New Releases by James Riordan

Siberia. From this strange and beautiful land comes an oral tradition that has altered little in two thousand years. Here is a true spiritual democracy and purity of folk art rarely found in traditional tales.

HISTORICAL FICTION (CHILDREN''S / TEENAGE). It''s 1930s America and the Depression has ripped the nation apart. Poverty is rife and families are starving. Fourteen-year-old Molly has no one to rely on but herself. She has to find work - any work. But with millions of people unemployed the competition for jobs is stiff, and the only way to find work is to travel. Riding the freight trains in search of a square meal, Molly sees the misery of the Depression at first hand. Part of a unique collection of fictional stories about young people caught up in real-life conflicts and disasters. Through their eyes we experience the day-to-day hardships and dangers of living through troubled times from throughout history. Ages 9+

Three bestselling novels in one powerpack! Includes Rick Riordan''s THE 39 CLUES: THE MAZE OF BONES, James Dashner''s INFINITY RING: A MUTINY IN TIME, and Brandon Mull''s SPIRIT ANIMALS: WILD BORN! Available together for the first time, three novels that each launched a blockbuster series. This powerpack includes:THE 39 CLUES #1: THE MAZE OF BONES by bestselling author Rick Riordan. Are you ready to save the world?INFINITY RING #1: A MUTINY IN TIME by bestselling author James Dasher. Fix the past. Save the future.SPIRIT ANIMALS #1: WILD BORN by bestselling author Brandon Mull. The legend lives in you.Three unforgettable adventures are waiting for you....

Meet Grace Barry in Grace the Pirate. Grace is a wild young girl; she is captured by pirates and marooned on a desert island. But nothing can stop Grace for long... TreeTops Fiction contains engaging novels from top authors and illustrators with the variety children need to develop a love of reading!

It''s Christmas Eve, 1914, and there''s a war on. British and German soldiers sit in the muddy trenches either side of No Man''s Land, as deadly enemies. Suddenly, a strange sound fills the air. A German voice is singing ''Silent Night''. A British sergeant joins in, and so begins a most unusual evening indeed... War Games is a historical story set during World War I.

Petrushka is part of Russian folklore, but is not a folk tale. It is in the European tradition of ''Harlequin'' and ''Punch'', performed in a puppet theatre at travelling fairs. Petrushka is tired of being a clown in a puppet show. He wants to save pretty ballerina from Strongman and take her in his arms far, far away. His mind is made up and, encouraged by Skeleton, the next day he challenges his rival to a duel. But he''s no match for Strongman and ends up in a lifeless, crumpled heap. ''That old ragdoll needs chucking out,'' says the showman. But Petrushka has other ideas...

Franklin has more than one secret-if possible, the second more hideous than the first. As a serial killer who murders young prostitutes in particularly gruesome ways, Franklin also works with a friend, who helps covers his tracks. The only compensation required from his friend is watching the killings . . . and taking a few pictures that he shares with a couple of his friends. In turn, those friends share their pictures and stories of other murders, creating a horrific network of murder used as entertainment. Detective Carl Peterson''s first mistake in being assigned to the Kankakee serial killer case is thinking that he''s simply looking for a serial killer . . . acting alone. When Carl seeks help from his computer statistician girlfriend, Laurie, she discovers that various murders in four different states have similarities that can''t be ignored. Carl teams up with FBI profiler Bob Rathburn, and together they track down the killer. But then, the murders continue . . . And the more Carl discovers, the more the unthinkable connections become a staggering reality.

A collection of books seven, eight, and nine in the Christian supernatural series Forbidden doors.

Samuel''s parents and young sister, innocent bystanders during an uprising, are killed by South African police. Samuel is sent to live with his uncle, a tribal chief in the Bantu homeland, while his brother vows to join the African National Congress armed struggle and avenge his family''s deaths. In the h omeland, Samuel discovers he can run faster than anyone and before long begins to train under his English-educated uncle. Years later, after the end of Apartheid, Samuel is selected as the token black South African athlete to run in the Olympics. President Nelson Mandela is there when he wins his gold medal, and Samuel dedicates it to ''a very special man... I was running for the President. I was running for my country.'' This powerful and moving story portrays what it was like for blacks growing up in South Africa aunder Apartheid and the different ways in which they struggled to gain their freedom. For some, like Samuel''s brother, it was an armed struggle, but for Samuel it was the opportunity to prove he could run better than any white man.

