Marcus Sedgwick delves into the psychological depths and darker aspects of the human psyche. His style is marked by keen insight into character motivations and masterful suspense-building, drawing readers into compelling narratives. Sedgwick often explores themes of loss, identity, and the blurred lines between reality and illusion. His narrative skill lies in his ability to take complex ideas and transform them into engaging and memorable storytelling.
"This is the story of odd and strange things that happen when Cudweed builds a spaceship. Cudweed is off on a fearless adventure in outer space with his pet monkey, Fellah, but when their spaceship is hit by a missile, things don't look good."--Back cover. Suggested level: junior, primary.
A dark and powerful story of conflict, betrayal and magic from award-winning author Marcus Sedgwick. Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, Carnegie Medal and Blue Peter Book Award. schovat popis
Kindness is cool! It can create positive change in all our lives. Be the Change: Be Kind is your handbook on how to use your own voice to empower yourself and others to spread kindness. Award-winning author Marcus Sedgwick tells the story of kindness - where it comes from, what it feels like and perhaps most importantly why it matters.
Be the Change: Be Calm will show you how to shut down anxiety with fun and simple ways to calm your mind by listening to what your body is telling you. Ever tried the half-salamander exercise? And have you ever performed a body scan? These amazing activities along with many others will become your toolkit to a calmer and happier life.
A mysterious narrator witnesses three change-making moments of rebellion and revolution - and one of them is now.
Chaos strikes after a trip to the circus, and the castle is suddenly filled with thieves, bunnies, and lethal cabbages, in the fifth quirky mystery by BLUE PETER-award winning team Marcus Sedgwick and Pete Williamson.
There's no sign of the fabled lost treasure of Otherhand, and the family are on the verge of being thrown out of the castle in the sixth and final Goth- froth mystery by BLUE PETER AWARD-winning team Marcus Sedgwick and Pete Williamson.
This print edition is the culmination of a year-long series of ebooks to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the hit BBC series, Doctor Who. Eleven stories, eleven authors, eleven unique interpretations of the Doctor: his terrifying alien enemies and his time-travelling adventures. The authors involved in this exciting project are Eoin Colfer, Michael Scott, Marcus Sedgwick, Philip Reeve, Patrick Ness, Richelle Mead, Malorie Blackman, Alex Scarrow, Charlie Higson, Derek Landy and Neil Gaiman.
Set against the backdrop of Halloween festivities including Pumpkin Hunting and a vampire party, this quirky mystery unfolds with a blend of humor and intrigue. The story promises ghoulish happenings as the characters navigate the eerie atmosphere of the full moon, making for an engaging read that captures the spirit of the season. The collaboration of award-winning authors Marcus Sedgwick and Pete Williamson adds a unique flair to this delightful tale.
Marcus Sedgwick crafts a characteristically unsettling mystery exploring teen relationships and our connection to the world around us in his gripping Barrington Stoke debut.
The Otherhand family, along with their loyal guardian Edgar the raven, faces unsettling changes when a new, cruel schoolmaster arrives at Castle Otherhand. Siblings Solstice and Cudweed suspect there's something sinister about him, but their concerns go unheard by others. As they delve into the mysteries surrounding their new teacher, they must rely on Edgar to help uncover the truth. This story blends elements of mystery and dark humor in a unique family adventure.
A lavish volume combining the bestselling titles THE BOOK OF DEAD DAYS and THE DARK FLIGHT DOWN.
Edgar the Raven, guardian of Otherhand Castle rules the roost in this six book series of quirky tales of mystery, with a touch of goth-froth, by Blue Peter award-winning team Marcus Sedgwick and Pete Williamson.
"Seven linked vignettes unfold on a Scandinavian island inhabited--throughout various time periods--by Vikings, vampires, ghosts, and a curiously powerful plant"--Provided by publisher.
In this quirky mystery, Solstice and her moody raven Edgar embark on a ghost-hunting adventure, challenging the obnoxious Captain Spookini. The duo navigates a world filled with humor and intrigue, showcasing the creative collaboration of award-winning authors Marcus Sedgwick and Pete Williamson. Their unique blend of characters and whimsical storytelling promises an engaging experience for readers.
One long, hot summer, two children disappear on a school trip. One child is eventually found, but Porter is worried that no one is even looking for the other, Stephen, anymore. Why can no one remember who Stephen is? What happened on the school trip? And why does Porter get the feeling that supernatural forces from deep in the past are at play?
