When Tom tried to save Frankie, his pet goldfish, from certain death at the hands of his evil-scientist big brother, Mark, Frankie accidentally became a zombie goldfish with incredible hypnotic powers. He might be one fierce fish, but he’s a great pet to have on your side when your big bro’s hobbies include wedging you in the dog flap and generally trying to take over the world.
When Tom and his best friend Pradeep take Frankie on a camping adventure, they discover something seriously fishy going on in the woods and, for once, it’s nothing to do with Frankie. Could rumours of an escaped big cat on the loose mean the zombie goldfish has finally met his match?
In story two, something seriously weird is going on with Mark. He’s actually being . . . nice! As if this wasn’t worrying enough, Frankie’s been kidnapped! Can Tom and Pradeep find out what’s going on and rescue their fishy friend before it’s too late?
The second book in The Trapdoor Mysteries, a series about Tally, a code-breaking, animal-loving servant girl and her best friend, a squirrel named Squill, who solve mysteries with the help of a secret library...
Orphan Tally is the servant girl at Mollett Manor - and she's also the Secret Keeper of the magical library hidden beneath a trapdoor, underneath the manor's grounds. Along with Squill the squirrel, she uses the enchanted books to solve crimes. So when Lady Mollett's new puppy, Widdles, is kidnapped, Tally and Squill head straight to the library. But will they be able to catch the dognapper or is it already too late?
A brilliantly original,
fast-paced and funny debut novel - perfect for fans of Roald Dahl!
' ... an enjoyable read full of plot twists with a clever
mixture of really funny and rather scary moments and really nice
and truly horrendous characters.' THE PRIMARY TIMES
When Alice Dent gets a cold, she
has no idea how much trouble it’s about to cause. Because this
is no ordinary cold: it comes with some seriously extraordinary
side-effects. But when the scary Best Minister for Everything
Nicely Perfect tries to take her away, she realizes her troubles
are only just beginning …
Bursting with quirky charm and dark Dahl-esque humour;
guaranteed to make you giggle!
Written by debut Welsh author Gwen Lowe, who is Consultant
in Communicable Disease Control for Public Health Wales.
With its plucky heroine and dastardly villains, this
book is perfect for younger fans of Dahl, Walliams, and The Demon
Headmaster.
Themes of friendship and fitting in are at the heart
of the story.
Eleven-year-old Jon Whitcroft never expected to enjoy boarding school. He never expected to be confronted by a pack of vengeful ghosts either. And then he meets Ella, a quirky new friend with a taste for adventure...
Together, Jon and Ella must work to uncover the secrets of a centuries-old murder, while being haunted by ghosts intent on revenge. So when Jon summons the ghost of the late knight Longspee for his protection, there's just one question - can Longspee really be trusted? A thrilling tale of bravery, friendship - and ghosts!
Enter the Wundrous world of Morrigan Crow and Nevermoor - the most fantastical children's debut of the year. Featuring a 'hidden' illustration beneath the stunning cover, both sprinkled with gold, this is the perfect gift for all adventurous young readers.
Philip Pullman's groundbreaking HIS DARK
MATERIALS trilogy, is now in a paperback bind-up edition.
The series is now a thrilling, critically acclaimed
BBC/HBO television series.
First published
in 1995, and acclaimed as a modern masterpiece, the first book in
the series, Northern Lights, won the UK's
top awards for children's literature.
Today, the story of
Lyra and her daemon is read and loved by adults and children alike.
This bind-up contains all three books in the series:
Northern Lights
The Golden
Compass
The Amber Spyglass
Emma Carroll's books have sold over half a million copies!
The future has a lot to learn from the past in this time-travelling adventure that explores the before and after of global warming.
On one side of the underwater street is the remains of a house . . . It's beautiful here, and eerie, a lost kingdom, a ghost village . . .
It's the near-future and Britain is having yet another heatwave. Of course, the government have put in the normal curfews for this kind of weather, and shops are forced to shut again. For Polly, it's the sort of heat that makes her do wild, out-of-character things just to cool down.
