It's a new school year and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into the harsh landscape of secondary school. While Greg's days are focused on school survival, he's happy to have Rowley along for the ride. But when his best friend's star starts to rise at school, Greg tries to use Rowley's newfound popularity to his advantage.
Meet Flannery Culp, a world-weary high school senior. She is primed to taken on the few remaining obstacles that stand between her and the rest of her life: the SAT, college applications, the autumn term. Mercifully, there are a couple of distractions: her friends, and Adam State, a polite young man and the object of Flan's affections.
TJ is a new boy at Parkview School and he's never played in a proper football match before, but he soon makes friends with a bunch of football-mad kids. The trouble is, none of the teachers at Parkview are interested in football and the kids have nowhere to play - until Mr Wood arrives.
Elizabeth Allen is spoilt and selfish. When she's sent away to boarding school she makes up her mind to be the naughtiest pupil there's ever been! But Elizabeth soon finds out that being bad isn't as simple as it seems. The naughtiest girl in the school is back! And this term she's trying to be good. But someone wants to spoil things for her.
All the kids from Wayside School had to spend 243 days in horrible schools while Wayside was closed to get rid of the infestation of cows! Now the kids are back and the fun begins again on every floor. Miss Mush has prepared a special lunch of baked liver in purple sauce and it is pet day on the 30th floor.
'Watch closely, ' said Mrs Jewls. 'You can learn much faster using a computer instead of paper and pencil.' Then she pushed the computer out of the window. The children all watched it fall thirty floors. 'See?' said Mrs Jewls. 'That's gravity.. .' That's the way things happen at Wayside School.
The St Jude's girls are taking a super-fun trip to visit Gina's amazing LA home, but there are upsets and excitement for Gina, Niffy, Amy and Min this term. Will Amy finally find out who her mother is? And will Gina decide between her two love interests? And what about Min - is she just getting too wrapped up in her crazy science discoveries?
Pacific Coast Academy, an all-boys boarding school, will now be accepting female students for the very first time. Zoey Brooks decides to be one of the first girls to become a student there. Zoey and her friends break down the all-boy barriers at Pacific Coast Academy, and the changes come quicker than a b-ball slam dunk.
From his flute-playing prowess to his nerdy reputation, Kevin Mopsely epitomizes uncool. When jock Brandon Trent appoints Kevin to compile the Book of Busts - a record of the bust, waist, and hip measurements of every senior girl - Kevin fears he's out of his league. The Book, however, is the key to his popularity, so Kevin accepts the challenge.
Chester Howard can see Joe's project 'How to Write Neatly' can only be a disaster. Joe makes a terrible mess of his work, jumbling letters and numbers up together. But a project called 'How to Write Really Badly' - now there's something Joe can do better than anyone else. And Chester is about to find there's a lot more to Joe than he expected.
Sasha loves her life at Silver Spires, but hasn't quite found her special passion yet. While all the other girls are pursuing their dream hobbies, Sasha begins to wonder if she isn't getting left behind. But all that changes when she begins sculling at the local water sports club.
Music is in Sammy's blood. His grandfather was a jazz musician and Sammy's band could be huge one day - if they don't self-destruct first. Winning the upcoming Battle of the Bands would justify all the band's compromises and reassure Sammy that his life's dream could be a reality.
Billy Bunter is a schoolboy who despite his often silly, idiotic and clueless behaviour, always seems to be the champion of the hour. Here, he is unwillingly drafted in to play football for the Remove team, which leads to the inevitable resignation of many of the existing members of the team in protest at Bunter's apparent uselessness.
Boggle hats are the latest craze. Everybody at school wants one - but only Lola has one. So she decides to form a club to show the other children how best to nag their parents into buying them one. Tactics range from the Huffy Nag to the Blazing Tantrum.
Jake moves from an 'only-good-as-I-have-to-be' mentality to a lifestyle of excellence and three-dimensionality with the help of his school, St Stephen's Episcopal School. On a continuum of education quality - satisfactory, good, great, excellent, ideal - where does St Stephen's fall? Where does the school you went to, or your children go to, fall?
