From the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Best Book for Younger Readers - Red House Children's Book Award, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 5 - 12 year-olds and the Blue Peter Best Story Book Award 2013, comes the ninth amazing instalment of this brilliant series!
While Tom and Johnny are on a husky safari in Finland, their half-sister<br />Grainne stays behind to face the mother who abandoned her.<br />But Tom and Johnny are too caught up in their adventure to think<br />of home - until they find themselves lost in the snow, struggling<br />to survive...
The graphic novel adaptation of the mega-bestseller that launched a global phenomenon!Minutes before she died Grace Cahill changed her will, leaving her decendants an impossible decision: "You have a choice - one million dollars or a clue."Grace is the last matriarch of the Cahills, the world's most powerful family. Everyone from Marie Curie to Harry Houdini is related to the Cahills, yet the source of the family power is lost. 39 Clues hidden around the world will reveal the family's secret, but no one has been able to assemble them. Now the clues race is on, and young Amy and Dan must decide what's important: hunting clues or uncovering what REALLY happened to their parents.
Welcome to It's Behind You!, the reality show that will scare you to death... Five contestants must sit tight through the night in dark and dangerous Umber Gorge caves, haunted by a ghost called the Puckered Maiden. But is it the malevolent spirit they should fear... or each other?
Teen Freya's quiet life is turned upside down by Bella, the glamorous former supermodel who's about to marry her dad. But how does Bella look so impossibly perfect, and could she be using Freya's family for her own sinister purposes? As the hype around Bella's new 'Nightshade' label reaches fever- pitch, Freya goes undercover into the intimidating world of high fashion, determined to smash Bella's ruthless plans along with her own self doubt.
What's the matter with Dick the Duck? He's usually so kind and friendly! But today Dick got out on The Wrong Side of Bed. He feels humpy and grumpy, cranky and cross. Not delightful at all! Luckily Dick's friends rally round, shower him with kindness and restore him to his usual delightful self! This magnificently funny rhyming story shows that even the most delightful ducks can have a bad day. (And that's totally okay!)
A post-apocalyptic rom-com perfect for fans of Adam Silvera. Human life is dormant, waiting out the apocalypse in suspended animation. Empty cities wait for their inhabitants to return, tended by robots. But not all robots are simply machines. Humanoid Echo's heart is faulty, which means he's pretty much a normal teenage boy ... and he's lonely after a century of vintage TV reruns and canned beans. Then, a space-pod crashes from the sky with a girl on board. Pandora. But why has she woken up and no one else? Can they find answers in their ended world - and new beginnings in each other?
A stunning new children's novel from the Costa Award-winning author of Asha & the Spirit Bird. PRAISE FOR ASHA AND THE SPIRIT BIRD: 'An evocative debut novel ... satisfyingly classic in feel' GUARDIAN 'A heartfelt and mystical children's adventure story.' TELEGRAPH Xanthe loves visiting her grandmother in her tower-block flat with its lush rooftop garden. But Nani is becoming forgetful - and Xanthe wishes she could help her, if only she knew how. A mysterious cat shows her a way. It leads Xanthe to clues about Nani's childhood, and how, long ago, she had to escape her old life in Africa for a new one in Britain .
Lola's selected to test a VR game at her posh new boarding school - Better Than Life. Soon she's skipping lessons to play. All she has to do to live her perfect VR life is keep her secrets buried. But this is a game she can't win ...
Vincent has dyspraxia and finds playing team sports challenging, unlike his star football player older brother. Quiet and invisible at school, he finds solace in playing computer games in his room. He is chosen to take part in an outdoor activity weekend with three other outcasts from his class, but one of them is hiding a secret... her grandfather was an active poster on a conspiracy theorist website and was particularly interested in the local legend of buried treasure. He recently died and she is determined to find the treasure in his memory - but an unscrupulous thief has also been lurking on this website and is hot on their trail, also intent on locating the treasure...
Mallory Pike has always wanted to be a member of the Baby-sitters Club. The Baby-sitters are so much fun to be around, andsogrown-up. Now the club members have invited Mallory to a meeting. This might be her big chance!
A companion to the New York Times bestselling series that began with Nat Enough!It's a best friend battle!Natalie is having a rough start to the school year. Each student has been asked to join an extracurricular activity, and Nat's two best friends have no trouble finding activities that interest them. Flo tries her hand at puppetry, and Zoe makes the volleyball team... with Nat's ex-BFF, Lily! So now Zoe and Lily are always together, and Nat's over it! Nat's feeling betrayed, and she still hasn't found a club to join. But when Nat meets a new student who's having the same difficulty choosing a club, they decide to create one together. Could this be the solution to her problems?
When the Full Moon Fayre makes a rare visit to Hollow-in-the-Marsh, six sisters slip out to see the famous Shadow Man, an enigmatic puppeteer. Afterwards, the oldest sister Grace is missing. Cantwelve-year-old Willa save her sister from one fate and yet out run her own?
When a little child is told there's no such thing as ghosts, they don't believe it for a second. Ghosts MUST exist - after all, they're always in books and films! But if they've got any chance of proving that ghosts are real, this kid needs proof! And so, starts a wonderful journey. Do ghosts exist? If you look closely enough, you might just see one go 'BOO!'