'This exciting, science-packed novel is a cracking read and bursts with action, warmth and humour' - BookTrust Great Books Guide 2021 'This is great fun; an energetic middle-grade debut with a fresh contemporary feel and a good dash of Stranger Things' - The Bookseller Alfie has noticed a few things since his family moved to Folding Ford. He really misses life in the city. He and his sister don't exactly fit in here. But the most interesting one is that the weather is BONKERS. One frost-covered branch on one tree in the middle of June? A tiny whirlwind in a bucket in the garden? Only in Folding Ford. Armed with his bike, a notepad and his new best mate Sam, Alfie is going to investigate. His best clue is Nathaniel Clemm ... the only thing in town weirder than the weather. When Alfie 'investigates' Mr Clemm's garden, only SLIGHTLY illegally, he finds a strange box that freezes his trainers and makes his teeth tingle. And when he opens it, only SLIGHTLY deliberately, SOMETHING gets out. Something fast, fizzing and sparking with electricity and very, very much alive. But the creature from the box brings trouble of its own, and as barometers and tempers go haywire in Folding Ford, Alfie finds himself at the centre of a perfect storm. Skellig meets Stranger Things in this funny, heartfelt adventure story perfect for fans of Ross Welford, Christopher Edge and Frank Cottrell Boyce.

This stunning paperback box set includes all three books in Suzanne Collins's internationally bestselling Hunger Games trilogy together with The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV... And the odds are against all who play.

With all four of Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games novels in one box set, you can step into the world of Panem and continue all the way to the electrifying conclusion.

Nick, a twelve-year-old from planet Earth, is filled with a desire for adventure. In the three years he has known his alien robot friend, O-Zone, Nick has learned much about astronomy and planetary ecology and constantly dreams what it would be like to join O-Zone on interplanetary adventures. As a new Protector member of the universal defense team, the Terraguard, he finally gets his chance O-Zone invites Nick to visit space station Elmira with him. There, the two learn that the peaceful planet of Caldaris is in trouble. A great beast who never sleeps is destroying the planet's natural resources and threatening the existence of the Caldarian civilization. Desperate for help, the prince of Caldaris asks Nick and O-Zone to travel aboard a powerful spaceship to his planet to investigate the threat and hopefully save the planet and its people from extinction. After enlisting help from a young adventurer and her exotic horse, Nick and O-Zone bravely face the threat head-on-all while dealing with spaceship malfunctions, dodging asteroids, and battling evil aliens. In this exciting adventure, a young Protector and his robot friend embark on a dangerous journey through space to fight an intergalactic battle and stop a beast of unimaginable power before it destroys the universe and all its inhabitants forever.

Derek McKellier has never been a man of direction. With his laid-back and sometimes daring attitude, he roams through the vastness of space, isolating himself from others. Although Derek constantly cheats death by tormenting a group of spacefaring pirates, he does whatever it takes to stay alive. A loner way of life is all he's known, until a wayward incident aquaints him to the captain and senior officers of a very statutory starship. Their influences introduce a new world of emotions Derek has never truly felt before, but just when he thinks his life is taking a turn for the better, Derek discovers that his daredevil way of life may come back to hurt him...

"New York Times"-bestseller Vaughn's YA debut is a distinctly 21st-century tale of dragons and cell phones, conspiracy and war, love and sex, and a friendship that crosses a seemingly unbridgeable divide.

For years, the inhabitants of Prali, a small Italian mountain town near the French border, lived in peace. They believed that danger would never come to them. However, deep within a mountain cave, a one-of-a-kind dragon feasts on rats and mice living within the cave. While he grows, he discovers this is not enough. He craves the taste of cow, oxen, and humans.

The last of his kind, the dragon launches a brutal attack on the people of Prali. After the terrorizing havoc of the dragon. Bernard, a young Franciscan monk; Mary, a misplaced English girl; and the arrogant knight Leonardo. Join forces to eliminate the dragon and bring peace to the people of Prali.

Only the courage and strength of the three dragon hunters will save the world from destruction. As they travel through the mysterious forests, and deep caverns of the region. They discover the secrets of the hidden lair and an underworld that time has forgotten. They journey to the farthest reaches of the dragon's lair to face their ultimate destiny.

A long time ago, an ancient god sought to pool the powers of his brethren in order to create beauty out of chaos. He created the Divine Covenants, or Accords, which bound the gods' powers together. They could have lived forever, peaceably and surrounded by paradise. However, one ancient god soon used the pooled powers for evil and was banished by his own son to eternal confinement.

