Winner of the Scholastic Montegrappa Prize for New Children's Writing
Poppy is thrilled that they're spending the summer at Smuggler's
Cove. It might even take her mind off the mystery of her past. But
Poppy is about to make some amazing discoveries - and solve more
than one mystery...
'A wonderful time-travelling adventure with more twists and turns than the hands of a clock on a helter-skelter. Alex and Jasper are a fantastic dynamic duo, and the book has genuine friendship and warmth at the heart of a timey-wimey mystery. I loved it.'
- L.D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency
Have you ever thought what it might be like if you were famous in the future? A brilliant adventure for fans of Ross Welford - a story about friendship, courage and embracing our talents even when they make us stand out.
On the day Alex was born, crowds surrounded the hospital. On her first day of school, people spied from the gates. And recently, strangers came to watch her perform in her school play ... as the llama.
But why? Alex has always been a nobody.
Then a mysterious boy named Jasper starts at school and he alone seems to know the answer. But before he can tell Alex, he disappears ... into the future. Can Alex brave traveling into the future to discover what's happened to him and to unravel the secret of her own astonishing destiny ... before time runs out?
Winner of the Awesome Book Awards 2023
'A great idea, pulled off with real panache ... the whole thing is a delight'
Anthony McGowan, author of Lark
'A joyous, inventive and original rollicking adventure'
Liz Hyder, author of Bearmouth
'A brilliant page-turning, time travelling adventure, full of heart and filled with courage and friendship'
Jess Butterworth, author of Running on the Roof of the World
'A super original concept and a book brimming with imagination. And I loved that ending!!!'
Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear
Undercover in a poisonous world, teen spy Alex Rider is back for his seventh adrenalin-rush adventure in this audio CD pack. Alex Rider is on the wrong side of the world - and the law. Alone in Sydney, he is recruited by the Australian government to infiltrate an organized people-smuggling ring: the violent criminal underworld of the Snakeheads. Working undercover as a refugee he moves to Bangkok, where he meets someone he can finally trust - a fellow agent and true friend: or is there any such thing in the poisonous world of espionage?
When twelve-year-old, UFO-obsessed, Lucy Sladan sneaks out in the middle of a thunderstorm to investigate the unexplained disappearances in her hometown of Sticky Pines, she finds more than she bargained for: a huge hairy creature, a thirteen-year-old stranger named Milo Fisher and a deep-rooted secret. Together, Lucy and Milo become entwined in a mystery that threatens to engulf the whole town of Sticky Pines and its weird and wonderful residents.
Sticky Pines: The Bigwoof Conspiracy is the debut novel for children by the talented Dashe Roberts.
UFO-obsessed Lucy sneaks out in a thunderstorm to investigate unexplained disappearances, and finds more than she bargained for. First in a funny, fast-paced series aimed at aspiring ""Stranger Things"" fans. - Bookseller
When Iris and her lion are forced to spend Christmas apart, the lion
embarks on a festive, snowy adventure to find her - and almost
bumps into Father Christmas! The fourth irresistible book
about Iris and her lion is destined to be a Christmas classic.
Frankie was a completely normal pet goldfish . . . until Tom's evil-scientist big brother, Mark, tried to murder him with toxic gunge! Luckily Tom and his best friend Pradeep shocked Frankie back to life with a battery, and he's been their zombified fishy friend ever since.
When Pradeep and Tom take Frankie for a sleepover at the museum, history really does come to life as their evil big brothers try to reanimate the cursed Cat of Kings mummy. Dodging death-defying booby traps, can our fishy friend avoid becoming a mummified kitty snack?
In story two, there's something fishy going on at sports day. All the athletic kids seem to be losing their sporting abilities, while Tom's evil big brother Mark has suddenly become amazing at every single sport. Can Frankie help Pradeep and Tom to foil Mark's evil plans? Or will Mark and his pet vampire kitten, Fang, take home the gold?
The first volume in Philip Pullman's groundbreaking
HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy, now a thrilling, critically
acclaimed BBC/HBO television series. First published
in 1995, and acclaimed as a modern masterpiece, this first
book in the series won the UK's top awards for children's literature.
“Without this child, we shall alldie.”
Lyra Belacqua and her animal daemon live
half-wild and carefree among scholars of Jordan College, Oxford.
The destiny that awaits her will take her to the frozen
lands of the Arctic, where witch-clans reign and ice-bears fight.
Her extraordinary journey will have immeasurable consequences
far beyond her own world…
Battle Beasts and fight Evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up!
A new Beast has risen from the Underworld! Ravira reeks of death and commands a pack of fearsome Avantian Hounds. Tom must defeat Ravira before Taladon succumbs to the hounds' deadly bite, and is enslaved forever...
If you like Beast Quest, check out Adam Blade's other series: Team Hero, Sea Quest and Beast Quest: New Blood!
