Isis and Hopi, orphaned when crocodiles kill their parents, are due to perform for the pharaoh’s tomb-builders near the legendary Valley of the Kings. But the villagers fall under suspicion when the heavily-guarded royal tombs are broken into. Can Isis and Hopi discover the truth about the robberies – in time?... More >

When her mum is taken into hospital, Pearl goes to live with a foster family. But all Pearl really wants is to be back with her mum on their narrow boat. And when her mum runs away from the hospital, Pearl knows she must go back to the boat to find her ...... More >

It’s 1927 and Trey can’t wait to go on a grand tour of Europe with his father – until he realises it involves dusty museums and boring business meetings. Then, out the blue, everything changes and they’re boarding the Orient Express, destination: Constantinople and he’s sure they’re being followed by a sinister man with a pencil moustache. Who is the shadowy stranger? It’s a mystery that’s about t... More >

Dinkin’s made a big mistake. He’s invented a machine of such mindboggling anti-everythingness that it’s too terrifying to use. But before he can get rid of it, the machine is stolen by a creature from the loft – Clawfingers. Then just when Dinkin thinks life might not be so scary after all, things take a terrifying turn for the worse: his reflection comes to life. He finds himself face-to-face wit... More >

D inkin Dings is afraid of everything – apart from the monsters under his bed! When Dinkin sees his new neighbours, he’s certain that the little girl is a Flesh-Eating Alien Space Zombie. But as usual his parents think he’s being silly. When Dinkin mistakenly eats fish fingers for dinner it can only mean one thing – trouble. Everyone knows these are the fingers of Fish-Men and it won’t be long be... More >

Finn Oliver knows he’ll never come to terms with his father’s death, but joy-riding over the moors in his mum’s beat-up old car is a quick fix of freedom and forgetting. Until the accident happens ... and Finn finds himself hurtling through the water-thin divide between the worlds of the living and the dead ...... More >

The Black Paw is a death warrant. It means that you are on Roquefort Dupont’s hit list – and that is not a good place to be. Roquefort Dupont is leader of the rat underworld. He’s evil. He’s scary. He wants to rule the world. And he hates mice. The Spy Mice are determined to stop Dupont. They have courage. They have gadgets. But is it enough?... More >

Prince Pompom’s in trouble! Five witches weren’t asked to his christening and now they’ve taken their revenge. Luckily, clever Laura Jones is on the case ... Poor Prince Florian! According to an old prophecy no one can be king of Little Twittleburg unless they’ve got a fine head of hair, and his father is getting very thin on top. Florian will have to take over, but first he will have to complete ... More >

A one-time aspiring author has seen his life take a tumble down the ladder of literary aspirations: after prose came verse, then drama, then the ignominious wasteland of sitcom, and then, because failure’s always ready to step in with another bottom rung, a badly paid job as a reader of other people’s sitcoms. Then suddenly there’s new hope. Hollywood, fame, money and women are all within his eage... More >

Cash is the puppy nobody wants – a pit-bull – a throwaway dog. A shivering wet bundle, Cash arrives in the life of twelve-year-old Mackenzie. And from that moment boy and dog share a love neither has ever known before. But when Cash is kicked out by Mackenzie’s father, she finds herself lost and alone in a cruel world. Will she ever find her boy again?... More >

Princess Bella has been snatched from her secret garden by a terrifying monster, leaving behind nothing but a glittering golden ball! Not even the bravest knights in the kingdom can save her from the huge, dark, fire-breathing creature with enormous wings, a great swishing tail and deadly claws. But clumsy Ned the stable boy is determined to succeed where the gallant knights have failed. Can he de... More >

Alfie Pluck is the unluckiest boy alive ... that’s until he eats the chicken containing the highly sought-after luck gene. Now, no end of people want him for their own devious deeds and crackpot schemes. And Alfie is on the run. Alfie’s escape from his pursuers is an hilarious rollercoaster of good fortune and bad, but that’s just Alfie Pluck’s incredible luck.... More >

Orphaned Sam has to leave behind his affluent life in the city: his computer, his trendy clothing and his pride, to live with his aunt in a village at the back of beyond. He must sleep on the floor in a one-roomed hut, sharing with his aunt and cousins. He misses his mother terribly, but she seems so very far away. How can he adjust? Where does he belong?... More >

When Beryl escapes from the lorry taking her to the abattoir, she finds a new and rather frightening world. A world of wild pigs, where she makes a friend called Amber, meets the Sisterhood of the Mystic Boar and goes on an epic journey – but will she find a home? A beautiful tale of friendship, belonging and being free.... More >

Meet the Penderwicks, four different sisters with one special bond. There’s practical Rosalind; feisty Skye; artistic Jane; and shy little sister Batty.When the girls and their doting father head off for their summer holiday, they find themselves staying on a beautiful estate of Arundel, with its sprawling gardens, treasurefilled attic, tame rabbits, and the cook who makes the best gingerbread in ... More >