A grim discovery brings disturbing revelations in this chilling ghost story from the late Marcus Sedgwick. While mucking about in the ruins of an old farm while on holiday in Yorkshire, James hears strange laughter echoing around the walls. The ghost of a young girl appears to him and urges James to follow her but at first he's too afraid. When she appears again, this time James follows. But will he be able to face the terrible truth she reveals ...?
Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2016, this mesmerising and mysterious novel by Printz Award-winning author Marcus Sedgwick is written in four cleverly interlinked parts and can be read in 24 different ways. Spanning thousands of years,The Ghosts of Heaven can tell us a secret as old as time, about survival, discovery, and the effect of the spiral - a symbol that has no end - on all our lives. It's there when a girl walks through the forest, the moist green air clinging to her skin. There centuries later in a pleasant green dale, hiding the treacherous waters of Golden Beck that take Anna, who they call a witch. There on the other side of the world, where a mad poet watches the waves and knows the horrors they hide, and far into the future as Keir Bowman realises his destiny. Each takes their next step in life. None will ever go back to the same place. The spiral has existed as long as time has existed. Follow the ways of infinity to discover its meaning.
Cudweed wants a monkey for his birthday in this brand new story, perfect for early readers.
Sweeping, mesmerising gothic fantasy full of magic and intrigue, from award- winning author, Marcus Sedgwick. The action-packed and enthralling conclusion to THE BOOK OF DEAD DAYS.
There never was a story that was happy through and through. When writer Arthur Ransome leaves his unhappy marriage in England and moves to Russia to work as a journalist, he has little idea of the violent revolution about to erupt. Unwittingly, he finds himself at its center, tapped by the British to report back on the Bolsheviks even as he becomes dangerously, romantically entangled with Trotsky's personal secretary.Both sides seek to use Arthur to gather and relay information for their own purposes . . . and both grow to suspect him of being a double agent. Arthur wants only to elope far from conflict with his beloved, but her Russian ties make leaving the country nearly impossible. And the more Arthur resists becoming a pawn, the more entrenched in the game he seems to become.Blood Red Snow White, a Soviet-era thriller from renowned author Marcus Sedgwick, is sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats.
Sasha can see the future. But can she use her power to save her brothers and change their destiny? A stunning and mesmerising novel from award-winning author, Marcus Sedgwick. World War One anniversary edition with bonus material.
A lyrical and dreamlike story of two brothers in conflict amidst the devastation of WWII London. Harry Black wakes in hospital to learn that his brother Ellis has almost certainly been killed by a V2 rocket falling during a German air raid on London. In a state of wounded delirium, Harry's mind begins to blur the distinctions between the reality of the war-torn city, the fiction of his unpublished sci-fi novel and the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Driven by visions of Ellis still alive and a sense of poetic inevitability, Harry discharges himself from hospital and begins a search for his brother that will lead him deep into the city's Underworld...
Taut, tense, terrifying. Prizewinning author Marcus Sedgwick writes of the monsters we create in literature and in our own minds in this reappraisal of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
A dark and gothic novel of vampires and Venice, filled with mystery and intrigue. A captivating story of love and loss, THE KISS OF DEATH is a stunning companion volume to the bestselling MY SWORDHAND IS SINGING.
An original interpretation of the timelessley fascinating vampire myth, and a story of father and son.
Five days of glorious gothic alchemy and evil . . . An atmospheric, page- turning and powerful novel of sorcery and desperate magic by award-winning author Marcus Sedgwick. Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction prize and the Edgar Allan Poe Award.
Set in a girls' boarding school in Massachusetts a haunting and sinister story YA story for World Book Day from prize-winning author Marcus Sedgwick. 1963. Foxgrove School near Stockbridge, Massachusetts. One of the oldest and finest academies in the country - but what really goes on behind closed doors? Nathaniel Drake, the new young English teacher, Isobel Milewski, the quiet girl who loved to draw spirals, her fingers stained with green ink, Jack Lewis, who lent Isobel books - just words, just ink on paper, Margot Leya, the girl with those eyes - who are they, what part have they played in killing the dead? Follow the dark, dark path Into the dark, dark woods To the dark, dark bridge By the dark, dark water. Linger. Let the ghosts of heaven tell their story. A stylish and creepy story for World Book Day from prize-winning author Marcus Sedgwick.
Global warming has caused the sea to rise until cities are turning into islands and civilization is crumbling. Ten-year-old Zoe discovers a small rowboat and keeps it a secret until she sets out alone on the great sea to find her parents. She lands on tiny Eels Island, where she must survive in a nightmarish world run by wild children, and stand up to its boy-leader, Dooby. Zoe and a boy called Munchkin escape from Eels Island and cross the sea to the mainland, where they find not only Zoe’s parents but a new family and a new world.
