The third and fourth instalments of this exciting spy series set in Tudor England, amid the intrigue and danger of Henry VIII's royal court, from the authors of books in the bestselling BEAST QUEST series.
In DEADLY STORM the royal court of King Henry VIII is on the move - and in danger!
A terrible storm forces the court to shelter in a nearby castle. The King is in disguise, and he's not the only person with a secret. Death stalks the castle - but is it the dreaded plague or something even more sinister? When a servant is found dead, it's clear that something terrible is going on.
Can young spy, Jack Briars, and his friend, Cat Thimblebee, solve the mystery before the King himself becomes a target?
While in FATAL VOYAGE, Jack and Cat are once again called upon to save the King's life, this time aboard his majestic new ship, Fair Anne. But will this adventure leave the pair all at sea?
A thrilling adventure series featuring young spy Jack Briars and his friend, Cat Thimblebee. This is WOLF HALL for children.
A smash-hit interactive adventure series where YOU are the hero and can decide your own destiny as the story progresses. Written by the award-winning 2Steves!
Set in a world where plants talk, friendship is hard-won
and adventure is around the bend of every river ...
'Townsend has crafted an uncannily rich and tactile atmosphere,
grounding the reader in the setting so successfully that I
could almost feel the river mist settling in my hair.' SARAH
DRIVER
'Just finished this breathless marvel and there's so much
to love about it. Wild and imaginative storytelling, it introduces
us to talking oaks, poisonous rock and a central character with
a lot to prove.' FLEUR HITCHCOCK
Orla has lived on her own since Ma died, with only her beloved
garden for company. When sickness comes and nature is blamed, Orla
knows she must find a cure.
Armed with her mother's book of plants and remedies, she steals
away on a river boat with two other stowaways, Idris and Ariana.
Soon the trio must navigate the rapids of the Inkwater to a poisonous
place from which they may never return ...
The debut novel from an astonishingly talented new writer
A wild rapids-ride of a story, suffused at every turn
with authentic details of the natural world
A gorgeous gifty book: a flapped paperback with illustration
by Marie-Alice Harel.
Fin is devastated by guilt when his sister, Ella, is kidnapped. She is snatched away from the house in the middle of a storm. As the kidnappers make their demands, Fin's guilt is replaced by a fierce determination to find his sister by whatever means he can, and bring the criminals to justice. But as the drama unfolds, a complex web of family secrets is revealed. It emerges that Ella's kidnapping is revenge for mistakes Fin's father made, years before. The consequences will change all their lives forever.
When Great-Uncle Horace brings back lost and homeless animals from his travels around the globe, it falls to Zoe, and her mum, the zoo vet, to settle them into their new home. She's good at this, because she can understand what they say and talk to them, too. But that's a secret. In the seventh book in the series, Snowy the polar bear has lots of birthday party ideas and is being a bit bossy! Can Zoe help the other animals understand that he just wants to have fun?
The Coolsville Museum is throwing a party to celebrate the newest exhibit - the treasure of the Ancient Egyptian King Shaggunkamen, but ruh-roh! It turns out that the treasure is cursed, and King Shaggunkamen wants his revenge. Good thing Scooby-Doo is on the case, because the Mystery Inc. gang is in for one mummy of a mystery!
The penguins receive a distress call from a glamorous cruise spacecraft. But when they reach the stricken vessel, its passengers and crew are nowhere to be found...
Full of charming animals and devious villains, this brand
new middle grade will enchant middle grade readers!
PRAISE FOR THE ELEPHANT THIEF:
'A classic-in-the-making.' THE TIMES
'This is storytelling at its best' BOOKS FOR
KEEPS
Danny works at Belle Vue Zoo, where - alongside training the famous
elephant Maharajah - he helps out with the day-to-day caring
for the animals.
But when animals start escaping, Danny is the prime suspect: after
all, he was a former street urchin and pickpocket.
When a man turns up claiming to be his father, the plot thickens.
Can Danny untangle the mystery of the animal escapade - and find
out where he really belongs - in order to clear his name?
The second novel from Jane Kerr, author of critically
acclaimed The Elephant Thief, set in the same
world but standalone.
Charming animals and deveious villains will enchant middle-grade
readers, with themes of prejudice, identity and belonging.
