The Blurb The best in children’s fiction from Simon & Schuster Dork Diaries Holiday Heartbreak is the sixth book in this bestselling series, which hit the No.1 spot in the UK Children’s hardback book chart and No. 1 in the Irish Children’s chart. The loveable Nikki Maxwell is getting ready for the biggest dance of the year and is hoping her crush, Brandon, wants to be her date. But time is running out… what if he doesn’t want to go with her? Or worse, ends up taking arch-enemy Mackenzie?! Welcome to the fifth edition of The Blurb, brought to you by Simon & Schuster Children’s Books. In this issue, we’re focusing on our fiction highlights for summer reading. Whether you’re looking forward to a holiday abroad or getting ready for a relaxing staycation, we’ve got a bundle of great stories to help you while away the hours… Jade Westwood, Publicity & Marketing Assistant Check out this great photo of our children’s department Team Dork showcasing our lovely t-shirts and display unit. I hope you’ll agree they look fabulous! £6.99 ISBN: 978-1-47111-573-8 PB, ISBN: 978-1-47111-574-5 eBook £6.99 ISBN: 978-0-85707-803-2 PB, ISBN: 978-0-85707-804-9 eBook £10.99 ISBN: 978-1-47111-766-4 HB, ISBN: 978-0-85707-939-8 eBook £6.99 ISBN: 978-0-85707-103-3 PB, ISBN: 978-0-85707-104-0 eBook Sophie McKenzie’s romance series continues with Casting Shadows, the penultimate episode in this four-part story. River and Flynn have been dating for a while and things seem to have settled for the pair. But, as always with Sophie’s novels, there are plenty of twists and turns still to come… powerful secrets lurk in the shadows that threaten the couple’s happiness. An intense and completely absorbing summer read. C. J. Flood’s stunning debut, Infinite Sky was first published in hardback in February 2013, receiving fantastic reviews and creating a huge buzz among readers. Praised for its intoxicating summer setting, gripping atmosphere and expertly-crafted characters, the novel won the hearts of readers and boosted C. J. Flood’s profile as ‘one to watch’ alongside Sarah Dessen and Julia Green. Check out these lovely reviews and the beautiful new paperback package. The perfect read for lazy summer days… “This is a remarkably assured debut, confidently crafted, eschewing histrionics for cleverly observed character and setting.” Keith Gray for The Scotsman “A beautiful and lyrical read, it’ll make you feel special while breaking your heart... we couldn’t recommend it more.” Sugarscape.com “Quietly but brilliantly visual and full of feeling…. here is a story assured enough and tough enough to be itself.” The Guardian “Every character is drawn with sympathy, economy and assurance.” The Times Sarah Alderson made her debut in 2011 with teen thriller Hunting Lila, which is currently optioned for film. Sarah has quickly gathered a following of dedicated readers, bloggers and booksellers with her pacy, intense plots and swoon-worthy male leads. She was a featured author on the World Book Day Teen App in 2013 alongside Patrick Ness, Will Hill and Alex Scarrow, with her exclusive short story Turning Amber. Sarah’s new novel this summer, The Sound is a sizzling holiday read and will be enjoyed by fans of her previous novels as well as lovers of Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars. When aspiring music journalist Ren Kingston takes a job nannying for a wealthy family on the exclusive island of Nantucket, playground for Boston’s elite, she’s hoping for a low-key summer reading books and blogging about bands. Cue party-loving private school kids with secrets to hide, the local bad boy… and a serial killer. To keep up with the series, sign up for news at www.dorkdiaries.co.uk
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The Blurb The best in children’s fiction from Simon & Schuster
Dork Diaries Holiday Heartbreak is the sixth book in this bestselling series, which hit the No.1 spot in the UK Children’s hardback book chart and No. 1 in the Irish Children’s chart. The loveable Nikki Maxwell is getting ready for the biggest dance of the year and is hoping her crush, Brandon, wants to be her date. But time is running out… what if he doesn’t want to go with her? Or worse, ends up taking arch-enemy Mackenzie?!
Welcome to the fifth edition of The Blurb, brought to you by Simon & Schuster Children’s Books.
In this issue, we’re focusing on our fiction highlights for summer reading. Whether you’re looking
forward to a holiday abroad or getting ready for a relaxing staycation, we’ve got a bundle of great
stories to help you while away the hours… Jade Westwood, Publicity & Marketing Assistant
Check out this great photo of our children’s department Team Dork showcasing our lovely t-shirts and display unit. I hope you’ll agree they look fabulous!
continues with Casting Shadows, the penultimate episode in this four-part story. River and Flynn have been dating for a while and things seem to have settled for the pair. But, as always with Sophie’s novels, there are plenty of twists and turns still to come… powerful secrets lurk in the shadows that threaten the couple’s happiness. An intense and completely absorbing summer read.
