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Meg Cabot / Allie Finkles Rules for Girls: Best Friends and Drama Queens

Allie is excited when Cheyenne joins her class - now she won't have to be the 'new girl' any more! But Cheyenne wears zip-up boots, likes boys, thinks imaginary games are for 'big babies' and tells everyone what to do. Still, Allie...

Anthony Horowitz / Groosham Grange - 2 Books in 1!

David quickly discovers that his new school, Groosham Grange, is a very weird place indeed. New pupils sign their names in blood; the French teacher disappears every full moon and the assistant headmaster keeps something very chilling in his room...And...

Adam Blade / Beast Quest: Arachnid the King of Spiders

In the caves of Avantia lurks Arachnid the King of Spiders. Massive and terrifying, Arachnid preys on the local townspeople and guards a piece of the magical golden armour. Can Tom defeat the Beast and save the kingdom from destruction? Don't miss:...

Adam Blade / Beast Quest: Hawkite Arrow of the Air

Fearsome Hawkite has destroyed the crops of Gwildor and the people are starving. Tom must stop their suffering and free the Mistress of the Beasts. But can he convince the hostile villagers he is there to help - and how will he fight a Beast in the air?...

Adam Blade / Beast Quest: Epos the Flame Bird

An evil wizard is using Avantia's magical Beasts to destroy the land. Epos the Flame Bird is said to be the most terrifying of the Beasts - can Tom free her from her enchantment and save Avantia? Don't miss FERNO THE FIRE DRAGON, SEPRON THE SEA...

Do Polar Bears Get Lonely and 101 Other Intriguing Science Questions

Do Polar Bears Get Lonely? is the third compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the 'Last Word' column of New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly. Following the phenomenal success of Does Anything Eat Wasps?...

Carlo Collodi / Pinocchio

To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing...

Adam Blade / Beast Quest: Ferno the Fire Dragon

The first book in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls! Includes free collector cards! An evil wizard has enchanted the magical Beasts of Avantia - only a true hero can free the Beasts and stop them from destroying the land. Is Tom the...

Adam Blade / Beast Quest: Trillion the Three-Headed Lion

The peace of Avantia has been shattered by a fearsome new Beast - Trillion the Three-Headed Lion. If he is to save the kingdom, Tom must defeat Trillion and collect all the pieces of magical golden armour. Will he succeed? Don't miss: ZEPHA THE...

Adam Blade / Beast Quest: Sting the Scorpion Man

The good Beasts of Avantia are imprisoned in the kingdom of Malvel the evil wizard. Each is guarded by a terrible new Beast. Tom's quest to free the good Beasts takes him to the tunnels under Malvel's castle, where Sting the Scorpion Man is...

Adam Blade / Beast Quest: Soltra the Stone Charmer

Tom's quest to collect the golden armour takes him to his home village, which is being terrorised by Soltra the Stone Charmer. Can he defeat the fearsome Beast and free the frightened villagers? Or will he join her victims and be turned to stone himself?...

Adam Blade / Beast Quest: Zepha the Monster Squid

The Evil Wizard Malvel has stolen the magical suit of golden armour and scattered it throughout Avantia. Tom vows to find the pieces - but they are guarded by six terrifying new Beasts! Will Tom survive an underwater battle with Zepha the Monster Squid...

Adam Blade / Beast Quest: Nanook the Snow Monster

The magical Beasts of Avantia are under the power of an evil wizard. Tom journeys to the wilds of the frozen north, searching for Nanook the snow monster. Can he survive the ice and snow, and set the Beast free? Don't miss FERNO THE FIRE DRAGON -...

Adam Blade / Beast Quest: Tagus the Horse-Man

Avantia needs a hero. Under the spell of an evil wizard, the magical beasts that once protected the land are destroying it. Tagus the horse-man is terrorising the people and animals in the plains - can Tom stop him? Don't miss FERNO THE FIRE DRAGON,...

Adam Blade / Beast Quest: Arcta the Mountain Giant

Tom must free the magical beasts of Avantia from an evil spell. Armed with a sword and shield from the Wizard Aduro, Tom sets off to face Arcta the mountain giant. Can Tom save his land from destruction? Don't miss FERNO THE FIRE DRAGON, SEPRON THE...

