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Two kids, one band, one crucial audition. Noah's a natural on the guitar, and he'd give anything to get through the Rock War audition. But when he betrays his best...

A World Book Day 2012 exclusive short story in the How to Train Your Dragon series.The Isle of Berk is being stalked by a deadly sea dragon called the BIG...

Why did the First World War start? Who was fighting who? Did soldiers still fight with swords? Had aeroplanes been invented yet? What was it like to be inside the...

The Historical House is a unique trilogy of novels by three highly regarded authors. Each novel charts the life and times of the house at 6 Chelsea Walk, London, and...

Henry thinks he is simply saving a butterfly from being eaten by Mr Fogerty's cat - but he is in fact saving the life of a mis-directed exiled fairy prince....

In France and Germany practically every child of seven and upwards knows the adventures of Nicholas. Written by the author of Asterix, Rene Goscinny, and with illustrations by New Yorker...

Illustrated by Aileen JohnstonFor many years the foremost name in Irish writing for children, Patricia Lynch is known for her charming classics set in an Ireland now vanished but still...

Jacqueline Wilson's Happy Holidays is the perfect summer read for any fan! Don't just spend your summer holiday with just one pal from Jacqueline Wilson's world, hang out with a...

WINNER of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2016A thrillingly reimagined fairy tale from the truly magical combination of author Neil Gaiman and illustrator Chris Riddell - weaving together a sort-of...

First name . . . Action. Second name . . . Dude. What would happen if you put Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham and Die Hard-era Bruce Willis in...

THE BATTLE TO SAVE HUMANITY HAS BEGUN. Off the coast of Antarctica, a research vessel discovers a mysterious structure buried deep within an iceberg. Entombed for thousands of years, it...

The first book in a fang-tastic new middle-grade series inspired by Nickelodeon's animated show Monster High!As Monster High prepares for its annual talent show, Frankie Stein is left wondering what...

Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy and Angel are six extraordinary kids created by the crazed Uber Director in a twisted laboratory experiment that left them with the ability to fly....

Bobby Pendragon is trapped...with a single, massive explosion of Tak the entrance to the flume on Ibara was destroyed, sealing off any means of escape for Bobby, and his nemesis,...

A funny, super-girly story with a vampire bite to it. Sink your teeth into Olivia and Ivy's fifteenth fright-time adventure.There's always a lot of stuff to keep hidden in Franklin...

Tim, the Tiny Horse is definitely the smallest horse you could ever find. His stable is a matchbox with a tic-tac box conservatory and with a cocktail stick, some cotton...

Wanted: Dead or Alive! (Or smashed into little bits and delivered in boxes.)The robotic Steampunk Pirates are roaming the high seas, hunting for gold! But the evil Iron Duke has...

The hilarious sequel to THE UNBELIEVABLE TOP SECRET DIARY OF PIG. Pig couldn't be happier. Life with the vegetarian farmers is perfect, and best of all, he has a new...

To make a dream come true, tell it to the moon!Tell It to the Moon continues the story of Moonlight Dreamers Amber, Maali, Sky and Rose, who are not like...

Lizzie Brown and Fitzy's Travelling Circus are guests of the Earl of Galloway. They are staying at his grand home in Scotland, the Red Castle, to help celebrate his son's...

Lizzie Brown has escaped the slums of Victorian London and joined Fitzy's Travelling Circus. By accident, she discovers that she has an amazing ability: in a world of charlatans and...

Shabba me whiskers! It's one of those Mr Gum books by Andy Stanton. They're only the craziest, funnest most amazing books for children in the world. Mr Gum and the...

The Maharaja Duleep Singh invites Fitzy's Travelling Circus to Whitby, to stay in the grounds of his marvellous castle there. While witnessing the lavish lifestyle of the Maharaja and his...

Mirabelle is going on holiday with her family to a fancy witch resort and she can't wait! She has promised her parents that she will absolutely not get up to...

Mirabelle's mum is a witch, her dad is a fairy, and she is a bit of both!Mirabelle is having a BAD DAY! Her best friend, Carlotta, can usually make Mirabelle...

Isadora has a wobbly tooth and her mum and dad are more excited about it than she is! Her vampire dad can't wait to take her to the vampire dentist...

When he was outcast, Torak was the hunted one. The following spring, he becomes the hunter when he swears to avenge the killing of one of his closest friends. To...

As winter approaches and Souls' Night draws near, the Eagle Owl Mage holds the clans in the grip of terror. To fulfill his destiny, Torak must seek his lair in...

Meet Sophie LaCroix, a creative soul with a desire to become a great film director someday, and she definitely has a flair for drama! Her overactive imagination frequently lands her...

'I can get a new brother? On the internet?' Jonny muttered. 'Oh sweet mangoes of heaven!' Everyone has dreamed of being able to get rid of their brother or sister...

Imagine making friends with a polar bear... The Last Bear is perfect for readers of 8+, beautifully illustrated throughout by Levi Pinfold WINNER OF THE 2022 BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD...

A brilliantly original, fast-paced and funny debut novel - perfect for fans of Roald Dahl!When Alice Dent gets a cold, she has no idea how much trouble it's about to...

Monday 20th SeptemberI'M AT WITCH SCHOOL! Now would be a really good time to discover I can do magic.Bea Black has just moved to Little Spellshire, a town with a...

FloodWorld is a gripping, action-packed story for 10+ readers. Kara and Joe spend their days navigating the perilous waterways of a sunken city, scratching out a living in the ruins....

An accessible child-centred story about self-acceptance and the importance of opening up to those closest to you.Becky and Josh are almost-twins, with two mums and the same anonymous donor dad....

Meet Max Crumbly, the NEW dork on the block, in the second instalment of a brand NEW series from Rachel Renee Russell, the author of the phenomenal Dork Diaries series...

There has been a terrible mistake. Wayside School was supposed to have been built with thirty classrooms all next to each other in a row. Instead it was built with...

In the spring of 1945 a mother dies, leaving four children to fend for themselves in a Dublin tenement.Nancy, the oldest, lives in dread of the family being split up....

Successful film and TV star Chris O' Dowd collaborates with friend and fellow screenwriter Nick Vincent Murphy on Moone Boy 2: The Fish Detective, the second in this hilarious illustrated...

Successful film and TV star, Chris O' Dowd, collaborates with friend and screenwriter Nick Vincent Murphy in Moone Boy: The Blunder Years, the first in this hilarious, illustrated series.Martin Moone...

It's a long hot summer - to "Permanent Rose" it seems never ending. Rose misses Tom, Indigo's friend who went back to America. New friend David is not a good...

When intrepid friends Cass and Max-Ernest set out to discover the history behind the mysterious Symphony of Smells, they become embroiled in an experiment to discover the secret of eternal...

We love Pig (we can't help it), but Pig loves Farmer, and he can't help it either. After all, Farmer gives Pig yummy slops and special back scratches, and calls...