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The Amazing Mind of Alice Makin
Written by Alan Shea.
Twelve-year-old Alice is growing up in a grey world of old bombsites, in post-war London. It’s a tough life made harder by her difficult step-dad. Alice’s escape is her imagination, which always brightens her day. But when a new boy...
Written by Allan Stratton.
Like any girl, sixteen-year-old Chanda Kabelo has secrets. She is determined to be loyal to her rebellious friend Esther, she worries about passing her exams, and she wishes she didn’t have to spend so much time listening to her Mama chat with...
Written by Andreas Steinhöfel.
Translated from the German bestseller, this is a funny and original mystery starring two unlikely boy detectives. Rico is an unusual boy. Sometimes he’s laughed at because he mixes things up in his head and he doesn’t know his left...
Written by Andrew Newbound.
Demons from the Dark Dimension pour through a portal in the wall of Pittingham Manor, the mid-point for an attack on high. They’re planning an assault. Into this chaos stumble 12-year-old ghost-busting psychic Alannah Malarra and burglar...
Written by Andrew Peters.
Fourteen year-old Ark has the squittiest job on Arborium, the last forested island in the future. A poor plumber’s boy, he unblocks toilets in the city where he lives – a breath-taking, mile-high world carved out of the vast upper...
Written by Anna McQuinn and Illustrated by Hannah Shaw.
When Sylvie can’t get to sleep she tries counting sheep. But the sheep have other ideas … like dancing, rollerblading and swimming! Try to keep up with the flock of wild and woolly Sleep Sheep in this baa-rmy bedtime story. Witty...
Written by Anna McQuinn and Illustrated by Hannah Shaw.
When Sylvie can’t get to sleep she tries counting sheep. But the sheep have other ideas … like dancing, rollerblading and swimming! Try to keep up with the flock of wild and woolly Sleep Sheep in this baa-rmy bedtime story. Witty...
Written by Annabel Tellis.
If my Dad were a dog, just for a day, I’d tell him to sit and I’d tell him to stay… What would you do if your dad were a dog for a day? Imagine the fun you’d have; playing together all day long and, best of all, telling...
Written by Blue Balliett.
A stolen painting. A series of unexpected events. Two smart children.Petra and Calder live in a neighbourhood where strange things have started to happen. Seemingly unrelated events connect, a sharp old woman seeks their company – and a...
Written by Blue Balliett.
Super sleuths Petra, Calder and Tommy have an exciting new school project – saving a famous building from demolition. But there’s much more to the Robie House than bricks, glass and history – eerie voices, dark shadows, a moving...
Written by C.J. Skuse.
Jody loves Jackson Gatlin. At his only UK rock concert, she’s right at the front. But when she's caught in the crush and carried back stage she has more than concussion to contend with. Throw in a menacing...
Written by C.J. Skuse.
SIXTEEN-YEAR OLD TWINS IN CANDY-STORE CRIME SPREE! Twins, Paisley and Beau Argent are in the headlines again. Last time, they were the 'wonder twins', when, as six-year-olds, they were found alive in woods after three days missing following their...
Written by Caroline Jayne Church and Illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church.
Two sweet and silly, floppy-eared puppies make friends and bounce their way through this fresh, fun-filled interpretation of a familiar and much-loved children's song! Includes a heartfelt fold-out surprise at the end!
Written by Cornelia Funke.
An adventure is what Igraine wishes for most in the world – and on her twelfth birthday she finds one! Everyone at Castle Pimpernel is looking forward to Igraine’s birthday. But when her magical present goes wrong and her parents...
Ghosthunters 4: Mud-dripping Monster
Written by Cornelia Funke.
Stuck in the mud! Ghoulhunting is a riot, but exams are not, and Tom is taking his Third Ghosthunting Diploma. When he is sent to Bogpool, a misty, muddy village, it seems it’s bog-standard ghostcatching and his diploma is in...
Ghosthunters 3: Bloodthirsty Baroness
Written by Cornelia Funke.
Don’t lose your head! Hair-raising things are happening at Gloomburg Castle. Not least because the murderous spirit of a brutal baroness has bodynapped the owner! As ever, the ghosthunters rise to the challenge. But the job gets tricky when...
Ghosthunters 2: Gruesome Invincible Lightning Ghost
Written by Cornelia Funke.
