From the author of bestselling and Carnegie-nominated debut BOY UNDERWATER comes a moving and hilarious novel for 10+ readers about friendships, family secrets, mystery – and life-changing hidden treasure…

Jessica is playing with her family at the river when she finds a dirty, bedraggled teddy bear in the water.

She has no idea that it will change everything, forever.

Meanwhile, Cymbeline comes home from school to find that his mum’s house has been broken into – and the thieves seemed oddly focused on his toys. Thank goodness he had Not Mr Fluffy, his Bear of Most Extreme Importance, with him.

Soon, Jessica and Cymbeline find themselves swept up in a mystery that spans decades, threatens their families, and turns their lives upside down.

But sometimes, just maybe, a new life can be a really wonderful thing…

A brand new, funny and quirky story based on E.A. Wyke-Smith's classic, the inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, featuring wonderful illustrations from Melissa Castrill n. At the Sunny Bay Home for Superfluous and Accidentally Parentless Children, Pip and Flora are in trouble. Running away with their dog they discover the Marvellous Land of Snergs, a magical world of cinnamon bears and scrumptious feasts - but also one of vegan ogres, disgraced jesters and dastardly Kelps, with a villain dressed entirely in purple ... Soon their only friend is forgetful but lovable snerg, Gorbo. He will lead them home - if they can decide where home really is and if Gorbo can remember how to get there.

Die Jasper-jeugreeks is die eerste keer uitgegee in 1959 en daar was verskeie herdrukke van die gewilde reeks. Hierdie is die vierde titel in die Jasper-reeks. Vir enige kind sal dit ure se genot verskaf, want dit is 'n boek om te lees en te herlees. Saam met die Viermanskap is die leser bly oor die sukses wat behaal word en saam met die vriende word daar getreur oor die brandende sitvlakke! Leliesvlei se boere word deur skaapdiewe geteiken en die polisie sukkel om die skuldiges vas te trek. Jasper besluit dis die ideale geleentheid om sy speursin op die proef te stel – hy wou tog nog altyd ’n bobaasspeurder word. Kan hy die nodige inligting vir die polisie in die hande kry? En kan hy die speurder-sersant en sy vrou uit die kloue van die boewe red? Kom deel in die avonture van Jasper!

Bettina Valentino is mal oor kuns wat sommer van die mure af spring en mense in die oë pot soos ’n senuweeagtige ninja. Dis net jammer sy is in Laerskool Son-en-See waar die kunsjuffrou die hele tyd aan Bettina knaag om netjieser te werk, haar verfkwaste skoon te maak en om te dink aan mooi kleure soos ... pienk.

Wanneer die skool ’n nuwe kunsonderwyser kry, begin dinge INTERESSANT raak. Meneer Mathys loop kaalvoet rond om die energie uit die grond te tap. Sy lesse is inspirerend en hy wys hulle dat kuns kan uitdaag, skok en verras.

Met meneer Mathys by die skool, lyk dinge skielik wonderlik en Bettina se lewe is net te wonderlik ... totdat ’n paar ou suur ouers probeer om vir meneer Mathys uit die skool geskop te kry. Gou moet Bettina en haar kunsvriende probeer om die smerige situasie te omskep in ’n kunswerk.

This beautiful graphic-novel adaptation of The Breadwinner animated film tells the story of eleven-year-old Parvana who must disguise herself as a boy to support her family during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan. Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city. Parvana's father - a history teacher until his school was bombed and his health destroyed - works from a blanket on the ground in the marketplace, reading letters for people who cannot read or write. One day, he is arrested for having forbidden books, and the family is left without someone who can earn money or even shop for food. As conditions for the family grow desperate, only one solution emerges. Forbidden to earn money as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy, and become the breadwinner. Deborah Ellis's beloved novel has been adapted for film by Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Productions in association with Angelina Jolie's production company, jolie pas productions. The animated feature film, directed by Nora Twomey, will launch in the UK in 2018.

