford & Nick Price ‘No kid should grow up without having the Wombles in their lives’ Bookbag

The Snow Womble Snow has arrived on Wimbledon Common! The young Wombles, including Bungo, Orinoco and Tomsk, are full of excitement and cannot wait to start sledging, making snow Wombles and generally having fun in the snow. Then one particular Womble decides to play a snowy trick on the small Wombles! A funny, warm picture book, updated and newly available with delightful illustrations by the talented Nick Price. Perfect for introducing the evergreen charm of the Wombles to younger readers.

PRICE: $14.99 NZ$18.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408834244 PUB DATE: NOVEMBER 2012 AGE: 5-9

The Wombles Audio Edition Read by Bernard Cribbins Classic and much loved characters are brought to life in the complete and unabridged audio edition of The Wombles, read by Bernard Cribbins, the original voice of the Wombles. Bernard Cribbins is the voice of the Wombles. He was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2011 for his services to drama. PRICE: $22.99 NZ$28.99 FORMAT: CD ISBN: 9781408825655 PUB DATE: NOVEMBER 2012 AGE: 5-9

Elisabeth Beresford first came up with the idea for the Wombles characters when walking on Wimbledon Common with her two children. She hoped that the Wombles stories would encourage children to fight pollution and to think up ways of ‘making good use of bad rubbish’. In fact, the Wombles so charmed the nation that they were chosen as the mascots for the Tidy Britain campaign. Since then they have had their own television series, first broadcast on Jackanory. Elisabeth Beresford was awarded an MBE for her services to children’s literature in 1998. Nick Price is an established and popular illustrator. As well as The Wombles series, he has illustrated numerous books for children, including Pongwiffy, Clover Twig and Tumtum and Nutmeg.

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Ukulele Magic Learn how to play chords and fun, simple tunes—no previous music knowledge required! Ideal for group or individual teaching Ukulele Magic is an inspiring tutor for ukulele beginners of primary school age. Basic techniques are illustrated by clear and colourful illustrations and then developed step-by-step through tuneful and entertaining pieces. An accompanying CD provides example performances and exciting backing tracks to make practising at home easy and fun.

PRICE: $22.99 NZ$28.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK + CD ISBN: 9781408157299 PUB DATE: NOVEMBER 2012 AGE: 8+

How They Croaked The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous

Georgia Bragg & Kevin O’Malley A fascinating collection of remarkable deaths, not for the faint of heart! Over the course of history, men and women have lived and died. In fact, getting sick and dying can be a big, ugly mess—especially before the modern medical care that we all enjoy today. How They Croaked relays all the gory details of how nineteen world figures gave up the ghost. From King Tut to Albert Einstein, readers will be fascinated well past the final curtain, and feel lucky to live in a world with painkillers, ambulances, X-rays and soap. Georgia Bragg is the author of Matisse on the Loose. She lives in LA with her husband, two children, and two cats.

PRICE: $14.99 NZ$18.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9780802727947

Kevin O’Malley is the co-author and illustrator of the popular Miss Malarkey series, as well as the New York Times bestseller Gimme Cracked Corn and I Will Share and many other books for children.

PUB DATE: DECEMBER 2012 AGE: 8-12

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Septimus Heap Angie Sage Enter the world of Septimus Heap, Wizard Apprentice. Magyk is his destiny

Darke In the Darkely fantastic penultimate book of this internationally bestselling series, Septimus and his friends must face evil head-on. On the shortest day of the year, as the Castle is lit with candles and everyone prepares to celebrate, Wizard Apprentice Septimus Heap marks his fourteenth birthday. He has reached a new stage in his Apprenticeship: Darke Week. Awe-inspiring, terrifying, unbelievably important, Septimus’s future will depend on what happens during this week. He chooses a dangerous mission to restore his good friend Alther from Banishment. But as he embarks on this trial, something Darke and terrible engulfs the Castle. Septimus and his friends are about to face their most perilous challenge yet... Angie Sage began her career illustrating books, and then started writing—first toddler books, later chapter books and then the masterful Septimus Heap. She lives in a fifteenth-century house in Somerset. She has two grown-up daughters. PRICE: $16.99 NZ$21.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408806272 PUB DATE: AUGUST 2012 AGE: 9+

