Danny's parents are storm chasers-which sounds exciting unless you're the son who has to wait behind at home. And one night, Danny's parents don't come back. Stranger still, the sycamore tree in Danny's yard seems to have been struck by lightning, and when he picks up a fragment of wood, he can hear voices...including that of next door's cat, Mitzy...

Joe and Sam put their spy skills to the test against a new villain, in a new mission and in...tutus?! The only way to find out who is scheming to steal the World Cup memorabilia exhibition at the local leisure centre is to sign up for ballet lessons there. Joe and Sam land the lead roles in the end-of-term show-but Sam's playing the male lead, and...

Will dares Tilly to come ice-skating up at Frost Hollow Hall. No one goes near the place these days. Ten years ago the young heir, Kit Barrington, drowned there in the lake. Rumour has it that the house is haunted ... But Tilly never turns down a dare. Then it goes horribly wrong. The ice breaks, Tilly falls through and almost drowns. At the point...

Dare you open the Henry Hunter files? Henry Hunter's friend Charlie is desperate for help: his parents have gone missing in the Caribbean Ocean, and no one will believe him that something sinister is afoot. It's up to super-sleuth Henry and his friend Dolf to investigate, but their only leads are local legends about the Sword of Columbus and the fe...

When Alice's brother gets a longed-for chance for a heart transplant, Alice is suddenly off to her estranged grandmother's house. There's nothing good about staying with Nell, except for beautiful Darkling Wood at the end of her garden-but Nell wants to have it cut down. Alice feels at home there, at peace, and even finds a friend, Flo. But Flo doe...

Emily's family has a new puppy - a cheeky little scamp called Pickle. And a pickle is exactly what he gets into when he decides to go exploring! The family are all out on a walk when Pickle goes missing. He's fallen into an old mineshaft! The RSPCA and the fire brigade send a winch down and try to coax Pickle into the harness. But a scared Pickle r...

Bella instantly falls in love with scruffy puppy Sid when she sees him at the animal shelter. She gets her family to agree that he's the perfect pet for them. But Bella's friend Megan is pretty snooty about Bella's mongrel, so Bella decides to enter Sid in the local dog show...Helena loves to help out at the vet's surgery where her older cousin Luc...

Growing up is a whole lot easier if you have some idea what to expect. This book describes exactly what will happen to your body in a straightforward, easy-to-understand way, and it explains some of your feelings too - all you need to know for this important time in your life.

Entrenched secrets, mysterious spirits, and an astonishing friendship weave together in this extraordinary and haunting debut.

Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her gro...

York Notes for AS & A2 have been specifically designed for AS & A2 students to help you get the very best grade you can. They are comprehensive, easy to use, packed with valuable features and written by experienced examiners and teachers to give you an expert understanding of the text, critical approaches and the all-important exam. This ed...

India is particularly rich in colourful folklore. These stories, told by parents to their children for many generations, make a rich and dazzling collection of mythological tales drawn from a great heritage of Hindu epics - from the life of the great god Krishna to how the monkey god Hanuman helped defeat the Demon King Ravan and a host of other ma...

What Rocks Your World is a unique career guide written for all young people by experienced careers adviser Jenny Mullins. Using the talent show format Jenny guides you through each stage: Just Me - Find out what is important to you. Discover the secrets you have about your hopes and dreams. Audition Stage - Start to act on your ideas and interview...

Meet Adam - a young boy with AS. Adam invites young readers to learn about AS from his perspective. He helps children understand the difficulties faced by a child with AS - he tells them what AS is, what it feels like to have AS and how they can help children with AS by understanding their differences and appreciating their many talents. This illus...

Maisie Hitchins lives in her grandmother's boarding house, longing for adventure. She idolises the famous detective, Gilbert Carrington, and follows his every case. But Maisie is about to be given the opportunity of a lifetime: her own mystery to solve! The streets of Victorian London are never safe, but Maisie's on the case!

Peep awakes one morning to the sound of a beautiful song-but where is it coming from? It's the Dawn Chorus! And Peep is desperate to sing with them. But no matter how hard he tries, he just can't make it happen. Little does Peep know, he's just about to meet someone very special who will show him just how enchanting nightingales like him can be...A...

Nilly is the new kid in school, but he doesn't let that or his tiny size slow him down. After all, he has his smart mouth, quick wits, and fearless nature to see him through. Nilly quickly makes two special friends: Lisa, a girl whose own best friend has just moved, and Doctor Proctor, who has (1) a tragic past (including lost love and betrayal) an...

Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life. Meanwhile, some very sinister people are looking for some of the same pieces of the Cabeswater puzzle that...

Music, magic, and a real-life miracle meld in this virtuosic, genre-defying tour de force from storytelling maestro Pam Mu¤oz Ryan. Lost and alone in the forbidden Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica. Decades later, Friedric...

Each year, on Halloween eve, Fright Club meets to go over their plan: Operation Kiddie Scare. Only the scariest of monsters can join Fright Club-Vladimir the Vampire, Fran K. Stein, Sandy Witch, and Virginia Wolf have all made the cut. They've been practicing their ghoulish faces, their scary moves, and their chilling sounds. But when a band of cut...

Going on a plane for the first time is very exciting! This delightful book shows small children what to expect and Stephen Cartwright's gently humorous illustrations are full of things for children to look at and talk about. Includes audio and simple text for children to read themselves. With a little yellow duck to spot on every page! Part of our...