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It's school spirit week and celebration is in the air at Central City Middle School. Principal Patrick has a big surprise planned: an afterschool magic show extravaganza! There's only one problem, the show is being performed by Ernesto The Evoker. Aren't evokers supposed to be evil? It's up to middle school ninja Nate Noonan and his best friend Katie Kennedy to get to the bottom of this new mystery! Can Nate keep his identity a secret and still protect his school? Find out in Diary of Nate the Minecraft Ninja 4: On Next, Vex!

The Taylor Turbochaser is a road-trip roller coaster...with a twist. At its heart is the unforgettable Amy Taylor. Amy loves cars, and dreams of being a driver. But there’s a major catch: her slow old wheelchair with its broken wheel. When Amy finally gets a new electric one, it’s exciting...at first. But standard engines only have so much power. And that’s where Rahul comes in - Amy’s best friend and genius inventor. Soon Rahul turns a wheelchair into...a supercar!

BOT, from Children's author David Walliams. Meet Bot. The clumsiest little robot in the world. While all the Professor's other robots do important jobs around the castle, Bot just causes chaos. But might Bot turn out to have the most important job of all?...

David and the Phoenix is a heartwarming mid-century children’s fantasy about discovery, courage, and the magic that hides in the world around us. When young David moves to a new home at the edge of a towering mountain, his imagination sparks with curiosity. But nothing prepares him for what awaits at the summit—a majestic, wise, and slightly eccentric Phoenix studying Spanish verbs and living in secret high above the world.

A Sunday Times Best Book for Children 2023 From million-copy bestselling author David Baddiel comes a laugh-out-loud collection of three short stories for readers of 8 and up. MEET ALFIE… THE BOY WHO COULD DO WHAT HE LIKED! Previously published for World Book Day 2016 Alfie has a routine. To...

Příběh o předsudcích a toleranci, o překvapivých odhaleních a jedné šíleně troufalé loupeži je dosud nejzábavnější knihou britského spisovatele vychvalovaného kritikou a milovaného dětskými čtenáři. Budete se skvěle bavit. Možná budete i trochu brečet. Ale nikdy se nebudete nudit a nikdy se už na svět a lidi kolem sebe nebudete dívat stejnýma očima.

Brought to you by Puffin. Sarah Jane doesn't know who she is any more. She's applied for a job as a secretary at a run-of-the-mill office, with just one other co-worker. He’s nice enough. A little strange, a little charming, clearly an innovator. For a snappy dresser, though (Sarah loves the...

In this exciting How to Train Your Dragon spin-off series perfect for developing readers and easy-to-read stories, follow Hiccup and his fellow Warriors-in-Training in their hilarious, hair-raising adventures. Disastrous Lesson Number One: The Art of Battle. It was supposed to be a quiet...

Lewis is just your average school boy who loves space. But when he comes face to face with a Martian rock during his school trip to the National Space Centre, things aren't quite what they seem. Evie Bowman and Brent Harrogate are called to investigate which puts them in a race against time and enemy foes who want the rock for themselves.

David is 10 years old and doesn't believe in Father Christmas. He is about to change his mind when he finds a strange button in the snow.

Tener un hermano no resulta tan divertido como Anna pensaba. El pequeño Otto no hace más que llorar, comer y ensuciar pañales. Por más que lo intentan, los aprendices de brujo no consiguen encontrar en él ni una pizca de magia. Y, sin embargo, hay alguien en Moonville que vigila muy de cerca al indefenso bebé… ¿Quién es y dónde se esconde? Descubre el mundo de Anna Kadabra y su mágico Club de la Luna Llena, la colección best seller para primeros lectores.

Samanta Dark, la madre de Oliver, no es solo una de las más ricas de Moonville. Ahora también aspira a convertirse en alcaldesa. Claro que para ello necesita que Anna y sus amigos la ayuden en su campaña. A cambio, les promete construir en el pueblo un gran centro comercial.

Now that I’m officially an explorer, it’s time for my first big adventure in the ocean! I’ve never seen so much water in my life… or so many weird mobs. There are helpful dolphins, super-sleepy squids, and a parrot who doesn’t have an off switch. But something out there is wrong. There’s a shadow in the deep. Something big. Something dangerous. Fred and I have to figure out what it is before it decides we’re the next thing on the menu!

Can’t a dragon get a break? Just when I thought things might finally quieten down in Scorchville, something feels… off. Someone’s sneaking around the village at night and stealing vegetables. Sure, it’s not exactly an End-of-the-World emergency, but the villagers act like it’s a code-red crisis. And apparently I’m the dragon for the job. With my best friend Isamu backing me up, I figure this mystery will be solved in no time. But when we track down the culprit, we discover that vegetables are the least of Scorchville’s problems… and I might be the only dragon who can stop what’s coming next.

When Otto and his cousins, Skye and Archie, spend the summer with their grandfather, extraordinary events unfold. Gramps lives in a mansion on a huge estate surrounded by an impenetrable wall. Gramps is no ordinary man! Since his encounter with a crash-landed meteor, he has developed unearthly powers. His inventions are the stuff of dreams, and soon the children are exploring the estate by means of supersonic transport...The Brikes.

David Finkleman stumbles upon a leprechaun's pot of gold while collecting herbs. It's filled with wishes and a cursed barrette and comb that belong to the Sidhe. David unwittingly gives the barrette to his girlfriend, Sabrina, dooming her to a life of a fairy, and betrothing her to the Prince of the Sidhe! His brother, Henry, steals the hair comb, making him so vain he can't concentrate on anything but his handsome face. Can David save two people he loves before their lives change forever?

Best friend ever? Bullies love to hate Clod. Not just because he’s bigger, clumsier, and uglier than his classmates - he’s also the only student in his school without magic. In a world where all magic is possible and everyone else is born with great gifts to do amazing things, Clod is alone. Living with his mum in a broken-down cottage on barely enough, the only thing Clod has to play with is the clay she occasionally brings him. To call his life bleak would be an understatement.

A David le encanta jugar a ser rey. Por eso lleva puesta una corona todo el día, a todas horas. Y da órdenes apuntando con un palo como si fuese un cetro. -Traeme, dame, quiero -y a veces hasta se anima a decir-. ¡Porque lo digo yo! Siempre quiere más. Y para conseguir lo que quiere, es capaz de hacer cualquier cosa. Hasta unos monumentales berrinches. Pero un día las cosas se complican. Porque unas largas y flexibles ramas comienzan a crecerle de todas las partes de su cuerpo. Lo atan a la lámpara y a las patas de su cama hasta formar una densa maraña de vid.

Several years had passed since Hotdog Man had perished by the hands of General Gouda, the world went back to an era of peace and tranquility. During this time, Hotdog Man was in another dimension, a world of the spirits, where he was in a war with the demonic Dr. Mustard and his army of ghost soldiers. Meanwhile, in the land of the living, Hotdog Jr., had grown up into a mild manner teenager. The Eyno Gems had been destroyed, leaving our heroes unable to access their incredible powers.

Cease & Desist is a dark, psychological thriller with a supernatural twist.