Our hero Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his grandma’s house. She’s the boringest grandma ever: all she wants to do is to play Scrabble, and eat cabbage soup. But there are two things Ben doesn’t know about his grandma. a) She was once an international jewel thief and b) All her life, she has been plotting to steal the crown jewels, and now she needs Ben’s help ... Intere... More >

A magic spell has spun Flora into the past. She’s mysteriously swapped lives with a schoolgirl in 1935! No iPod? No cell phone? No hair products? How will she survive? Now Flora’s a new girl at St. Winifred’s, where she has to speak French at breakfast, wear hideous baggy bloomers, and sleep in a freezing dormitory. But lots of adventures in the past are amazing even if they are not forever. How w... More >

When Natasha moves to a new house, she discovers a statue of a fairy in her garden beneath a huge fir tree, which Natasha is sure is a witch. With the help of a local boy, she learns that fairies stole the witch’s baby and in revenge she turned a fairy to stone. Natasha realises the only way to free the stone fairy, Pillywiggins, is to go to Fairy Land herself and rescue the witch’s baby. Inter... More >

On her 10th birthday, tomboy Sophie learns she is the Guardian of the magical gateway, and that her destiny is to protect the human world from the goblins, trolls and evil sprites that inhabit the Shadow Woods. Interest Age: 7+... More >

My name is not actually Penny Dreadful. It is Penelope Jones. The ‘Dreadful’ bit is my dad’s JOKE. But it is not even true that I am dreadful ... honest. It is not my fault. I can’t help it – I’m just a Magnet for Disaster. Interest Age: 7+... More >

A cat’s nine lives are full of adventure and excitement and none more so than Montezuma, the farmyard cat. From a young kitten to a grand old cat, he is cunning and proud while establishing his kingdom, but to Matthew, he’s always loving and adorable. Interest Age: 7+... More >

Get ready for the sixth instalment in the hysterical and horrific Skulduggery Pleasant series. Think you’ve seen anything yet? You haven’t. Because the Death Bringer is about to rise ... The Necromancers no longer need Valkyrie to be their Death Bringer, and that’s a Good Thing. There’s just one catch. There’s a reason the Necromancers don’t need her any more. And that’s because they’ve found thei... More >

One summer’s evening, Rosa is about to dance at an outdoor show when she feels a familiar tingling in her ballet shoes. Someone in Enchantia needs her. It’s Christmas and Delphie is really excited about taking part in her ballet school’s Christmas show! But then she is whisked away to Enchantia where her friends need her help in making Christmas in Enchantia the best one ever, despite King Rat’s m... More >

One boy, two codes ... How will he decide? When Steven’s mother remarries and moves down south, Steven is torn between loyalty to his dad and a relationship with his mum’s new husband. Maybe even worse, he might have to leave his beloved Rugby League behind for a new Rugby Union team. A fab story from the sports master Tom Palmer. Interest Age: 9-12 Reading Age: 8... More >

Omar, a young asylum seeker, is picked on by Sam, a local boy. But Omar is nobody’s victim, and he gives as good as he gets. Funny, realistic, and inspiring. Interest Age: 9-12 Reading Age: 8... More >

Joe’s thrilled when Dan and his family invite him to join them on a sailing holiday in the Seychelles. But when some lost Somali pirates board the ship with AK-47s, he’s the only one they don’t notice – and the only one who can call for help ... Thrilling adventure. Interest Age: 12+ Reading Age: 8... More >

Black-Eye Jax robbed the rich at gunpoint. He was the terror of the highways. But now he haunts the banks of the river. And he has a message for Harry and Charlie. They thought this was going to be a boring holiday. They were wrong. Interest Age: 9-12 Reading Age: 8... More >