Nancy is always on the look out for a mystery, but when it comes to choosing a birthday present for her father, she hasn't got a clue! But then, another mystery comes her way – one that involves Heather Simmons, a leading candidate in the upcoming election for Mayor of River Heights. Nancy is pretty sure that Heather's daughter Leslie, musician extraordinaire, has been kidnapped. But the thing is, nobody is saying a word about it!
Thousands of aliens have targeted Earth. The Man of Steel battles them back into orbit, and opens the armour of one of the soldiers. Inside is Doomsday! Superman breaks open more armour. All the soldiers are Doomsday clones – thousands and thousands of clones! One Doomsday is bad enough, but now there are infinite Doomsdays!
A solar flare suddenly erupts near astronaut Hank Henshaw's space shuttle, killing him. But that wasn’t the end for Henshaw – he survived, and in the process developed the ability to fuse his consciousness with machines. Hank blames Superman for his tragic fate, and is dead set on unleashing all the powers of technology in his bid to break the Man of Steel.
The Secret Seven are siblings Peter and Janet, and Jack, Barbara, Pam, Colin and George. Together they are The Secret Seven - ready to solve any mystery, any time - in Enid Blyton's classic series of 15 mystery novels.
In book eleven, Jack's little sister, Susie, is so annoying! The Secret Seven are furious when they discover she's formed her own ""detective gang""! Then some money is stolen, and Susie is a chief suspect.
The Seven can't quite believe it - Susie wouldn't do anything that bad... would she?
First published in 1959, this edition contains the original text and is unillustrated.
This ebook edition includes bonus material about the making of the
books, sketches by Dav Pilkey, deleted scenes and more!
George Beard and Harold Hutchins present the sensational saga of
two silly caveboys named Ook and Gluk. Ook and Gluk have a pretty
awesome life growing up together in Caveland, Ohio, in 500,001 BC
- even though they're always getting in trouble with their nasty
leader, Big Chief Goppernopper. But Ook and Gluk's idyllic life
takes a turn for the terrible when an evil corporation from the
future invades their quiet town.
A classic children’s book from best-loved Bill's New Frock author, former Children’s Laureate Anne Fine. Perfect for readers aged between 7 and 9 and fans of David Walliams' The Midnight Gang and Pamela Butchart's Wigglesbottom Primary series.
Philip has an incredible imagination, and when he lets it run riot in school one day it really gets his classmates thinking.
Purple cows … brains in pots … a clever and beautiful chicken …
What will they think of next?!
Anne Fine’s fun school stories have been delighting children for more than 20 years, winning her awards such as the Smarties Book Award and Carnegie Medal along the way.
‘Fine has a rare genius for building a funny, enriching and moving story around the nuts and bolts of school life’ The Times
He's got a big heart . . . and a nose to match!
Mold's a bit of a freak. His nose is as big as his body is puny and his mother abandoned him in a bin when he was a mere baby. Who else but the old healer, Aggy, would have taken him in and raised him as her own? But when Aggy is accused of poisoning the King, Mold sets out to clear her name.
In a thrilling race against time to save Aggy from the hangman's noose, Mold faces hideous, deadly monsters like the Yurg and the Purple Narlo Frog. He finds true friendship in the most unusual - and smelly - of places and must pit his wits and his clever nose against the evil witch Hexaba.
This is an exciting fantasy story with an array of wonderful characters, including the inimitable Mold, told in a fresh and distinctive voice by a promising new writer.
Enter the world of Geronimo Stilton, where another laugh is always right around the corner. Cheesecake, a mysterious one-eyed rat was trying to steal The Rodent's Gazette from under my snout. I had to stop him - but how? My business manager, Shift T. Paws, came up with a plan. He arranged for me to appear on a TV quiz show. If I won, the Gazette was safe. But if I lost - SQUEAK - I had to give up my tail.
NERDS combines all the excitement of international espionage with all the awkwardness of elementary school, and the results are hilarious. A group of unpopular fifth graders run a spy network from inside their school. With the help of cutting-edge science, they transform their nerdy qualities into incredible abilities! Their enemies? An array of James Bond–style villains, each with an evil plan more diabolical and more ridiculous than the last. Publishers Weekly raved: “Buckley has a flair for exaggerated humor.” School Library Journal said: “Funny, clever, and thoroughly entertaining.”
It's the night before Rose's mum re-marries. Rose can't sleep for
worrying and nor can her muddled Great-Aunt Cosy, her namesake.
Rose sees the old lady leaving the house and runs after her to the
London underground. Their empty train stops in 1940, in a war-torn
London broken by the Blitz. Here, Rose witnesses great romance
and impending sacrifice. Tragedy will surely follow - unless she
can change what happens next ...
Genius cow Professor McMoo and his trusty sidekicks, Pat and Bo, are star agents of the C.I.A. - short for COWS IN ACTION! They travel through time, fighting evil bulls from the future and keeping history on the right track.
The super-cow agents chase two ter-moo-nators to America in 1969 - and find the Apollo space programme is in bullish bother. To foil their foes, the C.I.A. must go where no cow has gone beef-ore - to the moon, where a showdown with sinister space-cattle awaits . . .
It's time for action. Cows in Action.
“How little you know of your own father. He took something I cherished long ago and hid it away. You will help me find it”
The legendary Luck Uglies are the most deadly, dangerous band of men Riley O’Chanter has ever met – and her father, Harmless, is their high chief. Having been in exile for ten years the Luck Uglies are back in Village Drowning, but bringing them out of the shadows and back together was never going to be without its perils. There is bad blood between Rye’s father, and a sinister masked man named Slinister Varlet. As Harmless and Slinister vie for control of their men, Rye finds herself caught up in their dangerous game. Throw in a vengeful son, a dark curse, and a collection of thieves and smugglers and the stage is set for another page-turning adventure.
