For reluctant readers (children)

Freya desperately wants to be a famous influencer, like her former best friend, Hye-jin, but no matter what she does, her posts flop. Until Freya's stepdad arrives home with AdelAIDE, a home-assistant robot. It quickly becomes clear that AdelAIDE is much more powerful than other home-assistant te...

July 1940 - as Tarn struggles to come to terms with the loss of her beloved brother in the chaos of the British retreat at Dunkirk, she and her friends scour the hills around their Lake District home, watching for any signs of the long-dreaded Nazi invasion. But as the war drags on, with little g...

Eva's football skills make her stand out while playing at break-time at school, so her friends can't understand why she's reluctant to join them in playing for their local team, the Lightmoor Lionesses. Horribly bullied at her last school due to a painful skin condition, Eva is terrified that the...

Who wants their FIVE STAR funny story included in Oakfield School's story book? A: EVERYONE! But what will Tom write about? Inspiration strikes when he looks at his excellent collection of ODD OBJECTS and remembers the funny stories behind each one. Starting with Great Great Aunt Aggie's fake bir...

It's the end of the summer and Denny is having to move away with his mum now that she's found a good job, but he's not planning on leaving quietly. He's made a list of scores to settle and wrongs to right before he goes. He asks his best friend, Jake, to help. Jake is absolutely gutted that Denny...

After a devastating meteorite shower destroys a mining base on the Moon, Luna finds herself stranded and alone. Can she call upon her training to find a way to survive?

It's nearly Christmas and Billy and Ruby are feeling very excited. Billy has asked Santa to bring presents for his MiniMonsters and they're very excited too, until they try to help with the decorating and bring down the entire Christmas tree. Now the baubles are broken, the fairy is squashed and ...

Billy and his family are off to the seaside. The Mini Monsters are very excited to be going too. Soon they're building sandcastles and enjoying their picnic. It's all going so well until Trumpet is stolen by a seagull! How is Billy ever going to get him back?

Billy is learning how to take care of the planet, and the Mini Monsters want to help to so they join the school trip to the recycling centre. But what will happen when Gloop falls into the recycling machine? Another laugh-out-loud Billy and the Mini Monsters story, with a strong underlying messag...

Sparrow lives in the world after the Reek. The atmosphere is toxically polluted, and Axel Brodie, the tech billionaire behind Zephyr Industries, is cashing in as the only supplier of clean air. Sparrow is struggling to help her family survive until her brilliant inventor friend, Miriam Fenn, come...