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“A fantastic story, thrillingly told. This book has a superpower—you can’t put it down.” —Jonathan Stroud, author of the bestselling Bartimaeus Trilogy The truth about the Super children—who have real powers like flight and super strength—is finally exposed, and the town of...

A statue, a coin, an old book - they look as dusty as everything else in the Faulkner Antiquarian Bookstore. But when Sam Falkner slips the coin into the statue, he's swept back to Scotland in A.D. 900 - the age of the Vikings. He must find both the statue and another coin in order to escape. It's the first journey in an adventure that will take him to ancient Egypt, World War I, even Dracula's castle...and a mystery that will end only if Sam can find his father in time - literally.

Following the shocking revelations of DARK DAYS, get ready for the fifth instalment of the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series – guaranteed to contain at least 40% humour, 50% action, and 100% thrills…"The blonde girl with the black lips turned to Valkyrie. 'We know,' she said. 'We've seen the future. We know you're going to kill the world…'"Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are back – just in time to see their whole world get turned upside down…

The Snarkout Boys are back with a wackier-than-ever tale! This time there' s a monster on the loose in Baconburg, and the teens are caught in the middle of all the happenings—from the silly to the sillier.

Días después de que los Jedi estacionados en el mundo oceánico de Eiram aparentemente han neutralizado cualquier amenaza para la población local, comienzan a aparecer misteriosos crecimientos que invaden la ciudad. Cuando los Jedi descubren una conexión con los restos hundidos del Faro Starlight, se ven obligados a embarcarse en una emocionante aventura submarina, donde las sombrías profundidades esconden horrores en cada esquina.

Pete the Cat and the Hacker’s Egg is a high-energy, kid-friendly sci-fi adventure where music, code, and courage collide. When Pete the Cat discovers a mysterious glowing egg hidden inside an old computer lab, he’s pulled into the Net-o-verse—a digital world made of rhythm, data, and forgotten code. As glitches crack reality and firewalls come alive, Pete must use his coolest skills—music, creativity, and calm—to stop a total digital meltdown.

When meteors suddenly dropped to earth containing eggs in which alien babies were growing, the government called in the experts. Ava’s parents hatched, cared for, raised, and researched these unique beings. When Ava was born, she became part of the team. So many extraterrestrial living beings (ELBs) came, that the government funded the Alien Zoo, where visitors could come and see the ELBs. It was a huge success in its day.

In this rollicking middle-grade adventure and national bestseller, Michael Fry's witty text and hysterical artwork combines superhero action with classic fish-out-of-water humor. Victor Spoil comes from a long line of famous supervillains and he's fully expected to join their ranks one day. But...

Dak, Sera, and Riq return to the United States in the year 1850 when the nation is divided over the issue of slavery. The Underground Railroad provides a light of hope, helping runaway slaves escape to freedom. But the SQ has taken control of the Underground Railroad from within. Now Dak and Sera are left wondering who to trust...

Explorer Troop 301 tries to save an exploding planet from a fluffy bunny and a devious alien in the first book of this funny chapter book series based on the award-winning kids’ podcast, and read by the author, Jonathan Messinger! Eight-year-old Finn lives is the first kid born in space and he...

Blast off into space with this lunar themed instalment of DK Books' new educational fiction series for children. Meet the Secret Explorers - a band of brainiac kids from all around the world. Everyone in this diverse group of young experts has a speciality, from outer space to dinosaurs, and...

Join the Rebellion! Relive the excitement of of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story with this action-packed retelling! The Rebel Alliance has learned of the existence of a terrifying Imperial weapon, capable of destroying entire planets: the Death Star. The fate of the galaxy rests on the courageous...

The $3 time machine strikes again in this second installment in the imaginative novel series perfect for fans who love funny, unexpected adventures and wacky plot twists from best-selling author Dustin Brady. Legend says that an eccentric millionaire hid a treasure somewhere inside the legendary...

Stranger Things meets The Goonies in this suspenseful yet heartwarming adventure story about kids who set out to find a crashed meteor . . . but find mystery and danger instead as their friendships begin to fracture. Annie, Beans, Rocky, and Fynn are the Scouts -- best friends who do everything...

The action is on the page, on your device, and out of this world! This multiplatform series is part sci-fi, all action-adventure. And you don’t have long to wait—six books are coming all in one year! Earth is in danger! The only thing that can save our planet are six essential elements...

Días después de que los jedi destinados en el mundo oceánico de Eiram parecieran haber neutralizado cualquier amenaza contra la población local, misteriosos brotes empiezan a apoderarse de la ciudad. Al descubrir la conexión con los restos hundidos del Faro Starlight, los jedi se ven obligados a emprender una emocionante aventura submarina, donde las sombrías profundidades esconden horrores a cada paso.

Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are back in their most gripping story yet, as book 11, Midnight, picks up where Resurrection left off – and runs. For years, Valkyrie Cain has struggled to keep her loved ones safe from harm, plunging into battle – time and time again – by Skulduggery...

The ultimate battle against darkness begins … Energy levels are dangerously low, and it’s affecting day-to-day life on Starland. The Star Darlings have been working furiously to discover who is behind the crisis, but they’ve made a grave mistake. Can they fix it before their world goes...

Brought to you by Puffin. Discover what happened before . . . Eight original stories written by Janet Fielding (Tegan), Ingrid Oliver (Osgood), Mark Griffiths, Steve Cole, Gary Russell, Beth Axford, Janelle McCurdy and E. L. Norry. Read by Janet Fielding, Ingrid Oliver, Barnaby Edwards, Ayesha...

From the internationally bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon, comes this out-of-this-world series finale packed with epic adventure, thrilling space travel, and forbidden Magic. Planet Earth, in case you do not know it, is a small, green little world, out on the end of a remote and...