General Children's

Anna Kirwan / Victoria

   The young Queen Victoria was brought up hidden from the world shewould one day govern. In 1829, aged ten, Princess Victoria is alonely little girl, but she is about to make a startling discovery.She is closer to the throne than she ever...

Conor Kostick / Saga

   How do we know we are real and not just some character in an elaborate game?In the virtual world of Saga, Ghost is a fifteen-year-old airboarding anarcho-punk, with no past, no memories, only a growing realisation of her own strange...

Catherine Forde / Fat Boy Swim

    Fourteen-year-old Jimmy Kelly is Fat Boy Fat, the largest kid in his Scottish community, who' s made to feel useless at everything. Only his family knows he' s a whiz in the kitchen, and Jimmy is determined to keep it that way.So when...

M. G. Harris / Zero Moment

    Josh thinks he has discovered the key to time travel. Should he use it to go back in time and save his father? Ixchel knows what he intends to do. Should she stop him? Before they can decide, Ixchel is kidnapped by the people who want...

Brandon Mull / Keys to the Demon Prison

    Since ancient times, the great demon prison Zzyzx has protected the world from the most dangerous servants of darkness, including Gorgrog, the Demon King. After centuries of plotting, the Sphinx is on the verge of recovering the five...

Kathryn Littlewood / Sweet

   Take a pinch of charm and magic and lashings of laughter and you have the perfect recipe for the delicious second novel in the BLISS BAKERY trilogy. Indulge in the magical adventure...The Bliss family cook book filled with magical recipes...

Lara Williamson / The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair

    Becket Rumsey is all at sea. His dad has run away with him and his brother Billy in the middle of the night. And they've left everything behind, including their almost-mum Pearl. Becket has no idea what's going on - it's a mystery. So...

E. R. Murray / The Book of Learning : Nine Lives Trilogy Part 1

   The exciting adventures of Ebony Smart, a twelve-year-old girl who discovers she is part of a special tribe of reincarnated people - and a terrible curse. Ebony has just one week to break the curse or die; if she fails, the future of her...

Nicky Singer / The Survival Game

   'A wonderful, surprisingly delicate story about a teenager making her way home to Scotland in a world remade by climate change (aimed at YA readers but, like all good children's books, good for adults too)' Lucy Mangan, i WeekendIn a world...

Barbara Mitchelhill / Dangerous Diamonds

    When Dad goes missing, twins Harry and Charlie scour Edinburgh to find him. But why are others determined to stop them? And how is a strange wooden box linked to his disappearance? The twins soon find they are in terrible danger but...

S. D. Crockett / After the Snow

   Set in the haunting and barren landscape of a new ice age, AFTER THE SNOW is the story of fifteen-year-old Willo, a 'straggler' kid who loses his family in the opening pages. Completely alone, he is immediately flung into an icy journey of...

Cecilia Vinesse / The Summer of Us

   Five friends. Five cities. Two complicated love stories . . . The perfect read for fans of Jennifer E Smith and Sara Barnard.Aubrey and Rae have been planning their European tour since the moment they met. It was meant to be the perfect way...

Rosemary Sutcliff / The Eagle of the Ninth

    First published in 1954, a story which follows the exploits of a Roman boy, Marcus Aquila, who sets out to discover what happened to his father and the Ninth Legion when they marched into northern Britain.     All of our...

Sheila Agnew / Marooned in Manhattan

   New York City. Evie Brooks had seen it on the TV, but suddenly finds herself leaving her home in Dublin and moving to Manhattan to her American uncle Scott, after the death of her mother.Never owned a pet more substantial than a goldfish,...

Lucy Daniel Raby / Nickolai of the North

    Nickolai is the last true elf left in the world, rescued from the fate of his people by Comet, a flying reindeer. Brought up by human parents in the distant north, Nickolai knows that there's something different about him. Teased and...

Kate Cann / Hard Cash : Coins & banknotes, leading to freedom, potency, style, possession & sex

    Rich is too poor to afford even the drawing pencils he needs for college. His one chance is in the post - copies of his best work, sent out to all the local advertising agencies. Rich is dreaming of the good life, but when he gets a...

