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Welcome to Adventure Bay, where Ryder and the PAW Patrol are always ready to help. This time, Liberty accidentally brings a bear into town and must rescue Chickaletta, while Francois' hot-air balloon spins out of control before the Pup Pup Boogie Contest. Then Ryder and all the pups face their biggest challenge yet when clever Codi Gizmody wants to replace Adventure Bay with her own high-tech city.

Will is small for his age, but agile and energetic. All his life, he has dreamed of becoming a great knight like the father he never knew, so he is devastated when he is rejected as an apprentice to Castle Redmont's Battleschool. Instead he is apprenticed to Halt, the mysterious Ranger whose uncanny ability to move unseen is thought to be the result of black magic. Reluctantly, Will learns to use a Ranger's secret weapons: a bow and arrow, a mottled cloak and a stubborn little pony. It may not be what he longs for, but when he and Halt are sent out to prevention the assassination of the King....

The 130-Storey Treehouse is the tenth audiobook of Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton's wacky, laugh-out-loud treehouse adventures. Read by Stig Wemyss, Australia's most loved narrator of audiobooks for children and young adults, with a running time of approximately 105 minutes. 'The kind of book I...

The 12th explosive novel in the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series, BEDLAM will blow your mind – and change everything… On a desperate journey to recover her sister's lost soul, Valkyrie Cain goes up against the High Sanctuary itself, and there's nothing Skulduggery...

Teenage spy Alex is in the South of France, hoping to sever his links with MI6. But when a sudden attack on his hosts plunges Alex back into a world of violence, he soon uncovers a plan called Eagle strike - a discovery more terrible than anything he could have imagined. 

Bloomsbury presents The Clockwork Conspiracy by Sam Sedgman, read by Jot Davies. ‘Clever, inventive and a cracking read’ – Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl A locked-room mystery packed with rooftop chases, hidden codes and mind-bending science, The Clockwork Conspiracy is a must for...

Endlich wieder Schule!!! Einen solchen Seufzer kann nur der ausstoßen, dessen Ferien scheußlich und die Erinnerung an das vergangene Schuljahr wunderbar waren: Harry Potter. Doch wie im Vorjahr stehen nicht nur Zaubertrankunterricht und Verwandlung auf dem Programm. Ein grauenhaftes Etwas treibt sein Unwesen in den Gemäuern der Schule - ein Ungeheuer, für das nicht einmal die mächtigsten Zauberer eine Erklärung finden. Wird Harry mit Hilfe seiner Freunde Ron und Hermine das Rätsel lösen und Hogwarts von den dunklen Mächten befreien können?

Missing maids, suspicious teachers and a snow storm to die for.... For a fearless girl called Justice Jones, super-smart super-sleuth, it's just the start of a spine-tingling first term at Highbury House Boarding School for the Daughters of Gentlefolk. For fans of Robin Stevens, Katherine Woodfine and Enid Blyton. When Justice's mother dies, her father packs her off to Highbury House Boarding School for the Daughters of Gentlefolk. He's a barrister - specialising in murder trials - and he's just too busy to look after her alone.

Willow Moss, the youngest and least powerful sister in a family of witches, has a magical ability for finding lost things - like keys, or socks, or wooden teeth. Useful, but not exactly exciting. Then the most powerful witch in the world of Starfell turns up at Willow’s door and asks for her help. A whole day - last Tuesday to be precise - has gone missing. Completely. And, without it, the whole universe could unravel. Now Willow holds the fate of Starfell in her rather unremarkable hands. Can she save the day - by finding the lost one?

After a fierce storm, a boy discovers a human skull, buried beneath the roots of an ancient tree. A skull with a legendary story… Vivid re-imagining of the legendary hero Robin Hood by thebestselling author of War Horse. “Tell the sheriff, tell Sir Guy of Gisbourne, tell everyone in...

The thirteenth thrilling novel in the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series, SEASONS OF WAR will test the Skeleton Detective and Valkyrie like never before… War is coming. To avert catastrophe, Skulduggery and Valkyrie are sent on a secret mission that takes them away from...

Discover the Magic Faraway Tree and explore the amazing lands it can take you to, in an irresistible new story by bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson, set in this much-loved world. Milo, Mia and Birdy are on a countryside holiday, where they are astonished to find an Enchanted Wood. There they...

Far to the south in the Land of Ingary lives a young carpet merchant called Abdullah. In his dreams, he is the long-lost son of a great prince. This dream is a complete castle in the air...or is it? Abdullah’s day-dreams suddenly start to come true when he meets the exquisite Flower-in-the-Night, daughter of the ferocious Sultan of Zanzib. Fate has destined them for each other, but a bad-tempered genie, a hideous djinn and various villainous bandits have their own ideas. When Flower-in-the-Night is carried off, Abdullah is determined to rescue her—if he can find her.

A brand new hilarious adventure from the author of the bestselling Who Let the Gods Out series! The world’s worst-behaved immortals are at it again – introducing the brand-new Gods Squad taking them on! Meet Vesper, the bossy, football-mad daughter of Elliot Hooper, the original hero of Who...

Für Harry beginnt das vierte Schuljahr in Hogwarts. Doch davor steht noch ein sportliches Großereignis, das die scheußlichen Sommerferien vergessen lässt: die Quidditch-Weltmeisterschaft. Und ein weiterer Wettkampf wird die Schüler das ganze Schuljahr über beschäftigen: das Trimagische Turnier, in dem Harry eine Rolle übernimmt, die er sich im Traum nicht vorgestellt hätte. Natürlich steckt dahinter das Böse, das zurück an die Macht drängt: Lord Voldemort. Es wird eng für Harry, sehr eng. Doch auf seine Freunde und ihre Unterstützung kann Harry sich auch in verzweifelten Situationen verlassen.

When we last saw George and Harold, they were headed to jail for the rest of their lives. What could be worse? How about being pulled from prison by a time-traveling tyrant named Tippy Tinkletrousers?!!? Now the boys are taking a trip back in time to the carefree days of kindergarten, when the scariest thing they had to face was not evil mad scientists or alien cafeteria ladies but a sixth-grade bully named Kipper Krupp, the nephew of their clueless school principal.

‘A sheer delight for all kids both big AND small’ Ruth Jones 'Bubbles with warmth and mischievous humour . . . irresistible' Alexander Armstrong 'Wonderful, funny, magical' Chris Evans on How I Became a Dog Called Midnight Enter a world of wonder with this heartfelt Christmas classic from...

Brought to you by Penguin. As far as children are concerned, a REAL WITCH is easily the most dangerous of all the living creatures on Earth. This edition of The Witches, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and...

'The kind of book I would have loved as a kid' - Tom Fletcher, author of The Danger Gang The 13-Storey Treehouse is the first entry in Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton's wacky, laugh-out-loud treehouse adventures. Read by Stig Wemyss, Australia's most loved narrator of audiobooks for children and...

Imperial cadets are in awe of the Empire's mightiest warrior: Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith. But when a few young cadets find themselves trapped on the lava-filled planet of Mustafar, and in the shadow of Vader's castle, they will soon discover that the Empire is not what it seems. Now, they must work together to escape from an evil scientist, his horrendous experiments, and the fearsome Darth Vader!