Children's fiction 8-12

  • The body under the piano

    £7.99

    Aggie Morton lives in a small town on the coast of England in 1902. Adventurous and imaginative but deeply shy, Aggie hasn’t got much to do since the death of her beloved father, until the fateful day when she crosses paths with twelve-year-old Belgian immigrant Hector Perot and discovers a dead body on the floor of the Mermaid Dance Room! Aggie and her new friend will need every tool at their disposal to solve the case before Aggie’s beloved dance instructor is charged with a crime Aggie is sure she didn’t commit.

  • Dreamslinger

    £7.99

    Ever since the great tragedy that killed her mother, Aria Loveridge has believed that Dreamslinger powers like hers are too dangerous to be left unchecked. But then she is sent to the Royal League of Dreamslingers trials in South Korea to spy on them. When she arrives, she is introduced to a wondrous world. Not only does the League celebrate the Dreamslingers’ powers, but each of them grows their very own Dreampanion, a magical creature that emerges from a bud. As Aria watches Rio, her Bloom Dragon, grow, she realizes that this is a place of magic and friendship, a place where she finally feels like she belongs.

  • The secret diary of Joynina K. Jones

    £7.99

    Big Cat Read On supports fluent readers to improve their reading skills and nurture a love of reading. Consisting of a wide range of engaging chapter books, the Big Cat Read On series improves reading stamina and comprehension, develops vocabulary, and introduces children to more sophisticated narrative structures and themes.

  • Ember Spark and the unicorn’s secret

    £7.99

    The third title in this magical SERIES filled with adventure, wonder and edge-of-your-seat excitement, set in a world of daring dragons and magical maladies by the best-selling author of Sky Song, Abi Elphinstone . . .

  • The magic of the unicorn

    £8.99

    You are a brave, quick-thinking kid searching for a magical unicorn’s horn. You set off with a talisman in hopes of solving the town riddle and saving your village. Will your enchanted net catch a unicorn or a dragon? Can the sorceress help? Or will she cause even more trouble?

  • Lola and Larch mend a magic mess

    £7.99

    Lola and Larch uncover a threat to the forest where the fairy clan lives. Wicked Fairy Euphorbia Spurge is trying to knock down the stone circle and steal all its magic for herself! Can the best friends save the forest and Larch’s village before its wild magic is released?

  • Rising storm

    £7.99

    It’s the summer holidays and the S.T.E.A.L.T.H. team is split up. Donna is in the Caribbean visiting family while the boys are bored at home, filling time with computer games – until Sam persuades Arun to pay Donna a surprise visit using MANDROID. At the same time, plans are underway to hijack and destroy an oil platform off the Trinidad coast while a tropical storm rages. With MANDROID the only craft capable of operating in such challenging conditions, S.T.E.A.L.T.H. know they have to act to save the workers on the blazing platform and prevent an environmental catastrophe. Without the backing of MI6, the kids have to go it alone in their most dangerous mission yet.

  • Journey under the sea

    £8.99

    You are a deep sea explorer searching for the famed lost city of Atlantis. You pilot your personal submarine into the murky depths of the ocean. Do you descend into a deep, dark hole you discover, or call for help? Do you join the underwater civilisation or try to escape back to the surface? Explore the depths of the ocean in search of this mysterious and beautiful world, escaping giant squid and shark attacks, discovering shipwrecks, helping the merpeople rebel against a cruel monarchy, and even escaping imprisonment!

  • Midnight for Charlie Bone

    £7.99

    The first instalment of the international best-selling fantasy series from Jenny Nimmo starring Charlie Bone.

    Classic magic and mystery from one of Britain’s best-loved authors of fantasy adventure. Perfect for fans of Harry Potter, Eva Ibbotson and Christopher Paolini.