Marcus Sedgwick

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If life has taught me one thing, it is this: that the worst monsters are entirely human.It began in a hole in the ground, in Paris, in the days after the liberation. What I saw there I saw only for the time it takes a match to burn down, and yet it decided the rest of my life.I tried to forget it at first, to ignore it, but I could not. It came back to me; he came back to me. He hurt people I loved... And so I took the first step on a journey from which there would be no return; a path that led me to fear, to hatred and to revenge - but, above all else, to blood.

Une île perdue loin de tout où le temps semble s’être arrêté, personne ne vieillit, aucune naissance. Eric envoyé pour une enquête est plongé au cœur d’une histoire ancestrale. Victime des coutumes

An original interpretation of the timelessly fascinating vampire myth and a story of father and son by award winning author Marcus Sedgwick Winner of the Booktrust Teenage Prize and shortlisted fo

Une île perdue loin de tout où le temps semble s’être arrêté, personne ne vieillit, aucune naissance. Eric envoyé pour une enquête est plongé au cœur d’une histoire ancestrale. Victime des coutumes

All In Your Head is about what happens when your doctor doesnt believe that youre ill. When they think you are imagining a serious ailment, or worse, faking it.Its the story of the stigma that goes with invisible illness, and of the strange places that chronic illness takes you. Its the tale of bizarre treatments, and above all, the damage thats created through other peoples doubts and indifference.Yet, there is an epidemic of undiagnosed, hard-to-explain, and misunderstood illnesses in todays 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 MeadEverybody 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 rst novel, Floodland, in 2000, winning the Branford Boase Award.

Do monsters always stay in the book where they were born? Are they content to live out their lives on paper, and never step foot into the real world?The Villa Diodati, on the shore of Lake Geneva, 1816: the Year without Summer.As Byron, Polidori, and Mr and Mrs Shelley shelter from the unexpected weather, old ghost stories are read and new ghost stories imagined. Born by the twin brains of the Shelleys is Frankenstein, one of the most influential tales of horror of all time. In a remote mountain house, high in the French Alps, an author broods on Shelleys creation. Reality and perception merge, fuelled by poisoned thoughts. Humankind makes monsters; but who really creates who? This is a book about reason, imagination, and the creative act of reading and writing. Marcus Sedgwicks ghostly, menacing novel celebrates the legacy of Mary Shelleys literary debut in its bicentenary year. Marcus Sedgwick was the bestselling author of over thirty books. He was shortlisted seven times for the Carnegie Medal, and in 2014, he received the eminent Printz Award for his novel Midwinterblood. Marcus also received two Printz Honors, for Revolver in 2011 and The Ghosts of Heaven in 2016.

An ambitious and original take on the gothic' Observer.'Quiet, riveting and compelling with an unnerving atmosphere and a deeply troubling sense of unrest that must be experienced. Genre-defying, truly great horror' Fallen Star Stories Blog.'A taut menacing ghost story' The Bookseller, 'One to Watch'.'Wow, so elegantly done, so intelligent and so dark' Nicola Davies.'Deeply atmospheric and gothicly creepy, this is probably my favourite Sedgwick book to date ... This is a must' Askews Children's Newsletter.'There is a great cinematic quality to the writing' The Bookbag.'This slender, beautifully written novel is probably best read in one atmospheric sitting' Guardian.'Monsters are born in the pages of books but spread their twisted limbs in far wider and unexpected ways. This premise is at the centre of this slick, teasing and knowing novel ... Erudite and gripping, this is a dialogue between literary traditions ... Exquisitely written, the book is also beautifully illustrated in monochrome. The thinking reader's spook-fest' The Lady.'This claustrophobic monstrous tale will lure you in to witness the tortured mind of a writer' South Wales Evening Post.'Beautifully written ... Sedgwick sustains the sense of dread well' SFX.

An interactive activity title for 9-12-year-olds on the power of kindnessYou can choose to make the world a better place. The power is within you!Every one of us experiences the world differently we have different worries and problems, and we all have unique hopes and dreams but theres one thing that can unite us and make the world a better place, and thats KINDNESS!Kindness is cool! No, really! Kindness can create positive change in all our lives. Whether its being a friend to someone who seems lonely, or simply smiling or giving somebody a thumbs up. When we support each other, we can be our best selves.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 childrens author Marcus Sedgwick tells the story of kindness where it comes from, what it feels like and perhaps most importantly why it matters and asks YOU what you would do in different everyday scenarios.ARE YOU READY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

An interactive activity book for 912-year-olds on overcoming anxietyYou can conquer your worries. The power is within you!We all experience anxiety from time to time. It can feel overwhelming and uncomfortable, and stops us from doing the things we enjoy so what on earth can we do about it?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? You should! And have you ever performed a body scan? Thought not. These amazing activities along with many others will become your toolkit to a calmer and happier life.Award-winning author Marcus Sedgwick takes us on a fascinating journey to find out where anxiety comes from, looking at the power of storytelling in terms of training our brain to overcome worries. He also shows us what animals can teach us about dealing with stress AND introduces us to our second brain! Hello! Its time to make CALM your superpower.ARE YOU READY TO BE KIND TO YOUR MIND?