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Earthfall Mark Walden When the world is ending, you’d better be ready to fight… This is a 3-D mega-budget action adventure in book form. Gone meets Independence Day—with attitude Sam wakes to see strange vessels gathered in the skies around London. As he stares up, people stream past, walking silently towards the enormous ships which emit a persistent noise. Only Sam seems immune to the signal. Weeks pass and Sam is absolutely alone. In his underground bunker he has food and water for a couple of days. He has no choice but to venture above. Spotted by a flying drone, Sam escapes, but not before the drone slashes him with a barbed tendril. Suddenly, the drone is shot down in a hail of machine gun fire. In five minutes Sam learns two things: he is not alone. And the battle for earth is about to begin. PRICE: $15.99 NZ$19.99

Mark Walden is the author of the extraordinarily brilliant H.I.V.E. series. He also spent 10 years working as a video games designer and producer. He lives with his family in the UK.

FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408815663 PUB DATE: JULY 2012 AGE: 10+

Fairy Wings E.D. Baker An irresistible collision of worlds as schoolgirl becomes fairy princess Tamisin Warner is a normal girl in most senses, with one major exception—she has just grown a rather beautiful set of wings. Concealing her secret at school is her number one priority, until Tamisin realises she is being stalked by strange half-animal, halfhuman creatures that no one else seems to notice. As the creatures become increasingly threatening, Tamisin is catapulted into another world, where she is not just any fairy but daughter of the fairy queen. Torn between her two lives, Tamisin begins a whirlwind adventure filled with fairies, dance routines and a love interest who is definitely one of the bad guys. E.D. Baker is the author of The Tales of the Frog Princess series, including The Frog Princess, which was in part the inspiration for Disney movie The Princess and the Frog. She lives with her family and many pets in Maryland, USA.

PRICE: $15.99 NZ$19.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408831946 PUB DATE: AUGUST 2012 AGE: 9-12

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The Mystery of Wickworth Manor Elen Caldecott A remarkable, warm, funny tale, full of ghosts, secrets and things that go bump in the night Paige Owens, bright, cheeky, confident, cannot wait to go to secondary school. Curtis Okafor, wary and much less confident, is not so sure. The only thing they share in common is the first letter of their surnames—which ensures they are forced into each other’s company on a school trip to Wickworth Manor, the local stately home. Then Curtis finds a portrait in his bedroom of a young black servant dressed in livery. But why is the portrait hidden in the bedroom, and not in pride of place alongside the other portraits in the manor? And then Paige finds an intriguing letter, written over 200 years ago by Miss Verity Burton, who used to live at the Manor, that mentions the portrait. There is a mystery begging to be unravelled! So Paige and Curtis, in their very different ways, start work to find out what happened all those years ago... An exciting adventure with lots of humour and action, which also gives some background on the slave trade. PRICE: $15.99 NZ$19.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408820483 PUB DATE: AUGUST 2012 AGE: 9+

Elen Caldecott graduated with an MA in writing for Young People from Bath Spa University and was highly commended in the PFD Prize for Most Promising Writer for Young People. Before becoming a writer, she was an archaeologist, a nurse, a theatre usher and a museum security guard. It was while working at the museum that Elen realised there is a way to steal anything if you think about it hard enough. Elen either had to become a master thief, or create some characters to do it for her—and so her debut novel, How Kirsty Jenkins Stole the Elephant, was born. It was shortlisted for the Waterstone’s Children’s Prize and was followed by How Ali Ferguson Saved Houdini and Operation Eiffel Tower. Elen lives in Bristol with her husband, Simon, and their dog.

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City of Swords Stravaganza

Mary Hoffman The sixth title in the ever-popular Stravaganza series Desperately unhappy, Laura has resorted to secretly self-harming. But Laura is a Stravagante, somebody who can travel in time and space. When she finds her talisman, a small silver dagger, she stravagates with it to sixteenth-century Fortezza, a town similar to Lucca in Italy, where she meets her Stravagante, who is a swordsmith. But Laura also meets the charming and attractive Ludo, and falls for him. Their love for each other is tested when Ludo lays claim to the crown of Fortezza, and Laura finds herself fighting on the side of the Stravaganti opposing him...A thrilling tale filled with battles on the field and battles of the heart, which finishes with a long-awaited wedding between two much loved characters. PRICE: $15.99 NZ$19.99

Mary Hoffman is an acclaimed children’s writer and critic. She is the author of the bestselling picture book Amazing Grace. She is also the author of The Falconer’s Knot (shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Award and winner of the French Prix Polar Jeunesse 2009), Troubadour (shortlisted for the 2009 Costa Book Award) and most recently David. Mary lives with her husband in West Oxfordshire.

FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408800508 PUB DATE: SEPTEMBER 2012 AGE: 10+

MazeCheat B.R. Collins A brilliant second novel set in the futuristic world of computer-gaming from award-winning author B.R. Collins Ario is a Cheat: somebody who designs and sells Cheat Codes to Gamerunners. Rick is—or was—a Gamerunner: someone who tests there are no glitches or bugs in the Maze, the computer game that is so much more than a computer game. Then Rick’s father falls out of favour and Rick is forced—jettisoned—out of the safety of his home on to the dangerous streets of Undone and the outside world—a world of flesh-dissolving acid rain and ferocious, feral, roving gangs. There Rick meets Ario and together they find a joint cause that will lead them into a terrifying and dangerous battle with Crater Inc., the shadowy, sinister and all-powerful company that created the Maze... B.R. (Bridget) Collins is a graduate of both university and drama school. Her first novel, The Traitor Game, won the Branford Boase Award in 2009. Her other books for Bloomsbury are A Trick of the Dark, The Broken Road and Gamerunner. Bridget lives in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

PRICE: $15.99 NZ$19.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408827604 PUB DATE: SEPTEMBER 2012 AGE: 10+

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Coraline 10th Anniversary Edition

Neil Gaiman Illustrated by Chris Riddell Tenth anniversary edition of Neil Gaiman’s modern classic, with spine-tinglingly brilliant illustrations by Chris Riddell and a new foreword by the author. There is something strange about Coraline’s new home. It’s not the mist, or the cat that always seems to be watching her, nor the signs of danger that Miss Spink and Miss Forcible, her new neighbours, read in the tea leaves. It’s the other house—the one behind the old door in the drawing room. Another mother and father with black-button eyes and papery skin are waiting for Coraline to join them there. And they want her to stay with them. For ever. She knows that if she ventures through that door, she may never come back. ‘It has the delicate horror of the finest fairy tales...it is a masterpiece’ Terry Pratchett ‘A marvellously strange and scary book’ Philip Pullman

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Neil Gaiman, author, scriptwriter and creator of graphic novels, is British and lives in the USA. His diverse catalogue of books includes the novel The Graveyard Book, winner of the Carnegie Medal 2010 and the Booktrust Teenage Prize 2009, Stardust (now a major feature film), and the picture book The Wolves in the Walls, which was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal.

ISBN: 9781408832400 PUB DATE: SEPTEMBER 2012 AGE: 10+

Chris Riddell is a much loved illustrator and acclaimed political cartoonist. He has won the Nestlé Gold Award and two Kate Greenaway Medals. He is co-creator of the hugely successful New York Times bestseller the Edge Chronicles.

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Fashion Notebook Julia Stanton A fashion ‘Mood Board’ girls can carry around, which encourages them to observe fashion and to record prints, styles and trends everywhere they go as a precursor to developing their own style This Fashion Notebook guides girls through observing, collecting and assembling fashion ideas and patterns, with a view to creating styles of their own, for different occasions. They are encouraged to draw, to paste, to photograph fashion elements and to investigate (and deconstruct) current fashions and styles in creating their own. There is also an introduction to accessorising and using make-up as part of a personal ‘look’. Includes links to on-line tools and apps, as well as top fashion blogs and how to create one. PRICE: $18.99 NZ$23.99

Julia Stanton has worked in educational publishing for many years and is the author of the Art Express series for schools. She lives in the UK.

FORMAT: HARDBACK ISBN: 9781408171875 PUB DATE: NOVEMBER 2012 AGE: 10-16

Made on Earth What we wear. Where it comes from. Where it goes.

Wolfgang Korn A tale of globalisation, Made on Earth follows the journey of a red fleece jacket from a factory in Bangladesh to Europe and back again. This is not just a story about manufacturing, this is a story about people, their livelihoods and their life expectations This book follows the many stories of those people intertwined in the incredible journey of one item of clothing manufactured in Bangladesh. Hardhitting topics are touched upon as we see characters held in Chittagong prison and discover the role played by the Dubai oil industry. A gritty tale that through unpicking ethical trading issues ultimately explores the concept of globalisation in an engaging and accessible way. Wolfgang Korn lives in Hanover, Germany, where he works as a writer and journalist, freelancing for magazines and newspapers.

