Lori and Max

Lori and Max
Author: Catherine O'Flynn
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2019-09-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1913102033

'This thrilling, funny, perceptive detective story is in a class of its own.' The Times Children's Book of the Week 'A wittily told detective story about two eccentric and endearing girls - it's a real page-turner.' Jacqueline Wilson Absolutely wonderful! Nina Stibbe Lori wants to be a detective, but so far the most exciting mystery she has solved is the disappearance of her nan's specs down the side of the sofa. Max is the new girl at school and Lori is asked to look after her. Max is odd. She doesn't fit in - but then, Lori realises, she doesn't really fit in either. When some charity money goes missing and Max disappears, Lori seems to be the only person who doesn't think Max has stolen it and run away. Even the police don't want to investigate and suddenly Lori finds she has a real crime on her hands.

Lori and Max and the Book Thieves

Lori and Max and the Book Thieves
Author: Catherine O'Flynn
Publisher: Lori and Max
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2020-10
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781913102357

"A stolen phone and an unruly dog; a buried lunchbox and an antique children's book. Lori and Max must dig through layers of lies to solve two mysteries. Second in the Lori and Max detective series. "--Provided by publisher.

Shadow Breakers

Shadow Breakers
Author: Daniel Blythe
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545520649

Can she escape the shadows and face the truth before the darkness destroys her?"If the enemy is a fire, the evil is its shadow, flickering upon the wall.""That's very poetic, Miss Bellini. I just wish I knew what it meant."Miranda's new home is a dull seaside town at the edge of the world, the sort of forgotten place where nothing ever happens. Until something does. Something strange and sinister. With her schoolteacher and her classmates, who might be more clued in than they let on, Miranda sets out to uncover the mystery. Her bravery borders on recklessness. She thinks she's chasing shadows, tortured spirits from centuries past, but could true darkness lie within? With a mixture of science and magic, Miranda's got to figure out how to break and banish the evil before it destroys her.An electrifying paranormal thriller that will have readers guessing till the end!

Leonora Bolt: Secret Inventor

Leonora Bolt: Secret Inventor
Author: Lucy Brandt
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2022-01-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 024143677X

'Fizzing with fun, friendship and fabulous inventions!' - Maria Kuzniar WARNING: EPIC INVENTIONS AND SECRET SOCIETIES AHEAD . . . Leonora Bolt spends her days creating incredible inventions in her TOP SECRET laboratory, under the watchful eye of her terrifying uncle. Everything changes one day when a strange boy washes up on an inflatable lobster and reveals that Uncle Luther has been stealing her inventions and selling them on the mainland. Leonora, armed with her most important inventions, must leave Crabby Island for the first time EVER to embark on an unforgettable journey that will test her brainpower to its limits. With the help of an otter with a special skilll, a questionable cook and a singing sea captain, can Leonora dream up an invention that will defeat her evil uncle once and for all? Violet Baudelaire meets Peanut Jones in this epic STEM-themed adventure about believing in your brainpower - and yourself!

The Midnight Swan

The Midnight Swan
Author: Catherine Fisher
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2020-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1913102386

With an invisible girl, a parliament of owls and a pen that writes by itself, the journey to the Garden of the Midnight Swan might be Seren's most dangerous adventure yet. In this third book of the award-winning The Clockwork Crow series, Seren and Tomos must try to help the Crow find the way back to his human form. But why is Captain Jones enquiring about Seren's past? How have the sinister Fair Family gate-crashed the Midsummer Ball, and what is the one desire of the mysterious Midnight Swan?

The Red Gloves and Other Stories

The Red Gloves and Other Stories
Author: Catherine Fisher
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2021-09-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1913102696

Nominated for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2023 Gripping stories of myth, folklore and magic:Two step-brothers share one nightmare; red gloves that reach for your throat; a changing room where a stranger asks to swap lives with you; and a ghost in the rain... An expert storyteller weaves nine spells. Fear mixed with wit, heart and magic.

Little Horror

Little Horror
Author: Daniel Peak
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2021-09-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1913102521

Rita may be a baby, but she has the mind (and attitude) of a teenager. She knows she is not a normal toddler but when her parents disappear and a sinister clown and an ice-cream van seem to be hunting her down, even a soft-play centre might not be safe...

Olivia's First Term

Olivia's First Term
Author: Lyn Gardner
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2011-06-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0857630369

Olivia is sad and lonely and angry -- angry that she's been dumped with her sister eel at her grandmother's school, and angrier still that that school turns out to be a stage school where there's no encouragement for her to do what she loves best: practice her circus skills.

Daydreams and Jellybeans

Daydreams and Jellybeans
Author: Alex Wharton
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 86
Release: 2021-01-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1913102440

From forgotten jellybeans to sparking daydreams, Alex's poems, written for primary school age children, are both funny and thoughtful, and aim to spark familiarity and inclusion. And the illustrations from Katy Riddell focus on the fun and dreamlike quality of the poems' engagement with the natural world. These poems use rhyme, rhythm and free verse and are ideally suited to performance in a school setting, nurturing a love of language, reading, confidence and self-expression.

The Ten Riddles of Eartha Quicksmith

The Ten Riddles of Eartha Quicksmith
Author: Loris Owen
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2020-09-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1913102327

When puzzle-loving Kip Bramley receives a cryptic invitation, delivered by a beetle-shaped drone that appears to be breathing, he has no idea that his world is about to change forever.Very soon he finds himself at Quicksmiths College of Strange Energy, hunting for riddles set 400 years earlier by a mysterious genius. But this isn't any ordinary treasure hunt: as the clock counts down, Kip will need all the help he can get from his loyal new friends and his faithful pet flying squirrel, Pinky. With danger mounting, it seems much more is at stake for Kip and his family than he could ever have imagined.Welcome to the dazzling new world of Quicksmiths, where you will encounter Strange Energy, the Mowl, Wormholes, Dark Forces and the tantalising riddle of the Ark of Ideas.A thrilling debut, full of danger, magic and friendship. First in the Quicksmiths series.