Berlie Doherty / Dear Nobody

  Helen and Chris are in their last year at school when Helen becomes pregnant. Deeply unhappy and confused, Helen resolves to break off their relationship, but Chris is bitter and wants to be involved in her plans for the baby. The author won...

Jack Scoltock / Seek the Enchanted Antlers

      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...

Geraldine Mccaughrean / Smile!

   A magical and uplifting tale. When Felix's plane crashes, he finds himself in a small remote village. The only thing he has salvaged from the plane is a Polaroid camera with ten remaining pictures. At first the villagers are suspicious, but...

Josephine Feeney / Makeover Madness

    Leanne thinks her school's rubbish - so when she sees an advert asking people to apply to have their school transformed, she sends off a letter. To her delight the tv company pick her school for a makeover. She and her friends are so...

Jason Lethcoe / You Wish

    When eleven-year-old Ben makes the ultimate birthday wish - the wish for unlimited wishes - he sends the magical realm of wishes and curses into chaos...for he has followed every rule of birthday wishing and made the most dangerous wish...

Linda Jennings / A treasury of Stories From Around the World

      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...

Juliet Bawden / CRAZY Monsters

      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...

Volger & Burchett / Gargoylz on the Loose!

 When Max and Ben discover that the ancient stone figures on the church next door to their school actually come to life, they are delighted! School will be much more fun now that the boys have the gargoylz to help them play pranks and wreak havoc...

Berlie Doherty / The Golden Bird

   Andrew hardly speaks since the death of his father. Then he is given the part of the Golden Bird in the school play and through his acting he learns to express himself again   All of our books are second hand, and while you may not...

Frank Cottrell Boyce / The Great Rocket Robbery

      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...

Gordon Snell / Cruncher Sparrow's Flying School

      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...

Jo Nesbo / The End of the World, Maybe.

 Everyone is hooked on the hottest singing competition on TV, The NoroVision Choral Throwdown! Everyone, that is, except for Doctor Proctor, Nilly and Lisa, who are far too busy having fun to watch TV.But when people start acting oddly, the three...

Jack Patton / The Komodo Conflict

   The lizard army has returned to Bug Island, bigger and more powerfulthan ever - its bloodthirsty leader, General Komodo, determinedto destroy General Barton's Battle Bugs once and for all.Can Max help the battle-weary bugs defeat the...

Ashley Birch / Magic Farm : Yummy Scrummy!

   Step into a topsy turvy world of magical fun, where anything can happen! Magic Farm: Yummy Scrummy! Olly, Hannah and Aidan are off to visit the Hayseeds - the walking, talking scarecrows who live on Magic Farm. But the naughty Little...

Ellie Boswell / Witch of Turlingham Academy: Secrets and Sorcery : Book 3

   Sophie and Katy have almost forgotten that they're supposed to be mortal enemies - and now that they've persuaded Sophie's family that witches and witch hunters can be friends, life ought to be nice and straightforward!But it's not long...

Danielle Star / Melowy #1: Dreams Come True

   Hidden somewhere beyond the highest clouds is the castle of Destino,a school for very special students. They're the Melowies, littleunicorns born with a symbol on their wings and a hidden magicalpower.But Destino is also a place where...

Kieran Larwood / The Peculiars

   The Peculiars are a band ofmisfits, trapped in a nightlyVictorian sideshow. There's Wolfgirl,Sheba; Sister Moon, who canmove at the speed of light; andMonkey Boy, ace climber andhuman stink bomb. But duringthe day, in a world of...

Louis Sachar / Fuzzy Mud

   If you go down to the woods today ... Well, every child knows NOT to, don't they?Tamaya is on a scholarship to the prestigious Woodridge Academy and every day she and seventh-grader Marshall walk to school together. They never go through...

Anne Fine / Goggle-Eyes

     Kitty Killin is not only a good storyteller, but also the World's Greatest Expert when it comes to mothers having new and unwanted boyfriends. Particularly when there's a danger they might turn into new and unwanted stepfathers.....

