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Online Only! Get more for less with The Work’s expertly hand-picked Book Bundles. These are a collection of great quality products, grouped together to give you amazing value. Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. This incredible bundle includes the first two instalments of the worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger Games which changed the face of global YA. A major feature film starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth.

A billion-dollar fortune to die for. A deadly game. The winner takes all... Avery has a plan: keep her head down, work hard for a better future. Then an eccentric billionaire dies, leaving her almost his entire fortune. And no one, least of all Avery, knows why. Now she must move into the mansion she's inherited. It's filled with secrets and codes, and the old man's surviving relatives - a family hell-bent on discovering why Avery got 'their' money. Soon she is caught in a deadly game that everyone in this strange family is playing. But just how far will they go to keep their fortune? Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241476178 • Author:  Jennifer Lynn Barnes • Publisher:  Penguin Random House Children's UK • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  376 • Dimensions: 13 x 19.6 x 3.3 cm

A nail-biting and perfectly formed Thriller for the YA BookTok generation. When hot “it-couple” Brad and Shelley are brutally murdered in a manor on the edge of town, a group of teen friends investigate. Set in Sanera, a small community in California where rumour spreads as fast as the fire on the day of the killings, the theory is the old ghoul who haunts the house after his own murder hundreds of years ago has finally taken revenge. As Cam, Jonesy, Amber and new-girl Buffy investigate, the rumour feels closer to the truth than they ever dared think possible, and as they enter the mansion themselves, the idea of splitting up to find evidence will prove to be either the best … or worst decision of all… Product Information: • ISBN: 9780702338526 • Author: Bill Wood  • Publisher: Scholastic Limited • Format: Paperback  • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.4 x 2.4cm

What if Sally discovered Christmas Town instead of Jack? Sally has mostly loved her life in Halloween Town, but she can’t help wanting something more. Sally is surprised to learn that the Pumpkin King, Jack, is longing for a change of his own. Determined to find a solution for them both, Sally follows a vision that could change their fates. But the more time Sally spends in the jolly land of Christmas Town, the more suspicious she grows of the seemingly idyllic winter wonderland. Will Sally be able to save the best of both towns… before it’s too late? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835446164 • Author: Mari Mancusi • Publisher: Igloo Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.5cm

Two sisters. One throne. Who will ultimately rise to power and wear the crown? Wren Greenrock has always known that one day she would steal her sister’s place in the palace. Trained from birth to avenge her parents’ murder and usurp the princess, she will do anything to rise to power and protect the community of witches she loves. Princess Rose Valhart knows that with power comes responsibility including marriage into a brutal kingdom. Life outside the palace walls is a place to be feared and she is soon to discover that it’s wilder than she ever imagined. Twin sisters separated at birth and raised into entirely different worlds are about to get to know each other’s lives a whole lot better… Product Information:  • ISBN: 9780755503643 • Author: Catherine Doyle & Katherine Webber  • Publisher: Electric Monkey • Format: Paperback • Pages: 528 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 3.3 x 19.8cm

The first book in the ground-breaking Hunger Games trilogy.  Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her younger sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature. A major feature film starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781407132082 • Author:  Suzanne Collins • Publisher:  Scholastic • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  435 • Dimensions: 12.8 x 19.9 x 3.4 cm

Can Katniss Everdeen win the final fight against the Capitol? Against all odds, she’s survived the Hunger Games twice. But the Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who does it expect to pay for the unrest? Katniss. Even worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss’s family, not her friends, not the people of District 12… The only way to solve this crisis? A butt-kicking showdown and an epic rebellion! Book 3 in The Hunger Games series. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781407132105 • Author: Suzanne Collins • Publisher: Scholastic Limited • Format: Paperback • Pages: 464 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.2 x 2.9cm

Love is an impossible mission . . . the enemy is everywhere in the pulse-pounding follow-up to international heist sensation, Thieves' Gambit.  Six months into working for the Gambit, Ross is reeling from the betrayals of the competition – focusing all her hatred on Devroe – the lover she thought she could trust. On a new heist that takes her across continents, Ross encounters a rival gang stopping her every move. Devroe's mother is at the heart of this dangerous feud and he must decide where his loyalties lie, before there are deadly consequences . . . Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398526747 • Author: Kayvion Lewis • Publisher: Simon & Schuster • Format: Paperback • Pages: 368 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2.2 cm

