ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction January 2014

The Tribe 1: The Interrogation of Ashala

Wolf
by Ambelin Kwaymullina
In a post-apocalyptic world, Ashala Wolf must lead her Tribe in their fight for freedom and justice.
But first she must survive an interrogation at the hands of the authorities who are determined to
destroy her and everything she stands for.
The world has ended, and the society which emerged from the ruins of environmental catastrophe is
obsessed with maintaining the Balance: preserving harmony between humans and nature. But there is
one problem. Anyone born with an ability is deemed an Illegal, a threat to the Balance. They are feared,
controlled and detained. Ashala Wolf has run away to escape this fate, and lives in the Firstwood with her
pack of Illegals, named the Tribe. But when she is captured by Chief Administrator Neville Rose, she must
use all her resilience to protect the Tribe. Injured and vulnerable, with her Sleepwalker ability blocked,
Ashala is forced to succumb to a machine that will pull secrets from her mind. And beside her is Justin
Connor, her betrayer, watching her every move. Will the Tribe survive the interrogation of Ashala Wolf?
Ambelin Kwaymullina loves reading sci-fi and fantasy books, and has wanted to write a novel since she was
six years old. She comes from the Palyku people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. When not
writing or reading she teaches law, illustrates picture books and hangs out with her dogs. She has
previously written a number of childrens books, both alone and with other members of her family. Her first
novel, The Tribe 1: The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf, was shortlisted for the 2012 Aurealis Awards in both
the Science Fiction and Young Adult Fiction categories. Ambelin lives in Australia.
Join the rebellion! Go to www.thefirstwood.com.au.
A compelling debut novel, the first in a four-book series, perfect for fans of sci-fi and
dystopian fiction.
Ashala Wolf is a strong female character with a passionate, driven personality.
The Tribe delivers equal parts psychological thriller, thought-provoking ecotopia and a
star-crossed love story.
Ambelin Kwaymullina introduces elements from her own Indigenous heritage, which
she elaborates on in her afterword.
Publication Date: 02 January 2014
Price: 7.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406353396
Age: 12 years +
BIC Code: YFH,YFG,YFCB
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 400 pages
Rights Held: World; all languages
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction January 2014
The Wrong Boy
by Suzy Zail
The story of a Jewish girl sent to Auschwitz with her family. She falls in love with the wrong boy
the German son of the camp commander.
Hanna is a talented pianist, and the protected second daughter of middle class Hungarian Jews. Relatively
late in World War II the Budapest Jews were rounded up and sent to Auschwitz. Hanna and her mother and
sister are separated from her father. Her mother becomes increasingly mentally ill until she too is taken
away somewhere. Her sister Erika is slowly starving to death. Hanna is quite a nave 15-year-old but when
presented with the opportunity to play piano for the camp commander, she is desperate to be chosen. She
goes each day under guard to the commanders house and stands waiting in case the commander should
want some music. Also living in the house is the commanders son, Karl. A handsome young man who
seems completely disengaged from what is happening around him. Hanna hates him as he sits drawing in
the music room. But the longer Hanna goes to the house, the more she realizes there are other things going
on. Secret things. Karl may not be the person she thinks he is. Before she knows it she has fallen in love
with the wrong boy.
Suzy Zail has worked as a litigation lawyer, specialising in Family Law, but now writes full time. Among
other titles, she has written her father's story, The Tattooed Flower, his life as a child survivor of the
Holocaust. She lives in Melbourne and has three children.
Suzy Zail is the daughter of an Auschwitz survivor.
The story is fiction but rooted in history.
Publication Date: 02 January 2014
Price: 6.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406349276
Age: 12 years +
BIC Code: YFB
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 256 pages
Rights Held: World; all languages
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction February 2014
Never Ending
by Martyn Bedford
How can she live with what she did?
Shiv's best mate, her younger brother, Declan, died while their family was on holiday in Greece. Shiv
doesn't know how to live any more she can only feel self-hatred; she is tormented by guilt. Now she finds
herself at the Korsakoff Clinic, with five other teens and young adults who are undergoing a most
unorthodox therapy, which is often painful. But this is Shiv's last chance the clinic must help her find a way
to live again. But first, their methods will make her face what really happened to her brother.
Martyn Bedford is the author of Flip, his award-winning debut novel for teens, as well as five books for
adults which have been translated into twelve languages, and numerous short stories. A former journalist,
he now teaches on the English and Writing programme at Leeds Trinity University College and has an MA
in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. Martyn lives in Ilkley, West Yorkshire with his wife and
two daughters. Visit his website at www.martynbedford.com
Never Ending is Martyn Bedford's second novel for Walker Books.
Flip has sold more than 18,000 copies since publication in January 2011.
Never Ending is an edgy, brilliantly told story with a strong teen-girl protagonist.
Never Ending is an unforgettable story that will stay in readers' minds long after they
finish the book.
Publication Date: 06 February 2014
Price: 7.99
Binding: Jacketed Paperback
ISBN: 9781406329926
Age: 13 years +
BIC Code: YFB,YXFM,YXG
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 320 pages
Rights Held: UK, EU & Commonwealth exc. Canada + non-exclusive Open Market; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction February 2014
Cherry Money Baby
by John M. Cusick
Meet kooky, crazy Cherry Kerrigan: small-town legend; good-time girl; loveable, foul-mouthed,
messy Cherry.
Cherry loves her simple life her family's tiny trailer, Lucas, her soft-handed sweetheart next-door, even her
job at Burrito Barn. But here comes Ardelia Deen, a glamorous starlet who sweeps Cherry into a world of
fast cars and penthouse parties. Now Cherry's small-town life seems so ... well, small. When Ardelia drops
a baby-bomb of an offer, Cherry finds herself morphing into Cherrdelia; because one weird-ass, star-
studded head-spinner of a day could change a girl into something else altogether...
John M. Cusick is a literary agent for authors of young-adult and middle-grade novels and the author of Girl
Parts, his debut novel. About Cherry Money Baby, he says, "Class is a touchy subject in America. I wanted
to explore how our assumptions about money, sophistication and self-worth can cloud our vision." He lives
in Brooklyn, USA. Follow him @johnmcusick
John M. Cusick's second novel, following Girl Parts, which was described by
Publishers Weekly as a "bittersweet and prescient novel". "Charming and witty," said
The Horn Book. "It may be hard for readers to get this book out of their system."
Hollywood glitz collides with working-class aspirations in this satirical tale of an
impulsive starlet and a sharp-witted, small-town teen.
A coming-of-age story about identity and dreaming big.
Cherry Money Baby is fabulous in every sense of the word! Its earthy and smart and
moving, laugh-out-loud funny, surprising, inventive, suspenseful, and Oh, Hell just
gorgeously written! Tim Wynne Jones, author of Blink and Caution and The Uninvited
Publication Date: 06 February 2014
Price: 7.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406337594
Age: 14 years +
BIC Code: YFB
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 384 pages
Rights Held: World; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Graphic Novel February 2014
Jane, the Fox and Me
by Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault
An emotionally truthful and visually stunning graphic novel about solace and redemption.
