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Tilly Pages is a bookwanderer; she can travel inside books and even talk to the characters she meets there. But Tilly’s powers are put to the test when fairy tales start leaking book magic and causing havoc. On a wintry visit to Paris, Tilly and her best friend Oskar bravely bookwander into the land of fairy tales to find that characters are getting lost, stories are all mixed up, and mysterious plot holes are opening without warning. Can Tilly work out who, or what, is behind the chaos so everyone gets their happily ever after?

Jim Sturges is your typical teen in suburban San Bernardino - one with an embarrassingly overprotective dad, a best friend named Tubby who shares his hatred of all things torturous (like gym class), and a crush on a girl who doesn't know he exists. But everything changes for Jim when a 45-year-old mystery resurfaces, threatening the lives of everyone in his seemingly sleepy town. Soon Jim has to team up with a band of unlikely (and some unhuman) heroes to battle the monsters he never knew existed.

Banished to the Midwatch Institute for Orphans, Runaways and Unwanted Girls, Maggie Fishbone is sure she’s in for a life of drudgery. But she quickly discovers there’s more to the Midwatch than meets the eye … The city shimmers with jewels and secrets, and soon Maggie is thrust into an adventure that takes her deep underground, high above the clouds and face to face with danger itself.

In the sixth book in the number-one best-selling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, teenage spy Alex has a chance encounter with the son of multi-billionaire Nikolei Drevin. Soon Alex finds himself in the middle of an international crime hunt. The connection - Ark Angel, a revolutionary space hotel with catastrophic potential.

Callum Hunt's life has fallen apart. His friend is gone. The spy has escaped. His secret is out. He is facing an existence behind bars, banished from the rest of the magical community for what he is - for what he might become. But a shocking revelation has promised freedom - at a cost. Will he stay strong, and faithful to his friends and teachers? Or take the risk, and destroy everything he's ever loved? This fourth year at the Magisterium will be unlike anything else that has gone before....

The globe-trotting thief in the red fedora returns! And now, the question isn't where—but who? In the role of Carmen Sandiego, award-winning performer Kyla Garcia reveals, for the very first time, the backstory of the ever-elusive master criminal whose whereabouts captured the imaginations of children everywhere—through educational video games, animated series, and a popular PBS "gameshow" for middle schoolers in the 1990s.

After winning the National STEM Championships, Kensy, Max and a team of students from Central London Free School are ready to compete for the international trophy in Singapore. But when Granny Cordelia is poisoned, the twins no longer feel like celebrating. They still have a duty to their team though, and everyone seems to think they'll be safe in a country halfway around the world. It turns out that Singapore is rife with mysteries. Soon Kensy and Max have uncovered a much larger case than anyone counted on. And this time, it's personal.

Buster has sniffed out a new case for the Find-Outers! The Lorenzos of Tally-Ho cottage have disappeared along with a priceless painting, but they've left behind their treasured poodle. It's up to Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pip and Bets to track down the Lorenzos and the missing painting....

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. In book 21, the Famous Five are camping out near the home of a famous scientist. But when his important research papers go missing, he needs the gang's help to get them back. Can the Five work out who took them? And why?

In the prequel to the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, contract killer Yassen Gregorovich is given orders to kill Alex. But Yassen knows a secret from the past that connects him to the fourteen-year-old spy. What is it that makes one of them choose to do evil, and what does it take to turn him into a killer?

In book 15, the Seven are determined to help out. They are very fond of Tolly and his sick horse, Brownie, and need to find them somewhere to hide out - somewhere that dangerous horse thieves will never think to look. But where? Solve the mystery!

Strange things are happening. A man comes into Pages & Co looking for a book...then suddenly can’t remember it. Tilly and her family feel like the world is changing – but can’t quite put their finger on why. Meanwhile, the Underwoods are expanding their control over bookwandering – and they still have their sights set on Tilly. Leaving the safety of the bookshop, Tilly heads to America to find the legendary Archivists and save bookwandering....or at least, that’s the plan.

You are cordially invited to attend the grand opening of Sinclair's department store! Enter a world of bonbons, hats, perfumes and mysteries around every corner. Wonder at the daring theft of the priceless Clockwork Sparrow! Tremble as the most dastardly criminals in London enact their wicked plans! Gasp as our bold heroines, Miss Sophie Taylor and Miss Lilian Rose, crack codes, devour iced buns and vow to bring the villains to justice....

Welcome to Squatchville! Dive into a laugh-out-loud adventure where Bigfoot isn’t just a myth—he’s a big-hearted, marshmallow-munching misfit! In Bigfoot’s Big Blunder, young Joey "Jinx" Jenkins and his best friend Shelly stumble upon the unthinkable: a real-life Bigfoot named Barry who’s more awkward than alarming. Barry’s biggest problem? Staying hidden in a town obsessed with finding him! What to Expect: Hilarious mishaps that will have kids and parents laughing alike. A heartwarming tale of friendship, acceptance, and embracing your quirks.

Globine, das schlaue, kecke Mädel, will Ferien am Meer machen. Aber an welchem? Nach einigen Recherchen mit Mathilda und Rudi entscheiden sie sich für die Nordsee. Es wird gepackt, und nach einer langen Zug- und Schiffsreise sind sie am Ziel. Sie beziehen ein kuschliges, etwas windschiefes Häuschen. Strand, Wattenmeer, Dünen, Wind und Weite, Tiere, Menschen, was gibt es nicht alles zu sehen und zu erleben! Aber es geht auch etwas Unheimliches vor sich. Woher kommt dieses Scheinwerferlicht, das in ihr Schlafzimmer leuchtet, obwohl doch weit und breit kein Leuchtturm steht?

An der Bärbel-Rapunzel-Grundschule passiert etwas Ungewöhnliches: Viele Lehrkräfte klagen plötzlich über Unwohlsein. Die Schule wird daraufhin für ein paar Tage geschlossen. Bei einem spontanen Besuch ihres Lieblingseiscafés San Remo treffen die Grundschul-Superhelden auf die berühmte Fernseh-Konditorin Lilo Schlender, die mit dem Inhaber Luigi Gelato eng befreundet ist. Doch in der folgenden Nacht passiert das Unfassbare: Luigi wird im Eiscafé überfallen und mit einem Nudelholz niedergeschlagen. Ein wertvoller Rezeptordner von Lilo Schlender wird dabei gestohlen.

Inspector Lestrade and Interpol have a mystery that only the Supper Club can unravel. Sherlock Sam, Watson and their friends have to travel to Tokyo, Japan, and eat their way through a baffling series of clues before they can solve the tasty crime! Will Sherlock Sam prevail? Or will everything get lost in translation, leaving our intrepid detectives cold and hungry?

Sherlock Sam and the Supper Club are off to Penang for a holiday! Of course, Sherlock Sam can't go anywhere without bumping into a mystery. An antique tin robot vanishes from a toy museum without a trace! Did it walk off on its own? Was it teleported away? Will Singapore's Greatest Kid Detective be able to resist all the local delicacies and focus on his most dangerous case yet?

The Supper Club is attending the San Diego Comic-con when some experimental technology is stolen by a real-life superhero turned real-life supervillain! Will Sherlock Sam, Watson and the rest of the gang be able to rush across the country to rescue the priceless technology from the clutches of this evil-doer? Or is this the end of the world as we know it?

In the sixth book of this series, Sherlock Sam encounters his most important mystery yet! His classmate has gone missing at MacRitchie Reservoir, and no one can find him. Fearing the worst, Officer Siva refuses to let the Supper Club help, but there's never been a mystery Sherlock, Watson and their friends could ignore!