Mathias has been brought up by a circus conjuror with a secret that others will kill to conceal. When the conjuror dies, Mathias takes custody of the piece of paper that – somehow – holds the clue to the secret. There follows a terrifying chase from a living doll, a malevolent dwarf, a circus master and the sinister Dr Leiter. From the moment Gustav the conjuror agitatedly indicate ...

 Someone is tormenting the fine people of Nod’s Limbs and for once it’s not Edgar and Ellen! For some reason, the construction of the mayor’s new hotel is being sabotaged at every opportunity, using Edgar and Ellen’s best prankster plans. To stop the copycat capers, the twins must descend to a place under the town, but the secrets in the sewers run deeper than eithe ...

"The world is waiting for me. I've just got to get famous somehow." Tobey is determined he wil be famous. He's not big headed, he just knows he's got something special and he's determined that everyone will know it too!

Told from Tobey's point of view,this is the hilarious adventures of someone determined to become famous at all costs.Not everyone appreciat ...

When Olaf gets fed up of waiting for his uncle to help him find his father, who went missing on a Viking raid several years ago, he decides he must do it himself. Accompanied by a mysteriously magical slave called Loki who finds a war-hammer, he begins his quest in a hilarious series of adventures.

Olaf is a 12 year old hero in the making, if only he can get his act together. The story ...

 Spike Carbuncle isn't happy. He thinks he should be chief of Goose Pimple Bay, not his weedy wet brother. Whiff Erik. Then the discovery of an enormous dragon's egg changes everything.

Review This is a fast-moving story, full of irreverence and vibrant, comic-book style illustrations on virtually every page. The story will provoke questions about Vikings. What was th ...

Arturo, a 12 year old boy lives on the island of Cuba. One day his best friend Alain disappears -- he has left with his family by boat, in search of a better life in America. But the sea can be a perilous place.. When Alain’s dog returns mysteriously, the adults fear the worst. Meanwhile Arturo is receiving strange letters from his friend. What do they mean? And will his friend ever retu ...

This is the first time I have read this classic children's story, and I must admit I loved every minute of it. Although old-fashioned in its sensibilities it has the charm of nostalgia, and while it can be a bit overly sugary in places, it really has the right feel for christmas. Children who like stories of fantasy like 'I, Coriander' and 'The Pinhoe Egg;, or ...

Synopsis: Dear Friend, Surprises can be good, like my brand new hamster ball or a surprise party. But surprises can be bad like coming face to face with a cat (EEK) or having an alien from another planet move into Room 26. All this and more happens in my new book of adventures, Surprises according to Humphrey. Love Humphrey.

Review: This is the fifth book in the Humphrey series f ...

 At ten years old, James becomes an assistant to Charles Darwin on the HMS Beagle, helping him collect and contain creatures that fly, scuttle, leap and hide from the naturalist. James' diary tells of an exciting moment in 19th-century history; it's a young boy's insight into the actions and thoughts of one of the world's most famous and controversial scientists.

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 Bambert lives alone in his attic room. He feels out of place in the world and finds solace in the characters he creates in his stories. One day, he decides to send his eleven stories out into the world to find their own, true, setting. He attaches them to paper balloons and sends them out into the windy night. The eleventh story is blank; Bambert hopes it will write itself. Gradually, the ...