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Tips for being top of the class (sadly...I did none of these things). Stay awake in lessons (it helps). Don't draw hilarious pictures of your teachers. Avoid the class bully to stay out of trouble. Don't let Mum and Dad write anything in your school planner. Don't let your grumpy sister, Delia, boss you around. (Technically not a school issue - but still important.) I'm trying to get voted onto the school council as well - but thanks to the above list it's not exactly going to plan.

When we last saw George and Harold, they were headed to jail for the rest of their lives. What could be worse? How about being pulled from prison by a time-traveling tyrant named Tippy Tinkletrousers?!!? Now the boys are taking a trip back in time to the carefree days of kindergarten, when the scariest thing they had to face was not evil mad scientists or alien cafeteria ladies but a sixth-grade bully named Kipper Krupp, the nephew of their clueless school principal.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman comes the funny and heartwarming sequel to the word-of-mouth hits UNGIFTED and SUPERGIFTED. School has never been a problem for twelve-year-old super-genius Noah Youkilis—at least not until he gets an admission letter to the prestigious...

Aren't we chubby, aren't we cute?Aren't we lovely, as sweet as fruit?Give us a bear hug, give us a kissRegret not later for giving it a miss.Don't go by these sweet words-for all little asura kids are naughty and troublesome and always up to something! Little will you know when you land in a...

Bean's older sister is going to Girl Power 4-Ever Camp, where she will do Crafts and Music and First Aid and other secret things that Bean will never know about because girls have to be eleven to go to Girl Power 4-Ever Camp. Wait a second! Bean and Ivy can make their own camp, their own better...

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Nemo platzt fast vor Wut! Nicht zu glauben: Der Dieb hat sein Versprechen gebrochen und DOCH wieder ein Spielzeug geklaut. Und diesmal ist Nemo sogar selbst das Opfer! Sein altes Lieblingskuscheltier Kasimir Knautschowski Käsebauch ist weg. Während sich Boring langsam in eine Hüpfburg verwandelt, müssen Nemo, Oda und Fred hinter das Geheimnis der schwarzen Tränen kommen. Doch auf jedes Rätsel, das sie aufdecken, scheint ein neues Rätsel zu folgen. Können die Freunde dem Dieb endlich das Handwerk legen?

After decades of hiding, the evil Enchantress who cursed Sleeping Beauty is back with a vengeance. Alex and Conner Bailey have not been back to the magical Land of Stories since their adventures in The Wishing Spell ended. But one night, they learn the famed Enchantress has kidnapped their...

The Bailey School kids need to train for a boat race and Camp Lone Wolf is just the place to do it. Too bad rumor has it that the bankrupt camp may need to shut down soon. The visiting coach, Captain Teach, who bears a strange resemblance to a pirate, turns out to in possession of a map that leads the way to buried treasure. Can the kids find the treasure and save Camp Lone Wolf before Captain Teach makes off with the booty?

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...

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Everybody loves a carnival! Who can fail to delight in the colourful people, the unworldly spectacle, the fabulous freaks? A carnival is a place for good family fun—as long as one has a family, that is. For the Baudelaire orphans, their time at the carnival turns...

Brought to you by Penguin. The hilarious second book in the Alex vs Axel series by the author of Charlie Changes Into a Chicken. Alex, Axel and the rest of the gang are back – but this time it’s Earth that’s in trouble . . . Time has been frozen and every single person on the planet is in...

The adventures in Humphrey's Room 26 are hopping back into the spotlight, from the perspective of Og the Frog! When Og the Frog first comes to Room 26, he doesn't know what to think. He misses his friends from the pond, there are all kinds of strange noises, and the water is his tank just might...

The Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! * After decades of hiding, the evil Enchantress who cursed Sleeping Beauty is back with a vengeance. Alex and Conner Bailey have not been back to the...

Brought to you by Puffin. A brand-new adventure beyond your wildest dreams, from the bestselling authors of KID NORMAL. Unlike most 12 year-olds, Maya Clayton is desperate to go to bed early. Falling asleep is the only chance she has to save her dad - the brilliant but slightly odd Professor...

Jack Gantos' rocket-paced follow-up to the Newbery Medal–winning novel Dead End in Norvelt opens in the 1960s, deep in the shadow of the Cold War and the Cuban missile crisis. But instead of Russian warheads, other kinds of trouble are raining down on young Jack Gantos and his utopian town of...

Is it a flying saucer? Is it a Frisbee? Or is it the best thing they've ever tasted? Stick Dog and his crazy canine crew have discovered a newfangled flavor—and it's even more delicious than hamburgers and hot dogs. It's pizza! And they won't be satisfied until they get some slices of their...

Daar is Emiel weer! Ga met hem mee naar een ongelooflijke veiling van biggetjes en kippen, en daarna op een moedige missie door een sneeuwstorm. Ondanks zijn goede bedoelingen denken de volwassenen altijd dat Emiel niets goeds van plan is... Maar wij weten wel beter! Dit hoorspel is gebaseerd op het oorspronkelijke verhaal van Astrid Lindgren, Emil fra Lönneberga, en is door de Zweedse journalist en auteur Eva Staaf bewerkt tot een hoorspel.

With more than 12 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! In this ninth book in the My Weirder School series, it's time for the annual Ella Mentry School fund-raiser, and guess who's in charge? Alexia's mom, Ms. Sue! She has the teachers selling everything from...

Barbara Park’s #1 New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, is a classroom favorite and has been keeping kids laughing—and reading—for more than twenty years. Over 80 million copies in print! It’s me! It’s me! It’s Junie B.! Ha! That was a happy rhyme by me! And...