Helene is not free to hide from the taunts of her former friends in the corridors at school. She can't be
invisible in the playground or in the stairways leading to art class. Insults are even scribbled on the walls of
the toilet cubicles. Helene smells, Helene's fat, Helene has no friends ... now. When Helene's heart
hammers in her chest as Genevieve snickers at the back of the bus, inventing nasty things to say about her,
Helene dives into the pages of her book Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. And, in the solace she finds there,
Helene's own world becomes a little brighter. But how will the story end? Is there any hope for the wise,
strange, plain Jane Eyre? How could Mr Rochester ever love her? On nature camp, arranged by the school
as a treat, Helene finds herself in the tent of other outcasts. Again, her inner and outer worlds become
entangled as she reads on this time putting herself into Jane Eyre's shoes. It would be impossible for Mr
Rochester to marry a sausage in a swimsuit, even if he loved her. Wouldn't it? But, while deeply lost in self-
doubt, Helene's world is unexpectedly shaken up by a fresh new friendship. Geraldine snorts with laughter
at her jokes! They love being together! Helene begins to worry less about what the cruel girls think and
more about how happy she can be (and make others)... Perhaps Jane Eyre's story will end well after all,
too.
Fanny Britt is a Quebec playwright, author and translator. She has written a dozen plays (among them
Honey Pie, Hotel Pacifique and Bienveillance) and translated more than fifteen others. She has also written
and translated several works of children's literature. Jane, the Fox and Me is her first graphic novel.
Isabelle Arsenault is a Quebec illustrator who has won an impressive number of awards and has achieved
international recognition. Her picture books include Migrant by Maxine Trottier, a New York Times Best
Illustrated Children's Book and a finalist for the Governor General's Award, and Once Upon a Northern Light
by Jean E. Pendziwol.
"For some children out there, Jane, the Fox & Me is going to be their own Jane Eyre.
Helene will shoulder their blows and offer hope for coming out strong at the end.
Could a book of this sort hope for anything better? A rare piece." Elizabeth Bird,
School Libraries Journal
A universally felt story, sensitively observed with awe-inspiring illustrations.
Publication Date: 06 February 2014
Price: 15.00
Binding: Hardback
ISBN: 9781406353044
Age: 10 years +
BIC Code: YFW
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 290mm x 215mm
Extent: 104 pages
Rights Held: UK & Commonwealth exc. Canada (no Open Market); English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction March 2014
Trouble
by Non Pratt
A boy. A girl. A bump. Trouble. A smart, touching and funny contemporary young adult book from
an extraordinary new talent
Hannahs smart and funny ... shes also fifteen and pregnant. Aaron is new at school and doesnt want to
attract attention. So why does he offer to be the pretend dad to Hannahs unborn baby? Growing up can be
trouble but thats how you find out what really matters.
After graduating from Trinity College Cambridge, Non Pratt became a non-fiction editor at Usborne working
on many bestselling series before moving across to fiction. She has been running the list at Catnip
Publishing since 2009. Non lives in London with her husband and small(ish) child, and Trouble is her first
novel.
Lead title for spring 2014. This is an astounding novel from an exciting new YA voice
Will appeal to fans of John Green, David Levithan, Annabel Pitcher and Rainbow
Rowell.
Publication Date: 06 March 2014
Price: 6.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406347692
Age: 14 years +
BIC Code: YFM,YFB,5AQ
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 384 pages
Rights Held: World; all languages
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction March 2014
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava
Lavender
by Leslye Walton
A mesmerizing, lyrical tale of the bright and dark sides of love and desire.
Foolish love appears to be a Roux family birthright. And for Ava Lavender, a girl born with the wings of a
bird, it is an ominous thing to inherit. In her quest to understand her peculiar disposition and a growing
desire to join her peers, Ava ventures into the wider world. But it is a dangerous world for a naive girl a
world which may view her as girl or angel. On the night of the summer solstice celebration, the skies open
up, rain and feathers fill the air and Avas journey and her familys saga reaches a devastating crescendo.
First-time author Leslye Walton has constructed a layered and unforgettable mythology of what it means to
be born with hearts that are tragically, exquisitely human.
Leslye Walton says that The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender began as a short story that
came to her while listening to a song. She has an MA in Writing, and this is her first novel. Leslye Walton is
a native of Tacoma, Washington, where she currently teaches at a high school.
@LeslyeWalton
A stunning literary young adult novel, won at auction, which marks the debut of Leslye
Walton.
Magical realism weaves through this generational saga which is reminiscent of Gabriel
Garcia Marquez.
A sensuous tale of a girl born with wings, with a taste of Chocolat and the shadow
play of a Tim Burton film.
A book about human love: its ability to destroy, corrode, and mutilate, its ability to
ennoble, heal, and transform.
A beautiful jacketed hardback edition.
Publication Date: 27 March 2014
Price: 12.99
Binding: Hardback
ISBN: 9781406348088
Age: 14 years +
BIC Code: YFH,YFM,YFN
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 216mm x 135mm
Extent: 320 pages
Rights Held: UK & Commonwealth exc. Canada + non-exclusive Open Market; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction April 2014
Buffalo Soldier
by Tanya Landman
A beautiful piece of historical fiction with great heart and humanity.
"What kind of a girl steals the clothes from a dead man's back and runs off to join the army? A desperate
one. That's who." At the end of the American Civil War, Charley a young African-American slave from the
deep south is ostensibly freed. But then her adopted mother is raped and lynched at the hands of a mob
and Charley is left alone. In a terrifyingly lawless land, where the colour of a person's skin can bring violent
death, Charley disguises herself as a man and joins the army. Soon she's being sent to the prairies to fight
a whole new war against the "savage Indians". Trapped in a world of injustice and inequality, it's only when
Charley is posted to Apache territory that she begins to learn what it is to be truly free.
Tanya Landman has written numerous books for children and young people including the Sam Swann
series, Apache, The Goldsmith's Daughter, Mondays Are Murder and the beautiful picture book Mary's
Penny. Tanya lives in Bideford, Devon. Visit Tanya at www.tanyalandman.com.
By the author of Mondays are Murder which won the 2010 Red House Childrens Book
Award and The Goldsmiths Daughter, which was nominated for the 2008 Guardian
Childrens fiction prize.
Tanya Landman writes with great authority about this part of US history her first
novel on the subject, Apache, was nominated for the 2008 Carnegie Medal.
As in Apache, Tanya Landman has an extraordinary ability to imagine what it's like to
be one of society's outcasts.
Publication Date: 03 April 2014
Price: 7.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406314595
Age: 14 years +
BIC Code: YFT
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 368 pages
Rights Held: World; all languages
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction May 2014
More Than This
by Patrick Ness
From two-time Carnegie Medal winner Patrick Ness comes an enthralling and provocative new novel
chronicling the life or perhaps afterlife of a teen trapped in a crumbling, abandoned world.
A boy called Seth drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments, losing his life as the pounding sea
claims him. But then he wakes. He is naked, thirsty, starving. But alive. How is that possible? He
remembers dying, his bones breaking, his skull dashed upon the rocks. So how is he is here? And where is
this place? It looks like the suburban English town where he lived as a child, before an unthinkable tragedy
happened and his family moved to America. But the neighbourhood around his old house is overgrown,
covered in dust and completely abandoned. What's going on? And why is it that whenever he closes his
eyes, he falls prey to vivid, agonizing memories that seem more real than the world around him? Seth
begins a search for answers, hoping that he might not be alone, that this might not be the hell he fears it to
be, that there might be more than just this...
Patrick Ness is the author of the critically-acclaimed and bestselling Chaos Walking trilogy, as well as the
Carnegie Medal-winning A Monster Calls, inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd. Among the numerous
awards he has received are the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Booktrust Teenage Prize and the
Costa Children's Book Award. Born in Virginia, he lives in Bromley, Kent.
