Joey Pigza can't sit still. He can't pay attention, he can't follow the rules, and he can't help it-especially when his meds aren't working. Joey's had problems ever since he was born, problems just like his dad and grandma have. And whether he's wreaking havoc on a class trip or swallowing his house key, Joey's problems are getting worse. In fact,...

In 11 Birthdays, Amanda and her best friend, Leo, stopped speaking to each other for a year. What happened when they started talking again led to the adventure of a lifetime. Now they haven't spoken for another year-and the result is even more bizarre. This time it's not just about them. Their friend's little sister, Grace, has fallen into a strang...

In the tradition of Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes, and Stephen King's Salem's Lot, New York Times bestseller Cirque du Freak is the first title in the popular Saga of Darren Shan series. Darren Shan and his best friend, Steve, get tickets to the Cirque du Freak, a wonderfully gothic freak show featuring weird, frightening half huma...

When the Ku Klux Klan makes an unwelcome reappearance in Stella's segregated southern town, bravery battles prejudice in this Depression-era tour de force from Sharon Draper, the New York Times bestselling author of Out of My Mind. Stella lives in the segregated South-in Bumblebee, North Carolina, to be exact about it. Some stores she can go into....

Half-vampire Darren and his new friend are on the hunt for a monster in the third installment of New York Times bestselling Saga of Darren Shan series. Darren, the vampire's assistant, gets a taste of the city when he leaves the Cirque du Freak with Evra the snake-boy and Mr. Crepsley. When corpses are discovered-corpses drained of blood-Darren and...

The nightmare continues for the new vampire's assistant in the second installment of the New York Times bestselling Saga of Darren Shan. Darren Shan was just an ordinary schoolboy until his visit to the Cirque du Freak. Now, as he struggles with his new life as a vampire's assistant, he tries desperately to resist the one temptation that sickens hi...

Twelve-year-old Katy Carr was always dreaming of the time when something would happen to make her famous. But when it does happen, it's not at all what she wants. This is the moving story of how Katy Carr overcomes her tragic accident and learns to be as loving and as patient as the beautiful invalid, Helen. Susan Coolidge's famous story, set in th...

Want some really horrible science? It's about time! Go time-travelling with this icky book and discover all the terrible time facts you've been waiting ages to find out. What happens if you go too close to a black hole? How do flies tell the time? Why do the years zoom past faster as you get older? Find out who was killed for changing the calendar....

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...