June Teens and Young Adult

The ultimate guide for teens to build confidence, beat self-doubt, and achieve their goals - from the team behind ‘The High-Performance Podcast’. What does it really take to perform at your best? In Game Plan, Jake Humphrey and The High-Performance team share the tools, stories, and strategies that can enable young people to thrive – at school, in sport, in entrepreneurship, and in everyday life. Using their experience speaking to some of the most successful people in the world, from elite athletes like Usain Bolt to entrepreneurs like Steven Bartlett, Game Plan is packed with practical advice teens can use to improve their mindset and performance every day. Inside, you’ll learn how to: Set goals and stay motivated Handle pressure, make tricky decisions, and overcome setbacks Beat self-doubt, anxiety, and imposter syndrome Build self-confidence, resilience, and a positive mindset Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur, aspiring sports star, or simply want to get the most out of a normal school day, this motivational book for teens helps you to find your focus and unlock your potential. Inspired by the chart-topping ‘High Performance Podcast’ – this book brings together life skills for teens and lessons in developing a growth mindset, motivation, and personal growth to help teens aim higher and achieve more. Supporting the UK curriculum for Ofsted’s Personal Development criteria and designed to complement upcoming Game Plan school resources (launching in September 2025), this book is the perfect gift for teens looking to start their journey of high performance and excellence in whatever path they choose. Learn the secrets of world-class achievers and turn their winning habits into your own Game Plan for success.

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From the bestselling author of The Bone Houses and The Drowned Woods comes a thrilling fantasy about three unlikely allies bound together in a deadly, magical competition-perfect for fans of Holly Black and Erin A. Craig. Every five years, two kingdoms take part in a Wild Hunt. Joining is a bloody risk, and even the most qualified hunters can suffer the deadliest fates. Still, hundreds gamble their lives to participate-all vying for the Hunt's life-changing prize: a magical wish granted by the Otherking. BRANWEN possesses a gift no other human has: the ability to see and slay monsters. She's desperate to cure her mother's sickness, and the Wild Hunt is her only option. GWYDION is the least impressive of his magically talented family, but with his ability to control plants and his sleight of hand, he'll do whatever it takes to keep his cruel older brother from becoming a tyrant. PRYDERI is prince-born and monster-raised. Deep down, the royal crown doesn't interest him-all he wants is to know where he belongs. A trickster, a prince, and a wild huntress-all in pursuit of the Champion's prize. If they band together against the monstrous creatures within the woods, they have a chance to win. But nothing is guaranteed. After all, all are fair game in love and the Hunt.Set in the same world as The Bone Houses and The Drowned Woods but with a whole new, unforgettable cast of characters-The Wild Huntress will have readers hooked from the very first page.

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DARKNESS, DRAMA AND DEATH FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED AND BESTSELLING* AUTHOR OF CLEAN AND HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL COVEN. SING FOR YOUR LIFE! Welcome to the New Alliance – a reimagined world after a war and a flood. Taryn Beck and her family don’t have much, and her younger brother needs vital medication to survive. Medication they can’t access or afford. Taryn secretly enters Network G’s reality show: Starmaker, the most watched TV show in the world. The rules are simple; young women from all over the globe compete to join an all-singing, all-dancing pop outfit, DOLLHOU5E. If you win, a life of luxury, stardom and wealth awaits . . . But there’s a catch. Eliminated contestants are literally eliminated; “volunteered” to Project Population, an initiative designed to cull the community.    Sequestered in the sinister Dreamhouse, and filmed 24 hours-a-day, Taryn soon realises that reality TV is far from real. She and her fellow trainees are pitted against each other in cruel challenges. Working with gorgeous boyband mentor, Cade, Taryn covertly plots to expose this brutal regime and destroy Starmaker from the inside.   Get ready for the performance of Taryn’s life.The explosive new YA novel from Juno Dawson.      *Her Majesty’s Royal Coven reached TCM category number one on 26th July 2022.

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Brought to you by Penguin. The people are calling . . .And the gods will answer. Moremi has only ever known of two dragon gods watching over the prosperous Kingdom of Kwa. It is thanks to the great dragons that an unspeakable evil is kept at bay. But when someone tries to claim the gods’ power for their own, the process goes dreadfully wrong and the world’s darkest shadows are released. Overnight, Kwa’s ancient tales of monsters become all too real. After realising a strange affinity for both God's Moremi is now Kwa’s only hope for restoring their full strength. But will Jagun, the mysterious prince, let her anywhere near the gods? And how does her childhood friend, Nox, feel about it all? In any case, if Moremi fails her quest, then she risks the earth caving in and the sky crumbling down. . . .© Natasha Bowen 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

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