Visit Patrick's website at www.patrickness.com
Publication Date: 01 May 2014
Price: 7.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406350487
Age: 14 years +
BIC Code: YFB
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 480 pages
Rights Held: World; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction May 2014
The Mortal Instruments 6: City of Heavenly
Fire
by Cassandra Clare
Shadowhunters and demons square off for the sixth book and the final showdown in the
spellbinding, seductive conclusion to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series from
Cassandra Clare
Darkness has descended on the Shadowhunter world. Chaos and destruction overwhelm the Nephilim as
Clary, Jace, Simon, and their friends band together to fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clarys
own brother. Nothing in this world can defeat Sebastian - but if they journey to the realm of demons, they
just might have a chanceLives will be lost, love sacrificed, and the whole world will change. Who will
survive the explosive sixth and final instalment of the Mortal Instruments series? Love the series? Don't
miss The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones movie.
Cassandra Clare was born to American parents in Tehran, Iran, and spent much of her childhood travelling
the world with her family, including one trek through the Himalayas as a toddler where she spent a month
living in her fathers backpack. After college, Cassie lived in Los Angeles and New York, where she worked
at various entertainment magazines and even some rather suspect tabloids where she reported on Brad
and Angelinas world travels and Britney Spears wardrobe malfunctions. She is the author of the
internationally bestselling The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices series.
The Mortal Instruments series has over four million books in print. The sequence,
along with its prequel series, The Infernal Devices, has been sold in more than thirty
countries. The books have also appeared internationally on bestseller lists, including
in the USA, Germany, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
City of Bones is now a major motion picture.
Publication Date: 27 May 2014
Price: 11.99
Binding: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781406332933
Age: 14 years +
BIC Code: 5AQ,YFH,YFM,FM,FR
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 229mm x 152mm
Extent: 752 pages
Rights Held: UK & Commonwealth exc. Canada + non-exclusive Open Market; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction May 2014
Vango Book Two: A Prince Without a
Kingdom
by Timothee de Fombelle
The thrilling conclusion to the critically acclaimed series, by an award-winning author and
translator.
Vango has been in danger for as long as he can remember. He has spent his life jumping across rooftops,
fleeing to mysterious islands and evading capture. But Vango will not run for much longer. The mystery of
his past has started to unravel, and now, in the shadow of a rapidly changing world, Vango will face those
who have haunted him for so long and finally find his true identity.
Timothe de Fombelle is a much-admired French playwright, as well as the author of Toby Alone
(9781406313154) and Toby Alone and the Secrets of the Tree (9781406310146). Walker published Toby
Alone in 2008, and the series has now been printed in 27 languages. Timothe lives in Paris.
Sarah Ardizzone is one of the most sought-after translators working today. She has won several awards for
her work, including the 2007 Scott-Moncrieff Prize for Just Like Tomorrow (Kif Kif Demain) by Faiza Guene
and the 2005 Marsh Award for The Eye of the Wolf (L'Oeil du Loup) by Daniel Pennac, and the 2009 Marsh
Award for the translation of Toby Alone (Tobie Lolness) by Timothe de Fombelle. Sarah lives in London,
SW2.
Praise for Vango Book One: "Exciting, unusual, and beautifully written." David Almond
Praise for Vango book one: "Satisfyingly long, with a plot that flits between time zones
but is always easy to follow, this is simply too good to miss." Independent
A compelling and gripping story charting adventures across Russia, Paris, Scotland
and Italy.
The first book in the series won the English Pen Award 2013, for the Pen Translates
programme.
Publication Date: 01 May 2014
Price: 14.99
Binding: Hardback
ISBN: 9781406331509
Age: 12 years +
BIC Code: YFC
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 229mm x 152mm
Extent: 464 pages
Rights Held: World; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction May 2014
Vango: Between Sky and Earth
by Timothee de Fombelle
A gripping mystery-adventure set in the 1930s interwar period about a character desperately
searching for his identity.
Raised by a strange nanny in Sicily, Vango grows up with one friend, a priest Zefiro, who lives in a
monastery hidden from sight. On reaching adulthood, Vango decides to follow in Zefiro's steps, but at the
moment he is taking his holy orders at Notre Dame in Paris, he is falsely accused of a crime and has to go
on the run. This is a breathless and highly cinematic story that follows Vango travelling by Zeppelin across
Europe from Stromboli to Nazi Germany, from Scotland to the Soviet Union, climbing the rooftops of Paris,
crossing the paths of arms traffickers, crooked policemen, Russian spies and even Stalin.
Timothee de Fombelle is a much-admired French playwright, as well as the author of Toby Alone
(9781406313154), and Toby Alone and the Secrets of the Tree (9781406310146). Walker published Toby
Alone in 2008, and the series has now been printed in 27 languages. Timothee lives in Paris.
Sarah Ardizzone is one of the most sought-after translators working today. She has won several awards for
her work, including the 2007 Scott-Moncrieff Prize for Just Like Tomorrow (Kif Kif Demain) by Faiza Guene
and the 2005 Marsh Award for Eye of the Wolf (L'oeil du Loup) by Daniel Pennac, and the 2009 Marsh
Award for the translataion of Toby Alone (Tobie Lolness) by Timothee de Fombelle. Sarah lives in London,
SW2.
Exciting, unusual, and beautifully written. David Almond
"Satisfyingly long, with a plot that flits between time zones but is always easy to
follow, this is simply too good to miss." Independent
"A distinctive and atmospherically cinematic tale." Independent
Literary adventure on grand scale by an award-winning author.
A brilliantly researched novel. De Fombelle invites English readers to view a familiar
period of history with fresh eyes.
Awards for Toby Alone: Prix Saint-Exupery 2006 (France), Prix Tam Tam 2006
(France), Prix Sorcieres 2007 (France), Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire 2007 (France), Prix
Andersen 2007 (Italy), Prix Versele 2008 (Belguim), Crayon d'argent 2008 (The
Netherlands), French IBBY List of Honour 2008, Winner of the Marsh Award for
Children's Literature in Translation 2009.
Publication Date: 01 May 2014
Price: 7.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406330922
Age: 12 years +
BIC Code: YFB
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 432 pages
Rights Held: World; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction June 2014
The Knife of Never Letting Go
by Patrick Ness
A new edition of the award-winning first novel in the Chaos Walking trilogy, with a bonus short
story, The New World.
Imagine you're the only boy in a town of men. And you can hear everything they think. And they can hear
everything you think. Imagine you don't fit in with their plans... Todd Hewitt is just one month away from the
birthday that will make him a man. But his town has been keeping secrets from him. Secrets that are going
to force him to run... The new edition of this unflinching novel about fear, flight and the terrifying path of self-
discovery features the short story, The New World. Set before the events of The Knife of Never Letting Go, it
is the story of Viola's dramatic journey to the New World.
Patrick Ness is the critically-acclaimed and best-selling author of the Chaos Walking trilogy, A Monster Calls
and More Than This. He has won numerous awards including the the Carnegie Medal (twice), the Guardian
Children's Fiction Prize, the Booktrust Teenage Prize and the Costa and Galaxy Children's Book Awards.
He lives in Bromley, Kent.
Visit Patrick's website: www.patrickness.com
This new edition has a brand new cover and features an additional short story, The
New World.
Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Booktrust Teenage Prize.
Publication Date: 05 June 2014
Price: 7.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406357981
Age: 14 years +
BIC Code: YFB,YFG
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 528 pages
Rights Held: World; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction June 2014
The Ask and the Answer
by Patrick Ness
A new edition of the award-winning second novel in the Chaos Walking trilogy, with a bonus short
story, The Wide, Wide Sea.
Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their
worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately separated from Viola and imprisoned, Todd is forced to learn the
ways of the Mayor's new order. But what secrets are hiding just outside of town? And where is Viola? Is she
even still alive? And who are the mysterious Answer? And then, one day, the bombs begin to explode... The
new edition of this tense, shocking and deeply moving novel features a bonus short story, The Wide, Wide
Sea. Introducing new characters and set before the events of The Ask and the Answer, it is a story of love
and loyalty in a divided world.
Patrick Ness is the critically-acclaimed and best-selling author of the Chaos Walking trilogy and A Monster
Calls and More Than This. He has won numerous awards including the the Carnegie Medal (twice), the
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Booktrust Teenage Prize and the Costa and Galaxy Children's Book
Awards. He lives in Bromley, Kent.
Visit Patrick's website: www.patrickness.com
The new edition has a brand new cover and includes a bonus short story, The Wide,
Wide Sea, which introduces new characters to the trilogy and provides a different
perspective on events.
Costa Award-winning novel.
Publication Date: 05 June 2014
Price: 7.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406357998
Age: 14 years +
BIC Code: YFB,YFG
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 576 pages
Rights Held: World; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction June 2014
Monsters of Men
by Patrick Ness
A new edition of this award-winning conclusion to the Chaos Walking trilogy, with a bonus short
story, Snowscape.
Three armies march on New Prentisstown, each one intent on destroying the others. Todd and Viola are
caught in the middle, with no chance of escape. As the battles commence, how can they hope to stop the
fighting? How can there ever be peace when theyre so hopelessly outnumbered? And if war makes
monsters of men, what terrible choices await? But then a third voice breaks into the battle, one bent on
revengeThe electrifying finale to the award-winning Chaos Walking trilogy, Monsters of Men is a heart-
stopping novel about power, survival and the devastating realities of war. This new edition contains a bonus
short story, Snowscape. Set shortly after the events of Monsters of Men, this gripping story reveals
sensational new truths about Todd and Viola's world and the future of the New World.
Patrick Ness is the critically-acclaimed and best-selling author of the Chaos Walking trilogy and A Monster
Calls and More Than This. He has won numerous awards including the the Carnegie Medal (twice), the
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Booktrust Teenage Prize and the Costa and Galaxy Children's Book
Awards. He lives in Bromley, Kent.
Visit Patrick's website: www.patrickness.com
The new edition has a brand new cover and includes a bonus short story, Snowscape.
Set just after Monsters of Men, the story reintroduces us to old characters and
includes a gripping twist in Todd and Viola's relationship...
Carnegie Medal-winning novel.
Publication Date: 05 June 2014
Price: 7.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406358001
Age: 14 years +
BIC Code: YFG,YFB
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 656 pages
Rights Held: World; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction June 2014
The Hidden Princess
by Katy Moran
One destiny rules two worlds in this gripping fantasy thriller.
For five years, the Gateway has been closed and Hidden and mortals kept apart. For five years, Connie has
believed her older sister dead. And for five years, Lissy has been the Swan King's captive. But every day
the Swan King's power grows stronger and his thirst for vengeance greater. If Lissy is to keep the people
she loves safe, she must risk everything by facing up to her birthright and fulfilling her hidden destiny... A
fast-paced, atmospheric and chillingly beautiful novel about love, family and loyalty.
Katy Moran was born in Cambridge and studied for a BA in English Language and Literature and an MA in
Novel Writing at Manchester University. She worked in publishing for many years before writing her first
historical novel, Bloodline (9781406309386) which was published to critical acclaim. She has since written
two more historical novels: Bloodline Rising (9781406310238) and Spirit Hunter (9781406317282). Her
fourth novel, Dangerous to Know (9781406317299) was set in the present day. She lives in Ludlow,
Shropshire with her husband and two sons.
Visit Katy's website: www.katymoran.co.uk
The companion title to Hidden Among Us (9781406324211).
"Katy Moran blends magic and reality with an effortless ease that makes the former
alarmingly credible." Praise for Hidden Among Us from Julia Eccleshare,
Lovereading4kids.co.uk
Publication Date: 05 June 2014
Price: 6.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406324228
Age: 12 years +
BIC Code: YFH
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 272 pages
Rights Held: World; all languages
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction June 2014
OMG! I'm in Love with a Geek!
by Rae Earl
Hattie Moore is fourteen and thinks she might be in love ... with a geek!
This is the year Hattie wants to find real FULL ON love. No more McFitties, but real, long-term love. And
she thinks she knows who with. His mum may still call him Goosey Woosey and he might have an unnatural
interest in doing well in his GCSEs, but Goose could actually be THE ONE! But how can Hattie make him
realize this, when he seems more interested in his gecko? And there's the other matter of her dad, who
seems to be more interested in saving the planet than in his new-found daughter. And there's also Gran,
who has a new iPad and a dangerous obsession with Twitter. What's a girl to do? Write it all down in a
hilarious diary about the ups, downs and total dramas of being Hattie Moore. Rae Earl is also the creator of
E4's hit comedy My Mad Fat Diary.
Rae Earl is an author and journalist. E4's hit comedy My Mad Fat Diary is based on her own teenage diary.
She was born in Stamford in Lincolnshire and worked in radio for 15 years. She once managed to get on
Westlife's private jet for an entire weekend. After nicking Brian McFadden's Mars bar, Rae knew she had
peaked professionally and turned back to her first love writing. She currently lives in Hobart, Tasmania
with her husband and son. She thought she was going to go all 'River Cottage' and self sufficient.
Unfortunately, carrots take work and there's a magnificent chippy just around the corner...
Tweet Rae @RaeEarl
E4's hit comedy My Mad Fat Diary is based on Rae's own teenage diary.
The OMG! series is perfect for younger readers aged 11+.
The sequel to OMG! Is This Actually My Life? and continues Hattie's hilarious diary.
"Rae Earl captures the outrageous but nonetheless surprisingly loveable
characteristics of this convincing teenage drama queen." Praise for OMG! Is This
Actually My Life? from Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading4kids.co.uk
Publication Date: 05 June 2014
Price: 6.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406340020
Age: 11 years +
BIC Code: YFM,YFB
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 272 pages
Rights Held: UK & Commonwealth exc. Canada + non-exclusive Open Market; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction July 2014
The Name of the Blade, Book Two:
Darkness Hidden
by Zoe Marriott
Who would you sacrifice to save the world? Dont miss the second explosive book in the young
adult fantasy series, The Name of the Blade
Against all odds, Mio, Jack and Shinobu have defeated the terrifying Nekomata and got home alive. But Mio
is still compelled to protect the katana, and now the Underworld has spawned a worse monster one
carrying a devastating plague that sweeps through London like wildfire. As Mio struggles to protect the city
and control the swords deadly powers, she realizes that this time there is no way she can keep everyone
she loves out of the line of fire.
Zo Marriott lives in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, with two cats, named Echo and Hero, and the Devil Hound,
otherwise known as Finn. Darkness Hidden is her sixth novel.
Zo Marriott is a rising star of fantasy fiction. The Times
For fans of Cassandra Clare, L.A. Weatherly and Becca Fitzpatrick
The Name of the Blade series is steeped in Japanese myth and legend, as British-
Japanese protagonist Mio battles to save London.
Zo is a critically acclaimed and award-winning author. Her debut novel, The Swan
Kingdom, was long-listed for the Branford Boase and selected as a USBBY
Outstanding International Book. Shadows on the Moon won the prestigious Sasakawa
Prize, an award gifted to a writer who promotes further understanding and cooperation
between the peoples of Japan and the UK. It came third in the Lancashire Book of the
Year Award and was also an American Junior Library Guild Selection.
