Beth doesn't really have friends until she meets Lizzie, the girl who's just moved into the flat upstairs. At first it seems like a perfect match. Lizzie likes all the same stuff and wants to hang out constantly. But the friendship turns creepy when Lizzie starts copying Beth's style down to the smallest detail, and Beth can't shake the strange feeling that she's being silently studied. Did Beth find a BFF . . . or something more sinister? In this Scary Graphics tale, easy-to-read text and eerie, full-colour art combine to deliver just-right scares for kids who crave chills and thrills.

Rich kid Tony Jay is a shoe-in to win the Silver Falls snowboarding tournament, but his biggest competition, Jack Hewlitt, can't afford to enter. Tony may be spoiled, but he knows that victory means nothing if you don't beat the best. So, he agrees to hold a one-on-one freestyle run with Jack atop the Silver Falls Mountains. But just when things start to heat up, a massive avalanche threatens to put both boys on ice, turning their friendly competition into a race for their lives.

A classic collection of tales for young readers of about six, featuring beloved characters and lively stories by P.L. Travers, Jill Barklem, Michael Morpurgo and others, chosen by children's book expert, Julia Eccleshare. The Banks family are searching for a nanny; Macaw the parrot helps out at the fish and chip shop and a stonecutter dreams of becoming an emperor... These classic stories are wonderful to share and enjoy with your child at any time of the year, or would make the perfect birthday gift.

Three-year-olds will love this collection of seven brand-new stories, one for every day of the week

All your favorite Pokemon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga! A deluxe omnibus edition of the best-selling Pokemon Adventures manga series, collecting all 29 volumes of the original series into ten premium books. Red doesn't just want to train Pokemon, he wants to be their friend too. That makes things even more complicated than usual as he travels through dangerous zones battling gym leaders for badges and discovering secret Pokemon along the way. Now he's got to team up with his rival Blue and the thief Green to fight a common enemy. Can he stay focused enough to rise to the challenge? Collects the original Pokemon Adventures volumes 1, 2 and 3!

Give Asterix the gold medal for best-selling series ever, as the character gets ready for his close-up in the sure-to-be-blockbuster film, "Asterix at the Olympic Games," It has the biggest budget of any Asterix movie ever filmed, stars Gerard Depardieu, and includes guest cameos from David Beckham, Michael Schumacher, Zinedine Zidane, and wrestler Nathan Jones.
When Asterix and the Gauls compete in Athens' Olympic Games, they find themselves up against an unexpected restriction: their magic potion has been banned as an artificial stimulant. Can they win without it? And what tricks do their rivals have up their sleeves to ensure that Asterix and his friends go down in defeat?
This entirely new volume features a combination of stills and plot highlights, as well as behind the scenes information. It's the perfect companion to a fun film.

What happens when a tortoise challenges a hare to a race? Read this popular West African tale to find out. There's more than one way to teach a boastful hare a lesson! With engaging text and easy-to-follow panels, Discover Graphics: Global Folktales are perfect for graphic novel fans new and old.

The master-storyteller turns his pen to rural village life with Ways of Sunlight in Trinidad: gossip and rivalry between village washerwomen; toiling cane-cutters reaping their harvest; superstitious old Ma Procop protecting the fruit of her Mango tree with magic. With equal wit and sensitivity, he reflects the depression of hard times in London, where people live in cold, damp basements, hustling for survival.

One of the world's greatest fairy tales is re-told in a graphic-novel format. Once upon a time, an evil queen possessed a powerful mirror. It spoke only the truth, which often pleased the queen. But when the mirror reveals that the queen is no longer the fairest lady in the land, her heart grows cold. She seeks revenge against the beautiful maiden, vowing to destroy the lovely Snow White.

Black Beauty faces human cruelty and mistreatment in a world that cares little for the happiness of animals. Written in graphic-novel format. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded introduction, bolded glossary words and dynamic new covers."