No smoke without fiery phantoms! No ghoul has a chance against the new ghosthunting agency – made up of schoolboy Tom, Hugo (the Averagely Spooky Ghost) and world-famous spookhunter Hetty Hyssop – or does it? Things hot up when...
Written by Cornelia Funke.
Since her mum vanished when she was a baby, Meggie has lived quietly with her bookbinder dad, Mo. But one night their peaceful life is shattered by the appearance of Dustfinger - a shadowy man with a mysterious link to Mo's past. Where does...
Ghosthunters 1: Incredibly Revolting Ghost
Written by Cornelia Funke.
Watch out for ghost goo! Tom’s stuck at home with his horrible sister, Lola. But there’s something stickier hiding out in his cellar – a slime-dripping ghost called Hugo! And harmless Hugo is in the goo too, because...
Written by Cornelia Funke.
Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of the extraordinary events of Inkheart, and the story whose characters strode out of the pages and changed her life forever. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater created from...
Written by Cornelia Funke.
Meggie loves books. So does her father, Mo, a bookbinder, although he has never read aloud to her since her mother mysteriously disappeared. They live quietly until the night a stranger knocks at their door. He has come with a warning that forces...
Written by Cornelia Funke.
An adventure is what Igraine wishes for most in the world – and on her twelfth birthday she finds one! Everyone at Castle Pimpernel is looking forward to Igraine’s birthday. But when her magical present goes wrong and her...
Written by Cornelia Funke.
CORNELIA FUNKE’S INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING TRILOGY: INKHEART, INKSPELL AND INKDEATH, HAS CAPTIVATED READERS WORLDWIDE. NOW INKHEART IS A STUNNING MOTION PICTURE. Meggie loves stories, but her father, Mo, hasn’t read aloud to her...
Written by Cornelia Funke and Illustrated by Kerstin Meyer.
Violetta is a little princess who wants to be as strong and brave as her brothers. And what she lacks in size, she makes up for in determination. At night she slips out into the woods and secretly teaches herself to become the cleverest, most nimble...
Written by Cornelia Funke.
Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of the extraordinary events of Inkheart, and the story whose characters strode out of the pages, and changed her life forever. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater, torn from his...
Written by Cornelia Funke.
Life in the Inkworld has been far from easy since the extraordinary events of Inkspell, when the story of Inkheart magically drew Meggie, Mo and Dustfinger back into its pages. With Dustfinger dead, and the evil Adderhead now in...
Written by Cornelia Funke and Illustrated by Kerstin Meyer.
It’s a pig’s life being a princess! Young Princess Isabella has it all – but has had enough of all of it! Isabella has had enough of being waited on hand and foot, of having to smile all the time, and of wearing beautiful...
Written by Cornelia Funke.
Life in the Inkworld has been far from easy since the extraordinary events of Inkspell, when the story of Inkheart magically drew Meggie, Mo and Dustfinger back into its pages. With Dustfinger dead, and the evil Adderhead now in control, the story...
Inkheart Trilogy Gift Editions: Inkheart
Written by Cornelia Funke.
Meggie loves stories, but her father, Mo, hasn’t read to her since her mother disappeared. When a stranger knocks at their door, Mo is forced to reveal an extraordinary secret – when he reads aloud, words come alive, and dangerous...
Written by Cornelia Funke.
Two orphaned children are on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of the city. Befriended by a gang of street children and their mysterious leader, the Thief Lord, they shelter in an old, disused cinema. On their trail is a...
Written by Cornelia Funke and Illustrated by Kerstin Meyer.
Ben is a fearless young boy – as brave as a lion, as strong as an elephant. Nothing can distract him from the tireless task of protecting his big sister, Anna. He gallantly spends his day fending off mouldy green ghosts, slime-burping...
Inkheart Trilogy Gift Editions: Inkdeath
Written by Cornelia Funke.
Life in the Inkworld has been far from easy since the extraordinary events of Inkspell, when the story of Inkheart magically drew Maggie, Mo and Dustfinger back into its pages. With Dustfinger dead, and the evil Adderhead now in control, the story...
Written by Cornelia Funke and Illustrated by Kerstin Meyer.
Ben is a fearless young boy – as brave as a lion, as strong as an elephant. Nothing can distract him from the tireless task of protecting his big sister, Anna. He gallantly spends his day fending off mouldy green ghosts, slime-burping...
Written by Cornelia Funke.
