General Children's

Lindsay Camp / Cabbages From Outer Space

   One of a series intended for children who have mastered reading and need simple, funny and exciting books to encourage their interest. While she's playing her favourite computer game, Cabbages from Outer Space, Emma is whisked aboard a...

Wendy Meddour / Wendy Quill is a Crocodile's Bottom

   Wendy's plans don't always work out but that's never stopped her having the best time ever! When she fails to get the lead part in the school production, Wendy stuns the audience with her debut as a crocodile's bottom! Then Wendy is dragged...

Gregory Maguire / The Good Liar : A Dramatic Story Set in Occupied France During World War II

     Set in France in the Second World War, a story about secrecy, in which lying becomes a matter of life and death. For readers ten and above. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the...

Nataue Standiford / Space Dog and the Pet Show

   One of a series intended for children who have mastered reading and need simple, funny and exciting books to encourage their interest. Space Dog is an alien hound from the planet Queekrg. It's a dog's life on Earth, but he puts up with it...

Anna Wilson / The Great Kitten Cake Off

   Ellie Haines despairs of her family. Her younger brother is so desperate to be on TV he's tried everything from sending films of his hamster to SpringwatchLive to auditioning Mum for Looking Good Naked (urgh!). Mum appears to be going...

Elizabeth Lutzeire / The Coldest Winter

 It is 1846. In Ireland the potato harvest has failed. English soldiers are turning families out of their homes, and the roads are full of people with nowhere to go. Eamonn and his family must struggle to stay alive in spite of the cold and famine,...

Jackie Burke / The Secrets of Grindlewood - The Secret Scroll

      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...

Grace Cavendish / The Lady Grace Mysteries : Conspiracy

   Usually I hate hunting, because I'm not a very good rider and I always end up on my bum. But today the hunt was very exciting, and a little scary too! Because there was almost a terrible accident - and it looks as though someone is trying...

Ted Hughes / The Iron Man

   Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction by the Iron Man and set a trap for him, but he cannot be kept down. Then, when a terrible monster from outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet, it is the Iron Man who finds a way...

Ellie Boswell / Witch of Turlingham Academy : Book 1

   It's not easy being the only day girl at Turlingham Academy: Sophie misses out on all the midnight feasts and late night gossip. And when new girl Katy turns up it feels like she's bewitching all of Sophie's friends! Katy's no witch, but...

Debbie Thomas / Monkie Business

   Another fantastic adventure from the zany world of Abbie, Perdita and the 'eefil' Dr Hubris Wildebeest Klench!Enthusiastic and pro-active author available for in-store eventsWonderfully playful use of languageIncorporates elements of Irish...

Dennis Hamley / An Oxford Anthology of Mystery Stories

 From creepy school computers to bungling bank robbers; from lost villages to deadly Christmas presents...Funny and serious, exciting and intriguing, here are fourteen wonderful new mystery stories to perplex and amaze you.     All of...

David Donohue / Alien Timebomb

 Walter Speazlebud, the boy who can spell backwards and travel back in time, returns for a new adventure! Walter Speazlebud - first person on the moon - is back in Nittiburg, going to kung fu lessons with Annie and trying to come to terms with the...

David Baddiel / Birthday Boy

   A hilarious rollercoaster ride of pure entertainment for 9+ readers everywhere, Birthday Boy is the new Baddiel Blockbuster: featuring David's inimitable and award-winning combination of wish-fulfilment, heart and hilarity, all brought to...

Philip Ardagh / The Grunts all at Sea

   Mr Grunt's a man with a mission. He has to get a Person of Great Importance (or POGI) to someone called Mrs Bayliss by the twenty-fifth. Alive and well. And he can't tell anyone more than that, not even his lovely wife, Mrs Grunt, because...

Kate Thompson / Midnight's Choice

   Two things that Kevin told Tess have remained etched on her memory. She will meet someone else who has the extraordinary skill to switch into the animal of their choice and she will pass on to them the knowledge that this ability ends on a...

Steve Cole / Z-Raptor

   A sensational thriller about hyper-evolved dinosaurs, battling for supremacy on a small Pacific island - with fourteen-year-old Adam and a few friends struggling to survive in their midst. Who should Adam trust, and where can he turn for...

Rosemary Hayes / Follow That Lion!

   Hector's mum has found an unusual pet. She says it is gentle. Hector knows better ...   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...

