The third gripping tale from Furnace – a terrifying underground prison. Action-packed, gritty & gruesome stuff for thrill-hungry teens. “ In order to escape them, I must become one of them. We were so close. We had one last shot at freedom & we failed. This time the warden will show us no mercy. This time, our punishment is a death sentence. Only death won’t come for us here, not in Furnace. It wouldn’t dare. No, our fate is something much, much worse. Because in the bloodstained laboratories deep beneath the prison lies the horrific truth behind the warden’s plans. Down here, monsters are made.” ...

The final chilling tale from Furnace – a terrifying underground prison. Action-packed, gritty & gruesome stuff for thrill-hungry teens. “ The whole world has become a prison, & Alfred Furnace is its master. Monsters rule the streets, beasts of pure fury that leave murder & madness in their wake. Those who do not die become slaves to Furnace’s reign of cruelty. I am a monster too. I am the only one who can stop him, but in doing so I risk becoming the force that kills us all. Am I the executed or the executioner? Who will die: me, Furnace or the entire human race? All I know is that one way or another, it all ends today.” ...

The fourth chilling tale from Furnace – a terrifying underground prison. Action-packed, gritty & gruesome stuff for thrill-hungry teens. “ We escaped Furnace, but the nightmare followed us. We broke out but we’re still not free. The city is in lockdown – roads sealed, police everywhere. & there are worse things here: creatures of death sent to bring the world to its knees. I’m turning into one of them; into a monster. To put an end to this blood-crazed madness I must travel into the heart of darkness. I must find Alfred Furnace before he finds me. Soon the whole world will be a prison.” ...

A gripping & heartfelt war story from Britain’s best-loved children’s author, Michael Morpurgo. ...

From the author of Escape from Chernobyl comes another fast-paced historical thriller about a city caught between an enemy army & their own brutal government. ...

From the talented brother-sister duo of Stephen & Anita Mangan comes this exciting fully illustrated adventure. ...

Unlock creativity & adventure in your class with special teaching resources, & watch videos from Stephen Mangan. A high-energy, laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated adventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan & talented artist Anita Mangan. “[ Escape the Rooms] is richly imagined & deeply heartfelt, & Anita Mangan’s cartoonish & poignant illustrations capture the tone perfectly … It reminded me a little of The Wizard of Oz, with the children on a quest through different lands to get home.” Hadley Freeman, Guardian “ It’s been described as a cross between Alice in Wonderland & The Crystal Maze & it manages to feel both classic & modern at the same time.” Good Housekeeping The last thing Jack expected when he bungee-jumped at the fairground was to go plummeting right through the ground into the weird, wonderful Rooms… There he must face a series of puzzles & traps alongside a mysterious girl called Cally, in order for them to find their way home. Throw in a murderous polar bear, hundreds of tiny yet ferocious lions, some mind-blowing riddles, & get ready for a hilarious, helter-skelter adventure like no other! Escape the Rooms follows two children dealing with loss on an amazing adventure. Wildly funny & endlessly surprising, Escape the Rooms is also a story about friendship, overcoming fears & being kind to yourself. Packed with fantastic pictures created by Stephen Mangan’s sister, Anita ...

Unlock creativity & adventure in your class with special teaching resources, & watch videos from Stephen Mangan. A high-energy, laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated adventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan & talented artist Anita Mangan. “[ Escape the Rooms] is richly imagined & deeply heartfelt, & Anita Mangan’s cartoonish & poignant illustrations capture the tone perfectly … It reminded me a little of The Wizard of Oz, with the children on a quest through different lands to get home.” Hadley Freeman, Guardian “ It’s been described as a cross between Alice in Wonderland & The Crystal Maze & it manages to feel both classic & modern at the same time.” Good Housekeeping The last thing Jack expected when he bungee-jumped at the fairground was to go plummeting right through the ground into the weird, wonderful Rooms… There he must face a series of puzzles & traps alongside a mysterious girl called Cally, in order for them to find their way home. Throw in a murderous polar bear, hundreds of tiny yet ferocious lions, some mind-blowing riddles, & get ready for a hilarious, helter-skelter adventure like no other! Escape the Rooms follows two children dealing with loss on an amazing adventure. Wildly funny & endlessly surprising, Escape the Rooms is also a story about friendship, overcoming fears & being kind to yourself. Packed with fantastic pictures created by Stephen Mangan’s sister, Anita ...

Beautiful & full of adventure, Escape to the River Sea is Emma Carroll’s compelling novel inspired by Eva Ibbotson’s bestselling, classic masterpiece, Journey to the River Sea. ‘ Unputdownable storytelling. I loved it.’ – Hilary Mc Kay, Costa Award-winning author of The Skylark’s War In 1946, Rosa Sweetman, a young Kindertransport girl, is longing for her family to claim her. The war in Europe is over & she is the only child left at Westwood, a rambling country estate in the north of Engl&, where she’d taken refuge seven years earlier. The arrival of a friend of the family, Yara Fielding, starts an adventure that will take Rosa deep into the lush beauty of the Amazon rainforest in search of jaguars, ancient giant sloths & somewhere to belong. What she finds is Yara’s lively, welcoming family on the banks of the river &, together, they face a danger greater than she could ever have imagined. Featuring places & characters known & loved by fans of Journey to the River Sea (including, among others, Maia, Finn, Miss Minton & Clovis) this spectacular new chapter in the story tells of the next generation & the growing threats to the Amazon rainforest that continue to this day. ...

Roald Dahl’s heartwarming story of tortoises & true love – now with a phizzwhizzing new cover look! It’s so funny you’ll be tickled right out of your shell. Shy Mr Hoppy, a retired bachelor, harbours a secret passion for his neighbour: the lovely Mrs Silver. Sadly, she lavishes all her affection on Alfie, her pet tortoise! So Mr Hoppy dreams up a brave & wild plan to win the love of his lady. & it works: it’s won our undying love as well. Hilarious Roald Dahl classic loved by millions Simple short text perfect for younger solo readers Iconic black-&-white pictures by Quentin Blake Now a BBC TV film starring Dustin Hoffmanresolution-2-17 10-for-10-17 v-xd-17 v-day-17 ...