On a blustery October night, the Circus Oscuro came to town. It was clear from the start that this was no ordinary circus. They did not roll into town with fanfares and cartwheeling clowns. Instead, they came in the dead of night, when all the townspeople were asleep. The circus wagons turned into the long field at the bottom of the hill that overlooked the town of Larde, and creaked to a halt in neat rows with barely a sound. There was just one witness to the arrival of the circus. A small boy, huddled in a large wooden barrel high on the side of the hill, watched the raising of the big top, awakened from his sleep by the shouts of the circus people and the occasional trumpeting of the elephants. The boy's name was Miles, and the barrel was his home...
Genesis of the Daleks sees the Doctor sent on a mission to Skaro, where the crippled scientist Davros is engaged in the creation of protective cassings for the ravaged Kaled race. Exploration Earth sees the Tardis travel 4500 years into the earth's past, and the Doctor and Sarah witness the beginning of the planet.
The fourth DragonChild adventure. Tia is determined to retrieve the DragonQueen's six stolen Jewels of Power from the High Witches. She has the emerald that lets her speak to animals, the opal that lets her change shape and the topaz that controls the weather. Now she goes after the magical sapphire that allows teleportation. But that means facing the terrifying High Witch Skadi and her strange land filled with statues that watch...and move...and attack. Can Tia and her DragonBrother Finn retrieve the fourth jewel?
Darkness falls ...Despair abounds ...Evil reigns ...Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in magic and swordsmanship, the vital skills of the Dragon Rider. It is the journey of a lifetime, filled with awe-inspiring new places and people, each day a fresh adventure. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and Eragon isn't sure whom he can trust. Meanwhile, his cousin Roran must fight a new battle back home in Carvahall - one that puts Eragon in even graver danger. Will the king's dark hand strangle all resistance? Eragon may not escape with even his life ...This book includes an exclusive extract from book three in the series!
Whisk yourself away to lands of magic and wonder with Enid Blyton’s New Adventures of the Wishing-Chair.
In Book 3, the children’s next door neighbour needs a spell to make her roses grow, so off they go to Spellworld. But catching spells is harder than it sounds and Jack and Jessica find they need some help from a friendly witch.
Short chapters and beautiful illustrations make the New Adventures of the Wishing Chair perfect bedtime reading for children aged five and upwards. A richly nostalgic offering for grandparents and parents to share with the next generation of Blyton fans.
Have you collected all the New Adventures of the Wishing Chair?
The Island of Surprises
The Land of Mythical Creatures
Spellworld
Winter Wonderland
The Land of Fairytales
Giantland
Enid Blyton is arguably the most famous children’s author of all time, thanks to series such as The Wishing-Chair, The Faraway Tree-, The Mysteries, The Famous Five and The Secret Seven. Her fantasy stories for girls and boys have been enjoyed for generations, and with these new books, children can continue to enjoy the enchanting worlds she created.
'Her books were terrific page-turners in the way no others were' – Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse.
Have you collected all the New Adventures of the Wishing Chair?
The Island of Surprises
The Land of Mythical Creatures
Spellworld
Winter Wonderland
The Land of Fairytales
Giantland
Return to the magical world of Enchantia in the captivating third series of Magic Ballerina by Darcey Bussell!
Holly is surprised to find herself in a beautiful rose garden, with her trusty guide, the White Cat nowhere to be seen. As she turns round, she sees a man picking a white rose whilst an ugly beast watches from the shadows. Holly knows that she is seeing the ballet of Beauty and the Beast unravelling before her eyes, but something seems to be going horribly wrong…
The third in a gripping young fantasy series from the author
of THE HUNGER GAMES, re-issued with a striking newly-designed cover.
Gregor
and Boots must return to the Underland to
help ward off a plague. It is spreading fast, and when it claims
one of Gregor's family, he begins to truly understand his role in
the Prophecy of Blood.
Gregor must summon all his power to
end the biological warfare that threatens the fate of every warmblooded
creature.
The rules of the vampire league are changing. War is certain. Can Solange defend the fate of the crown and save everyone she loves? A dramatic end to the Drake Chronicles series
Twelve-year-old Nell Perkins knows there is magic at work that she can’t yet understand. Her mother has been taken by witches and turned into a bird. Nell must journey to get her mother back, even if it takes her deep into the Wicked Places – the frightening realm where Nightmares resides. There she must break the spell and stop the witches from turning our world into a living nightmare.
Revisit bestselling Alexandra Adornetto's first trilogy in this new format. Ages: 10+ Millipop Klompet and Ernest Perriclof live in the uneventful town of Drabville, where the cautious Ernest spends his time enlarging his rock collection and Milli dreams of adventure. When the pair are kidnapped from their homes and brought to live in the gothic mansion known as Hog House, they are adopted by the madcap Mr and Mrs Mayor and a series of bizarre encounters follows. things do not add up and the children find that sinister plans are beginning to emerge. Why has the notorious Lord Aldor stolen the shadows of all of the town's residents and where are they being held? Assisted by a band of prisoners, the children must venture into the taboo territories, and battle the perils dished out by the Lurid Lagoon, in order to outwit Lord Aldor and prevent him from executing his secret master plan. Praise for the Shadow thief:'Clearly [Adornetto] is already an Australian literary phenomenon ...to read the Shadow thief is to be thrust into a fast-moving plot full of menace and thrills, amply seeded with a magnificently precocious vocabulary'the Courier-Mail 'an impressive debut ...a wonderful fantasy story, full of adventure and scary, dark shadows'the Australian Women's Weekly 'a comic fantasy full of magic'the Sydney Morning Herald