Jimmy Kelly is fat. If any of his classmates bothered to talk to him, instead of slagging him off, they'd find he was just as clued up as they were on films, on books, on telly, even on sport. But he wouldn't tell them that his secret talent is cooking. But Jimmy has another secret that he doesn't know yet. A secret that will change him forever.
Frankie fears her dreams of ice-skating stardom are over when a skiing injury means she's unable to enter the World Junior Championships. So, when Frankie is matched with Paul - another injured-skater - for the Pairs Competition, Frankie is delighted. But this is no match made in heaven.
The headteacher of Pirate School takes the children to shop for her birthday party, but they are ambushed by the School for Young Highwaypersons. They win the food back with the help of some high kicks and soon all are friends as the children share the food and the fun on board the ship.
Join Ludo, Noah, Jamie and Phillip - the Bare Bum Gang - as they defend their gang headquarters. It all started when Jennifer Eccles said she wanted to be in our gang. Until then we were just called the gang. The people in the gang were: Ludo, that's me, Noah, my best friend, who we sometimes call Doc, Jamie, and Phillip, usually known The Moan.
Darrell and her friends grow together as they share their school days. There are new students to induct, sporting matches to be won, tempers to control and tricks to play on teachers. This work presents stories about life at boarding school as readers follow the girls' lives through 6 years at Malory Towers.
Ludo, Noah, Jamie, Phillip and Jennifer are the Bare Bum Gang! They have an embarrassing name but a cool Gang Den, so things could be worse. Ludo leads the Bare Bum Gang on a raid through the Valley of Doom, deep in enemy territory. It looks like they are about to be annihilated but then they are rescued by a strange boy called Alfie.
The last of four brilliant stories about the strange goings-on at Freekham High, written by Astrosaurs author, Steve Cole. When a flock of monster pigeons targets the school it's almost as though the feathered fiends have a grudge against Freekham High. But is it just mindless vandalism or is there more to the droppings drama than meets the eye?
Jack has been given some special jumping beans by his uncle and told not to eat them. Naturally, he pops them in his mouth almost straight away. Soon he gets a tingling in his legs and then he's bouncing and jumping all over the town himself, getting into all sorts of trouble.
Ludo, Noah, Jamie, Phillip and Jennifer are The Bare Bum Gang! They have an embarrassing name but a cool Gang Den, so things could be worse. This title lets you join the gang in an adventure as they battle the forces of the evil Dockery Gang, guard with their lives the secrets of their underground sweet stash, and still get home in time for tea.
Ludo, Noah, Jamie, Phillip and Jennifer are The Bare Bum Gang! The newest member of the gang is Rude Word, the world's ugliest dog - and he's causing trouble. He's throwing up strange furry body parts, and Mrs Cake's dog Trixie is missing! Ludo and the gang have to turn detective and get to the bottom of this gross mystery.
The second of four brilliant stories about the strange goings-on at Freekham High, written by Astrosaurs author, Steve Cole. Things at Freekham High have just taken a turn for the freakier! Shy, quiet Ginger Mutton is suddenly the most popular girl in school - and it's all to do with her strange psychic sock.. .
Darrell and her friends grow together as they share their school days. There are new students to induct, sporting matches to be won, tempers to control and tricks to play on teachers. This work presents stories about life at boarding school as readers follow the girls' lives through 6 years at Malory Towers.
Nicole is so proud to be starting at Silver Spires boarding school, but she can't help worrying that her new friends will realize that she doesn't really fit in. After all, they have expensive clothes and amazing holiday homes, while she couldn't even afford to come to school without her scholarship. And now there's an ultra-glam welcome party.
A TV crew has come to Silver Spires to film a documentary! But Emily's more interested in her plan to make the school eco-friendly than the cameras popping up everywhere. The trouble is, putting her plan into action. Will Emily's dreams be brought crashing down around her?
Sammie, Brody, Alex, and Jolene are the fabulous, feisty girls from the After School Club and each has their own story to tell. They all have very different lives and all have families who can be a complete pain, but through all their ups and downs they have a common bond.
Presents two stories about the friends from the After School Club. In 'Sammie's Back', all Sammie wants is for her mum and dad to get back together - so she makes a wish and tries to make it come true. Brody's also having problems in 'Brody's Back'. Everyone always relies upon her - but there's nobody there when she need some help.
