Interest age: from c 8 years

Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are in Egypt, where they are taking a cruise along the Nile. They are hoping to see some ancient temples and a mummy or two; what they get, instead, is murder. Also travelling on the SS Hatshepsut is a mysterious society called the Breath of Life: a group of genteel Eng...

In 'The Deep End', Greg Heffley and his family hit the road for a cross-country camping trip, ready for the adventure of a lifetime. But things take an unexpected turn, and they find themselves stranded at an RV park that's not exactly a summertime paradise. When the skies open up and the water s...

During a field trip, a school bus takes students on a detour due to road construction. Then another. And another! The bus seems to be driving in circles, as if the streets have become a giant maze. Will the students ever reach their final destination?

While helping her sister in their grandpa's magical emporium, eleven-year-old Bramble Browning unearths a curious scarlet mask. A tingling in her fingers tells her to try it on. But it fits so well, she can't take it off - and when she looks in the mirror, the face of a highwayman, Diamond Jack, ...

If Hercules Braver is going to survive his new secondary school, he has to live up to his name, fast. He needs to become strong and tanned and popular, like a Greek hero. Not weak and pale and unpopular, like a Greek yoghurt. But his bid for popularity ends up saddling him with a set of impossibl...

Tally is autistic and proud. She used to try to hide her autism, but now she is determined to make sure people see who she really is. At school camp, Tally is thrown into the company of bully Skye. Skye is far from Tally's ideal friend, but spending a week alone is so much worse! As Skye's hurt a...

When darkness falls upon the city, only one heroic duo has the pedigree to deliver justice! Dog Man, the newest hero from the creator of Captain Underpants, is back and this time he's not alone. The heroic hound with a nose for justice now has a sidekick in the form of a super-cute kitten, and to...

This title allows young readers to learn Spanish. It features speech bubbles in the pictures which highlight and repeat simple words. In the story, Jenny is determined to keep her puppy Toto with her during a visit to the circus but Toto has other ideas.

A dangerous book is missing from the Library of Doom. The book has no words, except for one single sentence. Whoever reads it disappears. Forever. When the book appears in a classroom on the first day of school, it will be up to the Librarian to close this new chapter of fear.

Percy's mum has invented a machine that changes DNA to bring extinct species back to life. And when the scientist next door suddenly turns into a talking rat, Percy is roped into a hilarious adventure in which everyone seems to want to get their hands on the species machine - and Percy comes to a...