ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction May 2009 The Power of Five: Necropolis by Anthony Horowitz The eagerly-awaited fourth book in this bestselling series. Hong Kong has been taken over by the Old Ones and has become Necropolis, city of the dead. Once in, there is no way out… Evil has been unleashed on the world and only five children – with special powers – can save it. Matt and the other three desperately need to find Scar, the final gatekeeper, who has been trapped in Hong Kong, where puddles of water turn into puddles of blood, where ghosts, demons and hideous creatures stalk the streets. Matt has no choice but to follow her. Now, both imprisoned, their only hope of survival is to reach a secret door in the Man Ho temple. But even if Scar can find her psychic power, it may already be too late. The Power of Five series has sold over 600,000 copies in the UK alone. Supported by a major marketing campaign including www.powerof5.co.uk “There aren’t many writers who in one book can bridge the gap between Enid Blyton, Ed McBain and JRR Tolkein, but it’s the kind of challenge that the energetic Horowitz relishes.” The Daily Telegraph “Horowitz is marvellous at getting inside the minds of disenfranchised marginalised teenage boys.” The Times Anthony Horowitz is the creator of the phenomenal Alex Rider series which has sold over ten million copies worldwide. He won the Bookseller Association/Nielsen Author of the Year Award 2007, the Children’s Book of the Year Award for Ark Angel at the 2006 British Book Awards, and the 2003 Red House Children’s Book Awards for Skeleton Key. Anthony also writes extensively for film and TV. He lives in north London with his family. Publication Date: 04 May 2009 Age: 12 years + Price: £6.99 BIC Code: YFB Binding: Paperback CBMC Code: E3N79 ISBN: 9781406321081 Format: 198mm x 129mm Extent: 400 pages Rights Held: UK & Commonwealth exc. Canada + non-exclusive Open Market; English language ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction May 2009 The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness We were in the square, in the square where I’d run, holding her, carrying her, telling her to stay alive, stay alive till we got safe, till we got to Haven so I could save her - But there weren’t no safety, no safety at all, there was just him and his men… Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately separated from Viola and imprisoned, Todd is forced to learn the ways of the Mayor's new order. But what secrets are hiding just outside of town? And where is Viola? Is she even still alive? And who are the mysterious Answer? And then, one day, the bombs begin to explode... The Ask and the Answer is a tense, shocking and deeply moving novel of resistance under the most extreme pressure. The second title in the Chaos Walking trilogy Patrick Ness is the author of The Knife of Never Letting Go , Book One of the Chaos Walking trilogy, which won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Bootrust Teenage Prize. He has written two other books for adults and is a literary critic for the Guardian . He lives in London. Publication Date: 04 May 2009 Age: 14 years + Price: £12.99 BIC Code: YFB Binding: Hardback CBMC Code: E3N79 ISBN: 9781406310269 Format: 216mm x 135mm Extent: 536 pages Rights Held: World; English language ADVANCE INFORMATION Illustrated Classics May 2009 The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling illustrated by Nicola Bayley Walker Ilustrated Classics is a new series which brings together some of the best-loved stories ever told, illustrated by some of today's finest artists. These exquisitely designed books, with their magnificent words and glorious pictures, are a pleasure to read - and re-read. The classics have never looked so good! First published over a century ago, these three stories about the man-cub Mowgli have delighted adults and children ever since. The stories tell of Mowgli’s upbringing among the wolves; his lessons in the Law of the Jungle from Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and Kaa the python; his kidnap by the Monkey People and his clash with the evil tiger, Shere Khan. Illustrated in ravishing full- colour and exquisite detail by award-winning artist Nicola Bayley, this is a book to treasure for ever. Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), poet, short-story writer and journalist, was born in India. In 1907 he became the first English writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Among his classic works are the poem If and Just-So Stories . He is buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. Nicola Bayley is one of this country’s best-loved artists. Both Katje the Windmill Cat and The Mousehole Cat were shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. She lives in London. Publication Date: 04 May 2009 Age: 8 years + Price: £9.99 BIC Code: YFJ Binding: Paperback CBMC Code: C3M79 ISBN: 9781406304787 Format: 210mm x 180mm Extent: 160 pages Rights Held: World; all languages ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction May 2009 Hank Zipzer 7: Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade! by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver Hank Zipzer wants to be number one, not the one who always gets it wrong. A likeable, struggling hero that readers will adore. It's the end of the year parent-teacher conference and Hank Zipzer is in trouble, again. Worried that he will have to repeat fourth grade, he comes up with a plan – he will fix it so his parents are on holiday for the whole conference. Of course, being Hank, the plan backfires. Will he have to stay in fourth grade for ever? The New York Times bestselling series from actor/director Henry Winkler and writer Lin Oliver about a boy with learning difficulties. Henry Winkler is an actor, producer and director. He is probably most famous for his role as the Fonz in the 1970s US television sitcom Happy Days . But if you ask him what he is most proud of, he would say, “Writing the Hank Zipzer books with my partner, Lin Oliver.” He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Stacey, their three children and two dogs. Lin Oliver is a writer and producer of movies, books and television programmes for children. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Alan, and their three children. Publication Date: 04 May 2009 Age: 8 years + Price: £4.99 BIC Code: YFS Binding: Paperback CBMC Code: C3N79 ISBN: 9781406321760 Format: 193mm x 129mm Extent: 160 pages Rights Held: UK & Commonwealth exc. Canada + non-exclusive Open Market; English language ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction May 2009 Hank Zipzer 8: Summer School! What Genius Thought That Up? by Henry Winkler Hank Zipzer wants to be number one, not the one who always gets it wrong. A likeable, struggling hero that readers will adore. “Summer” and “school” are two words that Hank Zipzer doesn't want to learn. But there's no escape this time – summer school, here he comes! Will Hank have to spend the whole summer bored to death inside a hot classroom, or will he actually learn a cool lesson or two? Henry Winkler is an actor, producer and director. He is probably most famous for his role as the Fonz in the 1970s US television sitcom Happy Days . But if you ask him what he is most proud of, he would say, “Writing the Hank Zipzer books with my partner, Lin Oliver.” He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Stacey, their three children and two dogs. Lin Oliver is a writer and producer of movies, books and television programmes for children. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Alan, and their three children. Publication Date: 04 May 2009 Age: 8 years + Price: £4.99 BIC Code: YFA Binding: Paperback CBMC Code: C3N79 ISBN: 9781406321777 Format: 193mm x 129mm Extent: 160 pages Rights Held: UK & Commonwealth exc. Canada + non-exclusive Open Market; English language ADVANCE INFORMATION Audio Books and DVDs May 2009 Hank Zipzer 3: Day of the Iguana - Audiobook by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver Hank Zipzer wants to be number one, not the one who always gets it wrong. A likeable, struggling hero who readers will adore. It’s science-project time, which is bad news for Hank Zipzer. He loves science and he loves doing experiments, but writing a report? No way! Finally he comes up with the perfect project – until his sister’s pet iguana gets in the way… Read by the author, Henry Winkler. Running time 2 hours 36 minutes on 2 CDs. The New York Times bestselling series from actor/director Henry Winkler and writer Lin Oliver about a boy with learning difficulties. Supported by a major marketing and publicity campaign, including press interviews and serialization in children's newspaper, First News. Henry Winkler is an actor, producer and director. He is probably most famous for his role as the Fonz in the 1970s US television sitcom, Happy Days . But if you ask him what he is most proud of, he would say, “Writing the Hank Zipzer books with my partner, Lin Oliver.” He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Stacey, their three children and two dogs. Lin Oliver is a writer and producer of movies, books and television programmes for children. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Alan, and their three children. Publication Date: 04 May 2009 Age: 8 years + Price: £5.99 (Inc.