Victor Starspeeder is excited to be starting school at the Jedi Academy. His sister, Christina, is NOT, in fact, she's horrified that her annoying brother will be there to cramp her style. Victor lands himself in detention more than he means to, supervised by ... Yoda. Yoda tries to channel Victor's talents, forcing him to join the drama club: "Learn to control your anger, you must! Successfully manage their emotions, a good Jedi can. Box step and jazz hands ... hee hee ... young Padawan will!" Victor will have to make new friends, get on his sister's good side, learn to use the force, and hope that this year's drama club performance ("Wookie Side Story"? "Annie Get Your Lightsaber"?) goes off without a hitch!

Dear reader,

There is nothing to be found in Lemony Snicket’s ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ but misery and despair. You still have time to choose another international best-selling series to read. But if you insist on discovering the unpleasant adventures of the Baudelaire orphans, then proceed with caution…

Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.

In The Bad Beginning, the siblings encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune and cold porridge for breakfast.

In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted.

Despite their wretched contents, ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ has sold 60 million copies worldwide and been made into a Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey. And in the future things are poised to get much worse, thanks to the forthcoming Netflix series starring Neil Patrick Harris. You have been warned.

Are you unlucky enough to own all 13 adventures?

The Bad Beginning

The Reptile Room

The Wide Window

The Miserable Mill

The Austere Academy

The Ersatz Elevator

The Vile Village

The Hostile Hospital

The Carnivorous Carnival

The Slippery Slope

The Grim Grotto

The Penultimate Peril

The End

And what about All the Wrong Questions? In this four-book series a 13-year-old Lemony chronicles his dangerous and puzzling apprenticeship in a mysterious organisation that nobody knows anything about:

‘Who Could That Be at This Hour?’

‘When Did you Last See Her?’

‘Shouldn’t You Be in School?’

‘Why is This Night Different from All Other Nights?’

Lemony Snicket was born before you were and is likely to die before you as well. He was born in a small town where the inhabitants were suspicious and prone to riot. He grew up near the sea and currently lives beneath it. Until recently, he was living somewhere else.

Brett Helquist was born in Ganado, Arizona, grew up in Orem, Utah, and now lives in New York City. He earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Brigham Young University and has been illustrating ever since. His art has appeared in many publications, including Cricket magazine and The New York Times.

LEGO(R) Batman(TM) needs his newest junior sleuth's help to stop the Joker(TM). That sleuth is YOU, the reader! Team up with Batman(TM), Batgirl(TM), and Robin(TM), to explore Gotham City, find clues, nab bad guys, and help stop the Joker(TM) and his gang!

Meet the Dream Team! Turning nightmares into incredible adventures! Erika's had a bad day. But going to sleep upset means bad dreams. She finds herself stranded in the Dreamscape along with a mob of hungry Heebie Jeebies - and to make matters worse, she's being hunted by a terrifying Angermare! Enter the Dream Team! Can they help Erika overcome her worries and get home, or will she be trapped forever? Attack of the Heebie Jeebies is the first in a fun and engaging colour illustrated series from Tom Percival, exploring anxiety in in children through action and adventure.

Die vier Pevensie-kinders sit nog ewe mismoedig op die stasie en wag vir die trein wat hulle moet terugneem skool toe, toe Lucy skielik 'n pluk voel. Dan voel Edmund dit ook, en 'n minuut later Susan en Peter ook. In 'n ommesientjie verdwyn die stasie en bevind die kinders hulle in 'n ruie woud langs die see, naby die bouval van wat vroeer hulle kasteel, Kair Paravel, was. Hulle is terug in die magiese land Narnia, waar hulle as konings en koninginne geheers het in Die leeu, die heks en die klerekas. Iets is egter nie pluis nie. Hulle eens majesteuese kasteel is 'n ruine en dis oral vreemd stil en leeg. Deur Troempels die dwerg leer hulle van die tragiese lot wat Narnia getref het: Burgeroorlog is besig om die land te verwoes en die dapper Prins Kaspian probeer moedig om sy regmatige koninkryk uit sy bose oom Miraz se kloue te red. Kaspian het egter hulp nodig en met Aslan se leiding aanvaar die kinders die uitdaging om Narnia weer 'n vrolike en vry land te maak.