Adam Blade / Beast Quest: Claw the Giant Monkey

Avantia is under threat from an evil wizard. To save the kingdom, Tom must defeat six terrifying Beasts and collect the pieces of magical golden armour. Join Tom as he journeys into the Dark Jungle to do battle with Claw the Giant Monkey...Don't miss...

Gyles Brandreth / Max: The Boy Who Made A Million

Set in the 1890s, Max is in danger of being sent to a children's home when his wealthy father is falsely accused of embezzling a million dollars. Max escapes to the streets of New York to clear his father's name and teams up with the Great...

Tony Bradman / Jason And The Voyage To The Edge Of The World

To win back his father's kingdom, Jason must find the fabled Golden Fleece. Many have attempted the perilous journey in search of it and never returned. But Jason and his band of Argonauts set sail determined to succeed!Part of a collection of...

Wendelin Van Draanen / Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief

Grams always told her those binoculars would get her into trouble. Now Sammy's witnessed a crime at the Heavenly Hotel-a light fingered thief stealing $4,000 from Madame Nashira, the astrologer with the fire-hazard hair-do. Thing is, while she was...

Tom Palmer / Football Academy: Boys United

Jake loves football and dreams of becoming a professional footballer. He's worried about his height though - what if he's too small for football? But on the day of his trial Jake is quick on the ball and scores - he's made it! Jake can't...

Adam Blade / Beast Quest: Stealth the Ghost Panther

Wizard Malvel's final Beast has reached the doors of King Hugo's Palace! Stealth the Ghost Panther lassoes victims with his tails and makes good people bad. To rescue his father, Tom must capture the final piece of Amulet from Stealth's...

Sally Nicholls / Ways to Live Forever

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Kaye Umansky / The Spooks Step Out

The verse is catchy and on every page there are bold and comic drawings, making this a book new readers can really laugh over.All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very...

Anne Mackintosh / The Ghosts of Bracken Hill

The "Treetops" titles in Oxford Reading Tree's series of fiction offer built-in progression for pupils aged 7 to 11. Specially written for children who need the support of carefully monitored language levels, the stories are accessible,...

Chris Pascoe / A Cat Called Birmingham

In the long history of mankind's relationship with felines, one cat stands head and shoulders below the rest. Highly inflammable, the glass-jawed Birmingham lurches from one catastrophe to the next. Through encounters with washing machine spin cycles...

Liam Farrell / Return of the Big Bad Wolf

'Hi! Remember me? The Big Bad Wolf? And the Three Little Pigs? And the trial? And that old dope of a judge who bit the dust? Well, there had to be a retrial ... and this is the inside story! The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth...

Andrew Matthews / The Tempest: Shakespeare Stories for Children

A charming retelling of this magical tale of power and justice. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Power in the Tempest. The tales have been retold using accessible language and with the help of Tony Ross's engaging black-and-white...

Holly Webb / Alfie All Alone

Evie is overjoyed when she is given her very own puppy, Alfie. Alfie adores Evie - he loves to be cuddled, sleeps on her bed and welcomes her home from school every day with a wag of his tail. But it's not long before another new member of the family...

Siobhan Parkinson / Amelia

The year is 1914 and Amelia Pim will soon be thirteen. There are rumours of war and rebellion, and Dublin is holding its breath for major, dramatic events. But all that matters to Amelia is what she will wear to her birthday party and how she can be the...

Caroline Lawrence / The Code of Romulus

Hot-headed as ever, Flavia Gemina is determined to prove to her handsome tutor Aristo that she really is a detective of the highest order. At first, the mystery of the missing bread rolls seems like an easy - and rather dull - case to solve. But it...

Summer Waters / Double Danger (Silver Dolphins)

Exciting new magical adventure series for girls – will you answer the call of Silver Dolphins?Antonia is a secret Silver Dolphin – she's responsible for helping the creatures of the bay when their environment is threatened, by responding...

Fiona Waters / Best Friends: poems chosen by Fiona Waters

A gorgeous collection of poems about best friends and friendship.All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so...

Creina Mansfield / Cherokee

Gene's grandfather, Cherokee, is a famous jazz musician and Gene travels the world with him. He loves the life and his only ambition is to be a musician too. But his aunt is totally opposed to the idea and when Gene is left on an island by accident,...

Fergus Lyons / Shoestring Soup

The poor man is TIRED of shoestring soup. He tries eating a cookerybook sandwich -- yuck! He even tries being a duck -- Quack Quack! -- to get some nice crusts of bread. But nothing works. What can he do?Panda number 30All of our books are second hand,...