Previously published as four separate books, the exciting series can now be found in one volume. In "The Elijah Project," Zach and Piper aren''t the only ones to notice their little brother Elijah''s supernatural gifts. Something evil is also paying attention.

An appealing fairy tale with a twist, illustrated in full colour and perfect for young readers aged 5 to 7 years.

Stalingrad snipers were a legend in their time. Their patience, keen eyes and ruthlessness helped win the Battle of Stalingrad and turn the tide of the Second World War. This is the true story of a teenage sniper recruited in 1942 by Vasily Zaitsev to seek out and shoot German officers. To begin with, the youngster finds it almost impossible to kill, but after a shocking discovery, goes on to ''snap as many as 84 German sticks'', and following capture and a daredevil escape, leads a handpicked unit on a hazardous mission to seize Field Marshall Paulus, the Commander-in-Chief of the invading army. But this sniper is no ordinary marksman. The author first visited Stalingrad in 1959, and made subsequent visits in 1963 and, most recently, in 2006, when he met Tania Chernova, the heroine of this novel. Having studied Russian in Birmingham and Moscow, James Riordan lived, worked and travelled extensively in Russia for five years, and has presented several BBC radio programmes on Russia. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Russian at the University of Surrey.

Zach and Piper, with divine assistance, continue to seek their kidnapped parents and protect their little brother, Elijah, from the evil Shadow Man, who places temptation in their path in the form of a beautiful runaway.

Sinbad''s adventures are the most fantastic of the stories in The Thousand and One Nights. During his twenty years as a merchant adventurer, Sinbad encounters a Rookh''s egg, a valley of diamonds, streams of amber, a terrifying sea-monster, an ogre''s feast, the Cave of the Dead, the Old Man of the Sea and much, much more... For this vibrant retelling, James Riordan has drawn particularly on Sir Richard Burton''s remarkable translation. Shelley Fowles tackles the illustrations with gusto and her comic touch gives these classic stories a highly contemporary feel.

Abena is a rebellious Ashanti girl sold into slavery on the notorious Transatlantic route from West Africa to Jamaica. Mungo is an English orphan who becomes a cabin boy, only to be kidnapped and sold as a white slave. Fate brings the two together and Mungo, risking life and limb, saves Abena from a terrible death. Together they escape and set out towards the Blue Mountains - where rumours tell of a stronghold of runaway slaves ruled by a legendary leader called Nanny. But can Abena and Mungo slip through the hordes of Redcoats and baying bloodhounds sent to drag them back?? Based on historical events, the novel unflinchingly describes the conditions of black and also white slavery in the 18th century, when profits took precedence over human life, and ends on a strong note of hope.

Frank lives in London''s East End. When his father is drafted and his neighborhood is bombed, Frank is evacuated to the countryside. There, he meets a German Jewish girl named Hannah and learns how much is at stake in the war with Nazi Germany.

Presents a recreation of the Greek myth about Jason and his perilous journey with the Argonauts to the kingdom of Colchis in search of the Golden Fleece.

May the road rise up to meet you... The best of Irish storytelling is packed into this captivating collection. Seventeen stunning tales feature characters as wild and wonderful as giants, both selfish and shrinking, flying grandmothers, mysterious carriages, ghosts and of course leprechauns! The collection is crammed with contributions from well-known authors, including Oscar Wilde, Patricia Lynch, Eamon Kelly, Edna O''Brien and Frank Murphy. Capturing all that''s strange and wonderful about the land of saints and scholars, this collection will be loved by young readers.

Bee has cerebral palsy and her twin sister Fee has to care for her. When Fee discovers that Bee is a talented poet, she helps her with her writing, while at the same time becoming inspired to do something she ia really good at herself - running. Together the twins find a way of overcoming their day to day problems, and surprising everyone around them.

I hard to bail out. The plane was going down. I could have been trapped for ages if it hadn''t been for those kids. A sound wailed in my ears. An air raid warning. Must take cover. The girl and the boy - they hate me for who I am. But if I can just make them see that bombs don''t care which side you''re on...

Billy''s life is changed forever when he is injured by a bomb.Angry and disfigured he is visited by a soldier who gives him a gift that will give him somthing to live for.

The stories in this book will make you laugh, make you cry, make you hold your breath - just like the game!They''re all written by keen fans who follow their teams all over the country. People like Michael Rosen, Robert Swindells, Michael Parkinson, Barry Hines, and lots more.Football - it''s the greatest game in the world...