Get ready for a Pokemon adventure in this action-packed chapter book! Ash, Pikachu, and friends are on a new quest! This action-packed adventure will see the beloved Trainer and his team take on foes new and old with some cool new Pokemon by his side.This book is based on a thrilling three-part storyline from the top-rated animated series. Black-and-white illustrations throughout.

Mac B. and his arch-nemesis are facing off at the Video Game World Championships! But first, Mac B. needs to crack an unbreakable secret code... can he solve it in time to defeat his enemy? Find out in this kid spy adventure from New York Times bestselling author, Mac Barnett! The Queen of England calls on Mac B. once again! This time, Mac must crack a secret code that has been recovered from a double agent. A series of clues leads Mac to France, and then to Japan, where he comes face-to-face with his arch-nemesis, the KGB man ... and the world headquarters of Nintendo! Is the KGB Man secretly behind all of this? And are Mac's video game skills good enough to facedown his enemy at the Video Game World Championships? historical facts masterfully woven throughout the plot full-colour illustrations on every page perfect for kids who love to laugh themselves silly. Don't Miss! Mac Undercover (Mac B., Kid Spy #1) The Impossible Crime (Mac B., Kid Spy #2) Top Secret Smackdown (Mac B., Kid Spy #3) Mac Cracks the Code (Mac B., Kid Spy #4)

'Barnes is a master of puzzles and plot twists.' E. Lockhart, bestselling author of We Were Liars The thrilling and unmissable conclusion to the international bestselling, 'impossible to put down' (Buzzfeed), BookTok sensation, Inheritance Games trilogy. Perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson. WINNER TAKES ALL . . . Avery's fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about. To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. The paparazzi are dogging her every step. Financial pressures are building. Danger is a fact of life. And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne brothers. Her life is intertwined with theirs. She knows their secrets, and they know her. But as the clock ticks down to when Avery will become the richest teenager on the planet, trouble arrives in the form of a visitor who needs her help - and whose presence in Hawthorne House could change everything. It soon becomes clear that there is one last puzzle to solve, and Avery and the Hawthorne brothers are drawn into a dangerous game against an unknown and powerful player. Secrets upon secrets. Riddles upon riddles. In this game, there are hearts and lives at stake-and there is nothing more Hawthorne than winning. 'Impossible to put down' Buzzfeed

An irresistible series about chosen family, high stakes thievery, and what it really means to do good. Perfect for fans of M.G. Leonard and Anthony Horowitz. It's Gabriel's second year at Crookhaven School for Thieves. And with a tricky Break-In challenge to the teacher's section of the library to attempt, plus a new class called Reclamation, his Miscreant year is already off to a busy start. Then Gabriel and his friends learn about Maravel's Maze. Hidden deep beneath the lake, forgotten about by the school, it's a labyrinth of obstacles. Each tests a crook-related skill - and all are nearly impossible. But the impossible has never stopped Gabriel's crew before, especially not when there's something at the heart of the maze that they all desperately want... The second book in the 'criminally good' Crookhaven series, the secret school where students are taught to do wrong, so that one day, they can put the world to right.

Dis nie asof Maria elke dag oor die toekoms droom nie; sy het egter altyd gedink hulle het darem een. Maar nou is die verlede al wat daar is. Hulle voorspel die Nightshifts gaan alles vernietig. Vrydag 21 Julie is dalk die laaste dag. Die dag waarop Luan haar nooi na ’n kuier by sy huis saam met die skool se gewildste kinders. Maar ken sy enige van hulle werklik? Ken sy haarself? Onder die regte omstandighede kan enigiemand gevaarlik wees. 

Dieter is ’n ware fliekvlooi. Maar gaan al sy filmkennishom help as ’n hologramreus hom en sy tweelingbroer, Darius, na ’n virtuele fliekwêreld ontvoer? Hulle moet van ruimtewesens, booswigte en monsters vlug, saam met ’n superheld veg en nog meer – alles om vier fliekkaartjieste vind en te ontsnap. Maar wat het die ou wetenskaplike in die spookhuis op die bult daarmee te doen? 'n Kies-jou-eie-avontuur-storie propvol avontuur en naelbyt-aksie!

