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A humorous fantasy adventure from the Godmother of fantasy, Diana Wynne Jones. Winner of the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature in 1999. A humorous fantasy from Diana Wynne Jones. In a world next door to ours, the tourist industry is devastating the population by its desire to...

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?

Children's author and lifelong baseball fan Dan Gutman recounts how he himself was actually the hero in the New York Mets' miraculous defeat of the Boston Red Sox in Game Six of the 1986 World Series—the infamous Bill Buckner game...

The ULTIMATE story collection for Skulduggery Pleasant fans, now updated to include Apocalypse Kings AND six more new stories for this edition – 22 stories in all! ENTER A WORLD OF MAGIC AND MYSTERY Enter a world where Apocalypse Kings and ancient monsters stalk beside the killers, the misfits...

A sparky middle-grade series from TV comedian Rosie Jones. Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson and DORK DIARIES. 'Fresh, funny and ultra cool' - Jacqueline Wilson Hello! My name is Edie Eckhart and I'm eleven years old. I'm a little bit different. I have a disability called cerebral palsy, so...

Bloomsbury presents Disaster Diaries: The Worst Holiday Ever by Joanna Nadin read by Anushka Chakravarti Daffodil Patterson is a small girl with BIG plans - it's really not her fault that they always seem to go wrong! A brilliantly funny series for young readers, from the author of The Worst...

Brought to you by Puffin. Roll up, roll up! Join Greg the Sausage Roll on a whirlwind adventure to the theme park of dreams - and meet the World's Funniest Unicorn! Greg is eager to learn how to be REALLY funny and who better to teach him than a superstar unicorn?! Hold on tight for a...

From TV comedian Rosie comes a sparky and HILARIOUS series for listeners aged 9+. Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson and DORK DIARIES. 'Fresh, funny and ultra cool' - Jacqueline Wilson Hello! My name is Edie Eckhart and I'm eleven years old. I'm a little bit different. I have a disability...

Bloomsbury presents Disaster Diaries: The Worst Birthday Ever by Joanna Nadin, read by Anushka Chakravarti Daffodil Patterson is a small girl with BIG plans - it's really not her fault that they always seem to go wrong … The start of a brilliantly funny new series for young readers, from the...

Mr Hoppy really loves his neighbour Mrs Silver, and Mrs Silver really loves her tortoise, Alfie. Oh, if only Mr Hoppy could perform some great feat that would make him a hero in her eyes! Then one day an amazing idea rushes into his head. With the help of a magical spell, some cabbage leaves and one hundred and forty tortoises, can shy Mr Hoppy win Mrs Silver's heart?