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When Murph Cooper rocks up to his new school, he can't help but feel a bit out of his depth. And it's not because he's worried about where to sit, and making friends, and fitting in, or not knowing where the loos are. It's because his mum has enrolled him at a school for superheroes by mistake. And unlike his fellow students Murph has no special abilities whatsoever. But just because you don't have superpowers, it doesn't mean you can't save the day....

The epic conclusion to the awesome, award-winning, best-selling, super-charged Kid Normal series by Greg James and Chris Smith. Murph Cooper is famous, and he's not happy about it. Kid Normal and the Super Zeroes used to save the day in secret. But suddenly everyone knows who they are. Oily villain Nicholas Knox has told the public that superheroes are dangerous. He wants to lock them all up and take over the world!

Not all heroes have superpowers. Don't believe us? Well, Murph Cooper is living proof. Since becoming Kid Normal, he and the Super Zeroes have been catching baddies all over the place. But being a hero is about to get a whole lot harder.... Far away in a top-secret prison, the world's most feared supervillain has broken a 30-year silence. His first words? 'Bring Kid Normal to me!'

With over one million copies of his books in print, New York Times best-selling author Dan Gutman is a hit with young readers thanks to his energetic stories tinged with uproarious humor. Mrs. Kormel Is Not Normal! introduces Ella Mentry Elementary School's zany bus driver. Mrs. Kormel has been driving everyone crazy lately, and it's up to AJ and his buddies to figure out why.

The third thrilling adventure book from best-selling, award-winning authors Greg James and Chris Smith. You don't need superpowers to be a hero...or do you? Despite having no powers, Murph Cooper is part of the best team in the Heroes' Alliance. So when supervillain Magpie declares all-out war, Kid Normal and the Super Zeroes lead the charge. But Magpie believes that a powerless hero is no hero at all. And he's building a dastardly device to prove it. When Kid Normal enters the shadow machine, the world will never be the same....

Brought to you by Puffin. Fans of THOR and THE INCREDIBLES will not want to miss this epic superhero adventure with a twist from Radio 1 broadcasters and bestselling authors of KID NORMAL and THE GREAT DREAM ROBBERY. Super hero. Super DEAD! It's just another day at the office for world-famous...

Genial sein ist auch keine Lösung. Sam hat keine allzu großen Ansprüche an sein Teenagerleben. Er hat kaum Follower auf Instagram, sein Freundeskreis ist überschaubar, er schreibt mittelmäßige Noten und das Wichtigste: Er ist mit seiner Durchschnittlichkeit voll und ganz zufrieden. Doch als seine Familie in ein schickes Londoner Viertel zieht, fangen für Sam die Probleme an: Seine Mutter meldet ihn an der "Nord-London-Akademie für Begabte und Talentierte" an, einer Elite-Schule für künstlerisch interessierte und hochbegabte Kinder, die allesamt damit beschäftigt zu sein scheinen, irgendwelche Elektro-Wave-Emo-Crossover-Bands zu gründen oder eines Tages Hollywood zu erobern.

Eighth grade is set to be a good year for Diggy Lawson: He’s chosen a great calf to compete at the Minnesota State Fair, he’ll see a lot of July, the girl he secretly likes at 4-H, and he and his dad Pop have big plans for April Fool’s Day. But everything changes when classmate Wayne Graf’s mother dies, which brings to light the secret that Pop is Wayne’s father, too. Suddenly, Diggy has a half brother, who moves in and messes up his life. Wayne threatens Diggy’s chances at the State Fair, horns in on his girl, and rattles his easy relationship with Pop.

À la récré, Logan a dit à Zita qu'elle n'était pas normale. Mais au fait, ça veut dire quoi, être normal ? Zita est bien décidée à mener l'enquête...

Eine herrlich schräge Familie. Ottilie freut sich über die neuen Nachbarn: Eine Familie mit drei Kindern, einem Opa und einem... Hund? Keiner von ihnen ist so, wie Ottilie das kennt. Der Junge namens Muh hat winzige Hörner auf dem Kopf. Der Opa ist ein Schrat, der in der Schule für seltsame Wesen nicht aufgepasst hat und nun unter den Normalos total auffällt. Kann man einen Opa deshalb zurückgeben? Da sind die Grauses nicht sicher. Für Ottilie und ihre neuen Freunde ist aber klar: Familie bleibt Familie – egal, wie schräg sie ist!

This new series is guaranteed to make you laugh so hard milk will come out of your nose! Strangeville School is the wackiest, most dangerous school you will ever attend...and you'll desperately want to come back for more! Harvey Hill just wants other kids to think he’s normal. So he’s happy...

IF NOT YOU, WHO ELSE? As the mighty alien fleet from the latest computer game thunders across the screen, Johnny prepares to blow them into the usual million pieces. And they send him a message: We surrender. They're not supposed to do that! They're supposed to die. And computer joysticks don't...

Brought to you by Puffin. Rex's parents have split up, he's about to make the daunting move to secondary school, and to make matters worse he has to spend his summer holiday on a remote and rainy Irish island - with lots of unruly sheep for company. The only upside: he'll be staying with his...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'That's not a bird,' Mari said, disbelievingly. 'That's another dragon . . .' A year after she discovered a tiny dragon on the beach, life is getting back to normal for Mari Jones and Gweeb, when two unexpected events turn it upside down again. First comes the news...