Children's Books

Patricia St. John / The Tanglewoods' Secret

Looking for fiction for ages 8-11?The novels of Patricia St. John have proved time-and-again to be both engrossing and captivatingThis story of someone overcoming their temper and finding peace is ideal for fiery 8-11sIn a struggle to learn to...

David Solomons / A Beginner's Guide to Ruling the Galaxy

Gavin’s got a new neighbour and she’s really annoying. Niki follows him everywhere, bosses him about, and doesn’t care that her parents will obliterate Earth with their galactic warships if she doesn’t stop running away from them...

Anita Ganeri / Monster Lakes

There's more to lakes than meets the eye, as Monster Lakes reveals...In tried and tested Horrible Geography fashion the reader is taken through the physical geography of the different ways lake form (whether it's from volcanos, plate movement,...

Ryan Douglass / The Taking of Jake Livingston

Get Out meets Holly Jackson in this YA social thriller where survival is not guaranteed.Sixteen-year-old Jake Livingston sees dead people everywhere. But he can’t decide what’s worse: being a medium forced to watch the dead play out...

Tui T. Sutherland / The Lost Heir

Wings of Fire #2 The WINGS OF FIRE saga continues with a thrilling underwater adventure -- and a mystery that will change everything!The lost heir to the SeaWing throne is going home at last...She can’t believe it’s finally happening...

Tui T. Sutherland / The Brightest Night

Wings of Fire #5 The dragonets struggle to fulfill the prophecy and -- somehow -- end the war in this thrilling new installment of the bestselling WINGS OF FIRE series!It all comes down to this: The Dragonets of Destiny must finally bring the epic...

Francesca Simon / Horrid Henry Ghosts and Ghouls

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Joshua Khan / Dream Magic

Shadow Magic #2 In a world ruled by six ancient Houses of Magic, a girl and a boy begin an epic and dangerous journey of discovery . . . Lileth Shadow, princess of darkness, is struggling with her growing powers. Castle Gloom is filling with...

James Dashner / The Hunt for Dark Infinity

The 13th Reality #2 "CHU INDUSTRIES IS HIRINGLocation: the Fourth RealityDescription: The successful candidate will work closely with myself, the CEO, on a project destined to change the Realities forever. Intelligence and rationality desirable;...

Aidan Herron / Girl Facts / Boy Facts

The facts of life for adolescents presented in an entertaining way.       This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and...

Helena Pielichaty / So What If I Hog The Ball?

Girls F.C. #7 Girls FC: the best team for football and friendship.Ten-year-old Jenny-Jane Bayliss is fed up of everyone getting at her. If it’s not her horrible family, it’s her teacher or her football coach. All she wants to do is play...

James DuBern / Wild Summer

Fake it til you make it! Rosie’s donkey sanctuary isn’t very popular. People want to see lions and gorillas, not rescue ponies and a washed-up race horse. With the bank manager threatening to repossess their home, Rosie and her mum come...

Jane Mason / Ice and Flame

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Tui T. Sutherland / The Hidden Kingdom

Wings of Fire #3 The WINGS OF FIRE saga continues!Deep in the rain forest, danger awaits...Glory knows the dragon world is wrong about her tribe. After all, she isn't "as lazy as a RainWing" -- she isn't lazy at all! Maybe she wasn't meant to be one...

Tui T. Sutherland / The Flames Of Hope

Wings of Fire #15 The #1 New York Times bestselling series is hotter than ever, and this thrilling conclusion to the Lost Continent Prophecy arc is a must-read!In the last installment of the third arc of the Wings of Fire series, tensions...

Ronald Searle / St Trinians The Cartoons

Teachers and small children beware! Welcome to St Trinian's - the young ladies' academy where arson, stabbings and witchcraft are among the maidenly arts offered on the curriculum, where gunpowder is available from the tuck shop and where smaller...

N.S. Blackman / The Secret Dinosaur: Jurassic Adventure

**Adventure story, in which dinosaurs are back - and they're better than ever! With page-turning action and beautiful illustrations** On a trip to a museum Marlin Maxton discovers a forgotten room with a dusty old dinosaur display. To his...

Linda M. Jennings / Stories from Around the World

The Kingfisher Treasury of Stories from Around the World   This collection celebrates the rich tradition of folktales from around the world with sixteen stories from different cultures, including Africa, India, Scandanavia, and Russia...

