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The most embarrassing dad in the world is back in this hilarious series for girls from TV and radio-comedy writing talent, Nigel Smith. When Dad posts an embarrassing video of Nat online as a joke, she’s furious. Things are set to get much worse, however, when the video goes viral and she...

Lyra. Lucy. Percy. Once in a generation, a hero emerges whose story enthralls readers worldwide. Fireborn is an epic quest, perfect for fans of the His Dark Materials and The School for Good and Evil series, that will spin readers into a magical world like no other—and introduce them to an...

This is the original 1927 story of The Tower Treasure: The Hardy Boys Book 1. Frank and Joe Hardy, brothers who are high school students, use their investigation skills to solve the mystery of the stolen treasure from the eccentric Applegates. After finally finding out who did it, the dying criminal confesses that the loot had been hidden “in the old tower.” The tower is searched in vain, but it remained for the Hardy boys to make an astonishing discovery that cleared up the mystery.

The Day We Met the Queen A heartfelt and humorous story first published for World Book Day 2020 from Onjali Q. Rauf, the bestselling and multi-award-winning author of The Boy at the Back of the Class. 10-year-old Ahmet has become the Most Famous Refugee Boy in the World. In fact, he's so famous...

In this engaging and moving middle grade novel, Saadia Faruqi writes about a contemporary Pakistani American girl whose passion for journalism starts a conversation about her grandmother’s experience of the Partition of India and Pakistan—and the bond that the two form as she helps Dadi tell...

Sara Stanley is only 14, but she can weave tales that are impossible to resist. In the charming town of Carlisle, children and grown-ups alike flock from miles around to hear her spellbinding narratives. And when Bev King and his younger brother, Felix, arrive for the summer, they, too, are captivated by the Story Girl.

Fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, thought they could return to their regular lives when they found the 39 Clues that safeguard their family’s great power. But they were wrong. Powerful enemies – the Vespers – have been waiting in the shadows. And they’ll stop at nothing to grab the Clues. Four powerhouse authors unite to expose the 500-year-old secret struggle between the Cahills and the Vespers. The Vespers are rising . . . and the world is in jeopardy.

A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and facts, as she navigates grief and loss at a moment when life as she knows it changes forever. Eleven-year-old Kemi Carter loves scientific facts, specifically probability. It's how she understands the...

An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! From beloved powerhouse author Katherine Applegate comes The One and Only Ruby, starring the adorable baby elephant from the Newbery Medal-winning modern classic The One and Only Ivan and its bestselling sequel, The One and Only Bob. Ruby’s story picks...

A special audio containing 11 favorite Berenstain Bears stories! One day, Stan and Jan Berenstain were captured by a family of bears. It was a family of three—an overenthusiastic Papa whose high opinion of himself was exceeded only by his ability to do silly things (often placing himself in...

Based on the real-life adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, On the Banks of Plum Creek is the fourth book in the award-winning Little House series, which has captivated generations of readers. The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they leave their little house on the prairie...

The UK's #1 bestselling children's author, David Walliams, is back with a fantastical tale of myth and legend, good and evil, and one small boy on a quest to save the world—chock-full of Walliams’s unmistakable humor and perfect for fans of Jeff Kinney and Roald Dahl. The kingdom has fallen...

Fritz Fuchs erwartet zur großen Grillparty seine Oma und seine Schwester samt Familie. Die Party nimmt einen fatalen Verlauf, als Leni, die elfjährige Nichte von Fritz abhaut. Durch einen dummen Witz von Fritz ist sie überzeugt, sie sei als Baby vertauscht worden. Als sie mit Luca auftaucht, die am gleichen Tag und Ort geboren wurde, hilft Fritz gefühlvoll und mit einer guten Idee, das Vertrauen in die eigene Familie wieder zu sichern.

Familie Vogel setzt ihre spannende Afrika-Reise fort und entdeckt diesmal eine ganz neue Seite des Kontinents. Wenn die Sonne untergeht und die Nacht erwacht, beginnt ein geheimnisvolles Abenteuer voller ungewohnter Geräusche und leuchtender Augen. Die Kinder lernen faszinierende Nachttiere kennen, beobachten lautlose Jäger und staunen über Tiere, die erst im Dunkeln aktiv werden. Auch am Himmel gibt es viel zu entdecken: Bunte Vögel, mächtige Greifvögel und geheimnisvolle Nachtflieger zeigen, wie vielfältig die Tierwelt Afrikas ist.

Maggie Sparks does NOT want a baby brother! Especially not one who is noisy, smelly and gets ALL the attention. The good thing is, Maggie's a witch. A super powerful, super smart, super talented witch... who sometimes gets her spells wrong. But that won't stop her finding a way to win back her mum and dad from the evil monster baby. Especially when she's got Bat, her pet chameleon, to help.

Es ist Sommer – und die Zwillinge feiern ihren Geburtstag mit einer Gartenparty. Als besondere Überraschung hext Petronella Lea und Luis auf Käfergröße und nimmt sie mit in eine unbekannte Gartenwelt. Da erscheinen Regenwürmer und Blumen riesig groß! Richtig aufregend wird es, als die Maulwurfkinder Petronella um Hilfe bitten. Ihr Vater ist seit drei Tagen nicht nach Hause gekommen.

Rory's dad, Fox, is a tailor. The BEST in the business! Animals come from all over to have their tails made by him. Rory helps his dad in the shop and one of his jobs is measuring the customers for the tails – which isn't always easy! But Rory is bored with making the same old tails. He has his own amazing ideas...

Eleven-year-old Tulsi comes from a long line of women magicians, and loves doing Big Magic. Every night in her family's circus show, she turns twigs into trees, flies like a bird and even disappears into thin air. But one night, in the middle of a show, she loses her powers – with frightening results. Tulsi's powers soon come back, but she can't risk losing them again – and her search for what went wrong soon takes her all the way into a parallel universe, where she discovers that magic everywhere is in danger.

Hedgehog is waiting for his friend Tortoise to wake up. Hedgehog's friends are all very lovely, but they just aren't as much fun at the beach, or at hide-and-seek, or at holding hands, or at hugs. Tortoise has been dreaming of Hedgehog. And the hug that follows is their best yet!

Ein Umzug nach Frankreich? Marie ist nur mittelbegeistert, als ihre Mutter eine Stelle als Köchin an einer französischen Schule annimmt und die ganze Familie in einen kleinen Ort am Meer umzieht. Doch dann weiht Maries Oma Aveline sie in ein Geheimnis ein: Mit den richtigen magischen Zutaten kann Marie Gerichte kochen, die Menschen verzaubern. Marie ist elektrisiert: Vielleicht hilft ja ein bisschen Zauberei bei ihren Startschwierigkeiten? Doch ihr erstes Koch-Experiment geht total schief, und plötzlich ist der Job ihrer Mutter in Gefahr!