PRICE: $15.99 NZ$19.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408173916 PUB DATE: NOVEMBER 2012 AGE: 11+

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Burn Mark Laura Powell An action-packed and magical modern-day drama full of East End gangs and witches—think Spooks meets The Sopranos meets Witch Child Glory is from a family of witches and lives beyond the law. She is desperate to develop her powers and become a witch herself. Lucas is the son of the Chief Prosecutor for the Inquisition—the witches’ mortal enemy—and his privileged life is very different to the forbidden world that he lives alongside. And then on the same day, it hits them both. Glory and Lucas develop the Fae—the mark of the witch. In one fell stroke, their lives are inextricably bound together, whether they like it or not...

PRICE: $15.99 NZ$19.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408815229 PUB DATE: JULY 2012

Laura Powell grew up in the Brecon Beacons and spent most of her childhood with her nose in a book. She went on to study classics at Bristol and Oxford, then spent five years working in the editorial departments of both adult and children’s publishers. Burn Marks is her third novel. She now lives in London.

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Something Like Normal Trish Doller A powerful debut novel about a young Marine’s return home from Afghanistan and the new life and love he finds while fending off flashbacks When Travis returns home from a stint in Afghanistan, his parents are splitting up, his brother’s stolen his girlfriend and his car, and he’s haunted by nightmares of his best friend’s death. It’s not until Travis runs into Harper, a girl he’s had a rocky relationship with since middle school, that life actually starts looking up. And as he and Harper see more of each other, he begins to pick his way through the minefield of family problems and post-traumatic stress to the possibility of a life that might resemble normal again. Travis’s dry sense of humour, and incredible sense of honour, make him an irresistible and eminently lovable hero. PRICE: $24.99 NZ$29.99 FORMAT: HARDBACK ISBN: 9781599908441 PUB DATE: AUGUST 2012

Trish Doller has worked as a newspaper reporter and radio personality and is now a bookseller. She lives in Florida, USA, with her husband, two dogs, and two mostly grown children.

AGE: 12+

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Throne of Glass Sarah J. Maas A hugely commercial, fabulously addictive fantastical romp—from an author with top-notch digital selfpublishing pedigree and legions of fans awaiting publication Action-packed fantasy romance with a heroine as deadly as she is beautiful, in a world where either fact could make her fortune or seal her fate. Celaena Sardothien is a daredevil assassin with unrivalled fighting skills. After a year’s hard labour in the salt mines of the kingdom of Endovier, Celaena is offered her freedom on one condition—she must fight as handsome Prince Dorian’s champion in a contest sponsored by the king, facing the deadliest assassins in the land. But there is more at stake than even her life—for Celaena is destined for a remarkable future... Sarah J. Maas is a New York native who currently lives in the California desert. This is her first full-length novel to be published, though she already has a large online fan base, many of whom discovered the Throne of Glass world in its first incarnation, on www.fictionpress.com, when Sarah was just sixteen. She is a prolific blogger and you can find out more at www.sjmaas. livejournal.com.

Four thrillingly fantastic e-novellas precede the publication of Throne of Glass, publishing in February, March, May and July 2012!

COMING SOON: THE ASSASSIN AND THE UNDERWORLD: 9781408834220 THRONE OF GLASS E-NOVELLA #4: 9781408834237 ISBN: 9781408832868

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Blood Moon The Drake Chronicles

Alyxandra Harvey The thrilling romance and high action continue as Alyxandra Harvey treats fans to a new instalment of the Drake Chronicles When the vampire tribes convene for the rare Blood Moon ceremonies, family secrets and forbidden magic put all of the Drakes in danger. Nicholas is caught between saving his little sister, Solange, or his girlfriend, Lucy. Who will he choose? Alyxandra Harvey is the author of Haunting Violet, Stolen Away and the Drake Chronicles series. She studied creative writing and literature at York University and has had her poetry published in several magazines. When not writing, she is a bellydancer and jewellery maker. Alyxandra lives in an old farmhouse in Ontario, Canada, with her husband, a hawk and two dogs.

