Island Books: 261 books

For lovers of horse stories, a tale of a pony competition with themes of courage and difference Rosevale is a sanctuary for abandoned and abused horses, but Aidan's family can't afford to run it any longer. If Rosevale closes down, what is going to happen to all the horses that are looked after...

For fans of Diana Wynne Jones and Neil Gaiman, a brilliant fantasy debut for young adults, sparkling with all the wonderful strangeness of Alice in Wonderland, but in a world all its own Aisling and Julie are bickering on a night out, when they are almost run over by a white horse with a red...

So what is the most innocent, least spooky thing you can imagine? An egg, right? Right. It’s perfectly smooth all over. It’s totally natural. It can’t talk. It can’t put a curse on you. It doesn’t have a soul so it can’t haunt you. Hah! Wrong! How about an egg that just won’t go away....

Desperately funny, and desperately touching—the third and final installment in the diaries of Primrose Leary In the event of my untimely death, please burn this unread. No, don't DO it! Prim's alive (though the dashing Roderick is, alas, no more). She's 16. She's trying to make sense...

The second in a funny, smart, and touching young adult series, perfect for fans of Louise Rennison Primrose Leary is a witty, wonderfully weird teenager whose friends are pairing up around her. Even Prim's Dad is loved up, and she's starting to feel a little lonely. But when Prim accidentally...

Ella and Johnny are distraught when Johnny's horse Storm disappears from his field. Johnny knows that he has been taken by "the pound man." The horse pound's job is to round up neglected or feral horses and put them down, but Storm doesn't come into that category. This is plain stealing....

The last thing either Jana, 13, or Louise, 17, is looking for on this hot and boring summer is a friend of totally the wrong age. But then one day, they abandon their responsibilities and irritating families, and head off in a "borrowed" car for a day by the lake. Their adventure is simple—beer,...

Ghalib doesn't want to leave his home. But Syria has become too dangerous, and his family has no choice but to flee. Together they start out on a terrible journey that leads them through dark and dangerous places. Ghalib comes under fire, is caught in a tear-gas attack, experiences the wretched and...

Philip is twelve years old and life is pretty good. He gets on with his mum and gets by pretty well at school - in spite of girl problems, teacher problems, bully problems and - er - poetry problems. Philip's happy-go-lucky life is disrupted when his mother gets breast cancer. Bad enough that your...

Did you ever hear that telling a nightmare makes it fade away? It doesn’t. Not here anyway. Welcome to the Nightmare Club’s Halloween Sleepover. You might not last till morning. No one really understood Abbey, except for Bee. A new friend, right in her own house, just on the other side of the mirror. What could possibly go wrong?

Echoland by Joe Joyce is the chosen title for Dublin: One City One Book 2017 JUNE, 1940. France is teetering on the brink of collapse. British troops are desperately fleeing Dunkirk. Germany appears to be unstoppable. Hitler’s next target is Britain . . . and Ireland. In neutral Ireland opinions...

In the leafy suburb of Booterstown in the height of mid-Summer, the brutal and shocking murder of a local woman is the last thing that anyone expects. What is more unexpected is that this murder will only be the first of many. Inspector Danny O’Neill is led on a trail of false clues, lies, and corruption,...

‘Harvesting is shocking – and shockingly good. It is thought-provoking, anger-provoking, guilt-provoking, and – most importantly – it is a brilliantly written novel.’ – Roddy Doyle Sometimes it feels as if three minutes has passed when it’s been three days, and three nights pass like...

In the dark waters beneath the streets of Victorian Dublin, a gruesome discovery awaits Detective Inspector Joe Swallow – diamonds and death in the River Poddle. Swallow and the legendary Chief Superintendent John Mallon must also work tirelessly to counter espionage and subterfuge by the...