Alex Bell

All aboard for The Train of Dark Wonders The second book in the magical must read middle grade series

A Zoella Book Club Autumn 2016 title So creepy and amazing I loved it You ll never look at small china dolls in the same way ever again Zoella Deliciously creepy Juno Dawson Dunvegan School for Girls has been closed for many years Converted into a family home the teachers and students are long gone But they left something behind Sophie arrives at the old schoolhouse to spend the summer with her cousins Brooding Cameron with his scarred hand strange Lillias with a fear of bones and Piper who seems just a bit too good to be true And then there s her other cousin The girl with a room full of antique dolls The girl that shouldn t be there The girl that died Alex Bell s chilling novel is part of the Red Eye series perfect for fans of James Dawson s Say Her Name and Kendare Blake s Anna Dressed in Blood

The much anticipated prequel to the bestselling FROZEN CHARLOTTE a Zoella Book Club title in Autumn 2016 Following the death of her mother in a terrible fire Jemima flees to the remote Isle of Skye to take up a job at a school for girls There she finds herself tormented by the mystery of what really happened that night Then Jemima receives a box of Frozen Charlotte dolls from a mystery sender and she begins to remember a seance with the dolls a violent argument with her step father and the inferno that destroyed their home And when it seems that the dolls are triggering a series of accidents at the school Jemima realizes she must stop the demonic spirits possessing the dolls whatever it takes

It sounded like a respectable and worthy enough death for an explorer - tumbling from an ice bridge to be impaled upon a mammoth tusk - but Stella really, really didn't want that to happen, just the same. Join Stella Starflake Pearl and her three fellow explorers as they trek across the snowy Icelands and come face-to-face with frost fairies, snow queens, outlaw hideouts, unicorns, pygmy dinosaurs and carnivorous cabbages . . . When Stella and three other junior explorers get separated from their expedition can they cross the frozen wilderness and live to tell the tale? A gorgeously imaginative middle grade fantasy adventure combining the best of Peter Pan, Lemony Snicket, Northern Lights and Alice in Wonderland. 'A magical adventure of friendship, bravery and derring-do in a richly imagined world.' The Bookseller 'A fantastic frosty adventure.' Sunday Express 'Wintry, atmospheric, highly imaginative fantasy.' Metro 'The most huggable book of the year . . . An (iced) gem.' SFX

Some curses grow stronger with time People say that all Cornish inns are haunted, but the Waterwitchs history is particularly chilling. Built from the salvaged timber of a cursed ship, the guest houses dark secrets go further back than anyone can remember. Emma is permanently confined to a wheelchair after an accident at the Waterwitch which took place when she was ten. Seven years later, she decides to return to the place where the awful event occurred. But the ancient inn still has its ghosts, and one spirit is more vengeful than ever A chilling new title in the Red Eye horror series from the author of Frozen Charlotte.

On Bird Rock, gannets circle and thick mist surrounds the lighthouse at its centre, hiding the secrets of a tragic past within From the second they set foot on the island to join their dad and his new family, Jess and Rosie feel that somethings wrong. Nightmares haunt their dreams and there seems to be someone, or something, else with them in the lighthouse their home for the summer.Counting down the days until they can leave, Jess and Rosie decide to investigate. But when Rosie disappears, the countdown takes on a new meaning. Especially when no one but Jess remembers Rosie at allAlex Bells chilling novel is part of the Red Eye series, perfect for fans of Juno DawsonsSAY HER NAME and Kat Elliss HARROW LAKE.

In this fourth explorers adventure we meet Ursula, a part mermaid girl who is determined to follow in Stellas footsteps and help her to defeat the Collector!Ursula knew the submarine wasnt designed to go this deep, but what choice did they have? No one wanted to get swallowed up by a colossal sneezing jellyfish! In a distant watery corner of the Explorers Kingdom, a submarine engineer, Ursula, is determined to become an explorer. Unfortunately, she hides an extraordinary secret, which makes her the sworn enemy of the Ocean Squid Explorers Club were they ever to find out . . . But when The Collector threatens the Club, Ursula throws caution to the wind and leads an expedition through treacherous waters, filled with gremlins, aboard the Blowfish submarine - and joined by her friends Max, Genie and Jai - and even her idol Stella!Thrilling, heart-pounding adventure with exquisite detail throughout. Alex Bells world-building is second to none. Praise for the series:A magical adventure of friendship, bravery and derring-do in a richly imagined world. The BooksellerA fantastic frosty adventure. Sunday ExpressWintry, atmospheric, highly imaginative fantasy. MetroThe most huggable book of the year . . . An (iced) gem. SFX

