Children's / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction

Although they're small, fat and shy creatures, Moomins have the most amazing adventures. It all begins when Moominpappa tries on a magic hat that makes exciting and funny things happen.

Although they're small, fat and shy creatures, Moomins have the most amazing adventures. It all begins when Moominpappa tries on a magic hat that makes exciting and funny things happen.

Darrell Rivers is off to boarding school for the first time. She quickly settles down and makes new friends, including the clever and mischievous Alicia. But the first term is not all fun and Darrell has some tricky problems to cope with.

The Famous Five are having great fun camping out near the home of a famous scientist. But they might have known there'd be a mystery to solve. When the scientist's important research papers go missing, he needs their help to get them back.

'It' is a Psammead, an ancient ugly and irritable sand fairy the children find one day in a gravel pit. It grants them a wish a day, but they soon find it hard to think of sensible wishes, and get themselves into all sorts of trouble.

'It' is a Psammead, an ancient ugly and irritable sand fairy the children find one day in a gravel pit. It grants them a wish a day, but they soon find it hard to think of sensible wishes, and get themselves into all sorts of trouble.

George and Timmy the dog have disappeared - and somebody has broken into Kirrin Cottage! The Famous Five are sure there's a connection - but how can they solve the mystery when there are only three of them?

The Five are having a wonderful time skiing. But there's another mystery to solve, because the house near their chalet is supposed to be empty. But is it really? If so, whose terrified face have they seen at the window? One thing's for sure, they must get to the truth.

Dick's been kidnapped - but he's been mistaken for somebody else! The Famous Five track him down to a lonely, out-of-the-way house - but they are seized and imprisoned too! Can the Five escape?

There's a thief at Kirrin Cottage! The Famous Five think they know who it is, but they need to prove it! Where can they find evidence? The discovery of an old map and a very unusual hiding place is all they need to get to the bottom of this mystery and uncover the true culprit!