Halloween
Sorcery is in the air as Freya Hartas‘ mad wizard gets to work brewing up a magical new potion!

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Spine-tingling new cover art by Levente Szabo for ‘Scream and Scream Again!’.
Published by HarperCollins, this terrifying anthology of all-new scary short stories for middle graders is written by R.L. Stine—the godfather of Goosebumps—and other popular authors.



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Beware! Fabulously foreboding new characters by Carmen Saldana.


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October sees the release of Risa Rodil‘s spooky new ‘Witch Girl’ cover design for Scholastic.
Goth Girl meets Ghostbusters in this mystery adventure with the perfect spine-tingling balance of fun and scares! Beware! This is a story to read with the lights on.

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With Halloween just around the corner, there’s lots of mischief & mayhem to be enjoyed in ‘The Alien Next Door: Trick or Cheat?’ brilliantly illustrated by Anjan Sarkar. This fourth book in the popular series published by Little Bee Books is out now.




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Whoo-hoo! How gorgeous is Nicola Slater‘s cover illustration for ‘Bella Broomstick: Midnight Magic’. Set to fly off the shelves in August, this is the fifth title in the delightful witchy series written by Lou Kuenzler for Scholastic.

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Halloween is here and preparation for the party is in full swing! Spooktacular black & white illustrations by Christian Garland.

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Fantastic to receive our copies of Bella Broomstick ‘Halloween Havoc’ published by Scholastic. Nicola Slater‘s cover artwork is so much fun!

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