Zo is active online. Follow her on Twitter, @ZMarriott, or visit her at thezoe-
trope.blogspot.co.uk.
Foreign rights sales: Shadows on the Moon was sold in Poland and FrostFire in
Germany.
Publication Date: 03 July 2014
Price: 7.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406342390
Age: 12 years +
BIC Code: YFH,YFM
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 352 pages
Rights Held: World; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction July 2014
The Name of the Blade, Book One: The
Night Itself
by Zoe Marriott
Ancient Japanese gods and monsters are unleashed on modern-day London in this epic trilogy
from an acclaimed fantasy writer.
When Mio steals the family's katana a priceless ancestral sword from her parents attic, she just wants
to spice up a fancy-dress costume. But the katana is much more than some dusty antique and her actions
unleash a terrible, ancient evil onto the streets of unsuspecting London. Soon Shinobu, a fearless warrior
boy, appears to protect Mio and threatens to steal her heart. With the gods and monsters of Japanese
myth stalking her and her friends, Mio realizes that if she cannot keep the sword safe, and learn to control
its legendary powers, she will lose not only her own life ... but the love of a lifetime.
Zo Marriott lives in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, with two cats, named Echo and Hero, and the Devil Hound,
otherwise known as Finn. The Night Itself is her fifth novel. Visit Zo's blog at thezoe-trope.blogspot.co.uk
or her website at www.zoemarriott.com. Follow her on Twitter @ZMarriott
For fans of Tamora Pierce, Maggie Stiefvater and Cassandra Clare
Zo Marriott's first novel, The Swan Kingdom, sold over 20,000 copies worldwide and
was chosen as a USBBY Outstanding International Book.
Zos third book, Shadows on the Moon, won the prestigious Sasakawa Prize and
came third in the Lancashire Book of the Year Award. It is also an American Junior
Library Guild Selection.
Backlist: The Swan Kingdom (9781406333749), Daughter of the Flames
(9781406338379), Shadows on the Moon (9781406318159) and FrostFire
(9781406318142)
Publication Date: 03 July 2014
Price: 7.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406357950
Age: 12 years +
BIC Code: YFH
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 368 pages
Rights Held: World; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Non-Fiction July 2014
The Teenage Guide to Stress
by Nicola Morgan
A scientifically informative and accurate self-help guide to teenage stress.
Nicola Morgan is something of an authority on the teenage brain and is often invited to schools and colleges
to speak on the subject. She came up with the idea of The Teenage Guide to Stress because so many
parents and teenagers contacted her for advice and help. The book is divided into three sections: Section
One explains what stress is and looks at the ways teenage stress is different. Section Two deals with a
number of issues that affect teenagers from anger, depression and sexual relationships to cyber-bullying,
exams and eating disorders and offers guidance and advice, as well as looking at how pre-existing
conditions such as OCD and dyslexia are affected by adolescence. Section Three is concerned with how to
deal with and prevent the symptoms of stress, as well as healthy ways of looking after your mind and body.
At the back of the book is a glossary and list of useful resources.
Nicola Morgan has written nearly a hundred books. Her fiction titles for young people include The
Highwayman's Footsteps, The Highwayman's Curse, Deathwatch and Sleepwalking, winner of the 2005
Scottish Arts Council Children's Book of the Year Award. Her most recent novel, Wasted, won the Scottish
Children's Book Award and was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Nicola has also written a number of
popular home learning series including I Can Learn, Mega English and Thomas the Tank Engine Maths.
Nicola lives in Edinburgh; she is a former Chair of the Society of Authors in Scotland and an Ambassador
for Dyslexia Scotland. Visit Nicola's website at www.nicolamorgan.com
By the author of Blame My Brain, shortlisted for the Aventis Prize for Science
Nicola Morgan has that rare gift of being able to communicate science and make it
fun. Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, Cambridge University
Includes quotes from real teenagers and their parents
Publication Date: 03 July 2014
Price: 7.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406353143
Age: 13 years +
BIC Code: VFJ
CBMC Code: E5N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 304 pages
Rights Held: World; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction July 2014
Bursting Bubbles
by Dyan Sheldon
Three over-privileged teens discover what life is like on the other side of the tracks.
Marigold Liotta, Asher Grossman and Giorgiana Shiller have got it all money, looks and good grades. Life
couldn't get much better ... until their principal, Dr Kilpaticky, decides it's time to burst their bubble of
advantage by assigning them tough community service placements as part of their school curriculum. And
so the fun begins as Marigold finds herself tutoring a moody, silent nine year-old in a deprived part of town,
Giorgiana is pushed to breaking point with an extremely sarcastic octogenarian in a nursing home and
Asher is swamped with crying babies, flooded basements and the unemployed at a local community centre.
With Dyan Sheldon's trademark irony and superb comic timing, Bursting Bubbles is a lively and touching
story about how helping others can change you for the better.
Dyan Sheldon is a popular and highly respected author of books for teens and pre-teens as well as a
number of stories for younger readers. Her bestselling titles include Confessions of a Teenage Drama
Queen, Confessions of a Teenage Hollywood Star, One or Two Things I Learned About Love and Tall, Thin
and Blonde. American by birth, Dyan lives in London, NW1. Visit Dyan at www.dyansheldon.co.uk
By the author of the best-selling Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.
A story about community issues, similar to The Crazy Things Girls Do for Love.
Global sales of Dyan Sheldon titles over 1.3 million copies.
Dyan Sheldon's stories are "off-beat, outrageous and utterly charming." School
Library Journal
Publication Date: 03 July 2014
Price: 6.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406349108
Age: 12 years +
BIC Code: YFB
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 304 pages
Rights Held: World; all languages
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction July 2014
The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die
by April Henry
The only thing she knows is that she must run!
When Cady wakes up, she has no memory of who she is. All she knows is that there is a pillowcase over
her head and a person in the room has instructed someone to "take her out back and finish her off". Cady
must find a way to save herself. But how can she when she doesn't even know her name? April Henry has
written another nail-biting suspense thriller, which explores such themes as murder, memory loss, identity
theft and biological warfare. As in her previous novels, her strong female protagonist joins forces with
another teenager. Together they race against time to stay alive and save Cady's missing family.
April Henry is the author of many acclaimed mysteries for adults and young adults, including Girl, Stolen
and The Night She Disappeared. Her novel Face of Betrayal, which she co-wrote with Lis Wiehl, was a
NYTimes bestseller. April lives in Oregon, USA.
A rivetting psychological thriller by a New York Times bestselling author
Following Girl, Stolen and The Night She Disappeared, this is the third title by April
Henry to be published by Walker Books
Praised by Marcus Sedgwick: "A genuine thriller that races along from first page to
last!"
Martyn Bedford: "I was absolutely gripped from start to finish."
Publication Date: 03 July 2014
Price: 6.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406350104
Age: 14 years +
BIC Code: YFB
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 256 pages
Rights Held: Other
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction July 2014
Eden
by Joanna Nadin
A chilling and compelling YA mystery from Joanna Nadin bestselling author of Rachel Riley and
three times nominated for Queen of Teen.
I wait for my heart to slow and then I begin the game of 'what ifs' and 'if onlys'. What if I could turn back
time? Would Eden still stand? Would Bea still be alive? After her cousin Bea is killed in a house fire, Evie
returns to her childhood home of Eden, full of guilt for what might have been. She is not the only one
seeking redemption. Beas boyfriend, Penn, arrives in Cornwall, desperate to atone for a terrible mistake.
