The Hiddenseek

In this spine-chilling middle grade debut--perfect for fans of Small Spaces and the Goosebumps series--a brother and sister are transported to a cursed world based on the game hide-and-seek, where the only way to get home is to win. "You hid. But you were not found. You thought you were playing a harmless game. You were wrong." After Holly and Hector Thorn are left behind during a simple game of hide-and-seek, they find themselves transported to a gloomy, magical world seemingly trapped in time--the Hiddenseek. There, It, a witch with the ability to transform into a raven and a wolf, stalks children day and night, turning any she can lay hands on into statues, frozen forever in their final moments of terror. Together with the other lost children they encounter, Holly and Hector will have to unravel the mysterious origins of the Hiddenseek and find a way to put a stop to the curse once and for all, before they get stuck there forever . . . Because in this twisted game of hide-and-seek, they are playing for their lives.

One of our most iconic childhood games receives a creepy twist as it becomes the gateway to a nightmare world. Don't let the Seeker find you!Twelve-year-old Zee is back now. He disappeared for a year and nobody knows where he went or what happened to him. Not even his best friends Justin, Nia, and Lyric. But ever since Zee has been back, he's been... different. After Zee freaks out at his friends playing hide-and-seek at an odd party in his backyard -- the first time his friends are back together since his reappearance -- strange things begin to occur. Everyone who played in the game has a mark on their wrist. And then they disappear.The kids are pulled into a shadow world -- the Nowhere -- ruled by the monstrous, shape-shifting Seeker. Justin and his friends will have to band together and face their worst nightmares to defeat the Seeker or lose themselves to the Nowhere forever.

In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke, an illegal third child, has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm in this start to the Shadow Children series from Margaret Peterson Haddix. Luke has never been to school. He's never had a birthday party, or gone to a friend's house for an overnight. In fact, Luke has never had a friend. Luke is one of the shadow children, a third child forbidden by the Population Police. He's lived his entire life in hiding, and now, with a new housing development replacing the woods next to his family's farm, he is no longer even allowed to go outside. Then, one day Luke sees a girl's face in the window of a house where he knows two other children already live. Finally, he's met a shadow child like himself. Jen is willing to risk everything to come out of the shadows—does Luke dare to become involved in her dangerous plan? Can he afford not to?

A missing child. A house full of secrets. A mystery waiting to be solved. From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a twisty psychological thriller that you won’t be able to put down. 'Next-level domestic suspense - even the twists have twists. I loved it – Andrea Mara is a star.' Lee Child ‘A relentless, twisting page-turner.’ Chris Whitaker 'Original, clever and unputdownable.’ Sarah Pearse Close your eyes. The game of hide and seek is over, but little Lily Murphy hasn't been found. Her parents try to stay positive, but they know this peaceful Dublin suburb will never be the same again. Count to ten. Years later, Joanna moves into a new house. It seems perfect in every way, until she learns that Lily Murphy used to live here. And when you open them, your child is gone. Because Joanna thinks she knows what really happened to Lily – and if the truth gets out, it might be her undoing... READERS LOVE HIDE AND SEEK! 'I loved, loved, LOVED this book! A fast-paced thriller with twists that you never see coming!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Andrea Mara is the Queen of the Unexpected Twist. Not to mention excelling in creating an attention-grabbing hook to ensure that the reader's attention is 'hooked' from the opening page...' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘I honestly think it's her best book yet. From the very start I was completely gripped by the story, and I couldn't put this book down. This is an unputdownable crime thriller thick with suspense and intrigue. A massive 5⭐ read for me.’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘Best thriller of the year! Loved every page, really hope they make a Netflix series based on this!’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘Hide and Seek is every mother’s worst nightmare! Andrea Mara is an amazing storyteller and weaves a thoroughly enjoyable tale...’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘I felt completely high on adrenaline after finishing this book because it was so good. A compulsive page-turner that will leave your heart racing!’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Praise for Andrea Mara: 'Grips from the first page and keeps upping the stakes . . . I didn't predict any of the twists and turns.' Sarah Pearse, No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Sanatorium 'Sharp, sophisticated, and full of suspense.' Cara Hunter 'Andrea Mara's tight plotting and convincing characterisation make her books both compelling and intriguing.' Liz Nugent **Don't miss Someone in the Attic, the gripping, twisty new thriller from Andrea Mara, available to pre-order now!**

A true story about a boy named Jimmy who takes another kid's lunch at school every day. But through the power of kindness, he is transformed into a compassionate human being.

Could Bert really be a zombie cat? Two friends put their brains together to find out in a wry new mystery series. While helping her best friend, Danny, film his latest horror flick, Mellie discovers a scraggly cat behind a dumpster outside the YummCo Foods factory. Mellie names the stray Bert and hides him in her room, knowing her parents won’t let her keep him. But soon Bert has decapitated all her stuffed animals, and before long he is leaving the headless corpses of birds and mice as gifts for her. Danny is convinced the cat is a zombie, living on the brains of his victims. But is that what is really going on? Award-winning author Kara LaReau lets loose a fresh and sharply funny new mystery series, with an irresistible touch of the macabre. Fans of creepy stories and animal lovers alike will devour this fast-moving first episode in one gulp.

A dream world turns haunting nightmare in this spellbinding debut novel, perfect for fans of Circus Mirandus and The Night Gardener. After Andrea's brother, Francis, disappeared, everything changed. Her world turned upside down, and there was nothing she could do to right it. So when she discovers a magical dream world called Reverie in the woods near her home, Andrea jumps at the chance to escape her pain and go inside. But the cost of admission is high: Andrea must give up a memory in order to enter. And she knows exactly which memory she'd like to give up. Once inside, Andrea discovers tent after tent of dreams come alive; she can fly on a gust of wind, brave swashbuckling pirates and search for buried treasure, reach for--and wish on--a tangible star, and much, much more. But Andrea soon realizes that not all of Reverie's dreams are meant to delight, and the Sandman behind the circus tents seems to have plans of his own. When Andrea finds a tent in which her brother's darkest nightmare has been brought to life, she realizes the dark truth: Reverie is not an escape; it's a trap. Will Andrea and her new friend Penny have what it takes to find Francis, figure out what's really going on in Reverie, and break free from this nightmarish dream world? A wonderfully inventive, deliciously creepy debut novel that is sure to linger in readers' minds long after the last thrilling page has been turned. Praise for The Circus of Stolen Dreams: * "Savaryn's unconventional story makes for a bewitching debut, filled with dazzling descriptions and real surprises." --Booklist, *STARRED REVIEW*

Follow our lovable hero Dusty and his best friend Funny Bunny Hopsallot in the first installment of the Dusty Popsallot series of rhyming children's books. Filled with a timeless moral, hidden seek-and-find symbols, jokes, talking animals, pirates, fantastic animation and even a parent teacher lesson plan, this story has something for everyone. Ever just want to get away? Dusty thought he did too, So let's see where he ends up in the Adventures of Dusty Popsallot!