Secondhand Children's Fiction Books

Billy was a champion soccer star, playing for Chelsea in the 1930s. But that was before war broke out... Billy the Kid is told through the voice of an 80...

Classic magic and mystery from one of Britain's best-loved authors of fantasy adventure. Perfect for fans of Harry Potter, Eva Ibbotson, Cornelia Funke's Inkheart and Shane Hegarty's Darkmouth.An Academy for...

The second book in the gripping fantasy-adventure series, packed with code-breaking, cyber-technology and a boy hero with a supernatural destiny.Twelve year-old genius William Wenton is still getting used to his...

The fourth and final instalment in the epic saga of Larten Crepsley - vampire, hero and victim of fate... Just as Larten is finding a new place for himself in...

Grandad is running a summer pony camp at the stables for the first time, and Grace and Aaron are helping out. The pony club games soon get quite competitive, and...

It's 1953, just days from the coronation of Queen Elizabeth, and Penny Black can't get into the summer holiday spirit. Not when she's about to move to Scotland - and...

The SPECTACULAR new book in the MAX MAGIC series, from superstar TV presenter and magician, Stephen Mulhern.THE SHOW MUST GO ON!Max Mullers is ready to take his magic skills to...

Since the 1.34 a.m. wake up calls began, Elena, Matt, and Tima had all had the power to talk to animals, birds and insects like no other human could. None...

Once upon a time, a spell went very wrong -- and Joe Jefferson found himself transported to Muddle Earth, where the wizards are mad, the pink stinky hogs are stinky,...

A dragon. A boy. A journey. Firedrake, a brave young dragon, his loyal brownie friend Sorrel and a lonely boy called Ben are united as if by destiny. Together, they...

Hell is revealed in the sixth nail-biting, hair-rending, creepy cool episode of the Demonata... Fire! It's all around me, fierce, intense, out of control. I feel the hair on my...

'HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!' Frank Cottrell Boyce 'Hilarious' Tim Minchin 'Danny Wallace and Jamie Littler's books contain all the wit and warmth of...

A heart-warming, colour-illustrated novel about Kaspar the Savoy cat, from the award-winning author of Born to Run and The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips Kaspar the cat first came to...

Deep in the cellars of the O'Brien Press is a safe that contained stories too horrible to be read. But somebody has broken into that safe and the stories have...

Kidnapped and taken to China, Sherlock finds himself plunged into adventure. How can three men be bitten by the same poisonous snake in different parts of Shanghai? Who wants them...

London, 1596 and 2010. Two lives, four centuries apart, but with a dark secret that ties them together. It's summer, and the vibrant world of the theatre barge is coming...

Walter Speazlebud intends to visit the Moon. Not when he's grown up; not even with the next NASA mission. No, Walter intends to use his power of Noitanigami ('imagination' to...

The first book in the internationally bestselling Keepers of the Lost Cities series reimagined in stunning graphic novel format! Perfect for readers aged 9+ and fans of Harry Potter, Rick...

Inez and her brother are amazed to find a huge hole being dug right outside the front door of their father's shop. Then suddenly more holes appear all over the...

Unlock the legends. Unleash the magic. Save your home. 'An exciting, heartrending story with a magical twist' - Jacqueline WilsonFablehouse is a children's home like no other. It's a safe...

Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Angry Aztecs, including why the Aztecs liked to eat scum, when the world is going to end and their horrible habit...

Special friendships can be found in the most unlikely places... A powerful, intriguing story from the bestselling author of A Dog Called Homeless. Sometimes when things are broken you can't...

The hilarious new fantasy adventure from the author of Charlie Changes Into a Chicken.Alex is a normal, everyday kid, living in a normal, everyday city. Axel is a monster-slaying hero,...

Dr Dolittle meets Kid Normal in a hilarious middle grade superhero series that tells you what your pets are really thinking, from Bafta-nominated comedian Nat Luurtsema In her second hilarious...

The bestselling author of The Land of Stories and A Tale of Magic returns with a funny, heartfelt, action-packed adventure to save the world! Perfect for fans of Guardians of...

After a bad asthma attack Maddie spends the summer holidays at her grandparents' house. As usual, her mother is very overprotective, so Maddie is thrilled to meet Poppy, a flower...

From the award-winning author of The Silver Road comes a new tale of contemporary Ireland and ancient myth . . .'Sword of the Sun completely swept me away! O'Hart's writing...

The Christmasaurus returns in the magical new adventure from number-one-bestselling author Tom Fletcher!Have you ever heard of Ebenezer Scrooge? The grumpy, miserable man from that very famous old book, who...

When Kate goes to her very first Irish dancing lesson she is smitten: It's like flying, she decides. It's the best thing she's ever done. But, coming from a poor...

'Up at the top, the lights are still flashing and the queue is even bigger and all around me there are girls much taller than me, much prettier than me,...

'A small classic, funny-sad, page-turning and memorable' The Sunday Times'As funny as it is touching and convincing' The GuardianMax is used to being called Stupid. And he is used to...

Meet THE LOST DOGS: Luna the labrador. She's a worrier. She can't imagine how her family will survive without her to look after them. Bella the cocker spaniel. She's lost...

'Spooky, thrilling, and enthrallingly clever' Sinead O'HartNever, ever, set foot inside the WitchwoodSurrounding Rowan's home is the dark, dangerous Witchwood. At the heart of it, sitting at the bottom of...

The third book in David O'Connell's funny and magical series about tiny people having ENORMOUS adventures! Perfect for fans of Terry Pratchett, Max and the Millions and The BorrowersThe final...

The second spellbinding adventure in the magical middle grade series by the author of The Huntress, perfect for fans of Starfell, Nevermoor and A Pinch of Magic. Sisters Spel and...

A new fantasy-adventure series packed with addictive genre hooks for 9+ readers: code-breaking, cyber-technology, killer robots and a boy hero with a supernatural destiny. Perfect for fans of Percy Jackson,...

In a wise and magical follow-up to the critically acclaimed The Puppets of Spelhorst, Kate DiCamillo revisits the land of Norendy, where tales swirl within tales - and where every...

Rook Barkwater lives in the network of sewer-chambers beneath Undertown, the bustling main city of the Edgeworld. He dreams of becoming a librarian knight - one of those sent out...

Get ready to learn everything you need to know about the sport at the heart of Hogwarts! Quidditch Through the Ages is the essential companion to the Harry Potter series,...