Sylvie Bartram lives alone with Mr Jackson the dog and her eccentric composer father who invents strange and wonderful musical instruments. One day she returns from school to find a message left in to
Alone on a desert island — everything and everyone he knows and loves has been washed away in a storm — Mau is the last surviving member of his nation. He’s completely alone — or so he thinks until he
The second hilarious novel of modern boarding school life from bestselling chicklit author, Carmen ReidBack from spending her summer holidays in L.A., Gina starts a hectic new term at St. Jude’s, her
Ally really doesn’t want to go with his mum on her weekly visit to his fragile aunt at the hospital — until he discovers a hidden garden in the grounds where a young homeless couple have made themselv
They're all dead now. I am the last one. Dr Morrow can't identify the 'thing' he found living in the lake but he knows it's dangerous ...then it goes missing.
When Nostradamus proclaims to the French court his prophecy of a great massacre, the young King Charles only laughs. But the great soothsayer's prophecies are not only for those who rule; he also has
A fast-paced and gripping thriller with an intriguing twist in its tail!When a mysterious gunman takes a class hostage, the rest of Mia’s school is evacuated. But Mia is determined to stay behind. She
Santiago Munez is back in England and playing in the Premiership once again. He's also been selected for the World Cup and is playing on the form of his life. But things in his personal life are more
When Nick Spencer stumbles upon Bargains, the odd little back street shop seems like the perfect place to buy the present he's been searching for. And when the shopkeeper wants to take some of Nick's
Barnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad, high-stacking his way across the rooftops of his city in search of adventure and mystery. In each tale, he encounters a supernatural force and must battle the horror
Lily is 9. Her sister Daisy is 1. And she's no ordinary baby. Daisy is a Witch Baby. Nobody knows this but Lily. The sisters have now settled into their new home and so it's time for Lily to start at
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
Gina’s mother is fed up with her staying out late, spending too much money on clothes and too much time emailing her friends. Her solution is to send Gina to Scotland, to the same boarding school she
Kyle has always been afraid of things, especially dying. But when he gets on the train that is taking him and his class on a school trip, he has no idea how close to Death he is going to come. Death e
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
At the Manhattan School for Arts, where everyone is 'different' and everyone is 'special', Gretchen Yee feels ordinary. She sits alone at lunch, drawing pictures of spider-man, so she won't have to ta
Cato Hopkins is the youngest member of Mother Hopkins' 'family' - a group of skilled fraudsters and pickpockets - Addy, Bella, and Sam. But old age is slowing Mother Hopkins down, and she wants to car
Grimpow had no idea who the dead man was, but hidden in his leather bag was a treasure that would change his life for ever. Ruby and emerald encrusted daggers, silver coins, jewels, and a letter with
A hand reached out and patted Dinah on the shoulder. A large scaly hand with a spiked thumb! On a school trip to see the dinosaurs in the museum, everyone in the class has a packed lunch. Everyone, th
To the thousands of tiny nomes living under the floorboards of a large department Store, there is no Outside. They have no day or night, no sun or rain. They're just daft old legends. Until they hear
Jo has just moved to America with her mum. She's always been a fairly average girl - not a nerd but certainly never one of the popular kids. But on her first day in her new school, she seems to be ado
A lethal new drug with devastating side effects, known as Meltdown, is threatening to destabilize society. Dudley knows that the security services have to act fast, and when his 4 x 4 arrives at their
In the first of a new World War II action-adventure series from the author of Resistance, Finn Gunnerson and his best friend, Loki, are desperate to lend a hand to the Resistance movement in Norway. T
Barnaby Grimes is attacked one night by a dog. He kills it - but that's not the end of this particular mystery - as Barnaby finds himself swept up in a world of crooked doctors, poor and ill-advised p
Samuel Blink is the hero of this story, but he doesn't know it yet. Right now, he and his sister Martha are in the back of his parents' car. He has no idea a giant log is about to fall from the sky an
Carmen, Tibby, Lena and Bridget have been best friends all their lives. They live in the same small American town and usually spend every moment of their long summer holidays together. Tibby buys a pa
Yuri grows up in a country where no freedom of thought is encouraged – where he is told what to cheer for and who to believe in, where even the neighbours are encouraged to report any dissension to th
A confrontation that has been prophesied for thousands of years is racing towards a conclusion. For as Garion comes into his heritage as the Rivan King, Overlord of the West, and takes up the Orb of A
Danny and Elena are working for the Firm, desperately attempting to track down the vengeance-seeking Black Star before more 'Angels of Death' suicide bombers are despatched. Elena is the key to discov
Tells the story of Matteo, which offers a glimpse into the world of Da Vinci. Fleeing from a murderous brigand, Matteo is saved by the companions of Leonardo da Vinci. From this moment on, Matteo is a
Ashley Reeves, a young magazine journalist, hoping to report on an unusual species of insect - the Ganges Red, meets Reginald Mather, who at first seems no more than an eccentric collector. But when R
Garion and his companions have the Orb of Aldur, carried by an innocent young boy, and must return it to its rightful home on the pommel of the sword in the Great Hall on the island of Riva. As they j
In March 1807, the British Parliament passed an Act making the trading and transportation of slaves illegal. This book contains short stories and poems, which complement alongside first-hand accounts
Sam is a farm boy, ganged to serve in the Royal Navy. In the dangerous world of a warship enduring the Napoleonic Wars, he meets both cruelty and kindness, and survives a fearsome battle whose echoes
Santiago has made his mark in the UK Premier league as a magic midfielder with Newcastle United. European football beckons and he finds himself playing alongside stars such as Beckham, Raul and Zidane
No one in the village of Karlstein dares to leave their home on All Souls Eve - the night Zamiel, the Demon Huntsman comes to claim his prey. But the evil Count Karlstein has struck a terrible bargin
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
In Room 13, somebody was in there. Somebody—or some thing. There is no room 13 in the creepy Crow's Nest Hotel, where Fliss and her friends are staying on a school trip. Or is there? For at the stroke
Danny and his grandfather, ex-SAS explosives expert, are on the run, with their cover in Spain blown. Encouraged by the mysterious Deveraux, they return to London to confront their enemy in MI6, Finch
