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Terry Deary / Tudor Tales: The Maid, the Witch and the Cruel Queen

The day Queen Mary Tudor - or 'Bloody Mary', as she's called, because she has anyone who doesn't go to church burned - came to town was the most terrifying day of young Meg's life. Everyone wants to impress Her Majesty, and what...

John farman / The short and bloody history of ghosts

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...

Terry Deary / Knights Tales: The Knight of Sticks and Straw

Cristina is just a frightened servant girl who works in the palace. Until, that is, she gets tangled up in a cunning plot. She will be crucial in the success of the great knight El Cid's last battle and the safety of the entire city against the...

Redvers Brandling / Spilling the Beans on Robin Hood

The Spilling the Beans series reveals the horrible truth about history's famous and infamous characters. While enjoying the irreverent and bean-spilling contents, children will be gathering facts about events, people and past ways of life.All of our...

Andrew Matthews / Love Street

Suzanne is pretty ordinary, apart from Love Street. She has the equivalent of a TV inside her brain, the only thing is that the same programme is playing day in and day out and she's lost the remote control. Whenever she is stressed out, furious or...

David Roberts / Dirty Bertie: Snow!

Dirty Bertie - the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits - is back for another helping of comic chaos! Join Bertie as he takes on the challenge of beating Know-all Nick in a sledge race, breaks a revolting world record, and changes the course of...

Rob Kidd / Jack Sparrow: The Siren Song

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...

Helen Paiba / Adventure Stories for 7 Year Olds

This is a rich and varied selection of thrilling adventure stories by some of the very best writer for children. It is perfect for reading alone or reading aloud - and for dipping into time and time again. The stories include: "How Pirate Horrible...

Louis Sachar / Someday Angeline

Angeline is brilliant! She knows way more than a child of her age ought to. When she is moved up a class at school she finds that her intelligence doesn't equip her entirely for dealing with the pressures of being with the older group. Soon she is...

Paul & Riddell Chris Stewart / Freeglader

Fleeing from the ruins of New Undertown, Rook Barkwater and his colleagues - the librarian knights, Felix Lodd and his banderbear friends - must lead the escaping population to a new life in the Free Glades. But perils aplenty are ahead for the crowd -...

Michael Morpurgo / An Eagle in the Snow

The powerful new novel from the master storyteller - inspired by the true story of one man who might have stopped World War II. 1940. The train is under attacks from German fighters. In the darkness, sheltering in a railway tunnel, the stranger in the...

Michael Morpurgo / From Hereabout Hill

A spellbinding collection of short stories from War Horse author and former Children's Laureate, Michael Morpurgo - with a brand new cover look Included in this collection of short stories is a poignant tale about civil war, wherein a young girl...

Jeremy Strong / The Hundred-mile-an-hour Dog

Trevor's mum has offered him GBP30 to walk the dog every day of the holidays. But Streaker is no ordinary dog, she's a rocket on four legs with a woof attached. Trevor's sure there must be a way to control her and Tina, his best friend, knows...

Adam Blade / Beast Quest: Tecton the Armoured Giant

Great for boys, with a huge collectability factor bolstered by the cards in the back of the books, and links to an excellent interactive website. Malvel has created another ferocious Beast for Tom to battle! Tecton is a massive creature that even Tom...

Andy Baxter / Spider Swat

Max Murphy's mum and dad are zoologists, so they're always flying around the world to study exotic creatures in their natural habitats. And, as if that wasn't unusual enough, ever since he joined them on a trip to Africa where he drank from a...

Louis Sachar / Wayside School is Falling down

More fun in The Wacky World of Wayside School "Watch closely," said Mrs. Jewls. "You can learn much faster using a computer instead of paper and pencil." Then she pushed the new computer out the window The children all watched it fall...

Terry Deary / The Spark Files: Bat and Bell

This is one of a series which takes an experiment-based approach to science and is designed to fit directly with the National Curriculum at Key Stage 2. The books feature episodes in the life of an eccentric family with a fascination with science...

Jacqueline Wilson / Superstars

Two of Jacqueline Wilson's most popular stories together in one fantastic collection. In THE SUITCASE KID, Andy is struggling to cope with her parents' divorce: one week with Mum, one week with Dad. But all she wants is to go back to how things...

Frank Cottrell Boyce / Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth

Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth by award-winning author Frank Cottrell Boyce, with illustrations by Steven Lenton, will send your imagination into orbit! The Blythes are a big, warm, rambunctious family who live on a small farm and sometimes foster...