It's Ivan's first day at his new school, and Boris is told to look after him, and translate for him, because Ivan can only speak Russian. So when Ivan starts greeting people as 'lowly shivering worms', Boris realises that he's going to have his work cut out for him. And that's just the start of the day.
Brook High is a great grey concrete ants' nest of a school. John Malarkey is the new kid, thrown in at the deep end of Year 11. He's the wrong person in the wrong place at the wrong time. Through what at first appears to be a random meeting, he helps a girl called Mary out of tricky situation, but is subsequently accused of stealing report cards.
'Unbidden, Simon saw a face before his eyes, a girl's face with blonde hair. Unbidden, his teeth clamped shut, ground against each other. She was the target'. Simple, lumpy Simon Mason. Of course he's a bully and a liar, even his mother thinks so. And he's picking on that nice Anna Royle, her brother and Rebekka. Or is he?
Sam can't believe it when big-mouth Malcolm tells everyone that her dad sings in a male voice choir. Even worse, he's now planning to sing at her school in a fund-raising concert. But it's even worse for her new friend, Eddie. His dad is an Elvis Presley impersonator - Sam's sorry for Eddie, until she hears the really bad news.
Antonia's world is turned upside down when a cycling accident leaves her with a broken leg. At first, she is delighted when her parents fly over from Italy to stay with her in hospital. But to Antonia's dismay, she discovers that her father is so shaken by her accident that he intends to take her back to Italy to continue school closer to home.
Izzy loves Silver Spires boarding school. Having trained as a ballerina, she auditioned for The Royal Ballet School and was devastated when she failed to get in - so much so that she vowed never to dance again. But now there is a big dance show coming up and all her friends think she should take part. Can she overcome her fears?
Dominic's middle name is trouble, but not because he's got a troublesome nature, but quite simply because he's always in the wrong place at the wrong time. So it's not surprising that he's only allowed on the school trip to Thundercliff Bay - home to pirate legend, chilling ghost stories and lost treasure - by the skin of his teeth.
Synopsis Chloe has been desperate to win a place in the all-important Rising Stars concert ever since she started at Rockley Park School, so she is thrilled to find that she and Danny have been chosen to take part. But, when she realises she will have to sing with a band, she is horrified.
Toby Jenkins hates going to Redlands' Boarding School - he gets called 'Jinks' and thinks he'll never make the top rugby team. But then, he meets Christopher who claims to have powers. Christopher promises Toby a miracle. Will Christopher be able to provide much-needed miracle?
Mildred Hubble's first term at Miss Cackle's Academy for young Witches starts badly. The trainee witch can't control her broomstick, her kitten or her spells. But things really start going wrong when Ethel, the teacher's pet, becomes her deadly enemy.
UNABRIDGED A brand new exciting series from Meg Cabot, now acquired by Orion Audio. This is the second book in a six book series about the funny, loveable Allie Finkle. Unlike her other books this is aimed at 8-12 year olds - an ideal audio age. Audios 1 and 2 to be published along side the books in 2008.
A mix of well-known authors and bright new names look at what it is like to be a child in today's primary schools. A whole range of experiences are brought to life in this sparkling collection of new stories - a play with a difference, a school trip and how it feels to be the new kid. These are stories that are in a class of their own.
Contains two stories about the friends from the After School Club - in "Alex's Back", Alex has decided to keep her life simple. But everything gets complicated when she's asked to keep a secret, and then there's the secret about the secret! and, in "Jolene's Back", Jolene has got a whole heap of problems.
It's 1990. Apartheid is crumbling, Nelson Mandela has just been released from prison and Spud Milton is about to start his first year at an elite boys-only boarding school. Cursed with embarrassingly dysfunctional parents, a nutty granny and a dormitory full of strange characters, Spud has his hands full trying to adapt to his new home.
Rianna's biggest dream is to be a dancer. She has rhythm, she is coordinated, and she has talent but she is also the child of a physical abusive man. When faced with the opportunity to go away to a dance school in America, Rianna is torn between achieving her dream and leaving her younger sisters behind unprotected.
Anneli hates art. She doesn't like looking at it or thinking about it, and when the paints come out in the art class at school, she just can't stand it. But behind a hidden door in her house, Anneli finds a painting that draws her into an extraordinary story.
