Ek en Azlynn kyk vir mekaar. Dis nou interessante nuus. Daar's 'n nuwe meisie in die buurt, sy's so oud soos ons en boonop gaan sy in ons skool wees. Ek kan sien hoe opgewonde dit vir Azlynn maak. Haar oë vonkel en sy glimlag breed.

Maar ek is meer bang as opgewonde. Wat as dit 'n simpel meisie is? Of nog erger, wat as dit 'n wonderlike, superslim, vriendelike meisie is wat dadelik Azlynn se beste vriendin word? Wat as ek my graadsewejaar stoksielalleen moet deurgaan? My maag voel skielik hol...

Alfie het op veertien nie net koning geword nie, maar ook die Redder van die Ryk. Ná die groot geveg tydens sy kroningsplegtigheid, dink Brittanje dit was die laaste sien van die Swart Draak, en Alfie skuif sy redderpak opsy en gee aandag aan sy koninklike pligte. Hy moet leer om sy pa se skoene vol te staan.

Maar wanneer ’n bende Wikings uit die dood opgewek word, moet Alfie, Hayley en die hellebaardiers regmaak vir ’n epiese stryd wat die koninkryk in ’n nuwe donker eeu kan dompel. Hulle is egter nie alleen nie – ’n paar onverwagse persone staan hulle by.

The Highland Falcon Thief:
Harrison Beck and his Uncle Nat are enjoying the final journey of the Highland Falcon, Britain's most famous steam train. But when a precious jewel goes missing, Harrison and his new friend Lenny find themselves at the centre of the investigation. Can they solve the mystery and catch the culprit before they reach the end of the line?

Kidnap on the California Comet:
After the excitement of his adventures aboard the Highland Falcon Thief, Harrison Beck can't wait for the opportunity to go on another amazing train journey. So when his Uncle Nat invites him aboard the California Comet, the iconic three-day train journey from Chicago to San Francisco, he leaps at the chance to travel.

Murder on the Safari Star:
Harrison Beck and his Uncle Nat are on the journey of a lifetime aboard the Safari Star – a luxurious steam train that will take them from Pretoria to the stunning Victoria Falls. Close encounters with the amazing animals and landscape of Southern Africa are adventure enough, but things get mysterious when a passenger is found dead inside a locked compartment.

Danger at Dead Man's Pass:
A mysterious letter from an old friend asks Hal and Uncle Nat to help investigate a spooky supernatural mystery. Legend has it the Kratzensteins, a family of rich and powerful railway tycoons, are cursed, but there is no such thing as a curse, is there.

There are lots of laughs at every level in The 130-Storey Treehouse, the tenth amazing book in the number one bestselling Treehouse series.

Andy and Terry have added another thirteen levels of crazy fun to their every-growing treehouse. Join millions of readers worldwide in this wacky new adventure – a laugh-out-loud story told through a combination of text and fantastic cartoon-style illustrations in a shiny 10th book special edition!

With 130 amazing levels to discover in the Treehouse series and a World of Treehouse Activity series too, what are you waiting for? Come on up!

Xar en Wens het die bestanddele vir die doepa om van hekse ontslae te raak gekry. Nou roep die towerkoning hulle na die Meer van die Verlorenes. Maar hulle moet die doepa eers in die beker van tweede kanse aanmaak.

Xar is ’n towenaarseun wat deur ’n gevaarlike heksevlek beheer word. Wens is ’n krygermeisie met sterk towerkrag.

Kan hulle die honger Draakwurmmonster verslaan en met die beker ontsnap? En sal die doepa se towerspreuk sterk genoeg wees om die VLOEK VAN DIE WOESTE WOUD te verbreek … of sal die hekse VIR EWIG regeer?

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. Kwaaikofski word deur ouens met kaalgeskeerde blou koppe ontvoer, hy vertel hoe sy pad vir die eerste keer met die van die Slang gekruis het en hy moet 'n vermiste hond opspoor.

Join Geronimo on his tastiest adventure yet! Geronimo is having a fabumouse family holiday in Milan - home to delicious Italian dishes. Fabumouse, that is, until a thief dressed just like him starts stealing precious items around the city. Who is trying to frame Geronimo, and can they be stopped? About the Geronimo Stilton series: Geronimo Stilton is a bestselling children's series with a dedicated international fan base. As seen on Netflix, the series follows the adventures of Geronimo Stilton the fa-mouse journalist, as he searches for the next hot scoop. With illustrations and fun fonts throughout, Geronimo Stilton is perfect for reluctant readers aged 5+ years.

