Some kids think school is dead boring. But Sam Graves knows that his new school is terrifyingly alive. Black crows perch on the roof. Leaves rustle like ghosts in the playground. The whole place sends chills down Sam’s spine. Then he learns the terrible truth about Eerie Elementary… ...

Dark forces are at work at Highworth Grange school: the student council has been taken over by a tyrannical villain with his own agenda. With the help of her brilliant band of misfit friends, a bad-tempered parrot, & a former nemesis, can Effie save the school she loves before it’s too late? ...

Dark forces are at work at Highworth Grange school: the student council has been taken over by a tyrannical villain with his own agenda. With the help of her brilliant band of misfit friends, a bad-tempered parrot, & a former nemesis, can Effie save the school she loves before it’s too late? ...

Effie is changing the world, one classroom at a time. Dark forces are at work at Highworth Grange school: the student council has been taken over by a tyrannical villain with his own agenda. But Effie Kostas isn’t about to stand by & watch democracy crumble! She’s leading the resistance – but politics can be a dirty game & Effie will need to keep her wits about her as she faces down the enemy. With the help of her brilliant band of misfit friends, a bad-tempered parrot, & a former nemesis, can Effie save the school she loves before it’s too late? Vibrant illustrations by Mirelle Ortega bring Effie & her friends to life in this joyful celebration of one girl’s mission to change the world. ...

Which bird lays the biggest egg in the world & how do tiny chicks learn to fly? Beginner readers can find answers to these questions & more in this colourful information book. The easy-to-read text has been specially written with the help of a reading expert. ...

From the multi-award-winning author of Orangeboy, an addictive mystery that refuses to let you go long after you turn the final page. Can Becks piece the jigsaw together & find her sister before Silva loses herself? ...

Alara’s incredible gaming skills bring her to the attention of Estrella’s leaders. She is chosen to go on a dangerous mission to London Under, the original older, long-deserted & distrusted city on top of which Estrella (the Star city) was built, to gather ‘vital’ intelligence. Estrella is the perfect society, an immaculate, sanitised, connected environment where everything is channelled through the digital medium. There is no dirt, no pain, no disease, no natural world, even feelings like boredom are frowned upon & discouraged. Alara is dropped down to London Under & into a “new” world which bewilders her & disorientates her. How will she survive in a society where noise dirt & sometimes pain are everyday experiences & where food is not synthetic & tastes real? Will she accomplish her mission? Who can she trust? How will she get back to Estrella & her family & her life without worry? ...

Did you ever read Roald Dahl’s The Magic Finger? Well, this high-voltage series is like that all grown up. (Sizzle.) You’ve heard of electric eels. Now meet Electrigirl. A lightning strike has filled Holly Sparkes with amped-up superpowers. It’s tough being twelve at the best of times. But it’s even tougher when you’re battling evil scientists & terrifying mutant monsters. Will Electrigirl come out on top? Can she control her shocking new powers? What will you like most: the zingy writing or the graphic artwork? One thing’s for sure: sparks will fly… Thrilling fun with an original all-new superheroine Semi-graphic style with dramatic line artwork From the top team of Jo Cotterill & Cathy Brett Jo is a Carnegie Medal nominated author reluctantreaders-reading-collections summer-18 sum-18 sum-18-ie ...

Fed up with books about sickly-sweet children leading sickly-sweet perfect lives? Want to read something real? Where the kids lead real lives & face real problems? (And solve a few cool mysteries?) Then look no further. Elen Caldecott is the writer for you! ...

When her parents send her to stay with a grandmother she hardly knows for the summer, Elen is furious. Gran lives on a tiny island & doesn’t want her either – it’s not an easy start. But after saving Gran in a storm, Elen finds a picture that she’s sure is a clue to hidden treasure. ...