Gitty Daneshvari / School of Fear: Class is Not Dismissed! : Book 2

   Have no fear! The frightened foursome are back in this this wickedly funny and phobia-inducing sequel to School of Fear!Everyone is (still) afraid of something...Madeleine Masterson is deathly afraid of bugs, especially spiders;Theodore...

Jo Simmons / I Swapped My Brother On The Internet

   'I can get a new brother? On the internet?' Jonny muttered. 'Oh sweet mangoes of heaven!'Everyone has dreamed of being able to get rid of their brother or sister at one time or another - but for Jonny, the dream is about to become a reality...

Holly Webb / Holly Webb's Kitten Tales : Sky the Unwanted Kitten, Ginger the Stray Kitten, Misty the Abandoned Kitten

   Three cute kitten stories to treasure in one book, from best-selling author Holly Webb. Holly Webb's Kitten Tales includes Sky the Unwanted Kitten, Ginger the Stray Kitten and Misty the Abandoned Kitten. This gorgeous collection would make...

Bear Grylls / Mission Survival 5: Claws of the Crocodile

   A gripping Australian adventure story from Bear Grylls, packed with real survival details and dangers at every turn!When Beck Granger follows a mysterious clue to the town of Broome in Northern Australia, it is just the beginning of an...

Josephine Feeney / Robin Hood's Day

   Join Jimmy and Patchy Pat on a fun day out in Sherwood Forest.This weekend it's Jimmy's turn to take Patchy Pat, the class doll made by his teacher, home with him. Jimmy and his family take Patchy on a day trip to Nottingham, where they...

Hilary McKay / Charlie and the Big Birthday Bash

   Charlie can't believe his big brother Max hates parties and doesn't want to celebrate his birthday. So Charlie sets out to give him a surprise birthday bash that he'll never forget. This is the eighth book in this hilarious series, which...

Holly Webb / Emily Feather and the Starlit Staircase

 Emily Feather is an ordinary girl in an extraordinary family of fairies.When Emily finds out her adopted mother is pregnant, shecan't help feeling upset. This means there will be another brotheror sister who will actually belong, unlike her. They...

Bear Grylls / Mission Survival 7: Rage of the Rhino

   Young adventurer Beck Granger is invited to South Africa by an old friend of his parents' to help out on a project to prevent rhino poaching. But when he arrives all is not as it seems, and Beck is caught up in something more dangerous than...

Chris Hoy / Flying Fergus 1: The Best Birthday Bike

   The first in a fantastically fun, magical cycling adventure series from Sir Chris Hoy.Fergus Hamilton is a boy with a big imagination. Living with his mum and grandad and his dog, Chimp, he dreams of a state-of-the-art Sullivan Swift and...

Robert Hull / Everest and Chips : Poetry Collection

   If you like playing with words - or yodelling - or rumbling tums - or wondering how the world began - or even if you just like chips - then here is a book full of wonderful, magical, funny, serious, spine-tingling poems for you. From the...

Ellis Dillon / The Five Hundred : A Thrilling Adventure Story

   Luca, an ambitious antique dealer, buys his heart's desire, a Fiat 500. When his car is stolen, life becomes dangerously exciting! Red Flag 2   All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the...

Cindy Jefferies / Rivals!

   Talent, stardom, hard work and heartache...welcome to Fame School. Aspiring popstars will love following the kids at Rockley Park as they try to make their dreams come true in this cool new series, from a fresh and funny voice in children's...

Andrew Judge / Create Your Own Alien Adventure

   Read, choose, draw, fold, twist, tear and more to CREATE YOUR OWN:ALIEN ADVENTURE!When an alien crash lands outside school you race out to find it.Follow the trail of the alien across town, back to its ship. Teara small hole in the page to...

Isla Fisher / Marge in Charge

   "Isla Fisher is hilarious" David Walliams"Charming, funny, delightful: Marge is the babysitter all children would wish for" David BaddielMeet Marge, the mischievous babysitter with rainbow hair who loves to make a mess and bend the rules . ...

Helen Paiba / Magical Stories for 5 Year Olds

   A rich and varied selection of marvellously magical stories by some of the very best writers for children. Perfect for reading alone or reading aloud - and for dipping into time and time again. Includes: The mermaid who lost her crown...

Sue Mongredien / Popstar Panic

   Jessica Bell's always been proud of her popstar mum, but now that her mum's getting older, it's all getting just the teeniest bit embarrassing... till Jess steps in to the rescue.   All of our books are second hand, and while you may...

