When 16-year old loser, Scott Tyler, meets the beautiful and mysterious Aubrey Jones, he learns he's not so average after all. He's a 'Shifter'. And that means he has the power to undo any decision he's ever made. At first, he thinks the power to shift is pretty cool. But as his world starts to unravel around him he realises that each time he uses his power, it has consequences; terrible unforeseen consequences. Shifting is going to get him killed. In a world where everything can change with a thought, Scott has to decide where he stands...
Sunwing continues Shade's epic adventure begun in Silverwing. Shade discovers a mysterious human building containing a vast forest. Home to thousands of bats, the indoor forest is as warm as a summer night and teeming with insects to eat. And through the glass roof the bats can finally see the sun, free from the tyranny of the deadly owls. But is this bat paradise all that it seems? Shade and his Brightwing friend Marina aren't so sure. Shade has seen Humans enter the forest and take away hundreds of sleeping bats for an unknown purpose. And where is Shade's father?
In this thrilling continuation of Shade's saga, Kenneth Oppel expands the adventure and poignancy of Silverwing and takes it to a new level of excitement.
...there was a slight pfff sound and a burst of light shot out of Ainsley's clasped hand. Instead of a dandelion, a fairy-like creature hovered over her palms. She was brilliantly gold and about as tall as a fizzy-drink can. Her wings were fluttering so fast they could barely see them. Harlan gasped and Ainsley smiled. The flying creature said, 'So, you need a wish, huh?' Ainsley and Harian Banana have a down-to-earth problem - their dad is seriously lonely. Fortunately they do have a solution, just not a simple one. What they need is an also-mum! According to the calculations of Zootfrog the frongle (not ever to be confused with a fairy!), theirs is a Kazillion Wish - one of the biggest, most hard-to-earn there is. They face a thrilling, out-of-this-world quest. Their only guide is the crazy Zucchini Spacestation - and he doesn't always have their safety at heart! But they have a great and noble cause, and help comes from unexpected allies - including a dashing boy superhero and purple Martian twins with a need for speed!
Will Gallows is excited to finally be passing out as a fully qualified sky cavalryman - but it's not long before an old enemy crashes in to spoil the party. Faced with the evil cunning of Imelda, the savage wolfer he fought long before, Will must use every ounce of his courage and ingenuity to find out what she's up to . . . before things go up with a bang.
A Nightmare Come True. As a member of the most powerful family history has ever known, thirteen-year-ol Dan Cahill has been shot at, kidnapped, and even thrown into a pit with a deadly snake. He's survived it all due to luck, smarts, and his older sister, Amy, who always sticks by his side. Now Dan and Amy are facing their greatest threat yet, an enemy who has found a way to use the source of the Cahill family power against them. To stop him, Dan and Amy must set out on a desperate mission that will take them from one of the world's hottest regions all the way to the frozen blast of the Arctic Circle. But with the enemy closing in, Dan finds himself facing the one terror he never imagined - being betrayed by his own sister.
Trouble looms for the Goffins when archaeologists find Roman treasure under Grandmuppy Cloister's home. Can George keep the Goffins from being found – or will Grandma come to the rescue of their secret attic neighbours?
Lofty and Eave's family have to move out of their belfry home – and fast. ""Olden-day diggers"" are coming to excavate Roman treasure, and the Goffins can't afford to be caught. But with Grandmuppy Cloister too old to walk, how are they going to get to their new home? The Goffins have a plan, involving a meeting with Arch at long last – but with George and Rex helping out, things don't always work out as planned. Might Grandma save the day?
A World Book Day 2016 title.
It is a dark time in a galaxy far, far away…
When the parents of Milo and Lina Graf are abducted by agents of the evil Empire, the children must undertake a perilous journey across the unknown reaches of Wild Space to rescue them – and to discover hope for the future.
This World Book Day £1 book kicks off a brand-new original fiction series set in the Star Wars universe! Look out for the other titles in the series: The Nest and The Snare.
The long-awaited sequel to the critically acclaimed LOOKING FOR JJ
Kate Rickman seems just like any other nineteen-year-old girl. She goes to university, she dates nice, normal boys and she works in her local tourist office at the weekend. But Kate's not really normal at all. 'Kate' is in fact a carefully constructed facade for a girl called Jennifer Jones - and it's a facade that's crumbling fast. Jennifer has spent the last nine years frantically trying to escape from her horrifying past. Increasingly desperate, Jennifer decides to do something drastic. She contacts the only other girl who might understand what she's dealing with, breaking every rule of her parole along the way. Lucy Bussell is the last person Jennifer expects any sympathy from, but she's also the last person she has left.
FINDING JENNIFER JONES is the powerful sequel to the highly acclaimed, Carnegie Medal nominated LOOKING FOR JJ. It is a tense, emotional thriller about guilt, running away and wondering if you can ever truly know yourself.
Following on from the launch of ""The Magic Key"" on BBC Educational television in September 2000, OUP is publishing its third wave of picture books based on the Magic Key adventure the characters have in each episode. This section of the television show is also due to be broadcast on Children's BBC television soon. * ""The Magic Key"" is currently being broadcast as a major 26 part BBC television series featuring the characters from Oxford Reading Tree. * The Oxford Reading Tree characters are recognized by children in virtually all primary schools, and know and loved by parents and children. * This is the first time BBC Education and BBC children's have jointly invested in a children's TV series. It will be shown on both. Transmission dates to be confirmed. * The series is produced by HIT Entertainment, makers of ""Kipper"", ""Percy the Park Keeper"" and ""Bob the Builder"" programmes. * A large range of merchandise is available through Marks and Spencer. * These are the only official tie-in picture story books featuring the Magic Key adventures. * These books follow on from the publication of thirteen story books and six activity books.
Nothing is as it seems on the pretty Cornish coast. The Famous Five don't believe that anyone would deliberately lure sailors on to the rocks - but somebody is flashing lights from the old tower on wild and stormy nights. Who can it be?
Can Julian, Anne, Dick, George and Timmy resolve the puzzle?
From Julia Donaldson, the bestselling author of The Gruffalo, comes Princess Mirror-Belle and the Magic Shoes, the exciting adventures of a mischievous princess.
Full of black-and-white illustrations by Lydia Monks, Princess Mirror-Belle and The Magic Shoes is perfect for fans of this bestselling picture book team who are beginning to read on their own. This bind-up of two fantastic books, Princess Mirror-Belle and The Magic Shoes and Princess Mirror-Belle and Prince Precious Paws, contains five delightful stories that children will come back to again and again.
Ellen's life is turned upside down by the hilarious Mirror-Belle, a spirited princess who claims to be from somewhere mysterious and far away. She appears out of mirrors to tell Ellen magical stories and take her on exciting escapades. From going to ballet class to staying at Ellen's grandparents' house, causing mischief with their furry friends, having fun at Halloween and taking the princess test, you can always guarantee that wherever Mirror-Belle goes, trouble will follow.
This book contains the following stories:
1. Princess Mirror-Belle and the Magic Shoes
- The Magic Shoes
- The Golden Goose
2. Princess Mirror-Belle and Prince Precious Paws
- Prince Precious Paws
- Which Witch?
- The Princess Test
