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Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Adventure stories
Belle-on-Sea is getting ready for the Night of the Hungry Ghosts,
the spookiest time of the year. Mr Vanderpuff's bake will be the
centrepiece of the whole parade, but he needs a new creation and
he’s totally stumped. To make matters worse, salty old seadog,
Captain Lufty, and his Hat Rat, Barry, have warned that something
is coming to Belle-on-Sea. Something terrible… When a ghost train
is seen rattling into town, and people start to go missing –
first the librarian, then the Mayor – Bridget and Tom begin
tracking the train’s tracks, delighted to be in the thick of
another mystery. Then the unthinkable happens: the ghost train
takes Mr Vanderpuff! Someone – or something – is out to destroy
Belle-on-Sea. But they’ve forgotten one important detail… This
is Bridget’s town. Bridget must save the missing people from
their perilous prisons, rescue the parade, and come up with an idea
for Mr Vanderpuff’s Hungry Ghosts bake, before it’s too late.
Last year, Nan's three best friends ventured into the canyons near
their small town and never returned. Now one of them is back, and Nan
can't believe it...because she's the one who killed them. From the New
York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls comes another dark
thriller about friendship, jealousy, desire, and revenge, with a twist
ending that needs to be talked about.
Nan's story has always been the same. Last summer, she, Luce, Edie, and
Jane took a boat out for one final swim in the river. It was a perfect
summer night.
But the only one who returned that night was Nan. She maintains that
she has no idea what happened to her three friends. The girls went
ahead, and it was as though they disappeared into thin air.
Now, one year later, it's the memorial of that night. All of Saltcedar
has gathered at the river. Nan is even wearing the same clothes she
wore that fateful day last summer. And when Luce climbs out of the
water, no one is more surprised than Nan.
Because Nan killed her. Right before she killed Edie and Jane.
'A thrilling journey into a magical world packed with Rob’s
brilliant humour.' - David Walliams Superstar, author and
illustrator Rob Biddulph dazzles in Peanut Jones and the Twelve
Portals. This second title in the funny, exciting adventure series
for boys and girls of 8 to 12 fizzes with magic, danger, friendship
and art. It is fully illustrated throughout by Rob, the creative
genius behind #DrawWithRob. Some legends are born, some are drawn .
. . Famous works of art are disappearing from all over the world.
One moment they are there, the next, they have crumbled to dust.
Peanut Jones and her friends suspect it might have something to do
with the magical world of Chroma and the wicked Mr White's plot to
wipe out colour, art and creativity. It's time to head back to the
Illustrated City and help the resistance fight back. Praise for the
first title in the series Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City:
'Peanut Jones is AWESOME. I loved this book from start to finish -
the story is packed with twists and turns, and Rob’s
illustrations are full of wit and warmth . . . I need to know what
happens next!' – Nadia Shireen 'A wildly imaginative, big-hearted
celebration of creativity' – Anna James, bestselling author of
the Pages & Co series 'Look at this utter beauty . . . This
book is EPIC' – Laura Ellen Anderson, bestselling author of
Amelia Fang
It’s a race against time for the Shadow Chasers.
Led by the General, an army of monsters is intent on destroying this world. The Shadow Chasers have discovered that if they defeat the General on the Night of the Red Moon, her army will sleep forever. As the minutes tick by, and the moon turns blood red, the Shadow Chasers are joined by the ancient god/Kaggen.
But the General is the fiercest and most dangerous warrior of all… are their combined forces going to be enough?
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Stinky Rottonsock
(Hardcover)
Linda Icenhour; Illustrated by Amber Icenhour Calderon; Edited by Samuel Calderon
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R645
Discovery Miles 6 450
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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All that stands between an evil villain and world domination is a pair of twelve-year-olds who just learned they’re time travellers. What could go wrong?
Twins Pew and Basket Church dream of escaping the gloomy orphanage where they grew up. Or, even better, the return of their unknown parents.
But even in their wildest dreams, they never imagined the truth. They can travel through time!
Armed only with perplexing clues to their past and a time travel talisman that is key to their future, Pew and Basket embark on an epic quest. Their voyage takes them from battlefields to pirate colonies, all in a race to uncover the secrets of their family – and outsmart time’s greatest villain.
History, adventure and mystery collide in this delightfully clever romp through space and time.
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