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Diamond wasn’t always a star. Born to penniless parents who longed for a son, she was a dainty, delicate daughter – and a bitter disappointment. Discovering she has an extraordinary natural gift for acrobatics, Diamond tries to use her talent to earn a few pennies. A mysterious stranger spots her performing on the street, and makes a deal with her father. Diamond is sold and is taken to become an acrobat at Tanglefield’s Travelling Circus.

Charlotte is learning to control her emerging magical powers under the secret tutelage of Magus Hopkins. Her first covert mission takes her to the textile mill where her brother, Ben, is training with the Royal Society of the Esoteric Arts. He's asked for her help to identify the disgruntled workers who are apparently destroying expensive equipment. And if she can't identify the culprits before it's too late, her brother will be exiled, and her family dishonoured...

Winner of the Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year Award. Eves are designed, not made. The School trains them to be pretty. The School trains them to be good. The School trains them to Always be Willing. All their lives, the eves have been waiting. Now, they are ready for the outside world. Companion...concubine...or chastity. Only the best will be chosen. And only the Men decide.

When Sam's best friend is whisked off the Outer Hebrides by her parents, Sam suddenly finds herself without any friends. Sam doesn’t seem to fit in anywhere anymore. She's not "cool", she’s not "sophisticated", and the gorgeous new boy at school certainly won’t be interested unless she has an image overhaul - fast! But as Sam experiments with new clothes and new friends, she finds herself more lost than ever! Who does she really want to be - and will she realize before it's too late.

Tara has always loved gymnastics, and joining Silverdale Gymnastics Club has been a dream come true. But with the summer holidays at an end, and Tara starting secondary school, trying to juggle her schoolwork, her friendships, and her gymnastics training is proving tricky. When Tara says she can't go to her best friend's birthday sleepover because of her training, her best friend is badly hurt. With an important competition looming, and her friends giving her the cold shoulder, can Tara find a balance between the two most important things in her life?

Meet Jax and her magical moon cat! A school trip to the City Farm reveals that cheeky Conrad is a natural when it comes to animals. But when his mum tells him that he can't have a pet, Conrad goes from mischievous to moody, getting into BIG trouble at school. This could be Jax's toughest mission yet... especially as Beans has other things on his mind. Can a sprinkle of moon-cat magic help Conrad's deepest wish come true?

Raised in the grandeur of Muntham Court, young Millicent has always felt like the black sheep of her family. Between a vindictive mother and a conceited older sister, her only ally is her doting father, Charles. Brought up in the traveller community and always on the move, Lena’s life has never been settled, but it has always been happy thanks to the support of her loving mother. When it is revealed that Lena is Charles’s illegitimate daughter, Milly finally has a chance at true sisterhood.

Hiya! This book is about Odd Street School where I go along with mad Ivy who always jumps down stairs four at a time WAHOO! And Martha who is big and jolly and can sort out boys. The oddest teacher we've got is Miss Barking who wears goggles and gloves to use a pencil sharpener. The story is about when she tried to execute Martha with a floppy cardboard axe, but instead Martha's head floated off and exploded ha ha brilliant! Don't worry. Martha ends up eating an ice cream... But if you want to know how, then you'll have to listen to this book, won't you?

Helloooo! This story is about the time I was watching Sing Wiggle and Shine on TV (the worst talent show ever WAHOO love it love it) but my evil brother James nicked the TV remote so he could watch football instead. Don't worry, I got my own back! All it took was a giant yellow cake, some fairies, a school fete and a big sofa cushion. Oh, and Dad ended up with his toenails painted, so does that all make sense to you? It will do! Hope you like it, and thanks for reading this blurb! .

Gym-mad Tara still can't believe she's part of the Silverdale Gymnastics Club - and that she's through to the National Acrobatics Gymnastics competition! But Tara would much rather be practising her backflips and learning new balances than doing maths questions or history essays, and her homework is starting to pile up. When her teachers notice her schoolwork sliding, Tara is caught between school and gym. Will Tara be able to finish all her work on time and win the gold?

Every morning you wake up it feels like someone else is out there to hit you with an all-new level of stress and pressure. The teenage years shouldn’t be like this—and you have the power to change it! You have to be the best in class and in extracurricular activities. You need to be the model child for your parents and the rock for your friends. You should dress the part, have the followers, and do it all with a smile!

Tara loves doing cartwheels and handstands in her garden, spending every spare moment practising. But with so many other things to learn, like backflips and somersaults, Tara is desperate to join a gym club. When her mum finally relents, Tara signs up for a summer course at Silverdale Gymnastics Club. With a real sprung floor, bars, beams, and a big foam pit, the gym club is everything that Tara has ever dreamed of. After a whirlwind week, Tara can't believe her luck when she's asked to join the acrobatics squad....

Meet the fairy friends from Starshine Meadow. They love to make wishes come true! 'Ivy and the Fantastic Friend': When Jessica moves to Bramble Cottage, she misses her best friend, Laura. Can Ivy use her sparkling wish-dust to make Jessica’s wish come true?'Belle and the Magic Makeover': Fiona’s park is full of litter and needs a makeover fast! Can Belle work her magic and help make Fiona’s wish come true?

Is your parent completely out of control? You need Katie Sutton’s help! She is a parent trainer extraordinaire, and also, quite possibly, an undiscovered genius. Her diary could change your life! Or it might not. Still, it’s worth a try... A funny, feel-good story from debut novelist Jenny Smith.

Meet Jax and her magical moon cat! Everyone is talking about the school talent show - except Jax. She's too busy with Moonbeans, her magical moon cat. But then she meets Hubble, the white rabbit. His owner, Howard, dreams of performing a dazzling magic act. But Howard's show has more mishaps than magic. Can Jax and Moonbeans help Howard conjure up his hidden talent?

Frost Ford has secrets.... None bigger than the identity of the brutal killer who terrorizes the streets of the creepy English town. His sights are set on his ultimate prize. She escaped him once before, forcing him to ground. This time, she won’t be so lucky. Have you ever felt fear? Not that bump in the night fear, when your stomach jumps into your throat for a few seconds. I’m talking about real fear.

The Hoozles are not ordinary toys. When they find a special friend, they all come to life! In Ragbag Friends, Croc is up to something - he's making strange Hoozles out of bits and bobs for the Summertown Fair. Can Willow help the raggedy toys find loving homes?

The 100 Society is more than just a game; it's an obsession. At Clifton Academy, sixth-form student Grace Becker will stop at nothing to carry out the rules of the game with her friends: tagging 100 locations around the city. But then the group catches the attention of a menacing stalker - the Reaper - who seems intent on exposing their illegal game, and the once tight-knit group starts to unravel…

Meet Jax and her magical moon cat! Jax loves being with Moonbeans, her magical moon cat. But when he announces he's on a mission to cheer up stroppy starlet, Ruby-Rose, Jax is dismayed. Ruby-Rose behaves like she's better than everyone else just because she goes to stage school. But Moonbeans knows Ruby-Rose is putting on an act. Can Jax and her magical moon cat help Ruby-Rose sparkle like a true shining star?

Alyssa D'Yaragen is just an elf trying to make ends meet. Thankfully, working as a freelance thief - a runner by the street name Lysistrata — pays more than she would make in a month selling cell phones to retropunks at her antique shop. Though she's low-tech, she has an advantage over her fellow larcenists. She has magic.