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Dead Reckoning Mercedes Lackey & Rosemary Edghill A zombie-Western mashup with all guns blazing! An electric new venture from a New York Times bestselling team Jett is a girl disguised as a boy, living as a gambler in the old West as she searches for her long-lost brother. Honoria Gibbons is a smart, selfsufficient young woman who also happens to be a fabulous inventor. Both young women travel the prairie alone—until they are brought together by a zombie invasion! As Jett and Honoria investigate, they soon learn that these zombies aren’t rising from the dead of their own accord...but who would want an undead army? And why? This gunslinging, hair-raising, zombie-Western mashup is perfect for fans of Cowboys & Aliens and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Rosemary Edghill is the author and co-author of numerous fantasy novels, including the Bedlam’s Bard and Enduring Flame series with Mercedes Lackey. PRICE: $22.99 NZ$28.99

Mercedes Lackey is the author of over 100 fantasy novels, including the bestselling Valdemar series.

FORMAT: HARDBACK ISBN: 9781599906843 PUB DATE: AUGUST 2012 AGE: 12+

My Brother Simple Marie-Aude Murail Girls, boys, love, lust, and a brother called Simple. The alternative coming-of-age story which has been critically acclaimed across Europe will now hit British shores There’s unrequited love, lust (lots of it), bad romantic poetry, too many essays, and plenty of crisps. But the seventeen-year-old boy in this story has something more than adolescent issues to contend with. His older brother has learning difficulties and is languishing in a care home. Listening to his heart rather than his head, the boy knows he must get his brother, nicknamed Simple, out. But as their father is entirely preoccupied with his new wife, it’s up to the boy to liberate Simple, and that means finding somewhere for them to live in the city. Funny, thought-provoking and clever, this French bestseller won the Prix SNCF du Livre de Jeunesse and was dramatised for French television.

PRICE: $15.99 NZ$19.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408814710

Marie-Aude Murail studied literature at the Sorbonne. In her native France, she is a household name and has written many prize-winning novels for children and young adults.

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Velvet Mary Hooper A richly atmospheric novel set in the Victorian period, perfect for fans of the hugely popular Fallen Grace Velvet is a laundress in a Victorian steam laundry. With both her mother and father dead, she is an orphan and has to rely upon her own wits to make a living. The laundry’s work is back-breaking and Velvet is desperate to create a better life for herself. Then Velvet is noticed by Madame Savoya, a famed medium, who asks Velvet to come to work for her. Velvet is dazzled at first by the young yet beautifully dressed and bejewelled Madame. But soon Velvet realises that Madame Savoya is not all that she says she is, and Velvet’s very life is in danger. A romantic and thrillingly exciting novel from an acclaimed and much loved historical writer for teens. ‘Hooper’s storylines pack a 21st-century punch...Historical fiction worthy of the genre’ Amanda Foreman, New York Times

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Mary Hooper is a very popular writer for children and young adults. Her brilliant historical novels have a huge fan base, as do her contemporary novels for teenagers. At the Sign of the Sugared Plum was selected as part of the 2010 Booked Up scheme. Mary lives in Henley-on-Thames.

ISBN: 9780747599203 PUB DATE: AUGUST 2012 AGE: 12+

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The Deadly Game The Malichea Quest

Jim Eldridge An action-packed sleuth thriller for fans of The Da Vinci Code Jake Wells has uncovered the shadowy and mysterious Order of Malichea. He has—briefly—had in his possession an ancient book belonging to the Order. However, other agencies are also desperate to get hold of the book and the knowledge it contains. Jake finds himself forced to give up the book, and then his girlfriend is blackmailed and has to leave the country for her own safety. But Jake is determined not to be beaten. To ensure his girlfriend can return to the UK, he knows he must locate another book from the Order, and this means he must contact those he most fears in a high-risk and life-threatening strategy... Jim Eldridge was a teacher before becoming a full-time writer—his writing credits include episodes for Grange Hill and more recently the novelisation of Noel Clarke’s Kidulthood and 4.3.2.1. He has also written for the My Story series for Scholastic and most recently Black Ops, a teen action series for Egmont. Jim now works as an associate lecturer in scriptwriting and media at the University of Cumbria.

