Do you like fishy stories? This one takes place under the sea. A new waterway has just opened and the first train to travel on it is speeding towards Driftwood Town. But tough guy Quickclaw McClaw - the fastest, ugliest lobster in the west - has some sinister ideas. Can anyone stop him?
These are the last days of the Library of Doom. the League of Librarians, a mysterious collection of heroes who only appear when the Library faces its greatest threat. Complete with non-fiction back matter, including discussion questions, writing prompts, and glossaries, these mysteries are as educational as they are enthralling.
The Trueheart house is busy and bustling-because today is a special day. Tom's older brothers are getting married and preparing to live happily ever after.
But then an unexpected wedding guest arrives. Someone who has decided that there will be no more Happy Endings. Tom's brothers and their brides are whisked off to the Land of Dark Stories, as prisoners of their old enemy Brother Ormestone. And Tom himself is put under a terrible enchantment...
It is up to Tom to try to save the others, and to bring back Happy Endings. But how can he defeat the storybook monsters now that he is only the size of a thumb?
When Angela goes to the airport with her father, he gets ""lost."" As she wanders around looking for him, she sees an empty airplane. Once inside, she presses one button, then another, until the plane takes off. Luckily, one of the buttons is for the control tower. Angela survives the adventure without a scratch. The same can't be said for the plane. With simplified text but all the original illustrations, Angela's Airplane Board Book is a wonderful way to engage very young children in a simple story. The repetitive text makes the story somewhat predictable, thus encouraging children to chime in. Michael Martchenko's funny illustrations and variations in the text colors and positioning make this a visual treat as well as a story-time favorite.
Max's rich parents have packed him off to a brat camp in the Gobi Desert. Despite being warned of the dangers of the wilderness, he escapes and meets a local girl, Zul, who opens his eyes to realities of surviving in Mongolia, and shows him what's really important in life. A gripping adventure.
Ace detective Laura Marlin returns in another gripping adventure mystery for World Book Day 2014, from award-winning author, Lauren St John.
When a prize-winning essay earns Laura Marlin an invitation to a midnight picnic on mysterious Bodmin Moor she can hardly wait, especially since her best friend, Tariq, and husky, Skye, get to come too.
But Bodmin is a place steeped in legend and as the fog descends it becomes hard to separate myth from reality. When a freak accident leaves the children alone, Laura has to use all her powers of deduction to outwit an enemy who may not even exist.
Soon after Sally Lockhart's father drowns at sea, she receives an anonymous letter. The dire warning it contains makes a man dief fear at her feet. Determined to discover the truth about her father's death, Sally is plunged into a terrifying mystery in the dark heart of Victorian London, at the centre of which lies a deadly blood-soaked jewel.
From the dark of the Bulgarian underworld to the grandeur of central London, what you don't know can't harm you. Or so Nettie believes. Nettie lives a privileged life in a mansion and she is adored by her parents. But her world shatters when her beloved tutor, Miss Kovachev, mysteriously disappears from the Round Tower.
After the long, dark winter, Leiv, Narua, Apuluk and Solvi are ready for adventure. They decide to head north with two dogsled teams to see if they can make it across the ice to Helluland (modern Baffin Island). But when a terrible blizzard and a shocking kidnap disrupt their journey, the four young travellers must use courage and quick thinking to get themselves home. about this title: Latest in the Advanced Readers collection, joining The Shipwreck and The Raiders. The Snowstorm is the third title in the English language debut of the four-volume series, the Inuk Quartet. Boasts stylised watercolour illustrations depicting the Arctic landscape in dazzling detail. Delves into Inuit culture and lifestyle circa 1000 C.E., giving readers an intimate understanding of Inuit dwellings, diet, dress and celebrations.
There is a serial killer at large. Using weapons that leave no trace behind, the murderer is killing women who have only one thing in common: they share the same name, Emily Wonder. When another Emily Wonder vanishes, Luke and Malc race back to London to save her from the murderer's plans - and from the tsunami that threatens to engulf the city...
FLEATECTIVES is a fast-paced new detective series from Jonny Zucker, ""a seriously funny author"" (Sacha Baron Cohen). Larva Town has descended into darkness. Someone has stolen the precious glowworms and without them the insect town has no light. But luckily for everyone, Buzz and Itch are on the case!
William, Mary and Alice Constant have come to spend Christmas with their uncle as their parents are working abroad. Little by little, they discover that things in this remote old house are not quite what they seem. There are powerful forces at work, calling to the children from across the centuries; forces that pull them up the hidden steps in the chimney to the secret room where the magician lives.
