Fiction 9 To 12 Years

Meet Resilience a Mars rover determined to live up to his name. Res was built to explore Mars. He was not built to have human emotions. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him he begins to develop human-like feelings. Maybe theres a problem with his programming. Human emotions or not launch day comes and Res blasts off to Mars accompanied by a friendly drone helicopter named Fly. But Res quickly discovers that Mars is a dangerous place filled with dust storms and giant cliffs. As he navigates Marss difficult landscape Res is tested in ways that go beyond space exploration.

Thirteen-year-old Adam has made a lot of mistakes in his life but this has to be the biggest. Thanks to a MASSIVE fight with his little brother Callum the mysterious and magical computer algorithm Popularis Incrementum has exploded - and accidentally transported them both to a completely different world! No not just a different world. A different dimension: one where Adam and Callum were never born and the Internet doesnt exist and neither does any of the technology they rely on to make their epic YouTube videos! Will the brothers survive in this strange Altiverse where everything is almost like home but isnt? And how do you stop an evil villain from sabotaging your dads world-changing technology when in this universe your dad doesnt even know who you are? But for now theres only one question in Adams mind: how do they get back home?

Michelle Robinson started life sharing a bedroom with her older brother Craig in their familys upstairs apartment in her great-aunts house. Her parents Fraser and Marian poured their love and energy into their children. She would go on to become Michelle Obama the inspirational First Lady of the United States of America. Now adapted for younger readers with new photographs and a new introduction from Michelle Obama herself this memoir tells a very personal and completely inspiring story of how through hard work and determination the girl from the South Side of Chicago built an extraordinary life.

Richard Ayoades childrens debut gives you all the answers in a way thats silly funny and thoroughly beguiling. Have you ever thought about how it feels to be a book? To be left under a whiffy pant pile or shelved forever collecting dust? To have your pages bent backwards or your spine broken? What if you dont have a sparkly unicorn or dragon adorning your cover - who will pick you out of the bookshop then? This is the story of the sadly neglected Book That No One Wanted To Read - can its destiny change when it finally meets the right reader?

For over 40 years this classic fairytale has delighted children and adults alike.

This classic version of Cinderella is based on the original Ladybird retelling by Vera Southgate with illustrations of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail.

The powerful new World War II novel from bestselling and award-winning author Liz Kessler.

The big bad wolf hasnt had a great winter. Hes cold lonely and hungry. But things are about to change - hes going to take the Fairytale Woods by storm. But while he knows hes big and bad no one else seems to be scared of him they just keep meddling with his plans - the troll under the bridge the three annoying pigs and that pesky Little Red Riding Hood! This is going to take all his brain power and his most cunning smile to catch Grandma and reclaim his place at the top of the food chain!

Greg Heffley and sports just dont mix. After a disastrous field day competition at school Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career hes officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball. Tryouts are a mess and Greg is sure he wont make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team. As Greg and his new teammates start the season their chances of winning even a single game look slim. But in sports anything can happen.

The twelfth bestselling full-colour Dog Man book from Dav Pilkey - youll howl with laughter!

Oh la la! Nikki and her band are invited to Paris for a super cool photoshoot - its a dream come true! Nikki cant wait to learn new art styles practice her French and explore the most romantic city in the world with her crush Brandon. But when MacKenzie starts to stir trouble and invites old friend André to be their tour guide the drama starts. Can Nikki still enjoy her dream vacay or will it become a dorky disaster?

A bumper collection of Irelands favourite legends for children.

WINNER KPMG Book of the Year - Childrens Books Ireland Awards Unsung stories from ancient Irish myths re-imagined for nine to twelve-year olds

This classic version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears is based on the original Ladybird retelling by Vera Southgate with illustrations of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail.

Ladybird has published fairy tales for over 45 years bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children.

Harry Potter And The Philosoph

Harry Potter lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt and Uncles house.

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.

Stories inspired by the Boyne Valley from long long ago.

This classic version of Jack and the Beanstalk is based on the original Ladybird retelling by Vera Southgate with illustrations of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail.

Julia has followed her mum and dad to live on a remote island for the summer - her dad for work; her mother on a determined mission to find the elusive Greenland shark. But when her mothers obsession threatens to submerge them all Julia finds herself on an adventure with dark depths and a lighthouse full of hope.

Tradition has it that leprechauns are mischievous little people often cobblers who have pots of gold hidden away.

Ladybird has published fairy tales for over 45 years bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children.

Minecraft is a multi-platform block-based gaming sensation. Whether youre in Creative Survival or Hardcore Mode the Minecraft books contain all the advice you need to survive and thrive! Written by expert guides who specialise in studying mobs and biomes the Minecraft Mob Encyclopedia is an adventure to discover every Mob in the game.

Where do stars go in the daytime? Do animals talk to each other? What are people made of? Questions pop into our heads all the time and every day. This book provides gentle playful and easy-to-understand answers to 50 common questions about the wonderful world around you.

Hidden at the intersection of several busy highways behind the trees and scrubby undergrowth is an island full of secrets. Pez has lived there for a while now enjoying the solitude. She has a vegetable patch a routine her own way of doing things and a condor who may be outstaying his welcome. Runaway brothers Riley and Grayson call the island home too. They keep their distance from Pez and spend precarious days trying to survive still relying on the man-made world which speeds around them. Then Gil arrives with his hagstone and a dream of happy families and everything changes. The four of them find a way of living and believe they might stay on the island forever. But all too soon they witness something they should never have seen and theyre in deadly danger.

The next bestselling adventure from Ben Miller - The Sword in the Stone  meets The BFG.

Lyra is studying at Oxford University - she comes across the story of Lee Scoresby and Iorek Byrnissons first meeting many years ago along with much evidence of the adventure that brought them together.

Enter the fairy-tale world first created by Sergei Prokofiev and now reimagined into an enchanting graphic masterpiece of love and loss by award-winning musicians Gavin Friday and Bono. When a wolf is found roaming the woods Peters grandfather warns him to stay at home. But Peter who is mourning the loss of a parent decides to venture into the deep dark woods in search of this creature. In Prokofievs original tale Peter outsmarts the big bad wolf capturing him and parading him victoriously around the town with the hunters. But this is not our ending and nothing is the way it seems.

Beginning in 1939 young Solly in London exchanges letters with his teenaged cousin Bernie in Poland. While Solly is evacuated and adjusts to life in the English countryside Bernie flees Warsaw is sent to a Russian labour camp and then joins the Anders Army and fight the Axis powers. A powerful story of the endurance of family bonds.