The team of code-crackers face a new code that has never been solved. Brodie, Hunter and Tusia are back at Station X, the secret code-cracking station at Bletchley Park. And they are still wrestling with the great unanswered question: what secret lies behind the ancient, coded Voynich Manuscript? Their first adventure left them with a musical box that plays a tune by the composer, Elgar. Elgar loved codes.
At once they are off on a new search which takes them to the stories behind Elgar's famous music and a coded letter he wrote to a young friend, Dorabella. The 'Dorabella Cipher' has never, ever been solved. Now our team of code-breakers are on a twisting trail via medieval book burnings in Florence, a mysterious boy known as the Orphan of the Flames, and a one-time famous prisoner in London's Newgate Prison who wrote about King Arthur. Where is it all leading? And will they survive, when hot on their trail is a secret organisation that has always thwarted the search for Truth and is prepared to kill to stop them ... The second story in this highly original puzzle-solving series - a Da Vinci Code for kids. The reader races along with the Secret Breakers team to break the code ...
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In their third zombie-tastic adventure, Jack Sullivan and his friends June, Quint and Dirk discover that they might not be the last kids on Earth after all... And everyone is thrilled - except Jack. Living in a tree house with his best friends, battling monsters and escaping certain death - he's been having the most awesome time of his life.
The real world is a hostile place for twelve-year-old Bren, his schooldays stalked by vicious bully, Shaun, and his family life fractured at home. Ever since his sister Evie died in an accident, Bren's only safe space is Furthermoor, an imagined world of mechanised trees and clockwork animals, where Evie is still alive. In Furthermoor, no one can hurt Bren...until the mysterious Featherly arrives.
Now Bren is forced to confront his deepest fears and decide if his place in the real world is worth fighting for.
Enter a world as vast and dark as your imagination, in this unforgettable coming-of-age story about courage, friendship and finding your voice.
How did Catwoman become Batman's greatest foe? Discover the story behind this cat burglar's journey from feline friend to feline felon, including the source of her catlike skills. With action-packed illustrations and easy-to-follow text, these early reader books are perfect for super hero fans and super-villain fans alike.
The fifth exciting adventure from the gorgeous series set in a glamorous pooch parlour, for animal-crazy girls who love dogs and looking after them.
Animal-crazy Bella is so excited to discover the headmistress of her school has a dog and is desperate to catch a glimpse of the mysterious pooch. Bella gets a big surprise when her wish comes true and Mrs Frost brings Darcy to Dream Dogs, her mum’s trendy grooming parlour, for a pampering session.
But there’s an even bigger shock in store when Bella’s younger brother plays a very naughty trick at the school fund-raiser, held to raise money for a new assembly hall, with very colourful consequences!
Jack and Annie don't need anouth mummy. But that's what they get when the the Magic Tree House carries them back to ancient Egypt. Trapped inside a pyramid they meet a ghost-queen. She needs them to solve a puzzle so she can rest in peace. But can Jack and Annie solve it and escape?
In a North London cemetery a professor is kidnapped at gunpoint. A suspicious letter crammed with cryptic clues arrives at Eton. To decipher the deadly mystery, James Bond must take a series of dangerous gambles. Once the code is cracked, he has just forty-eight hours to save the professor from the dark forces that threaten to destroy them both.
Written by the winner of the 2022 Children's & YA Jhalak Prize.
When Jack's grandpa gives him a magical jade coin, Jack finds himself caught in an ancient battle between good and evil. For he is the new Tiger Warrior, and it's up to him to save the world!
Luckily, Jack has the spirits of the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac to help him. Tiger can harness the power of fire, Dragon can control water, Horse has lightning speed and the rest, well they're just happy to be out of the jade coin for a bit! But other ancient spirits want the power of the Chinese Zodiac for themselves...
With a brilliant cast of magical animal zodiac creatures, deadly demons and spine-tingling spirits, this series is for fans of Adam Blade and Percy Jackson.