Jean Chapman / The Screaming Demon Ghostie

   Absolutely nothing could be more scary than the Screaming Demon Ghostie of the old forest track. Kate lives down this same track, and one dark evening she has to walk home alone.   All of our books are second hand, and while you may...

Mairi MacKinnon / The Fox and the Crow

   These are four new titles in the fantastic "First Reading" series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. Luxurious hardback editions foster pride in book ownership and enthusiasm for reading. Each of these four exciting new stories...

Lindsay Camp / Sammy's Super Season

   Harry's cat Sammy is no ordinary tabby. He is in fact the goalkeeper for the school's football team. It's not just Harry and his friends who are impressed, Manchester United are too. Will Sammy go for the Premier League or stay at...

Obert Skye / Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo

   Fourteen-year-old Leven Thumps (aka "Lev") lives an empty life in small town Oklahoma...until he learns about a secret gateway bridging the real world and the world of Foo. Foo was created at the beginning of time, in the folds of the mind,...

C.J Busby / Frogspell

   Max Pendragon is probably the worst squire in King Arthur's kingdom - he'd much rather train to be a wizard instead. So when he accidentally invents a spell that turns people into frogs, it seems his wish might come true.But events take an...

Philip Ridley / Vinegar Street

   Vinegar Street is a derelict place where Poppy Picklesticks lives - and she loves it. One day a newcomer appears, Mandy Nylon, who threatens her way of life and represents all that she hates. Poppy is determined to save Mandy's mistreated...

Mary Pope Osborne / Pirates Past Noon

   Illus. in black-and-white. Jack and Annie are in deep trouble when the MagicTree House whisks them back to the days of desert islands, secret maps, hiddengold--and ruthless pirates! Will Jack and Annie discover a buried treasure?Will they...

Louise Simonson / Strange Visitor

 Superman is the hero of Metropolis. But he has more enemies than he knows. In a top-secret lab hidden deep under the city, scientists are ready to finally crush the Man of Steel. Now Superman must battle an insane kryptonite robot and a crazed...

Tweenies / Make it Big

 Jake doesn't understand big and small, so the Tweenies try to help him. Max and Judy explain that lots of small things added together can sometimes make one big thing. Lots of blades of grass make a field, lots of grains of sand make a beach, lots...

Sue Mongredien / Chef Shocker

   Amy Hitchin loves her parents' restaurant, Hitchin's kitchen, where they make 'unusual' food to say the least. But when her parents swap places with the school dinner ladies for a week, Amy finds out just how embarrassing snail porridge can...

A.F Harrold / Greta Zargo and the Death Robots from Outer Space

   Nobody knew it at that moment, but only three things stood in the way of the complete destruction of the Earth: one elderly parrot; one eight-year-old spelling mistake; and an intrepid young schoolgirl-turned-reporter in search of a story ....

Rosie Banks / Secret Kingdom: Magic Mountain : Book 5

 Enter a magical world of friendship and fun!In book five of the exciting Secret Kingdom series, it's time for best friends Ellie, Summer and Jasmine to head to the frosty slopes of Magic Mountain! Can they find Queen Malice's fifth enchanted...

Henry Winkler / Hank Zipzer Bk 9: My Secret Life As A Pi

 Hank Zipzer wants to be number one, not the one who always gets it wrong. He is a likeable, struggling hero that readers will adore.Having made it through summer school, Hank thought his problems were over. Little does he know, they are only just...

Sam LLewellyn / Bad Bad Darlings

   The Darling children, Primrose, Daisy and Cassian have foresworn their wicked ways and plan a legit life in the land of milk, honey and lots of money - Florida. Trouble is, their luxury cruise liner is sinking. Papa Darling is feeling...

Nicola Davies / A Girl Called Dog

   Dog wasn't really a dog, she was a human girl. But she was called Dog because that is what Uncle had always called her.Dog has never been outside of nasty Uncle's pet shop. She sleeps in a box on a floor and has no idea what the world...

Sheryn Dee / You'll Wish You Had a Pony Like Magic!

      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...

Dan Smith / My Friend the Enemy

   Summer, 1941. For Peter, the war is a long way away, being foughtby a faceless enemy, marching across places he's never seen. Untilthe night it comes to him. A German plane is shot down over thewoods that his Dad looked after, before he...

Richmal Crompton / William's Birthday and Other Stories : And Other Stories, Book 1

  With the original text shortened and adapted by Martin Jarvis, this is a collection of four favourite Just William stories.    All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our...