In 1921, Inupait seamstress Ada Blackjack joined a a group of four white men who wanted to establish a trading post on Wrangel Island in the freezing Arctic Ocean. The explorers were stranded on the island when their return ship was forced to turn back due to ice. Facing harsh conditions and dwindling food supplies, the men died one by one, but Ada remained. Find out how she alone managed to survive the disastrous expedition.

"The Haunted Pavilion" is a collection of nine Patricia McCune Irvine short stories for girls, ranging from ghosts in the pavilion, a rescue at Breakwater Beach, the night the town clock struck thirteen, to the mystery of the pinata, an unusual flight of Santa Claus at Christmastime, and others.

Return to the world of Mortal Engines in this new book of three short stories about the rebellious young aviatrix, Anna Fang, illustrated by Ian McQue. A key character in the Mortal Engines book and film, this is your chance to learn more of her past. Night Flights includes Traction City, the 2011 World Book Day Book by Philip Reeve. In a dangerous future world where gigantic, motorised cities attack and devour each other, London hunts where no other predator dares. But Anna Fang - pilot, adventurer, spy - isn't afraid. The three stories show gripping, moving, exciting moments in Anna Fang's life: her childhood as a slave aboard the moving city Arkangel, a showdown against a robotic Stalker that is terrifyingly out of control and her free life as an intelligence agent for the Anti-Traction league that might not be quite as free as she hoped.

A beautiful, celebratory and joyful book of bedtime stories. Written and illustrated by creators with heritage from across the continent of Asia, Bedtime Stories showcases a curated collection of tales from Asian history, based on important figures and events. Each story is the ideal length to read at bedtime as well as any moment when young readers are looking for an inspirational read! Features one young reader's winning entry from the First News and Scholastic competition An empowering and celebratory gift Perfect for any child wanting to learn more about history's untold stories. Stories include those of: King Sejong the Great, a Korean King who invented an alphabet Julia Domna, a Syrian princess and Roman empress Margaret Lin Xavier, Thailand's first female doctor Sake Deen Mohammed, the Indian man who brought shampooing and curry to Britain. Written by: Sufiya Ahmed, Maisie Chan, Shae Davies, Saima Mir, Bali Rai, Annabelle Sami, Rebeka Shaid, Cynthia So and Rekha Waheed. Illustrated by: Ginnie Hsu, Aaliya Jaheel, Jocelyn Kao, Jennifer Khatun, Hannah Li, Debby Rahmalia, Abeeha Tariq, Kubra Teber, Tika and Tata and Amanda Yoshida.

Have you ever wondered what happens to your socks when they disappear in the dryer, why some paths one takes in life are difficultly reversible, if short can be sweet, why simplicity is virtuous, why it's OK to let your actions speak for themselves, why so many obstacles must be overcome before absconding for a weekend, if it's OK to be different, why humility has its hmmph, why one must often do for themselves in order to do something right, or why it's OK to say "No" in order to remain focused on what's important? These and other very important questions, conundrums and quandaries are delved in Whim, Woe And Wonder (Tales For The Ever Present Child).
Radar says: "Read this Book! Great Entertainment for the Whole Family! [And the Monsters Under Your Bed, Too!] Wonderful story poem and prose tales for our trying times!"
These tales will enchant Adults, Young Adults, Tweens and even Precocious Children alike!

'The Call of the Wild' is one of Jack London's most popular novels. The story follows a dog named Buck, a 140lb Saint Bernard and Scotch Shepard mix. Buck is abducted from a comfortable life as a pet and tossed into the chaos of the Klondike Gold Rush and the brutal realities of frontier life. Buck changes hands a number of times before landing in the kindly hands of John Thornton. Thornton takes ownership of Buck from a trio of ignorant stampeders, intent upon making a dangerous river crossing. Buck refuses to cross, despite a vicious beating. Thornton recognizes the dogs intelligence and strength. He steps in to claim the dog and nurses Buck back to health. But Buck is forever changed by the treatment he has received at the hands of other men. Jack London spent a year living in the Yukon and drew heavily upon his experiences there while writing the book. He later said, "It was in the Klondike that I found myself."