When Candice finds a letter addressed to her grandmother in an old
attic in South Carolina, she isn't sure she should read it. But
the letter describes an injustice that happened decades ago, and
the fortune that awaits the person who solves the puzzle.
Can Candice decipher the clues to find the fortune, before the answers
slip into the past?
In the fifth title about Arabel and her beloved raven, an enormous hole is being dug in the park. Has Mortimer found King Arthur's Round Table and Sword Excalibur?
A young man discovers a monstrous menace in the bookshop of a friend: the Spine Tingler, a creature created from the spines of mysterious books. Only the Librarian of Doom has the backbone to save them, but no one knows where the hero is, and the Tinglers are ready to attack! Who will prevail in this latest mystery in the Library of Doom? This gripping tale is followed up with discussion questions, writing prompts, and a glossary.
Eight-year-old Jack and his little sister, Annie, are playing in the woods during their summer holiday, when they find a mysterious tree house full of books. But these are no ordinary books . . . And this is no ordinary tree house . . .
When they're whisked away to ancient Egypt in the tree house, Jack and Annie learn how to read hieroglyphics with the help the ghostly Queen of the Nile.
But secret codes aren't the only puzzle they have to solve. How do they get out of the pyramid full of mummies? And there's still the problem of who all these magical books belong to. Who is this mysterious M?
On a bitterly cold winter's night in 1900, a young boy disappears without trace from the forest near his home in the quiet village of Litton Cheney. He is never found, but the man he was with claims he was snatched by angels. Forty years later, Corporal Jack Carmody is sent to investigate strange reports of mysterious lights above Litton Cheney.
What would the world look like if the Nazis had won the war? Wolf by Wolf is a gripping thriller about one girl's extraordinary mission to kill Hitler.
""Wild and gorgeous, vivid and consuming. I loved it! I can't wait for the sequel."" Laini Taylor, bestselling author of the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy
The year is 1956, and the Axis powers of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan rule. To commemorate their Great Victory, they host an annual motorbike race across their combined continents. The prize? An audience with the highly reclusive Adolf Hitler at the Victor's ball.
Yael has witnessed too much suffering, and the five wolves tattooed on her arm are a constant reminder of the loved ones she lost when she was a prisoner in a brutal concentration camp. Now part of the resistance, Yael has one goal: Win the race and kill Hitler. But the only way to enter the race is to impersonate last year's only female racer, Adele Wolfe. Yael is a master of deception but there are two other competitors it may be impossible to fool - Adele's brother, Felix, and Luka, a boy she clearly has history with.
But as Yael grows closer to the other competitors, can she be as ruthless as she needs to be to avoid discovery and stay true to her mission? The future on the world is depending on her . . .
A fast-paced, clever story that will leave you breathless.
The Secret Intelligence Agency has a new weapon: SWARM – artificially intelligent robotic bugs that act as undercover agents. A string of hi-tech attacks have hit London, hacking classified data and targeting banks and it's up to the SWARM team to stop the criminals.
Lupo is the favourite palace pet and companion to the baby prince. Join Lupo, his friends - and foes - for the first of a series of exciting adventures in and around the royal estates.
