From the acclaimed author of THE EXTINCTS comes a quirky,
creepy, laugh-out-loud mystery full of carniverous plants and missing
fingers!
Orphaned Dan’s new home is a crumbling castle. Here, horrible
Aunt Grusilla reigns supreme, tending to her mysterious graveyard
garden.
But why are Aunt Grusilla and her curious servants each missing
a finger – and what are the hungry ‘cabbages’
in the greenhouse? As Dan struggles to solve the mystery, he encounters
a chilling question: what’s the price of everlasting
life?
THE HALLOWEEDS is a brilliant blend of laugh-out-loud
funny, a little bit creepy and a twisty-turny mystery which will
leave readers guessing right up to the exciting conclusion.
Features themes of ecology, immortality and growing up.
Perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket or David Walliams!
Vulgar can't believe his luck. He's going on a school trip in a real, live longboat, with oars and everything! And they're going to visit Burp, where a long-ago battle once took place between the Vikings and the, er, Burpers. It was a mighty battle, which the Vikings totally lost. But this time, Vulgar's going to re-write history. He's up for a bit of historical re-enactment, and is sure, one way or another, that a great and noble victory will be his!
A fast-paced superhero story, filled with fun illustrations. It's not easy being the son of a supervillain! Jonny and Tommy Atomic's dad is the most famous superhero in the world - making them pretty super too. The boys have to keep their identity a secret. But what's even more secret is the fact that their mum is a supervillain!
'Ferguson picks up the ball inside the Scottish half and he's off. He skips round England's Dawes. . . nutmegs Bryan. . . shoots. . . and SCORES! Goal for Scotland in the 89th minute of this World Cup quarter-final! England are on their knees. Ferguson sends the Scottish fans crazy. What a player!'
Don't miss a minute of the non-stop action as 10-year-old Calum Ferguson goes from struggling to settle into a new town whilst fighting for his place on the school football team to impressing scouts, proving themselves and contending with arch rivals. Scotland Stars F.C. books are packed with excitement on and off the field, as well as loads of extras like character cards to collect and football tips, puzzles and games.
Tensions are rising in the team as Jordans crew become jealous of the attention Calum and Leo are receiving from the scouts.
Mr McKlop gives them one last chance to prove they can still be a team -- a military-style away day full of stunts, trials and loads and loads of MUD!
Can they settle their differences and survive Sergeant McCradge's gruelling challenges? Will they learn how to pull together in time for the playoffs?
Suzy's off camping with her family and best mate Millie - yes, you heard right... As if being stuck in a caravan in rainy Wales for two whole weeks weren't bad enough, to make matters worse, Mum's best friend's daughter, super-glam (and super-snooty) Isabella is coming too. When Millie starts spending all her time with Isabella, Suzy is devastated.
The situation is grave. Strange things are happening in the chuchyard . . . and I don't mean the weird cat who never seems to blink. There's a scuttling sound and a huge cobwebby plant - oh, and not to mention the hideous half-man-half-plant monster who is out for revenge. And as we all know, revenge comes in all shapes and sizes - including enormous and eight-legged! Maybe reading the Creeper Files will keep you safe. Maybe it'll keep you alive. Maybe - just maybe - this story wiill help ensure you won't become a victim of the monster known only as . . . The Creeper.
Fun, accessible fiction, ideal for readers who want action-packed excitement, humour, and horror.
Goosebumps for a new generation!
It's slippery. It's slurpable. It's spaghetti! Perfect for fans of Big Nate, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Timmy Failure, and the previous Stick Dog books, Tom Watson's hilarious Stick Dog Slurps Spaghetti will be gobbled up even by reluctant readers. Stick Dog and his gang of hungry hounds want to play tug-of-war. Their search for rope leads to something even better-spaghetti! Once they get a taste, they must get some more. It will be their most difficult mission ever-and will demand all of Stick Dog's problem-solving skills. They'll need to scale the tallest mountain in the suburbs and sneak into a restaurant filled with people. Dangerous humans-a strange-talking girl, a huge chef, and a penguin-man-lurk around every corner. But there's more than danger in the air. Stick Dog has caught the scent of something even more scrumptious than spaghetti. And he'll risk everything to find out what it is.
A hilarious fantastical romp from a talented debut author.
Bruno Pockley has a talent. A prodigious talent. But he’s only just discovering its worth… When Bruno is sniffed out by a specially trained Trumpenhund as having world-class phartling potential, it’s as if all his dreams have come true. Finally, his talent is being recognized! Then he and his classmates are taken to the court of the Knights Trumplar in the Kingdom of Phartesia, where they’ll learn to play the ancient Phartlehorn for a performance of epic proportions. Starry-eyed, the children are determined to prove themselves to the magnificent Duke of Phartesia and his beguiling daughter. However, things are not always as they appear – and when Bruno and his friend Grace stumble upon the sickening truth about the Knights Trumplar, the wind is quite literally taken out of their sails.
Two hilarious stories from the bestselling and well-loved author Diana Wynne Jones, about the worst visitors in the world coming to stay.
In VILE VISITORS, we meet Angus Flint and Chair Person – the worst guests in the world. In Who Got Rid of Angus Flint? We meet a man so mean, he even insults the furniture! Despite the children’s best pranks, he just won’t leave. But when the furniture has had enough, it’s time to rise up and get rid of this most vile of visitors…
In CHAIR PERSON, that old armchair with the broken crystal ball spilled on it has been locked in the shed. But then the children find a mysterious visitor… Transformed into the most annoying visitor ever, they are desperate to get rid of him. But can they turn him back into a chair before he ruins them forever?
The third book in this fast-paced and hilarious fantasy quest in the grand tradition of Shrek and The Princess Bride, starring four very unlikely, but likeable, heroes.
