Even though Thom Creed's a basketball star, his high school classmates keep their distance. They've picked up on something different about Thom. Plus, his father, Hal Creed, was one of the greatest an
After collecting a strange parcel from a deserted ship in the fog of the docks, and delivering it to the local schoolmaster, Barnaby Grimes thinks he's earned a moment to sit on the rooftops and eat h
Once a creature is extinct, it's gone forever, right? Not any more. The physicist mother of Kizzy and Fraser Rye has invented an amazing time machine that can travel back into the past, snatch a plant
Maddy Smith was born with a rusty-coloured runemark on her hand - a symbol of the old gods and definitely cause for suspicion. For magic is dangerous. Or so everyone thinks. But Maddy enjoys working m
Willa was tired, so she went to bed, but she couldn't sleep. So Willa appeals to her older brother to help her. He suggests that Willa thinks of all the wonderful things which will be waiting for her
Teen witch Tiffany Aching returns for a new Discworld adventure -- along with her ever-present allies, the Nac Mac Feegle.Tiffany Aching, the young witch from The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky andWi
Edward Lear's popular poem is accompanied by Ian Beck's gloriously atmospheric illustrations, full of humour and tenderness this is a thoroughly enchanting book.
When Jessica loses her first tooth, Granny tells her to watch out for a trainee tooth fairy. That little creature might look the part in her purple and silver outfit but she's not too sure of her job.
A tragi-comic mystery story from best-selling author of the Noughts and Crosses sequence, Malorie Blackman. Life is tough for Nova. Her frantic parents are obsessed by running their hotel and her
Winner of the Young Judges’ Award for Smarties Prize 1993.Only William knows about the big great bear living under the stairs. He’s sure he saw one lurking there. This beautifully illustrated book dea
Saskia Granton is intrigued by an invitation to visit her mysterious great-aunt Alessandra up on the Scottish coast. It's a chance to rediscover her lifelong love of the sea, but Saskia also slowly re
A magical version of this classic, much-loved rhyme.Edward Lear’s popular poem is accompanied by Ian Beck’s gloriously atmospheric illustrations. Full of humour and tenderness, this is a thoroughly en
This lyrical version of the Nativity story, a simple cumulative poem with the rhythm of a well-loved nursery rhyme, is illustrated by stunning oil paintings.
"IT'S GOING TO BE WOOF-ONDERFUL!" There is nothing Nicky wants more in the world than a dog to play with. But Mum and Dad don't want a dog. Then Grandad has an idea - he and Nicky can make a dog: a
Set partly in the UK and partly in the Punjab region of India, "(Un)arranged Marriage" is a perceptive look at a young man's fight to free himself from family expectations and an arranged marriage he
Somewhere in a place so far up there is no down, a ship waits to take the nomes home. Masklin knows that the nomes must contact this ship if they are to get home - but he doesn't know how. So they mus
The first of Terry Pratchett's terrific fantasy novels starring Johnny Maxwell.IF NOT YOU, WHO ELSE?As the mighty alien fleet from the very latest computer game thunders across the computer screen, Jo
The first book in Terry Pratchett's magnificent fantasy trilogy, The Bromeliad.To the thousands of the tiny nomes who live under the floorboards of a large department store, there is no Outside. Thing
And Grimma said, We have two choices. We can run, or we hide. And they said, Which shall we do? She said, We shall Fight. A Bright New Dawn is just around the corner for thousands of tiny nomes when t
The third tale in Terry Pratchett's terrific fantasy series starring Johnny Maxwell.It's May 21 1941, thought Johnny. It's war.Johnny Maxwell and his friends have to do something when they find Mrs Ta
