Catalogue Search Results
1) The switch
Author
Formats
Description
For Tad Spencer, only son of a fabulously wealthy businessman, every day is like Christmas. Until he makes the mistake of wishing he was someone else. The next morning he wakes up as Bob Snarby, trapped in a cruel and squalid funfair world inhabited by hopeless criminals, mysterious fortune tellers and worst of all the murderous Finn. But he's there for a reason, as Tad discovers when he begins to untangle a secret that will introduce...
4) Nightshade
Author
Series
Description
Alex Rider is sent by MI6 Special Operations to infiltrate a new and sinister organisation known only as Nightshade.
5) Thunderbolt
Author
Series
Jack Courtney volume 2
Pub. Date
2021
Formats
Description
Jack and his friends determine to make their escape when they're kidnapped and held to ransom by Somali pirates.
Author
Series
Roly-Poly Flying Pony Adventures volume 4
Publisher
Nudged Children's Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2022
Description
Max and his best friend Kevin, the only roly-poly flying pony in Bumbleford, decide to enter the Magical Pony Club Steeplechase. Kevin is not particularly keen, as the other participants are all unicorns, and everybody knows that unicorns are quite snobby. But biscuits are promised, and Kevin wants to make Max proud. As the competition heats up, our inseparable duo uncovers a conspiracy to steal the precious Periwinkle Cup. Max and Kevin will have...
Author
Series
Vi Spy volume 1
Publisher
Nudged Children's Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2021
Description
A hilarious new adventure from the author of the bestselling Who Let the Gods Out? series! Divorce is tough for any kid. But when - like Violet's parents - your mum is ex-secret service and your dad is a retired bad guy, 'till death do us part' takes on a whole new meaning. And with her parents' focus on each other, the real super-villains are having a field day. To save her family - and the world - from evil domination, Vi must turn spy ...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
Pub. Date
2019
Description
?One of my favourite middle-grade writers? Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink and StarsWhen eleven-year-old Georgie befriends an eccentric retired scientist, she becomes the test subject for a thrilling new experiment: a virtual-reality 3D version of the future.But then a deadly disease threatens the life of every dog in the country and Georgie?s beloved dog, Mr Mash, gets sick. And that?s only the start of her troubles.Soon, Georgie...
Author
Series
Dinosaur Club volume 1
Publisher
DK Children
Pub. Date
2022
Description
Travel through time to the world of the dinosaurs in this exciting prehistoric fiction series for children. Jamie has just moved to Ammonite Bay, a stretch of coastline famed for its fossils. Lots of dinosaur fans visit Ammonite Bay to search for fossils, and Jamie is one of the biggest dinosaur fans ever. He's a member of the Dinosaur Club - a network of kids around the world who share dinosaur knowledge. They help each other identify fossils, post...
10) The last human
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Description
In a future where humans are extinct and robots rule the world, a 12-year-old robot discovers a human girl alive who needs his help.
11) Diamond
Author
Series
Hetty Feather volume 4
Description
Diamond wasn't always a star. Born to penniless parents who longed for a strong, healthy son, she was a dainty, delicate daughter - and a bitter disappointment. Discovering she has an extraordinary natural gift for acrobatics, Diamond tries to use her talent to earn a few pennies, but simply brings shame on her family. Then a mysterious, cruel-eyed stranger spots her performing on the street, and makes a deal with her father. Diamond is sold for five...
Author
Series
Celestial Mechanism Cycle volume 1
Pub. Date
2021
Appears on list
Description
A thirteen-year-old girl tries to protect her young brother and in doing so, changes her own fate and the history of her world.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2020
Description
Are you ready for some of the most exciting, death-defying escape stories ever told? Perfect for fans of the I Survived series, the first installment in a brand-new, edge-of-your-seat series based on real events! In spring 1942, Royal Air Force pilot Bill Ash?s plane was shot down by Germans, who captured and eventually brought him to Stalag Luft III, a notorious camp for prisoners of war. The Germans boasted that the camp-which was isolated, heavily...
14) Alien superstar
Author
Series
Alien Superstar volume 1
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2019
Description
From Emmy Award-winning actor Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver comes a new out-of-this-world middle-grade series. No one is shocked by the six-eyed alien strolling around the Universal back lot. The tourists just think he?s part of the show. It doesn?t take long for Buddy to land a role on a popular TV show, playing (of course) an alien. He becomes an overnight heartthrob and is suddenly faced with legions of adoring fans, rides in glamorous limos, and...
Author
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2023
Description
?The Persians are coming?? Hearing these words, Gorgo of Sparta is plunged into a dangerous world of vengeful gods and invincible heroes. For a mighty empire threatens Athens, Sparta and all who stand in its path... Calling on the ancient power to transform into a wolf and the blood of Zeus that runs through her veins, Gorgo must lead her nation in one of history's greatest wars. Multi-award-winning author Tom Holland and acclaimed illustrator Jason...
16) Emerald Star
Author
Series
Hetty Feather volume 3
Description
Since leaving the Foundling Hospital, Hetty has seen her fair share of drama, excitement, tragedy and loss. After the death of her beloved mama, she sets off to find a real home at last - starting with the search for her father. But Hetty is no longer a simple country girl, and begins to fear she?ll never truly belong anywhere. And even when she is reunited with her beloved childhood sweetheart Jem, Hetty still longs for adventure - especially when...
17) The raven Thief
Author
Series
The Royal Thieves Trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Ashley Olivier
Pub. Date
2021
Description
One sword with the power to decide fates. Known as the Raven, Enya has a reputation for getting things done no matter the cost. Which is exactly why brothers Rowan, Beacon, and Niall hire her to help them retrieve a legendary sword. To Enya, this job means avoiding the noose and giving her crew the lives they deserve. Unfortunately, there is far more to this quest than meets the eye. A threatening rebellion. Fights for the throne. Sinister assassination...
Author
Series
The Hunger Games volume 4
Appears on list
Description
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes will revisit the world of Panem sixty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Tenth Hunger Games.
19) Midnight
Author
Series
Skulduggery Pleasant volume 11
Pub. Date
2018
Formats
Description
A ruthless killer snatches Valkyrie's little sister in order to lure her into a final confrontation.
Author
Publisher
Nudged Children's Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2020
Description
Alexander McCall Smith is one of the world's most prolific and popular authors. He has won numerous awards for his writing, including the British Book Award Author of the Year Award and a CBE for services to literature. Sam Usher has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Prize and the Red House Children's Book Award and longlisted for the Kate Greenaway medal. He is particularly admired for his technical drawing skill and prowess with watercolour.