Best Selling Books by Marcus Sedgwick

Join the wonderfully weird Otherhand family and their faithful guardian, Edgar the raven, and discover the dark secrets of Castle Otherhand. It''s Halloween and the Otherhands are enjoying the Annual Pumpkin Hunt. And there are preparations to be made for the Great Halloween Ball. Minty is all a-fluster. Solstice is busy spraying fake cobwebs everywhere. Valevine is in charge of disorganising everyone''s carefully laid plans, and Cudweed seems hungrier than ever and oddly preoccupied with ''fresh brains''. In fact when Silas, Valevine''s long lost brother, turns up with Samantha, the Otherhands would be well-advised to check out their guests. It''s not long before wily Edgar works out that there''s a preponderance of vampires and not all of them have false teeth. Just when he''s about to solve the latest mystery at Otherhand Castle, the lights go out... Dedicated website on Raven Mysteries: www.ravenmysteries.co.uk

In the fifth laugh-out-loud adventure from BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD-shortlisted Marcus Sedgwick and Pete Williamson, Elf Girl and Raven Boy head to Terror Town to save the world from the Goblin King.

Second title in Marcus Sedgwick''s brand new series of quirky tales of mystery featuring Edgar the raven and the strange Otherhand family.

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Join the wonderfully weird Otherhand family and their faithful guardian, Edgar the raven, and discover the dark secrets of Castle Otherhand. In the sixth of the Raven Mysteries, all manner of disaster descends on Castle Otherhand; weirdness abounds, the family are on the verge of being thrown out of their own home, and there''s still no sign of the fabled treasure of the Otherhand. Worse still, there''s no sign of Edgar, either. So will it be diamonds or doom for the Otherhands?

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. Cudweed comes face to face with Roman soldiers, dinosaurs and Vikings in this funny, quirky story, perfect for beginner readers, from the bestselling Raven Mysteries team, Marcus Sedgwick and Pete Williamson.

In the bitter cold of an unrelenting winter Tomas and his son, Peter, arrive in the inhospitable village of Chust and settle there as woodcutters. When a band of gypsies comes to the village Peter''s drab existence is turned upside down. He is infatuated by the beautiful gypsy princess, Sofia, intoxicated by their love of life and drawn into their deadly quest. For these travellers are Vampire Slayers and Chust is a dying community - where the dead come back to wreak revenge on the living. Years on from My Swordhand is Singing and Peter is still on the trail of the Shadow Queen. His search leads him to Venice, a city whose beauty disguises many ugly secrets. The Shadow Queen is there, gathering strength, recruiting a new army of the Undead for a final confrontation. Hers is the kiss of death.

Em 2073, na remota e fascinante ilha Bendita, há rumores de que ninguém envelhece e de que não há crianças.O jornalista Eric Sete desembarca na ilha para investigar esse mistério. Depara-se, então, com Merle, uma jovem e linda garota. E Eric tem a estranha sensação de que ela sempre habitou seu coração e de que estava destinado a encontrá-la. Mais uma vez. A ilha das sete luas é uma história de amor e mistério que ultrapassa o tempo, o espaço e a própria vida. Uma narrativa de horror e beleza, ternura e sacrifício.

Set in a girls'' boarding school in Massachusetts a haunting and sinister story YA story for World Book Day from prize-winning author Marcus Sedgwick. 1963. Foxgrove School near Stockbridge, Massachusetts. One of the oldest and finest academies in the country - but what really goes on behind closed doors? Nathaniel Drake, the new young English teacher, Isobel Milewski, the quiet girl who loved to draw spirals, her fingers stained with green ink, Jack Lewis, who lent Isobel books - just words, just ink on paper, Margot Leya, the girl with those eyes - who are they, what part have they played in killing the dead? Follow the dark, dark path Into the dark, dark woods To the dark, dark bridge By the dark, dark water. Linger. Let the ghosts of heaven tell their story. A stylish and creepy story for World Book Day from prize-winning author Marcus Sedgwick.

Une île perdue loin de tout où le temps semble s’être arrêté, personne ne vieillit, aucune naissance. Eric envoyé pour une enquête est plongé au cœur d’une histoire ancestrale. Victime des coutumes cruelles d’un autre temps, il découvre combien son destin est lié par-delà les siècles à Merle, une jeune femme séduisante.

Elf Girl and Raven Boy get hot and bothered in the desert as they come a few steps (with sand in their shoes) closer to finding the Singing Sword and the Tears of the Moon. They bump into a grumpy camel, a grumpier genie, Sultanas, Sandpeople and scorpions as they try to save the world from the Goblin King.

Au château d''Autrepart, vit une famille bizarre : Lord Valvigne, le célèbre inventeur de la roue carrée ; Lady Menthalo, sorcière à la retraite, autrefois redoutée pour son terrible sort des verrues violettes. Solstice, leur fille, qui passe son temps à composer des poèmes tristes. Et leur fils, Hellébore, qui ne se déplace jamais sans son singe, Pote. Heureusement, Edgar, un corbeau centenaire, veille sur cette bande d''hurluberlus. Et depuis peu, il a fort à faire : une terrible créature à écailles erre autour du château tandis que les servantes disparaissent l''une après l''autre.

A l''heure où la montée des eaux menace d''engloutir peu à peu les terres les plus basses de la planète, c''est la panique sur l''île de Norwich ! Dans l''affolement, Zoé ne peut monter avec ses parents dans le dernier bateau venu secourir la population. Seule, il n''y a qu''en partant sur la mer qu''elle pourra s''en sortir... Mais dans sa barque, elle s''épuise à ramer et finit par échouer sur une île dangereuse où une horde d''enfants se fait la guerre. Comment va-t-elle survivre aux épreuves qui l''attendent ?