There used to be an empty chair at the back of my class, but now a new boy called Ahmet is sitting in it.

He's eight years old (just like me), but he's very strange. He never talks and never smiles and doesn't like sweets - not even lemon sherbets, which are my favourite!

But the truth is, Ahmet really isn't very strange at all. He's a refugee who's run away from a War. A real one. With bombs and fires and bullies that hurt people. And the more I find out about him, the more I want to be his friend.

That's where my best friends Josie, Michael and Tom come in. Because you see, together we've come up with a plan.

In hierdie omnibus, wat nóg drie gewilde Saartjie-stories bevat, word Saartjie Baumann, die langbeenmeisie met die wipneus, kuiltjies in die wange en duisende duiweltjies in haar oë, se avonture voortgesit. Daar kuier ’n seun in Lynnekom en hy en Saartjie kom sommer van die intrapslag af nie oor die weg nie. Saartjie het ’n sjarme wat tot oud en jonk spreek en nuwe lesers sal dadelik deur Saartjie en die Drie Muskiete se avonture meegevoer word.

Book 1 in an exciting action series set in a soccer club that is a melting pot for teens of different backgrounds, with one thing in common - love of the beautiful game.

Get ready for the most hilarious Wimpy Kid book yet!

International bestselling author Jeff Kinney serves up heaps of laughs in Hot Mess, the 19th book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Greg Heffley is caught in the middle as the two halves of his extended family come together in a sidesplittingly relatable summer story!

Tumi visits her Gogo in Soweto for the holidays. She and her twin cousins often help Gogo in her spaza shop. Gogo's Goodies is the oldest spaza in all of Soweto and Gogo's pride and joy. When Gogo leaves for a few days, Tumi has one of her crazy ideas: They will open the shop and run it themselves and earn loads of money! But they’ve never had to do it without Gogo, and things quickly get out of hand, making the spaza more famous than ever . . .

Lottie Brooks continues to navigate the many perils of growing up in this fantastically funny illustrated series for a 9-12 audience, filled with friendship, embarrassing moments and plenty of lols.

Woe is me. So much is wrong in my life...

Still look like a tomato
Am stuck indoors whilst my friends go bowling without me (rude)
My parents are leaving me to go out on a 'Date Night'. GROSS!

After a summer of meeting handsome French boys and getting a tiny bit sunburnt. OK, fine - a lot sunburnt, Lottie's heading off on a week-long residential school trip. A whole week away from embarrassing parents and Toby's tasty air biscuits!

But the trip soon turns into a total disaster. The other girls staying at the camp are MEGA-MEAN, best friend Jess is spending all her time with new girl Isha, and Lottie's diary gets stolen!

Who knew a school trip could cause so much DRAMA?!

Telling Tales Out of School Chronicling the tales he had collected throughout his career in education started as a lockdown pastime for Chris Lowe. The end result is Telling Tales Out of School: fifty tales to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Prince William School, Oundle. The Tales are all based on true events or stories told to Chris by fellow teachers: stories, about growing up, about learning, teaching and coping together. All proceeds from sales of the book will be donated to the James Rutterford Trust, which is targeted at families who need financial support to enable their children at PWS to take part in school activities, school trips, to provide equipment to aid their study or to support out-of-hours school activities. Please visit tellingtales.bigcartel.com for more information about the project and to buy further copies of Telling Tales Out of School.

Riek en Niek het ’n plan …

’n Slim plan om SAKKE en SAKKE vol geld by die skool se markdag te maak.

Maar dan steel nare Nanja hulle idee.

En boonop vertel sy vir die HELE skool Riek en Niek gaan roomys maak wat soos blomkool en spinasie smaak …

BLÊG! NIEMAND gaan dit koop nie!

Kan Riek en Niek aan ’n plan dink om Nanja terug te betaal EN vet pret by die markdag te hê?

Yandi has just arrived in the big city and is staying with her young cousin Zipho. She pretends she knows everything about city life but she has a lot to learn. When a strange man called Mac charms Yandi on the taxi to school, Zipho, Noteksi and the sharp-eyed grannies know she is in trouble. But will they be in time to rescue her?

Soon to be a BBC Television series in 2026! 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 fifth and final year at Crookhaven School for Thieves, and the crew have only one thing on their minds. This year, they must take down Gabriel's parents - the infamous leaders of the criminal organisation, the Nameless - once and for all.

How will the crew balance this goal alongside their last year of studies, which includes a new class called Groundwork, and the most difficult Break-in to date: infiltrating Crookhaven itself?

Most importantly, can they find a way to lure two of the Underworld's most notorious villains out of the shadows, without anyone getting hurt...?

The final 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 rights.

In hierdie omnibus, wat nog drie gewilde Trompie-stories bevat, word die sproetgesig Grootkaptein en die Boksombende se avonture voortgesit! Titels in hierdie omnibus: Trompie die kragman, Trompie die hartedief en Trompie die held. Die ondeunde Trompie het ’n sjarme wat tot oud en jonk spreek en nuwe lesers sal dadelik deur Trompie en die Boksombende se avonture meegevoer word!

In hierdie omnibus, wat drie boeke van die gewilde Saartjie-reeks bevat, ontmoet ons vir Saartjie Baumann, die langbeenmeisie met die wipneus, kuiltjies in die wange en duisende duiweltjies in haar oe. Titels in hierdie omnibus: Saartjie se papegaai, Saartjie se held en Saartjie se geveg. Saartjie het ’n sjarme wat tot oud en jonk spreek en nuwe lesers sal dadelik deur Saartjie en die Drie Muskiete se avonture meegevoer word!

