Spy Pups Treasure Quest by Andrew Cope is part of the awesome follow-on series to bestselling Spy Dogs!
SPUD he's scatty and accident-prone - but good with the gadgets...
STAR she's super-smart and ready to pounce . . .
Together they're SPY PUPS, following hot in the paw prints of mum, LARA (that's
Licensed Assault and Rescue Animal to you).
In their first mission, SPUD and STAR are staying at Aunt Aggie's Smugglers' Cottage, with its creaky floorboards, dark hidden tunnels - and an ancient castle with a legend of hidden gold nearby!
Soon the Spy Pups are sniffing out an underground adventure - but can they reach the treasure in time?
***Fun, exciting books for boys and girls aged 7+***
'We love Lara! ****' - Kraze Club
'An imaginative, creative feast' - Radio Times
Andrew Cope was born in Derby in 1966. He is a teacher, writer and a huge fan of Derby County football club. He really does have a dog called Lara who has one sticky-up ear and came from the RSPCA, but he's not sure if she is actually a highly trained secret agent. Andrew lives with his wife and two children. This is his first book.
Princess Smartypants rules her kingdom of Totaloonia on her own - she certainly doesn't need the help of a silly Prince of a husband. However, she is always willing to help her friends, and agrees to host the engagement party of three would-be princesses.
But the trouble starts when the princes fail to turn up to the party - they've gone missing.
Princess Smartypants is determined to uncover the plot and rescue the princes. With the help of Eric, her friendly giant handyman, she sets off on a wacky adventure to track the princes' last moves.
Can Princess Smartypants solve the case of the missing princes and get them to the chuch on time before her next case waits?
Hold on to your tiaras; there's a rescue mission to solve and a riotous wedding to plan!
From the award-winning author of the Spy Dog series comes a wildly funny tale in HarperCollins’ Awesome Animals series – the funniest fiction, starring the wildest of wildlife from leading authors.
The Hole-in-the-Tree gang are not happy when they find another group of raccoons raiding their favourite food stores. The town isn’t big enough for the both of them but can Quickpaw Cassidy and friends come up with a plan to drive the raiders out? A brilliant adventure packed with laugh-out-loud-action.
Young Teggs Stegosaur is a pupil at Astrosaurs Academy - where dinosaurs train to be Astrosaurs. With his best friends Blink and Dutch beside him, amazing adventures are never far away! The cadets are set a Christmas challenge - to make the brightest, biggest festive decorations the Academy's ever seen.
WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE (YOUNGER)
A magical adventure rooted in Muslim culture and tradition, Nura and the Immortal Palace follows a young girl’s journey from modern-day Pakistan into the world of the jinn.
Nura has worked all her life in the mica mines, earning just enough to keep her family afloat – and enjoy the odd delicious gulab jamun from the market. Some day she’s going to find the Demon’s Tongue, a legendary treasure buried deep in the mines, and her family will never have to worry about money again.
But when a terrible accident buries her best friend below ground, Nura goes in search of him and passes over into the magical and terrible world of the jinn. Across a pink sea and under a purple sky, she finds her way to a palace, where great riches and a whole new life are on offer.
But it’s not long before Nura discovers this world to be as unfair as the real one, and that trickster jinns will always live up to their reputation…
The fantastically fun, magical cycling adventure series from Sir Chris Hoy.
It's decision time for Fergus and the rest of the squad. Training together has been going well but the International Championships are nearly here, and it's time to name the four riders who will be in the starting line-up. The coaches decide the only fair thing to do is hold official trials to decide who's in - and who's out. It's neck and neck for Fergus and Daisy after the Keirin and the road race . . . and with just one race to go, tensions in the teams are riding high. . .
Written with award-winning author Joanna Nadin, with fantastic illustrations from Clare Elsom, Flying Fergus is perfect for bike-mad boys and girls and fans of the Frankie's Magic Football series.
""Champion cyclist Chris Hoy breathes his passion for cycling into this entertaining and imaginative adventure about an ordinary boy and his big cycling dreams."" The Guardian
From the award-winning 2Steves comes the next I HERO mini-series. YOU must battle against Triton - the evil underwater King of Atlantis as he sends his forces on a mission to take over Earth. Get into your super-sub, because only YOU can save humankind!
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!
When Lizzie's school gets a new head teacher everything seems great. The pupils are encouraged to do the things they really love, experts are brought in to inspire them; there's even a competition to win an adventure trip of a lifetime. Lizzie and her friends can't believe their luck!
But then Lizzie hears a voice. A voice strange but familiar. A voice that says, 'I will obey all your instructions.' And that's when things start to get dangerous. . .
Fast-paced and action-packed adventure, written by the award-winning Gillian Cross.
'Password Emil!'
Emil is excited to be taking the train on his own for the first time. He doesn't like the look of his fellow passenger, the man in the bowler hat. Emil will just have to keep his wits about him and his money in his pocket. But Emil falls asleep and when he wakes up the man in the bowler hat is gone - and so is the money! Emil is determined to get it back. He teams up with a gang of young detectives and so begins a hair-raising chase across Berlin to catch the dirty rotten thief...
BACKSTORY: Learn all about the book's brave author and find out just how good a sleuth you would be.
A brand new young fiction series by much-loved children’s author, Vivian French and illustrated by Nathan Reed.
Meet werewolf extraordinaire… Lottie Luna.
Lottie Luna is a werewolf. She’s super-fast, super-strong and has X-ray vision. Lottie doesn’t really like to use her skills, though – she just wants to be like everyone else. But when it’s her friend Marjory’s birthday, Lottie sees a way she can use her special powers to get her the biggest surprise ever…
