'Now Susan,' Mother said, 'And you too, John. No night sailing. No going outside the harbour. And back the day after tomorrow. Promise.'But promises can't always be kept. Within twenty-four hours John, Susan, Titty and Roger find themselves fighting a night gale in the treacherous waters of the North Sea, adrift and in the main shipping lanes. Suddenly, it's real adventure and only their sailing skills can help them now.
Mystery Inc. is going on a road trip, but their vacation takes an unexpected turn-a UFO has landed nearby! When they go to investigate, they find little gray aliens coming out of the ship and the gang can't believe their eyes. Is this really a first encounter, or is an Earthling behind this crash landing?
""A non-stop adventure, full of spellbinding, sorcerers and selkies. Cat Gray's storytelling proves that magic really does exist."" Helena Duggan, author of A Place Called Perfect
""Spellstoppers is a charming page-turner and I lapped up every moment of this magical tale."" Clare Povey, author of The Unexpected Tale of Bastien Bon Livre
Welcome to Yowling - a secretive seaside village where magic is just one step away...
Max has spent years thinking he is cursed, because whenever he touches anything electrical it explodes. But then he is sent to Yowling and discovers he is a Spellstopper, someone with the rare ability to drain dangerous build-ups of magic and fix misbehaving enchanted items.
When Max's Grandad is kidnapped by the cruel Keeper of the malfunctioning magical castle that floats in the bay, only Max's gift can save him. Together with his new friend Kit, Max throws himself into an adventure filled with villainous owls, psychic ice cream and man-eating goldfish. But can he really pull off the biggest spellstop ever?
The perfect summer-holiday magical adventure for fans of Diana Wynne Jones, Catherine Doyle and Thomas Taylor.
From the author of Horrible Histories . . .
A mysterious tower. A girl in a glass case. A stolen phone.
A door to an old waxworld. And Boy.
All things considered, things weren't going too well for Boy in Wildpool.
Not only are the police looking for him, but the worrying
Arfur Loaf is on the warpath too. He can look after himself, can
Boy, but going to Wiggott's Wonderful Waxworld to lie low for a
while might be the worst decision he's ever made. No - getting
on the Terror Train - that's the worst decision he's ever made.
Now Burke and Hare are after him as well!
All Boy has to d
is get back to his own time, escape the Terror Train and rescue
the girl . . . all before it's too late. That's enough for any boy
in one day.
Wiggott's Wonderful Waxworld is the perfect
spooky read for any time of year!
An exhilarating adventure for fans of Shadow House, Goosebumps
and Skulduggery Pleasant.
JP has a new game - but this time the adventure is for real. A relentless action-adventure story. Barrington Stoke specialise in books for reluctant, struggling and dyslexic readers.
The Sorcerer in the North is the fifth thrilling book in John Flanagan’s Ranger’s Apprentice series – over eight million sold worldwide.
Will is finally a full-fledged Ranger with his own fief to look after – but his new land is already under threat. The Grimsdell Forest is being haunted by eerie voices and the terrifying figure of the Night Warrior. Could this really be the work of sorcery?
Joined by his friend Alyss, Will is suddenly thrown headfirst into an extraordinary adventure. As Will battles growing hysteria, traitors, and most of all, time, Alyss is taken hostage, and Will is forced to make a desperate choice between his mission and his friend.
Perfect for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, T.H. White’s The Sword in the Stone, Christopher Paolini’s Eragon series and Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series.
A cosmic adventure for anyone who's ever looked at the stars, from the award-winning Christopher Edge.
""A writer of genuine originality"" - Guardian
""A fun, intellectually challenging novel with an emotional centre"" - The Times
How amazing would it be to have a dad who's an astronaut?
Rocket launches, zero gravity, and flying through space like a superhero! Jamie Drake's dad is orbiting the Earth in the International Space Station and Jamie ought to think it's cool but he just really misses him...
Hanging out at his local observatory, Jamie picks up a strange signal on his phone. It looks like alien life is getting closer to home.
But space is a dangerous place and when his dad's mission goes wrong, can Jamie prove that he's a hero too?
Check out these other brilliant books from Christopher Edge:
Black Hole Cinema Club
Escape Room
Twelve Minutes to Midnight
The Many Worlds of Albie Bright
Discover the origins of the warrior Clans in the second book of this thrilling Warriors prequel series from #1 nationally bestselling author Erin Hunter-now featuring fierce new art. The Dawn of the Clans series takes readers back to the earliest days of the Clans, when the cats first settled in the forest and began to forge the warrior code. The mountain cats from the Tribe of Rushing Water followed the Sun Trail to a new territory, convinced that in a land with more prey, their lives would be free from strife. But while no cat has gone hungry, tensions are rising. The once firmly united group has split in two-and a young cat named Thunder is caught in the middle. Dawn of the Clans #2: Thunder Rising also contains an exclusive bonus scene and a teaser to the next Warriors adventure.
Life is an adventure. Anything in the world is possible – by will and by luck, with a moist carrot, a wet nose and a slice of mad courage!
Shylo has always been the runt of the litter, the weakest and quietest of all of his family, his siblings spend their days making fun of him for not being like the rest of them. But when Shylo stumbles across a band of ratzis and overhears their evil plan to take a photo of the Queen in her nightie, it's up to this unlikely hero to travel to London and inform the Royal Rabbits of London about the diabolical plot! The Royal Rabbits of London have a proud history of protecting the royal family and now the secret society need to leap into action to stop the ratzis... But can a rabbit as feeble and shy as Shylo convince them that Queen is in danger?
The Hobbit meets Fantastic Mr Fox meets Watership Down in this charming novel from bestselling authors Santa and Sebag Montefiore, which proves even the smallest rabbit can be the biggest hero.
When Eddy discovers a bedraggled cat in his front garden, his rubbish weekend turns into an alien escapade. Shooting off into outer space with his cousin Milly, Eddy finds himself on an epic adventure that's out of this world...
Reunited for the summer, the Swallows and Amazons with Dick and Dorothea launch a prospecting expedition to find the lost gold mine of the high hills above the lake. But the mining camp runs into all sorts of trouble: not only the danger of fire in the drought ridden countryside but also scary encounters with unsafe tunnels. Worst of all is the sinister Squashy Hat, who appears to be a rival prospector and who's certainly a spy - how can they keep working without him discovering what they've found?
