Adventure Fiction

Nick of Time is the first young reader's book written by bestselling author Ted Bell - a wondrous tale of time travel, adventure, and riches, in which twelve-year-old Nick McIver...

The brilliant and laugh-out-loud-funny second mystery from comedian Adam Hills featuring a young detective dream team, perfect for fans of Sharna Jackson, Robin Stevens, David Baddiel and David O'Doherty. The...

From million-copy bestselling author David Walliams comes a laugh-out-loud animal space adventure. Chump the chimpanzee was always being silly. He would: - make rude noises from BOTH ENDS... - pick...

The third book in the hilarious bestselling WHO LET THE GODS OUT series; perfect for fans of David Solomons! 'I totally fell in love with Elliot and the gods, and...

Spensa's life as a Defiant Defense Force pilot has been far from ordinary. She proved herself one of the best starfighters in the human enclave of Detritus and she saved...

The squabbling goblins who live in the great towers of Clovenstone spend their time fighting and looting. Only clever young Skarper understands that dark magic created by a vanquished sorcerer...

Based on the incredible true story of D'Arcy Wentworth and his horrific journey to Australia from England via the Second Fleet, Mystery on the High Seas takes us on a...

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Are you brave enough to join the Wanderdays in their first thrilling adventure? They're off on an edge-of-your-seat underwater quest to find out what's really happening on the secret Fantome...

Trapped within the oppresive warrens of the city's chimneys, young sweeper Tom longs for fresh air and freedom in this atmospheric and ghostly tale from Lucy Strange. Young chimney sweep...

Pepper Masalah and the Flying Carpe t by Rosanne Hawke is a series of five story books featuring an adventurous black cat called Pepper Masalah, and her nine-year-old friend, Zamir....

In a hilarious interactive picture book, the Geisel Award-winning creators of See the Cat challenge kids to answer every question with "NO"-even when their brain keeps insisting "YES." Can you...

When an unlikely pair of female samurai join forces, what begins as your run-of-the-mill quest for glory and revenge evolves into something much more complicated. Turns out fighting actual demons...

Powerful and compelling, this high-stakes, feminist reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood is perfect for fans of Stephanie Garber and Meagan Spooner. For as long as sixteen-year-old Adele can remember,...

Trapped within the oppresive warrens of the city's chimneys, young sweeper Tom longs for fresh air and freedom in this atmospheric and ghostly tale from Lucy Strange. Young chimney sweep...

A New York Times bestseller! Perfect for fans of Hatchet and the I Survived series, this harrowing middle grade debut novel-in-verse from a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet tells the story of...

The year is 1859 and the goldfields are filled with diggers -- and danger! Orphaned twelve-year-old Tigg is the Bandicoot Bushranger, the youngest bushranger on the Ballarat goldfields in 1859....

Do you love monsters? How about princesses? And sharks? Find them ALL in the pages of this laugh-out-loud 'pick your own' picture book adventure! Zara is enjoying a day at...

Three magical, classic and heartwarming adventure stories from number one bestselling author, actor and comedian Ben Miller. How I Became a Dog Called Midnight George has always wondered what it's...

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the international bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles with the fourth instalment in the adventures of the Grace children. First a pack of vile, smelly goblins snatch Simon...

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the international bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles with the third instalment in the adventures of the Grace children. Things at the Spiderwick estate are out of control....

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the international bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles with the second instalment in the adventures of the Grace children. Thanks to the mysterious field guide left behind by...

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the international bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles with the first instalment in the adventures of the Grace children. After finding a mysterious handmade field guide in the...

Get ready to join DRAGON FORCE! From the authors of the bestselling DRAGON MOUNTAIN comes the first in a brand-new, action-packed, dragon-obsessed series for 8+ readers. 'Impossible to put down...

Erin Hunter's #1 bestselling Warriors series continues! Discover more epic adventure in this fourth book in the Starless Clan arc. Frostpaw was told to trust no cat, but a brutal...

Antoine de Saint-Exupery's tender and magical classic fable, adapted as a brand-new pop-up book! Please - draw me a sheep. I blinked. The voice belonged to a charming little prince....

HEROES AND UNICORNS AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE. The epic adventure continues . . . Don't miss this sequel to Waterstones Children's Book of the Year 2022 Skandar and...

A funny, exciting, David vs Goliath adventure with a heart-warming father-son relationship - perfect for fans of Danny the Champion of the World , Millions , and Ratatouille . The...

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the international bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles with the second instalment in the adventures of the Grace children. Thanks to the mysterious field guide left behind by...

Marcus has just started at a new and very unusual school, Merlin's. Determined to get expelled, Marcus does everything he can think of to get into big trouble. But when...

A fully illustrated and brilliantly readable adventure full of magic and prophecy, quests, heroism and loyal friendship - the world of Bravepaw will hook young readers until the very last...

SHORTLISTED: 2025 Book of the Year for Younger Children, Australian Book Industry Awards Selected as one of the Best Middle Grade for 2024 - Readings Books A fully illustrated and...

Fast as the wind! Silent as the shadows! Deadly as the ... err ... something ... With their incredible kung fu skills, Kai, Harry and Charley already make an unstoppable...

Wolf Girl and her trusty dogs are back for another hackle-raising adventure. On the run from sinister forces, Gwen rushes head-long into danger. With giant snakes, Komodo dragons and a...

Amber held her arms out. Surround me. Locusts, beetles, bees and all manner of flying insects nestled together tightly. Shapes formed. Horns on her head, claws on her hands and...

Hi there! I'm Pow Pow Pig! Me and my friends didn't make the A team ... or the B team ... or the C, D or E teams .... We...

The film tie-in edition of the Carnegie-winning book - with the major motion picture coming in autumn 2022! *New Special film edition of the 28th novel in the bestselling Discworld...

Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of The Neverending Story Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable hardback editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - including...

Dive into this epic, top-ten bestselling undersea adventure from Rick Riordan, creator of Percy Jackson Ana Dakkar is studying at Harding-Pencroft Academy, a school renowned for training the best marine...

A brand-new graphic novel of the incredible, explosive first book in the Artemis Fowl series *Soon to be a major film!* AT JUST TWELVE YEARS OLD, ARTEMIS FOWL IS A...

A stunning graphic novel adaptation of Eoin Colfer's megaselling Artemis Fowl. This adaptation of his genre-busting, award-winning novel Artemis Fowl has been a labour of love for lifelong graphic novel...

A brand-new teen fantasy adventure series full of magic and romance by Connie Glynn, the globally bestselling author of The Rosewood Chronicles. Perfect for teen fans of the Twin Crowns...

A star-crossed lovers romance that spans a millennia, for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, They Both Die at the End and One Day 'Impossible to put down'...

A stunning new collection of stories based in the world of the Inheritance Cycle, continuing the adventures of Eragon. A wanderer and a cursed child. Spells and magic. And dragons,...

The first in the gripping Wereworld series, soon to be a major Netflix animated series. 'You're the last of the Werewolves, son. Don't fight it . . . conquer it.'...

Filled with elemental magic and breathtaking twists, this propulsive, enemies-to-lovers romantasy is perfect for fans of Powerless and The Crimson Moth. For seventeen-year-old pirate Aster Oberon and her family, life...

Following on from Once, Then continues the story of Felix, a Jewish boy growing up during the Holocaust. Winner - YABBA Children's Choice Awards 2009 Winner - KROC Children's Choice...

Philip Pullman returns to the world of His Dark Materials with this magnificent first volume of The Book of Dust - now available in paperback and illustrated throughout by Chris...