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The Ghastly McNastys are the meanest pirates ever to sail the seven seas and are completely obsessed with treasure! They are closing in on Captain Syd’s legendary hoard, but a film crew has come to Little Snoring and is right in their way. But there’s a stroke of luck – they are making a pirate movie, and the McNastys think they can work as extras and steal the treasure! Youngsters Tat and Hetty have outwitted them before and can see what the dastardly duo is really up to – but will anyone believe them?

Those terrible pirate twins are at it again! Their relentless pursuit of treasure is causing all sorts of havoc in the seaside town of Little Snoring, and only youngsters Tat and Hetty - and their cat called Dog - have a chance of stopping them.

Flowkwee is on a mission – he has to disguise himself as a schoolboy and spy on young earthlings, in order to help his father with his research. Here are his letters to his best friend, describing the strange earthlings who have only one head, two peepers, and no aerials, lights, whirlers or even winkers! And he discovers the fool-proof way to catch earthlings is to tell them to follow a sign saying ‘ice cream!’

Trixie can't believe her luck. She's been invited to attend a half-term taster course in Witchcraft and Wizardry at Conundrums Academy. At last someone has recognised that Trixie has seventeen generations of witchy blood rushing through her veins! Trixie's magical talents are put to the test in this third adventure for the tweenage tearaway with a heart of gold and a brain full of fireworks.

The Green Hand of Doom will get you all! Someone is playing ghostly tricks on the staff and pupils of St Aubergine's School. But it isn't Trixie Tempest, oh no! She is far too busy Saving the Planet, being Nice to Nits and practising her solo for the Save the World with a Song Concert. So who can it be? Not a real ghost, surely? Oh no-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o!

Introducing Trixie Tempest, the tweenage tearaway with a heart of gold and a brain full of fireworks! Trixie has more on her mind than boy bands and butterfly tattoos - she's out to Save the World. But first she needs cash, and fast, before Mum and Dad find out she's lost her precious trumpet. Because how can she play a solo in the Save the World with a Song concert without it? Enter Harpo, her amazing, talking, singing, yap-artist dog. Is this hound-with-a-sound too good to be true? Listen and believe!

Little Libby is ordinary in every way - except for her EXTRA-ordinary imagination!When she’s around, ANYTHING is possible...'A Shark Ate My Socks' sees Libby coming face to face with a giant shark and getting her face on the front page of the newspapers. In 'An Alien Ate My Head' she sees weird flashing lights, hears sounds like a hippo exploding and her head feels like it’s going to explode too - then the space ship descends and aliens attack!

Pirates ahoy! An island-of-treasure adventure starring the nastiest pirates ever to sail the seven seas! The McNasty twins are horrible. Even fish put their fingers over their eyes when they see the twins coming in their ship, The Rotten Apple! But when the despicable pirates never-ending quest for treasure takes them to the island of Little Snoring and brings them up against honest youngsters Tat and Hetty, they find they’ve more than met their match. The disgusting McNastys and their vile antics will have children squirming, and squealing with laughter from beginning to end!