Action & Adventure

Exciting, funny, heartwarming, and mind-bendingly clever, Time Travelling with a Tortoise is the extraordinary, adventure-packed sequel to Ross Welford’s beloved, bestselling debut, Time Travelling with a Hamster.

Al Chaudhury travelled back in time to save his father’s life.

And it worked – Al’s dad is alive again and life is back to the way it should be. At least, that’s what Al thinks.

But when an accident robs Al’s beloved Grandpa Byron of his world-beating memory, Al is forced back in time again, this time leaving someone behind, trapped in a prehistoric dimension.

Al is forced into a rescue mission to recover his friend from the past… and to make sure that there will be a future waiting for them all.

It turns out time travel is far more complicated than Al thought.

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Unruly pets, untamed mobs, and a powerful, potion-wielding witch cause trouble in Minecraft’s Stonesword Saga #3 – the only official Minecraft chapter book series!

Everyone knows that Jodi, the youngest member of the team, loves animals in the real world and in Minecraft. She is also fiercely loyal to her friend the Evoker King who has, very unfortunately, been shattered into six different hostile mobs.

When the third piece of the Evoker King takes the form of a Minecraft witch and sends Jodi and her friends on a quest to bring back an extremely rare animal mob, Jodi is determined to make sure that the mob stays safe no matter what!

Meanwhile, in the real world, she also learns that taking care of other living creatures is a much bigger responsibility than she ever imagined.

Find out if Jodi and her friends have what takes to outwit a powerful witch and keep a bunch of unruly pets on the leash in this exciting new Minecraft adventure.

Based on the most popular video game of all time, the third book in the epic Minecraft Stonesword Saga series takes a group of intrepid Minecraft players deeper into the game than ever before . . .

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A magical new series where best friends become Secret Princesses!

Best friends Charlotte and Mia can’t bear it when Charlotte’s family moves far away. But when they become trainee Secret Princesses they begin an amazing adventure together – and they can see each other whenever they like!

Once in a blue moon, a tiara shaped constellation forms high in the sky above Wishing Star Palace. The four girls that make a wish on these special stars get their wishes granted by the Secret Princesses … but Princess Poison is determined that this year the wishes won’t come true …

Have you read all four books in series four: The Moonstone Collection?

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Discover the origins of the warrior Clans in this thrilling prequel to Erin Hunter’s #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series—now beautifully repackaged with striking new cover art!

The first book in the Dawn of the Clans series takes readers back to the earliest days of the Clans, when the cats first settled in the forest and began to forge the warrior code. Long before Firestar left his kittypet home to join ThunderClan, a band of cats from the mountains set off on a dangerous journey in search of a new home. . . .

Dawn of the Clans #1: The Sun Trail delivers all the epic adventure and thrilling fantasy that Warriors fans have come to expect. This prequel arc is the perfect introduction for new Warriors readers—and a long-awaited tale of the origins of the Clans that will thrill dedicated Erin Hunter fans!

Also contains an exclusive bonus scene!

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Fans won’t want to miss this original canon story set in the world of the Emmy® Award-winning Netflix animated series The Dragon Prince.

With story by the creators of the series and of the New York Times bestselling Through the Moon (The Dragon Prince Graphic Novel #1), this will be a sure hit for fans old and new.

Learning magic is no easy thing, even for young Claudia. Despite a bit of help from a book of spells created by Kpp’Ar, her father’s former mentor, it’s all she can do to keep things from blowing up in her face – often with spectacularly messy results.

But a spell book isn’t the only thing that Kpp’Ar left behind when he suddenly and mysteriously vanished. In his wake stands the Puzzle House, a bizarre tower full of magical traps, tricks, contraptions and – what else – puzzles. Claudia is sure that the old mage left a gift for her and her brother, Soren, somewhere deep within its walls, and she is determined to find out exactly what it is. Can Claudia and Soren uncover all the mysteries hidden within the Puzzle House? Or will they discover a darkness that will change them forever?

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Featuring an exclusive Fourteenth Doctor story!

You’ve never seen a Doctor Who Annual quite like this . . .