C. J. Flood’s stunning debut, Infinite Sky was first published in hardback in February 2013, receiving fantastic reviews and creating a huge buzz among readers. Praised for its intoxicating summer setting, gripping atmosphere and expertly-crafted characters, the novel won the hearts of readers and boosted C. J. Flood’s profile as ‘one to watch’ alongside Sarah Dessen and Julia Green. Check out these lovely reviews and the beautiful new paperback package. The perfect read for lazy summer days… “This is a remarkably assured debut, confidently crafted, eschewing histrionics for cleverly observed character and setting.” Keith Gray for The Scotsman
“A beautiful and lyrical read, it’ll make you feel special while breaking your heart... we couldn’t recommend it more.” Sugarscape.com
“Quietly but brilliantly visual and full of feeling…. here is a story assured enough and tough enough to be itself.” The Guardian
“Every character is drawn with sympathy, economy and assurance.” The Times
Sarah Alderson made her debut in 2011 with teen thriller Hunting Lila, which is currently optioned for film. Sarah has quickly gathered a following of dedicated readers, bloggers and booksellers with her pacy, intense plots and swoon-worthy male leads. She was a featured author on the World Book Day Teen App in 2013 alongside Patrick Ness, Will Hill and Alex Scarrow, with her exclusive short story Turning Amber.
Sarah’s new novel this summer, The Sound is a sizzling holiday read and will be enjoyed by fans of her previous novels as well as lovers of Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars. When aspiring music journalist Ren Kingston takes a job nannying for a wealthy family on the exclusive island of Nantucket, playground for Boston’s elite, she’s hoping for a low-key summer reading books and blogging about bands. Cue party-loving private school kids with secrets to hide, the local bad boy… and a serial killer.
To keep up with the series, sign up for news at www.dorkdiaries.co.uk
The Blurb The best in children’s fiction from Simon & Schuster
Carnaby is a gritty crime thriller for older teens, the YA debut from established crime novelist Cate (Catherine) Sampson. Sarah aka Carnaby has a tough life. Living in a cramped council flat in a rough part of London while struggling through teen angst and a colourful family life isn’t easy. But it suddenly gets a whole lot harder when her mother is found murdered and Sarah is a key witness. Sarah doesn’t remember finding her mother’s body – but she does remember hearing about other murders on the estate where they
live. Is there a connection? And can Sarah find out what is going on, without putting herself and her family in even more danger?
“Tense, funny and gripping, this is both an eye-opener and a heart-wringer in its depiction of the underclass…. Sarah is less foul-mouthed than she would be in reality, but she is a strong, brave and true heroine who would make Jacqueline Wilson’s creations look like Noddy.” The Times
“This is the sort of subject matter that we desperately need our novelists to tackle, although for those who care more about whether a novel is good rather than whether it is necessary, I should add that it is ingenious, gripping and funny.” The Telegraph
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ookBeing fourteen is a minefield: with
fashion dilemmas, teacher trauma, embarrassing parents and boy drama, Faith is just hoping to make it through Year Ten without too many disasters. Alas, this is not meant to be. When Faith and her best friend, Megs, sign up to take part in an inter-school choir with the local boys comprehensive, her life gets even more complicated... just how is she supposed to concentrate on becoming the next Cheryl Cole when she’s trying to understand how teenage boys’ minds work?
Candy Harper is new to the Simon and Schuster list, but she’s already received great reviews for her debut novel, dystopian teen thriller The Disappeared (written as C. J. Harper) earlier this year. Have a Little Faith shows just how versatile her writing can be, pitched perfectly at fans of Louise Rennison, Joanna Nadin and Grace Dent. Faith is a wonderfully appealing heroione and her daily dramas will be instantly relatable to teen girls.
“Faith is a little freaky, a little feisty and a lot funny. I defy you not to fall for her.” Joanna Nadin
£6.99 ISBN 978-1-47111-674-2 PB, ISBN: 978-1-47111-675-9
Believe it or not, there are some drawbacks to being a 16-year old expert safecracker, daughter of spies, and member of an organisation that fights corruption and wrongdoing around the world. For example: never staying in one place long enough to have friends or a boyfriend, being the only spy ever to have a 10 p.m. curfew, and being sent on assignment to Russia. In the winter.
Meet Maggie, the main character in Spy Society. Maggie’s latest assignment takes her and her parents to New York. Maggie will need to attend a private school with Gossip Girl type students, act like a normal teenager (what does that even mean?), and befriend the aggravatingly cute Jesse Oliver to gain the information she needs to crack the case, all while trying not to blow her cover. Will she be able to keep her cool and find out the truth? Is that possible when she’s not even sure what other kids her age think is cool these days?! Spy Society is the first title in a new series for teens from Robin Benway, featuring an intelligent, feisty leading lady and a cast of funny, likeable characters.
£6.99 ISBN: 978-0-85707-143-9 PB, ISBN 978-0-85707-144-6 eBook
Following her riveting debut last year, Katie Dale delivers another punchy, emotional novel in Little White Lies. Lucy can’t help but be drawn to the mysterious Christian, but the more time they spend together the more she realises that Christian has a secret past that he’s not keen to share. As the two grow closer Lucy is determined to find out the truth about Christian and the past he wants to keep hidden. But will she like what she discovers? And with secrets of her own to hide, is Lucy playing a dangerous game? Full of family secrets, surprising twists and unexpected revelations, Katie Dale’s second novel will have readers on the edge of their seats.
In the next issue we’ll be showcasing our autumn blockbusters from Darren Shan and Sophie McKenzie, plus a
brand new look for Jo Nesbo’s Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder series and a real treat from the legendary Nancy Farmer.
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