'n Alien land in 'n swembad, kinders verdwyn in 'n biblioteek, 'n monsterhond word 'n woefie-woef en 'n vampier-jagter-ouma bestorm 'n skool met 'n knoffel-bazooka . . . Maar dis nog lank nie al nie!

Hierdie versameling van tonekrul-lekker stories deur Jaco Jacobs is al meer as 'n dekade lank gewild. Die nuwe uitgawe met fassinerende illustrasies deur Iain Rennie sal lesers laat gril en ril van plesier. En die beste van alles? Een splinternuwe storie is bygevoeg!

Peter Pan meets Oliver Twist in the magical new book by rising star Lee Newbery, author of Waterstones Children's Book of the Month, The Last Firefox. When ten-year-old Theo runs off from a school trip to London's Natural History Museum and decides to pay his gran a surprise visit, he discovers the surprise is on him - his gran is on holiday and Theo finds himself alone in the big city with nowhere to turn. Enter Alistair Goodfellow, a mysterious, flamboyant young person with a charismatic twinkle in their eye. Alistair offers Theo a room at the Casablanca Lily - by day, a run-down and unloved hotel; by night, a palace of magical wonders. Each night, Alistair sends his found family of runaways and ne'er-do-wells, the Moonlighters, out into London in search of lost magical artefacts, gifting them their own magical powers as a reward. Theo is quickly enthralled, but there is more to Alistair than meets the eye, and soon Theo comes to realize that the items Alistair is hunting could be more dangerous than he'd ever imagined . . .

Zoggy, the alien, feels awkward when he is invited to his first Earth birthday party. He is just not sure how to behave and make some silly mistakes. His friends Dan and Megan help him. When he starts to feel more confident, Zoggy find he can play a special part in making the party a big success. Guinea Pig Education presents the Zoggy the Alien series about a cute little alien who lands on Earth. Will he be accepted? What will he feel as he tries to fit in with life on Earth? This series introduces inclusiveness as Zoggy finds out that he is loved and accepted. He is given help with all those things he meets like fear and anxiousness. Yes, these books are bang up-to-date, full of lessons to be learned and will be loved by children of 3 to 7 years.

EXCITABLE - INQUISITIVE - FEARLESS - BIT OF A KNOW-IT-ALL ELEVEN YEAR OLD MARROW GETS RUDELY PULLED THROUGH A SMALL KEYHOLE IN A PAINTING. SHE THEN FINDS HERSELF IN AN ODDBALL FOREST WORLD OF CREATURES AND THINGS SHE KNOWS ABOUT, AND A FEW SHE DOES NOT! SOME OF THEM SEE HER AS A TASTY MEAL ON LEGS, AND OTHERS TRY TO HELP HER FIND HER WAY BACK. AS SHE NAVIGATES HER WAY THROUGH THIS ENDLESS LEARY WORLD OF WONDER, FUN, AND DANGER, SHE MUST USE HER IMAGINATION, WITS, AND GIRL GUIDE KNOW-HOW TO GET OUT OF ENDLESS SCRAPES AND ADVENTURES! T.L.G.

After living for years under the occupation by the evil Fangs of Dang, the Igiby children find a map rumoured to lead to the lost Jewels of Anniera - the one thing the Fangs will do anything to find. The family is thrown headlong into a perilous adventure, uncovering truths about who they are that will change their world forever. Repackaged with new illustrations, this is the opportunity to discover the Wingfeathers.

For the people who live on the banks of the Thames, the river is a living, breathing thing. It can take your treasures. It can hide your treasures. And, sometimes, it can give them back.

Bo and Billy are two children who have never met. Billy is an orphan. Bo's dad died when she was small and now her brother is off to war. Both children are poor, but they have each found half of a priceless treasure, given up by the river. A treasure which - when the pieces are reunited - holds the power to give back to one of them the most precious thing they have ever lost.

But should the treasure be put back together again? And why has the river given it up now?

For fans of Katherine Rundell and Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke, Hidden Treasure is a classic in the making, with a rip-roaring plot, spine-tingling twists and an unforgettable cast of characters.