Firedrake, a brave young dragon, his loyal brownie friend Sorrel and a lonely boy called Ben are united as if by destiny. Together, they embark on a magical journey to find the legendary place where silver dragons can live in peace forever. With...
Written by Cornelia Funke.
Mischievous reindeer Twinklestar has bolted – leaving his Christmas caravan to fall from the sky! Luckily the extraordinary passengers – Niklas, a real-life Santa Claus, two angels and assorted elves – crash-land in a friendly...
Written by Cornelia Funke.
For the first time in his life, Jacob Reckless is afraid. For years he’s stolen across to another world. A dark enchanted place he’s loved for its treasure, secrets and dangers. Until now. Will, his younger brother, has followed him...
Written by Cornelia Funke.
For the first time in his life, Jacob Reckless is afraid. For years he’s stolen across to another world. A dark enchanted place he’s loved for its treasure, secrets and dangers. Until now. Will, his younger brother, has followed him...
Written by Cornelia Funke.
Meggie loves books. So does her father, Mo, a bookbinder, although he has never read aloud to her since her mother mysteriously disappeared. They live quietly until the night a stranger knocks at their door. He has come with a warning that forces Mo...
Written by Cornelia Funke.
Emma loves to visit Grandma Dolly and her animal sanctuary in the summer holidays. At home, Emma isn’t even allowed a guinea pig. While staying with Dolly, Emma’s grandmother is asked to take in Mississippi, the beloved horse of her...
Inkheart Trilogy Gift Editions: Inkspell
Written by Cornelia Funke.
Let the imaginary become real … Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of the extraordinary events of Inkheart, and the story whose characters strode out of the pages and changed her life forever. But for...
Written by Daniel Postgate and Illustrated by Nick Price.
Sam wants a dog, but when his dad says no, he decides he’ll have a Snagglegrollop instead. The Snagglegrollop takes a lot of looking after – he is very big, after all - but he and Sam have great fun together. Sometimes, however, the...
Written by David Jones.
A plane crash. A mysterious transformation. An adventure unlike any other. Fourteen-year-old Gerry and his parents are returning to their research camp in the African savannah when their plane crash-lands in the jungle. When Gerry wakes, he has...
Written by David Jones.
Aboard the Prominence, a spaceship abbey filled with holy treasures, is a 14-year-old novice-monk. But Bart is more interested in flying the old ship than worshipping the sun. When the Prominence goes to the aid of an unidentifiable spacecraft...
Written by Di Toft.
Having spent the summer dodging mutant werewolves and barking-mad scientists, Nat Carver and Woody, his shape-shifting friend, have joined the Twilight Circus of Illusion before going in search of Woody’s long-lost clan. But instead the boys...
Written by Di Toft.
Wolven is a fantasy firmly rooted in the mysterious present. A boy and his eccentric grandparents live near a strange, apparently cursed wood. Nat longs for a dog – but the dirty ungainly farm creature finally found by his grandfather hardly...
Written by Eireann Corrigan .
How far can you go for attention? Finn and Chloe have it all figured out. It’s not enough to be clever, good looking or sporty. To get on, you’ve got to get noticed. You’ve got to be famous for something, right? Chloe decides...
The Divide Series: Jinx on the Divide
Written by Elizabeth Kay.
Felix is back at school and looking forward to a visit from his friend Betony. But when a bully pushes him in the corridor, all his plans are sunk. In Felix’s bag, forgotten until now, is the magical lamp he’s kept from last summer, and...
The Divide Series: Back to the Divide
Written by Elizabeth Kay.
After his amazing adventures in The Divide, Felix is once again living quietly with his parents in the real world. But not for long. Snakeweed is on the loose! The villainous japegrin, who followed Felix home, has failed to set up his devious...
Written by Elizabeth Kay.
Felix is not your usual hero. Though brave and intelligent, he suffers from a rare illness. His parents take him on the holiday of a lifetime to Costa Rica, where they visit the high point where the waters that feed into the Atlantic and the Pacific...
Written by Emily Diamand.
Flooded England, 2216 ... England has changed for ever: most of it is under water. Worse, bloodthirsty pirates prowl the shores, and when they kidnap the Prime Minister’s daughter it looks like war. But out of this drowning world comes...
Written by Emily Diamand.
Flooded England, 2216 ... Lilly Melkun has outwitted the bloodthirsty reavers, who prowl the waters that cover most of England - and has escaped to Cambridge. But Lilly is far from safe, because still in her keeping is PSAI, the last hand-held...
