Secondhand Chapter Book (Age 8-12) Bargain Book Box SP2807

Secondhand Chapter Book (Age 8-12) Bargain Book Box SP2807

A generously stocked chapter book box with broad appeal across the 8–12 age range. Anthony Horowitz claims three spots across his Diamond Brothers series and standalone fiction; children's history titles on Napoleon, Marie Antoinette, Boudicca, and Blackbeard fill the non-fiction biography strand; and Paul Jennings, Cornelia Funke, Jeff Kinney, R.L. Stine, Philip Ardagh, Deborah Abela, and K.A. Applegate ensure a strong comedy-and-adventure core.

1. Pink Chameleon — Fiona Dunbar — Lulu suspects something is very wrong when her older sister falls under the influence of a strange new friend; an engaging mystery from Dunbar's series about a fashion-obsessed family with hidden magical talents.
2. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile — Junior novelisation of the beloved family story about a singing crocodile living in a New York City townhouse; based on the classic picture book by Bernard Waber.
3. The Devil and His Boy — Anthony Horowitz — Young Tom Falconer joins a company of travelling players in Elizabethan London and uncovers a plot to assassinate the Queen; one of Horowitz's most atmospheric historical adventures.
4. The Greek Who Stole Christmas — Anthony Horowitz — A Diamond Brothers Christmas caper: Tim and Nick chase a missing rock star across Europe at the behest of a ruthless Greek billionaire.
5. Granny — Anthony Horowitz — Nick is convinced his new live-in grandmother is genuinely evil; a darkly comic thriller in which the most dangerous villain turns out to be family.
6. Talisman — A fantasy adventure; details see product photo.
7. Max Remy Super Spy: The French Code — Deborah Abela — Max's fifth mission takes her to Paris to crack a mysterious code before a dangerous organisation steals a priceless artefact; fast-paced and fun.
8. Six Days — Philip Webb — A post-apocalyptic adventure set in a ruined London, in which two children race to find a legendary object that may hold the key to restoring the world; gripping and atmospheric.
9. Corby Hood — Bart Stewart — A children's retelling or parody of the Robin Hood legend; details see product photo.
10. Napoleon — A children's biography tracing the French emperor's rise to power, his campaigns across Europe, and his defeat at Waterloo; from a children's illustrated history series.
11. Marie Antoinette — The French queen's story from the gilded courts of Versailles to her fate in the Revolution; from the same children's history series.
12. Boudicca — The British queen who led a famous uprising against the Roman occupiers; from the same history series.
13. Goosebumps: Phantom of the Auditorium — R.L. Stine — Brooke and Zeke land the leads in their school production of The Phantom, but a real phantom seems to be sabotaging the show; classic Goosebumps middle-grade chills.
14. The Secret Rescuers: The Magic Fox — Paula Harrison — Ava discovers a magical golden fox hiding in the forest and must keep it safe from those who would exploit its powers; a warm and exciting early chapter series.
15. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw — Jeff Kinney — Greg Heffley's dad decides the family needs to shape up, threatening military school and upending Greg's carefully managed suburban mediocrity.
16. Wicked Warriors and Evil Emperors — Alison Lloyd & Terry Denton — A comic history of the world's most ruthless leaders from ancient Rome to the medieval world; packed with Terry Denton's cartoons and sharp research.
17. Dreadful Acts — Philip Ardagh — The second Eddie Dickens adventure: Eddie escapes Awful End only to encounter a new set of magnificently peculiar relatives; Ardagh's footnoted comic nonsense at full steam.
18. Hardy Boys — A Hardy Boys mystery adventure.
19. Blackthorn — 
20. Deadly! — Paul Jennings & Morris Gleitzman — Six linked stories, each begun by one author and finished by the other, connected by a single mysterious object; a showcase for Australia's two great children's comic writers.
21. Ghost Hunters: The Incredibly Revolting Ghost! — Cornelia Funke — Tom and his ghost ally Hugo tackle a particularly disgusting poltergeist; another fast-paced adventure in Funke's popular series.
22. Blackbeard — A children's account of the fearsome pirate Edward Teach and his career of plunder across the Caribbean; from the same history series as Napoleon, Marie Antoinette, and Boudicca.
23. Remnants — K.A. Applegate — The opening book in Applegate's dark sci-fi survival series: a fragment of humanity escapes an asteroid strike aboard a battered spacecraft, and nothing that follows is safe or comfortable; considerably darker than her Animorphs work.