Billy is an eleven-year-old boy with a big dream. He wants to be a st&-up comedian when he grows up: delivering pinpoint punch-lines & having audiences hang on his every hilarious word. A tough career for anyone, but surely impossible for Billy, who has a stammer. How will he find his voice, if his voice won’t let him speak? ...

From the author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant comes another brilliant escapade. Inside is Zheng, who’s escaped a shipwreck & is full of tales of sea monsters & missing treasure. But the villains who are after Zheng are soon after Razi & his sister, Shifa, too. ...

‘ Shepherd has created a magical series that makes eyes shine with wonder, hearts swell with warmth, & rooms fill with giggles’ Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs Tomas is a fully-fledged expert dragon grower & protector of the dragonfruit tree. ...

After some hair-raising moments, he & the bear reach an understanding & they travel on together, evading the bad guys & hoping the key will unlock the answers to the mystery so that they can stop running & return home… Cover & inside illustrations by David Dean. ...

Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2014 From pilchards to piranhas: a fishy tour-de-force with art by Oliver Jeffers. Even tastier with chips. ...

A magical fantasy adventure full of twists & turns perfect for fans of Harry Potter, Spook’s Apprentice & Artemis Fowl. ...

Jones is twelve, & he’s an orphan. If his parents were still alive, they’d be worried sick about him. That’s because he’s an apprentice monster-hunter – fighting ogres, trolls & other foul creatures that live in the Badlands. Most people think these beasts only exist in nightmares & fairy tales. Jones & his mentor, Maitl&, know better. They’re a hidden part of our own world. & when Maitland is killed in an ogre hunt, Jones is forced to take on a critter that nobody else dares to tackle. But all Jones secretly wants to be is an ordinary boy & escape from the magical world… A marvellous fantasy which brings a world of monsters to life For younger fans of Harry Potter & The Spooks’ Apprentice Fantastically rich, descriptive writing full of fast-paced action Vividly blends the ordinary world with a dangerous magical one“ Delightfully magical & brilliantly told.” Abi Elphinstone Supplied as a pack of 30 copies. ...

Jones is twelve, & he’s an orphan. If his parents were still alive, they’d be worried sick about him. That’s because he’s an apprentice monster-hunter – fighting ogres, trolls & other foul creatures that live in the Badlands. Most people think these beasts only exist in nightmares & fairy tales. Jones & his mentor, Maitl&, know better. They’re a hidden part of our own world. & when Maitland is killed in an ogre hunt, Jones is forced to take on a critter that nobody else dares to tackle. But all Jones secretly wants to be is an ordinary boy & escape from the magical world… A marvellous fantasy which brings a world of monsters to life For younger fans of Harry Potter & The Spooks’ Apprentice Fantastically rich, descriptive writing full of fast-paced action Vividly blends the ordinary world with a dangerous magical one“ Delightfully magical & brilliantly told.” Abi Elphinstone Supplied as a pack of six copies. ...

Set in the Stone Age village of Skara Brae on Orkney. A strange boy arrives in the village with a sharp axe of a type never seen before. Conflict soon arises, & a deadly storm threatens the village. ...

The Boy with Wings is the brilliantly exciting, action-packed, middle-grade adventure from award-winning & much-loved comedian & actor, Lenny Henry. Highly illustrated throughout by Keenon Ferrell. ...