On September 5th, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: they’re going to die today.  Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they’re both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: there’s an app for that.  It’s called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure - to live a lifetime in a single day. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781471166204 • Author: Adam Silvera • Publisher: Simon & Schuster • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2.3 cm

The second book in the ground-breaking Hunger Games trilogy. After winning the brutal Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta return to their district, hoping for a peaceful future. But their victory has caused rebellion to break out... and the Capitol has decided that someone must pay. As Katniss and Peeta are forced to visit the districts on the Capitol's Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. Unless they can convince the world that they are still lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying. Then comes the cruellest twist: the contestants for the next Hunger Games are announced, and Katniss and Peeta are forced into the arena once more. A major feature film starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781407132099 • Author:  Suzanne Collins • Publisher:  Scholastic • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  480 • Dimensions: 13.5 x 2.9 x 19.8 cm

Introducing our Book of the Week! Each week we personally recommend a trending title that we're super excited about. Want to find a bestselling book worthy of a spot on your bookshelf? Then look no further… This was a mistake, the voice in her head whispered. You should never have come... Sade Hussein is the new girl at the prestigious Alfred Nobel Academy. She has no idea what to expect of her mysterious new boarding school - an institution steeped in tradition and secrets. But she certainly didn't imagine her roommate, Elizabeth, to go missing on her first night. Or for people to think Sade had something to do with it. Suddenly everyone is talking about Sade, including the Unholy Trinity: the three most popular girls at school. Swept up in their circle, Sade can't shake the sense that there's more to Elizabeth's disappearance - especially as the teachers don't seem to care. And then a student is found dead. It's clear there's more to Alfred Nobel Academy and its students than Sade could have imagined - and she must race to uncover the truth. But secrets lurk around every corner and beneath every surface...secrets that rival even her own.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781474967549 • Author:  Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé • Publisher: Usborne Publishing   • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  576 • Dimensions:  19.8 x 13 x 2 cm

A beautifully written and pacy teen fantasy adventure, set in a world of flying ships, sky cities and powerful paper spirits. Inspired by Asian cultures and exploring themes of empire, slavery and freedom. Kurara has never known any other life than being a servant on board the Midori, but when her party trick of making paper come to life turns out to be a power treasured across the empire, she joins a skyship and its motley crew to become a Crafter. Taught by the gruff but wise Himura, Kurara learns to hunt shikigami – wild paper spirits sought after by the Princess. But are these creatures just powerful slaves, or are they beings with their own souls? And can a teenage girl be the one to help them find their voice – and change the course of an empire? Excellent world-building, a dramatic and pacy plot, and an array of deep and believable characters – explored through multiple perspectives – make this a hugely exciting fantasy adventure debut. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781406399592 • Author: Ann Sei Lin • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.1cm

A heart-wrenching exploration of grief from a bestselling YA author, set in a landscape corrupted by fame and the scrutiny that comes from living in the shadow of a star. To the world, Lizzie Beck is a superstar: famous, talented and beloved. To Emmy, she is simply Beth: her brilliant older sister, her idol. But then Beth takes her own life, and all the light in the world disappears. Now Emmy is lost. Amidst the media storm and overwhelming public grief, she must fight to save her own memories of her sister – and find out who she is without her.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781529509137 • Author:  Sara Barnard • Publisher:  Walker Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  384 • Dimensions:  12.9 x 2.3 x 19.8 cm

She turns to the future in a world that’s falling apart. The No. 1 New York Times bestseller DIVERGENT – also a major motion picture. For sixteen-year-old Tris, the world changes in a heartbeat when she is forced to make a terrible choice. Turning her back on her family, Tris ventures out, alone, determined to find out where she truly belongs. Shocked by the brutality of her new life, Tris can trust no one. And yet she is drawn to a boy who seems to both threaten and protect her. The hardest choices may yet lie ahead…. The first book in the DIVERGENT series that has swept the globe – selling millions of copies world-wide. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008662226 • Author: Veronica Roth • Publisher: Harper Collins • Format: Paperback • Pages: 496 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 3.1cm

