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When 11-year-old Aidan receives a mysterious package of sweets from South America in the post, he and his two best friends Sadie and Hussein eat one sweet each - and suddenly develop amazing superpowers. Sadie can move objects with her mind. Hussein can control any electronic device. And Aidan can ignite his body at will...and when he's on fire, he can fly. When they discover that the sweets were sent by a traitorous criminal who is trying to hunt them down to get them back, they have to use all their new powers to outwit him.

Timmy Twinkle is chubby. That means he gets bullied at school and hasn't any friends. He longs to play football, but he's hopeless at games. He's miserable. And it doesn't help when Gramps tells him about Great-Uncle Vernon, a chubby boy who grew up to be a famous footballer. Then his gran's...

When his parents are lost in space, Sam is left, heartbroken, in the care of the horrible Hilda Hardbottom. Then he finds a tiny spaceship in the cabbage patch and meets a little alien called Splodge. How Splodge makes him invisible, and how Sam uses his new talent in his darkest hour, makes a...

Fred doesn’t want to get up. Mainly because it’s a holiday he doesn’t like, but also because the girl next door insists on a kiss. He soon finds himself running away, but not before visiting all the beautiful landmarks in the world.

This fast-paced, high-energy collection of short works features today's most popular writers and illustrators on what it means to be a guy. Contributors include Chris Crutcher, Stephen King, Matt Groening, Daniel Pinkwater, Neil Gaiman, and many more...

Was gibt es heute zu entdecken? Der Tag hat gerade erst begonnen und schon jetzt scheint eine Idee der nächsten zu folgen. Ein Kinderzimmer wird zum großen Meer und ein Nachmittag mit dem großen Bruder bringt ganz neue Erkenntnisse mit sich. Und was wartet morgen? Die Überraschung wird groß sein, denn auch dort gibt es etwas zu entdecken. Doch was kann das sein?

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dragons Love Tacos comes this hilarious audiobook about everyone’s favorite piece of furniture. Pssst! Hey. I'm here to tell ya what the furniture police don't want you to know... Listen close. I'll explain everything. Most people think couches...