Fiction 9 To 12 Years

Packed with 101 exciting secrets just for kids this is the perfect guide to growing up with a mix of wacky and wonderful activities and challenges to get your imagination whirring. If youre fed up of being told what to do by everyone then this is the book for YOU.

High up in the treacherous mists of the Murderous Mountains Hiccup and the Company of the Dragonmark are in hiding.

The second book in the out-of-this-world adventure series from author Larry Hayes and illustrator Katie Abey. The perfect read for fans of David Solomons Tom Gates and Back to the Future !

Quite simply the best writer of magic there is Neil Gaiman Truly magical . . . Guaranteed to leave you gasping The Bookseller She is the best writer of magical fantasy for children Evening Standard

Hugh Dunnit may be a schoolboy but that doesnt stop him from cracking the toughest cases. Like the case of the shredded maths homework. Sure lesser minds might collar Hughs new dog Shelter. But Hugh knows theres more to sniff out. Working through the suspects Hugh digs up a bigger mystery: just where does Shelter come from?

Douglas is a big brown huggable lovable bear and he wakes up one morning in need of a hug.

An injured signalman tries to give his rescuers an important message - but only the Secret Seven can understand it! Can the Seven act fast enough to prevent a disaster?

Cosmos family is falling apart. And its up to Cosmo to keep them together. He knows exactly what to do. Theres only one problem. Cosmo is a Golden Retriever.

Middle schooler Jamie Grimm has big dreams of being the best stand-up comic in the world - and he wont let the fact that hes wheelchair-bound get in his way. After winning the New York State finals in the Planets Funniest Kid Comic Contest Jamies off to Boston to compete in the national semi-finals. But when one of his best buddies runs into trouble at school and a sudden family health scare rears its head Jamie has to put his comedic ambitions on hold and stand by the people he cares about.

Jamie Grimm is a middle schooler on a mission: he wants to become the worlds greatest stand-up comedian - even if he always seems to choke in the spotlight. When Jamie finds out about a contest called the Funniest Kid on the Planet he knows its time to face his fears and enter. But are the judges rewarding him out of pity because he happens to be in a wheelchair?

Laugh-out-loud adventures of childhood high jinks. Midge and his best friend are always getting up to all sorts of mischief - join them as they embark on some mad-cap adventures and discover what is so dastardly about Wednesdays. From national treasure Roger McGough. Particularly suitable for struggling reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 7

After scoring big on national TV in the semifinals contest everyone back home is jumping on the Jamie Grimm bandwagon and all the attention might be going to his head. Not only are his friendships starting to suffer but the pressure of coming up with his best material ever for the ultimate standup act to snag the final win in Hollywood is pushing Jamie to the brink. Suddenly life isnt looking very funny anymore. Can Jamie take the grand prize without pushing away his fans friends and family?

This novel follows 18-year-old Cody Reynolds in the months following her best friend's shocking suicide.

The Ice Children is a modern fairytale adventure celebrating the magic and wonder of winter by the award-winning bestselling author of Adventures on Trains and Twitch and Beetle Boy M. G. Leonard. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersens The Snow Queen this is perfect for boys and girls of 8-12. Illustrated throughout by Penny Neville-Lee.

From No. 1 bestselling childrens author David Walliams comes his biggest and most epic adventure! Illustrated by the artistic genius Tony Ross. This is the story of a ten-year-old orphan and a 10000-year-old mammoth.

Dylan has wanted a superpower for as long as he can remember especially since his brother and sister have got really cool ones.

Jude and her twin Noah were incredibly close - until a tragedy drove them apart and now they are barely speaking.

A true story of two brothers and the war that changed everything. Michael Morpurgos wonderful storytelling and Barrouxs stunning artwork combine to tell the true story of Michaels uncles against the epic backdrop of World War Two.

Norm knew it was going to be one of those days when he lost his house.

Discover the astonishing facts about the Titanic and how it came to a catastrophic end in this illustrated accessible and riveting account of one of historys most famous disasters.

Not so very long ago Eragon - Shadeslayer Dragon Rider - was nothing more than a poor farm boy and his dragon Saphira only a blue stone in the forest.

Meggies father Mo has an amazing secret - when he reads aloud words come alive. Suddenly Meggie is living the kind of adventure she has only read about ...

When restless Dustfinger plunges back into _Inkheart_s storybook world Meggie is soon pursuing him into a fresh tale of magic rivalry and danger...

Fighting for survival in a shattered world.

Every old object can find a new home in this cheerful tale about reusing and recycling from award-winning author Anne Fine.

The moving funny thrilling and adventured-filled new novel for readers of 10 and up from bestselling author Ross Welford.

Stranger Things meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers in this thrilling sci-fi adventure from bestselling author Dan Smith

Stories inspired by the Boyne Valley from long long ago.

Will Colm stay in Ireland and join the Volunteers or will he fulfil his dream of working as a musician in America? A long-held family secret comes to light rocks Colms world and shows him the way to go.