Collins Booksellers Christmas Reading Guide 2016 Collins Booksellers Christmas Reading Guide 2016 | Page 28

28 Visit us today! collinsbooks.com.au TEEN FICTION GIRL ONLINE GOING SOLO Zoe Sugg (Zoella) RRP $24.99 MAGNUS CHASE AND THE HAMMER OF THOR: MAGNUS CHASE (BOOK 2) From YouTube phenomenon Zoe Sugg, aka Zoella, comes the third book in the Girl Online series, following blogger Penny and her rockstar boyfriend Noah. In Girl Online: Going Solo Penny is ready to face the world – alone. Rick Riordan RRP $22.99 Thor’s hammer is missing again, but this time the hammer isn’t just lost, it has fallen into Our Price enemy hands. If Magnus Chase and his $ friends can’t retrieve it, the mortal worlds 99 will fall into chaos. DORK DIARIES #11: FRENEMIES FOREVER RANGERS APPRENTICE THE EARLY YEARS 2: THE BATTLE OF HACKHAM HEATH Nikki and her friends Brandon, Chloe, and Zoey are up for another adventure in the eleventh book in the bestselling Dork Diaries series. 19 John Flanagan RRP $18.99 This is the prequel Ranger’s Apprentice fans have been waiting for; the origin story of how Halt came to be Araluen’s most famous Ranger. Rachel Renee Russell RRP $16.99 305654_1015_BEY1442_OPTA.indd 116/10/15 3:04 PM DUE 21ST NOVEMBER WORMWOOD MIRE: A STELLA MONTGOMERY INTRIGUE THE ERTH DRAGONS BOOK 2: DARKWYNG Judith Rossell RRP $22.99 Chris d’Lacey RRP $15.99 This is the highly anticipated sequel to Withering By the Sea. Stella’s aunts are sending her away to the old family home at Wormwood Mire. But within the overgrown grounds of the mouldering house, dark secrets slither and skulk. This is the second book in the stunning new fantasy series from author d’Lacey. As tensions rise between the worlds of the hom and dragon, both are unaware that there’s a bigger battle coming with the Dark Dragon. POCKET ROCKET CURIOSITY HOUSE:THE SCREAMING STATUE  MAGIC FEET Lauren Oliver and H C Chester RRP $19.99 Ellyse Perry and Sheryl Clark RRP $14.99 each In this second book in the Curiosity House series, four extraordinary children must avenge their friend’s death, try to save their home, and unravel the secrets of their past. Ellyse Perry holds the rare distinction of having represented Australia in cricket and soccer. Find out where it all began for Ellyse Perry, Australia’s most prominent sportswoman in this new series about her life in high school. DUE 8TH NOVEMBER MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE Ransom Riggs RRP $19.99 James Patterson RRP $15.99 Since its publication in June 2011, this offbeat blend of supernatural fantasy and vintage photography has dominated the YA best-seller lists—and with a Tim Burton adaptation arriving this year, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children shows no sign of slowing down. James Patterson delivers a genuinely hilarious, and poignant, story of a wildly imaginative, one-of-kind kid that you won’t soon forget. Read it before you see the film. THE MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD THE STORY OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS Howard Pyle RRP $29.99 Howard Pyle Scott McKowen RRP $29.99 THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON Johann Wyss Thomas Heath Robinson RRP $29.99