Dear reader, There is nothing to be found in Lemony Snicket's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' but misery and despair. You still have time to choose another international best-selling series to read. But if you insist on discovering the unpleasant adventures of the Baudelaire orphans, then proceed with caution... Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. In The Bad Beginning, the siblings encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune and cold porridge for breakfast. In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Despite their wretched contents, 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' has sold 60 million copies worldwide and been made into a Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey. And in the future things are poised to get much worse, thanks to the forthcoming Netflix series starring Neil Patrick Harris. You have been warned. Are you unlucky enough to own all 13 adventures? The Bad Beginning The Reptile Room The Wide Window The Miserable Mill The Austere Academy The Ersatz Elevator The Vile Village The Hostile Hospital The Carnivorous Carnival The Slippery Slope The Grim Grotto The Penultimate Peril The End And what about All the Wrong Questions? In this four-book series a 13-year-old Lemony chronicles his dangerous and puzzling apprenticeship in a mysterious organisation that nobody knows anything about: 'Who Could That Be at This Hour?' 'When Did you Last See Her?' 'Shouldn't You Be in School?' 'Why is This Night Different from All Other Nights?' Lemony Snicket was born before you were and is likely to die before you as well. He was born in a small town where the inhabitants were suspicious and prone to riot. He grew up near the sea and currently lives beneath it. Until recently, he was living somewhere else. Brett Helquist was born in Ganado, Arizona, grew up in Orem, Utah, and now lives in New York City. He earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Brigham Young University and has been illustrating ever since. His art has appeared in many publications, including Cricket magazine and The New York Times.

Die Klein Kaptein is ’n kereltjie wat met ’n skoorsteenpyp, ’n sinkbad, ’n stoelpoot en ’n fietsketting sy skip die “Nooitlek” weer seevaardig maak. Wanneer die skroef, gemaak van gesmelte bronsmunte, ook klaar is, skep ’n groot brander die skip van die hoe duin af waar dit gestrand het. Die avontuurlike tog van die “Nooitlek” met die Klein Kaptein en sy kamerade Dik Druif, Marinka en Bang Tonie kan nou begin. Hulle vaar oor die oseane, kom by vreemde lande aan en trotseer talle gevare. Al drie dele van die Klein Kaptein se wereldreis is hier in een band gebundel, met illustrasies in volkleur deur Carl Hollander.

Build yourself an exciting dinosaur adventure with more than 50 ideas to inspire your own LEGO (R) Jurassic World (TM) models. LEGO (R) Jurassic World (TM): Build your Own Adventure combines an action-packed, thrilling story inspired by the Jurassic World movies and LEGO Jurassic World animations, with more than 50 fun ideas for building. Once you have built new creations, play out exciting adventures of your own using your personal LEGO collection. This book comes with a minifigure and the bricks to build an awesome exclusive vehicle that features in the story. (c)2020 The LEGO Group. (c)2020 Universal Studios.

'Dark, dangerous and intricately plotted - my heart literally pounded. I haven't been this addicted to anything since Serial. Holly Jackson is the next big thing, I promise' - Laura Steven, author of The Exact Opposite of Okay

A debut YA crime thriller as addictive as Serial as compelling as Riverdale and as page-turning as One of Us Is Lying

The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it.

But having grown up in the same small town that was consumed by the crime, Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn't so sure. When she chooses the case as the topic for her final project, she starts to uncover secrets that someone in town desperately wants to stay hidden. And if the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from the truth . . . ?

Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, Gone Girl, We Were Liars and Riverdale

Holly Jackson started writing stories from a young age, completing her first (poor) attempt at a novel aged fifteen. She lives in London and aside from reading and writing, she enjoys playing video games and watching true crime documentaries so she can pretend to be a detective. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is her first novel. You can follow Holly on Twitter and Instagram @HoJay92

FIVE EXTRAORDINARY ORPHANS. ONE INCREDIBLE MYSTERY.

UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF THE WINTERBORNE HOME FOR VENGEANCE AND VALOUR

When 11-year-old April joins a group of kids living at Winterborne Home she doesn't expect to be there for very long. But she soon learns that this home isn't like any of the others - especially when she unearths the secret of the missing-and-presumed-dead billionaire, Gabriel Winterborne, who is neither missing nor dead but is actually living in a basement lair, sharpening his swords and looking for vengeance.

Now that April knows Gabriel Winterborne is alive, she must turn to the other orphans to keep him that way. As a looming new danger threatens to take Gabriel down once and for all, they must use their individual talents to find a way to make sure this home for misfits isn't lost to them for ever.

Because at the Winterborne Home, nothing is what it seems, no one is who they say they are and nowhere is safe. And now a ragtag group of orphans must unravel the riddle of a missing heir, a supposed phantom and a secret key, all without alerting the adults of Winterborne House that trouble is afoot.

The first book in a captivating new series from the bestselling author of Gallagher Girls.

Andy en Terry woon in die beste boomhuis ter wêreld! En hulle het intussen bouwerk gedoen. Nou het die boomhuis 26 vloere! Hul boomhuis het nou onder andere ook ’n moddergeveg-arena, ’n stamkarretjiesbaan, ’n anti-gravitasiekamer, ’n skaatsplankbaan en ’n doolhof van doem wat so ingewikkeld is dat niemand nog ooit daaruit kon kom nie – tot nou toe ...

En dis die laaste persoon op aarde wie hulle wil sien!

Die Jasper-jeugreeks is die eerste keer uitgegee in 1959 en daar was verskeie herdrukke van die gewilde reeks. Hierdie is die derde titel in die Jasper-reeks. Vir enige kind sal dit ure se genot verskaf, want dit is 'n boek om te lees en te herlees. Saam met die viermanskap is die leser bly oor die sukses wat behaal word en saam met die vriende word daar getreur oor die brandende sitvlakke! Jasper gaan kuier op die plaas en wat 'n avontuur is dit nie! Van jagluiperds jag tot hoenders vang – Jasper geniet hom gate uit! Kom deel in die avonture van Jasper!

An exciting new book in the Landy series in which Landy’s friend, Fender, travels down the length of Africa. Along with Dan, his owner, Fender has a lively, bumpy ride through Africa’s varied backdrops. Starting in Egypt, he passes through the Highlands of Ethiopia and through many colourful towns and villages, helps rescue a baby elephant, meets celebrity Kingsley Holgate and joins him in distributing mosquito nets to some of the villages, and has many other adventures in Botswana and Zambia before reaching Cape Town and meeting a new friend, iLandy.

A wonderful African tale that will become another classic in this popular series.

From the author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant comes another brilliant escapade for 9+ readers!

A thrilling adventure set in fictional Sri Lanka, jam-packed with peril and kidnap and a huge blue whale! Razi, a local fisherboy, is watching turtle eggs hatch when he sees a boat bobbing into view. With a chill, he notices a small, still hand hanging over the side... Inside is Zheng, who's escaped a shipwreck and is full of tales of sea monsters and missing treasure. But the villains who are after Zheng are soon after Razi and his sister, Shifa, too. And so begins an exhilarating adventure in the shadow of the biggest sea monster of them all...

Toe Sjasta uitvind hy’s nie regtig die arm visserman Arsjeesj se seun nie, is hy verras en selfs 'n bietjie verlig. Hy’t in elk geval nog nooit soos 'n Kalormeen gevoel nie. Dit beteken hy kan enigiemand wees! In sy wildste drome sou hy hom egter nie die verrassings en avonture kon voorstel wat op hom wag wanneer hy deur die pratende perd Bree oortuig word om Kalormen te verlaat en na die magiese koninkryk van Narnia te vertrek nie. Hulle reis is propvol gevaar en intrige: eers deur die bose stad Tasjbaan, dan verby grieselrige grafkelders van oerkonings en dan deur 'n skynbaar nimmereindigende woestyn tot by die hoe berge van Argenland. En wanneer Narnia reeds op die horison wink, besef Sjasta die grootste uitdaging le nog voor hom: “As jy dit opmors, gaan jy elke geveg in jou lewe opmors. Dis nou of nooit.”

