When a ship is dashed against the rocks in a fierce storm, all hands are lost, except for two children, washed up on the beach next to a mysterious trunk. Inside the trunk lies something more powerful than the fiercest storm, something which binds itself to their destiny. Shipwreck was just the beginning of a journey which will take them far from anything they know, and for which they will need sk... More >

Alice is growing up in post-war London: a grey world of old bomb sites. Her escape is her imagination, which always brightens her day. But when a new boy starts school, her mind begins playing tricks on her. She’s oddly drawn to him, and whenever they are together the world becomes a more exciting place. A place where the things she imagines appear to become real.... More >

When the castle walls of Max and Finlay’s den start crumbling away, little do the best mates know that everything is about to change ...Trapped inside the wall is the ancient god Hercules and he needs the boys’ help! The friends must complete a terrifying challenge every day for seven days and can choose only one of Hercules’s amazing superpowers at a time to help them. Here are their first two ex... More >

Mr Ellis’s class couldn’t keep their hands off the grisly exhibits at the Museum of Little Horrors. Now Michael’s feet have done a disappearing act, Ashwin’s desperate to sink his oddly sharp teeth into some schoolwork (and raw steak), and their teacher keeps howling at the moon. Can this fiendish class find a way to lift the evil curse?... More >

Megan, frightened, guilty, and running from everything she’s ever known, arrives at a derelict mansion. There she encounters the mysterious Marguerite, blind and despised, with only two watchful owls as her companions. Her eyes. Megan and Marguerite come to depend on one another. Theirs is a strange relationship, but the deserted house they inhabit is the perfect place for hiding secrets. But Tom,... More >

Araminta Spook isn’t like most girls her age. She lives in a huge and haunted house with her Uncle Drac and Aunt Tabitha and her greatest ambition is to meet a ghost. But Aunt Tabitha is determined to sell the house, and Araminta must think of a cunning way to stop her, especially if she ever wants her greatest ambition to come true!... More >

What do you buy someone for their 500th birthday? Araminta is desperately trying to think of the perfect gift for her favourite ghost, Sir Horace, but it’s hard to buy gifts for someone with no specific hobbies, and no body. Then an inspired idea leads to trouble when all does not go as planned, and Araminta wonders whether she’ll ever see Horace or her family again, let alone have time to organis... More >

Selima, Darren and Patrick find a homeless troll crying in their garden shed and spend all their money buying him ice cream to cheer him up. But as well as being fun to play with he turns out to be really helpful and keeps their neighbourhood clean and safe! Three fun stories featuring the friendly troll.... More >

The Adventures of Jake series stars a very unusual dog. If he’s not digging up the roses or eating too much chocolate, he might be getting ready for a game of football or daydreaming about going to Crufts! A delightful collection of five warm, witty adventures each told with zest and humour.... More >

Kyle’s imaginary friend from childhood is back – with a vengeance. Kyle hasn’t seen Mr Mumbles in years. And there’s a good reason for that: Mr Mumbles doesn’t exist. But now he’s back, and Kyle doesn’t have time to worry about why. Only one thing matters: staying alive!... More >

“But it was Mum!” Eric tells Lizzie. “I saw her ... “ At first, Lizzie thinks it’s just one of her little brother’s stories. Their mother’s dead: there’s no way she could be working in the gift shop at the Natural History Museum. But what if Eric’s right? If there’s a mystery at the heart of Lizzie’s family she wants to solve it ...... More >

A boy. Lost. Alone. Shipwrecked on an island called Solitaire. He doesn’t know who he is, how he got there or where he’s from. All that matters is survival. A man. Rich. Powerful. Convinced his grandson is still alive. He has the influence and determination to find and rescue him. His search will bring him to Solitaire.... More >

When her brother Toby vanishes so that even their mother has no memory of him, Nin realises the reason she still remembers is because whoever took Toby is about to take her too. Enter Skerridge the Bogeyman, who steals kids for Mr Strood. With his spindle, he winds away all memory of Nin. She escapes to the Drift, a world filled with the Fabulous and Seven Sorcerers who once ruled the land. But wh... More >

Cato Hopkins is the youngest member of Mother Hopkins’s family – a group of fraudsters who roam the streets of London. But old age is slowing down Mother Hopkins and she wants to carry out a final con – and so the gang set about bringing ruin upon the cruel slave master, Captain Walker.... More >

Leo knows the value of never grassing; never grass on your friends for a start. And you certainly don’t grass on the gang leaders in town. The Leo witnesses a murder committed by a man called Armour, one of the gang leaders. Soon Armour has an insidious hold not only on Leo, but also his family: a hold that will test Leo’s family relationships and his sense of right and wrong. It will take bravery... More >