Look into my eyes… Moving in with the Hunter family is the start of a new life for Dinah. But her new foster-brothers don’t want her there, & school is just plain weird! The kids are strangely well-behaved; in fact, they act just like robots. & why are they so keen to please the creepy headmaster? Ugh! But soon Dinah finds herself saying & doing things she has no power over. What’s going on? Together, Dinah, Lloyd & Harvey discover the headmaster’s evil secret. But can they stop his fiendish plan in time? First in an iconic series loved for over 35 years Bursting with suspense, danger & cheeky humour Everybody loves to hate this horrid headmaster Gillian Cross won the Carnegie Medal for Wolf Supplied as a pack of six copies. ...

Part of a brand new set of phonically decodable reading books perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelled non-fiction books are engaging & perfectly match the new Letters & Sounds guidance used in schools across the UK. ...

The fate of peculiardom hangs in the balance in this epic conclusion to the 1 bestselling Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series. The last thing Jacob Portman saw before the world went dark was a terrible, familiar face. Suddenly, he & Noor are back in the place where everything began – his grandfather’s house. Jacob doesn’t know how they escaped from V’s loop to find themselves in Florida. But he does know one thing for certain: Caul has returned. After a narrow getaway from a blood-thirsty hollow, Jacob & Noor reunite with Miss Peregrine & the peculiar children in Devil’s Acre. The Acre is being plagued by desolations – weather fronts of ash & blood & bone – a terrible portent of Caul’s amassing army. Risen from the Library of Souls & more powerful than ever, Caul & his apocalyptic agenda seem unstoppable. Only one hope remains – deliver Noor to the meeting place of the seven prophesied ones. If they can decipher its secret location. Jacob & his friends will face deadly enemies & race through history’s most dangerous loops in this thrilling page-turner, the final adventure in the beloved Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series. ................................................................................................................. Praise for the Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series: ‘ The popularity of the Miss Peregrine’s book series cannot be overstated’ Entertainment Weekly ‘ Creepy in the best way possible’ The Guardian ‘ Readers searching for the next Harry Potter may want to visit Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ CNN ‘A thrilling, Tim Burton-esque tale with haunting photographs’ USA Today ...

Finding a dead body at my new school was a pretty rubbish way to start. But actually getting mixed up in the case? I was bound to get into deep, deep trouble for that! ...

THE DETENTION DETECTIVES ARE BACK! & there’s been another murder… Headstrong Lydia leads the new case. As a school reporter, she’s great at getting the facts. But when someone unexpected arrives at Gran’s, it’s clear she’s missing some clues… ...

Beyond the town is the Gray. In the Gray lurks the Beast. Think the only thing to fear is fear itself? Not in Four Paths, it’s not. ...

Are you a sucker for a laugh? Do you love a killer mystery? There’s lethal punfire spraying in every direction in Anthony Horowitz’s daft detective spoofs. Want a mystery solving? Then DON’T hire the Diamond Brothers, the world’s worst private detectives. Whether they’re staking out ruthless gangsters, hunting down sinister crooks or attending a very deadly school reunion, they’re always hot on the tail of disaster. & every clue they find is a red herring! Spoof detective fiction by the author of Alex Rider Funny mysteries which send up classic crime thrillers Accessible shorter books with bags of pace & humour Anthony Horowitz also writes the Power of Five books This set contains five books: The Falcon’s Malteser, South By South East, Public Enemy Number Two, The French Confection & The Blurred Man. ...

Feisty orphan Cat Royal has always been a star turn at London’s famous Drury Lane theatre. She’s grown up backstage since being found as a baby on the theatre’s steps. The performers, musicians & stagehands treasure her like a daughter. She knows every inch of the theatre – or so she thinks. So when Cat hears a rumour about a priceless diamond hidden in the theatre, she decides to solve the mystery. Soon she’s caught up in a hidden world of rival gangs, boxing matches, riots & crime – & learning some important lessons about who she really is. A captivating mystery set in the Theatreland of Victorian London Winner of the Smarties Gold Award & the Waterstones Prize Brings the historic London around Covent Garden to vivid & riotous life “ Rollicking historical fiction at its best” – The Sunday Express ...

Blooming lovely like Cathy Cassidy. Bluebell & her sisters are named for flowers, but life doesn’t always smell of roses… Bluebell loves writing & making films. That’s how her diary starts. It’s a mix of her journal & written transcripts of home videos she’s shot. So you read about her life, & kind of see & hear it all. It’s hard being the normal one in Bluebell’s crazy family. Mum & Dad are always away, & the new babysitter hasn’t got a clue. Plus there’s a big hole in the family – a hole named Iris. There will be tears & tantrums. Pregnant pets & broken windows. Boys next door & friends turned into enemies. But there’s also laughter, love & a relatable family who mean everything to each other. Oh the feels. ...

Blooming lovely like Cathy Cassidy. Bluebell & her sisters are named for flowers, but life doesn’t always smell of roses… Bluebell loves writing & making films. That’s how her diary starts. It’s a mix of her journal & written transcripts of home videos she’s shot. So you read about her life, & kind of see & hear it all. Now Bluebell’s family are about to hear life-changing news. What could it be? We’re not telling! There will be weeping & storming off. Orphaned kittens & You Tube disasters. Guitar-playing runaways & little sisters with big secrets. But there’s also laughter, love & a relatable family who mean everything to each other. Oh the feels. ...