Secondhand Children's Fiction Books

In Enid Blyton's bestselling school series Elizabeth Allen is sent away to boarding school and makes up her mind to be the naughtiest pupil there's ever been.Book 8: Well Done,...

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...

The witches of Witchworld have no need for old-fashioned wands or broomsticks, not when they have shiny Spellsticks and super-whizzy Skyriders instead. And no one has a cauldron anymore, just...

Mildred Hubble is the worst witch at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches - she's always getting her spells wrong. But she manages to get by until she turns Ethel, the...

Alexandra Bond is, in essence, an ordinary ten-year-old girl. She goes to school, she has an annoying younger brother (Evan), she has a best friend (Rosie), she has an arch...

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...

The second part of Roald Dahl's remarkable life story tells of his time working in Africa and his wartime exploits.

Jade's best friend Vicky has always been the bigger, brighter and bolder of the two, at fourteen just as she was at primary school. When Vicky is killed in a...

"Then she grinned. I grinned. It was just as if we knew each other."India lives in a HUGE house, but hardly gets any attention from her parents. She can't stand...

A fast-paced adventure story full of heart, courage - and horses.Ella and Johnny are distraught when Johnny's horse Storm disappears from his field. Johnny knows that he has been taken...

April knows she was abandoned in a rubbish bin as a newborn baby, fourteen years ago. Now she's happily settled with her foster mother, Marion - but there's a part...

"A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero" - David Walliams Danny lives in a caravan with his father, the most marvellous and exciting father any boy...

Number One for Fiendish Fun!This book contains some trick-or-treating, a HELLISH babysitter, a secret raid and a HORRID car journey!Four utterly hilarious and totally brilliant Horrid Henry stories by Francesca...

This is a thrill-ride of an adventure, with illustrations by Ben Mantle bringing Boot's world to life. Fans of Toy Story and Charlie Changes into a Chicken will love this...

The 6th book in Eoin Colfer's mega-selling Artemis Fowl series.

Murder, mayhem and mystery meet in the gripping Victorian world of the bestselling series,The Cogheart Adventures... Join Lily, Robert and Malkin on a fantastic voyage of terror and triumph in...

Based on the classic fairy tale. The ugly duckling doesn't fit in and is chased away by everyone he meets. Will he ever find some true friends?Read it yourself with...

The summer holidays are here, and Hannah is wishing she could have gone to drama camp. Instead it looks like she's going to end up being an unpaid babysitter to...

Mandy has been picked on at school for as long as she can remember. That's why she can't believe it when cheeky, daring, and fun Tanya wants to be her...

Verity adores her cat, Mabel, and is desperately sad when she dies. Remembering her recent school lessons about the Ancient Egyptians, Verity decides to mummify Mabel and keep her hidden....

A lively tale by the award-winning author of "The Suitcase Kid". Elsa does her best to cheer up her family by telling jokes, but no one seems to laugh much...

'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,...

Maths with the laughs added in! * Why does a horse need hands? * How many metres are there on the head of a pin? * How dense are you?...

Travel back into the measly Middle Ages, where the world was full of wild women, mad monks, naughty knights and crazy kings and queens! Discover a genuine jester's joke, why...

The best-ever children's novel from the brilliant Roddy Doyle is a funny, sad story about four generations of a family. 12 year old Mary O'Hara's beloved, joke-cracking grandmother is near...

Bestselling author Holly Webb returns with a moving story of love, loss and learning to grow up. In the seaside town of Whitby, when the United Kingdom is on the...

Terence is going to be a doctor today - just like his mummy. Well, sort of. Terence's mummy is a proper doctor at the animal hospital. Terence is just a...

Rudger is Amanda's best friend. He doesn't exist, but nobody's perfect. Only Amanda can see her imaginary friend - until the sinister Mr Bunting arrives at Amanda's door. Mr Bunting...

This story is not a story at all. It all happened. On New Year's Day Becky Morley begins to write her diary. By March, her world has changed for ever....

From the prize-winning author of You Must Bring a Hat comes a young fiction series for ages 6+ full of magic and fun, with illustrations from Dave Pigeon's Sheena Dempsey....

As hilarious as it is heartbreaking, another future classic from Costa Winner Kate Saunders (Five Children on the Western Front).Emily watched, in a trance of astonishment, as the bear opened...

Number One for Fiendish Fun! This full-colour Early Reader brings the utterly horrid and totally brilliant Horrid Henry series to a new generation of readers!Learn to read with Horrid Henry!...

Murderous Maths has been given a gorgeous new cover look! For readers scared of squares and perplexed by primes, the next in the unchallenged Murderous Maths series, Numbers: The Key...

Esmie misses her mum, even though she was only a tiny baby when she died. She has a photo by her bed - and sometimes, when she needs advice or...

13-year-old Duffy is staying with his nan for the summer while his mum and seriously ill little sister are in America for a life-saving operation. Duffy suffers mildy from Tourette's...

This series about a magical pet shop is the perfect read for animal fans. Lottie keeps dreaming of unicorns. She knows they are in danger, but she's not sure how...

School's out so have a super summer with Horrid Henry! A great value collection of six favourite Horrid Henry summer stories in one book, with loads of fun activities at...

From the phenomenal number-one bestseller David Walliams comes another collection of more hilariously horrible children! Illustrated in glorious and gruesome colour by artist genius, Tony Ross, these stories will appal...

Wishes...secrets... a tender-hearted story about friendship which is sure to ring true with all Cathy Cassidy fans.