What a louse! Jim is a head-louse, newly-hatched from a nit on Gregory's head. But as Gregory is a good listener and it's 'in his blood', Jim's breakfast turns him into a good listener too and suddenly school storytime changes from Literacy Hour to Niteracy Hour. Ages 5+.
Jinx Slater is delighted to have reached the giddy heights of the lower sixth at Stagmount, England's most exclusive school for girls. Her ground floor window affords her an excellent view of Brighton's bright lights, and Jinx is a girl with escape on her mind and a miniature screw driver kit in her tuckbox.
There's a new girl in Henry's class and she seems too good to be true. She's got a photographic memory, extraordinary strength and nothing frightens her - not even spiders. There can only be one explanation: she's a super-advanced, super-intelligent robot from the future, intent on exterminating the entire human race.
At St Jude's School for Girls, four friends are facing very different problems.. .Can Gina still be happy with her boyfriend when there's such an exciting new guy on the scene? How will Amy survive when her rich dad's money disappears? What can tomboy Niffy do to make herself gorgeous?
Jinx Slater is delighted to have reached the giddy heights of the lower sixth at Stagmount, England's most exclusive school for girls. Her ground floor window affords her an excellent view of Brighton's bright lights, and Jinx is a girl with escape on her mind and a miniature screw driver kit in her tuckbox.
Darrell and her friends grow together as they share their school days. There are new students to induct, sporting matches to be won, tempers to control and tricks to play on teachers. This work presents stories about life at boarding school as readers follow the girls' lives through 6 years at Malory Towers.
Megan is one of the leaders of the in-group. She wouldn't dream of talking to Perdita, 'the Freak'. But when they are thrown together in detention, she finds herself drawn into a spiky friendship. Megan then faces an uncomfortable choice: Perdita or the group?
Jack Lewis is short. So short, in fact, that Mr Bullock, the St Saviours football coach, doesn't want him on the team. But when Mr Willis discovers Jack's 'footballing brain'... and Jack's mum steps in with a few tips... it looks like the School Cup may be just the beginning!
Mr Majeika can behave just like any ordinary teacher if he wants to, but something has to be done about Hamish Bigmore, the class nuisance, and so he uses a little magic to turn him into a frog. And to everyone's delight it looks as if Hamish will have to remain a frog because Mr Majeika can't remember the spell to turn him back again.
The third hilarious book about ten-year-old FRANKIE FOSTER -- the girl who wants to help, but ends up causing chaos! From the best-loved and original Queen of Tween, whose books are described by Jacqueline Wilson as, funny, funky, feisty - and fantastic reads!
The O'Sullivan twins are head girls! There's two cheeky first formers - more twins! - and a sulky new girl in the sixth form, Morag. Morag detests St Clare's. She's only happy when she can escape to the local riding stables. The twins are sad it's their last year at St Clare's. Before they leave, will they find out what's wrong with Morag?
The first of four brilliant stories about the strange goings-on at Freekham High, written by Astrosaurs author, Steve Cole. It's Sam and Sara's first day at a new school - which is hard enough without having to deal with strange severed digits appearing all over the place!
Mia Fullerton has earned her nickname because of her timidity. Now, as high school begins, she is determined to change her image by following the instructions in a self-help book, and agrees to run for freshman class president at St Hilary's, while surprised at the attention that Jake is paying to her since she got rid of her glasses and braces.
The third of four brilliant stories about the strange goings-on at Freekham High, written by Astrosaurs author, Steve Cole. There's mayhem in front of, and behind, the camera at Freekham High. But is it just a matter of filming hilarious stunts to send to a TV show, or could there be something more sinister going on?
Gareth has never been the most popular boy at school, but he's always done all right. Things seem to look up when he befriends Jake, the new boy who's full of exciting tales about film premieres and life in London - but when Gareth is caught doing an impression of Jake's faux-cockney accent, things turn very bad.
'I really am quite useless as a wizard.' But Class Three thinks Mr Majeika is an excellent wizard, particularly when his spells go wrong! First Hamish Bigmore ends up on TV, then a real giant appears in the school play. And finally, Mr Majeika gets the whole class lost on a magic carpet! There's always an adventure with Mr Majeika around.