Written by Emily Gale.
Kass Kennedy is in trouble. Her manically ‘up-and-down’ dad has finally lost it. He’s entered her for The X-Factor. This would be slightly less of a crisis if: 1. she could sing; 2. any tiny bit of her wanted to be a star...
Written by Emma Clayton.
Twelve-year-old twins, Mika and Ellie, live in a future behind a wall – safe from the plague animals beyond. Or so they’ve been told. But when one of them disappears, and the other takes part in a sinister virtual reality game, they...
Written by Erin Bow.
Plain Kate lives in a time afraid of magic. She has a gift for carving ‘lucky’ wooden-charms. Known as Witch-Blade, her unusual gift attracts dangerous attention in a place where witches are burned. When her village falls on bad...
Written by Fiona Tierney and Illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain.
When Lion meets Sarah walking in the jungle singing a happy song, he tells her she shouldn't be there! Nobody in his jungle just walks or sings: they prowl, creep, swing, lumber, slither and stampede. Or, they roar, yowl, grunt, chatter and...
Written by Fiona Tierney and Illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain.
When Lion meets Sarah walking in the jungle singing a happy song, he tells her she shouldn't be there! Nobody in his jungle just walks or sings: they prowl, creep, swing, lumber, slither and stampede. Or, they roar, yowl, grunt, chatter and...
Written by Gill Arbuthnott.
What is the secret that marks her? Ten years ago, Alaric, leader of the Shadowmen, killed many of the Keepers - the teachers and bearers of ancient knowledge threatening his barbaric rule. Now rebellion is flaring up in the Archipelago again and...
Written by Heather Dyer and Illustrated by Peter Bailey.
The twins are in bed when it happens. They hear a sound like a wet cabbage hitting the wall, then a clattering on the roof tiles, followed a little later by a tapping at the window. It’s a girl with a broken wing – and she’s come...
Written by Heather Dyer and Illustrated by Peter Bailey.
When Ibby is sent to stay with her aunt, she discovers her two troublesome boy cousins, Francis and Alex, playing with an old box of magic tricks they found in the attic. Ibby is sure that magic isn’t real – until she sees Francis...
Written by Heather Dyer and Illustrated by Peter Bailey.
Toby lives a lonely life in his pyjamas at the seaside hotel where he was abandoned as a baby – until the day he’s sent down to the beach to look for Cook’s lost laundry. Instead, he finds a pale, thin girl, lying at the...
Written by Ingrid Lee.
In Billy’s town, the stray cats are running wild and there’s growing pressure to exterminate them. So when he finds an injured cat and decides to help her, he has to be extra careful. However precious Conga may be to him, his dad would...
Written by Ingrid Lee.
Cash is the puppy nobody wants. A pit bull. A dog lost. A shivering wet bundle, Cash arrives in the life of twelve-year-old Mackenzie. And from that moment boy and dog share a love neither has ever known before. But when Cash is kicked out by...
Written by James Dashner.
When the doors of the lift crank open, the only thing Thomas remembers is his first name. But he’s not alone. He’s surrounded by boys who welcome him to the Glade - a walled encampment at the centre of a bizarre and terrible stone maze...
Written by Janet Foxley.
Giants live on top of Mount Grumble, hidden from humans below. But not all of them are giant-like. Muncle Trogg is so small that he’s laughed at by the others for being human-sized. Fed up, he decides to take a look at the Smallings that...
Written by Jimmy Docherty.
When Jake Drake gets mugged twice in ten minutes, he comes up with a plan to con the criminals on his estate. With the help of his closet pals, he starts a rumour about a new gangster in town - the Big Baresi, the biggest gangster that never was...
Written by Jonathan Emmett and Illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church.
When Sam discovers all the leaves are falling off his beloved oak tree home, he can’t believe his little squirrel eyes. With the help of his sister Sophie, Sam begins to put the colourful leaves back onto the tree. But, oh no, they all...
Written by Jonathan Emmett and Illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church.
When Sam discovers all the leaves are falling off his beloved oak tree home, he can’t believe his little squirrel eyes. With the help of his sister Sophie, Sam begins to put the colourful leaves back onto the tree. But, oh no, they all...
Written by Kate Wild.
A short time ago, Freedom Smith was just a daredevil gypsy boy with extraordinary strength and agility. Now he works for Phoenix, a special police operation. A sinister email has been going around, a Screamer. Kids have been disappearing after...