A present-day boy, a seventeenth-century girl, an ancient crone: for a single moment, their lives are fused by fire. A tense, brilliant and eerie novel, nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award. schovat popis
It's summer. Rebecca is an unwilling visitor to Winterfold - taken from the buzz of London and her friends and what she thinks is the start of a promising romance. Ferelith already lives in Winterfold - it's a place that doesn't like to let you go, and she knows it inside out.
A timely, contemporary novel challenging ideas around health - our own and our planet's - and the stigma that persists around illness, by Printz Medallist and internationally bestselling novelist, Marcus Sedgwick. Ash has lived in eight states in as many years. Mom has gone walkabout, but stepdad Jack is like a father, and stepbrother Bly the best anyone could wish for. When Bly goes missing too, Ash sets off to search for him - and finds something much bigger: the sickness of the world. Arriving in Snowflake, Arizona, Ash discovers Bly living with a community 6000 feet high in the wide red desert. They call themselves the Canaries and all suffer from some kind of environmental illness. They are ostracised by modern society, as it continues to ignore climate change, global warming and so much more of our self-inflicted poisoning of the planet. When Ash takes ill, the doctor's response is, 'it's all in your mind'. In a story spanning seven years with triumphs and tragedies, Ash learns how to live as the world is pushed to a point of no return. This humane and deeply thoughtful novel is about resilience, trust, family and love.
Exploring the challenges faced when medical professionals dismiss genuine health concerns, this book delves into the emotional and psychological turmoil of patients whose illnesses are questioned. It highlights the struggle for validation and the impact of being perceived as imagining symptoms, ultimately shedding light on the importance of empathy and understanding in healthcare. Through personal stories, it addresses the stigma surrounding invisible illnesses and the journey toward self-advocacy and awareness.
All In Your Head is about what happens when your doctor doesn't believe that you're ill. When they think you are imagining a serious ailment, or worse, faking it.It's the story of the stigma that goes with invisible illness, and of the strange places that chronic illness takes you. It's the tale of bizarre treatments, and above all, the damage that's created through other peoples' doubts and indifference.Yet, there is an epidemic of undiagnosed, hard-to-explain, and misunderstood illnesses in today's world, with new illnesses such as long-COVID steadily emerging. It is often up to individuals to drive their own search for recognition and a diagnosis, a task that can prove challenging due to establishment scepticism and disinterest.With honesty, and at times, dark humour, All In Your Head - from multiple award-winning author Marcus Sedgwick - explores how four simple words can make you question your sense of reality.' Poignant. Gripping. Provocative. A must read ... ' Dr Veronique Mead ' Everybody needs to read this book. ' Dr Nina MuirheadAbout The Author Marcus Sedgwick is an award-winning author of over forty books for adults and young people. After careers in bookselling and the publishing industry, Sedgwick produced his first novel, Floodland, in 2000, winning the Branford Boase Award.
L'Ermenguer està molt preocupat per l'educació dels seus fills, i decideix contractar un professor que els imparteixi una formació com cal. Al cap de poc es presenta al castell en Guerau Gallet, un professor horrible, pelut com un ós i carregat amb un misteriós bagul de fusta. I comencen a passar coses molt estranyes...
Cassie ist verschwunden und galt als seltsam, außer für Fitz, der ihr Geheimnis kannte: ein wütendes Dröhnen, das sie für einen Hilferuf der Erde hielt. Sie vertonte es in ihrem Song "Wut". Fitz, der sie nicht verteidigte, ist nun voller Gewissensbisse und begibt sich auf die Suche nach ihr.
