The first book in a new fantasy trilogy by the award-winning author of The Fabled Beasts Chronicles.

Winner of the Kelpies Prize 2013

Why did the chicken cross the road?
TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD

The city of Aberdeen in Scotland is being terrorized by giant robot chickens who want to peck out every last sign of human resistance. The streets are empty, the adults have vanished--and those left behind are fighting for survival.

Jesse and his friends are desperate to save their families and stop the feathered fiends. They hatch a master plan...but can a gang of kids REALLY defeat an army of angry robot chickens?

A hilarious, weird, and...

Winner of a Scottish Children's Book Award

The Morton family is cursed: the house is haunted by eerie footsteps, a ghostly figure, and whispers in the night. Fiona and new neighbor Samuel investigate the hauntings and discover a deadly tale of betrayal and revenge...and a family secret long forgotten.

Trapped by snow and ice, can the friends escape the chill or will the Morton children be doomed to repeat the past forever?

"Alex Nye's involving Chill is set near Stirling in a snowbound house with a ghost in the library. It's a tense confection of mystery,...

Helen has won a place at a prestigious summer music school in remote north-western Scotland. As she practices for a concert on Midsummer's Eve, her friends, the fabled beasts, prepare for battle - in the very forest where the young musicians are staying.

Helen and her friends help Rona in a storm singer competition. Rona wins by singing up an incredible storm, but part of the prize is to represent the selkies in a much bigger contest. She must compete in three challenges against a mermaid and a blue loon, and carry a message between the deep sea powers, which will stop them going to war.

One of Helen's friends is dying, stabbed in the heart by the Master, and needs a magical remedy. Helen and her fabled-beast friends unite to find a magical token with the power to cure. But they only have until tomorrow night. On their quests through Scotland for the enchanted healing tokens, they battle with magical lizards, monstrous goats, and a vengeful giant. Fighting together, can they cure their friend and finally defeat the power-crazed Master of the Maze?

Molly's curse is getting stronger and more unpredictable. In this final instalment of the Spellchasers trilogy, can the friends bring balance to the magical world?

Highly anticipated sequel to the Blue Peter Book Award winner. The Emporium has been stolen. Will it ever reappear? Return to a magical world where imagination is power and anything is possible.

Jamie just wants to be normal, but his ADHD doesn't make it easy. Elin just wants to be perfect, so that her dad will come back to live with her. When their two families blend, sparks fly. But perhaps there's no such thing as normal after all

On the morning of Gail's birthday, her shadow escapes. A lyrical, immersive and luminous tale of sisterhood, The Girl Who Lost Her Shadow tells of bravery, the effect of mental health issues and being strong enough to ask for help when we really need it.