Interest age: from c 8 years

It's finally time for our Year 6 residential trip, and we're off to the beach! I can't wait for three days having fun with my friends, learning about animal habitats and being free from grown-ups. We might even win a prize for our project! Except, Granny Jas has turned up as a surprise chaperone,...

Kwame Alexander and James Patterson join forces in 'Becoming Muhammad Ali', the illustrated novel on the life of the boxing legend. A mixture of prose and verse, it follows the life of the young Ali up until age 17.

When Joseph the Bellmaker is warned in a dream that his daughter, Mariel, is in danger, his hopes of saving her are slim. For the evil Foxwolf and his horde of rats are coming to Southsward and Mariel is his prisoner. But Joseph and his four young warrior friends lead a crusade against Foxwolf an...

Meet the Hound Heroes - Earth's furriest, and funniest, superheroes! Fearless Captain Chihuahua, big-hearted Great, Great Dane, super-speedy Poodle Girl, cyborg pup Power Pug and the lovable yet irritating Super Sheep Dog. Together they are the Hound Heroes! In this graphic novel adventure, find ...

OK, so your mum's partner, Nick, has a big bushy beard, a thick red coat, a team of reindeer and just happens to be REALLY busy around Christmas Eve - what could that mean?! Harper and Will's lives are already full of festive wonder, but baby sister Yula is about to bring a whole new meaning to t...

Billy and his best friends Anna, Jimmy and Andy are looking forward to a summer exploring Waterfall Woods, discovering more about the magical creatures who live there and the Rhythm of nature that keeps their world, and ours, in balance. Then the woods come under attack from a mysterious red lady...

Billy Johnson, the son of two world-famous explorers (who mysteriously disappeared eight years ago) has big dreams. The teenager may be a part-time caretaker now, but exploring is in his blood. He just needs one big discovery to prove to the Explorers League that he's worthy of the rank of Ace Ex...

Donte wishes he were invisible. As one of the few black boys at Middlefield Prep, he feels as if he is constantly swimming in whiteness. Most of the students don't look like him. They don't like him either. Dubbed the 'Black Brother', Donte's teachers and classmates make it clear they wish he wer...

Mr Kazarian has a problem - his evil cousin, Kronkold, is threatening to consume the galaxy with his new device, a black-hole generator. Mr K's four favourite students are in the library researching Albert Einstein when they see Mr K heading out on his mission to stop Kronkold. What better way to...

Part of a series of 12 books designed for struggling readers aged 8 to 14, this title features Rick Shaw, an extremely clever 14-year old, who is only interested in science. When his father is killed, he vows to use his scientific skills to fight evil - as Boffin Boy.