The Page Turners, two powerful books from the Library of Doom, have fallen into the hands of the Spellbinder, an evil magician. He transforms the books into two terrible tornadoes, which are meant to destroy the Librarian. But when the twisters suddenly head towards a small village, the Librarian must risk his life to stop them. Join the mysterious Librarian on another adventure as he fights to save his precious books from the Library of Doom. Can he save them before they fall into the hands of people who would use them for evil?

'A vivid and gripping, superbly told historical adventure' - Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs and The Girl Who Speaks Bear on Rosie Raja: Churchill's Spy It is the autumn of 1941, and Rosie Raja is back for another action-packed and electrifying adventure. After successfully helping her spy father complete his mission in France, Rosie has gained quite a reputation for herself and is determined to continue her secret agent escapades. This time around, Rosie finds herself undercover in the magnificent and scorching city of Cairo, officially to make sure Egypt's amazing historical artefacts are kept safe from the Nazis... but really to root out a traitor in the British ranks. With the stakes higher than they've ever been, can Rosie and her father keep each other safe? A thrilling and empowering coming-of-age WWII adventure set in the dazzling city of Cairo which follows an engaging, determined, Muslim heroine called Rosina Raja. Perfect for fans of Michael Morpurgo and Emma Carroll, and those looking for diverse historical fiction.

Meeluister-apparate, gesplitste olifantmis en geheime reaktors! Sabotasie, staatsgeheime en slymerig slakke! Die gewetenlose generaal Kerbhala en Spesiale Taakmag T-01 is warm op ouma Hester se spoor. Hoe gaan hulle uit die boosaardige folteraar se kloue ontsnap? Voor hulle weet, word ouma Hester, Tian en Lisa betrek by ’n gemene pakt met eienaardige ruimtewesens. As hulle sending misluk, is planeet Aarde in groot gevaar! Dis tyd om die ruimte in te snel. Die monsteragtige Molluske wag . . .

Die Dreadnought is reg vir aksie, ouma Hester se harnaspakke is gelaai met plofbare verrassings en haar yskas kreun onder die smulgoed! Maar wat gaan sy in Kanada maak en nogals by PESBEHEER, PILLE & PREPARATE van alle plekke? Sal Mamma vir Tian en Lisa laat saamgaan? En wat vang die bose dokter Lewendkerwen alles in haar onderwaterse laboratorium aan? Gelukkig laat ouma Hester en Graatjie nie met hulle mors nie!

Na die ontstellende gebeure by die viering van sy ma terugkeer, vlug Josh van Liba af weg. Op soek na slaapplek dwaal hy en Charlie die misterieuse Geelwoud binne. Hier vind Josh tydelik geluk wanneer die kinders van die Nuwe Jerusalem hulle in hulle boomdorpie laat bly. En Jandja, die tienerleier van die groep, is 'n seun soos hy. Maar Josh weet Kalimbula brand. Hy moet iets doen. Dan is daar nog vrae: Het Njeri hom regtig verraai? En wat lê agter tannie Verona se obsessie met die Wafu-water?

"One of the swimmers plunged underwater with a flick of his long, dolphin-like tail. The other followed, sending an arc of spray shooting upwards, tail slapping against the choppy waves." In the quiet Scottish seaside village of Dunlyre, Finn is enduring a winter holiday with his annoying new stepmother, wishing things could go back to how they were, while Sage is enjoying her new home, wishing things would stay as they are. Finn has seen mysterious swimmers in the Firth late at night. Then, from the clifftop, first Sage, then Finn, hears an eerie song. Could the local legend of merfolk living amid the waves actually be true? When the new friends meet the magical sea-people, they are amazed and impressed, but the merfolk are hiding a secret. The two human children must put aside their own problems and help in the battle against the young merfolk's ancient underwater enemy before the last of their kind are lost forever. From the author of the much-loved Guardians of the Wild Unicorns, Secrets of the Last Merfolk is an exciting fantasy adventure that reimagines the mythical sea-people as powerful, proud and fearless.

