Welcome to the dazzling new world of Quicksmiths, where you will encounter Strange Energy, the Mowl, Wormholes, Dark Forces and the tantalising riddle of the Ark of Ideas. When Kip Bramley receives a cryptic invitation, delivered by a beetle shaped drone which appears to be breathing, his world will change forever. Soon he finds himself chasing riddles and solving puzzles on a crazy treasure hunt set 400 years earlier by a mysterious genius. As things get dangerous, it seems much more is at stake for Kip and his family than winning top marks at his strange new school…
A white supremacist group and its violent leader target fifteen- year-old Josh, who is struggling to cope with his father’s recent death at the hands of terrorists. Will he find the strength to resist, and will unlikely accomplice Dana help him plant something good in the space grief has left inside him?
Grow is a tense and compelling novel of our current social landscape woven through with redemptive strands of friendship, love and nature.
The daffodils are blooming and we’re waving our Welsh flags to celebrate St David’s Day here in Wales. And what better day to shout out about all our wonderfully Welsh books, all set in Wales. Click on the maps below to download a printable map PDF for your display board.