Join Moana and Maui for an awesome adventure in the realm of monsters, pressing the exciting sound buttons along to the story as you read

The widely acclaimed, best-selling Cogheart series is the perfect set for middle-grade readers. Travel back in time to a fantasy version of Victorian England where skyships sail the clouds and mechanicals and mechanimals are all around you, in a magical and utterly unputdownable series.
 
Cogheart:
Lily's life is in mortal peril. Her father is missing and now silver-eyed men stalk her through the shadows. What could they want from her? With her friends - Robert, the clockmaker's son, and Malkin, her mechanical fox - Lily is plunged into a murky and menacing world. Too soon Lily realizes that those she holds dear may be the very ones to break her heart... Murder, mayhem and mystery meet in this gripping Victorian adventure.

Moonlocket:
It's hard to escape the secrets from the past. Storm clouds gather over Lily and Robert's summer when criminal mastermind the Jack of Diamonds appears. For Jack is searching for the mysterious Moonlocket - but that's not the only thing he wants. Suddenly, dark secrets from Robert's past plunge him into danger.

Skycircus:
Then a travelling skycircus arrives in Brackenbridge, Lily and Robert can't wait to step aboard... But there's something sinister about the hybrid children who appear as part of the act.

Shadowsea:
SECRETS NEVER STAY SUBMERGED FOR LONG. Swept into the bright hustle and bustle of New York, Lily, Robert and Malkin discover shadowy secrets lie beneath its surface. For there are chilling goings-on in their hotel... A strange boy held captive, haunted by an undersea mystery; and a revengeful villain with a treacherous plan.

They're baa-ack! Make way for the bestselling children's series of all time! With a fresh new look, GOOSEBUMPS is set to scare a whole new generation of kids. So reader beware--you're in for a scare! On Max's birthday, he finds a kind of magic mirror in the attic. It can make make him invisible. So Max and his friends start playing "now you see me, now you don't." Until Max realizes that he's losing control. Staying invisible a little too long. Having a harder and harder time coming back. Being invisible is turning into a very dangerous game. The next time Max gets invisible, will it be... forever?

Join Woody, Jessie and Bullseye for an exciting toy adventure, with cool sound buttons to press as you read

Hierdie is ‘n drie-in-een boek! Afrikaanse vertaling van Paddington. (Die oorspronklike storie van die beertjie uit Peru; Paddington in die tuin & Paddington mik na goud) ’n Naamlose beertjie uit Donker Peru beland op Paddington Stasie met slegs ’n tas, ’n halflee fles marmelade en ’n etiket wat lees: “Kyk asseblief mooi na hierdie beer.” Die Browns besluit om die hoflike beertjie in hul huis te verwelkom en noem hom Paddington – na die stasie. Nou is Paddington soos ’n lid van die Brown-gesin. Hy kan ’n hele lys maak van redes waarom dit lekker is om by die Browns te woon, en een daarvan is dat hy kan deel in hul pragtige tuin. Al het Paddington nou nie juis groen vingers nie, besluit hy om bietjie navorsing te doen en sy eie rotstuintjie te maak, net betyds vir Nasionale Tuinmaakdag. Maar sal die beoordelaars van sy oranje, marmelade-besmeerde klippe hou? Toe daar ’n pretdag in die buurt gehou word, kan die kompeterende Paddington skaars sy opgewondenheid bedwing. Dinge verloop egter nie volgens plan nie … Sal hy ooit ’n goue medalje wen? Paddington-beer se stories vermaak kinders regoor die wereld al vir meer as vyf dekades.