General Children's

Alison Prince / Screw Loose

Screw Loose is a story that shows how even the most rebellious child can change with responsibility. This text is ideal for reluctant readers between to ages of 8 and 13.'All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy...

Ali Sparkes / S.W.I.T.C.H.: Bug Battle

BUG BATTLE: Mad genius Petty Potts has once again tricked Josh and Danny into trying some of her SWITCH serum. Josh finds himself with eight, hairy legs and Danny has an impressive pair of pincers! It's fun at first but to the twins' dismay,...

Gordon Korman / Chasing the Falconers

Your parents are in jail - for life. There's one piece of evidence that might save them, but it's hundreds of miles away. You're trapped on a prison farm in the middle of nowhere, and there's someone out there who wants you dead. But when...

Jonny Doddle / A Pirate's Guide to Landlubbing WBD

Are you a swashbuckling sea dog curious about the ways of the land? Join Jim Ladd and the notorious Jolley-Rogers family as they navigate the weird world of landlubbers. Did you know that landlubbers wear shoes at all times because they never climb...

David Horvath / THE Ugly Guide to Things That Go

It's ugly out there! And to get around in such an Ugly world, you need a pretty Ugly vehicle. Sometimes it will go and sometimes it won't, but that's okay . . . because it's Ugly! This guide to Ugly vehicles will give you the first-ever...

Patricia Murphy / Deadly Shot - Dan's War of Independence 1920-22

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...

Kara May / Emily H. and the Stranger in the Castle

One dark night Emily H and Theo, a tarantula, hear a creepy creaking noise coming from downstairs. The castle has been invaded by a stranger! Emily H fears that Theo is about to be captured by the villainous Professor Pinkerton...she must act quickly.All...

Carolyn Swift / Bugsy Goes to Galway

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...

Cathy Hopkins / Pop Princess

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...

David Cunningham / CloudWorld

Imagine a planet entirely covered in clouds...Imagine an ocean of cloud, stretching away as far as the eye can see, forever shifting and changing...Imagine peaks rising out of the clouds, their gentle slopes covered in fields and orchards...Imagine a...

Enid Blyton / Bimbo and Topsy

The story of Gillian and Imogen whose life is very quiet and ordinary until Bimbo, a Siamese kitten and Topsy, a fox terrier come to live with them. The naughty couple rush through the house creating chaotic adventures wherever they go.All of our books...

Steve Dixon / What the Sword Said

Ruel's friends have been scattered to the four winds at Baladan's orders. As each travels a difficult road they find themselves drawn to Melech's tournament. But what are they meant to do there? And does Baladan have a plan ...? This is the...

Steve Dixon / Out of the Shadows

Rumours of the King" is a brilliant new trilogy of allegorical tales which very loosely mirror the gospel of Mark. The stunning covers convey a sense of mystery to whet the appetite for the stories, which are crammed full of adventure and excitement...

Coleen McLoughlin / Sun, Sand & Sequins

Introducing Coleen Style Queen - a fictional character inspired by the childhood of leading style icon, Coleen McLoughlin. This is a gorgeous new series about boys, friendship, family and fashion. Coleen goes on holiday to Spain with her parents and...

Allan Ahlberg / Heard it in the Playground

This illustrated collection of amusing poems and songs celebrating primary school life won the Signal Poetry Award in 1990. Meet Billy McBone and the Mad Professor's Daughter, be amazed by the Longest Kiss Contest, shed a tear for the Boy Without a...

A Zebra / Rumble in the Jungle (Wolfhound press)

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...

Matthew Sweeney / Fox

age-range 10+ 'The day after I moved to the city I saw the fox. He was wrapped round the neck of a man, his red brush of a tail hanging down one side, his little head with its bright eyes on the other side. And the eyes were watching me - he was a...

Cressida Cowell / How To Train Your Dragon : How to Steal a Dragon's Sword ( Book 9)

Read the books that inspired the How to Train Your Dragon films! This book will be a hit with children and adults alike. The story continues in the ninth volume of Hiccup's How to Train Your Dragon memoirs. Bad times have come to the Archipelago. Ever...

Terry Deary / Knights Tales: The Knight of Spurs and Spirits

The violent and cruel Sir Robert Hylton terrorises his servants in grand Hylton Castle. Whilst they suffer from cold, hunger and his temper, Sir Robert drinks wine and sits by the fire. When his violence goes one step too far, Sir Robert uses friends and...

Terry Deary / Knights Tales: The Knight of Silk and Steel

The locals all fall off their tavern stools with surprise when a strange figure arrives to the village. He says he is a knight, and he does have a magnificent horse and a gleaming silver sword. But he is wearing...a dress! Sir Ulrich has not dedicated...

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...

Louis Sachar / The Boy Who Lost His Face

CURSED! David was only trying to be cool when he helped some other boys steal an old lady's cane. But when the plan backfires, he is the one whom she 'curses'. Now David can't seem to do anything right. The cool kids taunt him and his only friends are...

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...

Megan McDonald / Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express

FUR-eaky! Stink and his friends are off on a hairy new mission: finding homes for 101 rescued guinea pigs aboard the Squeals on Wheels Express.When three guinea pigs from the local pet shop make a great escape, Stink and his friends, Webster and Sophie,...

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...

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 / Shark Shock

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...

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...

Sue Bentley / Magic Kitten: Classroom Chaos

Four Magic Kittens titles to be published simultaneously for an instant must-have collectable package for all little girls. Flame is prince and heir to the Lion throne but he is not yet strong enough to stand up to the evil uncle who killed his parents...

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 -...

Gordon Snell / The Supermarket Ghost

It seems like another boring summer for Maria, that is until she meets Davy. Did Davy really appear out of nowhere and why can't anyone else see him? Is he linked to the tragic accident that happened twenty years ago? And are all the dark rumours...

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...

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...

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...

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 / Ellie the Homesick Puppy

Megan is really excited about moving. She can't wait to take her lively Golden Labrador puppy, Ellie, for walks in the countryside near their new house. But Mum and Dad are worried that Ellie is getting in the way, so Gran offers to have her to stay...

Holly Webb / Magic Molly: The Clever Little Kitten

A very special MAGIC MOLLY story for World Book Day 2012. Molly loves animals and wants to be a vet when she grows up, just like her dad. As everyone says, she's got the magic touch! Posy the kitten isn't sure what her magic is for. She searches...

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...

Lucy Daniels / Animal Ark: Leopard at the Lodge

Mandy and James are on holiday with Mr and Mrs Hope as they visit an old friend who works on a lodge in South Africa. While they are there, they meet resident big cat expert, Sandie Howard,, who tells them about Leela, a leopard cub who was found...