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Becky and Joe Mellor return to Bowen Hall for the half-term holidays to find things are as unusual as ever. Of course, that's to be expected when you're sharing a stately home with a dinosaur, a winged horse, two sabre-tooth tigers, Will Scarlet, and Bowen Hall's latest resident - a dodo named Deirdre. Things, however, get more intriguing when American time traveler Bruce Westbrook arrives with two gold doubloons that seem to possess strange, supernatural powers.

Middle School ninja Nate Noonan heads to the first field trip of the school year. This year the kids are headed to Snow Spook Mountain. With rumors of an evil snowman roaming the dark mountainside, Nate hopes taking down the monster might be his best chance at earning the Stone Sword rank. Will Nate succeed or is the mystery behind the mountain too much for one young ninja to handle? Filled with hilarious illustrations! A brand-new series by bestselling Minecraft author Write Blocked, Diary of Nate the Minecraft Ninja is a hilarious action comedy that's entertaining for kids and parents alike.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “BREATHTAKING.”—The Boston Globe An Entertainment Weekly All-Time Greatest Novel A Newsweek Top 100 Book of All Time Winner of the Costa Award and the British Book Award A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Century The...

Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy are excited to attend the event of the year! Dr. Emu Noskape has invited all of Mouseton to witness the unveiling of her newest terrifically technical invention. But when the day takes an unexpected turn, Mickey and friends find themselves trapped inside Dr. Noskape’s mansion—which she’s launching to the moon! Will they escape the maze of a mansion before it blasts off, or are they doomed to live on the moon forever?

Daring mission or deadly mistake? Winter has been a disappointment to his royal IceWing family his whole life. When his sister, Icicle, runs away from Jade Mountain Academy, fleeing terrible crimes and possibly planning to commit more, Winter knows that they both need a second chance to make things right - if only he can find her.

Return to the magical world of Nevermoor, where Morrigan Crow's adventures continue - a treat for all fans of magic and 'wunder'. Morrigan may have defeated her deadly curse, passed the dangerous trials and joined the mystical Wundrous Society, but her journey into Nevermoor and all its secrets...

Schooldays at St Clare's are never dull for twins Pat and Isabel O'Sullivan in Enid Blyton's much-loved boarding school series. In book five it's time for a new head girl. There are plenty of candidates, but after a terrible accident, and an hilarious school play, the true leaders are revealed...

Every evening, Lampie, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, must light a lantern to warn ships away from the rocks. But one stormy night, disaster strikes. The lantern goes out, a ship is wrecked, and an adventure begins. In disgrace, Lampie is sent to work as a maid at the Admiral's Black House, where rumour has it that a monster lurks in the tower. But what she finds there is stranger, and more beautiful than any monster.

Meet Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timothy. Together they are THE FAMOUS FIVE - Enid Blyton's most popular adventure series. Get ready for a Famous Five adventure with this audiobook of Enid Blyton's treasured classic, read by Mel Giedroyc. 'There was something else out on the sea by the rocks...

Welcome to Malory Towers, where there's more to life than lessons! In book 1 of Enid Blyton's best-loved boarding school series, Darrell Rivers is thrilled to start her first term at boarding school. She soon makes friends - and mischief! Another new girl, Gwendoline, is beginning to get on...

Robodog, from Children's author David Walliams. Bedlam is one of the most dangerous places on Earth – home to a host of wicked villains. Nothing and nobody is safe from these evil criminals. The city needs its own superhero to defeat the supervillains. But who? Robodog! He’s the newest...

The final instalment in the series of the classic fantasy tales – The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete and unabridged. The last days of Narnia, and all hope seems lost as lies and treachery interweave to threaten the destruction of everything. As the battle lines are drawn, old...

Winner of the Book of the Year, Children's Fiction at The British Book Awards, 2021 'Like Murder on the Orient Express but better . . . a terrific read!' – Frank Cottrell Boyce, author of Millions Adventures on Trains is a major mystery series from bestselling authors M.G. Leonard and Sam...

Meet Zezé—Brazil’s naughtiest and most loveable boy, his talent for mischief matched only by his great kindness. When he grows up he wants to be a ‘poet with a bow-tie’, but for now he entertains himself playing pranks on the residents of his family’s poor Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood and inventing friends to play with. That is, until he meets a real friend, and his life begins to change.

Izzy is really pleased to have been put in charge of the new girl at school. Matilde is French, and Izzy and her friends can't wait to show her their den and its moth, and to help her avoid school dinners (also known as poison). But Matilde LOVES school dinners and even has seconds! And that's when they know...Matilde is a spy, and she has come to find out their secrets. They must stop her before it's too late!

A brand new hilarious adventure from the author of the bestselling Who Let the Gods Out series! The world's worst-behaved immortals are at it again – introducing the brand-new Gods Squad taking them on! Meet Vesper, the bossy, football-mad daughter of Elliot Hooper, the original hero of Who Let the Gods Out?, and Aster, the super-bright son of Constellation, Virgo.

Sophie Foster is back in the Lost Cities - but the Lost Cities have changed. The threat of war hangs heavy over her glittering world, and the Neverseen are wreaking havoc. The lines between friend and enemy have blurred, and Sophie is unsure whom to trust. But when she’s warned that the people she loves most will be the next victims, she knows she has to act. A mysterious symbol could be the key - if only she knew how to translate it. Every new clue seems to lead deeper into her world’s underbelly and the Black Swans aren’t the only ones who have plans.

A funny, exciting, David vs Goliath adventure with a heart-warming father-son relationship – perfect for fans of Danny the Champion of the World, Millions, and Ratatouille. The story of one boy and his brilliant burgers! Benny Burns spends every weekend helping his dad by working at their...

Join Mollie and Peter in this final magical Wishing-Chair adventure by the world's best-loved storyteller Enid Blyton. Molie and Peter are home for half-term, and the Wishing-Chair is ready to whisk them away to magical lands! They'll meet a mysterious witch's cat, visit the Land of Wishes and...

Welcome to Malory Towers, where there's more to life than lessons! Now that Darrell Rivers and her friends are fifth formers, it's their turn to produce the school play. There is plenty of talent on show but everyone has their own ideas and competition for the starring role is fierce. Can the...