Otto racconti del terrore i cui protagonisti trovano una fine più o meno tragica, misteriosa o catastrofica. La piccola Brooke e i suoi genitori sono appena arrivati nella sontuosa Hawksmoor Hall, dove incontrano il fantasma del piccolo Nym, che può avere un effetto terribile sui bambini. E questo è solo il primo mistero...
Sylvie and Carl have been friends since they were tiny children. They’ve always played together, eaten with each other’s families, called each other boyfriend and girlfriend and deep down, Sylvie has always believed that they’d end up married to each other. They even have a magical fantasy world that belongs to them alone — and the glass hut where it’s all created, at the bottom of Carl’s garden.But as they become teenagers, things are starting to change. They each have different friends. Sylvie would still rather spend all her time with Carl. But Carl has a new friend, Paul, who is taking all his attention. And he seems much less happy to be called Sylvie’s boyfriend. And in a game of spin the bottle, he avoids having to kiss her. Sylvie can tell his feelings have changed and that her plans for the future may be affected. But can she guess at the true reasons behind it all? A moving, compelling and delicately handled treatment of sexuality from the Children’s Laureate.
A moving exploration of what happens when a school student falls in love with a teacher.
Dopo la trasformazione di Giove in una stella giunge sulla Terra, da parte di misteriose creature, un messaggio: "Tutti questi mondi sono vostri tranne Europa, non mettete piede su Europa". Per molti decenni si tenta di scoprire i segreti nascosti nel satellite, e un giorno l'astronave da crociera 'Galaxy' vi viene dirottata senza apparente motivo sulla sua superficie. In soccorso arriva la 'Universe', dopo il disperato messaggio di soccorso lanciato nello spazio, ma verranno alla luce inquietanti e dirompenti rivelazioni.