Secondhand Children's Fiction Books

'A great debut. You'll be itching to read more.' Anthony HorowitzMeet Itch - an accidental, accident-prone hero. Science is his weapon. Elements are his gadgets. All-action adventure perfect for fans...

The curse is calling, the bitten unite . . . welcome to the Town of the Turned. 'A riotously absorbing horror-comedy for readers of 12 and up.' - Guardian The...

You're my little ladybird, You brighten up my day. With rosy cheeks, you smile at me, And chase my blues away. Snuggle up with your little cuddle bug to enjoy...

Izzy and her friends hate school dinners. And they hate the shepherd's pie in particular. And now something strange seems to be happening to the dinner ladies. They're wearing new...

The first in a fantastically fun, magical cycling adventure series from Sir Chris Hoy.Fergus Hamilton is a boy with a big imagination. Living with his mum and grandad and his...

Dervla is the babysitter from hell - literally. She's very strict, she eats spiders, and ... are those horns? No wonder Becky is everybody's hero when she manages to rid...

Naughty Jack Frost has stolen the seven Fairyland Fun Day Flags! In this book, Thea the Thursday Fairy needs Kirsty's and Rachel's help to rescue her flag from an aquarium......

Princess Amelia is so excited to be starting a new term at the Princess Academy with her best friends in Daffodil Room. And what a wonderful surprise - the Princess...

The princesses of Tulip Room can't wait to ride the elephants to the end-of-term ball. Then they spot a lion cub in trouble - can Princess Rebecca help?

Go back in time with No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams for a whizz-bang epic adventure of action, laughter and secret plots - and the extraordinary friendship between a little...

The ORIGINAL teenage diarist is back in the second book in Sue Townsend's brilliantly funny, touching and bestselling Adrian Mole series. 'If I turn out to be mentally deranged in...

Erin, January and Mouse live in a children's home, Whitegates. They often dream of escape, and frequently journey into the outside world. Running away is something they know all about....

There's nothing unusual or different about the Brocket family - and they're keen to keep it that way. But when Barnaby Brocket comes into the world, it's clear he's anything...

An uncompromising, compelling and true-to-life story of two teenagers drawn into the dangerous and destructive world of heroin addiction. This tour de force by an acclaimed and provocative writer should...

Here today, up and off to somewhere else tomorrow! Toad has always been a silly sort of fellow. But when his latest obsession with motor cars - the faster the...

Families and friends come together at Christmas and, as they do, there are stories to be told. Stories about love, secrets, friendship, bravery, conflict, and compassion. This collection includes stories...

'A triumph . . . The magic is mesmerising, the humour masterful and the adventure magnificent.' - A. F. Steadman, bestselling author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief'Full of fabulous...

Emerald is a tortoishell with deep green eyes. Her new owner is an usher at the local cinema. Emerald gets to watch all the new movies and, when there's a...

Ovid and Lorelli Thornthwaite have been trying to kill each other for so long that neither twin can remember which act of attempted murder came first. But whoever struck first,...

Medieval life meets Arthurian magic in a novel that transcends boundaries of time and age, appealing to children of 9+ and older readers alike. The winner of the Guardian Children's...

ATTENTION! Amy and Dan Cahill have been located once again, this time in the company of the notoriously unreliable Alistair Oh. Could they have been foolish enough to make an...

B's fellow angel, Vinyl, is being held hostage by the sinister Owl Man . . . who will only release him in exchange for B's own dangerous captive . ....

How do you know if you're working for a lunatic? Where do you go when you've run out of people to trust? Have you ever heard an undead baby scream?...

THE CHILLING CONCLUSION TO #1 BESTSELLING SERIES THE MAGPIE SOCIETYA DEADLY DISAPPEARANCEA RACE AGAINST TIMEAnd, at the eleventh hour . . .A SHOCKING REVELATIONAudrey and Ivy, determined to bring their...

Elmer the colourful patchwork elephant has been a nursery favourite since this first book was published in 1989. A modern classic, this picture book is known to millions, and continues...

"A brilliant read, so inventive and exciting" Jacqueline Wilson Written by music icon Geri Halliwell-Horner, this fast-paced adventure on a hidden island is filled with family secrets, shocking betrayals and...

The twelfth crazy adventure in this hugely popular comedy horror series for ghouls and girls!Just as Luke, Resus and Cleo are working out how to return the fifth relic, a...

The definitive collection of British and Irish folktales from master storyteller and poet Kevin Crossley-Holland.Rich and strange, these eerie and magical folktales from across Britain and Ireland have been passed...

Classic tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America's best-loved pioneer family. After all their travelling, from the Big Woods and the Prairie, the Ingalls family...

The fifteenth title in the bestselling Tom Gates series of books from the brilliantly talented Liz Pichon. What's that? A MONSTER? How has this scary beast escaped into Tom's sort-of-normal...

A Simon & Schuster book. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are back in their most gripping story yet, as book 11, Midnight, picks up where Resurrection left off - and runs. For years, Valkyrie Cain...

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...

Mr and Mrs Bold are just like you and me: they live in a nice house (in Teddington), they have jobs (like writing Christmas cracker jokes) and they love to...

Book two in the bestselling HOUSE OF SECRETS series. Get ready for another action-packed adventure! Just when the Walker kids thought they were safe, the Wind Witch blasts Kristoff House...

Three stories in one! Join Rachel and Kirsty for a magical adventure with another fairy friend in this bestselling and much-loved series for girls aged 5 and up!Join Kirsty, Rachel...