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For Tad Spencer, only son of a fabulously wealthy businessman, every day is like Christmas. Until he makes the mistake of wishing he was someone else. The next morning he wakes up as Bob Snarby, trapped in a cruel and squalid funfair world inhabited by hopeless criminals, mysterious fortune tellers and – worst of all – the murderous Finn.

A chaotically magical sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle. ‘One of the greatest ever writers for children’ – Garth Nix ‘A true original’ – Katherine Rundell ‘She is the best writer of magical fantasy for children’ Evening Standard Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after...

THIS JUST IN! Amy and Dan Cahill were spotted on a train, hot on the trail of one of 39 Clues hidden around the world. BUT WAIT! Police report a break-in at an elite hotel, and the suspects ALSO sound suspiciously like Amy and Dan. UPDATE! Amy and Dan have been seen in a car . . . no, in a speedboat chase . . . and HOLD EVERYTHING! They're being chased by an angry mob?!? When there's a Clue on the line, anything can happen.

Four fantastic new stories about everyone’s favourite twins. There’s always double trouble when these two are about, so get ready for more mayhem as they look after the school hamster for half term, have a competition to build the best snowman, raise money with a yard sale and have a roller coaster of a time at the local theme park!

An exquisitely crafted hero’s journey spiced with humor, wisdom, and sweet justice, from America’s beloved storyteller Kate DiCamillo. What do a spyglass, a mule, a fool, a wheelbarrow full of pies, a book of wonders, and a pack of wolves have in common? These alchemical elements are all...

The magical and brilliantly funny adventures of everyone’s favourite flat boy – Flat Stanley. With wonderful new illustrations by the award-winning author/illustrator and star of Lockdown viral sensation #DrawwithRob, Rob Biddulph . Stanley Lambchop was just an ordinary boy – until a...

Die Bärbel-Rapunzel-Grundschule hat es gerade nicht leicht: Immer weniger Eltern melden ihre Kinder an, moderne Schulen locken mit neuen, interessanten Angeboten – und plötzlich steht sogar die Zukunft der Schule auf dem Spiel. Da haben Jonas, Anna, Caro und Finn einen Plan: Mit einer spektakulären Zaubershow beim Tag der offenen Tür wollen sie die Besucher begeistern und ihre Schule wieder ins Gespräch bringen.

Follow an adorable little vampire named Maud through a week of ever-so-gently spooky adventures in this charming story. Who would have known on Monday that the week ahead would be such a busy one? It all starts when Maud finds a teapot that is obviously haunted (and very hungry). EEEK! The days...

Sebastian is shipwrecked! He and his two best friends are stranded on a desert island, with no way of getting home. So they make a plan. They will try to survive, look after the island’s baby turtles and have fun. But they can’t plan for challenges like jellyfish stings, burnt bums and an out-of-control goat! And when dangerous pirates arrive, the friends must use their new survival skills to save the turtles, and themselves…

The highly anticipated 10th book in the #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling series, with over ten million copies in print! Jack and Quint are trapped in the Monster Dimension! Their mission: prevent Rezzoch the Ancient, Destructor of Worlds, from reaching Earth and...

Unipiggle and Princess Pea are so excited to be on HOLIDAY! They can't wait to build sandcastles and explore the magical underwater town, Mermaid Springs. But then the King is swept away in a WHIRLPOOL. The mermaids think he has been taken by a mysterious undersea creature...who likes to BURP a...

Gameknight999, a real-life Minecraft user trapped inside the game he loves to play, and his friend Crafter have transported to a new server. Malacoda is the King of the Nether, a terrible ghast that wants to destroy all of Minecraft with his massive army of blazes, magma cubes, zombie pigmen, and wither skeletons. Knowing the lives of all those within Minecraft - as well as those in the physical world - are depending on them, Gameknight and Crafter will need to search the land to recruit an NPC army.

‘The perfect mix of funny, foul and fearful’ Metro ‘Brilliantly imagined … laugh-out-loud funny’ Sunday Express The first book in the bestselling, gorgeously gothic and wickedly funny Amelia Fang series – perfect for readers of 7+ Meet Amelia Fang! Everyone’s favourite little...

Billy Slipper is a fairly normal boy with a not-so normal family. All he wants to do is add to his 'Collectabillya' (an assortment of weird and wonderful objects) in peace, but his cleaning-mad mum and his horrid twin sister have other ideas. However, they don't bargain on Billy finding his best...

The tension between Mateo and Nate is at an all time high. The two young ninjas are realizing Nate’s house isn’t big enough for the both of them. Meanwhile, a mysterious closure of a recent amusement park and rumors of a terrifying clown haunting the premises is just the setting for a Halloween showdown you’ve been waiting for!

A humorous fantasy adventure from the Godmother of fantasy, Diana Wynne Jones. Winner of the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature in 1999. A humorous fantasy from Diana Wynne Jones. In a world next door to ours, the tourist industry is devastating the population by its desire to...

Welcome to Twinkleland Kingdom, where everything is 100% perfect. Except Princess Pea - she loves getting muddy and having fun and she's not keen on choosing her own perfect unicorn at the Royal Unicorn Parade. Until the final unicorn turns out to be a podgy, pongy, proud, magic-horned...pig?...

The utterly wonderful Clarice Bean is thinking about the endangered things: the big creatures, the little creatures, the plants and the trees. But it’s not just the planet that needs help – there’s her whole family too.

Harriet Manners knows that the hottest observed place on earth is Furnace Creek in Death Valley. She knows that dolphins shed the top layer of their skin every two hours. And she knows just how badly auditions can go, especially when you’re a model. But she has no idea how to get herself out of the extreme embarrassment of the school play or what to do when arch-nemesis Alexa decides it’s the perfect opportunity to humiliate her.

Hades wanted nothing more than to escape the misery of his new life, but he took his responsibilities seriously... The myth has been told for centuries: Brothers Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades waged a years-long war against their father Cronus and his tyrannical Titans. Upon their mighty victory...