Twin toads, business baboons, a newt with a laboratory, and a mystery to be solved. The Free Range Detective Agency is on the case! Seamus the turkey detective is once again desperate for a new case. When security breaches threaten Frank Bloombum, baboon and two-time BusinessMonkey of the Year’s top-secret money-making facilities, the Free Range Detective Agency is called to the rescue. Who might be responsible? The baboon, the jackal, the newt, the toad or another creature lurking in the shadows? Seamus and friends are back to solve a brand new mystery, in the second installment of Jed Lynch's Free Range Detective Agency series! Another hilarious, and yet very serious investigation led by Seamus the private detective. Who said turkeys couldn’t solve mysteries?  'I laughed so much I laid an egg. GENIUS.' Dustin the Turkey

PART STORY, PART GAME - PURE ADVENTURE! "A new way of telling stories and in many ways the birth of modern gaming, these books captured the imaginations of a generation of kids - it's great to think that a new generation are going to be similarly captivated" bestselling author Charlie Higson You, the hero, must brave the city of Khare, where every doorway or alley conceals sudden danger. You will need all your wits about you to avoid the traps and survive the unimaginable horrors ahead... ABOUT THE SERIES The multi-million copy globally bestselling choose-your-own-adventure series is repackaged and reignited for a brand new generation of children. All you need is a dice and you can choose which way the story goes Be careful - the main character can die at any point! 20 million copies sold worldwide in 32 languages Perfect for kids who love gaming A great way to encourage children away from gaming on screens and get them back into reading books!

Hoofkommissaris Servin het 'n ou kasteel naby Edinburgh gekoop, maar 'n doedelsakspelende spook veroorsaak dat gaste hulle vinnig uit die voete maak! Willem en Adriaan moet kom help. Maar daar's ook 'n bende bankrowers doenig in Skotland en soos dit maar gaan, bevind Willem en Adriaan hulle kort voor lank in nog 'n speurtog, op die spoor van die Bandy-broers. 

Gretha maak ’n groot fout wanneer sy haar stiefsussie se sprokiesboek uit wraak vernietig. Want nou bevind sy en haar beste vriend, Hannes, hulle in die koninkryk van Fantastorië, waar ongekende gevare wag. Saam met die iesegrimmige kabouter Kabous moet hulle die sprokieswêreld deursoek vir vyf unieke legkaartstukke, sodat die Towerspieël hulle dalk sal toelaat om terug te keer huis toe . . . 'n Kies-jou-eie-avontuur-storie propvol avontuur en naelbyt-aksie!

The third title in this breakout new detective series, from the author of the spine-tingling Scarlet and Ivy series. When a large diamond goes missing from Silvershell Manor, who better to get to the bottom of the mystery than detective Violet Veil and her dog Bones. But nothing is quite as it seems when it comes to the missing heirloom and when a trail of origami birds leads them to Elizabelle Crane, a young casino owner and debt collector, Violet realises that it’s all just turned into a game of high stakes . . .

Book two in the new OFFICIAL Minecraft fiction series for readers age 7+ - the Stonesword Saga Something has turned the Evoker King to stone, and elements of his code have turned into new and terrible bosses that threaten the digital world of Minecraft. Now Po, Harper and their friends must travel deep into underground and into a web of danger to face the one of them. But that's the easy part, because in the real world, Po decides to run for class president and before he knows it, the ground feels like it is opening under his feet and his popularity is about to plummet! (c) 2022 Mojang AB. Minecraft, the MINECRAFT logo and the MOJANG STUDIOS logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation

Kwaaikofski is ’n privaatspeurder. Hy het nou eenmaal ’n talent daarvoor. Gee hom ’n glas melk, Carpenters kougom en sy spesiale kep en hy is gereed vir enigiets! Hierdie omnibus bevat drie van Speurder Kwaaikofski se gewildste avonture vir beginnerlesers. Hierdie keer krap ’n ander speurder krap in sy slaai, hy moet uitvind wie Olga se luukse motor beskadig het en hy beland boonop in die kollig op die verhoog . . .

Welcome to the Midnight Gang! Midnight is the time when all children are fast asleep, except of course for… the Midnight Gang. That is when their adventures are just beginning…

When Tom gets hit on the head by a cricket ball, he finds himself at Lord Funt Hospital, and is greeted by a terrifying-looking porter. Things go from bad to worse when he meets the wicked matron in charge of the children’s ward… But Tom is about to embark on the most thrilling journey of a lifetime!

The Midnight Gang tells an extraordinarily heartwarming and, of course, funny story of five children on a hospital ward – and on a quest for adventure! It is a story of friendship and magic – and of making dreams come true. Readers are set to be utterly spellbound by this heartfelt story that will bring magic to everyone.