New Releases by Siobhan Dowd

A stunning new edition of Dowd''s moving story of lives lived on the edge of society, and love in its many forms with powerful black and white illustrations from Emma Shoard. Bullying, name-calling, and a new school face Jim when his family halt at Dundray. The town aren''t happy that his community are there and it seems such an unfriendly place until he meets a girl named Kit. But acts of prejudice are constant, the threat to Jims family is building, and Kit''s friendship isn''t enough to stop the violence they face.A stunning new edition of this poignant novella of the reality of life in a traveller community and the simple power of kindness.

Vervolg op Het reuzenradmysterie Mijn naam is Ted Spark. Ik ben 12 jaar en 281 dagen oud. Ik heb zeven vrienden. Drie maanden geleden heb ik het mysterie opgelost van de verdwijning van mijn neef Salim uit het London Eye. Dit is het verhaal van mijn tweede mysterie. Deze zomer ging ik op vakantie naar New York om mijn tante Gloria en neef Salim te bezoeken. Toen ik daar was, werd er een schilderij gestolen uit het Guggenheim Museum, waar mijn tante Gloria werkt. Iedereen was heel ongerust en verdrietig. Ik begreep het probleem niet. Ik zie niet het nut van schilderijen, zelfs als ze 9,8 miljoen dollar waard zijn. Misschien komt dat door mijn ongewone brein, dat anders werkt dan dat van andere mensen. Maar toen werd tante Gloria beschuldigd van diefstal – en tante Gloria is familie. En toen besefte ik hoe belangrijk het is om het schilderij te vinden en te ontdekken wie het echt had meegenomen. Prachtig eerbetoon aan veelgeprezen auteur Siobhan Dowd Geschreven door Robin Stevens Spannend en ontroerend verhaal met autistische hoofdpersoon Het reuzenradmysterie is bekroond met Vlag en Wimpel Siobhand Dowd schreef ook De weg, Het moerasmeisje en Donds offer Is ook los te lezen van Het reuzenradmysterie 'Een spannende, humoristische en zelfs ontroerende detective.' **** Hebban

V ponedeljek, 24. maja, ob 11.32, je Salim vstopil v kabino Londonskega očesa. Ob 12.02 iz nje ni več izstopil. Izginil je brez sledu. Kot bi izpuhtel. Kaj storiti, ko zdrav razum odpove? Ko še odrasli hromijo od slutnje najhujšega? In celo policija tava v temi? Samo Ted Sparks, 12-letni fant s hecnimi, a neverjetnimi možgani, bi s pomočjo starejše sestre Kat lahko videl vzorec v čustvenem viharju okoli sebe in razrešil uganko Londonskega očesa, ki ga bo pripeljala do izginulega bratranca Salima.

Retrouvez le roman original de Patrick Ness, magnifiquement illustré par Jim Kay, et récompensé par les plus grands prix littéraires (dont le Prix Imaginales 2013, le Jugendliteraturpreis 2012 et la Carnegie Medal 2012). Une histoire bouleversante qui sait toucher le coeur des lecteurs de tous âges. Découvrez également la grande aventure du film interviews des acteurs (Liam Neeson, Sigourney Weaver...), témoignage du réalisateur J.A. Bayona, révélations sur la création du monstre et les effets spéciaux, photographies et dessins inédits... Une édition exceptionnelle qui dévoile les coulisses du tournage.