In November 2023, Doctor Who returns to our screens with an almighty TARDIS-crashing bang. David Tennant is back as the Doctor, Catherine Tate is back as the incredible Donna Noble.

And the Doctor Who 2024 Annual is THE place to start an incredible journey. With everything you wanted to know about the Doctor – plus costumes, games, behind-the-scenes info – it even includes a never-seen-before Fourteenth Doctor story, and a sneak peek at the long-awaited Fifteenth Doctor . . .

So get your sonic screwdrivers at the ready, and plunge into a Whole New Who World.

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Every kid wants a superpower and now YOU can have one!

***Creating thousands of new superheroes every year, will you be next?***

Choose from 9 of the coolest superpowers and go on a mission to save your friends!

Now you can be faster, stronger, invisible, and you can fly, time travel, teleport, walk through walls, freeze time, and even shapeshift into a marvelous creature! It’s all up to you!

Once you’ve chosen your superpower, each right choice gets you closer to rescuing innocent people, and each wrong choice could turn a secret cure over to bad people who want to destroy the world! What power are you going to pick first?

32 Super Awesome Comic and Manga lineart illustrations!

This is an interactive adventure that allows you to start over as many times as you like and try all of the superpowers because you’re given the ability to time travel from the very first page!

If you’re familiar with Choose Your Own Adventure, then you know exactly how to read this book. First you’ll select a superpower and then you’ll make choices on how to use it and what to do next.

Select Your Superpower can be enjoyed by those as young as 7 and even teenagers (and parents and grandparents who want their own superpower!). What are you waiting for? Save your friends now!

What readers are saying about this book:

“One of the best books I’ve read (10yo boy).” ★★★★★

“My 8 yr old loves deciding where the story goes.” ★★★★★

“My granddaughter loves this book and looking forward to completing the 46 endings.” ★★★★★

“My son (4th grade) loves this book. After he was done, my first grader read it too.” ★★★★★

A fun book to read over and over!” ★★★★★

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Grace and her friends must protect a newly hatched dragon from mysterious evildoers.

When Grace moves to Hong Kong with her mum and new stepdad, her biggest concern is making friends at her fancy new boarding school.

But when a mysterious old woman gifts her a dragon egg during a field trip, Grace discovers that the wonderful stories of dragons she heard when she was a young girl might actually be real – especially when the egg hatches overnight.

The dragon has immense powers that Grace has yet to understand. And that puts them both in danger from mysterious forces intent on abusing the dragon’s power. And now it’s up to Grace and her school friends to uncover the sinister plot threatening the entire city!

• An epic dragon fantasy series for 8+ readers!
• Beautifully illustrated throughout
• Perfect for fans of Wings of Fire

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Explore the much-loved Magic Faraway Tree at the most special time of the year. This brand-new story by superstar author Jacqueline Wilson is set in the original world created by Enid Blyton.

Milo, Mia and Birdy are excited to return to the cottage beside the Enchanted Wood for Christmas. They can’t wait to visit their magical friends Silky the fairy and Moonface again. Which amazing worlds will arrive at the top of the Faraway Tree at this time of year? The children are hoping for a trip to the Land of Presents or perhaps the Land of Snow. But before they can celebrate, there is a chilling visit to the Land of the Frozen North . . .

The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton was Jacqueline Wilson’s own favourite book as a young child. Now Britain’s favourite contemporary children’s author, creator of Hetty Feather and Tracy Beaker, is revisiting it in her second wonderful book about this magical world.

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‘There was Tolkien, there is Pullman and now there is Katherine Rundell. Wondrous invention, marvellous writing.’ – Michael Morpurgo

‘Rundell’s first foray into fantasy is both a deft, rich homage to the greats of children’s literature and an absorbing, profoundly poignant quest story for those aged 9+ – quite possibly her best yet’ – The Guardian

‘A book stuffed full of fantastical, magical delight, and a world of richly imagined wonder’ – Cressida Cowell

SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR * SHORTLISTED FOR FOYLES CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR * BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS’ AWARD WINNER *

*THE TIMES CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK * THE INDEPENDENT CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK * THE DAILY TELEGRAPH CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK * SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

