The Shadowlands: A Branches Book (The Last Firehawk #5)  (Library Edition)

The Last Firehawk series has young readers on the edge of their seats!

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!In book 5 of this fantasy series, the magical Ember Stone is almost complete! There is only one piece left to find. But Thorn's darkness is spreading faster than ever! Tag, Skyla, and Blaze must cross the dangerous Shadowlands to find the last piece. What-or who-will they meet along the way? Can the friends complete the stone in time to save Perodia? Engaging black-and-white illustrations on every page bring the action alive in this fast-paced early chapter book series!

Katrina Charman was the recipient of the SCBWI British Isles’ Margaret Carey scholarship for fiction in 2013, and in 2014 she was one of the winners of the SCBWI’s Undiscovered Voices competition. Katrina's first children’s book, the early reader The Ninjabread Man, was published with Franklin Watts (UK) in July 2015. The Last Firehawk is her first early chapter book series. Katrina lives in South East England with her husband and three daughters.



Jeremy Norton is a British illustrator who lives and works in Barcelona, Spain. The Last Firehawk is the first early chapter book series he has illustrated. He works digitally, and aims to convey a childlike sense of wonder through his artwork.

1. THE FINAL JOURNEY 2. ENEMIES 3. INTO THE SHADOWLANDS4. THE MARCH 5. THORN’S ARMY6. WOLVES7. TRAPPED!8. THE MISSING SACK9. RUMBLE UNDERGROUND10. IN THE TUNNELS11. TO VALOR WOOD12. HOME13. THE LAST PIECE14. THE GOLDEN FEATHER15. GREY’S TREE16. GREY’S ARMY