Kell is one of the last magicians with the ability to travel between parallel universes, linked by the magical city of London. It has been four months since a mysterious obsidian stone fell into his possession and he met Delilah Bard. Four months since the Dane twins of White London fell, and the stone was cast with Holland's dying body back into Black London.Now Kell is visited by dreams of ominous magical events, waking only to think of Lila. And as Red London prepares for the Element Games-an international competition of magic-a certain pirate ship draws closer. But another London is coming back to life. The balance of magic is perilous, and for one city to flourish, another must fall...

"To pay Mrs Twit back for the worms in his spaghetti, Mr Twit thought up a really clever, nasty trick . . ." Mr Twit is a foul and smelly man who always has bits of cornflake and sardine in his beard. Mrs Twit is scheming and sly and always thinking of the next horrible trick to play on her husband. The Twits are so ghastly and evil that they even keep Muggle-Wump the monkey and his family captive in their garden. But not for much longer! The monkeys are planning to trick the terrible Twits so that they can escape and put a stop to the frightful pair once and for all!

Die Jasper-jeugreeks is die eerste keer uitgegee in 1959 en daar was verskeie herdrukke.

Hierdie is die negende titel in die reeks.

Jasper moet in die koshuis bly terwyl sy ouers oorsee reis. Dit voel of sy vlerke geknip is: Skielik moet hy op spesifieke tye eet, huiswerk doen en gaan slaap. Hy moet selfs sy eie bed opmaak. Die ergste van alles is dat hy – wat gewoond is aan sy eie buitekamer – nou ’n kamer met die skool se grootste boekwurm moet deel. Toe die Viermanskap uitgedaag word tot ’n fietsresies maar Jasper ’n verpligte debatvergadering moet bywoon, is dit een te veel vir hom. Hy begin planne beraam om skelm uit die koshuis te glip …

From acclaimed author and Costa winner Hilary McKay comes The Time of Green Magic: a beautiful, spell-binding novel about family, magic, an old house and a mysterious visitor . . . Abi and her two step-brothers, Max and Louis, find that strange things happen when they are alone in their eerie, ivy-covered new house. Abi, reading alone, finds herself tumbling deep into books, while Louis summons a startling guest through his bedroom window. Even Max has started to see shapes in the shadows . . . Their busy parents see none of it - but Louis' secret visitor is growing too alarming to keep secret, and he finds he cannot manage without Max and Abi's help. Can they find out where the mysterious creature has come from - and how to get it back there?