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The funniest kid in fiction is back! Hi there, My name is Harry Riddles, and I live with my mum, my dad and my EVIL sister Charlotte. But now my mum is having TWINS so either me or Charlotte are gonna lose our bedroom. ALSO, Dad’s moaning that I should do more sport and not be just a gamer...

Meet the funniest kid in fiction and follow his life’s ups and downs told through laugh-out-loud letters, emails, texts and more!Meet the funniest kid in fiction and follow his life’s ups and downs told through laugh-out-loud letters, emails, texts and more! Her Majesty, hi there My name is...

The funniest kid in fiction is back and he’s got a lot to SHOUT about! Hi there, So I’ve joined a band with Jess and this new kid, Kevin, who is pretty annoying but also a REALLY talented guitar player. We’ve got a good shot at winning the Battle of the Bands competition for our school as...

Here are books four, five, and six in L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, which have been entertaining audiences for half a century!

Here are books 1, 2, and 3 in L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, which have been entertaining audiences for half a century!

This inspiring anthology collects enduring and entertaining stories that have enthralled young and old, by the cherished authors whose tales have captivated children for generations. Perfect for the family car trip or at-home listening, these recordings sparkle with the wit and wonder of time-tested storytelling.

Harvey Cheyne es el hijo adolescente mimado de un rico comerciante norteamericano. Durante un viaje en un lujoso transatlántico, Harvey cae al mar. Por suerte, Manuel, un humilde pescador, lo rescata y lo sube a bordo del Weʼre Here, un velero repleto de expertos y rudos marinos que no están dispuestos a consentir a un niñito de papá como Harvey, el cual no tendrá más remedio que obedecer y trabajar codo con codo junto a la tripulación durante el tiempo que dure la travesía.

Term is over and, after a short camping expedition that leaves poor Mr Wilkins determined never to go through such an horrific experience again, Jennings is off to stay with his Aunt Angela. There, he meets Emma Sparrow who needs to hide her collection of stray animals from the exasperated caretaker. When Jennings comes up with a seemingly flawless plan, he congratulates himself on his quick thinking. But with Jennings at large, things can always be expected to go disastrously wrong! "Fossilised fish-hooks!"

The boys at Linbury Court Preparatory School are eager to speed up the progress of space travel, and none more so than Jennings, whose first task is to find a suitable helmet. But is it really a good idea to take a dome-shaped glass-case, which previously housed a stuffed woodpecker, and place it over his head? Petrified paintpots! Jennings and Darbishire's luck is in when they hitch a ride with an international cricketer, and could it be that they've done something right for once when they attempt to apprehend a suspected burglar? Bat-witted clodpoll!

All six Bastable children - Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel and Horace Octavius - are ambitious adventurers, digging detectives and intrepid treasure seekers by nature. Unfortunately, the Bastable family is currently facing an uncertain financial future. When father takes ill, and his business partners abandon him, the six children team up in an effort to restore their family’s wealth. Although they devise some ingenious escapades, their efforts usually end up unprofitable but fun - and sometimes their digging gets downright dangerous.

This set includes five tales of extraordinary heroism, marvelous intrigue, and exceptional courage that have inspired and amazed people for generations.

When Jennings and Darbishire discover a hibernating hedgehog they are instantly intrigued. Then, when Venables tells him that foxes eat hedgehogs, Jennings decides to rescue it. But things rarely go as planned for Jennings, and after a series of mishaps involving Miss Thorpes puppy and a bottle of 'Ants Anti-Escaping Fluid', Jennings is left wondering whether Old Sleepy will make it through the winter. Clueless clodpoll! The Jennings Report is one of a series of 25 books by Anthony Buckeridge.

Linbury goes green and Jennings and Darbishire want to do their bit for the environment. Given the simple task of distributing leaflets, what could go wrong? But when Darbishire’s shoelace refuses to stay tied, Jennings, using his usual initiative, removes the rubber band holding the leaflets together and performs an emergency shoelace repair. All seems fine, until a gust of wind hurls the leaflets over Marina Gardens.

L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, have been entertaining readers for half a century. This is the sixth book in this classic series. While eagerly following each stage of the new stone manor house his father is building to replace their old wooden Saxon hall, a young boy, part Saxon and part Norman, becomes involved with ancient magic that carries him through time.

Anne und Gilbert freunden sich immer mehr mit ihren neuen Nachbarn in Four Winds an. Miss Cornelia entpuppt sich dabei als grundgute Seele und Captain Jim, der Leuchtturmwärter, als großer Geschichtenerzähler. Nur die Bewohner des Hauses am Bach, die Moores, scheinen sich vor den Neuankömmlingen zu verstecken.

Annes Freundschaft mit ihrer schönen Nachbarin Leslie Moore ist und bleibt schwierig. Erst ein schwerer Schicksalsschlag bringt die beiden einander endlich näher. Für zusätzliche Aufregung sorgt ein Sommergast: der Schriftsteller Owen Ford.

Anne Shirley steckt mitten in den Vorbereitungen für ihre romantische Hochzeit mit Gilbert Blythe im Obstgarten von Green Gables. Es wird leider der letzte Sommer für die beiden in ihrem Heimatort Avonlea sein, denn ein Umzug nach Four Winds steht nach der Hochzeit an.

Julia McKenzie, Simon Carter and Terry Molloy star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. On a hot, Edwardian summer's day, five children are granted a series of wishes by a strange creature they find.

Anne gibt nicht auf, ihrer biestige Kollegin Katherine Brooke die Freundschaft anzutragen. Vor allem will sie hinter das Geheimnis kommen, warum sich die Lehrerin allen gegenüber so unfreundlich verhält.

Eine neuartige Operationsmethode könnte Dick Moore helfen, sein Gedächtnis zurück zu erlangen. Anne ist außer sich vor Zorn als Gilbert ihr davon erzählt. Die Ehe der beiden wird auf eine harte Probe gestellt und auch die Freundschaft mit ihren Nachbarn ist bedroht.