Item category 1: Short Chapter Book

When things start mysteriously disappearing around town, Rudy and his friends are determined to get to the bottom of it. But when all clues point towards the forbidden lake in the depths of the forest, is Rudy prepared to discover what might be hiding beneath the surface?

When Rudy goes to Femi's house for a sleepover, he discovers that his friend has been keeping a secret: Femi sleepwalks. And when Rudy accidentally leaves the bedroom window open he learns that not only does Femi walk in his sleep, he also skateboards in his sleep. At great speed. Can he guide Fe...

When Rudy and his friends discover that the Skate Stars competition has come to their hometown they can't wait to enter and show off their skills. But how far is Rudy willing to go to win a medal?

When Rudy finds a lost wolf cub at the skatepark, he knows he has to help him. Rudy tries everything he can think of to find the cub's pack, but they're nowhere to be seen, or smelled, and time is running out. Can a howl in the night change the fate of the little cub? How-how-harrooooow!

Tom swerves his bike, narrowly avoids a tree, and crashes into a silver spacecraft. Hang on ... spacecraft?! Next to the spacecraft is Wayne, who looks just exactly like that footballer on the telly, except for being bright blue. Tom couldn't be talking to an alien, could he?

Jake Treasure loves football - and so would his dad, if he wasn't working all the time. When Jake and his dog go into the woods in search of their football, a lucky shot by Jake changes everything. But can a cranky parrot and his ghostly owner rescue the town's football club, and make things righ...

Think you know everything there is to know about Robin Hood and his Merry Men? Think again. This story shows how before they were grown-ups and battling the nasty Sheriff of Nottingham, this band of heroes were normal boys with normal names. So how did they come to be called Robin Hood, Friar Tuc...

When Rollo rescues a girl called Rory from life with her wicked uncle and aunts, little does he realise what he's taking on. Before long he's teaching her to row, making her a wooden pirate's leg and cruising the river in search of hidden treasures. But with pirate Black Jack and his crew on thei...

Philip's dad has always told him he can be a 'somebody'. But Philip's more interested in catapults and chewing gum - and whether he can be in Mickey Durston's gang. On the day when the steam engine is in danger, though, who will have the guts to save the train?

When eleven-year-old Edie Winter finds a mysterious box on the London Underground she's amazed to discover that it's home to a family of Flits - tiny winged people. But Impy, Speckle and Nid need Edie's help. Not only do they need supplies (rice crispies, sugar sprinkles, digestive biscuits and r...