Years later, in 1882 Atlantis Time, the continents still exist in the form of Pangaea-one huge, connected continent. The son who once banished his own father still lives as the god of war. His name is Arylos, and he has forgotten about his confined family foe-until he witnesses a suspicious murder in the midst of dreams. The murder turns out to be fact; someone has conjured Arylos's father and died in the process.

Now, Aryas is back. He longs for power and revenge, against both his son and all of human kind. With the help of his Black Dog soldiers, Arylos must find a way to return his father to the grave. But does he have the strength to condemn his own father twice? The fate of Atlantis and all of reality is in Arylos's hands, for if Pangea falls, so will reality, sucked into the dark madness of one power-hungry immortal.

It is the year 2056, and a highly evolved species called Pitagons are ready to return to the Earth they abandoned thousands of years ago. These ancient humans have discovered the secret to longevity through scientific experiments. Now they want to save as much of humanity on Earth-before a catastrophe strikes.

As the sole city of the ancestors emerges from the sea as the last refuge of mankind, Adrian Simon sits in front of a brain machine as he attempts once again to contact humans living on other planets. Normally, his machine is quiet, but on this day it begins beeping wildly. Moments later, Adrian receives a message that tells him aliens who have been living in a city beneath the ocean are the victims of a natural disaster. What Adrian does not know is that the aliens have chosen him to help them during the enormous crisis that will soon threaten mankind. Adrian is the only one who can save the world.

"The Pitagons" uncovers the secret civilization of our ancestors and reveals the magic of their astonishing abilities as a young scientist does everything in his power to rescue as many humans from impending demise-before it is too late.

Her destiny must be fulfilled . . .

Branwen refuses to take orders from anyone--even the Shining Ones. The ancient gods have marked her as the one fated to save her country from the Saxons. But is she truly ready to be a leader?

Then a messenger from the skies shows her a vision of a bleak and violent future, a future in which Branwen has abandoned her destiny, and those most dear to her suffer unspeakable horrors. There's a blurry line between good and evil, and those Branwen trusts the most are capable of the greatest betrayal. The Shining Ones have spoken. Will Branwen answer their call?

Ages 9 to 12 years The London Deep series is half graphic novel and half book - with comic art on every page. It's set in the future in a flooded London, where rival police forces for kids and adults compete to keep the peace. London is menaced by a mysterious plague. The disease, which leaves a spider web pattern of fine lines upon the victim, has been nicknamed 'Threadneedle'. The YPD order a full scale evacuation of London, claiming that adults are the carriers. When her father is taken to a 'Safeguarding' centre, Jemima Mallard enlists the help of a team of mercenaries to bust him out.

This would be his last chance to get them back; he was sure of it. He had to get them back. He couldn't risk letting it happen again ever... Little did the old man know that the amulets would lead his grandsons, Scott and Will, into a land of enchantment called Acacia in which those who enter realize a distinct power. Few possess a truly potent power, and with that comes the responsibility to honor the land that provides their enchantments. That's how it had always been and should be until Dryden showed up. With a wicked fury Dryden took over the once peaceful land with a power that was unmatchable or so he thought. There is but one who possesses a power that can possibly challenge Dryden's, but he's only a ten-year-old boy from the outside world who just wants to go home.

Thousands of years ago, Lord Devi, one of three rulers of the Underworld, became greedy and tried to gain control. A battle ensued; Grim the Reaper was victorious and imprisoned Lori Devi for eternity. That is until Kitti, a three-foot, eleven-inch bunny, unwittingly releases the demon while on a school field trip to the Museum of Boring Artifacts. As the three-horned Lord Devi emerges from a red and black tomb shrouded in chains, Grim the Reaper, Kitti's adoptive father, battles the demon once again. Grim loses his grip and is sucked through a portal. Lord Devi declares victory and disappears. Kitti, also known as "Death Bunny," vows to rescue his father and defeat Lord Devi. Kitti is aided in his quest by a host of quirky characters. There's Pandy, the fudge-loving panda bear; Zorg-10, a ten-foot robotic creature; Kurri, a giant caterpillar who undergoes metamorphosis; and Zom B. Me and Zom B. She, two zombie skeletons. Together they battle a malevolent bounty hunter, armies of demons, and a giant dragon monster. Will this band of faithful fighters overcome evil, return peace to the Underworld and reunite Kitti with his father?