There’s a place where all the wildest stories began . From Katherine Rundell, winner of the Costa Children’s Book Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize comes the first novel in a landmark trilogy for 9+ fans of His Dark Materials

Christopher is stunned when he discovers a passage to the Archipelago: a cluster of magical islands where all the creatures of myth still live and breed and thrive in their thousands. There he meets Mal: a girl from the islands, who is in possession of a flying coat and a baby griffin, and who is being pursued by a killer. Together they embark on an urgent quest to discover why the creatures are suddenly perishing, voyaging across the wild splendour of the Archipelago, where sphinxes hold secrets and centaurs do murder, in a bid to save both the islands and the world beyond them from a rising evil – before it’s too late.

‘A marvellous, imaginative fantasy told with great style and sparkle – a book to race through in a day and keep for a lifetime’ – Jacqueline Wilson

‘The world of this new book is so intriguing and so well put together that I couldn’t resist it. Readers who already know her books will seize this with delight, and new readers will love it and demand all her others at once’ – Philip Pullman

‘Katherine Rundell is a phenomenon.’ – Neil Gaiman

‘A masterpiece to rival Tolkien and Pullman’ – The Daily Telegraph

‘Fantastically exuberant, wildly imaginative, impossibly brilliant. Rundell’s best, which is something to be marvelled at’ – Kiran Millwood Hargrave

‘Between the covers of Impossible Creatures is a world as enchanting, as perilous, as richly imagined as Narnia or Middle Earth’ – Frank Cottrell-Boyce

‘Rundell’s book packs a punch with imagination and creativity in its purest form. She has created a story with potential to be adored by fantasy lovers for years to come’ – The Independent

‘With a delightful cast of characters, breathless adventure, and an abundance of myth and magic, Impossible Creatures offers the very best of fantasy’ – Aisha Bushby

‘A fierce, fantastic, wild-hearted adventure that roars and bristles with imagination. I devoured it like a hungry dragon’ – Sam Sedgman

‘A rare and remarkable feat of glittering imagination from a truly masterful storyteller’ – Catherine Doyle

‘The action is gripping. Every sentence sparkles. You can feel the flutter of griffin feathers and the menace of strange poisonous shrews. Magnificent’ – The Times

‘Surely the next classic’ – The I

‘My Book of the Year’ – Lauren St. John

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Enter the rich and fantastical world of Rema in the first instalment of this middle-grade graphic novel series with sweeping adventure and light romance!

Tabby Simon is determined to learn what happened to her father, who was found dead after researching a tree that leaks a mysterious mist in her neighbourhood.

She is unexpectedly led to Rema, a distant world of magic and beauty that is periodically invaded by a nearby planet desperate for resources.

While Tabby searches for the truth surrounding her father’s death, she meets a handsome blue-haired boy named Philip. He has his own dangerous secrets, but he has promised to help Tabby get home.

As Tabby learns more about this strange world, she discovers that she is destined for something far greater than she ever could have imagined.

• The first graphic novel in a fast-paced, highly imaginative fantasy series
• Includes a big journey, a touch of romance and an undertone of thriller
• Perfect for fans of Kazu Kibuishi, Tui T. Sutherland and Molly Knox Ostertag

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Everyone’s favorite villager-turned-warrior, Runt and his friends have had loads of adventures already. They have worked hard (at least some of them) as students, undergone intensive training in Villagetown, battled monsters sent by Herobrine, and even successfully completed their very first quest at Owl’s Reach! But their greatest adventure begins now: making their way to the capital Aetheria City!
 
What will Runt and his friends face at the Greater Aetheria Academy? Will they finally become true warriors and get to battle Herobrine?
 
Find out in the long-awaited new volume of the illustrated saga of the Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior series!
 

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The New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series soars to new heights in this graphic novel adaptation.

Not every dragonet wants a destiny…

Clay has grown up under the mountain, chosen along with four other dragonets to fulfil a mysterious prophecy and end the war between the dragon tribes of Pyrrhia. He’s not so sure about the prophecy part, but Clay can’t imagine not living with the other dragonets; they’re his best friends.

