Bloomsbury The Boy Who Hatched Monsters Shelley T. C

The magical follow-up to The Monster Who Wasn't. The second book in this brilliantly rich and strange fantasy series will make us all believe in monsters – be they good, bad or somewhere in between • Sam might be half-monster and half-fairy, but since finding a loving family with the Kavanaghs, his daily life has been all human. And now he's facing one of the greatest human challenges – starting secondary school • But Sam barely has time to worry about the strange stuff teachers say (why do they call it the Great War when it sounds like was anything but great?) before he is thrust back into the world of monsters. Sam's school friends Amira, Hazel and Wilfred reveal that they are shifters: noble twin-souled beings who live half their lives as humans and the other half as dogs

Cursed! David was only trying to be cool when he helped some other boys steal an old lady's cane. But when the plan backfires, he is the one whom she 'curses'. Now David can't seem to do anything right. The cool kids taunt him and his only friends are weirdos. He even walks into Spanish class with his fly unzipped! And when he finally gets his nerve up to ask out a cute girl, his trousers fall down midway! But is this the curse at work or is David turning into a total loser? • Another witty and very clever tale by the master storyteller Louis Sachar

A hilarious and original picture book about believing in yourself and learning how to shine • Nut isn't like the other Vikings; he doesn't climb hills or swim icy lakes … but he does have one great passion - Nut loves to bake cakes! So, when Viking Sports Day comes round, it looks like certain disaster for Nut. Can his baking save the day? • Told in effortless verse, The Viking Who Liked Icing is a hilarious, heartwarming picture book about being yourself

The internet is a network of physical cables and connections, a web of wires enmeshing the world, linking huge data centres to one another and eventually to us. All are owned by someone, financed by someone, regulated by someone • We refer to the internet as abstract from reality. By doing so, we obscure where the real power lies • In this powerful and necessary book, James Ball sets out on a global journey into the inner workings of the system. From the computer scientists to the cable guys, the billionaire investors to the ad men, the intelligence agencies to the regulators, these are the real-life figures powering the internet and pulling the strings of our society • Ball brilliantly shows how an invention once hailed as a democratising force has concentrated power in places it already existed – that the system, in other words, remains the same as it did before

'Once, and once only, there was a boy whose name was Fizzlebert.' Fizzlebert Stump lives in a circus. His mum's a clown, his best friend is a bearded boy, and he sticks his head in a lion's mouth every night. Other than that, he's pretty normal. When Fish the sea lion goes missing Fizzlebert tracks down the runaway beast to an Aquarium, which has problems of its own. Fish (not Fish the sea lion, fish. Keep up.) are going missing, and the Admiral blames the circus. Can Fizzlebert solve the mystery, avoid an over-enthusiastic crocodile, and find his friend? • The story of a boy, a lion, a sea lion, fish (but fewer than there used to be), a possible pirate, a temperamental cook and a very surprising octopus

'Once, and once only, there was a boy whose name was Fizzlebert.' 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 he is kidnapped by a pair of crazed pensioners! Will he ever see the circus again? • A story of a boy, a book, some very bad people, some very brave deeds, and the importance of rubber teeth for lions

Минимал и мальчик всегда вместе. Пока в один ужасный день Мунимал не заблудился в лесу • Как он выживет в полном одиночестве в дикой природе? И найдет ли он когда-нибудь снова Мальчика? • Путешествуйте по густым лесам, пересекайте бурлящие реки и поднимайтесь на вершины заснеженных гор, чтобы обнаружить связь, которую невозможно разорвать • Книга на английском языке • Moonimal and Boy are Always together. Until, one terrible day, Moonimal gets lost in the woods • How will he survive all alone in the wild? And will he ever find Boy again? • Journey through dense forests, across rushing rivers and to the heights of snow-covered mountains to discover a bond that can never be broken

Веселая сказка о монстрах, дружбе и купании, идеально подходящая для детей, практикующихся в чтении дома или в школе • Монстр Джеральд ненавидит ванны. Быть полностью вымытым и чистым? Фу! Поэтому мама Джеральда нанимает в помощь Мэгги, профессиональную мойщицу-монстра. Может ли Джеральд научиться получать удовольствие во время купания? Эта веселая история от Эми Спаркс идеально подходит для детей 1-й ступени (KS1), которые учатся читать самостоятельно. В нем представлены цветные иллюстрации Джека Вианта и милые персонажи, с которыми детям будет легко общаться • "Юные читатели Блумсбери" - это идеальный способ приобщить детей к чтению, благодаря рассказам в книжных переплетах таких блестящих авторов, как Джулия Дональдсон и Сара Кроссан. Эта серия с великолепными цветными иллюстрациями, советами для родителей и идеями веселых занятий, которые помогут детям извлечь максимальную пользу из историй, идеально подходит для дома и школы

Funny, outrageous things didn't stop for Jordan Sonnenblick after he left fourth grade. No, in many ways the events detailed to hilarious effect in The Boy Who Failed Show and Tell were but a prelude to sixth grade, a time when Jordan would have to deal with • - A rival named Jiminy (his real name is Jimmy - but, hey, he looks like a cricket) • - A stickler English teacher who doesn't care that all the old, worn copies of Great Expectations smell like puke • - An Evel Knievel obsession • - A first crush on a girl from band • - An assistant principal who brands Jordan a repeat offender... on his first day (If you want to know why, you have to read the book. A tooth is involved.) • - A continued reckoning with both anxiety and asthma • - And more!

When a young troll named Hawthorn is stolen from Fairyland by the Golden Wind, he becomes a changeling - a human boy - in the strange city of Chicago, a place no less bizarre and magical than Fairyland when seen through trollish eyes • Left with a human family, Hawthorn struggles with his troll nature and his changeling fate. But when he turns twelve, he stumbles upon a way back home, to a Fairyland much changed from the one he remembers • Soon, Hawthorn finds himself at the centre of a changeling revolution - until he comes face to face with a beautiful young Scientiste with very big, very red assistant • With The Boy Who Lost Fairyland, Catherynne M. Valente's wisdom and wit will continue to charm readers of all ages

An award-winning story of friendship and the power of imagination, from the celebrated author of The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman • The loss of a parent brought them together. Two boys united by grief • Set on the rugged north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, where the wind merges with the forest and the waves, where albatross whirl overhead and snow lies deep on the land, two lonely boys form a powerful friendship. Together they take refuge in a magical undersea world of their own creation, searching for a sense of belonging. But for one of them the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur, and the loyalty of his friend is put to the test in a journey that threatens to end in tragedy • Infused with his characteristic charm, Denis Theriault’s novel The Boy Who Belonged to the Sea is a powerful fable about the pain of losing someone you love and the longing for security, which has touched readers’ hearts all over the world