Fiction 9 To 12 Years

The bestselling prize-winning Adventures on Trains series hurtles towards a thrilling fifth adventure as Harrison Beck investigates sabotage on a runaway train in the Australian Outback in Sabotage on the Solar Express.

Eleven year old Bram Stoker future author of Dracula escapes school to 1850s Dublin City seeking adventure. There he meets Molly Malone accomplished sneak thief and part time fishmonger. Together they must thwart the evil Count Vladimir who plans to steal the Irish Crown Jewels from Dublin Castle.

War comes to the streets of Paris and Safiyyahs life changes for ever. Her best friends family have fled and the bombing makes her afraid to leave the mosque where she lives. But when her father is arrested by the Nazis for his secret Resistance work it falls to Safiyyah to run the dangerous errands around the city. Its not long before hundreds of persecuted Jews seek sanctuary at the mosque. Can Safiyyah find the courage to enter the treacherous catacombs under Paris and lead the Jews to safety?

Its nearly Christmas and everyone at Silver Shoe Farm is excited about the Olympia horse show - especially Tilly. But her enthusiasm is overshadowed when her favourite horse Magic Spirit gets ill and needs every possible attention.

Join a bridesmaids hilarious journey to the altar in this sharp-witted story of family friendship and embracing your true self no matter what youre forced to wear.

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is now a major motion picture from Netflix starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron Kerry Washington Laurence Fishburne Michelle Yeoh Cate Blanchett and many more! In this fifth instalment Sophie Agatha and their friends must overthrow the evil that seeks to rewrite their story.

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When Isobel Petty is orphaned she finds herself being taken away from her home in India and sent to live with a distant uncle in England. On board the S.S. Mariana she witnesses a shocking act - somebody being thrown overboard in the middle in the night. But when the ships captain insists that nobody is missing Isobel and her two new reluctant friends must solve two mysteries - the identities of both the murderer and the victim - before they reach England and the culprit has the chance to escape.

Rachel and Robert have defeated the tyrant Malstain and become the heroes of Krasnia but all is not how it should be. Robert is swept away with his new friends leaving Rachel alone to take care of her ailing father whos lost without their beloved mother. From nowhere a boy appears knowing the secrets of the hidden blood-red key. For the key is a way into the Hinterland - and Rachel must promise that as a new key keeper she will answer when it calls. When a young girl Elsa Spiegel is illegally smuggled into the Hinterland Rachel has no choice but to use her key to save Elsa. But her fate is linked to Krasnia and Rachel must battle to save her home as she knows it.

So you think everyday life is boring?! Hoo-ee are you wrong! Theres so much EXTRAORDINARY science going on from the minute you wake up to when you go to sleep. While youre asleep too. Dara O Briain takes you on a journey from the comfort of your favourite chair to the incredible science behind your everyday life and on into the future!

The Secret Seven are excited to be chosen as extras in a local play but during the opening performances things go seriously wrong. Could someone be trying to sabotage? The cast and crew are adamant that a theatre ghost must be causing the mysterious accidents but the Seven arent convinced. Its up to the gang and their spaniel Scamper to find out who is really behind the mischief - and why!

The next edge-of-your-seat thriller by Sophie McKenzie set in the Girl Missing world about two sisters separated as children who discover that the other exists.  

Selena the sleepover fairy makes sure that sleepovers are full of fun and games for everyone.

Acclaimed creator Laura Dockrill sews together family imagination and heart in this lyrical and completely unique Barrington Stoke debut.

The award-winning author of Tales of Terror stirs up old ghosts in this spine-tingling multi-narrative horror.

After a tsunami causes massive devastation to a tropical island its governor sends in the bulldozers to knock down villages replacing them with luxury hotels.

When Lilian Jones starts at creepy cold and bewilderingly large Shadowhall Academy shes nervous about making friends and finding her way around but those turn out to be the least of her worries when strange things start happening at school. Tapping in the walls unsettling tales of missing students and rumours that the school is haunted. When mysterious figures start appearing at night looking exactly like the girls themselves Lilian suspects there may be more to the bizarre happenings than just stories and her school is hiding real secrets. Realising her new friends could be in danger Lilian sets out to solve the mysteries of Shadowhall Academy once and for all.

Fair is foul and foul is fair . bestseller Ross Montgomery returns with a laugh-out-loud perfectly pitched introduction to Shakespeares Macbeth.

Desperate to become a shark caller to avenge the death of her parents Blue Wing is instead charged with befriending infuriating newcomer Maple. At first they are angry and out of sync with the island and each other. But when the tide breathes the promise of treasure can they overcome their differences and brave the deadliest shark in the ocean?

After defeating the enemy and escaping the inquisition Ellie and Seth have fled the city and crossed the endless ocean in search of peace and the truth about Seths lost memories. Arriving on the shores of a colourful tropical island ruled by a mysterious queen it seems their hardships may be behind them. But there is trouble brewing in paradise and soon Ellie and Seth find themselves caught up in a dangerous struggle for power - and forced to confront terrible truths from the past.

Best friends Erin and Marty love the scary Shock Street horror movies. Theyre anticipating the thrill of a lifetime when they visit the Shock Street theme park. But the thrill turns into a chill when they get stuck on a ride and attacked by terrifying giant bugs. Will they ever get out?

The laugh-out-loud spectacular stand-alone story from multi-million-copy bestselling author Liz Pichon.

Limpets mum is opening an ice-cream shop full of her favourite new flavours: mushroom and tuna ice cream anyone? Roast parsnip and gravy? Limpets not sure about this. He likes a nice safe life. His favourite ice-cream flavour is vanilla. But when wicked Mr Fluffy arrives with his Mega Emporium of Amazing and Spectacular Ice Creams Limpet knows hes got to fight back. And there are magic ingredients on his doorstep which can solve all his worries if only he can get the recipe just right.

When Rose is entrusted with a powerful stone by a Frost Giant she is swept into an adventure full of danger. The stone can be used for great good or great evil depending on its keeper. It leads Rose to discover the magic that runs through all of Ireland. A magic that is threaded together beneath the land: the Silver Road. But the Silver Road is under threat. Now Rose must keep the stone from falling into the wrong hands and embark on a quest to find its rightful owner and keep the magic alive.

16-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical.

Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price - and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker.

Dont miss this second book in the international bestselling SKANDAR series an unmissable adventure for readers age 9 to 99 and fans of Harry Potter Percy Jackson and Eragon.

The bestselling story about love loss and hope that launched David Almond as one of the best childrens writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread childrens book of the Year Award.

Michael was looking forward to moving house. But now his baby sisters ill his parents are frantic and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. But what he finds in the crumbling garage will change his life forever.

A bone-shaking new trilogy begins - the latest adventure in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series