And as Penn and Evies feelings for each other intensify, Evie slowly unravels the dark truth behind Beas
tragic death
Joanna Nadin is the author of the bestselling Rachel Riley series for teenagers. She was nominated for the
2012 Queen of Teen award, in the company of Maureen Johnson and Cathy Cassidy. She was also
shortlisted for the award in 2008 and 2010. Joanna has written many award-winning books for younger
children, including the Penny Dreadful series, as well as Undertow (9781406353181) and Wonderland
(9781406352580) for Walker. A former special adviser to the prime minister, she also freelances as a
government speechwriter. Joanna lives in Bath with her daughter, Millie.
Visit Joanna's website at www.joannanadin.com
Chilling and atmospheric family mystery, set in Cornwall
Joanna Nadin was nominated for the 2012 Queen of Teen award, in the company of
Maureen Johnson and Cathy Cassidy. She was also shortlisted for the award in 2008
and 2010.
Publication Date: 03 July 2014
Price: 6.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406346992
Age: 14 years +
BIC Code: YFA,YFCB
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 240 pages
Rights Held: World; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction July 2014
Finnikin of the Rock
by Melina Marchetta
A gripping, beautifully woven fantasy about a broken kingdom and a blossoming romance.
Ten years after he pledges an oath in blood to protect Lumatere, Finnikins cursed kingdom is at the mercy
of a murderous imposter. He and his mentor must enlist the help of Evanjalin, an enigmatic young woman
who claims the heir to the throne still lives. As Finnikin fights for the truth, he must also contend with the
growing intensity of his own feelings for her. The first in the Lumatere Chronicles trilogy, this is a fast-paced,
compelling read that will engross the most discerning of fantasy fans, along with newcomers to the genre.
Melina Marchetta is the acclaimed and multi-award-winning author of Jellicoe Road, which won the Michael
L. Printz medal. Her other titles include Saving Francesca, The Piper's Son and Looking for Alibrandi.
Finnikin of the Rock is the first in The Lumatere Chronicles, her epic fantasy trilogy, and has won the 2009
Aurealis award for best YA novel. She lives in Australia.
Visit Melina's website at melinamarchetta.wordpress.com
The first title in a stunning trilogy from universally acclaimed award-winner Melina
Marchetta.
Epic, action-packed, and romantic with strong crossover appeal.
Highest calibre character-driven fantasy, for fans of Game of Thrones, Lian Hearn,
Kristin Cashore and Alison Croggon.
Publication Date: 03 July 2014
Price: 7.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406355895
Age: 14 years +
BIC Code: YFH,YFB
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 512 pages
Rights Held: UK & Commonwealth exc. Canada, Aus & NZ + non-exclusive Open Market; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction April 2002
Daughter of the Wind
by Suzanne Fisher Staples
Shabanu, you are as wild as the wind. You must learn to obey.
Shabanu lives with her family in Pakistan's Cholistan Desert, in a society that denies women any form of
independence. At twelve years old, Shabanu is already betrothed, while her sister Phelan, a year older, is
about to be married. Then tragedy strikes and Shabanu is faced with a decision that will change her life for
ever - she must choose between the strength of her own dreams of freedom and her obligation to her family
and culture...
Suzanne Fisher Staples is a former United Press International news reporter who has worked in India,
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. She is the award-winning author of many acclaimed books for
young readers set in South Asia and the Middle East, including Under the Same Stars and Under the
Persimmon Tree (9780744555974). She lives in Pennsylvania, USA.
Publication Date: 08 April 2002
Price: 6.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780744590111
Age: 11 years +
BIC Code: YFB
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 240 pages
Rights Held: UK & Commonwealth exc. Canada + non-exclusive Open Market; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction September 2007
Under the Same Stars
by Suzanne Fisher Staples
A young woman must choose between family, tradition and an unexpected love in this gripping
novel set in Pakistan.
Shabanu, daughter of the windswept Cholistan desert, is the youngest of Rahim's four wives. Although her
husband adores her, it is only in his rarely inhabited town house, away from the family home, that Shabanu
and her daughter can escape the cruelty of the other wives. But there Shabanu falls dangerously in love
with another man, and she must decide whether it is right to follow her heart.
Suzanne Fisher Staples is a former United Press International news reporter who has worked in India,
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. She is the award-winning author of many acclaimed books for
young readers set in South Asia and the Middle East, including Daughter of the Wind and Under the
Persimmon Tree (9780744555974). She lives in Pennsylvania, USA.
Endorsed by Amnesty International UK as contributing to a better understanding of
human rights and the values that underpin them.
The powerful sequel to Daughter of the Wind (9780744590111) blends intrigue and
excitement with an open look at Muslim culture and the issue of women's roles in
traditional society. Also includes a map, list of characters and glossary.
"An intoxicating blend of heart-pounding adventure and social issues ... eloquent,
unpretentious language." Publisher's Weekly (USA)
Publication Date: 03 September 2007
Price: 7.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406308198
Age: 12 years +
BIC Code: YFB,5AN
CBMC Code: D3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 352 pages
Rights Held: UK & Commonwealth exc. Canada + non-exclusive Open Market; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction August 2014
Undertow
by Joanna Nadin
An emotionally compelling young adult book from Joanna Nadin bestselling author of Rachel
Riley and three times nominated Queen of Teen featuring romance and family mystery through
three generations of mother and daughters.
Can Billie find the truth? When sixteen year old Billie Paradise inherits her grandmother's house, it's a
fairytale come true. She and her family move from their rented flat in London to start a new life by the sea.
Maybe Billie can even find the father she's never met. But moving back to her mum's childhood home
uncovers long-buried secrets and Billie soon discovers that people may die, but the past lives for ever.
Joanna Nadin is the author of the bestselling Rachel Riley series for teenagers. She was nominated for the
2012 Queen of Teen award, in the company of Maureen Johnson and Cathy Cassidy. She was also
shortlisted for the award in 2008 and 2010. Her most recent teen novel for Walker is Eden, and she has
written award-winning books for younger children, including the Penny Dreadful series. A former special
adviser to the prime minister, she also freelances as a government speechwriter. She lives in Bath with her
daughter, Millie.
Joanna Nadin was nominated for the 2012 Queen of Teen award, in the company of
Maureen Johnson and Cathy Cassidy. She was also shortlisted for the award in 2008
and 2010.
Author of the best-selling Rachel Riley series for teens and the previous teen
standalone, Wonderland.
Intelligent, compelling commercial fiction for teen girls who will grow into fans of
literary romance by writers such as Sadie Jones, Victoria Hislop and Jodie Picoult.
Backlist: Eden and Wonderland
Publication Date: 07 August 2014
Price: 6.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406353181
Age: 14 years +
BIC Code: YFB
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 272 pages
Rights Held: World; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction August 2014
What's the Drama, Malibu Bennet?
by Michelle Gayle
After humiliating herself when her derrire goes live on air, Remy has to work even harder to
maintain her celebrity status, but is this what she really wants?
The last in the series. Remy is struggling to balance her hectic career with her demanding family and to top
it all off, she has just humiliated herself on national TV. It is time for her to take stock of what is important
and how far she will go to keep other people happy just what can she sacrifice before she loses herself
and the real Remy that we know and love.