PRICE: $15.99 NZ$19.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408817209 PUB DATE: OCTOBER 2012 AGE: 13+

Eleven Eleven Paul Dowswell A thrilling and superbly original WWI story. Three lives collide and three destinies are determined during one single day in this powerful and timeless novel Set during the final 24 hours before the armistice at 11 a.m. on 11th November 1918, the story follows a German storm trooper, an American airman and a British Tommy. Their destinies converge during the death throes of the first ever conflict to spread across the globe. War becomes incredibly personal as nationality and geography cease to matter to each of these teenagers on the Western Front, and friendship becomes the defining aspect of their encounter. Two of them will live; one of them will die before the following morning. A former senior editor with Usborne Publishing, Paul Dowswell is now a full-time author. He has written over sixty books, including Ausländer, shortlisted for the Red House Children’s Book Award and the Booktrust Teenage Prize. Paul lives in Wolverhampton with his family.

PRICE: $15.99 NZ$19.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408826232 PUB DATE: NOVEMBER 2012 AGE: 12+

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Fire Spell Laura Amy Schlitz A haunting magical adventureâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Eva Ibbotson with a gothic twist It begins with a girl in London, 1860. Her family is exceptionally wealthy and she is exceptionally lonely. The closest thing to friendship Clara has experienced was a brief encounter with the two ragged children who work with the puppeteer in the park. For her birthday she asks to see them perform in the drawing room, and her father, to her surprise, allows it. The puppeteer, Grisini, kidnaps Clara and uses his sinister powers to imprison her body and mind in the form of a marionette to add to his theatre. His two young assistants realise what has happened, and all three children find themselves caught up in a terrible struggle for supernatural eminence between Grisini and a dying witch of extraordinary power. Laura Amy Schlitz is a librarian and storyteller and has also worked as a costumier, actress and playwright. She has been awarded the Newbery Medal and numerous other literary awards. She is a New York Times bestselling author.

PRICE: $15.99 NZ$19.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408826218 PUB DATE: OCTOBER 2012 AGE: 11+

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Pigeon English Stephen Kelman A must-read and memorable tale of a young boy fighting to survive, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2011. Now in a young adult edition Newly arrived from Ghana with his mother and older sister, Harrison Opoku lives on the ninth floor of a block of flats on a London housing estate. The second best runner in the whole of Year 7, Harri races through his new life in his personalised trainers—the Adidas stripes drawn on in marker pen—unaware of the danger growing around him. But when a boy is knifed to death on the high street and a police appeal for witnesses draws only silence, Harri decides to start a murder investigation of his own. In doing so, he unwittingly breaks the fragile web his mother has spun around her family to keep them safe. Harri will come face to face with the very real dangers surrounding him. A powerful, unforgettable tale, importantly relevant for readers of today.

Stephen Kelman was born in Luton in 1976. After finishing his degree he worked variously as a warehouse operative, a careworker, and in marketing and local government administration. He decided to pursue his writing seriously in 2005, and has completed several feature screenplays since then. Pigeon English is his first novel; he is currently working on his second.

FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408828205 PUB DATE: NOVEMBER 2012 AGE: 13+

Blink Once Cylin Busby You can find love in unexpected places. Blink once for love, twice for heartache West is a high school senior who has everything going for him—until an accident leaves him paralysed. Strapped down in his hospital bed, moving in and out of consciousness, West is isolated and alone. Until he meets Olivia. Olivia is the girl next door—though not the typical girl next door. She is in the hospital room next to his, and before long, she’s sneaking into his room to talk with him. Only Olivia seems to know what he’s thinking, and even dreaming about. Yet certain questions haunt him: Why is Olivia in the hospital? And how is she connected to the terrible dreams he’s been having? But the biggest shock of all comes when West must face the possibility that the girl he’s fallen in love with—and who’s done more to aid his recovery than anyone else—may not even be alive.

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Cylin Busby is the author of several teen books and non-fiction articles as well as the acclaimed young adult memoir The Year We Disappeared. A former editor with Teen magazine, she now lives in Los Angeles, USA, with her family.