Like face her fear of deepwater. Essential when she and her brother have been sent to their aunt's eco lake-side house for the summer.
But Truthwater Lake is beginning to dry up. As the water level diminishes, a lost village emerges. Swimming over the rooftops at midnight, Polly dives down and is suddenly able to breathe, to hear church bells and bird song . . . Polly has discovered an underwater gateway . . . to the past!
'Absolutely gorgeous.' Hilary McKay
'Gripping.' Guardian, Best Books of 2022
'Spellbinding.' School Reading List
'Gorgeously told.' Nicola Penfold, LoveReading Book of the Month
'Exhilarating.' FT
The WINGS OF FIRE saga continues!
Deep in the rainforest, danger awaits . . .
The dragonets of destiny aren't sure what to expect in the RainWing
kingdom - Glory hopes to learn more about her family, and since
the RainWings aren't fighting in the war, all five dragonets think
they might be able to hide safely for a while.
But something deadly is stalking the peaceful kingdom, and the dragonets
soon discover that RainWings have been mysteriously disappearing
from the forest. When the RainWing queen won't do anything
to find her missing tribe members, Glory and her friends set off
on their own rescue mission - which leads them right back into
enemy territory. . .
Shelly the Tortoise is determined to beat Hunter the Hare...in an epic robot battle! Animals from around the forest are engineering their own mechanical fighting suits to enter the hi-tech competition. Shelly is working tirelessly to perfect her machine while Hunter takes it easy, confident he will win like always. But when the two face off in the arena, will Shelly's slow-and-steady approach be enough to KO Hunter and finally bring victory? In this ebook Far Out Fables adventure, Aesop's ""The Tortoise and the Hare"" receives a playful, modern twist. Experience a classic fable like never before in this full-colour graphic novel retelling for kids.
*Winner of the 2023 Wainwright Prize for Children's Writing on Nature & Conservation!*
'A captivating tale that glistens with wonder. Leila and Fox will always have a home in my heart' Sophie Anderson
'This is an extraordinary book - wild and beautiful and perfect' Katya Balen
Come with an Arctic fox on a breathtaking journey ... an enthralling story from the bestselling, award-winning creators of Julia and the Shark. With dazzling blue and black illustrations, this is a perfect gift for 9+ fans of The Last Bear and A Wolf Called Wander.
Fox wakes, and begins to walk. She crosses ice and snow, over mountains and across frozen oceans, encountering bears and birds beneath the endless daylight of an Arctic summer, navigating a world that is vast, wild and wondrous.
Meanwhile, Leila embarks on a journey of her own - finding her way to the mother who left her. On a breathtaking journey across the sea, Leila rediscovers herself and the mother she thought she'd lost, with help from a determined little fox.
Based on the true story of an Arctic fox who walked from Norway to Canada in seventy-six days, a distance of two thousand miles, this compelling, emotional and beautifully illustrated story is the perfect gift for 9+ readers.
Praise for Julia and the Shark:
'A tale of courage, understanding and compassion' The Observer
'Julia and the Shark is deep, beautiful and true. The art shines and the writing soars. A classic from cover to cover' Eoin Colfer
'A truly beautiful book, with text and illustrations in perfect harmony. A book to treasure!' Jacqueline Wilson
Kiran Millwood Hargrave is winner of the Wainwright Prize (in Sept 2023), the Waterstones Book Prize, and the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year.
Abducted by aliens, Harry wakes up on his birthday marooned on a spaceship. His only companions: two freaky princess clones, a weird alien-fish-kangaroo hybrid with delusions of grandeur and a ship's computer with a serious attitude problem. It's the worst birthday ever.
How is he ever going to get back to Earth now?
A brilliantly silly new story from the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize
X-Men meets Beast Quest at the school for superheroes! An epic adventure series from bestselling author Adam Blade
TEAM HERO SAIL INTO AN ICY BATTLE!
Jack, Danny and Ruby are heading to the Arctic to solve a spate of mysterious thefts. But when they get there, they are faced with an old, deadly enemy...
