Fiction 9 To 12 Years

From master storyteller MICHAEL MORPURGO and illustrated by the award-winning EMMA CHICHESTER CLARK comes a surprising charming and uplifting twist on The Wizard of Oz told by a very special and unforgettable character: Dorothys pet dog Toto. A perfect collectible gift for all children (and children at heart).

Its time to face the final trial. The battle for Camp Jupiter is over. New Rome is safe. Tarquin and his army of the undead have been defeated. Somehow Apollo has made it out alive with a little bit of help from the Hunters of Artemis. But though the battle may have been won the war is far from over. Now Apollo and Meg must get ready for the final - and lets face it probably fatal - adventure. They must face the last emperor the terrifying Nero and destroy him once and for all. Can Apollo find his godly form again? Will Meg be able to face up to her troubled past? Destiny awaits.

Suzy is surprised to find a grumpy troll building a railway through her house - especially when a gigantic steam train crashes into her hallway! This is the Impossible Postal Express the trusty delivery service of the Union of Impossible Places and Suzy becomes its newest recruit. And with her cursed first package an Impossible adventure begins.

SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM BY STEPHEN DALDRY AND RICHARD CURTIS<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Raphael is a dumpsite boy.

Raphael is a dumpsite boy.

Treasure Hunters Quest For The City Of Gold P/B

When Kais big sister Jen leaves the family home Kai knows its all his fault. His secret burns but he tells no one just keeps pulling at tufts of his hair. But in the broad branches of a wasteland sycamore tree Kai feels safe and free from his worries. Up there he feels he can be whoever he wants to be. And when a girl called Sky starts climbing Kais tree a friendship blossoms - a friendship with the power to heal.

Lester Papadopoulos was once the glorious god Apollo - now hes an awkward (mortal) teenager stuck on Earth out of favour with Zeus and without his powers. The way out? A series of scary and dangerous trials of course. With two particularly scary and dangerous trials already under his belt Lester must now journey to the Labyrinth - a burning maze that at its centre contains an Oracle whose puzzles may hold the key to a return to godly glory. But the Labyrinth holds a far more deadly threat - the third Roman emperor part of a group of three Roman rulers bent on death and destruction. The mortal and immortal worlds wont be safe whilst they live and only Lester and his demigod friends have the power bravery (and luck) to stop them.

You will get to the Tiber alive. You will start to Jive. I am Apollo. I will remember. The former God Apollo cast out by his father Zeus is having a pretty rough time of it. Well for one thing hes called Lester. But being an awkward mortal teenager is the least of his worries. Though he and his friends (some of them) have emerged from the Burning Maze rescued the Oracle and lived to fight another day they cant escape the tragedy that has befallen them or the terrible trials still to face. So with heavy heart Apollo (OK Lester) and Meg have a triumvirate still to defeat oracles to rescue and prophecies to decipher so that the world may be saved and Lester may ascend into the heavens to become Apollo once again. But right now Caligula is sailing to San Francisco to deal with Camp Jupiter personally and they have to get their first. Or risk its destruction.

Only a sensible level head can save the day when disaster strikes on a school trip in this hilariously slapstick introduction to Shakespeares The Tempest.

Having uncovered the secrets that lay behind the spookily pristine town of Perfect Violet and the townsfolk are enjoying their new freedom from the maniacal rule of the evil Archer twins.

Cordelia Hatmaker has finally united the Maker families and restored the kingdoms trust in Maker magic. But mysterious outbreaks of chaotic magic are beginning to happen across London. And then the unthinkable happens. Cordelia is accused of treason. As the guards close in she must flee London at once. With her father Prospero and friends Sam and Goose Cordelia sets sail on her familys ship the Little Bear for the adventure of a lifetime. Theyre determined to solve the mystery of a missing girl and to clear Cordelias name once and for all. But soon they are in the dangerous territory of a band of legendary pirates: the Troublemakers captained by a fierce and unstoppable pirate queen.

Can a birdwatcher outwit a convict? Twitch has three pet chickens four pigeons swallows nesting in his bedroom and a passion for bird-spotting. On the first day of the summer holidays he arrives at his secret bird-watching hide to find police everywhere: a convicted robber has broken out of prison and is hiding in Aves Wood. Can Twitch use his talents for bird-spotting to hunt for the dangerous prisoner and find the missing loot?