Directly below was a sight none of them had ever seen before - a kind of spiral, with glowing ruby-red lights that curved outwards like tentacles.In the middle was a dark circle, inky black. It had the look of a really, really deep well.Ursula and her friends are in a race against time. The Collector has taken Stella captive, and is hungrily snatching up all the beautiful places of the world in her snow globe prisons. She needs to be stopped, but first they must find her.To aid them in their quest, the explorers seek help from new allies, including a Pirate Queen, with a ghost ship that can defy time and space, and then take to the skies in a galaxy fairy rocket. But their journey is fraught with danger, as the future of the planet hangs in the balance.Escape into a sensational world filled with space moles, sea goblins and giant sharks, all covered with a sprinkling of moon dust!

In the third magical Stella Starflake adventure the explorers meet gargoyles, sea-gremlins, mermaids, red devil squids - even a Gentleman Flamingo!Ice princess Stella Starflake and her father Felix are in trouble: President Fogg has expelled them from the Polar Bear Explorers Club, and banned them from going on any further expeditions.Stellas not going to be put off by rules and regulations though. She knows her friend Shay is in danger of turning into a witch wolf himself, since receiving a deadly bite on their last adventure. Its vital that Stella and her friends set out to find the spellbook that could save his life, even if it means travelling over the cursed Black Ice Bridge.Its a formidable and dangerous task, and their journey takes them on a breathtaking, page-turning adventure!Praise for the series:A magical adventure of friendship, bravery and derring-do in a richly imagined world. The BooksellerA fantastic frosty adventure. Sunday ExpressWintry, atmospheric, highly imaginative fantasy. MetroThe most huggable book of the year . . . An (iced) gem. SFX

The second title in this gorgeously imaginative middle grade fantasy adventure series combining the best of Peter Pan, Lemony Snicket, Northern Lights and Alice in Wonderland.Stella Starflake Pearl is eagerly anticipating her next expedition. Suddenly disaster strikes when Stellas father, Felix, is snatched by a fearsome witch. Stella must bring her magic ice princess tiara to Witch Mountain or she will never see Felix again! But no one ever returns from Witch Mountain . . .Stella, Ethan, Shay, Beanie and reluctant Jungle Cat explorer, Gideon, set off into the unknown. They will face chomping pumpkin patches, vampire trolls, poisonous rabbits, outraged vultures and deranged broomsticks in their quest to rescue Felix.Praise for the series:A magical adventure of friendship, bravery and derring-do in a richly imagined world. The BooksellerA fantastic frosty adventure. Sunday ExpressWintry, atmospheric, highly imaginative fantasy. MetroThe most huggable book of the year . . . An (iced) gem. SFX

It sounded like a respectable and worthy enough death for an explorer - tumbling from an ice bridge to be impaled upon a mammoth tusk - but Stella really, really didnt want that to happen, just the same.Join Stella Starflake Pearl and her three fellow explorers as they trek across the snowy Icelands and come face-to-face with frost fairies, snow queens, outlaw hideouts, unicorns, pygmy dinosaurs and carnivorous cabbages . . . When Stella and three other junior explorers get separated from their expedition can they cross the frozen wilderness and live to tell the tale?A gorgeously imaginative middle grade fantasy adventure combining the best of Peter Pan, Lemony Snicket, Northern Lights and Alice in Wonderland.A magical adventure of friendship, bravery and derring-do in a richly imagined world.The BooksellerA fantastic frosty adventure.Sunday ExpressWintry, atmospheric, highly imaginative fantasy.MetroThe most huggable book of the year . . . An (iced) gem.SFX

"There are no angels in Baton Noir. Only devils."Jude Lomax scrapes a living playing the trumpet on the neon streets of Baton Noir. Then she is invited to play at the funeral of the infamous cajou queen, Ivory Monette. Passing through the cemetery gates, Jude finds herself possessed by the murdered queens spirit. And Ivory wont rest until shes found the person responsible for her death.If Jude wants to be rid of the vengeful spirit, she must take a journey deep into the dangerous underbelly of the city, from the swampy depths of the Black Bayou to the velvet opulence of the vampires secret jazz clubs. But as Jude untangles Ivorys web of secrets, she is confronted with a few dark truths from her own pastThe first in an eagerly awaited series from the author of FROZEN CHARLOTTE, a WHS Zoella Book Club title in 2016, which is sure to enthral fans of Holly Black, Maggie Steifvater, Amanda Foody and Stephanie Garber.