Karen MaCombie / Life According to... Alice B. Lovely

Edie Evans is sick of being treated like a kid. And she doesn't, repeat, doesn't need a babysitter! And then along comes the strange, the shy, the captivating Alice B. Lovely. But is she too good to be trueAll of our books are second hand, and...

Chris D'Lacey / Icefire

Life isn't exactly normal lodging at the Pennykettles - not when you're surrounded by hundreds of clay pottery dragons. Fate seems to be dictating an unusual course for David when his university tutor sets him a writing project on the existence -...

Emma Fischel / Gandhi

Each title in this series tells the story of a man or woman whose dedication to their chosen cause led to changes that affect all our lives today. Each includes a vivid description of the world in which the famous person lived. The life of one of...

Don Conroy / The Hedgehog's Prickly Problem!

Harry Hedgehog is bored with his life and he joins the circus to find adventure. But he ends up in a very prickly situation! Can his woodland friends rescue him?All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the...

Eoin Colfer / Ed's Funny Feet

Flyer number 4 Ed Cooper has a problem with his big toes. The doctor says Ed needs 'correction shoes'. Disaster! Everybody will laugh at him. Ed uses every trick he can think of not to wear the shoes. He even tries DIY foot-straighteners! But...

Chris O'Dowd / Moone Boy: The Fish Detective

Successful film and TV star, Chris O' Dowd, collaborates with friend and screenwriter Nick Vincent Murphy in Moone Boy 2, the second in this hilarious, illustrated series.All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in...

Vivian French / Morris in the Apple Tree

The third book about Morris, the lovable fat ginger kitten whose main interest in life is food! A Roaring Good Read for children who are just able to read on their own. Morris gets chased up the apple tree by a great big dog. He crawls to the end of a...

Steve Jackson / The Warlock of Firetop Mountain

Part novel, part game, this is an adventure set deep in the caverns beneath Firetop Mountain where a powerful Warlock lives. The prospects of losing your way in the maze, having your strength sapped at the hands of a hideous Wight, or facing a grisly end...

Andy Baxter / Snake Scare

Max Murphy thinks his mum and dad are weird. They're zoologists, so they're always flying off to different countries to study exotic creatures in their natural habitats. And, as if that didn't make life strange enough, Max has to live in his...

Nicola Pierce / Spirit of the Titanic

Fifteen-year-old Samuel Scott died while building the Titanic. As the ship sails to her doom, his ghost moves restlessly alongside the passengers and crew: Frederick Fleet: the young look-out who spotted the iceberg and who survived in a life-boat with...

Michael Morpurgo / Cool as A Cucumber

A delightful story for young readers from former Children's Laureate and author of the international phenomenon War Horse. At first Peter isn't too keen on his teacher's plan to dig a vegetable garden to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee...

Cathy Hopkins / Mates, Dates and Tempting Trouble

Friendships are threatened when a boy that Nesta has been dating declares his passionate love for TJ. TJ doesn't know what's hit her and does her best to keep out of the way but then she and the boy are chosen to work on a newsletter for the...

Roddy Doyle / The Meanwhile Adventures

Mr Mack is out of a job and sets his mind to inventions - whilst unbeknownst to him Mrs Mack decides to walk around the world without telling anyone. Unfortunately Mr Mack's inventions get him into trouble when he's arrested for inadvertently...

Holly Webb / Smudge the Stolen Kitten

Olivia is delighted when her family adopt a beautiful little kitten. She can't wait to show Smudge off to her friends, and neither can her older brother Ben. When Ben invites his naughty friend Rob round for tea, Olivia is worried that the two boys...

Francesca Simon / Moody Margaret Strikes Back

Moody Margaret and the Secret Club strike back! With their most ingenious dares and hilarious jokes, it's time for the girls to get their own back on Henry and his friends. But Henry isn't about to let anyone get the better of him, resulting in a...

Holly Webb / Timmy in Trouble

Katie can't believe it when her parents agree that she can have a puppy. And when she sees the lively Timmy, she's sure her family will fall in love with him, just as she has. But her sister Jess is worried about how Misty the cat with react to...

Dav Pilkey / The Adventures of Captain Underpants

When naughty George and Harold hypnotise their headteacher, they accidentally create the greatest superhero in the history of their school -- Captain Underpants! His true identity is so secret that even HE doesn't know who he is...but he's...

