Unraveller

Gullstruck Island

Cuckoo Song

Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron

The Lost Conspiracy

Twilight Robbery

Deeplight

Cucumber Quest: The Doughnut Kingdom (Cucumber Quest, 1)

In Caverna, lies are an art — and everyone's an artist...

In the underground city of Caverna the world's most skilled craftsmen toil in the darkness to create delicacies beyond compare. They create wines that can remove memories, cheeses that can make you hallucinate and perfumes that convince you to trust the wearer even as they slit your throat. The people of Caverna are more ordinary, but for one thing: their faces are as blank as untouched snow. Expressions must be learned. Only the famous Facesmiths can teach a person to show (or fake) joy, despair or fear — at a price.

Into this dark and distrustful world comes Neverfell, a little girl with no memory of her past and a face so terrifying to those around her that she must wear a mask at all times. For Neverfell's emotions are as obvious on her face as those of the most skilled Facesmiths, though entirely genuine. And that makes her very dangerous indeed...

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Unraveller

Frances Hardinge, 2022

Gullstruck Island

Frances Hardinge, 2008

Cuckoo Song

Frances Hardinge, 2014

Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron

Jonathan Strahan, Diana Peterfreund, Frances Hardinge, 2012

The Lost Conspiracy

Frances Hardinge, 2008

Twilight Robbery

Frances Hardinge, 2010

Deeplight

Frances Hardinge, 2019

Cucumber Quest: The Doughnut Kingdom (Cucumber Quest, 1)

Gigi D.G., 2017