Children's / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories

When Ben's imaginary friends cross over from the imagined world to the real world, he has no idea of the trouble it will cause. Luckily Skeleton Keys is on hand to ensure a smooth transition of the imaginaries into the real world.

The Faceless Ones have returned to our universe. The bad guys have won. With the end of everything just days away - and no longer able to rely on Valkyrie Cain - Skulduggery must make allies of enemies if he's going to stand any chance of saving what's left of the world. And just when things are ...

The Faceless Ones have returned to our universe. The bad guys have won. With the end of everything just days away - and no longer able to rely on Valkyrie Cain - Skulduggery must make allies of enemies if he's going to stand any chance of saving what's left of the world. And just when things are ...

The vegetables start waking up. They stretch and rise and shine - they set up lots of stages, cos it's veggie party time.

Oi, you snivelling pig-dogs! Are you ready for a Viking adventure? Velda is a small girl with a big axe. The only problem is, everyone thinks she can't be a proper Viking because she's 'just a little girl'. PURLEASE! She sets sail with Freya, captain of the dragonship Valkyrie, and her notoriousl...

It used to be the most WONDERFUL time of the year, but for years Christmas has been taken over by Winterzone. All the things that made Christmas special are gone: the human connection, the baubles passed down through generations, even the rubbish cracker jokes. Instead, Christmas is run by robots...

Twelve-year-old Brine Seaborne is a girl with a past - if only she could remember what it is. Found alone in a rowboat as a child, clutching a shard of the rare starshell needed for spell-casting, she's spent every day since housekeeping for an irritable magician and his obnoxious apprentice, Pet...

Join Colin Kingsley, aka Mark Anchovy, on his second case for the Golden Spatula League. Posted to Russia on a school exchange programme, he must find a missing casket of jewelled egg cups. His only lead is a frail ex-detective called Swirly Ben. Who happens to be on the hit list of a jewel thief...

Merdyn is the greatest wizard of the Dark Ages. Obviously. Rose is his 21st-century descendent. Lucky her. And Vanheldon the vandal warrior is furious! After all, last time they met, Merdyn turned his army to stone. Seeking revenge, Vanheldon comes up with a way to kidnap Rose and transport her b...

Monster is HUNGRY, and he's coming to find YOU! He creeps through the streets, hunting for his favourite snack. You'd better hide, because you know what he likes to eat. Something tasty, something sweet. It's CAKE, of course! This is a true thrill-a-minute for the very littlest ones in your life,...