Lucy Daniels / Animal Ark: Whale in the Waves

It's half-term, and Mandy and James are staying in a Welsh fishing village. When a whale becomes trapped in the harbour, the gentle giant needs help to find her way out. If she doesn't she will die, and so will her baby, who is waiting for her...

Marita Conlon McKenna / Love Lucie

Lucie is the middle child in a family that has been devastated by the death of her mother. Struggling to cope without Mum to guide them, Lucie, her brother Hugo, big sister Chloe and Dad are dealing with the emotional fallout of losing someone so close,...

Adam Blade / Beast Quest: Tusk the Mighty Mammoth

Tusk the Mighty Mammoth rules the rotting forests of Gorgonia. She terrorises the rebels at war with evil wizard Malvel and holds a good Beast captive. All the good Beasts are imprisoned and Tom must save them. Will he defeat Tusk before Malvel's...

Adam Blade / Beast Quest: Convol the Cold-Blooded Brute

The first book in the seventh series of the exciting adventure stories that are as gripping as a computer game! Great for boys, with a huge collectability factor bolstered by the collectors' cards in the back of the books, and links to an excellent...

Adam Blade / Beast Quest: Rashouk the Cave Troll

Lurking in the Dead Peaks is Rashouk the Cave Troll. The Ghost Beast smells out his victims' fear - and turns them to stone. It will take all of Tom's courage to capture Rashouk's piece of the Amulet of Avantia, but failure means never seeing...

Adam Blade / Sea Quest: Tetrax the Swamp Crocodile

A new terror has struck Planet Nemos - wicked pirate Cora Blackheart and her crew! Worse still, Cora is in league with the evil Professor and his terrifying Robobeasts...Max and Lia must stop the pirates getting the keys to a deadly weapon and seizing...

Enid Blyton / The Naughtiest Girl Saves the Day

When some school strawberry plants are vandalised, a lost shoe buckle at the scene of the crime leads straight to the Naughtiest Girl. It is hers, but how did it get there - and why would anyone want to pin the blame on Elizabeth? The next night, as...

Enid Blyton / Naughty Amelia Jane

A classic children's story from the world's best-loved children's author, Enid Blyton Amelia Jane is big, bad and the terror of the toy cupboard! In this book, she snips the tail off the pink rabbit, squirts Tom the soldier with water and...

James Patterson / Middle School: Ultimate Showdown

Rafe Khatchadorian is getting the Hollywood treatment in a film version of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life starring Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle and Thomas Barbusca. Readers get a chance to participate in James Patterson's wildly...

Lucy Daniels / Animal Ark: Mare in the Meadow

Mandy and James are finding it difficult to spare enough time to give Camomile - a mare whose owner has gone to America - all the attention and exercise she needs. They are hopeful when they meet Angharad, who lives next to Camomile's field, that she...

Jill Marshall / Jane Blonde: Sensational Spylet

Janey Brown feels like she is practically invisible. With her stick-thin legs, mousy brown hair and grey eyes, no one ever notices her. Then a crazy woman turns up at the school gates, claiming to be Janey's godmother. According to hip-hop-talking,...

Titania Hardie / Frangipani Fairies: Sunrise

Franni, Leya and Plum are the Frangipani Fairies. Their playmates are animals and insects; their home a giant frangipani tree...Book 2: The Sunrise Fairy Leya's full of energy and excitement, so when she hears that Minty's miserable about going...

David Roberts / Dirty Bertie: Crackers!

Meet Dirty Bertie - a boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits! He's the world's grubbiest trouble-magnet and he's full to bursting with madcap plans and crazy ideas. Join Bertie for three comically chaotic Christmas stories as he makes his...

Adam Blade / Beast Quest: Ursus the Clawed Roar

Great for boys, with a huge collectability factor bolstered by the collectors' cards in the back of the books, and links to an excellent interactive website. Evil Wizard Malvel has stolen the treasured Warlock's Staff! If he reaches the Eternal...

Anne Fine / Anneli the Art Hater

Anneli hates art - art lessons are awful and trips to galleries just make her squirm. Now she's got to try to find something precious in her attic to make some money to save the big house on the road, now a home for children with disabilities. It...

Gwyneth Rees / The Twinkling Tutu

What could be better than a magic dress shop, where each gorgeous outfit takes you on an adventure through time and imagination . . .?!In this second book in the series, Ava puts on a beautiful twinkling tutu and finds herself magically whisked away to...