Britain, 1941.
The government is building a secret army of intelligence agents to work undercover, gathering information and planning sabotage operations. Henderson's boys are part of that network: kids cut adrift by the war, training for the fight of their lives. They'll have to parachute into unknown territory, travel cross-country and outsmart a bunch of adults in a daredevil exercise.
In wartime Britain, anything goes.
Another deliciously squirmy story about Harry the Poisonous Centipede, with all of Lynne Reid Banks’s usual charm and humour. Tony Ross’s wonderful illustrations perfectly capture the small world of Harry.
‘Suddenly the most awful thing happened. Something tightened around Harry’s middle! He almost jumped into the air with fright…’
When Harry the poisonous centipede’s best friend, George, goes missing, Harry goes to find him. But dangerous things lurk outside his nest-tunnel, like flying swoopers, belly crawlers, furry biters and – most terrifying of all – Hoo-Mins!
Tiffany Aching is going 'into service': to be a lady, no less, a maid in a big house. At least, this is what she tells her parents.
Really, Tiffany is going away to learn magic.
But making friends with fellow witches is always difficult when an invisible-being-that-cannot-be-killed takes over your body - stealing money, and threatening violence.
Tiffany must use all her witchy cunning to reclaim what's hers. Luckily, she has a bit of help. What's tiny, Scottish and blue all over? A Nac Mac Feegle of course - the rudest type of fairy, and handy to have in a tight spot . . .
'Oodles of dry wit, imagination and shrewdly observed characters'
Independent on Sunday
The Secret Seven - ready to solve any mystery, any time - in Enid Blyton's classic series of 15 mystery novels.
In book three, the Secret Seven have a new meeting place - a treehouse! But someone else is using it too. The gang are furious, but then they learn the intruder is in big trouble and needs their help.
Can the Seven come to the rescue?
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Celebrate World Book Day with this GBP 1 World Book Day special edition of two hilarious Diamond Brother's stories. Tim Diamond is the world's worst detective - and these two mysteries will test his nerves to the limit. What does strawberry yoghurt possibly have to do with Paris? Why on earth are Tim and his kid brother Nick invited to a remote Scottish island? The answer...murder! These are two infectious Diamond Brother's stories - ""The Falcon's Malteser"" and ""The French Confection"" - with a new cover by Tony Ross. ""Horowitz is the perfect writer. His dialogue crackles with hardboiled wit."" (Frank Cottrell Boyce, ""Guardian""). Other Diamond Brother's books include: ""The Falcon's Malteser"", ""Public Enemy Number Two"", ""South by South East"" and ""Four of Diamonds"".
With an introduction by Smithers, this book contains detailed fold-out blueprints of the gadgets used by the teen superspy in Anthony Horowitz's bestselling series. It includes background information from the first six books (this edition has been updated with technical data from ""Ark Angel"") and technical specifications of all the gadgets used in the series, as well as classified memos and top secret reports written by Smithers.
Junk has jumped through space and time to find his sister Ambeline.
She has been taken to a country ruled by the nine emperors. Junk and his friends Garvan and Lasel set off to find her.
On his quest, Junk will fight off lions, morph into a cyborg, discover the secret of the universe, and play with time itself.
Join Junk on an adventure full of humour and heart-pounding action.
Join Lucy in DK Reads Arctic Expedia, on her scientific expedition to Antarctica to drill ice cores for research. Experience the harsh conditions of this polar landscape, discover how to survive, and find out about the intrepid explorers from the past who have set out to reach the South Pole. Will Lucy and her fellow scientists survive after losing half their equipment down a crevasse?
DK Reads is a new three-level reading scheme helping kids learn how to read at home - and learn how to love reading. DK Reads are levelled into stages to help every child progress their reading skills and become a confident reader. DK Reads feature engaging and highly illustrated topics with true kid appeal. The story narrative is supported with interactive pages and questions to encourage children to access information from a range of sources and develop comprehension skills.
The second book in an action-packed, high-stakes new adventure series for fans of Rick Riordan and STAR WARS.
The Alpha Maraudi are on their way and they don’t come in peace . . .
When Benny Love won a trip to visit the Moon, he had no idea that when he got there he would have to stop an attack by the Alpha Maraudi, an alien race determined to destroy Earth. Benny and the rest of the kids on the Moon succeeded in fending off the first attack, by flying hi-tech Space Runners into battle. But now the man who brought them to the Moon, genius inventor Elijah West, is missing. And Earth is still very much in danger.
As Benny convinces the others to work together to warn Earth and prepare for the next phase of the alien invasion, they encounter a shadowy researcher from the dark side of the moon. He knows things about the aliens that could help to defeat them and save their planet from total destruction, but can they trust him?
They’ll have to decide what they’re willing to do to save their planet soon, because more aliens are on their way – and they’re coming for Benny and his friends first.
