Riley Wright is starting at Heverton Junior School with one awkward disadvantage: her MAJORLY embarrassing dad is the new head teacher …!
Riley Wright is starting at Heverton Junior School with one awkward disadvantage: her MAJORLY embarrassing dad is the new head teacher …!
A thrilling adventure set in the jungles of India from the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize shortlisted author of Secrets of the Snakestone.
A lost monkey.
A cursed jewel.
A race through the jungle.
When Roma stumbles upon a rare golden monkey, she vows to return it to its hidden home in the Himalayas. But the path is riddled with peril: ruthless bandits, prowling beasts, and the sinister power of the Snakestone – a jewel that stalks her dreams.
To make matters worse, Roma is forced to travel with Max and Arabella, two pampered children who seem more trouble than help. Only a mysterious map offers a chance of success – but with every step, pursuers of the Snakestone draw closer.
Can Roma unlock the map’s secret before the jungle swallows them whole?
Have you seen a bird today? Probably, unless youre reading this in bed. Did you truly look at the bird? To open your ornithological eyes and ears, meet the Omnibird.
An Omnibird contains the essential birdiness of every birdit was born from an egg, has feathers, two legs, a beak and gizzard, perhaps some premium features like spurs or a curuncle. Once you recognize the Omnibird, youll see the remarkable in any bird. Youll be expert at finding extraordinary things around you, just by looking.
The Omnibird describes 12 common birds from habitats around the worldeagles, owls and seabirds, starlings, ducks and swans. You will explore the incredible internal structure of bird bones, learn what a gizzard stone is for, meet the tiny creatures that live on birds, and find the fascinating in eggs, bird poop, feathers, and flight patterns.
Now youre an Omnibird expert, youll look at every bird in new ways every day.
Terrible Traitors is a horrible compendium of the worst traitors in history.
Were they really all bad?
You decide.
The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, tells the tales of fifty brutal betrayals across history.
Did you know that the oldest story in the world is about the traitor Enkidu, who dared to rise up against King Gilgamesh?
You might already know about Caesar and his unfaithful senators, but have you heard about Walter Tirel, the Norman knight who went out hunting with King William the Conqueror?
Well, only one man returned.
Walter claimed it was an accident, but he had a pretty good track record with his aim…
There have always been people who are willing to switch sides, let down a friend, betray their country and turn traitor.
Sometimes they do it for love, often because of their beliefs, maybe out of pride… perhaps even greed.
(And sometimes just for fun.)
Nothing could ever make you become a traitor though… could it?
Fully illustrated throughout and packed with horrible stories – with all the horribly hilarious bits included with a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative read Horrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage shows, magazines, games and the brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie – Rotten Romans.
Hilarious chapter books about animals with jobs, clothes and superpowers! Highly illustrated in black and white and perfect for fans of the movies Sing and Zootropolis!
Bob and Archie are two hapless but enthusiastic koalas who are just getting to grips with their new superpowers. Their archenemy is Dr Colossus, a giant ostrich with grand plans to destroy Pawtonia with the help of his Zombie Chickens!
Can our furry heroes thwart the feathered supervillain? Definitely, maybe…
This side-splitting, superhero series is the perfect early reader for young readers, where chapter books meet graphic novels!
From wormholes to bouncy pitches, this side-splitting wacky story will appeal to ages 7-11 and any football fans!
When aliens mistake schoolboy Nick and his fellow misfits for the world’s greatest football players, they are whisked across the Milky Way to compete in an intergalactic football tournament against REAL ALIENS.
The only problem?
They are NOT the greatest football players on Earth – they’re the WORST!
But if they want to go home, they’ll have to lace up their boots and try to actually score a goal …
The debut novel from the 2024 Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition shortlistee, Alan Joyce.
This intergalactic story, with themes of friendship and team spirit, is the perfect underdog story.
A fun and original football book just in time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup!
From the winner of the Newbery Medal and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize comes a fast-paced coming-of-age novel – with aliens.
Nathan never understood what was ‘fun’ about secrets, probably because he’s always had to keep a very big one.
Although he appears to be a typical boy, Nathan learned at an early age that his family is from another planet. Now, their time on Earth may be coming to an end.
Nathan and some others are part of an experiment that suddenly seems to be going wrong. Some of them are disappearing without a word. After his family is called back to the mothership, Nathan begins to question everything he’s been taught to believe about who he is and why he’s on Earth.
Cover illustrated by Devin Elle Kurtz.
The action-packed new series for fans who can’t get enough of K-Pop Demon Hunters!
Twelve-year-old Hana Kim has always dreamed of becoming singing, dancing, and dazzling the world on stage as a Kpop idol. When she earns a scholarship to K-Pop Academy, Seoul’s most prestigious training school, she’s ready for hard work, long hours, and intense competition. But, what she’s not expecting are the shadows – dark, whispering demons that slink into rehearsal rooms and feed on the students’ fears of failure.
With the help of her new friends, Hana must confront her own insecurities: that she’s not good enough, that she doesn’t belong, that she’ll always be in the background, whilst saving the school from dangerous demons!
Including:
Heart-pumping action
Catchy K-Pop tunes
Forever friends
Return to the stage and dance your way into the Huntr/x fandom with a fresh new crew of soul-searching, demon-fighting performers.
14-year-old Georgie hasn’t spoken in years.
Withdrawn, isolated and full of rage, no one trusts him and no one gets close to him.
But then he is moved to a new home in the Welsh countryside.
Instead of an empty room with a bare mattress on the floor, he has a proper bed, a music system, a mirror.
There even seems to be someone here who might want to be his friend.
Is this the place where Georgie can finally overcome his fears and start to unlock the secrets of his past?
A raw, gritty, yet hopeful and uplifting story about mental health and the power of care and kindness.
Enter the darkly funny world of Stitch Head, as he steps out of the shadows into the adventure of an almost-lifetime…
Deep in the maze-like dungeons of Castle Grotteskew, insane Professor Erasmus created Stitch Head, a small, almost-human creature.
His experiments continued, filling the castle with creations so fabulously monstrous that Stitch Head was long forgotten.
Until a travelling circus ringmaster knocks at the castle door, promising to make Stitch Head a star.
Is this Stitch Head’s chance to venture beyond the castle walls?
Or could he be making a terrible mistake…?
The first book in the best-selling, laugh-out-loud STITCH HEAD series by award-winning author Guy Bass, with illustrations by Pete Williamson Full of monstrous fun, STITCH HEAD is perfect for fans of AMELIA FANG and THE NOTHING TO SEE HERE HOTEL.
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