The dazzling second novel in Ali Smith’s essential Seasonal Quartet ? from the Baileys Prize-winning, Man Booker-shortlisted author of Autumn and How to be both.

How do you sack your dad? When his dad loses his job and becomes a stay-at-home parent, Louis?s life is turned upside down. Faced with inedible cooking and Post-It notes telling him to clean his room, Louis decides his dad must be stopped. But how?

An action-packed middle-grade fantasy with classic writing, a resourceful heroine, a host of magical creatures, and no shortage of narrow escapes?for fans of Story Thieves, Inkheart, Coraline, and Harry Potter.

He passionately wants to attend school, but fears Grandmother will say no. Finally gathering his courage, he is surprised when she not only agrees to send him to school but also chides him about the importance of standing up for himself.

Limpet, Steffan and Jared. Three best friends crammed into a clapped-out rust bucket of a car on a whirlwind road trip to forget their troubles and see out the end of the summer.

Since their mother’s death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane.

He’s b-a-a-ack! Despite their best efforts, Carter and Sadie Kane can’t seem to keep Apophis, the chaos snake, down. Now Apophis is threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness, and the Kanes are faced with the impossible task of having to destroy him once and for all.

Eveny Cheval just moved back to Louisiana after spending her childhood in New York with her aunt Bea. Eveny hasn?t seen her hometown since her mother?s suicide fourteen years ago, and her memories couldn?t have prepared her for what she encounters. Because pristine, perfectly manicured Carrefour has a dark side full of intrigue, betrayal, and lies?and Eveny quickly finds herself at the center of it all.