One minute Nancy is sitting in a lecture with Ned, and the next, she's in a town hall meeting listening to advice about how to get through the beginning of the Great Depression. As if being stuck in time isn't bad enough, how about finding out that someone's robbing the local banks and making the economic Depression even worse?! Nancy knows she needs to put her worries about her own predicament aside, and concentrate on putting the thief behind bars!
Join Tom on an incredible treasure hunt through time and battle history’s mightiest warriors. The seventh book in an action-packed, time-travelling series – perfect for fans of Beast Quest.
Join Tom and Aztec girl, Zuma, as they travel through time, battling the mightiest warriors of the past!
Kate's visit to the Kensington Cat Show takes on a sinister turn when her aunt's cat disappears. This is a pacy comedy full of intrigue and excitement. Barrington Stoke specialise in books for reluctant, struggling and dyslexic readers.
A potent, powerful and timely thriller about migrants, drug lords and gang warfare set on the US/Mexican border by PRINTZ MEDAL winning and CARNEGIE MEDAL, COSTA BOOK AWARD and GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S FICTION PRIZE shortlisted novelist, Marcus Sedgwick. Anapra is one of the poorest neighbourhoods in the Mexican city of Juarez. Twenty metres outside of town lies a fence, and beyond it, America - the dangerous goal of many a migrant. Faustino is one of them, trying desperately to escape from the gang he's been working for. He's dipped into a pile of dollars he was supposed to be hiding, and now he's on the run. He and his friend, Arturo, have only 36 hours to replace the missing money, or they're as good as dead. Watching over them all the while is Saint Death. Santissima Muerte. She of pure bone and charcoal-black eye, she of absolute loyalty and neutral morality, holy patron to rich and poor, to prostitute and narco-lord, criminal and police-chief. A folk saint, a rebel angel, a sinister guardian.
The Cahill family has a secret. For five hundred years, they have
guarded the 39 Clues - thirty-nine ingredients in a serum that transforms
whomever takes it into the most powerful person on earth.
If the serum got into the wrong hands, the disaster would rock
the world. So certain Cahills have always made it their mission
to keep the serum safe, buried, locked away. Until now.
Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, are the latest
guardians of the Clues. They think they've done everything
right, but a tiny mistake leads to catastrophe. The serum is missing
and Dan and Amy have to get it back and stop who stole it . .
. before it's game over. For everyone.
The second title in the compelling paranormal mystery trilogy.
After their harrowing escape from the sinister village of Triskellion, twins Rachel and Adam had hoped their troubles were over. Instead, betrayed by the one person they believed they could trust, they fall into the hands of the mysterious Project Hope – an organization claiming to conduct archaeological research. When Rachel makes a shocking discovery in a secret autopsy suite, she realizes they need to get out – and fast! Pursued across Europe, the twins will need every ounce of courage to stay alive as the adventure reaches its explosive conclusion on the North African coast.
IN THIS ORIGIN STORY, Harry Moon is up to his eyeballs
in magic. In the small town of Sleepy Hollow where every day is Halloween
night, his archenemy, Titus Kligore, has eyes on winning the annual Scary Talent
Show. Harry's sister, Honey Moon, says Harry needs better tricks so he finds a
new and better magic wand. Still, Harry has a tough job ahead of him if he is
going to steal the crown. He takes a chance on a magical rabbit who introduces
him to the deep magic. Harry decides the best way forward is to “do no
evil “ while the battle to defeat Titus goes epic.
Jacki King is fifteen and adjusting to her new life in a small village. She's missing Dublin but she's making new friends: artistic Colin, feisty Emily - and Nick, gorgeous yet unavailable. But no sooner is Jacki settled than the torturous headaches and nightmares begin - followed by strange visions, voices and signs...Jacki refuses to believe that something paranormal is happening. But then she discovers the unsolved murder that occurred in the village years before ...
