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James Henry Trotter is about to go on the adventure of a lifetime. James lives with his awful Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, two of the meanest people you can imagine! Life isn't much fun at all, until something peculiar happens at the bottom of his garden. A peach at the very top of a tree begins to grow...and grow...and grow! Inside are seven very unusual insects—all waiting to take James on a magical journey. But where will this very special Giant Peach take James and his new friends? And what will happen to his horrible aunts if they stand in their way?

Brought to you by Penguin. ‘We are now about to visit the most marvellous places and see the most wonderful things!’ This edition of James and the Giant Peach, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and mischief can...

The third thrilling adventure book from bestselling, award-winning authors GREG JAMES & CHRIS SMITH YOU DON'T NEED SUPERPOWERS TO BE A HERO ... OR DO YOU? Despite having no powers, Murph Cooper is part of the best team in the Heroes' Alliance. So when supervillain Magpie declares all-out war...

Brought to you by Puffin. Fans of THOR and THE INCREDIBLES will not want to miss this epic superhero adventure with a twist from Radio 1 broadcasters and bestselling authors of KID NORMAL and THE GREAT DREAM ROBBERY. Super hero. Super DEAD! It's just another day at the office for world-famous...

The Outer Layer is an enigma to its residents. Representatives from countless races and civilizations wander the many territories, hoping to unlock the secrets and progress further into its depths. An anomaly has been detected in space by an artefact from an extinct civilization. Ciqalo, a machine intelligence from the Wanderer civilization, is tasked with investigating and weaponizing the anomaly for a galactic war.

James Lake is a typical 12-year-old kid...that is if you count debunking myths like the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and Santa Claus as being typical. With his family's move from Florida to Washington, James is thrown into social chaos and finds himself hunting for Bigfoot while trying to dodge the school bullies and keep himself off the endangered species list. Will James debunk the legend of Big Foot, or will he find that not all myths are so easily dismissed? 

Return to Wonderland again in this standalone companion to the bestselling Alice with a Why — winner of Blackwells Book of the Year and shortlisted for Foyles and Waterstones Book of the Year — from beloved author Anna James. It’s 1929 and Archie is lonely and unsettled at boarding school...

The wild and wonderful island home of Flynn and Paddy holds an incredible secret: Dragons live there! When evil boss The Pitbull finds out, he sends his men to kill a dragon, and to bring him back the body. He also wants a dragon’s egg, so he can hatch it in his private zoo. Flynn and Paddy’s world is about to be turned upside down. Will their bravery and skill be enough to stop The Pitbull’s evil plan?

The Pitbull’s plans to capture the dragons from Flynn and Paddy’s paradise island have been spoiled twice already, so he’s hell-bent on revenge. But first he must find a way to lure the brothers to the city. Meanwhile, to punish his niece Briar for her betrayal, The Pitbull locks her in a prison cell, high in his tower.

When Ben Saito goes searching for his father and the fate of the powerful starship sent on a mission to secure peace with Earth's colonies, he finds more questions than answers. It's clear that at least some of the starship and her crew survived, but where have they gone?

Being a trailblazer is tough, especially when you're talking about something as big as the next stage of human evolution. Every answer brings a ton of new questions. But as one of the first to chart this course, Raven keeps shouldering that responsibility, pushing forward and blazing a trail for himself and his buddies.

The Dragon Defenders series is a best-selling, rip-roaring, pause-resisting series of dragons and their brave child guardians. Evil boss The Pitbull has wasted nine months waiting for the dragon’s egg he stole from Flynn and Paddy’s paradise island to hatch. But when he discovers it’s nothing more than an egg-shaped rock, he flies into a terrible rage and returns, hell-bent on revenge. How will Flynn and Paddy ever be able to stop him this time?

The second book in a creepy duology about Mystery James, who was found as a baby in a cemetery, lives in a funeral home, and can smell ghosts. This time, spring break takes a terrifying turn when Mystery suspects a ghost has entered her home…and refuses to leave. "A new middle grade heroine...

The invasion has begun. On the capital world of Vassar-1, the Allied Independent Colonies find themselves in a race against time to stop a terrorist plot that could bring chaos to the galaxy. As the terror spreads, Earth provides nothing but deception and subterfuge. With time running out, it's up to Ben and Ada to deliver an AIC agent with vital information. But not everything is what it seems.

Roald Dahl, Autor von »Charlie und die Schokoladenfabrik« erzählt die Geschichte eines fantastischen Luftschiffs und seiner krabbelnden Passagiere Seit seine Eltern von einem Nashorn gefressen wurden, muss James bei seinen beiden garstigen alten Tanten leben. Wahrhaftig kein Vergnügen! Das...

Emily and Jake travel to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina and find Orville and Wilbur Wright living outside of town. The Wright Brothers are trying to invent the airplane, but have had many failures. They are thinking of giving up. The kids got them to agree to keep working until they had an airplane...

From the World's No. 1 Storyteller, James and the Giant Peach is a children's classic that has captured young reader's imaginations for generations. One of TIME MAGAZINE’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to...

The alien Big Foot, Athelstan, is back, but this time he is not alone. Accompanied by a trio of trouble who need him for their dissident organization, Athelstan must make hard choices and come to terms with the consequences of his actions. Meanwhile, James is still recovering from the emotional and social backlash he incurred helping Athelstan escape from Earth during his first visit. Both James and Athelstan are caught between opposing forces that could prove too great to overcome.

Holy crab-claws! The fast-action Andee the Aquanaut Trilogy continues in Book 2, All Great Things Start With Small Beginnings. Andee is torn between finding his parents, fulfilling his role as protector of the ocean's creatures, saving the Lost City and rescuing the King's beautiful daughter, Yolanda.

A hearty and robust retelling of Cinderella supported by grinning rats and a wacky fairy godmother as only James Marshall could imagine them.