Dunvegan School for Girls has been closed for many years. Converted into a family home, the teachers and students are long gone. But they left something behind... Sophie arrives at the old schoolhouse to spend the summer with her cousins. Brooding Cameron with his scarred hand, strange Lillias with a fear of bones and Piper, who seems just a bit too good to be true. And then theres her other cousin. The girl with a room full of antique dolls. The girl that shouldnt be there. The girl that died.

The much-anticipated prequel to the bestselling FROZEN CHARLOTTE, a Zoella Book Club title in Autumn 2016.Following the death of her mother in a terrible fire, Jemima flees to the remote Isle of Skye, to take up a job at a school for girls. There she finds herself tormented by the mystery of what really happened that night.Then Jemima receives a box of Frozen Charlotte dolls from a mystery sender and she begins to remember - a seance with the dolls, a violent argument with her step-father and the inferno that destroyed their home. And when it seems that the dolls are triggering a series of accidents at the school, Jemima realizes she must stop the demonic spirits possessing the dolls - whatever it takes.

A daring adventure . . . will engage even the most reluctant readers.KirkusAbsolutely spellbinding.Books for TopicsA feast for every imagination and an unputdownable adventure.Armadillo MagazineFull of magic. Erika, Aged 12, Books up NorthA glorious adventure!Books for KeepsA must-read.The Bookbag An out of this world magical adventure with talking animals, risk-taking and friendship aplenty! A new standalone magical story from the best-selling author of the Explorers Club series.Twelve-year-old Eli is an apprentice librarian at the largest library in the world. But when his grandmother falls ill, he enters the Glorious Race of Magical Beasts to raise money for her treatment.This annual race is always held in the most perilous places and is full of spiky dangers. Most participants seek out unicorns and dragons to help them on their conquest. But not Eli. He embarks on this journey with his trusted pet and friend, Humphrey, his moon tortoise. Moon tortoises arent suited to racing and Eli is no natural adventurer. But he soon finds himself in an unlikely partnership with Raven, a rule-breaker and skilled archer, and her ice hare - one of the fastest animals in the world.If the two children put aside their differences and work together, they might just reach the finish line!

In their fifth thrilling adventure, the explorers journey deep into the Bubble Ocean on their quest to stop the evil Collector, but time is running out . . .The Poison Tentacle Sea was home to the powerful Bone Current. As they had feared, it gave a sudden surge and pulled them in.Half-mermaid Ursula Jellyfin has always longed for adventure, and this time the stakes are higher than ever. The Collector is holding a group of children prisoner on Pirate Island, and its up to Ursula and her friends Jai, Max and Genie to set them free. Armed with a magical mermaid trident, and with new recruit Zara the pirate fairy on board, their mission is filled with danger. The explorers must face zombie skeletons, make a daring rescue from a whirlpool and travel through a dinosaur graveyard. But even if they do make it to Pirate Island, can they fool the Collector and get in to an impenetrable fort?Fast-paced, magical storytelling in a breathtaking underwater world. Alex Bells inventiveness and attention to detail is a joy to read.Praise for the series:A magical adventure of friendship, bravery and derring-do in a richly imagined world.The BooksellerA fantastic frosty adventure.Sunday ExpressWintry, atmospheric, highly imaginative fantasy.MetroThe most huggable book of the year . . . An (iced) gem.SFX

Stella siempre ha escuchado con fascinación las historias su padre le cuenta al regresar de sus expediciones por tierras lejanas. Ahora ha llegado el momento de vivir sus propias aventuras.Desde pequeña, Stella ha escuchado con fascinacion las historias increibles que Felix, su padre, le cuenta al regresar de sus expediciones por tierras lejanas. Pero ahora, llegado el momento de vivir sus propias aventuras, resulta que los clubs de exploradores solo aceptan hombres en sus filas. Sin embargo, decidida a demostrar su valia, Stella logra convencer a su padre para que la deje unirse en un viaje al Pais del Hielo.La expedicion parte con sus suministros de lobos, trineos, unicornios y demas enseres a prueba del frio mas extremo, pero, una vez que el barco llega a su destino, Stella y otros tres jovenes -Ethan, Shay y Habichuela- quedan separados del resto de la tripulacion. Solos en el paramo helado, deberan aguzar su ingenio y explotar sus habilidades para afrontar con exito los peligros que esconde el hielo. Tras encontrarse cara a cara con hadas, reinas de las nieves, forajidos y repollos carnivoros, por fin podran acreditar que ya son consumados exploradores.

