Life for Jonathan Leech is on the verge of taking a toe-curling turn for the worse. Or is it? He’s about to discover his family’s darkest secret. Grandad! But that’s not all. Jonathan makes some unusual new friends who are going to teach him a few bloodcurdling things about himself, too ... Meet Jonathan and the grisly neighbours of Goolish in the first of a brand new series of stories about the F... More >

It looks like Mr Cheng has finally lost his mind! So when everything starts to spiral out of control, it’s not long before Jonathan and the Fang Gang have to get involved. Enjoy more fiendishly funny stories from Jonathan, the Fang Gang and the grisly neighbours of Goolish!... More >

Jupiter and his brother Patrick are set upon by a vicious Navy pressgang, beaten and marched to join a Royal Navy Frigate. They have no idea where they are, or where they are heading. The Boneta is a ship full of secrets, where the brothers can trust no one. Jupiter will need all his strength and wits to survive – and what they discover hidden in the holds of the ship, will propel Jupiter and Patr... More >

A half-crazed boy has turned up at the Animal Investigators HQ, raving about an army of gulls taking over his town, led by the malevolent Red Eye. Expert tracker, Ellis, and animal mind-reader Meriel must find a way to stop this deadly menace from terrrorizing the town’s people – before the death toll starts to rise.... More >

Paris, 1798. While the aristocracy dine, dance, gossip and gamble their way to disaster, the poor and starving dream of revolution. Enter the boy Yann Margoza, destined to be a hero; Tetu the dwarf, his friend and mentor; Sido, unloved daughter of the foolish Marquis de Villeduval; and the sinister Count Kalliovski. The drama moves from Paris to London and back, as the Revolution gathers momentum.... More >

The Blade of the guillotine falls on the neck of the king himself, and the spirit of the French Revolution lies in tatters. The mysterious young man, Yann Margoza, is helping desperate people to escape to England, where Sido, the girl he loves, waits to hear from him. But Yann’s past haunts him. He is in grave danger and so is Sido. For under the streets of Paris, in the catacombs, the howl of a g... More >

England 1822. At first the war seems very far away. The King’s men are so splendid in their scarlet coats, and they are fighting so bravely against the rebels that it seems impossible that Will could ever leave his place in the big house with the Master and the womenfolk to have anything to do with the fighting. Will is too young, and too simple, and the war is too valiant and glorious for the lik... More >

Abbot Dagger’s Academy is a boarding school for children so weird, bad or just plain brilliant they must be locked up far from civilisation. Onyx, Owen and Rosetti are the weirdest, baddest and brilliantest. They have to win the Greyte Cup for Achievement by Founder’s Day. But first they have to find it. Easy, right? Wrong! The Greyte Cup is no ordinary trophy. It’s the Holy Grail. And someone has... More >

It’s 1220 and the City of London is a dirty and dangerous place, very different to the peaceful monastery of Saint Wilfred’s in Saint Agnes Next-the-Sea. But when the new abbot returns from Westminster Abbey, it seems that he brings back something wicked, plunging Saint Wilfred’s into deceit and violence. Once again, it falls to trainee monk Tom Fletcher to find the true culprit in a matter of lif... More >

Mercy and her sister Charity live in a twilight world, going to bed just as the sun rises.Their house remains shrouded in perpetual winter, each day unfolding exactly the same as the last. Mercy has never questioned her widowed father about the way they live – and why – until one day she wakes to find a snowdrop on her pillow: a first sign of spring – and a nod towards a new future.A meeting with ... More >

Thomas has inherited a magical box from his dead grandmother which provides entry into a mysterious garden where her ghost warns him she was poisoned. For once she belonged to an arcane guild whose members each cultivated a garden and mastered the arts of poison, perfume and medicine. The remaining guild members jostle for power as one by one, they are murdered. Can Thomas solve the mystery before... More >

The Sprite Sisters’ home, Sprite Towers, is under threat. The roof is leaking and their enemy, the ruthless Glenda Glass, is determined to have the house for herself. And tensions are mounting between the girls themselves as they prepare for the most important concert of their lives. Can the Sprite Sisters resolve their differences and summon all their magic powers to save Sprite Towers?... More >

Each of the Sprite Sisters has a magical power related to one of the four elements – Earth, Water, Fire or Air. When Ariel discovers her power on her 9th birthday, their circle is complete. The girls’ magic must be kept secret, and used only for good. But everything the Sprite Sisters hold dear will be shattered by the arrival of someone intent on destroying their power.... More >

When the chance to escape the dull life of his orphanage comes, Yanis seizes it. But what does he really know about his new master or his mission? The country is in turmoil. As revolutionaries grow more daring, who can Yanis trust? His new master? The beautiful and mysterious countess? Or the charming and dangerous rebel leader who has been sentenced to death? Yanis must be very careful. Lives – n... More >

A little kitten twinkling with magic is in need of a purrfect friend. And that’s how Jemma’s biggest dreams become possible when she discovers a silky cream and brown kitten called Flame. And it’s also how Kim manages to put up with her mean cousin when a silver tabby kitten, also called Flame, comes to stay ... Two more delightful stories featuring Flame, the Magic Kitten who changes colour!... More >