ISBN: 9781408825808 PUB DATE: NOVEMBER 2012 AGE: 12+

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Breathe Sarah Crossan When oxygen levels plunge in a treeless world, a state lottery decides which lucky few will live inside the Pod Years after the Switch, life inside the Pod has moved on. A poor Auxiliary class cannot afford the oxygen tax which supplies extra air for running, dancing and sports. The rich Premiums, by contrast, are healthy and strong. Anyone who opposes the regime is labelled a terrorist and ejected from the Pod to die. Sixteen-year-old Alina is part of the secret resistance, but when a mission goes wrong she is forced to escape from the Pod. With only two days of oxygen in her tank, she too faces the terrifying prospect of death by suffocation. Her only hope is to find the mythical Grove, a small enclave of trees protected by a hardcore band of rebels. Does it even exist and, if so, what or who are they protecting the trees from? Zeitgeist and utterly compelling, a dystopian thriller about courage and freedom, with a love story at its heart and an eco-twist.

PRICE: $15.99 NZ$19.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408827192 PUB DATE: NOVEMBER 2012

Sarah Crossan grew up in Ireland and England, and then moved to the US, where she now lives. She graduated with a degree in philosophy and literature before training as an English and drama teacher at Cambridge University. Since completing a Masters in creative writing, she has been working to promote creative writing in schools.

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Hush Eishes Chayil A lyrically written, powerful exploration of a girl’s struggle within a hidden society Inside the closed community of Borough Park, where most Chassidim live, the rules of life are very clear, determined by an ancient script written thousands of years before down to the last detail—and abuse has never been a part of it. But when thirteen-year-old Gittel learns of the abuse her best friend has suffered at the hands of a member of her own family, the adults in her community try to persuade Gittel, and themselves, that nothing happened. Forced to remain silent, Gittel begins to question everything she was raised to believe. A richly detailed and nuanced book, this story portrays a complex world that illuminates the conflict between yesterday’s traditions and today’s reality. PRICE: $15.99 NZ$19.99

Eishes Chayil (a pseudonym meaning ‘woman of valour’) was raised in a world of Chassidic schools, synagogues and summer camps. She lives in New Jersey, USA with her family.

FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9780802723321 PUB DATE: DECEMBER 2012 AGE: 13+

Hidden Marianne Curley Finally the wait is over! The long-anticipated new series from international bestseller Marianne Curley is coming April 2013 When baby Ebony is snatched from the midwife, she is rent not only from her parents but also her betrothed. In her world, a special bond is formed with one other being—for eternity. But Ebony is no longer in her world; she has been hidden in ours. An angel on earth. Earth was the best place to conceal Ebony, to keep her from her kin who desperately seek her, and to keep Ebony from discovering for herself who she really is. But Ebony can’t stay hidden for ever. She is changing: getting more and more beautiful every day, and stronger than anyone knows. When she meets complicated, intense Jordan, something explodes inside her—something that can be seen from the heavens; something that changes everything. And now that the heavens have found her, they want her back!

PRICE: $15.99 NZ$19.99 FORMAT: PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781408822623

Marianne Curley is the author of Old Magic, The Named, The Dark and The Key. Her books have been bestsellers all over the world and her fans have been anxioulsy waiting 7 years for her next book. She lives in Queensland.

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Index Archie 69 Blink Once 93 Blood Moon 88 Breathe 94 Burn Mark 86

Run! The Elephant Weighs a Ton 76 Scariest Thing of All, The 70 Selfish Crocodile, The 68 Septimus Heap 80 Snow Womble, The 78 Something Like Normal 86 STAR FIGHTERS 74

City of Swords 83 Clara Button and the Magical Hat day 71 Comic Strip Book of Dinosaurs, The 73 Coraline Anniversary Edition 84

Throne of Glass 87

Darke 80 Dead Reckoning 89 Deadly Game, The 91

Velvet 90

Earthfall # 1 81 Eleven Eleven 91

Ukulele Magic 79

What’s the Time, Mr Wolf? 70 Wombles Audio Edition, The 78

Fairy Wings 81 Fashion Notebook 85 Feathers in the Wind 77 Fire Spell 92 Fizzlebert Stump 76 Florentine and Pig Have A Very Lovely Picnic 73 I’m Feeling...72 Hidden 95 How They Croaked 79 Hush 95 Made on Earth 85 MazeCheat 83 My Brother Simple 89 Mystery of Wickworth Manor, The 82 Never Lie on a Lion 69 Penguin and Pinecone 71 Pigeon English 93 Pirates! Band of Misfits: The Making of, The 75

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