Charlie is finally testing her powers as a witch. But when new boy
Zack joins the school, everything goes wrong. He seems perfect
- but Charlie is sure there's more to him than meets the eye. Another
enchanting exploration of friendship and magic, from best-selling
author Abie Longstaff.
A poignant and uplifting story of family, connection and imagination, from the Blue Peter Book Award shortlisted author of Owen and the Soldier.
Tabby's fed up. Fed up with losing her best friend and fed up that Grandad has come to stay. Grandad's always telling the same old silly, made-up stories and now Tabby has to walk his smelly dog Buster every day after school. When one of Tabby's walks takes her to a lonely hilltop house she spots something strange going on. So strange she can't help but mention it to Grandad who of course turns it all into another fantasy. But when tragedy strikes, Tabby's left wondering if Grandad's impossible story could be true?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
FROM THE AUTHOR OF NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER, FUNNY KID FOR PRESIDENT!
Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen.
As he and his classmates head off on a camping trip, the new boy, Tyson, decides to play some jokes of his own.
Max is the funny kid … and now there's a prank war to be won!
Monsters in the lake, smuggling ducks, dig-your-own toilets, capsizing canoes, absolutely not falling in love and beans that give you the runs are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this brand-new adventure.
For fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Tom Gates, FUNNY KID is the mega-bestseller from author-illustrator Matt Stanton.
A funny and heartfelt story - perfect for ages 8+!
'This funny, charismatic heroine will capture her readers'
hearts' KIRKUS, STARRED REVIEW
Dara is a born actress, or so she thinks – but when she
doesn’t get any part in the school play, she begins to think
it’s because she doesn’t look like the other girls
in her class.
She was adopted as a baby from Cambodia. So irrepressible Dara
comes up with a plan, and is determined to change not just the school,
but the whole world too.
A stunning reissue of a beautifully written, warm and
funny tale for girls from the acclaimed author of Dream
on, Amber.
Explores themes of adoption, determination and standing
up to prejudice.
Sometimes, something happens in your life that changes everything. When Sasha was six, her dad died suddenly and the world changed forever. Now she’s twelve, it feels like things are changing all the time: her twin brother hardly talks to her any more, her mum’s dating a teacher from school, her best friend Lily keeps going on about boys ... and Sasha doesn’t feel ready for any of it. Why can’t things just stay the same?
The one place she can escape to is Blossom House, her secret place – an old, echoey, overgrown, beautiful, empty mansion, where the only thing that changes is the weather and the flowers in the garden. There’s just one problem: it isn’t hers. And even a house can have secrets ...
Davy's class are working on the Romans and everyone is to do a piece of work based on the visit they made to a Roman fort . However, Davy's next door neighbour keeps stealing his ideas!
Synopsis Chloe has been desperate to win a place in the all-important Rising Stars concert ever since she started at Rockley Park School, so she is thrilled to find that she and Danny have been chosen to take part. But, when she realises she will have to sing with a band, she is horrified.
St Sebastian's School in Grimesford is the pits. Can James and his friends get to the bottom of the problem and flush out the ghosts, or will every term at the school be plagued with misery?
Riley the mouse, Starla the badger and Horatio the hedgehog are off to the seaside. They can't wait to have fun building sandcastles and collecting shells. If only Riley's boring cousin, Daisy, wasn't coming too!
