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When Arthur and Rose were little, they were heroes in the Land of Roar, an imaginary world that they found by climbing through the folding bed in their grandad’s attic. Roar was filled with things they loved - dragons, mermaids, ninja wizards and adventure - as well as things that scared them (including a very creepy scarecrow).... Now the twins are 11, Roar is just a memory. But when they help Grandad clean out the attic, Arthur is horrified as Grandad is pulled into the folding bed and vanishes. Is he playing a joke? Or is Roar...real?

Rose and Arthur are back in Roar, on a voyage that takes them further than they’ve ever been before: beyond The End. It’s an amazing adventure - full of secrets, surprises and fairies with fangs - but then a mysterious storm changes everything. Shipwrecked on a strange island, they make a shocking discovery.... Could this be the end of Roar? Jenny McLachlan is the author of several acclaimed teen novels including Flirty Dancing, Stargazing for Beginners and Truly, Wildly, Deeply.

Twins Arthur and Rose can’t wait to go back to Roar, the fantasy world they get to through their grandad’s attic. Roar is a land of dragons, mermaids, unicorns, ninja wizards and where anything they can imagine can be real. But when they return there’s no time for exploring, because a message arrives from their scarecrow enemy, Crowky. What’s in the box? The box would always contain the things that scared the twins most - and if Crowky gets hold of it, Roar could be in more danger than ever.

Sid Jones loves hanging out in the graveyard with her best friend Zen—they are desperate to see a real-life ghost! But when Sid accidentally summons a 300-year-old pirate from the dead, it opens the door to the HALFWAY HOUSE—a magical inn FULL of lost souls from across the ages, all trapped there by a sinister landlord. There are more ghosts that Sid could ever have imagined—and they’re all sure Sid is there to save them! (Sid’s sure there’s been some kind of mistake.)

Is Betty ready to fall in love? Will she finally have her first kiss? 

Betty Plum has never been in love. She's never even kissed a boy. But when hot Toby starts school it's like Betty has been hit with a thousand of Cupid's arrows. It's like a bomb has exploded - a love bomb!  

More than ever Betty wishes her mum hadn't died when Betty was a baby. She really needs her mum here to ask her advice. And that's when she finds hidden letters for just these moments. Letters about what your first kiss should feel like and what real love is all about.... 

This warm, nuanced, hilarious story about friendship, fortitude - and dancing is impossible not to fall in love with. Jenny's voice is fresh and convincing, and she handles both darker and lighter elements of the story with equal panache.

Pearl er selvskreven til at blive stjernen i den årlige musical. At stå på scenen er det eneste, hun drømmer om - især når det involverer at kysse lækre Jake Flower. Men så dukker en ny pige på til skolen audition. Hoshi kan synge og danse og har et irriterende nuttet ansigt, og før Pearl ved af det, har Hoshi stjålet hovedrollen, hendes venner og Jakes opmærksomhed. Pearl er skolens hårdeste pige og vil gøre alt for at slippe af med Hoshi. Men hun ved ikke hvem - eller hvad - hun er oppe imod, og mødet med Hoshi kommer til at ændre alt.

Til Kats store forfærdelse har hendes forældre besluttet, at hun skal tilbringe en hel sommer hos sin tante på en lille svensk ø. Livet i skærgården uden venner, mobilsignal eller strøm til glattejernet er en stor udfordring for Kat, men da hun møder Leo, opdager hun en helt ny side af sig selv.

Annie is starting college. It's the start of a new adventure, and Annie's not going to let anyone or anything get in the way of that. She has cerebral palsy, and she's had to fight hard to get the world to see her for who she truly is. Then she meets Fab. He's six foot two, Polish and wildly drawn to her. As things go deeply wrong, Annie sets out to win his heart with a romantic gesture of truly epic proportions!

"Jeg kigger på den nye dreng og ser hvid hud, en fortryllende mund og vildt mørkt hår. 'Vampyr', tænker jeg. 'Nej Betty, dumt, vampyrer findes ikke'. Mit hjerte hamrer, som om det forsøger at bryde ud af min krop. Hvad sker der for mig?" Betty Plum ved intet om drenge, og hendes eneste rigtige kys var et uheld og involverede en kat. Så da den flotte, mystiske Toby pludselig dukker op, får hun brug for hjælp!

"Vi vender os alle og ser en drengeformet silhuet komme ind af døren. Langsomt træder silhuetten ud af skyggen og forvandler sig til... "Ollie," hvisker jeg i chok. Det er forfærdeligt... det er fantastisk... men mest af alt er det virkelig angstprovokerende." Da Bea Hoggs bedste veninde brænder hende af i en stor dansekonkurrence, accepterer hun sin skæbne. Men det gør hendes farmor ikke, og hun finder en ny dansepartner til Bea.