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From Kara Thomas, author of The Cheerleaders, comes another dark YA thriller set in the same town of Sunnybrook. When newcomer Hadley is assigned to cover the football team for the school newspaper, she gets way more than she bargained for. After one of the players is mysteriously poisoned, she...

Brought to you by Penguin. The explosive finale to Marie Lu's New York Times bestselling LEGEND trilogy - perfect for fans of THE HUNGER GAMES and DIVERGENT! He is a Legend. She is a Prodigy. Who will be Champion? June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic - and each...

Cade has managed to survive the duel with the Hydra Alpha - barely. But the Games are far from over. By order of the cruel and mysterious alien overlord Abaddon, Cade and his friends are sent off to war against the Greys, a humanoid race that has far surpassed humans in technology on their home planet. 

Ti-Guy est de retour chez lui après un court séjour en France. Il est heureux de revoir sa famille, mais surtout curieux de connaître TOUS les détails de la fameuse nouvelle de Max. L'annonce est de taille! Les Golden Castors courent la chance de remporter un prix FABULEUX. Pour cela, ils devront faire preuve de détermination, d'ingéniosité et d'esprit d'équipe. Les voilà lancés dans: LE DÉFI DES CHAMPIONS!

When Max finds an old car that has his last name - Champion - on the bonnet, he learns that his grandfather used to make some of the best cars around...and race them! That was until his ideas book and his favourite car, Arabella, were stolen by greedy rival Mr Grabber. Can Max find a way to get back what Grandfather Gus lost? And will Arabella ever be seen again?

Austin, eager to prove himself and win a sports trophy like his older brothers, joins a local cycling club and enters a Tour de France-style bike race. Not only does he have to find a bike, train, and learn the course, but he also has to deal with a bully who wants him out of the club. For Austin, it feels like a race just to get to the starting line!

Now a New York Times bestselling series! Leo tries to lead his team to glory in some of the most exciting, high-stakes soccer in the world! Last season, Leo and his teammates saved the Lewisham Knights by avoiding a last-place finish in the U14 Premier League. Their future looks bright—until...

Join Henry as he battles the babysitter, goes on strike, saves the school and much more in this Champion volume! Contains 10 Horrid Henry stories, performed by the show's full cast. Catch up with Henry and friends in "Rabid Rebecca", "Daring Deed", "Mud Pack Part One", "Mud Pack Part Two", "On Strike", "Fun Fair", "Bring Your Baby to School", "Happy Couple", "Alien Invasion" and "Birthday Fun".

Brought to you by Penguin. My father, without the slightest doubt, was the most marvellous and exciting father any boy ever had. This edition of Danny the Champion of the World, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and...

Never was there a more clever young aviator than Dave Dashaway, and all up-to-date youths will be will surely wish to hear about about him. In this, the last volume of the Dave Dashaway adventure series, Dave, with the assistance of his loyal chum Hiram Dobbs, makes several daring trips, and then enters a contest for a big prize. An aviation tale thrilling in the extreme. Written by Weldon J. Cobb under the Stratemeyer Syndicate pseudonym "Roy Rockwood." (Summary from the original book jacket and Scott Danneker)

Mookie Betts started playing baseball as a child and has never looked back. Betts made his major-league baseball debut in 2014. In 2018, he won the American League MVP award and helped lead the Red Sox to a World Series win.

Danny has the most marvellous and exciting father anyone ever had. He can repair any car or machine that people bring to him, loves going on adventures with Danny and tells him incredible stories around the stove in the cozy caravan they call home.The land around them belongs to Mr Hazell, a rich bully who NOBODY likes, not one-little bit. So, Danny and his father concoct a daring plot that will give Mr Hazell the greatest shock of his life. But can they pull off this level of mischief-making without getting caught?

Brought to you by Penguin. For all fans of The Hunger Games - an epic YA dystopian romantic thriller Los Angeles, California Republic of America He is Day. The boy who walks in the light. She is June. The girl who seeks her brother's killer. On the run and undercover, they meet by chance...

Leon's back. Having survived the sweatshop methods of Miss Hagmeyer, his needle-wielding fourth grade teacher at the Classical School, Leon braces himself for fifth grade. He arrives armed with a backpack full of pens and pencils, binders and notebooks . . . plus a rag doll that's the spitting...

Meet Rashford and Kane - Ultimate Football Heroes, special UEFA Euros edition! The story of Marcus Rashford is nothing short of extraordinary - one of the brightest young stars on the Manchester United team, future England goalscoring legend and shining example of philanthropy off the pitch...

Help your child progress in their reading journey with this fantastic set of 17 original stories. From an ancient Egyptian mystery to a baby-rescuing cat , a gold-loving king to a hazardous ferry trip, there is a wide range of subject to help ignite a child's passion for reading. These short...

Help your child progress in their reading journey with this fantastic set of 20 original stories. From an out-of-control snowball to a runaway foal, exotic world tales to familiar fairy tales, there is a wide range of subject to help ignite a child's passion for reading. These short, highly...

Help your child progress in their reading journey with this fantastic set of 18 original stories. From a wild safari adventure to a Viking stowaway's journey, a prince who never gives up to a magical dolphin rescue , there is a wide range of subject to help ignite a child's passion for reading...

Help your child progress in their reading journey with this fantastic set of 24 original stories. From a dinosaur adventure to a sneaky wolf's dinner plans, classic fairy tales to thrilling world tales, there is a wide range of subject to help ignite a child's passion for reading. These short...