A behind-the-scenes look at the world of the Land of Stories from Golden Globe-winning actor Chris Colfer. A combination travel guide encyclopedia and exciting fan compendium this ultimate guidebook includes sections such as Whos Who Places to Go and Trinkets Treasures and Other Things that explore the backgrounds and histories of the many characters places and magic items throughout the beloved Land of Stories series.

In all the years that Elinora Gassbeek has been matron of the Little Tulip Orphanage not once have the Rules for Baby Abandonment been broken. Until the autumn of 1886 when five babies are left in outrageous circumstances: one in a tin toolbox one in a coal bucket one in a picnic hamper one in a wheat sack and finally one in a coffin-shaped basket. Those babies were Lotta Egg Fenna Sem and Milou who were swiftly and firmly deemed the unadoptables. Twelve years on the children still have each other - until the fateful night a most sinister gentleman appears and threatens to tear them apart.

Invisible creatures attacking the school and 12-year-old Bartholomew Bean is the only one who can stop them! Okay so maybe Bart is only a hero in the video game app he created. But if he reveals his identity as the genius behind the game hell become the most popular kid in school! Or he could secretly use the game to get back at his bullies.

An inspiring story of a young asylum seekers struggle to build a new life with his family in Britain told with wit and heart by beloved author Catherine MacPhail.

Watch out Brussells Academy - this robot will outwit you all! If super-high-tech android Dotty can spend an entire year masquerading as a twelve-year-old schoolgirl she could win a multi-million-pound prize that will enable her creators to continue their ground-breaking work in the development of AI. Easy-peasy right? As Dotty navigates the social expectations of Year 7 she gets into a series of hilarious scrapes and encounters numerous ethical dilemmas both at school and at home. Then a boy in her class discovers theres a reward for outing the robot and becomes intent on proving that Dotty is not who - or what - she says she is. To prevent herself from being discovered Dotty needs to put into practice everything she has learned about being human. But will it be enough?

The first few years of Brians life were unremarkable - nothing weird about this kid no sir. Then he found a bump on his head. And it grew and grew and grew. Into a full-blown sparkling SINGING unicorn horn! It was the last thing a shy kid like Brian could ever want - but destiny waits for no Unicorn Boy. And when shadowy creatures from another realm kidnap his best friend Avery Brian must accept his fate as a hero and go on a perilous journey to try and save the day! Can Unicorn Boy save his best friend from the underworld?!

Ellie Summer and Jasmine are very excited to visit the Secret Kingdom again.

Vetman lives in a cottage outside a sleepy English village where nobody realises that hes saving animals in incredible bionic ways - except the animals themselves of course! But trouble is brewing - because Vetmans old foe The Man With No Name has set up camp nearby and plans to poison dogs and cats across the land. Imogen and Findlay stumble across an injured hedgehog and take him to Vetmans door they have no idea that they are about to embark on an important mission to save more than just their spiky new friend. Together with Vetman and his brave bionic animal clan they must take down The Man With No Name!

Twins Victoria Stitch and Celestine are denied their royal birth-right. Celestine accepts the decision with good grace but Victoria Stitch is consumed with her obsession for power.

Victoria Stitch refuses to accept the control that the Wiskling Wood has over her future and escapes to the human world. She was supposed to be a queen and she will stop at nothing to make it happen.

As game becomes reality can Scott save his world in time? An edge-of-your-seat dystopian thriller from Bodyguard bestseller Chris Bradford.

A sleek new edition of the first book in Bodyguard author Chris Bradfords action-packed dystopian trilogy.

Berlin 1961. Anja and Monika are best friends - they even share a cat called Otto. But a huge barbed wire fence is built between their apartment blocks - dividing the whole city: the Berlin Wall. Then Anja discovers that Otto has found a way across. And if he can reach Monika so can she ...

Before the Steven Spielberg film before the National Theatre production there was the classic childrens novel - War Horse. From the nations favourite storyteller Michael Morpurgo.

A superb collection of stories about war from acclaimed childrens writers compiled by former Childrens Laureate Michael Morpurgo.

Wave Me Goodbye P/B

Childrens literature legend Michael Morpurgo teams up with illustration star Sam Usher for a rollicking countryside adventure story now in a Little Gems edition for more parents and children to share together.