From the author of The Jungle Book comes a magical fantasy story, rich in historical detail and filled with intrigue and excitement. Una and Dan, reciting Shakespeare on a summers evening in rural Sussex, unwittingly summon the elf Puck. They are taken on a fantastic journey through Britains past, their magical companion plucking from history an array of fascinating characters for them to meet: Parnesius, a Roman centurion who manned Hadrians wall; Wayland, a Saxon warrior and blacksmith; Sir Richard, a Norman knight who made an extraordinary journey to Africa; and many others. Each offers a story from his own life, mixing war and politics with adventure and intrigue. Each is rich with historical detail. One of the great classics of childrens literature, Puck of Pooks Hill is by turns a fantastical story of magical otherness and a compelling exploration of British history. A runaway success on first publication, it still has the power to excite children and their parents alike.

Marcus Sedgwick crafts a characteristically unsettling mystery exploring teen relationships and our connection to the world around us in this suspenseful and eerie drama. WRATH: extreme anger or rage Cassie Cotton has always been unusual, a bit different but this only makes her more intriguing to her classmate Fitz. Cassie can hear a noise that most people dont notice or recognise, and she believes its a sound that shows the Earth is in distress, damaged by human activity that is causing climate change. When this belief leads to her being ridiculed and bullied at school, Cassie disappears. Fitz is determined to find her, but he has no idea where to start looking, or if hell be in time to help her Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 8.

A grim discovery brings disturbing revelations in this chilling ghost story from the phenomenal 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 hes too afraid. When she appears again, this time James follows. But will he be able to face the terrible truth she reveals ? Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 8.

A dazzling literary mystery from prizewinning author Marcus Sedgwick, for fans of Scarlett Thomas, Carlos Ruiz Zafon and Patrick Suskind.In Paris, in the year 1899, Marcel Després is arrested for the murder of his wife and transferred to Salpetriere asylum. And so the story might have stopped.But this is no ordinary patient: Marcel Despres, Mister Memory, is a man who cannot forget. And it is no ordinary case: the hurried cover-up hints at dark secrets in the shadows. A policeman and a doctor decide to unravel the mystery...but the answers lie inside Marcels head. And how can he tell what is significant when he remembers every detail of every moment of his entire life?

Saving the world isnt going very well for Elf Girl and Raven Boy. Theyve left Fright Forest and crossed a huge plain to the worryingly named Monster Mountains, where they find a sign telling them to Turn Back. They really shouldnt have ignored it! Its not the strange wailing noises they hear in the dark, or the gigantic yeti who wants to eat them for breakfast that they find alarming, so much as the crazy wizard, Jeremy, who seems intent on adding Elf Girl and Raven Boy, not to mention Rat, to his collection of all too life-like stone statues.

What would you sacrifice for someone youve loved forever? Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award, MIDWINTERBLOOD is a dark, breathtaking and cleverly crafted paranormal love story like no other, beautifully told in seven parts and spanning ten centuries.Have you ever had the feeling that youve lived another life? Been somewhere that has felt totally familiar even though youve never been there before, or felt that youve known someone even though you are meeting them for the first time?Eric and Merle loved and lost one another, and have been searching for each other through time ever since. This novel comprises seven short stories and travels in time, from 2073 back to the days of Viking sagas. Across the different tales, the two souls appear as lovers, mother and son, brother and sister, and artist and child as they come close to finding each other before facing the ultimate sacrifice . . .

Join the wonderfully weird Otherhand family and their faithful guardian, Edgar the raven, and discover the dark secrets of Castle Otherhand.Solstice and Cudweed are appalled to find their father has appointed a new school master. But things get even worse when the grumpy, viciously mean teacher actually arrives. The Otherhand children are sure theres something more to him than meets the eye - the trouble is, who will believe them? No one it seems. Except, perhaps, Edgar.Winner of the 2011 Blue Peter Book Award for Most Fun Story With Pictures, LUNATICS AND LUCK is the third story in this hilarious six book mystery series (with a touch of goth-froth) for 9 year olds from bestselling author, Marcus Sedgwick with quirky black and white line illustrations from new talent, Pete Williamson.Dedicated website on Raven Mysteries: www.ravenmysteries.co.uk