Summer Reads

A landmark Young Adult novel that captured the hearts and minds of millions of readers, Palacio’s tender examination of physical difference and its emotional consequences is undeniably powerful.  Now a major film adaptation I know I’m not an ordinary kid...

Alex's son Ali is eager to follow in his father's footsteps as a detective, but when his best friend goes missing, what price will he have to pay to solve the mystery?LIKE FATHER, LIKE SONAlex CrossThe brilliant DC detective who never gives up on a case...

Ali Cross is back in the New York Times No. 1 bestselling sequel to James Patterson's bestselling mystery for young readers featuring the son of Detective Alex Cross, the lead character in James Patterson's biggest-selling seriesALEX CROSS is a genius...

Wonder tells the story of Auggie Pullman: an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face, whose first year at school changed the lives and the perspectives of everyone around him. Auggie & Me is a new side to the Wonder story: three new chapters from...

A fabulously imagined fairytale about scary monsters, wicked courtiers and resourceful children, J.K. Rowling’s standalone fable is adorned with illustrations submitted by young readers. Shortlisted for the Book AwardsChildren's Fiction Book of the Year...

Coming soon to Disney+! Half boy. Half God. ALL Hero.I was just a normal kid, I went to school (got expelled a lot, but that wasn't my fault), played sports and hung out with my best friend. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. Now, I spend...

Coming soon to Disney+!Half boy. Half God. ALL Hero. I look like a normal kid. Only there's a difference. Poseidon, God of the Sea is my dad. Which sounds cool, but actually means there is usually someone (or something), somewhere, trying to kill me. Now...

Coming soon to Disney+!Half boy. Half God. ALL Hero. My life could have been the same as an ordinary teenager. Except my dad is Poseidon, and I live in a camp full of half Gods and mythical creatures. So instead, my days are spent combatting half-lion...

Coming soon to Disney+!Half boy. Half God. ALL Hero. Being the son of a Greek God, nothing in my life has been straightforward. Or monster-free. And it looks like that's not going to change anytime soon now that my arch enemy Luke wants to invade Camp...

Coming soon to Disney+! Half boy. Half God. ALL Hero. Normally when you turn sixteen you get a really cool present. But, being sixteen and the son of Poseidon can never be that simple. So instead, I get a prophecy that says the fate of the entire world...

"If you like horror shows, bloodbaths, lying, stealing, backstabbing and cannibalism, then read on..."Who could tell the true stories of the gods and goddesses of Olympus better than modern-day demigod Percy Jackson?In this action-packed tour of Greek...

The Demigod Files: the perfect companion to Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series.The perfect companion to this megaselling series - essential reading for all young demigods!In these top-secret files, Rick Riordan, Camp Half-Blood's senior scribe, gives...

Only two people know Lamont Cranston's secret identity as the Shadow, a vigilante of justice: his greatest love, Margo Lane, and his fiercest enemy, Shiwan Khan. Then Khan ambushes the couple, who find the slimmest chance of survival . . . in the...

The kidnapping of a pilot’s family leaves a plane full of people at the mercy of his conscience in this relentless psychological thriller, soaring with edge-of-your seat suspense. You just boarded a flight to New York. There are one hundred and...

From Paris to Shanghai, and from to Buenos Aires to Borneo, World Travel is a one-of-a-kind travel guide from the legendary chef and food writer, supplemented by a handful of essays from those who knew Bourdain best. A celebration of the life and...

'The Minimalists show you how to disconnect from our conditioned material state and reconnect to our true essence: love people and use things. This is not a book about how to live with less, but about how to live more deeply and more fully.' -- Jay...

An explosive account of Facebook’s fall from grace over the last five years, Frenkel and Kang’s exhaustively researched volume posits the theory that seemingly accidental missteps may have been conscious attempts to destabilise society and politics...

Jack Ryan Jr is on a simple job. An all-expenses paid trip to Israel in exchange for a of couple hours easy work, reporting back to an old friend at the CIA. What could be easier?Jack is here merely as an observer, but as he settles into his work in the...

Subtly devastating in it’s clear-headed and measured approach, Smith’s moving travelogue visits seven iconic US buildings constructed by enslaved Black labour and forces the current generation to acknowledge the hidden legacy of slavery. Beginning in...

A Radical Act of Free Magic is the epic conclusion to the genre-defying Shadow Histories series following A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians; a sweeping tale of revolution and wonder in a world not quite like our own.The Concord has been broken,...