Davey is a new boy and Sam can’t stand him. He thinks Davey is a first-class, grade A, top-of-the-dung-heap moron. But when the two are thrown together, Sam discovers that Davey’s eccentric way of looking at the world makes life a lot more exciting. Until something terrible happens ... A beautiful, funny and sad story, told completely in verse.... More >

1910. In a cold and desolate cabin north of the Arctic Circle, 15-year-old Sig Andersson is alone. Except for the corpse of his father, frozen to death when he fell through the ice on the lake. Then there’s a knock at the door. It’s a stranger, and as his extraordinary story of gold dust and gold lust unwinds, Sig’s thoughts are drawn to his father’s prized possession, a Colt revolver hidden in th... More >

In the bitter cold of an unrelenting winter Tomas and his son, Peter, arrive in Chust and settle there as woodcutters. Tomas digs a water channel around their hut, so they have their own little island kingdom. Peter doesn’t understand why his father has done this, nor why he carries a long, battered box, whose mysterious contents he is forbidden to know. But Tomas is a man with a past; a past that... More >

Venice is the perfect place to hoard secrets. Here the Shadow Queen has her lair, and she’ll gather her forces for a final battle. Marko and Sorrel are unwitting players in her Last Act as they search for their father, and try to stop the madness claiming hers. Seductive in setting and plot, this gothic novel of love and loss set in 18th century Venice is beautifully realised.... More >

In 1917 the Bolsheviks hold power in the newly named Petrograd. Lenin and Trotsky govern from palaces where the Tsars once danced till dawn. Another man played a part in it all. His name was Arthur Ransome, a journalist and writer who left his English home, his wife and daughter, and fell in love with Russia and a Russian woman, Evgenia. This is his story.... More >

Olaf is desperate to find his father It’s been a long time since he disappeared, and it could be Olaf’s big chance to be a hero. So when his uncle makes it clear that he is more interested in carousing, marauding, and pillaging than in finding his long-lost brother, Olaf decides to take matters into his own hands.... More >

Three fabulously funny and entertaining stories about, ‘Agent Amelia’, and how she goes about saving the world all by herself – thwarting a string of criminal masterminds in the process! Includes The Case of the Ghost Diamond, The Case of the Cat-Nappers, and The Case of the Whispering Weeds.... More >

When 10-year-old Will’s father dies, his mother surprises him with a trip to Indonesia. But little could she have known what awaited them both there. The first Will knows that anything is wrong is when Oona, the elephant he is riding along the beach, begins to spook. Then, suddenly, she takes off into the jungle with Will on her back. And that’s when Will sees the wave come crashing in! With his m... More >

For Best Mate, being rescued from drowning as a young puppy is only the start of his adventures. From unwanted burden to favourite companion, and from pet to champion race dog, this remarkable greyhound proves that it’s not just cats who have more than one life. Cast aside, kidnapped, adopted or living rough on the streets, Best Mate can always find a way to survive. But will he ever find a real h... More >

It’s 1944. Elizabeth’s father is fighting with the German army on the eastern front. Her mother works at Dresden zoo, where her favourite animal is a young elephant named Marlene. When the zoo director tells her the dangerous animals must be shot, Elizabeth’s mother moves Marlene into the back garden! Then the bombs start to fall. Their home destroyed, Elizabeth and her family flee the bombed-out ... More >

It was cold, spooky and very boring. Frank hated Friday nights, sitting in the museum while his mum did the cleaning. He felt very alone – until a skeleton came over for a chat! And suddenly the museum didn’t seem quite so boring any more. But after a few chilling encounters with some of the skeleton’s weird and wonderful friends, all Frank really wants is his mum ...... More >

This book is not for the faint hearted! Here are seven spine-chilling stories that give a new meaning to the word Nasty! Wherever he goes, Michael Rosen bumps into a chatty old lady who tells him wildly unlikely stories about man-eating fleas on the London tube, grizzly bears roaming the streets, killer wasps and all sorts of tall tales. And because they are written by Michael Rosen they are not o... More >

Frank isn’t much looking forward to the school visit to a local stately home. Still, not even in his worst nightmares did he expect anything like what actually happens! When ‘Not-Sheba’ the servant girl from the picture just walks out of her frame and demands Frank’s help to find out her real identity, Frank realises that there is no escape. Charlie the celebrity-mad mummy doesn’t help much either... More >

Teodora has always longed to visit Venice. And at last she has her chance. But strange and sinister things are afoot in the beautiful floating city. Teo is quickly subsumed into a secret world in which saltty-tongued mermaids run subversive printing presses, ghosts good and bad patrol the streets and librarians turn fluidly into cats. A battle against forces determined to destroy the city once and... More >

When a mummy is stolen from the Natural History Museum, Kit and her friends are fast on the heels of a villainous East End mob, an adventure that takes them to the heart of the Western Desert. But as the story reaches its climax in a temple, the villains and Kit find they have underestimated a stronger force – the terrible power of Ancient Egypt ...... More >