High school nemeses fall in love in Kelly Quindlen's She Drives Me Crazy, a queer YA rom com perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Casey McQuiston. What happens when two high school nemeses fall in love? Seventeen-year-old Scottie Zajac can't catch a break. First there's the embarrassing loss to her ex-girlfriend in their first basketball game of the season, and then she gets into a fender bender with the worst possible person: her head cheerleader nemesis, Irene Abraham. Irene is as mean as she is beautiful, and Scottie makes a point to keep her distance, only their little car accident means the girls are forced to ride together to school. Every day. But when an opportunity arises for Scottie to get back at her toxic ex - and climb her school's social ladder - she convinces Irene to take part in an elaborate fake-dating scheme that threatens to reveal some very real feelings. 'A must-read for every romcom fan' - Adiba Jaigirdar, author of The Henna Wars

Minki en haar maats is opgewonde oor die skoolkonsert wat voorlê. Hulle klas gaan Aspoestertjie opvoer, en dit gaan fantasties wees! Minki en Natalie is seker Lara gaan die hoofrol kry. Sy kan baie goed dans, en boonop is Aspoestertjie haar gunstelingsprokiesprinses. Hulle kan nie wag om te sien hoe sy in haar droomrok lyk nie! Maar by die oudisie loop dinge onverwags skeef … Gaan Minki dit regkry om soos ’n regte Goeie Fee haar towerstaffie te swaai en die konsert te red?

Minki het twee beste maats - Natalie en Lara. Natalie is mal oor ponies en gaan aan ’n perdrykompetisie deelneem waar die ruiters en hul ponies soos sprokieskarakters moet aantrek. Lara neem danslesse en eendag as sy groot is, wil sy ’n ballerina of ’n hiphop-danser word. Wanneer sy hoor van ’n danskompetisie by die winkelsentrum, skryf sy dadelik in.

Minki belowe albei haar maats dat sy hulle sal kom ondersteun, maar dis is net een probleem … die perdrykompetisie en die danskompetisie vind op presies dieselfde tyd plaas. Skielik voel Minki asof sy in die middel van ’n toutrekkompetisie tussen haar twee beste maats beland het. Hoe gaan sy ooit tussen Natalie en Lara kan kies?

Meet Dante, (who is definitely NOT a loser) in this hilarious, highly illustrated book for children aged 7+, by author/illustrator Brian Gordon. Perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

Ever since his trousers fell down in front of the whole school, Dante has struggled to shake off his seriously uncool reputation. Luckily, he has a foolproof plan to become the most popular kid at his new school:
1. Completely reinvent himself.
2. Make a ton of friends and accept his nomination as their leader.
3. Become good at sports stuff and win all the game things.
4. Rub his newfound popularity in the face of all the haters he grew up with.

Sounds easy, right? Well think again - Purg School is attended by infamous creatures from myths and legends and they're not going to let him shake off his loser status overnight! Dante is going to have his work cut out to beat the bullies and show the world that he is NOT a loser.

Morena loves his new school! There are so many fun extramural activities and games to play that he and his friends have set up their own championship. Before school starts and at break Morena and his friends plays marbles, cards, soccer and shoot hoops. After school they take the soccer online or jump into go-karts. Morena is determined to get all the points! But it isn't just sports that he excels at, he can come up with a rap song on the spot and has a hilarious idea for an assignment that involves bringing your favourite traditional food to school. He can't wait to see the teacher's reaction after the whole class experiences the effects of eating samp and beans! If there's one thing Morena takes seriously it is being the captain of his school's softball team. He is good at pitching and his twin sister Rorisang is an excellent batter. But their team keeps losing! Morena isn't scared of a challenge, he'll try his best at any game to be a superstar. How can he help his team to do their best? A heart-warming story that celebrates family, friendship and working together. The book is also available in isiZulu, isiXhosa and Afrikaans.

In hierdie omnibus, wat nog drie gewilde Trompie-stories bevat, word die sproetgesig Grootkaptein en die Boksombende se avonture voortgesit. Trompie wil 'n seun se krieketkolf leen, maar hy moet mooi met die suinige ryk seun onderhandel om sy kolf vir hom te leen sodat Kwaggaberg se seuns kan gaan krieket speel.

Vir Wim is graad tien nes graad nege, maar op steroids. Hy land teen sy sin die understudy-rol van Nick Bottom in die skool se opvoering van ’n Midsomernagsdroom. Maar dis iets nader aan ’n nagmerrie as ’n droom, want 'n ander ou sleep vlerk by sy Jenny. Ouma Hantie is sy enigste hoop, maar haar kop is op ’n ander plek. Boonop beland Wim en sy ma byna in die tronk saam met Harold en sy advokaat-pa moet weer die dag red. Wim gaan dinamietplanne moet uitdink as hy dié jaar gaan oorleef.

The story takes the form of a series of emails written by Luntu Masiza to his grade 11 English and History teacher, Mr Bali, to fulfil a school holiday assignment.

Over the course of these emails, the reader hears the story of a particularly challenging year in Luntu’s life.

Brilliantly, through Luntu’s words we also access the life lessons passed on by a remarkable teacher, whose wisdom pulls Luntu back from the brink.