Magicalia: Race of Wonders – Jennifer Bell

When her dad is kidnapped, Bitsy and best friend Kosh discover a magical world involving strange beasts called magicores, each conjured using a different emotion. Using a book called Magicalia, the pair must become conjurors themselves as their quest takes them from London to India to Paris… who is the mysterious villain behind it all?

Alex Neptune: Zombie Fighter – David Owen

Alex looked at the skull. At least he knew that couldn’t be true. But Brinestone’s skull was still soaked in rebel magic. He’d safely sealed it inside a sea-glass jar to keep its raving voice silent, and it had been dominant all winter. Now it had reawakened just as the fog arrived. That couldn’t be

Dragon Force: Devourer’s Attack – Katie & Kevin Tsang

The group drew in closer together. Infinity’s four gemstones on her horns began to glow. ‘Block out the fear. You must not let it overcome you.’ There was another howl, and the air grew colder. Lance looked up and saw the strange shadow again, but this time it was leaping right towards him. With the

The Whisperwicks: The Labyrinth of Lost and Found – Jordan Lees

Benjamiah tore through the thick brown paper. The candle of excitement was snuffed out the instant he saw what was inside. It was a floppy doll of black, leather-like fabric, with a few red strings falling out of its head like hair and two big white buttons for eyes. It had no other facial features,

Postcards from Valhalla – Danny Weston

Viggo eased himself into a sitting position, keeping the duvet over himself so Mum wouldn’t notice he was still dressed. Now he thought about it, he had heard Mum muttering darkly about being unable to contact Magnus over the past few days but he hadn’t taken an awful lot of notice. To him it had

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods – Rick Riordan

Determined to get into college, demigod Percy Jackson must fulfil three quests to obtain letters of recommendation from some persuasive gods. Will Grover and girlfriend Annabeth be able to help him and get the letters in time? It’s so exciting that we finally get another Percy Jackson adventure – book 5, The Last Olympian, was

Impossible Creatures – Katherine Rundell

When Christopher Forrester rescues a drowning baby griffin, his life changes forever when he journeys to the Archipelago, a secret, unmapped cluster of islands where mythical creatures roam. Soon, he meets Mal, who is on the run from a murderer, and the pair embark on a life-altering quest… I don’t feel my words can truly

Podkin and the Singing Spear – Kieran Larwood

2 years since the Battle of Sparrowfast and now Podkin is the Keeper of the Gifts… but there’s still three gifts missing. When the Godseye Mirror begins to shimmer, Podkin sees a new gang of travellers are coming to find him. When he meets Uki, the pair are instantly linked by their hatred for the

Small Bites Back – Hannah Moffatt

Harvey Small and Walloping Toenail are back and this time they’re heading into the Vampire mountains to try and break the Never-Ending Contracts, which have tied Norma Enormous and the Skelephant to the Unspeakable Circus. Can they figure out what or who has bitten the contracts with never-ending venom? Will Viscount Bloodsucker, head of the

Alex Neptune: Pirate Hunter – David Owen

Not so long ago, the water of the bay had been poisoned, so that no animals could live there, and tourists had stopped visiting the town. The Water Dragon had yielded every last drop of its power to dissolve the pollution.Many of the animals who had joined the rescue effort stayed behind and now called