Josephine Pullein-Thompson / Black Beauty's Family

Josephine Pullein-Thompson, Diana Pullein-Thompson, Christine Pullein-Thompson Originally published in 1975 as Black Beauty's Clan. Three separate stories about Black Ebony, Black Princess and Black Velvet. For ages 8-11...

P.R. Morrison / The Wind Tamer

Archie Stingweed #1 Archie Stringweed lives in the windswept Scottish fishing village of Westervoe. Archie is sure that the wind talks to him; that the wind watches him. It seems to appear round corners and laugh at him; to creep up behind him...

Esme Kerr / The Glass Bird Girl

Knight's Haddon #1   This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing existing stickers from a second hand book may damage it,...

Martin Howard / The Cosmic Atlas of Alfie Fleet

Alfie Fleet #1 Bored of the same old routine?Longing for a bit of adventure in your life?Love living life on the edge?Then join Alfie Fleet and discover a whole universe of wonders (and things that are not so wonderful too, but we won't go into that...

Linda Chapman / Dark Tricks

Star Friends #4 Do you believe in magic? Sita and her friends do! When they meet the Star Animals, a whole world of adventure unfolds. Sita and her star animal, a deer called Willow, must use their special powers to stop the forces of dark magic...

Bjarne Reuter / Elise and the Second-hand Dog

Elise is lonely. Her mum is far away in Brazil helping to finish the building of a suspension bridge and her dad is busy trying to get by as a musician in the Danish city of Copenhagen where they live. So when Elise asks for a dog to keep her...

Linda Chapman / The Icicle Imps

Sophie and the Shadow Woods #5   This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing existing stickers from a second hand book may...

Simon Tudhope / Shadow Chaser

The Shadows are coming, and only YOU can stop them. In this magically illustrated adventure, every choice is yours, and your survival depends upon the decisions you make.Who to fight? Who to trust? In a book where nothing is as it seems, even the...

Alake Pilgrim / Zo And The Forest Of Secrets

A thrilling Caribbean island adventure and exciting new fantasy series, with futuristic twists. Zo Joseph and Adri Khan, two children from the same island but with different secrets, are on the run in nature, trying to escape strange creatures and...

Kalynn Bayron / You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

At Camp Mirror Lake, terror is the name of the game . . . but can you survive the night?This heart-pounding slasher by New York Times bestselling author Kalynn Bayron is perfect for fans of Fear Street.Charity Curtis has the summer job of...

Abi Elphinstone / Jungledrop

The Unmapped Chronicles #2 Eleven-year-old twins, Fox and Fibber, have been rivals for as long as they can remember. Only one of them will inherit the family fortune and so a race is afoot to save the dwindling Petty-Squabble empire and win the love...

Sibéal Pounder / Bad Mermaids: On Thin Ice

Bad Mermaids #3 In the kingdom of Frostopia, mermaids Beattie, Mimi and Zelda have come to the aid of Maritza Mist, a famous water witch who supplies magic spells to the underwater kingdoms. Two notoriously bad mermaids have escaped from Viper...

James Patterson / Happy Howlidays!

James Patterson, Steven Butler Dog Diaries #2 In this follow-up to the hilarious illustrated novel Dog Diaries, Junior has been in the dog house after giving in to his doggy urges when Mom-Lady turned her back and left him alone with the...

James Patterson / Mission Impawsible

James Patterson, Steven Butler Dog Diaries #3 You'll never guess what, my person-pal...I'M GOING TO HOLLYWOOD!And, what's even better? All my best mutt-mates are coming with me! But my dreams of being talent-spotted while walking down streets...

Kelly Barnhill / The Witch's Boy

When Ned and his identical twin brother Tumble from their raft into a raging river, only Ned survives. Villagers are convinced the wrong boy lived. But when a bandit king comes to steal the magic Ned's mother, a W itch, is meant to protect, it's Ned...

Geoffrey McSkimming / Cairo Jim and the Tyrannical Bauble of Tiberius

The Cairo Jim Chronicles #9 Strange happenings are afoot in Rome, where a priceless and mysterious artefact—the Imperishable Bauble of the ancient emperor Tiberius—has gone missing!Cairo Jim—that well-known archaeologist and...

Siobhan Curham / Dreaming by Starlight

The Moonlight Dreamers #3 Jazz, short for Jasmine, and her parents have just moved to Brighton from Sydney, so that Jazz’s dad, Mikey, can pursue his career as a music producer. Jazz is finding it difficult to fit into her new school, and her...

