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In a typical school year, every kid has one or two things go wrong. But for Jordan, there’s a lot going wrong all the time. By keeping his cool (some of the time), banging on the drums (a lot), and keeping his sense of humor (all the time), Jordan’s going to try to make it through the year...and grow up to write a book about it!

When the carnival comes to town, Tiger Moth and Kung Pow let their ninja guard down. But when this funfest turns out to be an evil trick, they must stop the show before the main attraction - the deadly Wing Kong!

A new series of Level Two I Can Read titles based on Dan Gutman’s My Weird School series, which has sold more than 12 million books! Mr. Cooper’s class is having a talent show. But A.J. has a problem—he doesn’t have a talent! What will he do when the big day comes? Join A.J. and the gang...

In Joshua S. Levy’s hilarious and charming middle grade novel, a Jewish seventh grade boy is caught between the worlds of his divorced parents—with an orthodox mother and secular father, Jake must concoct a web of lies to go to a summer camp with his friends. Perfect for fans of Gordon...

My name is Harper Drew. I wasn't sure I was going to carry on with this journal. I started it in the summer holidays to write down the mayhem happening around me. I thought it might have calmed down by now but I should have known better! For starters there is a snake on the loose in my neighbourhood, my dad's decided to re-tile the bathroom and nobody is allowed in there, and my older brother Troy seems to be constantly kitted out in expensive designer clothing. But I need to focus on organising a talent show to raise money for the local foodbank.

Vulgar knows it's his time to shine. Will he perform his armpit 'music' or juggle some elk poo? No! He will act out a Viking legend, with fighting and dragons and giants and all that stuff. And he will win! Won't he?

It’s time for the Windsor Gardens Annual Pet Show and everyone is very excited! But when the judge fails to show up, has Paddington got what it takes to pick the best in show? With hilarious pet fashion shows, animal assault courses and a special skills round, Paddington has a real job on his hands to select a winner!

The Good Egg discovers his true talent in this Level One I Can Read by the #1 New York Times bestselling duo Jory John and Pete Oswald! The talent show is today and the Good Egg is so excited. There’s just one problem. He doesn’t have an act! When the talent show starts, he accepts that...

There’s more to Frank than meets the eye… A quirky, witty and utterly brilliant picture book from the award-winning creator of Marshall Armstrong is New to our School, performed by Stephen Mangan. Frank is your typical grandad, but no one has a grandad like him… If you had to stand up and...

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?

The Clumsies are back in their third and most hilarious book yet! Full of the surreal invention and sparkling wit we’ve come to expect, this latest instalment will have everyone checking under their desks for talking mice… Howard's evil boss Mr Bullerton has decided to put on a Big Show at...

Det går ikke så godt så godt for Greg Heffley. Han er blevet droppet af sin bedste ven, Rowley, og det er ikke let at få nye venner i skolen. I et forsøg på at ændre situationen beslutter Greg sig for at overlade alle beslutninger til en magisk spåkugle.

A TIME Magazine Top 10 Children's Book of 2015! Ducks growing out of bananas? A mouse catching a cat? What’s wrong with this audiobook from the creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar? Yes, there’s something strange, something funny and even downright preposterous in every bit of this...

A super-duper dog show is Brother and Sister Bear’s greatest idea yet. What could possibly go wrong? Find out what happens when Too-Tall and the gang decide to crash the big show. This engaging early reader chapter book features all your favorite Berenstain Bear family and friends. Dogs large...

Ben wants to take something really neat to school for show and tell. What could be neater than his new baby sister? But his sister doesn’t want to co-operate. She cries in his backpack. She cries at the teacher. She cries at the principal, who decides she must be sick. When they call in a doctor, she cries harder. Ben knows just the right person to call to help—his mom!

Heute hat Herr Philipp Philipp eine ganz neue und spannende Idee für seine Schüler: Die Kinder sollen sich ein Theaterstück ausdenken, vorbereiten und aufführen. Während Layla und Bibo Feuer und Flamme für dieses Projekt sind, ist Chanel ganz auf den kommenden Tag fixiert: ihren Geburtstag. Hoffentlich vergessen die beiden Freunde diesen besonderen Tag nicht.

Dean Bob and Lou Tweet can't wait to perform in the first-ever Bonefish Street Elementary School Pet Show. They've practiced their performances over and over again, and together with their pets, they're ready to shine! But it looks like their families, the Tweets, who are neat, and the Bobs, who are slobs, aren't going to make getting to the show easy. What will happen when the Tweets and Bobs have a showdown before the show? And what if all that fighting makes Dean Bob just a little nervous for his performance?

When a boy brings his pterodactyl to school for show-and-tell, hilarious havoc ensues. The dinosaur's delightfully demented antics, the kids' expressions as they try to avoid the hungry pterodactyl, and the out-of-control imagination of the boy yield a wild and wacky romp.

Daffodil is eight years old. She's the youngest in her family but is full of BOBBY DAZZLERS, which means brilliant ideas. Daffodil's latest Bobby Dazzler involves entering the Chipping Grimley Village Talent Show and winning £25 and getting her picture in the local paper so she can become WORLD FAMOUS. But first she needs to practise the trombone so she can win the competition. And before that she needs to get a trombone ... And to start off with, she'll need to raise £25 to buy a trombone from the charity shop.

Splat the Cat can't wait to be in his school play about castles and kings and queens—maybe he'll even get to play a knight! Will Splat find a way to steal the show? Join him and his classmates for another hilarious Splat the Cat adventure!...