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Ada Goth is the only child of Lord Goth. The two live together in the enormous Ghastly-Gorm Hall. It’s hard for her to make friends and she's rather lonely. Then one day William and Emily Cabbage come to stay at the house, and together with a ghostly mouse called Ishmael they begin to unravel a dastardly plot. Ada and her friends must work together to foil the evil gamekeeper, Maltravers, before it's too late!

When Compton Valance and his best friend Bryan Nylon discover the world's first time machine (aka a mouldy, thirteen-week-old-cheese-and-pickled-egg sandwich), they become the most powerful boys in the universe. But how will Compton and Bryan decide to use their incredible new time-travelling powers? Will they use them for good or evil? Or will they just focus their efforts on perfecting a formula for the world's first pair of custard trousers?

As heard by kids everywhere on the Echo Dot Kids Edition, the Classroom 13 books are a hilarious new chapter book series-perfect for reluctant readers and fans of Roald Dahl, Captain Underpants, and Sideways Stories from Wayside School. The Super Awful Superheroes of Classroom 13 is the fourth...

Bert and Betty Brown have got themselves a little angel. Bert found him in his top pocket when he was driving his bus. Bert and Betty's friends think he's lovely. So do Nancy and Jack and Alice from Class 5K. What a wonder! But Acting Head Teacher Mrs Mole is not so sure. Nor is Professor Smellie, or the mysterious bloke in black who claims to be a School Inspector. Then there's Basher Malone - big, lumbering Basher Malone. He REALLY doesn't like Angelino. And it looks like he's out to get him....

Amber Brown loves the holidays. The shopping, the wrapping, the unwrapping. She isn't having any trouble with gifts, but life is another story. She's so happy her dad has moved back to New Jersey, but her mom isn't. It means the beginning of shared custody, and that means more fighting. Amber...

Meet Amber Brown, the unforgettable third-grader whose spunk and good humor help her survive the joys and sorrows that life delivers in Amber Brown Sees Red...

Is Amber Brown ready for fourth grade? She has new sneakers, new notebooks and pencils, but she doesn’t have what she really needs–a new best friend. How can Amber go fourth without one? Who will be Amber’s best friend?...

Amber Brown has a big decision to make: spend Thanksgiving with Mom in Walla Walla, Washington, or with Dad in New York. Amber doesn't want to choose, but the grown-ups are leaving it up to her. Things only get worse when she goes to school and meets the new girl--Kelly Green. No one in the...

Amber Brown is in deep trouble. Lately, no matter what she does, it isn't enough. She straightens up her room--sort of. She does her homework---well, most of it. And she agrees to meet Max, her mother's new boyfriend--but she doesn't agree to like him. Now her mother is angry, her teacher wants...

Shake off the hibernation blues with odd-couple friends Skunk and Badger in this funny and bestselling series, from Newbery honoree Amy Timberlake and Caldecott medalist Jon Klassen! Skunk and Badger have an easy roommate rhythm—Skunk cooks! Badger cleans!—until they take in two orphaned rat...

Emily Brown and her sidekick rabbit, Stanley, are back! And who's that outside the window...it's Father Christmas! This year, Father Christmas has a brand-new turbo-charged sleigh, complete with jet-thingummys and even a sat-nav. But it's not going quite to plan.... Can Emily Brown and Stanley save Christmas with the power of old-fashioned magic? With an important message about cherishing traditions that children will understand, this is classic storytelling at its best. Written by Cressida Cowell, the best-selling author of the How to Train Your Dragon series.

Isador, who is almost an orphan, sets out on an adventure. He carries six things in his satchel, one of which is a secret until nearly the end of the story.

There’s no place on Earth a flat kid can’t go! Join Stanley on his third exciting adventure in the renowned Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures series! Stanley and his brother, Arthur, are such huge fans of the movie star ninja Oda Nobu that they decide to send him something even better than...

Flat Stanley is taking over the world, one city at a time! In this fun fourth installment in the renowned Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures chapter book series, the Lambchop family goes on a wild adventure in Canada! Stanley Lambchop and his family are in British Columbia, Canada, for some...

Flat Stanley is taking over the world, one city at a time! In this fantastic fifth installment in the renowned Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures chapter book series, Stanley, the flattest kid on Earth, gets mailed to Mexico! When Stanley's mother needs the secret ingredient for a special...

He can travel through time using a stinky sandwich. And now he’s in big trouble! Because his evil brother, Bravo, has stolen the sandwich and is biting his way through time, causing chaos. It’s up to Compton and his bungling mate, Bryan, to stop Bravo before time runs out and the universe implodes. Yes, really.

Drishya Samode has always loved building robots. So when Dreary Inkling Primary School gets some brand-new hi-tech vending machines that can walk, talk and have eyes, Drishya is VERY excited. But after a freak electrical surge hits the school, something strange seems to happen to the machines. Can whizz-kid Drishya step in to save the day, the school and LUNCH?

Firstly, Ian doesn't have any friends, plus, his mum has packed him 10 pairs of pants for the two-day trip. But as it turns out, these are the least of Ian's problems. Because when Ian's class arrives at the spooky old house, there's something very weird going on. Something that looks awfully like zombies, groaning, dribbling zombies who are just wandering about...and no one but Ian seems to have noticed.

Eric Doomsday loves doing magic tricks, even though they always end up going very wrong, so he’s determined to get it right for the Dreary Inkling school talent show. But when the talent show judges reveal themselves to be hideous aliens who want to destroy the world, the fate of the planet rests on one boy. Can Eric’s magic really save the day?

Magnificently moustachioed madman Gussage St Vincent is back from the dead and set on using his pirate galleon time machine to become overlord of the universe. It's up to trainee time crime agents Compton and Bryan to stop him in a battle involving the pongiest pants in history, the Great Fish-Slapping Game and a lot of custard pies.