Babette Cole / Princess Smartypants and the Missing Princes

Princess Smartypants rules her kingdom of Totaloonia on her own - she certainly doesn't need the help of a silly Prince of a husband. However, she is always willing to help her friends, and agrees to host the engagement party of three would-be princesses...

Sinéad O'Hart / The Time Tider

Mara and her dad have lived in their van for as long as she can remember. Whatever her father does to scrape a living has kept them constantly moving and Mara has never questioned it. That is until she uncovers a collection of notes addressed to 'the...

Leila Rasheed / Kamala Harris

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Katie Tsang / Sam Wu is Not Afraid of the Dark

Katie Tsang, Kevin Tsang Sam Wu is Not Afraid of ... #3 The brilliantly funny third SAM WU book - the bravest scaredy-cat in the world! Perfect for reluctant readers and fans of Pamela Butchart. Sam Wu is NOT afraid of anything. Except for...

Joan Lingard / The Sign of the Black Dagger

Award-winning author Joan Lingard weaves a fast-paced mystery set in and around Edinburgh's Royal Mile. The story alternates between Will and Lucy, searching for their dad in the present day, and their ancestors William and Louisa, struggling to save...

N. Johnson / Science Fun

-- Picture books filled with experiments, projects and puzzles help explain basic principles-- Clear, easy to follow instructions   This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture...

Sinéad O'Hart / The Silver Road

The seandraiocht - the Old Magic - isn't remembered like it once was. Its power is fading...When Rose is entrusted with a powerful stone by a Frost Giant, she is swept into an adventure full of danger. The stone can be used for great good or great evil,...

Natasha Hastings / The Miraculous Sweetmakers: The Frost Fair

An amazing and captivating, curl-up-on-the-sofa debut about a magical frost fair and the lasting power of friendship.It’s a cold winter during the Great Frost of 1683. Thomasina and Anne are the best of friends, one running her father’s sweet...

Justyn Edwards / The Great Fox Illusion

Secrets and illusions abound as a group of young magicians competes for the prize of a lifetime in this gripping adventure, the first in an enthralling new series from debut author Justyn Edwards.“Magic is about dreaming what is impossible and...

Belinda Murrell / Camp Castaway

Pippa's Island #4 The students in class 5M are heading off to school camp. Pippa has never been away on camp before, at least not to a deserted tropical island! The Sassy Sisters look forward to five blissful days together exploring Shipwreck...

Stephanie Burgis / The Raven Heir

The Raven Crown #1 Cordelia and her triplets Rosalind and Giles have lived safely in the castle at the centre of the forest all their lives, protected by the spells their mother has woven. The only time Cordelia feels truly free is when she turns...

Jane Elson / Storm Horse

When a mystery horse gallops on to a London housing estate in the middle of a storm, it will change four kids' lives for ever ... A heart-warming tale from an author celebrated for her honest, heartfelt and inclusive stories. Perfect for fans of Carlie...

Jenny McLachlan / Dragon Riders of Roar

Roar #4 Siblings Rose and Arthur adore their imaginary world of Roar, concealed within a folding camp bed in their grandad's attic. When they can't access Roar, Rose pens tales about it, creating the Dragonlands, a realm filled with fierce...

Freddie Alexander / Mr Spicebag

Be warned, Reader, this book isn’t about a normal spice bag, nor is it about a normal boy. Quite the opposite. This book is about the Spice Bag, and our unlikely a 10-year-old boy named George… It also And then there’s Mr...

Ali Sparkes / Running the Risk

The Shapeshifter #2 Dax is starting to get used to his life as a shapeshifter. At last he feels safe and secure, surrounded by people he trusts, and with real friends who understand what he is going through. But then everything changes, and Dax...

Rosie Banks / Princess Prom

Secret Princesses #21 Secret Princesses is a gorgeous series about magical princesses and best friends. Princess Prom is a special bumper long book with two stories for even more magical fun!Will Charlotte and Mia finally get their princess wands?...

Rosie Banks / Phoenix Festival

Secret Kingdom #16 Wicked Queen Malice has cast a spell on Summer's storybook and unleashed all the fairytale baddies into the Secret Kingdom. Ellie, Summer and Jasmine are excited about attending the annual Phoenix Festival fireworks display,...