A fast-paced, romantic and feminist YA fantasy full of danger and courtly intrigue. The royal court of Galla is as dangerous as it is glamorous... Kalothia will need every ounce of courage and wit, if she is to avenge those she loves... and stay alive. Kalothia has grown up in the shadows of her kingdom, hidden away in the East after her parents were outed as enemies of the king. When assassins attack her home on her sixteenth birthday, she must flee to the king’s court – a beautiful but lethal nest of poison, plots and danger, overseen by an entrenched patriarchy. Can Kalothia navigate this most worldly of places to find her own role? What if she must choose between her country and her heart? Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781529503715 • Author:  Shade Lapite • Publisher:  Walker Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  304 • Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.8 x 1 cm

K-pop gets the Gossip Girl treatment when Alice Choy is catapulted into the life of a manufactured popstar at the elite Top10 Entertainment's Star Academy. When seventeen-year-old Alice Choy moved from San Francisco to Seoul, she left behind her friends – and the regular singing lessons she used to love. Now the only singing she does is karaoke with her little sister in Myeongdong. That is, until she's spotted by a scout for Top10 Entertainment and invited to attend their Star Academy.  But sculpting herself into one-fifth of soon-to-be-launched K-pop group A-List is hard work. It's rising at dawn for lung-crushing cardio, dancing drills and calorie controlled meals. It's egos and rivalry and secrets lived outside of the public eye, because if A-list gets on the wrong side of a certain influential blogger and the anti-fans, then Alice's dreams of being an idol might never materialize. A debut novel about standing out and fitting in, dreaming big and staying true. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781529502770 • Author:  Alexandra Leigh Young • Publisher:  Walker Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  352 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1 cm

What if everything you thought you knew about your life was a lie? Girl, Missing is the blockbuster bestselling title from Sophie McKenzie. Lauren is adopted and eager to know more about her mysterious past. But when she discovers she may have been snatched from her family as a baby, her whole life suddenly feels like a sham. Could her adoptive parents really have been responsible for kidnapping her? Running away from her family to seek out the truth, Lauren's journey takes her deeper and deeper into danger as she realises that someone wants to stop her uncovering what really happened when she was a baby.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781471147999 • Author:  Sophie McKenzie  • Publisher:  Simon & Schuster Children's UK • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  320 • Dimensions: 13.2 x 2.3 x 19.8 cm

The electrifying sequel to Wilbur Smith's new series for the next generation - starring teen protagonists Ralph and Robyn Ballantyne. In the wild Lebombo Mountains of South Africa, Ralph and Robyn are on the run from the nefarious Josef Gerhard. His beastly man-made predasaurs have unleashed a deadly virus and only the Ballantynes have the evidence to prove it. They need to regroup and plan their next move if they want to stop him before it's too late and find a cure for the virus. But deep in the forest, dangers lurk; poachers are circling, and Gerhard has a brand-new creation he wants to show off, if he can lure the Ballantynes to its lair...Can they outrun him in time to expose his monstrous crimes? And more importantly will they make it out of the serpent's lair alive? Get ready for more predasaurs, more betrayals and more action in the thrilling sequel to Prey Zone!  Product Information: • ISBN:  9781471412950 • Author:  Wilbur Smith, Keith Chapman & Steve Cole • Publisher:  Hot Key Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  272 • Dimensions:  12.9 x 1.6 x 19.8 cm

“My name is Harriet Manners, and I am a geek.” Harriet Manners knows that a cat has 32 muscles in each ear, a “jiffy” lasts 1/100th of a second, and the average person laughs 15 times per day. But she doesn’t know why nobody at school seems to like her. So when Harriet is spotted by a top model agent, she grabs the chance to reinvent herself. Even if it means stealing her best friend's dream, incurring the wrath of her arch enemy Alexa, and repeatedly humiliating herself in front of impossibly handsome model Nick. Even if it means lying to the people she loves. As her old life starts to fall apart, will Harriet be able to transform herself before she ruins everything? Product Information:  • Exclusive Sprayed edge Edition • ISBN: 9780007489442 • Author: Holly Smale • Publisher: Harper Collins Children’s Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.3 x 19.8cm