Ruby's parents are beyond embarrassing - and now they are planning to sing in the school assembly! They must be stopped! A laugh out loud comedy. Barrington Stoke specialise in books for reluctant, struggling and dyslexic readers.

This treatise on health and hygiene is a classic of medical literature. The advice is straightforward, simple to implement, and timeless. Coles turns our focus from reactive medical care to preventative care and healing. Dr. Coles claims that this road to greater health may very well be within our own control. Since this book's first printing in 1848, it has maintained its relevance, and perhaps is even more relevant.

Moving to a new area and a new school, Louis is horrified to discover his parents changing into ultra-competitive parents, wanting him and his younger brother to get straight As at school and join all sorts of after-school clubs and activities like the other kids in the area. Suddenly Louis's life is no longer his own - until he meets Maddy, who claims to have trained her parents to ignore her- But does Louis really want to be ignored? A truly contemporary tale with characters kids will recognize instantly!

Marcus doesn't want to turn into a half-vampire--but he is even more horrified at receiving his first blood craving at school in this hilarious tale of a not-so-normal teen Marcus was convinced that vampires don't exist--he was very wrong. On the night of his 13th birthday, he is faced with a bombshell when his parents tell him that he is actually half-vampire and is about to go through his vampire changeover period. As Marcus secretly blogs about the horrors of his new fangs, bad breath, and cravings for blood, he is unaware that his life is in serious danger.

Tom, Mia and Oliver are the victims of a gang of bullies - who waylay them on the way home from school. It's not at school, so the teachers wouldn't be able to help, and they don't want to tell their parents, so there's only one option - to pay up. At first. But as the pressure builds more and more, a terrible suspicion begins to surface: could one of the three friends be helping the bullies? And if so, just who is... the traitor?

Louis doesn't think much of it when his mum and dad ask him for tips on how to be cool. In fact, he thinks it's pretty funny watching them bump fists and use words like 'safe', 'sick' and 'wicked'. Until Dad turns up outside Louis's new school dressed like a rapper, that is . . . Suddenly they're trying to friend Louis and all his classmates on Facebook, and wearing baseball caps backwards - IN PUBLIC. Louis and his best friend Maddy are horrified. Mum and Dad have taken things too far . . . and immediate action is needed!

Pete Johnson is incredibly funny. No book can ever make you laugh like How to Update Your Parents. He is a mastermind, and Louis can somehow find a funny side to everything. Martha Price (Perse Prep School) What can you do when you're trapped in a technology time warp? When Louis's parents decide he spends too much time 'glued to screens' they come up with their worst idea ever - a total ban on tablets, computers and mobiles! Louis needs a plan to fight back, and fast! Can his best friend Maddy come to the rescue? -- The brilliantly funny sequel to My Parents Are Driving Me Crazy.

Tobey is determined he will be famous. He's not big-headed, he just knows he's got something special and he's determined that everyone will know it! He even hangs around with the stars, getting autographs at film premieres. Tobey and his friend Georgia audition for a role in the local play - and to his huge disappointment, Georgia gets a part, but he doesn't. Can he turn this tragedy around and find a way to be famous after all?