In an old junk shop sits a dusty ship in a bottle. And when the world isn't watching, a tiny pirate crew comes out to explore. They're smaller than a teacup, but these scurvy sailors have a HUGE appetite for adventure!
The Pocket Pirates have left the safety of their shelf to search for GOLD ... but dangers await them. The skirting-board mice are on the prowl, and the shopkeeper has an unwelcome surprise in store!
Treasure hunting is a risky business ...
The fourth in an unmissable series about tiny pirates who have BIG adventures, with gorgeous black and white artwork throughout, from the illustrator of A Boy Called Christmas.
Emily Vole makes headline news in the first weeks of her life, when she is found in an abandoned hatbox in Stansted Airport.
Then, only a few years later, her neighbour Mrs String dies leaving Emily a mysterious inheritance: an old shop, a small bunch of golden keys and a cat called Fidget. It's the beginning of an adventure of a lifetime as the old Fairy Detective Agency comes back to life.
It is up to Emily to reopen the shop, and recall the fairies to duty. Together they must embark on their first mystery and do battle with their great fairy-snatching enemy, Harpella.
Damian's amazing detective skills are called on when rich boy, Calvin Baggington, has his super-expensive bike stolen at the Green Park Holiday Village. Damian solves the crime in style - but not before the Holiday Village is thrown into chaos. Even Inspector Crockitt, hoping for a peaceful week's break, becomes unwillingly and painfully involved.
Mike, Belinda and Ann love the Summer holidays - whether they're exploring idyllic Sea-gull Cove, bundled in all together into the family caravan, sailing down a narrow canal in a cosy houseboat or sailing the high seas on a glamorous ocean liner, they know they'll always be in for an adventure. And there's always time for their tea.
MORTAL ENGINES launched Philip Reeve's brilliantly-imagined creation,
the world of the Traction Era, where mobile cities fight for
survival in a post-apocalyptic future. The feature film is coming
in December 2018!
The first instalment introduces young apprentice Tom Natsworthy and
the murderous Hester Shaw, flung from the fast-moving city of
London into heart-stopping adventures in the wastelands of the Great
Hunting Ground.
""No 11-to-16-year-old should miss the superbly imagined debut novel
from Philip Reeve"" - The Times
""This big, brave, brilliant book combines a thrilling adventure story
with endless moral conundrums"" - The Guardian
It's a new footie season and Harry Gribble, also known as Super Soccer Boy, can't wait to watch his favourite players in action.
But the players are acting strangely. Blatant fouls and bad behaviour are just the beginning - and it's up to Super Soccer Boy to put a stop to a nefarious plot before it ruins football's reputation forever!
You are a passenger on the most spectacular ocean liner ever built – the Titanic. When the ship hits an iceberg and begins to sink, it's going to take more than luck to survive. Will you: try to save lives as a member of the ship's medical crew? Experience the disaster as a 12-year-old boy with inside knowledge of the ship?
Bestselling author Vashti Hardy transports us to a world like no other in a steampunk, fantasy adventure with family at its heart.
""Warden Griffin at your service. Can I ask if you've seen a monster in the area …?""
Grace's family are wardens of the Griffin Map, using its teleport technology to fight crime across Moreland. Although Grace is still too young, she longs to go on missions herself. After all, if her brother, Bren, can do it, why can't she?So when Grace finds herself alone with the map when a distress call comes in, she jumps at the chance to prove she's up to the task. But the map transports Grace to a remote village where nothing is quite as it seems … Has she taken on more than she can handle?
Be transported to a world like no other in this steampunk, fantasy adventure with family at its heart from Blue Peter Book Award-winner Vashti Hardy.
