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1 y separately published work icon Fence : Striking Distance C.S. Pacat's Fence : Striking Distance Sarah Rees Brennan , New York (City) : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers , 2020 21042245 2020 single work novel young adult

'Sixteen-year-old Nicholas Cox is the illegitimate son of a retired fencing champion who dreams of getting the proper training he could never afford. After earning a place on the elite Kings Row fencing team, Nicholas must prove himself to his rival, Seiji Katayma, and navigate the clashes, friendships, and relationships between his teammates on the road to state championships--where Nicholas might finally have the chance to spar with his golden-boy half-brother.

'Coach Williams decides to take advantage of the boys' morale after a recent victory and assigns them a course of team building exercises to further deepen their bonds. It takes a shoplifting scandal, a couple of moonlit forest strolls, several hilariously bad dates, and a whole lot of introspection for the team to realize they are stronger together than they could ever be apart.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

17 4 y separately published work icon Hollowpox : The Hunt for Morrigan Crow Jessica Townsend , New York (City) : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers , 2020 16682490 2020 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

'Morrigan Crow and her friends have survived their first year as proud scholars of the elite Wundrous Society, helped bring down the nefarious Ghastly Market, and proven themselves loyal to Unit 919. Now Morrigan faces a new, exciting challenge: to master the mysterious Wretched Arts of the Accomplished Wundersmith, and control the power that threatens to consume her.

'Meanwhile, a strange and frightening illness has taken hold of Nevermoor, turning infected Wunimals into mindless, vicious Unnimals on the hunt. As victims of the Hollowpox multiply, panic spreads. There are whispers - growing louder every day - that this catastrophe can only be the work of the Wundersmith, Ezra Squall.

'But inside the walls of Wunsoc, everyone knows there is a new Wundersmith - one who's much closer to home. With Nevermoor in a state of fear and the truth about Morrigan threatening to get out, the city she loves becomes the most perilous place in the world. Morrigan must try to find a cure for the Hollowpox, but it will put her - and everyone in Nevermoor - in more danger than she could have imagined.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Hounds and Hauntings Janine Beacham , London : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers , 2018 13514963 2018 single work children's fiction children's mystery fantasy

'The city of Yorke is under attack and it's up to Rose Raventhorpe and Yorke's secret society of butlers to find the culprit! The third mystery in the Rose Raventhorpe Investigates series.

'The Clockwork Sparrow meets Downton Abbey

'The city of Yorke is in a panic. There's been a murder! Is an ancient ghost-hound called the Barghest on the loose?

'ROSE RAVENTHORPE, her friend Orpheus and the secret society of butlers search for clues in the dark, eerie skitterways, on the mist-covered moors, and atop the ancient walls of the city. Rose believes that the villain is human, and she's determined to prove it.

'There's no sweeping this crime under the carpet...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Rubies and Runaways Janine Beacham , London : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers , 2017 11612817 2017 single work children's fiction children's mystery fantasy

'It's a bitterly cold winter in Yorke and Rose Raventhorpe and her butler Heddsworth are stuck with Rose's unpleasant cousin Herbert, and his equally horrible butler, Bixby.

'When an orphan boy named Orpheus interrupts the Cathedral's Mistletoe Service, saying that his sister has been kidnapped, Rose vows to help. Solving the mystery will be a lot better than accompanying ghastly Herbert! But the investigation is more complicated than Rose has anticipated and will lead her and her butler friends through fancy tea-rooms, horrible factories, secret underground passages and more...' (Synopsis)

1 y separately published work icon Black Cats and Butlers Janine Beacham , London : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers , 2017 11612592 2017 single work children's fiction children's mystery fantasy

'Rose Raventhorpe loves nothing more than wandering around Yorke with her beloved butler, Argyle, listening to the stories he tells about the city. So when Argyle is murdered - the third butler to be stabbed in a week - Rose knows she must find out what really happened.

'Rose's investigation leads her on a journey into a hidden world of grave robbers and duelling butlers, flamboyant magicians and the city's ancient feline guardians. Knives aren't just for cutting cucumber sandwiches, you know . . . ' (Synopsis)

1 y separately published work icon Rose Raventhorpe Investigates Janine Beacham , London : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers , 2017 11612540 2017 series - author children's fiction mystery fantasy
1 14 y separately published work icon Wildlife Fiona Wood , New York (City) : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers , 2014 Z1930747 2013 single work novel young adult 'Life? It's simple: be true to yourself. The tricky part is finding out exactly who you are...

"In the holidays before the dreaded term at Crowthorne Grammar's outdoor education camp two things out of the ordinary happened. A picture of me was plastered all over a twenty-metre billboard. And I kissed Ben Capaldi."

Boarding for a term in the wilderness, sixteen-year-old Sibylla expects the gruesome outdoor education program - but friendship complications, and love that goes wrong? They're extra-curricula. Enter Lou from Six Impossible Things - the reluctant new girl for this term in the great outdoors. Fragile behind an implacable mask, she is grieving a death that occurred almost a year ago. Despite herself, Lou becomes intrigued by the unfolding drama between her housemates Sibylla and Holly, and has to decide whether to end her self-imposed detachment and join the fray.

And as Sibylla confronts a tangle of betrayal, she needs to renegotiate everything she thought she knew about surviving in the wild.

A story about first love, friendship and NOT fitting in.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 3 y separately published work icon Guardian of the Dead Karen Healey , London : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers , 2011 Z1677767 2010 single work novel young adult fantasy thriller 'At her boarding school in New Zealand, Ellie Spencer is like any ordinary teen: she hangs out with her best friend, Kevin; obsesses over her crush on a mysterious boy; and her biggest worry is her essay deadline. Until everything changes... In the foggy woods near the school, something ancient and deadly is waiting.' (From the publisher's website.)
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