Children's / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction

'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!

Nothing is as it seems on the pretty Cornish coast. The Famous Five don't believe that anyone would deliberately lure sailors on to the rocks - but somebody is flashing lights from the old tower on wild and stormy nights. Who can it be?

The Famous Five are spending their holidays in a caravan - it is going to be great. When they come across a circus company, they know they are in for an adventure. But some of the circus people aren't exactly friendly.

Spook-trains in the dead of night! They seem to vanish into thin air - where do they go? The Famous Five follow the tracks - and discover a very unusual, underground destination!

The Famous Five are spending their holidays at Billycock Hill, and have made friends with a pilot. Then he disappears, along with top secret equipment. Was he a spy?