Great Adventures to Read Together

Embark on thrilling adventures filled with fierce, fearless characters as you discover these exciting new worlds together.

Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

Perfect for readers aged 8+

AMARI PETERS knows three things.

Her big brother Quinton has gone missing.

No one will talk about it.

His mysterious job holds a clue . . .

But then a strange invitation arrives. Amari has the chance to join the magical Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, completing missions in a world where mermaids, aliens and magicians are real – and her roommate is a weredragon.

Secrets and surprises await Amari as she discovers her own rare and dangerous magical power. And soon, she realises that the Bureau could hold the key to finding her brother.

All she has to do is pass three tryouts . . .

Amari and the Night Brothers is out now.

Fireborn: Twelve and the Frozen Forest by Aisling Fowler

Perfect for readers aged 9+

A fierce heroine rises.

Twelve has spoken the Pledge and now she is a Huntling. She has given up her name to train in the art of fighting monsters, and she won’t choose a new one until she has earned it. But when her friend is taken, Twelve sets off on a dangerous journey to rescue her. Teaming up with Dog, the stone Guardian of the Hunting Lodge, Twelve ends up on an epic adventure that will change her life, her name – and her entire world.

Perfect for fans of the His Dark Materials and The School for Good and Evil series.

Fireborn: Twelve and the Frozen Forest is out now.

The Land of Roar by Jenny McLachlan

Perfect for readers aged 8+

Believing is just the beginning …

When Arthur and Rose were little, they were heroes in the Land of Roar, an imaginary world that they found by climbing through the folding bed in their grandad’s attic. Roar was filled with things they loved – dragons, mermaids, ninja wizards and adventure – as well as things that scared them (including a very creepy scarecrow…)

Now the twins are eleven, Roar is just a memory. But when they help Grandad clean out the attic, Arthur is horrified as Grandad is pulled into the folding bed and vanishes. Is he playing a joke? Or is Roar … real?

The Land of Roar is out now.

Pages & Co: Tilly and the Bookwanderers by Anna James

Perfect for readers aged 9+

Since her mother’s disappearance, eleven-year-old Tilly has found comfort in stories at Pages & Co., her grandparents’ bookshop. But when her favourite characters, Anne of Green Gables and Alice from Wonderland, appear in the shop, Tilly’s adventures become very real. Not only can she follow Anne and Alice into their thrilling worlds, she discovers she can bookwander into any story she chooses.

Tilly’s new ability could even help her solve the mystery of what happened to her mother all those years ago. But danger may be lurking on the very next page…

Pages & Co: Tilly and the Bookwanderers is out now.

Moonchild: Voyage of the Lost and Found by Aisha Bushby

Perfect for readers aged 9+

Twelve year old Amira has only ever known a life at sea with her sea-witch mothers. So when their ship is wrecked in a great storm, Amira is delighted to have an opportunity to explore land – accompanied by her best friend Namur – a jinn in cat form. Amira soon finds a boy who has a jinn like her, and learns that their spirit companions are connected to the mysterious storm that gets stronger each day.

When Namur goes missing Amira discovers she has to visit a magical place; a place where lost things can be found. But will Amira also discover her own destiny, and find out what it truly means to be a Moonchild?

Moonchild: Voyage of the Lost and Found is out now.

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