Fiction

Reimagining a well known character is not for the faint of heart. If you fail, you risk sullying the name of a beloved institution. If you succeed, well, you lived up to the greatness of the already great character – isn’t that what you’re supposed to do? The worst of them leave you feeling disappointed and gross. But there is a third outcome. It’s the rarest one. It happens when a reboot takes the character in an entirely new direction, and the results are feel less like a reworking, and more like a wonderful rebirth. Such is the case with The Sewer Rat Stink, Tom Angleberger’s graphic novel take on natty mouse Geronimo Stilton. It’s weird. And it’s good.

There’s a stink invading New Mouse City. It’s making everyone leave town. Geronimo Stilton is determined to get to the bottom of things, so he descends into the sewers with P.I. Hercule. They discover a villain with a plot to take over the city, but will they be able to stop her?

A fun-filled, action-packed children’s story from bestselling author JEFFREY ARCHER!

When the world’s largest submarine, The Neptune is lost somewhere at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, Willy and Randolph the Bear must save all the trapped sailors – with some help from the Rightwayup Bird, Sybil the Seagull, and Boris the Blue Whale. Which means defeating Konrad the Killer Kipper and his gang of a hundred horrible herrings who have captured The Neptune because he wants to eat the sailors. Can Willy and his friends win against them?

Internationally bestselling author Jeffrey Archer’s delightful story for young readers, accompanied by Anupama Ajinkya Apte’s fun illustrations, will win the author many new fans!

Here is a collection of stories about school life that will appeal to every kind of school-goer. These are incidents from the author’s own life, when he was a shy, quiet boy in boarding school, who chose the library over the football field, and was known as the best cook among the Boy Scouts.

Invent terrific heroes and revolting villains to star in your story with the World’s NUMBER ONE Storyteller! Perfect for home learning, pick up your pen and join Charlie and Mr Wonka to learn how to write the MOST MAGNIFICENT characters. These super fun activities will help you to: * Improve language and vocabulary skills * Develop the tools you need to write your own stories * Learn how to create heroes and villains with their own interests, behaviors and backstories Roald Dahl’s Creative Writing will spark your creativity, build your confidence and inspire you through the wonderful worlds of Roald Dahl’s best loved stories! Filled with top tips and ideas boxes, each book introduces techniques and methods to help you plan and write a phizz-whizzing story of your own!

Story 1 Mukesh and his friends decide to start a zoo. The laundryman’s donkey, a bunny, a pet parrot and dog become creatures of display at the little zoo. What adventures and misadventures are in store for the zoo and its owners? Story 2 Nathu, the bank’s sweeper-boy, is upset over not being paid for two months, whines th hi friend. Whispers follow and soon the whole town thinks the bank is bankrupt! How did Nathu’s worries turn into the bank being shut forever? Story 3 Romi hires a young Hari Singh to be his cook and companion. But Hari is upto no good. Will Hari ever learn the real meaning of loyalty, love and trust? These three funny, heart-warming stories capture the pure hilarious innocence of childhood and the lessons we take from them in these wonderfully illustrated stories from India’s mountainous countryside.

Matilda Wormwood’s father thinks she’s a little scab. Matilda’s mother spends all afternoon playing bingo. And Matilda’s headmistress Miss Trunchbull? Well, she’s the worst of all. She is a big bully, who thinks all her pupils are rotten and locks them in the dreaded Chokey. As for Matilda, she’s an extraordinary little girl with a magical mind – and now she’s had enough. So all these grown-ups had better watch out, because Matilda is going to teach them a lesson they’ll never forget.

Willy Wonka’s famous chocolate factory is opening at last!

But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!

Battle fearsome beasts and fight evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up.

Peril stalks the Good Beasts of Avantia as Kensa the Sorceress plans to invade Avantia with her new Evil Beasts. Tom must do battle with a ravening, winged hound who thirsts for his blood!

There are SIX thrilling adventures to collect in the Beast Quest: The New Age series: Elko Lord of the Sea; Tarrok the Blood Spike; Brutus the Hound of Horror; Flaymar the Scorched Blaze; Serpio the Slithering Shadow; Tauron the Pounding Fury.

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