Young Adult Contemporary

20 experiments for the adventurefilled life of a zombie catcher Would you like to become expert at spotting a zombie? Can you separate zombie fact from zombie fiction? Would you...

From award-winning authors Bill Condon and Dianne Bates comes a good-natured story about friendship, family and first pets. When best friends Rory and Trang become the proud owners of a...

The possibility that one of them might be adopted adds an element of rivalry to the adventures of five orphans spending their Christmas holiday at an Australian seaside settlement in...

A frightening--and funny--debut comes to paperback. Adelaide Foss, Maggie Borland, and Beatrice Alfred are known by their classmates at Widowsbury's Madame Gertrude's School for Girls as "scary children." Unfairly targeted...

A gripping and heartfelt war story from Britain's best-loved children's author, Michael Morpurgo. Turned away by his own son, Cessie's long-lost grandfather finds himself in the place he fears most...

Bestselling YA author Melinda Salisbury exposes the dark underbelly of new technologies in this gripping thriller. When keen gamer Ivy Finch is sent to the Ash Tree Foundation after an...

Prepare for Sports Day carnage as the Montagues and Capulets battle for the House Medal in this laugh-out-loud Shakespeare-inspired drama from Ross Montgomery. Top school athletes Dom and Blake have...

"Rivals those of DreamWorks or Disney in cuteness and charm while also providing information." - Kirkus Reviews Vivi loves science! In this STEM-themed picture book, part of a series about...

Acclaimed author Eve Ainsworth tackles the increasing expense of football for working-class kids in this touching story of family, community and beating the odds. Lewis loves football more than anything...

Only a sensible, level head can save the day when disaster strikes on a school trip in this hilariously slapstick introduction to Shakespeare's The Tempest. Frank and his drama club...

Jim is getting to grips with his father's rather unusual job at the Dead End Office and is keeping the truth secret as a promise to Dad. But when Jim...

THE ROMAN MYSTERIES meets Sherlock Holmes! Alfie has decided to learn to read at St Giles Ragged School. But the school is set on fire and idealistic teacher Mr Elmore...

The first thing Gilbert sees when he hatches from his egg is the sky. It is love at first sight and from that moment on Gilbert longs to fly like...

When their parents decide to separate, Holly and her sister Faith are really upset. Can they still be a family if their mum and dad are just friends?

Eleven-year-old Isabella's blended family is more divided than ever in this "timely but genuine" ( Publishers Weekly ) story about divorce and racial identity from the award-winning and New York...

From the author of Horrible Histories ... A mysterious tower. A girl in a glass case. A stolen phone. A door to an old waxworld. And Boy. All things considered,...

John and Philippa Gaunt are twins with a magical difference...They have ancient djinn power, but can the Children of the Lamp outwit Iblis? He has woken the warriors of a...

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Three ...two...one...BLAST OFF! The Magic Tree House whisks Jack...

"I dare anyone to read this book without a ginormous grin on their faces. Warmth, humor and enchantments burst off the page, and the colorful characters of the Granados family...

A fantastic new look for this fun story featuring Jacqueline Wilson's most popular character, the one and only Tracy Beaker. Tracy Beaker is back . . . and she's just...

A fabulous new cover look for this brilliant story starring Tracy Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson's most enduring and popular character I'M TRACY BEAKER, THE GREAT INVENTOR OF EXTREMELY OUTRAGEOUS DARES -...

A magical tale about the dreams of teddy bears is designed to comfort those who have trouble falling asleep

Winner of the 1991 Caldecott Medal Four stories are told simultaneously, with each double-page spread divided into quadrants. The stories do not necessarily take place at the same moment in...

Being a sister isn't always easy ...but what's the very worst thing about your sister? Marty and her sister Melissa couldn't be more different. Marty loves her Converse trainers, playing...

Striking new cover look for one of the UK's top 3 bestselling girls' authors. Anya used to dream of moving to Britain to start a brand-new life. But as she...

If only Joe could remember exactly what he had thrown so haphazardly into the mixing-bowl, he knew that his perfect hamburger could revive his friend's ailing business.

Meet Polly Price, owner of the world's most embarrassing mother- actress and all-round airhead Arabella Diamonte. Who has just been cast in a touring production of a new play, meaning...

What would you rather do, tell Sid he smells or tell Principal Brody he smells? That's easy. I would tell Mr Brody. No one is scarier than the bully Sid...

This is not your everyday coming-of-age novel...This story was supposed to be about Enid - how she hasn't made a friend in years, how she tends to stretch the truth...

What if the secret is more damaging than the lie? I never planned on falling in love in Two Creeks, but since when has life ever followed a plan? The...

A funny and moving story about letting go (and not drowning). 'What I need,' said Pearl, as she started to slide off the roof, 'is a grandmother.' But where do...

Twins Mary-Kate and Ashley meet new friends while on filming a movie on location in Utah and Nevada, and one friendship leads to romance while the other leads to trouble.

After receiving a car as a gift from their parents for their birthday, Mary-Kate and Ashley go on their first solo road trip and expect to have the best summer...

Mary-Kate and Ashley are planning the best Sweet Sixteen party of all time! Mary-Kate and Ashley' s plans have changed for their Sweet Sixteen party - BIG time. After a...

Three small words can cause trouble between friends. Snake and Lizard live together in a burrow in the desert. They are such good friends that Lizard decides to display their...

Herman Jiggle is excited about making some new friends. But first he needs to work out how to stop his tummy from doing flip-flops and his words from getting stuck...