Children's fiction 8-12

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  • Secrets of the Snakestone

    £7.99

    In this adventure, Zelie and Jules face a deadly race to solve a family mystery and a vicious crime that stretches from the jungles of Calcutta to the sewers of Paris. Zelie is often accused of being a witch, but she doesn’t believe in magic. Until Jules climbs up from the reeking Parisian sewer and hands Zelie the golden locket he discovered there. The locket once held the magical Snakestone, and Zelie knows that if she can find the stone, she might also find her missing father. But a dangerous secret society are equally desperate to get their hands on the Snakestone and its powers.

  • Hercules

    £7.99

    The funny, highly illustrated diaries of a boy called Hercules andhis mission to find popularity and his mysterious (maybe even magical)dad! Inspired by Greek mythology, perfect for readers of8+ and fans of Louie Stowell’s Loki.

  • The clockwork conspiracy

    £7.99

    Aspiring inventor Isaac Turner lives with his dad, the Chief Horologist in charge of Big Ben. But when his father vanishes from the belfry on the night the clocks go back, leaving behind only a smashed pocket watch and a cryptic message, Isaac determines to find him. Hunting a trail of clues through London’s landmarks, Isaac uncovers a sinister plot in the gears of government and embarks on a race against time to save his father – and time itself.

  • Greenwild

    £7.99

    Nevermoor meets Narnia in this spectacular magical adventure with an environmental twist from Pari Thomson.

  • Beastlands: Race to Frostfall Mountain

    £7.99

    The island of Ramoa was once luscious and populated with mighty beasts. Now though, it is home to barren and tamed cities, where nature is locked out and trouble is brewing. When Kayla’s beloved animal companion, a rare winged pangron, is stolen, she’s determined to get him back. But to do so, she’ll have to leave her city and journey into the wild and forbidden Beastlands. There, she meets Rustus, an exiled young warrior, and Alethea, a healer desperately seeking a cure for a mysterious disease. As their quests unite them, they’ll adventure across the lands they know so little about, leading them to discoveries both great and terrifying. Not least that the beasts they’ve always been taught to fear might not be so terrifying after all.

  • Dream Shield

    £6.99

    The Star Friends are excited to be taking part in a scarecrow competition until everybody in the village suddenly becomes extremely sleepy. It must be dark magic, but how can the girls help to stop it when they’re being affected too?

  • The Swifts

    £8.99

    On the day they are born, each Swift is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary. They are given a name and a definition, and it is assumed they will grow up to match. Unfortunately, Shenanigan Swift has other ideas. So what if her relatives all think she’s destined to turn out as a troublemaker, just because of her name? Shenanigan knows she can be whatever she wants – pirate, explorer or even detective. Which is lucky, really, because when one of the Family tries to murder Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude, someone has to work out whodunit. With the help of her sisters and cousin, Shenanigan grudgingly takes on the case, but more murders, a hidden treasure and an awful lot of suspects make things seriously complicated. Can Shenanigan catch the killer before the whole household is picked off?

  • Best friends forever

    £7.99

    The Bigg School series follows a class of kids who have just moved up to secondary school, the Henry Bigg Academy. Best Friends Forever tells Lola's story – she and Evie have been BFF since they were babies but everything is about to change for Lola, and not in a good way!

  • Revenge of the Beast

    £7.99

    The book that bites back is BACK! In the second beastly book from Jack Meggit-Phillips, the most distinctive new voice for readers of 8-12, revenge is a dish best served with a surprise ?

  • Private Peaceful

    £7.99

    Heroism or cowardice? A stunning story of the First World War from a master storyteller