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Hayley wants to know why her best friend Spit has suddenly dumped her. What she discovers is very strange... stranger than she could have imagined.

Zeke and Eppie know their neighbours are aliens, but their Mum thinks they are angels. Trouble is, Mum's promised Zeke and Eppie a puppy if they play politely with the neighbours all day! But so far the alien neighbours haven't played nicely at all - they've grown antennas and elephant ears, wrapped Eppie up in a huge blue tongue, spied on Zeke's brain, poked a long alien finger in one of Eppie's ears and out the other side and made Zeke an egghead!

Piccolo Grande's ordered life has been turned upside down by his competition-crazy guardian angel. His fine old house has become an obstacle course of prizes that Great Aunt Annabelle has been winning at an alarming rate. Enough is enough! Piccolo devises a plan to give away, sell, or bank all the prizes. But little does he know that Annabelle's latest windfall, a bright pink motor scooter and sidecar, is about to lead them into a gang-load of trouble with a very wicked twist.

After enduring socks in the wrong drawer, a bruised banana at lunch, and a lump in the mashed potatoes at dinner, Edward has no alternative but to sack his mother. But as a miserable week draws to its close and his promised birthday party looms ahead, Edward discovers that mothers have their uses and manages to negotiate a new workplace agreement.

In this last book of the trilogy, something has gone terribly wrong. Mel and his friends have been locked in Deep Trouble prison in the Mirrorscape, while their evil Mirrorshades - who look exactly like them - are free to cause havoc in Vlam. Luckily, their old friends Goldie and Pilfer are on hand to help them break out and try to prove their innocence.

Roger Thesaurus watches in disbelief as his worst-best friend Peter Dusting, sworn girl-hater and bully, falls in love with the demure, sweet-natured Phoebe Drake - and gets them into more trouble than ever before.

Lucy van Loon knows she's a good girl. So why is she always sitting on the Time Out chair? After all, she had a very good reason for tipping Jacinta's unicorn pencils all over the floor. And she only had a shriek because her grumpy aunt called her a bad girl and a greedy liar, which was UTTERLY not true. But what if Lucy is bad? Her aunt has brought something from Holland that Lucy wishes she'd never seen. Now she has to figure out how to avoid it, and fast. It's time to prove she really is Lucy the Good. But how?"

Mrs. Besome thinks her play is fantastic. Stuck-up Portia Pratt does too – she's got the biggest, best part. Dulcie and her friend Dud think this is a really dumb play. And they're going to show Mrs Besome what a really good play is all about.

Nobody goes near Devil's Island. Those who do, die on its haunted shores. When things start to go horribly wrong, Luke's journey becomes a life-and-death struggle to survive a treacherous cliff, a mountain labyrinth, and a mysterious man who will do anything to guard his deadly secret.

In book two of the delightfully energetic Beatrice Zinker series, Operation Upside is finally in full swing! But when Beatrice's overenthusiasm lands Mrs Tamarack with a Strictest Certificate, the team has to hold off on any new missions to avoid suspicion. Lying low is not exactly Beatrice's strong suit, especially when she sees someone who desperately needs to be recognised. But when the certificate meant for him falls into the wrong hands, Beatrice and Lenny must find a way to widen their circle once again to save Operation Upside, and themselves, from trouble.