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The Mum Shop

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The Mum Shop

The Mum Shop

Ceci Jenkinson

Ever wished you could swap your mum? Be careful what you wish for...Mum Trouble! Oli wants to swap his mum for someone who'll let him eat loads of pepperoni pizza and watch Real Blood Bath Murders on telly. Mother 44 drives a tank and trains secret agents. But she's also hatching an evil anti-children plot - and she's looking for a boy to help. When the Mum Shop's Matcher puts them together, it's trouble!

Ottoline Goes to School

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Ottoline Goes to School

Ottoline goes to School

Chris Riddell

Meet Ottoline and her hairy, helpful friend Mr Munroe. No secret is ever too scary for the two of them to discover together. Ottoline is off to the Alice B. Smith School for the Differently Gifted. She is rather worried that she doesn't have a special gift. Mr Munroe is worried about the ghost who is said to haunt the school halls at night. Does Ottoline discover how to be different and can they expose the spook?

Kaspar Prince of Cats

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Kaspar Prince of Cats

Kaspar Prince of Cats

Michael Morpurgo

A heart-warming, colour-illustrated novel about Kaspar the Savoy cat, from the award-winning author of Born to Run and The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips Kaspar the cat first came to the Savoy Hotel in a basket - Johnny Trott knows, because he was the one who carried him in. Johnny was a bell-boy, you see, and he carried all of Countess Kandinsky's things to her room. But Johnny didn't expect to end up with Kaspar on his hands forever, and nor did he count on making friends with Lizziebeth, a spirited American heiress. Pretty soon, events are set in motion that will take Johnny - and Kaspar - all around the world, surviving theft, shipwreck and rooftop rescues along the way. Because everything changes with a cat like Kaspar around. After all, he's Prince Kaspar Kandinsky, Prince of Cats, a Muscovite, a Londoner and a New Yorker, and as far as anyone knows, the only cat to survive the sinking of the Titanic!

How to Get Famous

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How to Get Famous

How to Get Famous

Pete Johnson

Tobey is determined he will be famous. He's not big-headed, he just knows he's got something special and he's determined that everyone will know it! He even hangs around with the stars, getting autographs at film premieres.

Tobey and his friend Georgia audition for a role in the local play - and to his huge disappointment, Georgia gets a part, but he doesn't. Can he turn this tragedy around and find a way to be famous after all?

A laugh-out-loud story full of the trials of the wannabes!

Battle For Gullywith

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Battle for Gullywith

The Battle for Gullywith

Susan Hill

No one has lived at Gullywith Farm for years, and when Olly's family moves there, he just can't imagine being happy in his new home. It seems to be jinxed - the roof falls in, walls collapse ... but even more strangely, small stones keep appearing in unexpected places. Stones with ancient markings on them. Olly thinks they are angry about something.

He makes a new friend in a local girl, KK, who takes him to see the mysterious Nonny Dreever to ask his advice. As they search for the answer to Gullywiths secret, Olly finds himself entering a magic-filled world deep inside the surrounding hills.

What is the ancient power that controls the stones and can anything be done to end their hold over Gullywith?

There is a website for this book at www.gullywith.com. Check out the competition Laughing

 

Tree Goblins

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Tree GoblinsTree Goblins

David Melling

The land of the goblins is hidden, but not so far away. If you look carefully, you might just find it ! Butterfingers and Mildew need to take more care of their egglets! After all, there's a snootle-pig about !

Theres a website which can be found here