Auf Leben und Tod In einer einsamen Hütte ein paar Grade unter dem Polarkreis: Der 15-jährige Sig wacht über den Leichnam seines Vaters Einar, der einige Stunden zuvor durch das Eis des Sees gebrochen war und erfroren ist. In die absolute Stille fällt ein Klopfen – und der unheimliche Gunther Wolff tritt ein. Weil der Vater tot ist, verlangt er nun von dem völlig ahnungslosen Sig das Gold, das ihm Einar angeblich vor Jahren gestohlen hat. Als Wolff merkt, dass Sig das Versteck des Goldes nicht kennt, bedrängt er dessen Schwester Anna. Da erinnert sich Sig an den kostbarsten Besitz seines Vaters, einen Revolver. Und die Frage wird unausweichlich: Soll er abdrücken oder nicht? Soll er töten? Auf der Shortlist des CILIP Carnegie Book Award 2010 Nominiert für den Independent Booksellers Prize 2010 Unter den besten 20 Kinder- und Jugendbüchern 2010 (Publishers Weekly)
Eine ganz besondere Geschwistergeschichte Es ist eine unerhörte Geschichte: Laureth, 16, klaut die Kreditkarte ihrer Mutter, schnappt sich ihren kleinen Bruder Benjamin – samt Kuscheltier Stan – und fliegt heimlich von London nach New York. Sie nimmt alle Hindernisse und begibt sich für einige Tage ins absolut Ungewisse. Warum? Seit einigen Tagen ist ihr Vater Jack Peak verschwunden. Alle Spuren des Schriftstellers, der über den Zufall forscht und ein großes Romanprojekt plant, weisen nach New York City. Laureth ist fest entschlossen, ihn dort zu finden. Nichts kann sie aufhalten, schon gar nicht ihre Blindheit. Ein spannender psychologischer Thriller beginnt, eine Geschichte von Obsessionen, Zufällen und dem Selbstbewusstsein einer jungen Frau, die alle in ihren Bann zieht.
Pozor! Už prichádzajú! Navštívte s nami hrad Druhoruk a zoznámte sa s jeho svojráznymi obyvateľmi: lordom Dolnoviničom, jeho manželkou Mätou, dcérou Slnovratkou, synom Plesnivčekom, jeho večne ulepenou opicou Kámom a strážcom hradu, havranom Edgarom. Havran Edgar, ktorý stráži hrad Druhoruk už dlhé roky a pamätá si množstvo jeho predchádzajúcich obyvateľov, objaví jedného dňa naozaj hrôzostrašnú záhadu - pri hrade sa usadila ohavná čierna príšera a hrad začína zaplavovať voda, ktorá nezadržateľne stúpa. Udalosti naberajú rýchly spád...
Otec Laureth Peakové ji naučil sledovat opakující se události, vzory a čísla - což je něco, pro co má jeho dcera mimořádné nadání. Její tajemství? Je slepá. Pak se ovšem její táta ztratí, Laureth popadne svého sedmiletého brášku a vydá se vstříc záhadě, která je dovede až do New Yorku. V tomhle velkoměstě je její dovednost vysledovat šokující a občas nebezpečné spojitosti dovede do světa plného temnoty. Dokáže zachránit svého tátu i sebe? Já nejsem neviditelná je spletitá skládačka o tom, že nic se neděje jen tak pro nic za nic a náhoda neexistuje. Třináctý román Marcuse Sedgwicka, který nedáte z ruky až do poslední stránky.
diel série Havranie záhady o svojráznej rodine lorda Dolnoviniča, jeho manželky Mäty, dcéry Slnovratky, syna Plesnivčeka a jeho obľúbenej opice, ktorí žijú na hrade Druhoruk a zažívajú množstvo vzrušujúcich a hrôzostrašných príhod. Je Halloween a Druhorukovci usporiadali upírsku párty... uprostred ktorej svetlá zhasnú a celý hrad sa ponorí do tmy... To, čo sa stane potom, sa môže prihodiť iba im! Našťastie, Edgar, (nie veľmi) skromný havran, je tam, aby strmhlav vyrazil na ich záchranu.
Ďalší zo série Havranie záhady o dobrodružstvách havrana Edgara, strážcu tajuplného hradu Druhoruk aj s jeho svojráznymi obyvateľmi - s lordom Dolnoviničom, jeho manželkou Mätou, dcérou Slnovratkou a synom Plesnivčekom. Mám krivý zobák? Edgarov krivý zobák veru nie je nijaká maličkosť. Havran je ním natoľko zaujatý, že keď Plesnivček uvidí du… du… , no, veď vy už viete, čo, Edgar takmer zabudne, že je ochrancom hradu Druhoruk. Ibaže rinčanie a kvílenie z Južného krídla už ďalej nie je možné nebrať na vedomie. Lord Dolnovinič má plné ruky práce so svojím novým vynálezom - detektorom zlata, s pomocou ktorého chce zachrániť svoju rodinu pred chudobou, a tak zostáva na Slnovratke a Edgarovi, aby sa vydali na lov duchov a preukázali svoj dôvtip v boji s otravným kapitánom Zubolinim. Každý z príbehov tejto série je možné čítať samostatne.