Written by Kate Wild.
Fifteen-year-old Freedom Smith is a born fighter - it’s in his gypsy blood. Freedom’s no angel, but he’s no killer either. When he is falsely accused of murder, the law gives him the chance to prove his worth, by infiltrating a...
Written by Katherine Roberts.
Someone knows Natalie is special. He knows her mother came from a mysterious world called Earthaven. He knows her father is a Thrall, who sells spells between the worlds. He knows Natalie is the only one with the power to keep him from destroying...
Written by Katherine Roberts.
From the moment the battle-scarred horse Bucephalas, allows a prince and a runaway girl to sit on his back, he is bound to them for ever. The prince is the young Alexander, whom he proudly carries into battle, blazing a trail to the very edge...
Written by Kevin Brooks.
It was the girl, of course. The girl from the station. The girl with the smile and the skin and the eyes … Joe is hooked from the moment he sees Candy. What is it that catches his eye? Is it her hair, her smile, or just the way...
Written by Kevin Brooks.
Late one night, two brothers learn that their sister has died in the worst way imaginable. She’s found, strangled, in a desolate place hundreds of miles from their East London home. Ruben is the smarter of the two, with a gift for getting...
Written by Kevin Brooks.
Moo Nelson walks through life alone with his eyes down, avoiding the rain, being pushed and laughed at by others and wishing things were different. Until the night he sees a car chase and a murder ... or does he? What is the truth and who wants to...
Written by Kevin Brooks.
Did I hate him? Of course I hated him. But I never meant to kill him. With his father dead, Martyn has a choice. Tell the police what happened – and be suspected of murder. Or get rid of the body and get on with the rest of his life. Simple...
Written by Kevin Brooks.
Caitlin’s life changes from the moment she sees Lucas walking across the causeway one hot summer’s day. He is the strangest, most beautiful boy she has ever seen – and when she meets him, her world comes alive. But to others, he...
Written by Kirsten Boie.
A movie about a princess is to be made. When auditions take place, Jenna is shocked to be chosen over her much more talented friends. Curiously, even her strict mother gives her permission for Jenna to fly off to begin filming in the small...
Written by Kirsten Boie.
Jenna thought being a princess would be fun. But between palace rules, a tough boarding school and the ever-present paparazzi, Jenna finds herself wishing for anonymity again. So she runs away – into the hands of those who would bring down the...
Written by Lucy Christopher.
In a moving letter to her captor, sixteen-year-old Gemma relives her kidnapping from Bangkok airport while on holiday. Taken by Ty, her troubled young stalker, to the wild and desolate Australian Outback she reflects on a landscape from which...
Written by Lucy Christopher.
In this touching novel for ages 10+, Lucy Christopher explores the remarkable bond between a young girl, a boy and a damaged wild bird - a relationship that will affect everyone who reads it. While visiting her father in hospital...
Written by Lynne Rickards and Illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain.
Patrick wakes up one day to find he’s turned pink overnight! What will his friends think? Poor Patrick runs away in search of pink playmates. He crosses the ocean where he finds some flamingos - but will he ever fit in with them?...
Written by Melvin Burgess.
Billy Elliot’s tough, funny and heart-warming story is given new depth by bestselling author Melvin Burgess. Billy’s mother is dead, and his father and brother are fiercely involved in a bitter miners’ strike that has split the...
Written by Michael Molloy.
Abby and Spike are drawn into a world of witches, hidden caverns, fabulous boats, captive children, lost parents, and a quest to find Ice Dust - the source of magical power. With their strange new companions - Captain Starlight, Benbow the giant...
Written by Michael Molloy.
Abby and Spike with their incredible friends, defeated Wolfbane and his malevolent crew of Night Witches in the awesome, wide-eyed adventure, The Witch Trade. But now the evil sorcerer returns, travelling back in time, to turn the story inside out|...
The House on Falling Star Hill
Written by Michael Molloy.
There was something odd about the village of Enton. Tim Swift felt it the moment he arrived with his dog, Josh. Who is the weeping woman who wanders the streets at midnight? Why do no flowers grow? And what secrets link them to the mysterious...
Written by Michaela Morgan and Illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church.
Tino and Teeny are lovelorn bunny rabbits, living just a few hops from each other. If only one of them could overcome their shyness and speak to the other! When their efforts to woo each other with writing are ruined by a rainstorm it looks like...
Written by Michaela Morgan and Illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church.
