Children's / Teenage fiction: Action & adventure stories

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  • Grand Trial Showdown

    £8.99

    Pokémon Trainer Ash is on an epic adventure! Ready to tag along?

  • The Case of the Missing Kolo

    £8.99

    Ten-year-old Korobá knows everyone in Makoko, the Nigerian fishing village where she lives. Between doing chores for her mother, she roams free with her best friends, Saidat and Joba, and her adorable dog, Popi. The last thing Korobá would expect in Makoko is a thief. Yet Saidat’s wooden piggy bank has been stolen! Buckle up, budding mystery fans. It’s time to join Korobá and friends on their thrilling chase for the culprit.

  • Where the Tide Lines Lead

    £9.99

    Elio’s family owns a successful holiday resort on the Spanish coast, but when multiple teenagers go missing in suspicious circumstances, bookings across the town dry up. Then Elio witnesses something strange – the sea parting for a teenage girl, before carefully enveloping her. Unsurprisingly, no one on the island believes Elio. But a few days later, Sam, a British tourist, comes to find him. Her older sister Jess is one of the missing teens, and Sam thinks Elio’s story could be true. As they investigate, they too are pulled into the water and discover an underwater city ruled by selkie-like creatures. The beings are in desperate need of Elio and Sam’s help, but why have they been taking teenagers, and can they really be trusted?

  • The Poisoned King

    £8.99

    Return to the magic of the Archipelago The Poisoned King is the dazzling second book in Katherine Rundell's epic and bestselling Impossible Creatures series.

  • A Place Between

    £11.99

    After surviving a shipwreck on the Fuerre Sea, Cad washes ashore on the shores of Pellidyr. There, he searches for Lorgon, the Water Spirit, but instead finds the other spirits of Irpa who question if their planet can be saved. One of them offers to help Cad and transports him to A Place Between, a strange liminal realm between the living and the dead, where Cad works to uncover the reason Lorgon summoned them to Pellidyr in the first place. Meanwhile, Bea awakens within the walls of the capital city. While Pellidyr’s leader has heard the tales of Bea’s derring-do and believes her to be a hero with all the answers, she’s never felt more uncertain about the future. What she does know is that she can’t accomplish anything without her crew. When Bea’s escape plan also brings her to A Place Between, she makes a shocking discovery that changes her understanding of everything that came before her – and what could soon follow.

  • Shrimply the Best

    £9.99

    Second in Aoife Dooley's hilarious, zany and action-packed full-colour graphic novel series for readers aged 5-8. Join Ollie the vampire squid and Zing the sea bunny in their undersea mischief - for fans of BUNNY VERSUS MONKEY and SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS.

  • Freaky Food Fiasco!

    £8.99

    A strange magical substance has seeped into a pet food warehouse, and now dogs, cats, bunnies and fish all have freaky superpowers – whether they want them or not! The newly-formed Mighty Mega Pets are determined to get to the bottom of the pet food mystery in order to – no pressure – save the world! This hilarious, action-packed full-colour graphic novel about the perils of power, the importance of teamwork, friendship and standing up to bullies will have 6-12 year olds barking with laughter – and they’ll get tips on how to deal with a cranky tortoise!

  • Wolf Mountain

    £7.99

    Discover the history of our lifetime. The epic follow‑up adventure to the bestselling and highly acclaimed Wolf Road, based on real archaeological discoveries, from award‑winning historian and television presenter, Professor Alice Roberts.

  • We Are Dragon

    £7.99

    Rieka’s world is on fire. She’s lived her whole life aboard Constructs, giant mechanical creatures that battle each other for territory. Now a new enemy has swept across the land – DRAGON. And even with all the survivors united against it, Dragon is winning. Technically brilliant, Rieka believes that she alone can turn the war. But the path she sets out on is dangerous, both for her and her friends. And all the while, there is a truth about herself she must face. If she doesn’t, she could destroy everything she’s trying to save.

  • Thursday’s Child

    £7.99

    A thrilling, classic children’s adventure with a courageous heroine, from the beloved author of Ballet Shoes.