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The Ice Monster, from Children's author David Walliams. Read all about it! Read all about it! ICE MONSTER FOUND IN ARCTIC! When Elsie, an orphan on the streets of Victorian London, hears about the mysterious Ice Monster – a woolly mammoth found at the North Pole – she’s determined to...

For nearly a century, Victorian London relied on “climbing boys” - orphans owned by chimney sweeps - to clean flues and protect homes from fire. The work was hard, thankless, and brutally dangerous. Eleven-year-old Nan Sparrow is quite possibly the best climber who ever lived - and a girl. But when Nan gets stuck in a deadly chimney fire, she fears her time has come. Instead, she wakes to find herself in an abandoned attic. And she is not alone. Huddled in the corner is a mysterious creature - a golem - made from ash and coal. This is the creature that saved her from the fire.

An orchestra explodes in Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens and suddenly the music of London disappears...and a terrifying monster stirs off the Greenwich peninsular, threatening to trample London underfoot. The detectives must track down the thief behind the music's disappearance – via the Whispering Gallery of St Paul's Cathedral, a Windmill-with-teeth on the Isle of Dogs and the dark streets of Soho...where a shadowy villain and his mechanical animal spies live.

Peachie and Henri are siblings from a small town in France. They are orphans living in the Wild West. The two children live along the Turquoise Trail where they stick together to make it through their many adventures.

Those Hidden Monsters is a sad tale of fear and despair, of misconceptions and misplaced ideals; friendship and betrayal; new-found love and intense hate. Mona is the girl who has it all. At 15 years old she has sparkling blue eyes and silky blonde locks. Her family belongs to the top tier of German society; they mingle with the most powerful people around; they are Aryan elite. Aryans are simply better than all others, aren't they? Well, that's what Mama and Papa say; what else is Mona to believe? She is about to find out the truth and reveal all.

Phasie has just made up with Astra when new problems arise. He is afraid to embarrass himself in front of her due to his inability to swim, and the evil Faw is once again pursing them. To cope with these troubles, Phasie will have to experience new wonders and adventures. Ten original and educational fairy tales for teaching children and their parents to control their dreams and use their skills to accomplish a variety of goals in everyday life.