Michelle Gayle is best known for her TV appearances, which began in the 1980s with children's drama
Grange Hill, followed by EastEnders, before Michelle moved over to a glittering pop career that saw her
achieve six top 20 hits and sell a million records, most successfully 1994 single "Sweetness". Michelle has
since appeared on TV shows such as Reborn in the USA, Doctors, Holby City and The Games, and she
starred opposite Ed Stoppard in 2006 film Joy Division. In recent years Michelle has presented on Loose
Women and also taken part in reality TV shows Come Dine with Me and Dancing On Wheels. Michelle now
lives with her husband and two sons in west London; this is her third novel, sequel to Don't Lie to Me,
Robbie Wilkins (9781406343960) (previously Pride and Premiership) and Say You Love Me, Stevie C.
(9781406339291).
Michelle is an ex-soap star, chart-topping pop diva and popular TV celebrity
Bright, sophisticated cover design to finish off the series. Appeals to graduates of My
Mad Fat Diary by Rae Earl and My Big Fat Teen Crisis by Jenny Smith.
Reviews for Don't Lie to Me, Robbie Wilkins: "Sassy and contemporary, this story also
carries a serious message of choosing which dreams are really worth pursuing." Red
House Children's Book Award panel
"Fun, well-written and perfect summer reading for teens." Natasha Harding, The Sun
"A fun and light read for anyone who's ever dreamed of a glitzier lifestyle." Chicklish
blog
Publication Date: 07 August 2014
Price: 6.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406339352
Age: 14 years +
BIC Code: YFM,YFB
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 272 pages
Rights Held: World; all languages
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction August 2014
The Golden Day
by Ursula Dubosarsky
When their teacher goes missing during an outing, eleven girls grapple with the aftermath in this
haunting, exquisitely told psychological thriller.
The Vietnam War rages overseas but back home, in a year that begins with the hanging of one man and
ends with the drowning of another, eleven schoolgirls embrace their own chilling history when their teacher
abruptly goes missing during a school outing. Who was the mysterious poet they had met in the garden?
What actually happened in the seaside cave that day? And most important who can they tell about it? In
beautifully crafted prose that shimmers and fades, Ursula Dubosarsky reveals how a single shared
experience can alter the course of young lives for ever. Part gripping thriller, part ethereal tale of innocence
lost, The Golden Day is a poignant study of fear and friendship, and of what it take to come of age with
courage.
Ursula Dubosarsky is an award-winning author of numerous books for children and young adults. About
The Golden Day, her first book for Walker, she says, "The little girls watch, wonder, respond, change and
grow and then they're gone, for ever. This element of the story, I suppose, is at least partly
autobiographical. But, as I say all of our teachers come home safe and sound in the end." Ursula lives in
Australia.
An atmospheric and haunting feast by one of Australia's most celebrated authors.
A surprising coming-of-age whodunnit that will have readers, along with the
characters themselves, wondering what happened.
An eerie and unsettling ending ensures that the reader will think about this novel long
after the final page is turned.
Dubosarksky is hailed by Astrid Lindgren Award-winning author Sonya Hartnett as
"the most graceful, most original writer for young people in Australia - probably in the
world."
Publication Date: 07 August 2014
Price: 6.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406351149
Age: 14 years +
BIC Code: YFB
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 160 pages
Rights Held: World; all languages
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction August 2014
The Voices of Silence
by Bel Mooney
A gripping story about a young girl's turmoil during the revolution in Romania.
Before she knows it, everything in thirteen-year-old Flora Popescu's life has changed. Her parents, her best
friend Alys, and the restricted life she has always known in their Bucharest tower block are distanced from
her and Daniel, the mysterious new boy at school, seems to be the cause. Flora likes him, but why can't
everybody else trust him too? She thinks of her father's words: "People like us can't afford the luxury of new
friends." Then, just as she is making sense of her divided loyalties, Flora discovers that only she alone can
save her father's life.
Bel Mooney is a journalist, broadcaster and children's writer of fiction and non-fiction. As well as writing a
regular problem column in The Times and The Daily Mail, she has written numerous books for adults and
children, including the popular Kitty and Friends series and six books about a dog called Bonnie. Bel lives in
Bath.
Set in revolutionary Romania, this is a thought-provoking story of loyalty, acceptance
and the power of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming hardship.
Endorsed by Amnesty International UK as contributing to a better understanding of
human rights and the values that underpin them.
Winner of a Parents' Gold Choice Award (USA).
Publication Date: 07 August 2014
Price: 6.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406358278
Age: 9 years +
BIC Code: YXZW
CBMC Code: D3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 176 pages
Rights Held: World; all languages
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction September 2014
The Jewel
by Amy Ewing
A shocking and compelling new YA series from debut author, Amy Ewing; The Handmaid's Tale
meets The Other Boleyn Girl in a world where beauty and brutality collide.
Violet Lasting is no longer a human being. Tomorrow she becomes Lot 197, auctioned to the highest royal
bidder in the Jewel of the Lone City. Tomorrow she becomes the Surrogate of the House of the Lake, her
sole purpose to produce a healthy heir for the Duchess. Imprisoned in the opulent cage of the palace, Violet
learns the brutal ways of the Jewel, where the royal women compete to secure their bloodline and the
surrogates are treated as disposable commodities. Destined to carry the child of a woman she despises,
Violet enters a living death of captivity until she sets eyes on Ash Lockwood, the royal Companion.
Compelled towards each other by a reckless, clandestine passion, Violet and Ash dance like puppets in a
deadly game of court politics, until they become each others jeopardy and salvation.
Amy Ewing is a graduate of the New School's MFA program in Writing for Children, and has a BA from New
York University. The daughter and granddaughter of librarians, she is a self-confessed high-fantasy nerd
who meant to be an actor, but found herself a writer. She lives in New York.
Will appeal to fans of dystopian, dark romance, stepping beyond the paranormal
craze. Perfect for fans of Allie Condie and The Hunger Games.
Debut novel from a radical new voice in YA.
First book in The Jewel trilogy.
Publication Date: 04 September 2014
Price: 7.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406347494
Age: 14 years +
BIC Code: YFM,YFB
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 368 pages
Rights Held: UK & Commonwealth exc. Canada + non-exclusive Open Market; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction September 2014
Wonderland
by Joanna Nadin
When your best friend can't live without you... A psychological thriller from the bestselling author of
Rachel Riley.
Jude must get away. She has to ace her exams and an audition at a prestigious drama school or she'll
never escape her small town life and follow her dream of becoming an actor. But then her best friend Stella
returns, bringing excitement and danger to Jude's dull existence. For the first time, she can be who she
wants to be. But as her life spirals out of control, Jude uncovers a dark secret. Will Stella save her or
destroy her?
Joanna Nadin is the author of the bestselling Rachel Riley series for teenagers. She was nominated for the
2012 Queen of Teen award, in the company of Maureen Johnson and Cathy Cassidy. She was also
shortlisted for the award in 2008 and 2010. Her most recent teen novel for Walker is Eden, and she has
written award-winning books for younger children, including the Penny Dreadful series. A former special
adviser to the prime minister, she also freelances as a government speechwriter. She lives in Bath with her
daughter, Millie.
Joanna Nadin was nominated for the 2012 Queen of Teen award, in the company of
Maureen Johnson and Cathy Cassidy. She was also shortlisted for the award in 2008
and 2010.
Featuring common teenage issues of identity and friendship. Jo says of Wonderland,
"I wanted to explore the idea of identity, and of wanting to be someone else, which is
what I seemed to spend a large part of my teens, and some of my adulthood, doing."
