Brought to you by Puffin. Discover the 'spooktacular' new collection of real-life ghost stories for readers aged 9-12 from the award-winning writer, creator and host of the hit BBC podcast and TV series Uncanny.Have you ever wondered if ghosts really exist?What is it like to live in a 'haunted' house?Award-winning writer Danny Robins is on a missio...

Brought to you by Penguin.A new teen fantasy adventure series from bestselling author Connie Glynn, with hidden powers, budding romance and dark magic...Astrid glanced up at the looming manor house with all its spires and creeping ivy. A refuge, or just another cage?Astrid and Jonas have only ever had each other. As twins, they share a bond. But th...

Brought to you by Puffin.On the outskirts of the Milky Way, floating slowly through space, there hangs a planet unlike any other. It has oceans, deserts, jungles and mountains. It has life that swims, life that soars and life that swings through the trees. It is a place of dazzling variety and infinite wonder - and it's the only world we've got. Cl...

Trapped in a mansion with a murderer and a family of liars - how would you survive? A mind-blowing thriller from the author of THIS BOOK KILLS, perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Karen McManus.When three girls are stranded at the grand Bramble Estate in the middle of a snowstorm, they stumble into a murder plot. Someone has poisoned wealthy Emil...

A laugh-out-loud, against-all-odds triumph of a story: the funniest debut of 2021.Billy Plimpton is an eleven-year-old boy with a big dream. He wants to be a stand-up comedian when he grows up: delivering pinpoint punch-lines and having audiences hang on his every hilarious word. A tough career for anyone, but surely impossible for Billy, who has a...

When they first arrived, they came quietly and stealthily as if they tip-toed into the world when we were all looking the other way.Ade loves living at the top of a tower block. From his window, he feels like he can see the whole world stretching out beneath him. His mum doesn't really like looking outside – but it's going outside that she ha...

Brought to you by Puffin.A brand new audio collection featuring ten of John Burningham's classic stories. Read by Alexander Armstrong.Celebrate the power of babies (and avocados!) with Avocado Baby, and join Borka the goose on her adventures, amongst so much more in these beloved stories.This collection includes: 'Would You Rather', 'Oi Get Off Our...

Learn all about Anne Frank and her world-famous diary in this children's biography.In this biography, discover the incredible story of Anne Frank, the courageous young writer who hid from the Nazis during World War II. Anne Frank's diary is read by children and adults worldwide. It tells two stories: one of an extraordinary young girl living in hid...

An all-female detective agency righting wrongs at the end of the nineteenth century; infiltrating a scandalous upper class world straight out of Bridgerton and using their wit and bravery to unmask a villain.Eighteen-year-old Isobel Stanhope is keeping a lot of secrets. There's the fact that she's head over heels in love with a Duke who doesn't kno...

Peek inside Sophia and Wildstar’s magical world and find out what Sophia really thinks of their first year together at Unicorn Academy in this exclusive mini diary! Filled with sparkling unicorns, epic adventures and mysterious secrets . . . Are you ready for something magical?

Mae rhannu yn gwneud i bawb wenu! O pizza a jôcs i straeon ac ymbarél — ond nid dy annwyd! — mae’r llyfr lluniau chwareus hwn yn dathlu’r llawenydd o roi, gofalu a bod yn garedig. Un i ti ac un i fi. Sharing makes everything brighter! From pizza and jokes to stories and umbrellas — but not sneezes! &mdash...

TAKE FLIGHT ON THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME Albert never thought he would become a unicorn rider. But then he is whisked away to a mysterious Island to bond with a warrior unicorn, and to train in elemental magic. There, Albert meets a boy called Skandar, who is hiding a dangerous secret. When an encounter with a terrifying wild unicorn throws Alber...

Milly’s class has been chosen to represent their school at the local St Patrick’s Day parade! They decide on a float theme of Irish myths and legends, but while Milly thinks she’d be perfect as Queen Maeve, instead she’s given the role of the back end of the Brown Bull of Cooley. What could possibly go wrong?! Quite a lot, a...

Time-travelling penguins Pablo and Splash are on a quest! Splash has heard there was an unlimited supply of delicious fishy snacks in medieval England. She heads straight to the time-machine, pulling best pal Pablo along by the flipper. They soon meet some sheep, a pig and a very angry farmer – but no sign of tasty treats at all. Will they ha...

Noranto knows who he is. Or at least, he thinks he does. Footballer. Hustler. One of the boys. He’s got the playground game on lock and big plans for his mum’s surprise birthday party this weekend. But poetry? That’s just something he does quietly – in his head, on the bus, between goals. Until his teacher spots his talent a...

Meet Peppa Pig! She lives with Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig, her little brother, George, and her baby sister, Evie. Today, they are going to a Family Fun Day at the park. There’s going to be a giant picnic and team games! When Peppa’s best friend, Suzy Sheep, is sad that her team is smaller than everyone else’s, what will Peppa do to help...

Welcome! You have landed in Funny FACTopia!, a world of hilarious, weird and amazing facts. Every fact is connected in surprising and comical ways. Follow a trail that hops from facts about astronauts to facts about zebras, and from facts about candy floss to facts about kings and queens. And there isn’t just one trail through these facts. So...

Gabby looked at the woman she had hated nearly all her life. Then she sat down on the ladder-backed chair, put her face into her bloodied hands and cried. To the outside world, Cynthia Tailor is a woman to envy; she has a devoted husband, a lovely home and two gorgeous children. But Cynthia is deeply unhappy with her lot; she has always craved the...

One small scratch and the secrets will come pouring out... Jenna has spent the last twenty-five years trying to forget what happened to her as a teenager. Trying to forget what they did. But it has always been there - the mistake the four friends made. Now it has taken another life, Jenna has the opportunity to make amends. But if she comes forward...

Think you know everything about football? Get ready for kick-off and discover incredible stories, facts and stats about some of the most unbelievable World Cup football moments of all time. From the incredible teams to the most amazing goalscorers, unbeatable matches, last-minute saves, penalty dramas and even the amazing animals that have been inv...

Deceit runs in the family . . . Chris Morrison is facing his worst nightmare. His wife is in a coma. His daughter is missing. And the only thing more unsettling than these two events . . . is what might connect them. Some secrets can change a family for ever.