Through the snowy winter chills, best bunnies Teeny and Tino keep each other warm. In their cosy burrow they dream and make their Christmas wishes. But when their wish lists are whisked away by the wintry wind, it looks as if all is lost. Can some...
Written by Paeony Lewis and Illustrated by Brita Granström.
It's bedtime for Florence and Arnold. It's seven o clock and Florence's yawns are getting bigger and bigger. But how can she and her much-loved toy monkey Arnold possibly get to sleep when there's goodnight kissing, singing, stories, counting and...
Written by Pat Walsh.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BURY AN ANGEL? William, an orphan boy, lives at Crowfield Abbey in the 14th century. Sent into the forest to gather wood, he instead rescues a fantastical creature from a trap – a hob, who shares with Will a dark...
Written by Philip Webb.
For Cass, the life of a Scav is all she’s ever known – scavenging what’s left of London in search of a precious relic no-one, not even her new Russian masters, has ever seen. But when two survivors from another time show up...
Written by Rachael Mortimer and Illustrated by Maddy McClellan.
What will make a sad princess happy? Beautiful things won’t do, as the birds in the palace garden discover. But when Little Bird makes up a simple song of friendship from words he's collected in his nest, she knows she'll never be...
Written by Rachael Mortimer and Illustrated by Maddy McClellan.
What will make a sad princess happy? Beautiful things won’t do, as the birds in the palace garden discover. But when Little Bird makes up a simple song of friendship from words he's collected in his nest, she knows she'll never be...
Written by Rachel Ward.
Since her mother’s death when she was seven, fifteen-year-old Jem has kept a secret. When her eyes meet someone else’s, a number comes into her head – the date on which they will die. Knowing that nothing can last forever, Jem...
Written by Rachel Ward.
Adam sees “numbers” – when he looks in peoples’ eyes he can see their death-dates, just like his mum Jem used to. Adam has trouble dealing with his awful gift, and when he realises that everyone around him has the same series...
Written by Rebecca Promitzer.
Bea lives in Elbow, where it rains all summer. Most people leave to go somewhere sunny, but there are always a few kids left behind. Already bored on the second day of the holidays, her friend Sam turns up at her house and drags her through...
Tunnels Series Book 3: Freefall
Written by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams.
After Deeper, can the Tunnels adventure get any more dangerous? And where will it end? Will Burrows and his gang are far from finished as they free-fall down a subterranean pore. As they experience reduced gravity, the dark...
Written by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams.
At the centre of the Earth, in a world that no one knows exists, Will is in trouble. His enemy, the Styx, are close behind. They'll pursue him to the ends of the world – any world. Meanwhile Drake - with help from...
Written by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams.
Fourteen-year-old Will Burrows lives with his family in London. He has little in common with them except for a passion for digging which he shares with his father. When his father suddenly disappears down an unknown tunnel, Will decides to...
Written by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams.
The Tunnels adventure is far from over for Will Burrows. In his quest to find his father, Will is plunged even deeper underground. And as if things weren't bad enough already in the heat and darkness, he stumbles across a Styx plot with terrible...
Written by Ross Mackenzie.
Everybody dreams. That’s the problem. Good dreams are sweet. Bad dreams are scary, but what happens if the worst sort of nightmares take over? Zac Wonder is about to find out. On the stroke of midnight, he is plunged into an extraordinary...
Written by Ruth Symes and Illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church.
Round and round and up and down! When Harriet discovers hundreds of butterflies dancing in the sunshine, she is the happiest hedgehog in the world – and can’t help but join in. But her bliss is short-lived, because these butterflies...
Written by Salamanda Drake.
Discover the thrills and spills of riding the most exciting animals ever! At Dragonsdale, riding is the most important thing in the world. Everybody is looking forward to the Island Championship - everyone except for Cara, who can only dream of...
Written by Salamanda Drake.
At Dragonsdale, where riding is the most important thing in the world, there’s trouble ahead for best friends Cara and Breena and their beloved dragons. Poor Breena. When her show dragon, Moonflight, is injured, it looks like time will...
Written by Sara Sheridan and Illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain.
I'm not a princess, a pirate or a witch! I'M ME! Grown ups. Lovely Aunt Sarah can pretend all she wants but Imogen doesn't want to be a princess, a pirate or a witch. Not today. She wants to go to the park with her aunt and play with...
Written by Sara Sheridan and Illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain.
