Children's Books

On the third day, there were PIRATES! Arthur Penhaligon finds himself on an adventure that will pit him against pirates, storms, explosions and a vast beast that eats everything it encounters. Will our unwitting hero be able to find the third part of the Will and claim the Third Key? No rest for poo... More

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The Newbery Award-winning author of "A Gathering of Days" introduces the timeless classic of "Little Women".... More

It is a dark and snowy nightWhen the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to colonial times. General George Washington is about to lead his army in a sneak attack against their enemy. But now the terrible weather is making the great general question his plans. Can Jack and Annie keep history ... More

Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site.... More

ATAC Briefing For Agents Frank and Joe HardyMission: Investigate a woman's death and other mysterious events surrounding Uncle Bernie's Fun Park.Location: Uncle Bernie's Fun Park, MA.Potential Victims: All Fun Park patrons.Suspects: Disgruntled employees. Unhappy customers. Enemies of Bernie.This Mi... More

James Herriot's stories about his life as a vet in Yorkshire have charmed and delighted millions of readers in the twenty years since his first book If Only They Could Talk was published in 1972. All James Herriot's books, including two other omnibus editions, All Things Bright and Beautiful and Al... More

Book II of the Bartimaeus Trilogy Eagerly awaited sequel to The Amulet of Samarkand an unputdownable combination of magic, adventure and political ambition, with an enigmatic djinni as complex as ever! Two years have passed since the events of The Amulet of Samarkand and the young magician Nathaniel... More

A brilliant and gripping fantasy centred on the relationship between a magician`s apprentice and a djinni, with humorous undertones of satire. : When the 5,000-year-old djinni Bartimaeus is summoned by Nathaniel, a young magician's apprentice, he expects to have to do nothing more taxing than a lit... More

When Roman Centurion Crismus Bonus finds out about Getafix's magic potion, he kidnaps the druid to force him to reveal the recipe. So Asterix joins his friend in captivity and together they two plan to whip up a surprise with truly hair-raising effects.... More

Orphan Molly Moon was found as a baby in a box marked 'Moon's Marshamallows'. For ten miserable years she's lived under the cruel rule of Miss Adderstone in grim Hardwick House. But her life changes overnight when she finds a mysterious book on hypnotism and discovers an amazing talent - the power t... More