Hidden under a small suburban town, the Inventory is a collection
of the most incredible technology the world has NEVER seen: invisible
camouflage, HoverBoots, indestructible metals, and the deadly
war robot Iron Fist.
Dev's uncle, Charlie Parker, is the Inventory's mild-mannered curator,
with security provided by Eema, a beyond-state-of-the-art artificial
intelligence system. But security is catastrophically breached
when Lot and Mason from school turn up unexpectedly and,
hot on their heels,
a ruthless gang of thieves working for the Collector and his shadowy
Double Helix organization.
If the thieves succeed in their goal to seize the Iron Fist, Dev,
his friends, and the world are in a whole heap of trouble.
An adrenaline-fulled adventure story sure to get reluctant boys reading...now with a brand new jacket! All Joey's evenings are pretty much the same - hanging out and pretending to be drunk. But then he discovers twocking - taking without owner's consent - and life becomes more interesting. He knows it's wrong to steal people's cars, but he just can't say no to Emily when she asks him to come along. It's thrilling, dangerous and like nothing he's ever done before. Just how far will Joey go? A high-speed thriller.Particularly suitable for reluctant, struggling and dyslexic teen readers.
Don't miss this expanded novelization of the action-packed film! After buying a model of the Unicorn, young reporter Tintin discovers a secret message hidden inside the mast of the ship. But what does it mean? Who are the three brothers, and why does it mention three Unicorns when there was only one vessel with that name? The clues start to pile up as Tintin and his faithful dog Snowy find themselves sailing, flying and riding camels around the globe on an epic adventure! Hot on the trail of the story, Tintin meets the hearty seadog Captain Haddock. Can the adventurers solve the mystery before the secret lands in the wrong hands?
Harvey cleans up at the car wash!
Harvey and the Crew set up a car wash. It's messy and fun -- and it makes them some money. But then the Cheetas come calling. They want some of the cash, or else!
This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. EDGE - for books children want to read, and books children can read.
The children of Mivtown have grown up hearing the legend of the monsters of the loch. But it’s only a story – a warning to stay away from the water.
Then strange things start happening in the village. Effie’s rabbit Buster escapes from a locked hutch, her mum disappears without trace and slugs start to infest her home.
Along with her best friend Finn, Effie begins to hunt for clues to solve the mysteries of Mivtown. Could this all be connected to the legend? Is it really just a story or is there something lurking in those deep, dark waters?
When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy household at the top of the German mountains. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and this is no ordinary house, for this is the Berghof, the home of Adolf Hitler.
Quickly, Pierrot is taken under Hitler's wing, and is thrown into an increasingly dangerous new world: a world of terror, secrets and betrayal, from which he may never be able to escape.
In Book Two in the Ring of Five trilogy, Wilsons Spy Academy has called back their most brilliant trainee spy: Danny Caulfield.
Danny is to be sent on an urgent mission: to find the treaty stone that protects the Upper World before the Ring of Five, leaders of the Cherbs, destroy it and wage war.
Danny and his friend Dixie - a spy who can appear and disappear at will - must set off the Kingdom of Morne to save the stone. But the Cherb children have got there first, and the King of Morne pits Danny against them in a contest for the stone. Lily, a Cherb, reveals to Danny that she is his sister: she urges him to join the Ring of Five with her.
Danny is locked into a battle between the two worlds and with himself. Who's side is he on? Wilsons or the Ring of Five? And how much can he truly trust Lily?
A high-stakes spy adventure, complete with double crossings, brilliant spy inventions, and a hero who has everything to learn about who he really is.
Nate Wildenstern's brother has been killed, and the finger is pointed at him...After nearly two years, eighteen-year-old Nate returns home to the family empire ruled by his father - the ruthless Wildenstern Patriarch. But Nate's life is soon shattered by his brother's death, and the Rules of Ascension, allowing the assassination of one male family member by another, means he's being blamed. He knows that he is not the murderer, but who is? With the aid of his troublesome sister-in-law, Daisy, and his cousin Gerald, he means to find out. But when the victims of the family's tyrannical regime choose the funeral to seek their revenge, they accidentally uncover the bodies of some ancient Wildenstern ancestors, one of whom bears a Patriarch's ring. The lives of Nate and his family are about to take a strange and horrifying turn...
The fourth title in the series is a modern-day Enid Blyton-style adventure story, packed with amazing information about horses and ponies. There's girl and boy appeal to the story, with the characters of Alice and Joe, who befriend Beth and Zak via e-mail. Whilst Alice often goes pony mad, her brother Joe gets to grips with all the other animals on the small-holding - often with humorous consequences.
When the priceless Kat-to-Bah diamond is stolen from the city museum, there is no sign of a break in, just an empty showcase. Chief Mulholland decides that this is one mystery that needs the help of Roy Kane - TV Detective.
Harold and George's crazy creation is back - in an adventure that's WEDGIER than ever! Is Captain Underpants ready to take on three massive, tentacled space aliens (in disguise)? And has he finally met his match in a battle with the giant man-eating Dandelion of Doom...?
New York Times bestseller by award-winning writers Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves.
Joey Harker isn’t a hero…
Joey Harker is the kind of guy who gets lost in his own house. But one day, Joey gets really lost. He walks straight out of his world and into another dimension.
This walk between worlds makes Joey prey to armies of magic and science, both determined to harness Joey’s power to travel between dimensions. The only thing standing in their way is Joey – or to be more precise an army of Joeys, all from different dimensions…
Now Joey must make a choice: return to the life he knows or join the battle.
