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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 Yearâs 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 couldnât solve
mysteries? 'I laughed so much I laid an egg. GENIUS.' Dustin
the Turkey
Milton is swept up in a quest for friends and excitement in Jess
Redmanâs thrilling middle grade novel, The Adventure is Now.
Sometimes it's hard to be Milton P. Greene. He says all the wrong
things, his family is falling apart, and everyone at school avoids
him because of the very embarrassing Bird Brain Incident. But when
Milton plays his video game Isle of Wild, he becomes someone else
â Sea Hawk, the brave and brilliant naturalist explorer who
conquers danger at every turn. Then Miltonâs parents ship him off
to the remote Lone Island for the summer. The island is chock-full
of spectaculous species, and Milton realizes this is his chance to
become the brave and brilliant naturalist heâs always wanted to
be â and even meet some fellow explorers! But as it turns out,
the future of the Lone Island is in some pretty serious peril, and
the only thing that can save it is a field guide full of cryptic
clues. So Milton and his unexpected new friends embark on a wild
and wondrous adventure all of their own.
The hilarious and action-packed middle grade adventure from beloved
comedian and bestselling author Paul O'Grady. Unbeknownst to
anyone, Eddie Albert can speak to animals - including his pet dog
Butch, his hamster and his two pet goldfish (who claim they were
once pirates). What Eddie can't do is fit in . . . until he is sent
to stay with his eccentric aunt in Amsterdam. But then Eddie spots
a captive orangutan being taken along the river. So begins a
hilarious adventure as Eddie, his new friend Flo, Aunt Budge and a
whole gang of amazing animals take on the most dastardly villain
Amsterdam has ever seen, in a desperate race to save one of their
own . . . Eddie Albert is a technicolour cinematic adventure packed
full of friendship, animals, action... and always, of course, a
wicked sense of humour.
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.
One of Us Is Lying meets Big Little Lies in Melissa de la Cruz's
first YA thriller. Four Los Angeles prep students are at the center
of a fatal car crash - and they will go to and the dangerous
lengths to bury the truth. One of them was driving. One of them was
high. One of them screamed. And one of them died. When one of their
own is tragically killed in a car crash, Argyle Prep is full of
questions. Who was at the wheel? And more importantly, who was at
fault? But in a place ruled by pedigree and privilege, the answers
can only come at a price. Set against the glitz and glamour of an
elite LA private school, Melissa de la Cruz's first YA thriller is
an addictive whodunit perfect for fans of Gossip Girl and A Good
Girl's Guide to Murder.
Double the trouble! An original novel by Michael Rosen, told
alongside the Dickens classic that inspired it: Oliver Twist. Shona
and her dad are moving house, and at Shona's new school, the rules
are pretty confusing; she keeps getting into trouble without
realizing! It's a lot like how it is for Oliver Twist, that boy
she's reading about in English class. After Shona is unexpectedly
given a mobile phone, she begins to suspect there's something fishy
about the new boys she's met. Where did the phone come from? And
some gifts, she soon learns, aren't exactly free... Read two
stories at once - both illustrated by Tony Ross.
Crack the case with the InvestiGators! Join Mango and Brash in
InvestiGators Off the Hook for the third adventure in the
laugh-out-loud full colour series by John Patrick Green, perfect
for fans of Bunny vs Monkey. Rob a bank? Check. Find a secret lair?
Check. Kidnap a giant chicken? Check. Crackerdile and Hookline and
Slinker are back and badder than ever! Luckily, Mango and Brash are
hot on their tail with their hi-tech Very Exciting Spy Technology
(V.E.S.T.s). Do the InvestiGators have what it takes to catch the
crooks or will the vile villains slither away from justice? The
InvestiGators series is a hit with all ages and covers themes like:
- Teamwork - Resilience - Problem-solving Join the InvestiGators on
more adventures in Take the Plunge, Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S, Braver
and Boulder and Heist and Seek!
A Waterstones Best Teenage & YA Book of 2022! The most popular
girl in school is dead. And everyone's blaming the wrong guy. After
falling from grace last summer, Agatha Christie-obsessed Alice
Ogilvie needs to stay out of trouble. While smart and reclusive
Iris Adams just wants to get the hell out of Castle Cove. But now
they have a murder to solve. There are clues the police are
ignoring, a list of suspects a mile long and some very dangerous
cliffs. Amateur detectives Alice and Iris are about to uncover just
how many secrets their sleepy seaside town is hiding... 'Part
Agatha Christie, part Veronica Mars, and completely entertaining.'
Karen M. McManus, author of One Of Us Is Lying
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_______________ 'Devastating ... Any reader with a heart will weep
buckets' - Sunday Times Book of the Week 'Impossible to put down' -
The Times 'An outstanding and daring achievement' - Irish Examiner
_______________ SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE YA BOOK PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE CBI BOOK OF
THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE CLiPPA AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE
CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL _______________ They think I hurt someone. But
I didn't. You hear? Cos people are gonna be telling you all kinds
of lies. I need you to know the truth. Joe hasn't seen his brother
for ten years, and it's for the most brutal of reasons. Ed is on
death row. But now Ed's execution date has been set, and Joe is
determined to spend those last weeks with him, no matter what other
people think ... From Carnegie Medal winner Sarah Crossan, this
poignant, stirring, huge-hearted novel asks big questions. What
value do you place on life? What can you forgive? And just how do
you say goodbye? _______________ Experience every emotion with the
finest verse novelist of our generation... Don't miss Sarah
Crossan's other irresistibly page-turning books Toffee, One, Apple
and Rain, and The Weight of Water.
