Secret of the Shadow Beasts

Secret of the Shadow BeastsBy: Diane Magras For fans of Dragon Pearl and the Lockwood & Co. series comes a swift moving contemporary fantasy about a young girl tasked with destroying deadly shadow creatures. In Brannland, terrifying beasts called Umbrae roam freely once the sun sets, so venomous that a single bite will kill a full grown adultand lately, with each day that passes, their population seems to double. The only people who can destroy them are immune children like

By: Stephanie Spinner | Illustrator:  Daniel Howarth | Series: Step into Reading Paddywack is a petite nine hands high

this is an unforgettable portrait of a young soldier grappling with the weight of war while coming to terms with what it means to be a man

Chekhov's favourite story

and 'The Dinner-Party'

A storm of shadows threatens everything that their circle holds dear

he'll vanish

尼莫跟媽媽絕對是無聊鎮幹話王（蓋章）；

a legendary blacksmith accused of using dark magic to make his firetongue swords—formidable blades that cannot be broken—and cast out from the community

更窺見了俄羅斯歷史的真相。

——于善祿（國立臺北藝術大學戲劇學系助理教授）

but turmoil within his own family has inspired a crisis of faith for the minister

witty writing