Dit is het verhaal van Darra, die als dertiende kind van haar moeder op haar dertiende verjaardag zal worden geofferd aan de duistere god Dond. Ze kan zich geen slechter verjaardagscadeau voorstellen. Siobhan Dowd trekt ons op onweerstaanbare wijze in Darra’s wereld op een klein smaragdgroen eiland, gegeseld door wit-getipte golven, en overgeleverd aan de genade van de duistere god Dond. Alleen de waarheid en een kus van een moeder kunnen haar bevrijden. *Bijzondere novelle van prijswinnende auteur

Darra is an omen of unluck: a thirteenth child. To appease the dark god, Dond, and bring good fortune to her small island community, Darra must be sacrificed at the age of thirteen - by drowning. On the eve of her final birthday, Darra begins to dream of the twin brother she has watched from afar but never met, and dares to hope that she might escape her fate . . . The scouring wind and remorseless waves which beat against Darra''s island world are matched in Pam Smy''s powerful, wild and emotive illustrations. The Ransom of Dond is our final story from Siobhan, and a book to be treasured.

Rollercoasters novels are known for the wide selection of fiction, appealing to girls, boys and mixed-ability classes. This Class Pack contains 15 copies of The London Eye Mystery and 15 FREE supporting Reading Guides.

DIGGING FOR PEAT in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she’s been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him—his brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his parents arguing over the Troubles, and him in it up to the neck, blackmailed into acting as courier to God knows what—a little voice comes to him in his dreams, and the mystery of the bog child unfurls. Bog Child is an astonishing novel exploring the sacrifices made in the name of peace, and the unflinching strength of the human spirit.

In 1981, the height of Ireland's "Troubles," eighteen-year-old Fergus is distracted from his upcoming A-level exams by his imprisoned brother's hunger strike, the stress of being a courier for Sinn Fein, and dreams of a murdered girl whose body he discovered in a bog.

Holly’s story will leave a lasting impression on all who travel with her. Memories of mum are the only thing that make Holly Hogan happy. She hates her foster family with their too-nice ways and their false sympathy. And she hates her life, her stupid school, and the way everyone is always on at her. Then she finds the wig, and everything changes. Wearing the long, flowing blond locks she feels transformed. She’s not Holly anymore, she’s Solace: the girl with the slinkster walk and the supersharp talk. She’s older, more confident—the kind of girl who can walk right out of her humdrum life, hitch to Ireland, and find her mum. The kind of girl who can face the world head-on. So begins a bittersweet and sometimes hilarious journey as Solace swaggers and Holly tiptoes across England and through memory, discovering her true self and unlocking the secrets of her past.

Ireland 1984.After Shell''s mother dies, her obsessively religious father descends into alcoholic mourning and Shell is left to care for her younger brother and sister. Her only release from the harshness of everyday life comes from her budding spiritual friendship with a naive young priest, and most importantly, her developing relationship with childhood friend, Declan, who is charming, eloquent, and persuasive. But when Declan suddenly leaves Ireland to seek his fortune in America, Shell finds herself pregnant and the center of a scandal that rocks the small community in which she lives, with repercussions across the whole country. The lives of those immediately around her will never be the same again.This is a story of love and loss, religious belief and spirituality—it will move the hearts of any who read it.

Ted and Kat watched their cousin Salim board the London Eye. But after half an hour it landed and everyone trooped off–except Salim. Where could he have gone? How on earth could he have disappeared into thin air? Ted and his older sister, Kat, become sleuthing partners, since the police are having no luck. Despite their prickly relationship, they overcome their differences to follow a trail of clues across London in a desperate bid to find their cousin. And ultimately it comes down to Ted, whose brain works in its own very unique way, to find the key to the mystery. This is an unput-downable spine-tingling thriller–a race against time.

Dans le petit village irlandais de Coolbar, Shell tente d'être un lycéenne comme le autres. Mais élever Trix et Jimmy, ses petits frères et sœurs, tout en les protégeant d'un père alcoolique et violent, n'est pas un quotidien ordinaire pour une jeune fille de quinze ans. Pourtant, Shell ressent profondément la joie d'exister. D'où lui vient cette force incroyable qui la sauve, même quand l'Irlande entère la montre du doigt ? Un roman singulier et fort, touché par la grâce. Comparée aux plus grands écrivains irlandais, Siohban Dowd signe une histoire poignante, tirée de faits divers réels.