Rediscover Matt Carr's hilarious and adventurous super-spy
spider... SPYDER - code name 0008 (legs)! It's not easy being a
super special secret agent when you're only as big as a pin badge.
But when a birthday cake is under threat, SPYDER is called upon.
It's time to pack the spy-kit with binoculars, a top-secret laser
pen and... a banana. Will Spyder save the day, AND the party? From
the author-illustrator behind the multi-award winning Superbat,
Matt Carr Readers both big and little will be chuckling with
laughter on every page - mission accomplished! The same brilliantly
funny story with a new bright orange cover look!
'Barnes is a master of puzzles and plot twists' E. Lockhart, author
of We Were Liars Intrigue, riches, and romance abound in this
thrilling sequel to the global bestselling The Inheritance Games.
Perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson. A DEADLY GAME.
A PUZZLE TO SOLVE. A FORTUNE AT STAKE. One step forward. Avery
thought that solving the riddle left by billionaire Tobias
Hawthorne would reveal why he left her - a complete stranger - his
entire fortune. Two steps back. But as the cryptic clues tale an
unexpected twist and the handsome and enigmatic Hawthorne grandsons
continue to pull her in different directions, Avery can't help but
wonder who she can really trust and who is just looking out for
themselves. What happens when the truth just hides more secrets?
Soon Avery realizes this game is no longer just about money and
power. Now she's playing for her life. 'Impossible to put down'
Buzzfeed DON'T MISS THE FINAL GAMBIT - THE EXPLOSIVE CONCLUSION TO
THE INHERITANCE GAMES SERIES - COMING AUGUST 2022!
An edge-of-your-seat adventure packed full of puzzles, spooks and
mystery! When Claude's little sister, Amity, runs off in forbidden
Badwell Woods - where children disappear - Deliah, Sam and Claude
follow her to a mysterious mansion. Inside, time has frozen in the
1930s and an invitation promises a devious party game. Not long
after they find a terrified Amity, hiding from 'ghosts', the floor
beneath their feet starts to twist and turn: the rooms are changing
places. The house has rearranged itself like a giant Rubik's cube.
To escape, they must solve the puzzle - and the century-old mystery
of a girl who disappeared ... A fabulous twist on a timeless
haunted house adventure from the acclaimed author of the Milton the
Mighty series Scooby-Doo meets The Mysterious Benedict Society via
Escape Room Full of friendship, teamwork and logic versus instinct
- all wrapped up in a book with thrills, heart and bags of
atmosphere Perfect for readers aged 9 and up
Josh is ingehuldig as die nuwe koning van Kalimbula. Hy sukkel
sonder sy ma en met die idee van koning wees, maar met die
ondersteuning van Njeri en Ngandu begin hy moed kry. Silvia, sy ma,
is egter nie dood nie. Sy word deur haar eie suster op die plaas
aangehou. Sy slaag daarin om te ontsnap en probeer Kalimbula
bereik. Intussen maak 'n misterieuse kryger haar verskyning in
Kalimbula. Sy dra 'n donker verlede met haar saam en saai
verwoesting so ver soos sy gaan. Josh se koningskap word tot die
uiterste beproef. Hy vra die hulp van die geheimsinnige sifashama
met hul rooi mantels en diep stemme, maar nie een plan werk nie. Op
Ngandu se aandrang, besluit Josh om sy aartsvyand – Masjeba, die
bose heks – in die tronk te besoek. Masjeba gee hom antwoorde oor
die kryger en hoe om haar te verslaan, maar teen 'n prys. Intussen
versterk die professor sy magte. Maar waar in Silvia? Sal sy
Kalimbula bereik voor dit te laat is en alles om Josh in duie stort?
Josh (13) woon by sy tannie Verona en haar gesin op 'n plaas in OosAfrika nadat sy ma twee jaar gelede skielik verdwyn het. Op 'n dag daag 'n vreemdeling by die plaas op en probeer Josh ontvoer. Gelukkig red Doris, die huishulp, hom uit die kloue van die bose man. Sy vertel hom dat 'n groep mense sy bloed soek en dat hy moet vlug na 'n magiese geheime vallei, Kalimbula, waar hy veiliger sal wees. Hy moet die wyseman, Ngandu, in sy grot gaan spreek. Josh en Njeri, 'n kanniedood 15jarige meisie, se paaie kruis. Sy help hom om die wyseman te vind – en Josh word met 'n opdrag weggestuur: die opsporing van die goue kalbas. Josh weet dat al sy vrae beantwoord sal word wanneer hy die kalbas kry en hy pak die reis deur Kalimbula alleen aan. Hy ontmoet Masjeba, die heks, wat hom help om die legkaartstukkies van sy ma se verdwyning bymekaar te sit. Wanneer die kalbas uiteindelik oopgemaak word om die naam van die volgende troonopvolger te onthul, kry Josh die verrassing van sy lewe . . .
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