Roald Dahl / Charlie's Secret Chocolate Book

   For fans of Roald Dahl and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", this book contains a previously unpublished chapter from "Charlie"; the original ending to the book; a list of the other naughty children Dahl eventually decided to drop; and...

Jenny Oldfield / Golden Dawn : Book 12

   Golden Dawn, a sorrel mare, gives birth to a foal, Tatum. But when flash floods pour down from the mountains, they wreak havoc in the meadow and little Tatum goes missing. Could the foal have survived the flood? Kirstie and Golden Dawn set...

tommy Donbavand / Fangs Vampire Spy Book 1: Operation: Golden Bum

   First in a series of comedy horror adventures about a vampire spy from the bestselling author of Scream Street.Join Special Agent Fangs Enigma - the world's greatest vampire spy - and his werewolf sidekick Puppy Brown as they battle...

Marc Brown / Arthur Accused!

     When the money he has collected for Mrs MacGrady's charity drive mysteriously disappears. Arthur the aardvark is the prime suspect. If the real culprit isn't found, he will have to miss the class picnic. Luckily Buster is on the...

Gaby Morgan / Puppy Poems : chosen by

   Cute puppies, faithful companions, family pets you will find them all in this gorgeous collection of poems about puppies and dogs that will delight animal lovers of all ages.StickIt might seem obvious to you humansBut it puzzles me every...

Brian Dawson Brady / Danny's Pesky Pet

   It's not fair!Granny has warm socks.Baby Susie has a warm hat.Poor Keeno has nothing to keep him warm.But Danny has a plan...   All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of...

Jo Simmons / Super Loud Sam vs Birdman

 Sam's home town of Topside is full of pigeons. What's wrong withthat? All towns are full of pigeons, right? Yes, but these birdsare bigger and meaner than your average crumb pecker and they'reacting strangely, too, upsetting the locals and causing...

Anna Wilson / Puppy Power

 Life has been a bit Yawnsome since I, Summer Holly Love, trained my golden Labrador, Honey, to become a Doggy of Well-Behaved and Quietish Proportions. Which is why it's so faberoony-tastic that Honey is expecting her VERY OWN LITTER of pups! Now...

Eileen Dunlop / Waters of Life

      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...

Tony Bradman / Tommy Niner and the Planet of Danger

      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...

Joe Brien'O / Tiger Boots

 The third Danny Wilde book'Enjoy your football and you'll always be a winner!' yelled the coach.The Crokes are doing well in the football league this season, but off the pitch things aren't so good; Danny's dad, the Crokes' coach, is having a hard...

Nina Bawden / The Outside Child

 At the age of 13, Jane discovers that her seaman father has remarried and that she has a half brother and sister somewhere. She longs to meet them but her stepmother doesn't want her children to know about Jane. The author also wrote "Peppermint...

Matt Brown / The Time-Travelling Sandwich Bites Back

 Compton Valance has an incredible secret: he can travel through time using a stinky sandwich. And now he's in big trouble! Because his evil brother Bravo has stolen the sandwich and is biting his way through time, causing chaos. It's up to Compton...

Fiona Dunbar / The Lulu Baker Trilogy: Chocolate Wishes : Book 3

   One bite and you're smitten! Lulu Baker and her magical cookbook are back! But so, unfortunately, is the dreaded Varaminta le Bone. And this time she's managed to get her hands on Lulu's precious recipe book. Lulu must once again use all...

Peter Cave / Can a Robot be Human? : 33 Perplexing Philosophy Puzzles

     In this book of puzzles and paradoxes, Peter Cave introduces some of life's most important questions with tales and tall stories, reasons and arguments, common sense and bizarre conclusions. From how to get to heaven, to speedy...

Caroline Plaisted / Party Poppers

   The girls have a great idea for their history project, and that's how they meet Grace. She's lived in the town for almost a century and now it's her 100th birthday. They decide to throw her a surprise party. With guests, a cake and a...

Michael Rosen / Fluff the Farting Fish

Elvie is desperate for a puppy that she can train up to do amazing tricks. But it's not a puppy Mum returns from the pet shop with, it's a fish.But Elvie doesn't give up. Determined to fulfill her dream of having a performing pet she trains up Fluff the...