I'm not a princess, a pirate or a witch! I'M ME! Grown ups. Lovely Aunt Sarah can pretend all she wants but Imogen doesn't want to be a princess, a pirate or a witch. Not today. She wants to go to the park with her aunt and play with...
Written by Sarah Rubin.
Looking at her ratty-tatty, used-to-be-white, too-big high-tops, and then at her skinny chicken legs poking up from the ground, you’d never think that Casey Quinn could ever be a ballerina. But just because Casey can’t do ballet in...
Written by Sharon Dogar.
Falling tells the story of Neesh, a young Asian girl, haunted by frightening images and voices from the past. Just when the echoes in her head threaten to overwhelm her, rescue comes unexpectedly from a boy called Sam. Neesh and Sam find...
Written by Sharon Dogar.
Charley died in the waves last summer. Almost. Now she’s in a coma, neither dead nor alive. On returning to the beach, her younger brother Hal finds it hard to shake off her presence. Thoughts of Charley begin crowding his mind, revealing...
Written by Sophia Bennett.
Nonie’s passion is fashion. Humanitarian Edie wants to save the world. And budding actress Jenny has just landed a small part in a Hollywood blockbuster. But when these three friends meet a young African refugee girl called Crow, sketching a...
Threads - Sequins, Stars and Spotlights
Written by Sophia Bennett.
Now in their last school year, best friends Nonie, Jenny, Edie and Crow are so close to beginning glittering careers. So why do their challenges suddenly seem overwhelming? The girls have choices to make. Who will wait for fame and success? Who...
Threads - Beads, Boys and Bangles
Written by Sophia Bennett.
Crow is in designer heaven; Nonie's caught the eye of a gorgeous boy; Jenny has a new play. But poor Edie's in trouble ... the rumours are that slave children in India have been making their high-street collection. It's up to the girls to save their...
The Icemark Chronicles: The Cry of the Icemark
Written by Stuart Hill.
When her father dies in battle, fourteen-year-old Thirrin becomes Queen of the Icemark, determined to defend her tiny kingdom from the most terrible invasion her nation has ever known. This is the epic story of how she rallies her country and...
The Icemark Chronicles: Last Battle of the Icemark
Written by Stuart Hill.
With her murderous daughter, Medea, banished to the spirit world, Queen Thirrin’s tiny kingdom of the Icemark has enjoyed a time of peace. But her consort, Oskan Witchfather, fears for their nation – and rightly so. Medea is out for...
The Icemark Chronicles: Blade of Fire
Written by Stuart Hill.
Feel the heat of the battle! Twenty years have passed since the tiny kingdom of the Icemark last defended itself from invasion. Now the imperial invader Scipio Bellorum is back – joined by his brutal twin sons. The Icemark’s fate...
The Mysterious Benedict Society PB
Written by Trenton Lee Stewart.
ARE YOU A GIFTED CHILD LOOKING FOR SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES? When a peculiar advertisement appears in the newspaper for children to take part in a secret mission, children everywhere sit a series of mysterious tests. In the end, just four children...
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma
Written by Trenton Lee Stewart.
Reynie, Kate, Sticky and Constance are back – but so is Mr Curtain, with another devious scheme! Can the Mysterious Benedict Society thwart Mr Curtain’s plans, even whilst held prisoner? Join them on their adventure as they face all...
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
Written by Trenton Lee Stewart.
It should have been a celebration party, but now it’s another mind-bending mission for the children of the Mysterious Benedict Society. Join Reynie, Kate, Sticky and Constance, as they race across the globe by train, bicycle and ship to save...
The Mysterious Benedict Society HB
Written by Trenton Lee Stewart.
ARE YOU A GIFTED CHILD LOOKING FOR SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES? When a peculiar advertisement appears in the newspaper for children to take part in a secret mission, children everywhere sit a series of mysterious tests. In the end, just four children...
Written by Vivian French.
Old Mother Goose may know all the nursery rhymes, but it’s Daddy Goose who knows the stories! Welcome to the Daddy Goose collection of five-minute stories, made from everyone’s favourite nursery rhymes, and illustrated by four...
Written by Zoran Drvenkar.
Berlin. The dead of night. Sixteen-year-old Alissa and her best friend Evelin make their secret Christmas pilgrimage to Alissa's father's grave. In the graveyard, Alissa falls through thick snow into an underground crypt. Searching for a way out...