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Orion, Scorpius and Lyra Cogsworth are brilliant misfits who live in a ramshackle house on the outskirts of Blissburg. They’ve never ventured beyond their workshop home, but when their inventor mother vanishes under strange circumstances, these extraordinary siblings are thrust into a storm of untrustworthy characters, unexpected goings-on and a most unsettling plot to control the town! Being different might just be the thing that can save the day.
When Harry’s big sister Frankie dies, his world shatters – until a baby raven arrives and changes everything. Harry didn’t even like Frankie that much. But he really did LOVE her. Looking after the ravens that live in the tree outside Frankie’s window makes Harry feel connected to her – makes him feel less as if he’s being sucked into a black hole. And when the big storm comes, Harry’s holding on to survival and hope for the sake of an orphaned baby raven.
Horror fans aged 10+ will love these four sinister graphic novels to keep them up at night, from Anthony Horowitz. A phone with a direct line to the dead. A bully thrown into a living nightmare. A stranger on the road more dangerous than you know. A birthday gift that could mean the end of the world.
Can you help Werelock – the world’s greatest (and only) werewolf detective – and his raven assistant, Scratch, on a daring rescue mission? With puzzles, clues and riddles to work out, this hilarious, highly illustrated, werewolf-filled take on Sherlock Holmes needs the reader’s help to crack the case! The stakes are higher than ever as the famous werewolf crime writer, Mildred Mystery, has been kidnapped from a locked room! With only a mysterious ransom note as a clue, Werelock and Scratch must embark on a dangerous quest around Gothica City to find her. Will they be able to get to Mildred before it’s too late? Werelock and Scratch can’t do it without you, dear reader, and there’s no time to lose!
Lumi is far from thrilled when her parents send her to stay in Lapland with her aunt and uncle – especially because being autistic makes it hard for her to adjust to a new place. But everything changes when she befriends a lone white wolf. So when hunters threaten his life, Lumi makes a brave decision: she will save him by leading him to a national park. Scouting a trail through the frozen wilderness, making camp in cosy hiking cabins, and even trying saunas and ice-swimming, Lumi begins to open up to Lapland and even accepts the help of local boy Oskár. But with danger at their heels, can they find safety in time – and a place to belong?
A breathtaking fantasy world from the award-winning author of The Last Wild. In this spellbinding follow-up to Midnight Treasure, adventure with Tibor and Roza into an empire of vampirs and werwolves. For readers who loved Katherine Rundell's Impossible Creatures or S.F. Said's Tyger.
Have you heard the story about the bird that turned to stone? Did your parents warn you about the extra-specially-super-deliciously-fantastically naughty boy who got a frog stuck in his throat? No? Well, never fear: Onjali Q Raúf is here to entertain you with her sparkling collection of never-before-told fables for kids who want to make the world a better place.
Ten-year-old Jacob Oolong lives with his eccentric great aunt, Lady Petronella Oolong in the penthouse flat of Odd-Doings House. They arrive home one afternoon to find an enormous heart shaped box of delicious chocolates has arrived for Lady Oolong. And these aren’t any old chocolates though. These are from Eclair’s (Est. 1844) and are the most wonderful and the most expensive chocolates in the entire world. But the next morning – SHOCK HORROR! – they’ve vanished! Not just gone – STOLEN! With his great aunt prostrate in her nightie with shock, it’s up to Jacob to find out who has taken them, but he’ll need help. He calls in a private detective who, rather surprisingly, is a beaver living on the floor below them. Enter J. Algernon Pickle. Together, J. Algernon Pickle and Jacob set about investigating this very confusing mystery.
Come with Shirley as she falls down a hole into the Under-Under-Underworld. Shirley and her cockroach companion George must venture into the Under-Under-Underworld to track down George’s missing cockroach sisters. Their quest takes them through seven deadly dangers, deeper and deeper into the Underworld. But will they ever come out the other side?
Join Walt Weirdbeard’s quest to save the most unloved creatures of all… IT’S TIME TO GIVE MONSTERS THEIR MEDICINE!Ten-year-old amateur vet Walt must track down his legendary monster doctor great-uncle, and complete five Procedures Of Overwhelming Peril along way. Only then will he prove himself worthy of being an official (Junior Apprentice Assistant) Monster Doctor! �� Cure a werewolf with tooth rot �� Clear a snotty swamp troll’s nostrils��♂️ Find Frankenstein’s monster’s missing brainBut a mysterious villain is determined to make monsters an endangered species! Can Walt and his team of exotic abandoned pets thwart them before it’s too late? A fiendishly funny full-colour graphic novel with interactive pages where YOU help cure monsters! The first in a debut series perfect for fans of Dog Man, Bunny vs Monkey, Investigators and Chicken Hill!*From Jamie Smart, creator of
A group of young, street-smart kids with a dark secret – the ability to transform into powerful animals – must navigate a dangerous world where their extraordinary abilities are both a blessing and a curse. As they unravel the mysteries of their past and how they came to be shapeshifters, they’ll face life-threatening challenges, betrayals, and an organisation that seeks to harness their power for evil. It’s time to unleash your inner animal.
Alfie Piper has six weeks of summer – and nothing left to lose. Since his mum died, Alfie’s world has unravelled. The silence between him and his stepdad roars louder than ever. So he does the only thing that makes sense: grabs his bike, and rides. In these long summer days, can Alfie rebuild what was broken?
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third and his dragons, Toothless and Windwalker, are BOTTOM of pretty much everything at the Isle of Berk’s Training School for Vikings and Dragons. Disastrous Lesson Number Two: Boarding-An-Enemy-Ship-At-Sea. Hiccup and his fellow Vikings are SUPPOSED to be learning about enemy ships at sea. But when they come across a mysterious vessel, with a ripped sail and nobody driving it, Hiccup’s heart sinks. There is something deeply spooky about this ship. They really, really shouldn’t get onboard. But, like on so many occasions in Hiccup’s life, they are going to do it anyway!
Every New Year’s Day, Lily Tripp time travels and wakes up in a new century. She’s lived in Roman times and the Victorian era and never knows where she’ll end up next. Thank goodness her bestie, family and secret crush all time travel with her too – even if they don’t know it. But how will she live in a time before chicken nuggets were invented? Why are her brother’s clothes so ridiculous in every era? And how on earth can she cope with being mean girl Georgia’s servant?
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