Tom Palmer / Foul Play

Foul Play: the second book in this crime fighting series by Tom PalmerDanny is obsessed with two things: football - especially City Football Club - and investigating crimes. So when England and City footballing hero Sam Roberts is reported missing the...

Nik Kershaw / Spilling the Beans on Making it in Music

Spilling the Beans on Making it in MusicAll of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so...

F.R. Hitchcock / Shrunk!

A squirrel, a hot dog stand, the planet Jupiter... what will get shrunk next? After Tom moves in with his grandmother next to the Bywater-by-Sea Model Village, he discovers a curious ability to shrink things. With the Earth slowly being drawn towards the...

Siobhan Parkinson / Call of the Whales

Over three summers, Tyke journeys with his anthropologist father to the remote and icy wilderness of the Arctic. Each summer bring short intense friendships with the Eskimos, and adventures 'which Mum doesn't need to know about'.Tyke is saved...

Cherith Baldry / Mutiny in Space

Cadets Jake and Ellie are determined to overthrow Lt Quentin when he and half of the crew of the spaceship "Venture" mutiny. But the situation becomes doubly difficult as it seems that Quentin is not the only one who wants control of the ship...

Conor McHale / Fishbum and Splat!

Fishbum and Splat are two demons who live in Hell. Their fondest wish is to stargaze. But there are no stars where they live! In fact, there is nothing in Hell except - broken furniture!A trip to Heaven explains why the furniture is there - and gives...

Deirdre Madden / Snakes' Elbows

Extraordinary things happen in Woodford when kind and timid pianist, Barney Barrington, and his enemy, Jasper Jellit, both want to buy the same painting...An extraordinary tale...on toast!All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the...

Eleanor H. Porter / Pollyanna Grows Up

Her crippled legs cured, Pollyanna takes her glad heart to cheer new friends in Boston before travelling to Europe with Aunt Polly and Dr chilton. But growing up brings sorrows as well as joys, and when she returns after six years, with Dr Chilton dead...

Helen Paiba / Funny Stories For 7 Year Olds

This is acollection of 20 amusing stories from around the world, with stories from the past and from the present, and both classic tales and those less familiar."All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the...

Sam McBratney / Cyclops and the Greenbeans

Pocket Tales is part of Pocket Reads, a superb collection of quality books that really capture children's imaginations! Pocket Reads have fantastic breadth and variety of genre, with Pocket Sci-Fi, Pocket Facts and Pocket Chillers making up the rest...

Bill Condon / Loco Zombies

All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a price sticker on a...

Debi Gliori / Witch Baby and Me At School

Lily is 9. Her sister Daisy is 1. And she's no ordinary baby. Somehow, when she was born, something went rather wrong... and now Daisy is a Witch Baby. Nobody knows this but Lily - she's the only one who can see when Daisy makes the fridge float...

Cerrie Burnell / Harper and the Sea of Secrets

The Songs of the Sea festival is about to start, but disaster has struck! The royal musicians will be performing, but all their instruments have disappeared! Will Harper and her friends have the courage to walk along the pitch-black smugglers'...

Cornelia Funke / Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost!

Watch out for ghost goo| Tom's stuck at home with his horrible sister, Lola. But there's something stickier hiding out in his cellar - a slime-dripping ghost called Hugo| But harmless Hugo is in the goo too, because he's being haunted - by a...

Michael Lawrence / Neville The Devil

This sixth Jiggy McCue story sees the return of a character who first appeared in 'The Killer Underpants', namely Neville the Devil. Neville is part of the Little Devils network, and his reappearance in Jiggy's life brings chaos and confusion...

Dr Mike Goldsmith / Fantastic Future

In 30 years' time will you be holidaying on the moon? In 100 years' time could you genetically engineer your own pet? In 1000 years' time will you travel through space in an anti-matter-drive spaceship? This eye-opening guide predicts the...

Mary Arrigan / Milo and the Long Lost Warriors

TRAPPED IN TIMEMilo and his best buddy Shane are on a school trip to a museum and a mock battle. So far, so cool.Milo’s ghostly friend Mister Lewis joins in. He wants to help three lost warriors who are trapped in the museum. They’re from the...

Shirley Hughes / It's Too Frightening for Me!

Down by the railway a white face looks out of a spooky old house, and Jim and Arthur hardly dare investigate.All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition...