In this nightmare vision of youth in revolt, 15 year-old Alex and his friends set out on a diabolical orgy of robbery, rape, torture and murder. Alex is jailed for his teenage delinquency and the State tries to reform him - but at what cost?

Michael Swarbrick's pathetic existence had just got better. He was on a date with the girl of his dreams - a romantic donkey ride on the beach, followed by some daring skinny dipping in the sea. Delightful! Only things never really get better for Michael, and one small moment of bliss ends with him getting arrested, becoming local celebrity and becoming an internet sensation because they think he's a nudist. (He isn't.) Michael is swept up in a sequence...

This hilarious coming-of-age novel follows Oliver Tate as he tries to find out why his father sometimes stays in bed for days at a time, why his mother is getting surfing lessons - and probably more - from a hippy-looking twonk, and as he tries to lose his virginity before it becomes legal - in just over a year.

Late one summer night, Elizabeth Sanderson receives the devastating news that every mother fears: her 13-year-old son, Tommy, has vanished in the woods of a local park. Riddled with worry, pain and guilt, Elizabeth is wholly unprepared for the strange series of events that follow. As the search grows more desperate, and the implications of what happened become more haunting and sinister, no one is prepared for the shocking truth about that night....

Heartwarming stories about the power of true friendship and sticking together when times are tough - with added magic and mayhem! The collection contains two fabulous, fun and fantastical cycle adventures with Fergus and his friends: The Secret Cycle Scoop: Daisy came fifth in the tryouts, so she's the squad's first reserve, and despite training and hanging out as usual, Fergus can sense his best friend isn't herself. There's another mystery too -...

It blends searing honesty with an almost hallucinatory vision of a world thrown utterly out of joint. Rooted as it is in the author?s own disturbing experience of war in our time, it is one of a handful of novels by which the twentieth century will be not only remembered but judged. ?An extraordinary achievement. ? Angela Carter ?A remarkable journey into the mind of a growing boy? horror and humanity are blended into a unique and unforgettable fiction....

A 15-year-old genius attends Cambridge university and struggles to fit in with the older peer group plus a poor relationship with his father.

Read by Roger Allam and Roy Mcmillan. Includes: Alfie Gets in First, Alfie?s Feet, An Evening at Alfie?s, Alfie Gives a Hand, Alfie and the Big Boys, Alfie Wins a Prize, All About Alfie, Alfie?s Christmas, Alfie Outdoors and Alfie and the Birthday Surprise.

It's Jack's birthday and he's excited about turning five. Jack lives with his Ma in Room, which has a locked door and a skylight, and measures 11 feet by 11 feet. He loves watching TV but he knows that nothing he sees on screen is truly real. Until the day Ma admits that there's a world outside.

Q: Who wants their five star funny story included in Oakfield School's story book? A: Everyone! But what will Tom write about? Inspiration strikes when he looks at his excellent collection of odd objects and remembers the funny stories behind each one. Starting with Great Great Aunt Aggie's fake bird hat, the weird stone with a hole and his very special doodle pen. Marcus wants to write about Tom (which is annoying), Amy's got a funny poem and Norman's...