So when one of the dragonets is threatened, all five spring into action. Together, they will choose freedom over fate, leave the mountain, and fulfil their destiny – on their own terms.

• An epic dragon fantasy series for 9+ readers
• With vibrant and captivating illustrations by Mike Holmes, this is a one-of-a-kind reading experience
• The Wings of Fire series has been a New York Times bestseller

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The New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series soars to new heights in this graphic novel adaptation!

In the shadows, trouble is brewing…

When Starflight is stolen by his own tribe, he hopes to at least discover some of the long-held NightWing secrets – what magical powers they really have, who they’re allied with in the war, and where they’ve been living all this time.

But the truth about Starflight’s tribe is more terrible than he ever imagined: Not only do the NightWings live in a dark, miserable place, they’ve imprisoned several innocent RainWings there, too. Stranded and alone, Starflight only wants to get back to his friends. But the fate of two kingdoms now rests in his talons, and with no one to save him, Starflight will have to find a way to be brave … before it’s too late.

• An epic dragon fantasy series for 9+ readers
• With vibrant and captivating illustrations by Mike Holmes, this is a one-of-a-kind reading experience
• The Wings of Fire series has been a New York Times bestseller

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The New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series soars to new heights in this graphic novel adaptation.

Glory knows that the dragon world is wrong about her being “a lazy RainWing.” Maybe she wasn’t meant to be one of the dragonets of destiny, but Glory is sharp and her venom is deadly … even if that’s still a secret.

So when the dragonets seek shelter in the rain forest, Glory is devastated to find that the treetops are full of RainWings that nap all day and know nothing of the rest of Pyrrhia. Worst of all, they don’t realise – or care – that RainWings are going missing from their beautiful forest.

But Glory and the dragonets are determined to find the missing dragons, even if it drags the peaceful RainWing kingdom where they never wanted to be – into the middle of the war.

• An epic dragon fantasy series for 9+ readers
• With vibrant and captivating illustrations by Mike Holmes, this is a one-of-a-kind reading experience
• The Wings of Fire series has been a New York Times bestseller

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Prepare to visit the darkest and most chilling corners of Hawkins. Dustin, Lucas, Max, and their friends want to rent videos one night. But when a blackout changes their plans, they swap seven twisted tales based on their hometown. What secrets lurk in an old asylum? Does a mutant creature live at the bottom of Lovers’ Lake? Is a harmless teddy bear actually controlled by a supernatural force? These are just a few of the monstrous mysteries in this creepy collection that is sure to thrill fans of Stranger Things ages 8 to 12.

Welcome to the thrilling world of Netflix’s hit series Stranger Things. Follow Eleven, Dustin, Max, Lucas, and their friends for mystery, suspense, and supernatural adventures in 1980s Hawkins.

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‘Mind-expanding and hilarious!’ Jeff Kinney, author of the bestselling DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series.

This hilarious new illustrated series will make you laugh-out-loud AND grow your brain. Perfect for readers age 8+ and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The 13-Storey Treehouse.

Hi, I’m Oliver! I know what you’re thinking: what does an 11-year-old kid know about the universe? Am I a famous scientist? No. Am I a super-genius? Not really. 

I’m just trying to figure out the usual stuff: new school, new friends, how to avoid my annoying sister. But there’s one thing that DOES make sense: science! Outer space is totally my thing and I can tell you EVERYTHING you need to know about awesome stuff like: 

• time-bending black holes 
• how the Big Bang is like a fart 
• aliens! (Well, there could be aliens.)

From bestselling writer and robotics engineer Jorge Cham, Oliver’s Great Big Universe is the first book in a STEM-themed, diary-style series. PRE-ORDER NOW! 

‘An absolute gem!’ Lincoln Peirce, author of the bestselling series BIG NATE.

‘A stellar confluence of comic episodes and cosmic information. In addition to brilliantly integrated comic moments – surprising plot twists add narrative pizzazz to a serious raft of data about the universe. An irresistibly entertaining introduction to astrophysics.’ – Kirkus starred review ★

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