When a mysterious runaway van crashes into St Smithen's on the first
day of the new school year, Poppy knows it's going to be an action-packed
term! With the Christmas holidays looming, secrets lurking
in every corner and rumours of a dangerous beast on the loose,
Poppy must unravel her biggest mystery yet.
All Amber wants is a little bit of love. Her mum has never been the caring type, even before she moved to America. But Amber's hoping that spending the summer with her can change all that.
And then there's Prom King Kyle, the serial heartbreaker. Can Amber really be falling for him? Even with best friends Evie and Lottie's advice, there's no escaping the fact: love is hard.
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2023
ONE OF THE THE SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN 2023
The first book in the 'criminally good' Crookhaven series, the secret school where students are taught to do wrong, so that one day, they can put the world to rights.
""So this is really a school for criminals."" It was meant as a question, though it came out more as an accusation.
""We are so much more than that,"" Caspian said, sitting in a plush leather chair and gesturing for Gabriel to sit in a similar one across the table. ""We are a home for the forgotten, a sanctuary for the lost and ... yes, a training ground for the greatest crooks of the future.""
13-year-old Gabriel is a brilliant pickpocket, a skill which he uses to keep his often empty belly not quite so empty. And then one day, he's caught.
But instead of being arrested, he is invited by the mysterious Caspian Crook to attend Crookhaven - a school for thieves. At Crookhaven, students are trained in lock-picking, forgery and 'crim-nastics', all with the intention of doing good out in the world, by conning the bad and giving back to the innocent.
But ... can you ever really trust a thief?
With a school wide competition to be crowned Top Crook and many mysteries to uncover, Gabriel's first year at Crookhaven will be one to remember...
An irresistible series about chosen family, high stakes thievery, and what it really means to do good. Perfect for fans of M.G. Leonard and Anthony Horowitz.
Sleeping Beauty’s younger, non-magical sister, Annie, still can’t rest . . . Trouble in the kingdom is threatening one of her friends. Snow White’s father wants her married off right away – but who should she choose? How can she tell which prince is best? It’s Annie and her good friend Liam to the rescue!
Jasmine's dad is a farmer, and her mum is a large-animal vet, so Jasmine spends a lot of time caring for animals and keeping them out of trouble. Unfortunately, this often means she gets into hot water herself...
When Great-Uncle Horace brings back lost and homeless animals from his travels around the globe, it falls to Zoe, and her mum, the zoo vet, to settle them into their new home. She's good at this, because she can understand what they say and talk to them, too. But that's a secret! In this first book, a tiny lion cub comes to stay at the zoo and Zoe must ask Leonard, the grumpy old lion, for his help.
Nick is stuffed in his locker. Again.
It's not so bad. Lockers are roomier than you'd think.
Especially when you're the shortest kid on the planet, which is exactly why Bully-Boy Roy stuffed him in there in the first place: he fits.
The school counselor says Roy has issues. The only issue Nick can see is that Roy is a mutant troll.
Nick's friends Molly and Karl think the troll needs to be defeated.
Together, they are THE ODD SQUAD.
If you want to laugh out loud, watch them beat the bullies and see some cool pictures, READ THIS BOOK!
Enormously popular all over the world, Enid Blyton's school series combines everything that makes school so special - friendships, learning, sports, plays and mischief!
A magical adventure to delight the imagination. A curl-up-on-the-sofa snuggle of a debut from a uniquely talented author.
Eleven year-old Tilly has lived above her grandparents’ bookshop ever since her mother disappeared shortly after she was born. Like the rest of her family, Tilly loves nothing more than to escape into the pages of her favourite stories.
One day Tilly realises that classic children’s characters are appearing in the shop through the magic of ‘book wandering’ – crossing over from the page into real life.
With the help of Anne of Green Gables and Alice in Wonderland. Tilly is determined to solve the mystery of what happened to her mother all those years ago, so she bravely steps into the unknown, unsure of what adventure lies ahead and what dangers she may face.
