Blackman, Malorie

There is nothing Nicky wants more in the world than a dog to play with. But Mum and Dad don't want a dog. Then Grandad has an idea - he and Nicky can make a dog - a snow-dome dog.

From the award-winning author of 'Hacker', this book has been checked by a reading and language expert to make sure it is suitable for new readers. Jake won't stop boasting about his space ship, and soon he and Lizzy are involved in a race.

A brother and sister have fallen into comas following a rail crash. Death comes to visit them and asks them both to tell him the most frightening stories they can. They take it in turns, each trying to tell a more scary story than the one before.

But when he gets on the train that is taking him and his class on a school trip, he has no idea how close to Death he is going to come. Death enters the train and Kyle moves with him, past his friends, who are frozen in time, in life-or-death situations. Kyle finds that he can pick up on their de...

Fleeing onto the moors when she is unfairly accused of being a thief an extraordinary storm suddenly whirls twelve-year-old Lydia into the future - a computer-dominated future where her home town is ruled by a cruel tyrant. As Lydia struggles to get back to her own time, she discovers she must fa...

Fleeing on to the moors when she is unfairly accused of theft, an unusual storm suddenly whirls 12 year-old Lydia into the future. But will it ever let her return?

Join two intrepid adventurers as their imaginations transform their house into a wild wonderland - and their big brother becomes a mighty monster. A joy to read-aloud with its cumulative refrain, and full of funny, relatable characters, this is a contemporary celebration of creativity, fantasy an...

Over the shimmering ocean, up the huge, high mountain, through the deep, dark forest . . . WE'RE GOING TO FIND THE MONSTER!Join two intrepid adventurers as their imaginations transform their house into a wild wonderland - and their big brother becomes a mighty monster. A joy to readwith its cumul...