Backlist: Eden and Paradise
Publication Date: 04 September 2014
Price: 6.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406352580
Age: 14 years +
BIC Code: YFB
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 224 pages
Rights Held: World; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction September 2014
The Kingdom of Little Wounds
by Susann Cokal
A young seamstress and a royal nursemaid find themselves at the centre of an epic power struggle
in this stunning young adult debut.
On the eve of Princess Sophias wedding, the Scandinavian kingdom of Skyggehavn prepares to fete the
occasion with a sumptuous display of riches: brocade and satin and jewels, feasts of sugar fruit and sweet
spiced wine. Yet beneath the veneer of celebration, a shiver of darkness creeps through the palace halls. A
mysterious illness plagues the royal family, threatening the lives of the thrones heirs, and a courtiers
wolfish hunger for the kings favours sets a devious plot in motion. Here in the palace of Skyggehavn, things
are seldom as they seem and when a single errant prick of a needle sets off a series of events that will
alter the course of history, the fates of budding young seamstress Ava Bingen and crafty servant Midi Sorte
become irrevocably intertwined. As they navigate a tangled web of palace intrigue, power-lust and
deception, Ava and Midi must carve out their own survival any way they can, weathering desperate desires
and crushing consequences on a journey to ultimate redemption.
Susann Cokal is the author of two adult novels, Mirabilis and Breath and Bones, and her short stories and
literary criticisms have been widely published in literary journals and The New York Times Book Review.
The Kingdom of Little Wounds is her first novel for young adults and won a 2014 Printz Honor. Currently an
assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, she lives in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Winner of a Printz Honor for excellence in young adult literature
"An epic, mercurial tale of astounding beauty, power, and madness." Gigi Amateau
"The novel's ... brutality, eloquence, and scope are a breathtaking combination."
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Listed in Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year and The Boston Globe's Best YA
Novels from 2013
Publication Date: 04 September 2014
Price: 14.99
Binding: Hardback
ISBN: 9780763666941
Age: 16 years +
BIC Code: YFH,YFT
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 209mm x 140mm
Extent: 576 pages
Rights Held: World; all languages
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction October 2014
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava
Lavender
by Leslye Walton
A mesmerizing, lyrical tale of the bright and dark sides of love and desire.
Foolish love appears to be a Roux family birthright. And for Ava Lavender, a girl born with the wings of a
bird, it is an ominous thing to inherit. In her quest to understand her peculiar disposition and a growing
desire to join her peers, Ava ventures into the wider world. But it is a dangerous world for a naive girl a
world which may view her as girl or angel. On the night of the summer solstice celebration, the skies open
up, rain and feathers fill the air and Avas journey and her familys saga reaches a devastating crescendo.
First-time author Leslye Walton has constructed a layered and unforgettable mythology of what it means to
be born with hearts that are tragically, exquisitely human.
Leslye Walton says that The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender began as a short story that
came to her while listening to a song. She has an MA in Writing, and this is her first novel. Leslye Walton is
a native of Tacoma, Washington, where she currently teaches at a high school.
@LeslyeWalton
A stunning literary young adult novel, won at auction, which marks the debut of Leslye
Walton.
Magical realism weaves through this generational saga which is reminiscent of Gabriel
Garcia Marquez, with a taste of Chocolat.
"Entrancing and sumptuously written." Publishers Weekly, starred review
"This fantasy follows Ava Lavender's discovery of her one-of-a-kind self." Teen Vogue
Recommended Read
"Absolutely mesmerizing... This book is a wonder and completely took my breath
away." Once Upon a Bookcase
Publication Date: 02 October 2014
Price: 7.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406357738
Age: 14 years +
BIC Code: YFH,YFM,YFN
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 320 pages
Rights Held: UK & Commonwealth exc. Canada + non-exclusive Open Market; English language
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction October 2014
The World Beneath
by Janice Warman
One boy's struggle for freedom during South Africa's anti-apartheid movement.
1970s South Africa. Eleven-year-old Joshua lives with his mother, who works as a maid for the Malherbes
in a white middle-class area in Cape Town. We see this enclosed world through Joshua's eyes as we share
his longing for his family and his past life in the rural Ciskei. When a boy enters the garden one night,
Joshua offers him refuge. The stranger turns out to be a freedom fighter on the run. As riots sweep the
country Joshua becomes more and more aware of the political situation around him and is determined to
help bring about change for himself, his family and ultimately his country.
South-African born journalist Janice Warman writes for the Observer, the Guardian, the Spectator and the
Daily Mail. She is the author of The Hey Nonny Handbook, a literary survival guide for women, and Class of
'79, the story of three fellow students who risked their lives to help destroy apartheid. Janice lives in
Crowborough, East Sussex. Follow her @JaniceWarman
South African born author Janice Warman's powerful story set in Cape Town during
the anti-apartheid movement.
Debut novel by a brilliant new voice in children's fiction
South Africa currently has a high profile in world news
2014 is the 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's inauguration as president of a
democratic South Africa
Author lives in the UK and will be actively publicising her book
Publication Date: 02 October 2014
Price: 6.99
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406337167
Age: 12 years +
BIC Code: YFB
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 198mm x 129mm
Extent: 192 pages
Rights Held: World; all languages
ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction November 2014
The Bane Chronicles
by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen
Johnson
The Bane Chronicles follows the adventures of immortal warlock Magnus Bane, a fan-favourite
character from The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices series.
Ever wanted to know why Magnus Bane is banned from Peru? Or what he got up to during the French
Revolution? Or what he bought Shadowhunter Alec Lightwood as a birthday present? Read this book and
find out! Originally released as individual e-only short stories by bestselling YA authors Cassandra Clare,
Maureen Johnson and Sarah Rees Brennan, this gorgeous hardback brings all ten together in print for the
first time and includes a never-before-seen eleventh tale, as well as new illustrated material.
Cassandra Clare is the author of the New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Publishers
Weekly bestselling Mortal Instruments series and Infernal Devices trilogy. Her books have more than twenty
million copies in print worldwide and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. Cassandra
lives in western Massachusetts, USA. Visit her online at www.cassandraclare.com. Learn more about the
world of Shadowhunters at www.ukshadowhunters.com.
New York Times bestseller Sarah Rees Brennan is the author of the critically acclaimed Unspoken, a
romantic Gothic mystery. The first book of her Demons Lexicon series received three starred reviews and
was an ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults. Unspoken, and Team Human, a novel co-written with
Justine Larbalestier, are both YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults picks and TAYSHAS picks. She lives in
Ireland. Visit her at www.sarahreesbrennan.com. New York Times bestseller Maureen Johnson is the
author of ten YA novels, including 13 Little Blue Envelopes, The Name of the Star and The Madness
Underneath. Maureen spends a great deal of time online, earning her some dubious and some not-so-
dubious commendations, such as being named one of Time magazines top 140 people to follow on Twitter.
Visit her at www.maureenjohnsonbooks.com or follow her on Twitter at @maureenjohnson.
Stories originally published as eBooks only this collection brings all ten together for
the first time.
Cassandra Clares The Mortal Instruments and its prequel series, The Infernal Devices,
are international bestsellers. There are more than twenty million copies in print
worldwide and the books have been translated into more than thirty-five languages.
Publication Date: 11 November 2014
Price: 12.99
Binding: Hardback
ISBN: 9781406361322
Age: 14 years +
BIC Code: YFH,YFM
CBMC Code: E3N79
Format: 229mm x 152mm
Extent: 528 pages
Rights Held: UK & Commonwealth exc. Canada + non-exclusive Open Market; English language