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The town of Franklin Falls is having its 100th birthday. And that means the town’s historic time capsule is about to be dug up and put on display by the proud citizens. Yeah, well, not if the crooked mayor has his way. Good thing all-around smart kid Leon Karakostas is one step ahead of him. Leon and his twin sister, Noel, and his crew - Pixie, Microscope, and Aardvark - find themselves in a mad dash to the dump, on a rooftop chase, and caught up in a showdown with a mysterious grandma.

A brilliant collection of bestselling stories from Julia Donaldson and friends. Read aloud by stars Alexander Armstrong, Floella Benjamin, Noma Dumezweni, Justin Fletcher, Lauren Laverne and Imelda Staunton. Perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all! Help solve...

When Zeus's best friend gets trapped inside the House of Mystery and Mirrors at Carnival Nocturne, Tobin's existence is erased from the world, and Zeus is the only person who remembers that his best friend ever lived. Zeus is determined to return to the carnival and rescue his friend—that is, if he can only find it.

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. A mysterious light on Kirrin Island, a stolen safe, a bag hidden in the woods, a runaway horse, dog thieves, a Christmas Eve robbery - they all mean a whole lot of...

If you're in search of a captivating anthology brimming with an array of stories to effortlessly guide your little one into a peaceful slumber, look no further. Indulge your children with these delightful short bedtime stories, expertly crafted to accompany them into the realm of pleasant dreams. Within the realms of this audiobook, discover whimsical stories featuring charming characters that serve to help your child unwind, setting the stage for a snug and tranquil night's sleep.

Strange things are happening. A man comes into Pages & Co looking for a book...then suddenly can’t remember it. Tilly and her family feel like the world is changing – but can’t quite put their finger on why. Meanwhile, the Underwoods are expanding their control over bookwandering – and they still have their sights set on Tilly. Leaving the safety of the bookshop, Tilly heads to America to find the legendary Archivists and save bookwandering....or at least, that’s the plan.

Solve the mystery with the Secret Seven - everyone's favourite detective club! These timeless stories are perfect for young fans of mystery, adventure or detective series. A store of stolen silver, a surprising view through a telescope, a shrill scream on a night out, a disappearing cash box, a...

Heather and Picket must protect their precious charge in the forbidding wilderness, then return to face off against the crystal key conspirators. Intrepid detective Fiona Black looks for clues to unlock an ancient mystery’s connection to the present. Helmer, Jo, and the faithful heroes of the cause all fight on as rabbitkind’s resistance teeters on the edge of collapse. The Lost Legend is the second book in the Green Ember: Lost Tales trilogy, following The Lost Key.

Five Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam seven-minute stories in one pawsitively exciting audio collection! Come and join the adventures of the two baker-dogs who used to be robbers, but now solve mysteries and sniff out crimes!

Introduce The Famous Five to younger readers with these BRAND-NEW mystery stories for children aged five and up! When the Famous Five are enjoying a picnic on Kirrin Island they spot a lamb in trouble. With no one else on hand to help, it's up to the Five launch a rescue mission. Will they make...

A six-year-old boy vanished in the Great Smoky Mountains without a single footprint. Heavy stones slide across a Death Valley lakebed on their own — and no one has ever seen them move. A log has floated upright in Crater Lake for more than a hundred years. Two newlyweds rowed into the Grand Canyon in 1928 and were never seen again. This book pulls back the curtain on ten true, spine-tingling mysteries from America's wildest places — Yellowstone, Death Valley, the Everglades, the Petrified Forest, and more.

French guitarist Monsieur Padam, young skipper Thomas, his little dog Petit, and their clever Australian friend Elisa are in beautiful Scotland. Their holiday plans quickly go out the window when they find themselves at the centre of a new adventure. What is the plush toy hiding? And who is on the hunt for gold? Their determination to uncover the secret of the stone leads them to unexpected places and a dangerous encounter.

Ellie “Scaredy Bat” Spark is a tween vampire that loves solving mysteries, but is afraid of...everything. She's afraid of spiders, clowns, and deep water, to name a few. And her pesky sister Penny never lets her forget it. But with a little courage and help from her friends, Ellie just might achieve her dream of becoming a real detective. 

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. When George is kept awake at night by a toothache, she notices a light on the supposedly empty Kirrin Island. While George is at the dentist the others decide to...

El Tren de los Sueños: Ashley y Denise son dos hermanas gemelas con una apacible vida de jóvenes estudiantes. Hasta que un día su curiosidad les lleva a explorar el tren abandonado que hay cerca de su casa. En ese momento, se encontrarán en medio de un extraño misterio. ¿Qué secreto esconde el tren de los sueños ?

In this book, Nancy, the daughter of prominent attorney Carson Drew, is visited one evening by Nathan Gombet, a sinister man who claims that Carson Drew swindled him out of money for a property. Nancy gets rid of Gombet with difficulty. Soon after, she is drawn into the case of the Turnbull sisters, unmarried women living alone in their old family mansion, Cliffwood. The sisters claim that their house is haunted, but it quickly becomes clear that something more is afoot: valuable heirlooms of the Turnbull family mysteriously vanish.

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. A short story in colour for younger readers. George's dog Timmy sniffs out an adventure when he spots some suspicious-looking passengers on a train. He is very...

Introducing The Famous Five to younger readers with this NEWLY-CREATED story for children aged 5 and up! The Five are on a special mission to help create a little public garden to honour late Mr Tidyworth. But when Timmy digs up a shining silver necklace, they must find out who buried it and...

“The Tower Treasure,” the first book in the Hardy Boys series written by Franklin W. Dixon, introduces readers to the young sleuths Frank and Joe Hardy. The story is set in the fictional town of Bayport, where the brothers, sons of the famous detective Fenton Hardy, inherit their father’s...

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. The Famous Five are on their way to the cinema when Timmy spots a cat and tears after it, taking the gang on a detour to an empty house. But is it really empty? Some...