When Mark's cancer returns, he decides he's had enough, and runs away with his dog Beau to climb a mountain. It's only when he's left everything behind that he realises he's got everything to live for. A novel to make you laugh and cry, for fans of "The Fault In Our Stars". Ages: 10+
Orphaned Dan's new home is with horrible Aunt Eg, who tends her mysterious graveyard garden. But what are the hungry 'Cabbages' in the greenhouse? And why are Aunt Eg and her servants each missing a finger? From the acclaimed author of "The Extincts".
One morning Princess Isabella throws her crown out the window - it's BORING being a princess, she declares. When she steadfastly refuses to fetch her crown from the fishpond, her father, the king, puts his royal foot down. "Off to the pigsty with you!" he commands - and Isabella couldn't be happier about her punishment! Because while plain old princesses spend all their time primping and smiling and stifling yawns - yuckety-yuk! - REAL girls g...
Fifteen-year-old Ted has the look everyone wants, but when her sister falls ill she must choose between fame and family. Can she be a supermodel and a super sister?
Ben is a fearless young boy - as brave as a lion, as strong as an elephant. He gallantly spends his day fending off mouldy green ghosts, slime-burping monsters, robbers and wild beasts.
From the makers of The Lord of the Rings and The Golden Compass comes Inkheart, a major new movie based on the bestselling novel by Cornelia Funke. It tells the story of how a young girl's life is turned upside down by the arrival of a gang of book characters, who've been read out of the pages by her father.
An adventure is what Igraine wishes for most in the world - and on her twelfth birthday she finds one! But when her magical present goes wrong and her parents turn themselves into pigs, it's up to Igraine to put things right - even if that means facing giants, three-headed dragons and a particularly Spiky Knight.
Fourteen-year-old, Nyssa, and her uncle, Marius, descendants of the Keepers, must flee, but there is a greater reason that Nyssa is in danger: on her skull is one half of a strange tattoo, three lines of writing in a strange unintelligible script, the Legend of the Keepers.
When Sylvie can't get to sleep she tries counting sheep. But the sheep have other ideas . like dancing, rollerblading and swimming! Try to keep up with the flock of wild and woolly Sleep Sheep in this baa-rmy bedtime story.
Magpie witnesses a strange spectacle above the streets of Paris: a boy suspended in the air. It ends in disaster - even so, Magpie is enthralled by the idea of flying. But others, too, are determined to discover Montgolfier's secrets
A sci-fi thriller debut with a strong female character. Aggie is the poster girl for a mining company who are mining a miracle new energy source on the moon. But when she meets prisoner-miner Danny, she changes her mind about everything she knows. Explores themes of environmentalism and romance. Ages: 12+
Enormouse has always wondered why he is so BIG when all his friends around him are so small. One day he finds out why and it's as if the world has collapsed around him. Bravely he goes off to try and find his own kind and in the process, discovers where he truly belongs. A BIG-HEARTED story of love, loss and friendship.
When Sam discovers all the leaves are falling off his beloved oak tree home, he can't believe his little squirrel eyes. With the help of his sister Sophie, Sam begins to put the colourful leaves back onto the tree. But, oh no, they all fall down again! Thank goodness mums have all the answers and the little squirrels find out all about the beauty of Autumn colours. A charming, colourful tale for the littlest leaf peepers!
When Twinklestar bolts, the mischievous reindeer leaves Nicholas, his Santa Claus, to fall from the sky. Luckily, Nicholas crash-lands his caravan in a neighbourhood where he makes friends with two local children called Ben and Charlotte. But he is still in terrible danger. For on his trail is greedy Gerold Goblynch and his motor-sledge-riding bad Santas, a treacherous bunch from Yule Land, who will stop at nothing to steal Christmas! A twinkl...