Mrs Chipchase, the nasty dinner lady, makes lunch hour at St Barty's really unpleasant. That is, for everyone but her 'favourite friend', Hamish Bigmore. Up to his usual tricks, Hamish is allowed to eat chocolate instead of ghastly school dinners! Mr Majeika decides it's time to sort out the menu.
Rebecca Mason is in the 5th year at Trebizon school and working hard for her GCSEs. However, someone takes some of her revision notes and then it seems that her locker has been ransacked and her letters from her boyfriend and her French penfriend have been read - who would do such a thing?
When the annual school science fair comes round, Mr Cartwright's class don't get to work on the Soap Factory, the Maggot Farm or the Exploding Custard Tins. To their intense disgust they get the Flour Babies - sweet little six-pound bags of flour that must be cared for at all times.
Jemma, Piper, and Kate are the three smart and savvy 8th graders who are on their mysterious mission - to help other middle school girls by answering their questions about anything, especially the PBBs (Periods, Bras, and Boys). But this time, the girls are running the show from the spooky school basement, without any adult help.
Aimed at children aged 9 to 12 years, this book presents an illustrated tale that intends to stimulate thought on issues of responsibility. It tells the story with a series of powerful images of global strife, making the connection between simply not stepping in to help someone and standing by while wider atrocities go on.
Zoey and her friends attend Pacific Coast Academy, a boarding school situated on the sunny Californian coast. Formerly an all-boys school, the girls are now well and truly settled in. Zoey and Chase are both running for class president. They swear the election won't damage their friendship - but they hadn't bargained on Logan getting involved.
Darrell and her friends grow together as they share their school days. There are new students to induct, sporting matches to be won, tempers to control and tricks to play on teachers. This work presents stories about life at boarding school as readers follow the girls' lives through 6 years at Malory Towers.
Things are hotting up at Skate School and Frankie's got her sights set on gold at the World Championships. She's also falling for the gorgeous Dylan. When they skate together it's magic. The problem is that any hint of romance is strictly forbidden by their coach so Frankie and Dylan end up skating with each other in secret -
Emily Smith's family has broken up and her mum has taken her and her brother to the village of Brilby to stay with their gran. The village is boring after the big city, but Emily's problems really start when she discovers that another Emily Smith lives in Brilby. They get off to a bad start and become enemies.
Hank's maths grades are terrible, so he has to work with class brain Heather Payne until his marks improve. Hank doesn't have time for maths - he's the lead in the school play! But Hank won't have a part to play at all if he doesn't get a B on his next maths test. Hank knows he has to hit the books - can he pull through in time for the show?
Five unpopular students run a spy network from inside their elementary school. Working as a team, they become the latest members of an elite organization whose origins are shrouded in mystery and have included such members as Benjamin Franklin, Harriet Tubman and Bill Gates.
Marmalade has been selected to dance in a new pop video and he loves the funky costume he has to wear. It even inspires him to invent an outrageous theme for this year's Rockley Park school prom. But it just isn't glamorous enough for his friends. When Marmalade won't back down, he puts both his friendship and his reputation in jeopardy.
Megan and Alice are starting secondary school; with new subjects, new teachers and new friends, it's going to take a bit of getting used to. And when Megan meets Marcus, the class bad-boy who's always in trouble, but doesn't seem to care, things really start to get complicated.
Darrell and her friends grow together as they share their school days. There are new students to induct, sporting matches to be won, tempers to control and tricks to play on teachers. This work presents stories about life at boarding school as readers follow the girls' lives through 6 years at Malory Towers.
Miss Bubble is a super-cool teacher at Topley Primary School. The children in Rainbow Class have lots of fun with her. When Miss Bubble ends up in a spot of trouble, her parrot Shriek and her cat Milkshake try their best to help. But they need Rainbow Class to come to the rescue...
There's a crisis at Owen Glyn Bowen Primary School - it's gone down a hole in the ground! But it isn't a problem for the headmistress as she arranges for school to continue as usual - on a ship! And so starts an adventure for the staff and pupils upon SS Bounty.
Right now, it sucks to be Mike Swarbrick. His friend, Pervy Paul, gets him embroiled in a girls' changing room scandal. His idiot older brother is snogging his dream girl, and he's just come home early from school to discover his parents are secret nudists.. .but they're ready to go public.