Stella y sus amigos exploradores se embarcarán en su misión más arriesgada hasta la fecha: ¿lograrán cruzar el Puente de Hielo Negro?La princesa del hielo, Stella Copodestrella, y su padre, Felix, estan metidos en un buen lio: los han expulsado del Club de Exploradores del Oso Polar y les han prohibido emprender mas expediciones.Sin embargo, Stella no tiene tiempo para acatar normas ni reglamentos. La vida de Shay esta en peligro tras sufrir el ataque de un lobo brujo en su ultima aventura, y solo podra salvarlo un conjuro descrito en el Libro de la Escarcha. Nuestra heroina esta dispuesta a todo para dar con el ejemplar, incluso a cruzar el Puente de Hielo Negro, un territorio embrujado del que ningun explorador ha vuelto.En esta arriesgada expedicion, los cuatro amigos deberan mostrar mas valor que nunca, y se encontraran con gargolas, gremlins marinos, sirenas, calamares rojos gigantes ¡y hasta con un flamenco caballero!La critica ha dicho: Una aventura magica de amistad, valentia y hazañas en un mundo que rebosa de imaginacion.The BooksellerUna fantastica y helada aventura.Sunday ExpressFantasia invernal, atmosferica y altamente imaginativa.MetroEl libro mas enternecedor del año Una joya (congelada).SFX

Esta continuación deEl viaje al País del Hielo, novelaque fuenominada a la Medalla Carnegie, es igual de mágica, estrafalaria y maravillosa que su predecesora.Tras salir airosa de su primera expedicion, Stella Copodestrella Pearl esta ansiosa por embarcarse en otro viaje a algun lugar ignoto. En su anterior expedicion, no solo conocio lugares nuevos y derroto a enemigos temibles, tambien entablo amistad con jovenes y valientes exploradores como ella y descubrio sus origenes como princesa del hielo.Esta vez, sin embargo, no sera ella quien llame a las puertas de la aventura, sino al reves. De hecho, la aventura ronda ya su jardin en la forma de un buitre gigantesco y temible, que rapta a Felix y lo lleva a la cueva de la temible bruja Jezzybella, quien años atras asesino a los padres de Stella. Ella y sus amigos deberan ir a su rescate a la Montaña de la Hechicera, aunque nadie ha conseguido jamas ir alli y volver para contarlo...Stella, Ethan, Shay, Habichuela y un nuevo amigo, Gideon Galahad Smythe, experto en picnics de expedicion y (reacio) explorador del Club del Felino de la Jungla, se enfrentaran a lo desconocido y a todo tipo de monstruos peligrosisimos, vegetales furiosos y objetos embrujados en su busqueda de Felix y quiza, solo quiza, aprenderan un monton de cosas acerca de si mismos.

Stella siempre ha escuchado con fascinación las historias su padre le cuenta al regresar de sus expediciones por tierras lejanas. Ahora ha llegado el momento de vivir sus propias aventuras. Desde pequeña, Stella ha escuchado con fascinacion las historias increibles que Felix, su padre, le cuenta al regresar de sus expediciones por tierras lejanas. Pero ahora, llegado el momento de vivir sus propias aventuras, resulta que los clubs de exploradores solo aceptan hombres en sus filas. Sin embargo, decidida a demostrar su valia, Stella logra convencer a su padre para que la deje unirse en un viaje al Pais del Hielo. La expedicion parte con sus suministros de lobos, trineos, unicornios y demas enseres a prueba del frio mas extremo, pero, una vez que el barco llega a su destino, Stella y otros tres jovenes -Ethan, Shay y Habichuela- quedan separados del resto de la tripulacion. Solos en el paramo helado, deberan aguzar su ingenio y explotar sus habilidades para afrontar con exito los peligros que esconde el hielo. Tras encontrarse cara a cara con hadas, reinas de las nieves, forajidos y repollos carnivoros, por fin podran acreditar que ya son consumados exploradores.