Barnaby is attacked one night by an enormous dog. He kills it - but that's not the end of this mystery, as Barnaby finds himself swept up in a world of crooked doctors, poor and ill-advised patients,
Kitty has been researching djinn; she has come to believe that the only way to destroy the magicians is for an alliance of some kind between djinn and ordinary people. But even as she does so, Makepea
Seven o'clock, on a Monday morning, five hundred years after the end of the world, and goblins had been at the cellar again. Maddy Smith was born with a rusty-coloured ruinmark on her hand - a symbol
Digging for peat in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she's been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him - his brother
When she receives a call-back from the amazing Birchwood School for Dance, thirteen-year-old Keisha is over the moon. But the audition is causing her to fight with friends and she even misses out on a
A little frog has had enough of the bad guys who snap their jaws at little fish and terrify tadpoles in this fun superhero tale Little Frank lives in Pond City, where life among the lilies couldn't be
What can Lizzie do when big-headed Jake challenges her to a race in space? She's got to beat him. But Jake has a super-duper, deluxe new spaceship that runs on special fuel. . . Zoom to Pluto and back
Widely thought of as the best book Terry Pratchett ever wrote, this is a story of a Nation, a story of a friendship, a story of growing up and the truths we must learn. It is epic in every sense . . .
Stewart and Riddell return to the world of the Edge Chronicles with the first in a brand new series of adventures starring Cade Quarter If he didn't get out of the city now, he was as good as dead. Ca
Eric is a little boy who sometimes gets things wrong. But Eric learns that while you can't be good at everything, sometimes it takes a little time to find out what you are good at. And when a huge mon
Ethan is 17 and desperate to escape from his dead-end life. When he sees someone BASE jump from the top of his block of flats, it changes the way he sees the world for ever. Soon, Ethan is caught up i
The first day at a new school is often scary, and if the only person who befriends you claims to be a wizard you simply have to make the best of it! Joe is pretty certain that Billy just has an overac
Scruffy Bear sees a red ball, and does what comes naturally—kicks it! But the ball is lost, high up in a tree, and the owners aren't very pleased. Never fear, plucky Scruffy Bear can climb trees. But
Little Albatross's parents keep him well-fed and happy, but then they are trapped, unable to return to their baby, as a killer bird approaches the nest.
Paperback edition of Oomph! from Colin McNaughton's widely popular Preston Pig series is the perfect summer read.Preston Pig is off to the seaside on holiday when he bumps into Maxine -- Oomph! -- and
The latest title in this perfectly pitched and packaged series for young readers -- resistance is futile!All Maisy wants is a puppy to call her own. It seems like every other person in her class has g
Can rocks have snot? Why do doughnuts have holes in the middle? Could a human child ever be raised by animals? What have hyenas got to laugh about? And why is it impossible to belch after blast-off? T
Cade has never met his uncle, the infamous 'descender' Nate Quarter, who years ago committed heresy by lowering himself over the cliff-face of the Edge. But Nate has returned, and the Academy of Flight are looking for revenge against all of his supporters - including Cade. So now he has to run.
Bizarre and uplifting tales from one of the most ingenious picture book illustrators today.Meet Pot-san, a tubby little teapot who loves to pour tea. He and his tabletop friends -- Teacup, Milk Jug, S
Collects four tales about the adventures of Katie Morag on the Isle of Struay, including when a new pier is built on the island, the wedding of Granma Mainland and Neilly Beag, the village concert, an
Everyone else has had more birthdays than Ben. His sister Jessica has had 10. Dad has had 38! But Ben’s birthday never seems to come. Then Ben rescues a magical, talking snail and is given the chance