Ling Sung is sure he is not going to like school. And when he discovers he can't do things that other children do, Ling Sung never wants to go to school again. Then one day Ling Sung discovers he can do something extra special. By the author of "Terry of the Fence" and "Break in the Sun"
When Flora Fox's parents send their daughter off to boarding school, they have no idea that the train will take her back to 1935. On the journey Flora has a strange dream. She wakes up without her laptop or her phone, wearing a hideous uniform with ridiculous bloomers underneath.
When Paul ends up delivering a message from Roth to the leader of a gang at a nearby school, it fuels a rivalry with immediate consequences. Paul attempts to distance himself from the feud, but when Roth hands him a knife, it both empowers him and scares him at the same time.
There has been a terrible mistake. Wayside School was supposed to have been built with thirty classrooms all next to each other in a row. Instead it was built with the thirty classrooms all on top of each other - thirty storeys high! That may be why all kinds of strange stuff happens at Wayside School. Especially on the thirtieth floor.
Regina Afton used to be a member of the Fearsome Fivesome, an all-girl clique both feared and revered by the students at Hallowell High... until vicious rumours about her and her best friend's boyfriend start going around. Now Regina's been 'frozen out' and her ex-best friends are out for revenge.
Zoey and her friends attend Pacific Coast Academy, a boarding school situated on the sunny Californian coast. Formerly an all-boys school, the girls are now well and truly settled in. It's Halloween, and the older students have created a haunted house for the younger kids. It's scary stuff, and the night soon takes an unexpected turn.
Intends to put a child's mind at ease with this story of a teacher and a friend. This title includes those ways that a teacher helps her young charges throughout the day - from fun at exercise time to reading a storybook to drying tears. It is intended for ages 3 to 6 years.
Rotten School is divided into two warring groups: Bernie Bridges and his friends in Rotten House versus Sherman Oaks and his friends in Nyce House. In this story, Bernie plots to win Sherman''s super-cool watch, and in doing so, win over the hottest girl in school.
Meet Lucy! Smart, sassy and super-stylish, she's a stand-up babe with a passion for fashion. Lucy and her best friends forever (BFF) have been given the task of organizing the school disco. But with all her time taken up by organization and keeping strict Mr Cain from ruining everything, Lucy's left it too late to find herself a date.
Matt Donaghy is the class joker and Ursula Riggs is the misfit loner. Neither knows the other. But when Matt is arrested on a charge of threatening to blow up the school and massacre the students, Ursula is the only one who sees through the hysteria and hypocrisy, and corroborates Matt's story.
Bryony and her best friend Emily have heard mysterious noises in the middle of the night. Concerned that there might be an intruder, the girls tell their housemistress, who assures them that it is most likely just a bird or mouse in the loft. Then, one night, as she struggles to get to sleep, Bryony sees a strange shape by the dorm window.
Kitty Flaherty is joining St Clare's, along with McGinty the goat! The girls know that this term is going to be full of fun. But it's also full of upset. Pat misses the first few weeks, thanks to a broken arm, and another new girl, Amanda, seizes the opportunity to become Isabel's new best friend. Will the twins overcome this rift?
After taking their Higher Certificate, the sixth formers want to relax this term. But the Head has a surprise: a finishing school course, with old girl Gwendoline Lacey as teacher. Yet someone is determined to drive her out - and it takes the return of Darrell to solve the mystery.
Darrell and her friends grow together as they share their school days. There are new students to induct, sporting matches to be won, tempers to control and tricks to play on teachers. This work presents stories about life at boarding school as readers follow the girls' lives through 6 years at Malory Towers.
After sixth grade, Rafe Khatchadorian thinks he has it made in seventh grade. He's been accepted to art school in the big city and imagines a math-and-history-free fun zone. It's more competitive than Rafe ever expected, and to score big in class, he needs to find a way to turn his boring life into the inspiration for a work of art.
If you think you're busy, just take a look at Ernestine's week: tuba with Mr Oompah, yodeling with Little Old Lady Hoo, yoga with Guru Prakesh Pretzel, and more. Her well-meaning, busy parents have packed Ernestine's after-school hours. But Ernestine is about to opt out and do what no Buckmeister has done before: JUST PLAY.