Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage)
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A Beginner’s Guide to Ruling the Galaxy
£7.99A Beginner’s Guide to Ruling the Galaxy
Gavin’s got a new neighbour and she’s really annoying. Niki follows him everywhere, bosses him about, and doesn’t care that her parents will obliterate Earth with their galactic warships if she doesn’t stop running away from them. Can Niki and Gavin sort out the alien despots (aka Mum and Dad) and save the planet? Possibly. Will they become friends along the way?
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A Boy Called Christmas
£7.99A Boy Called Christmas
You are about to read the true story of Father Christmas. It is a story that proves that nothing is impossible. If you are one of those people who believe that some things are impossible, you should put this book down right away. It is most certainly not for you. Because this book is full of impossible things. Are you still reading? Good. Then let us begin. A tale of adventure, snow, kidnapping, elves, more snow, and an 11-year-old boy called Nikolas, who isn’t afraid to believe in magic.
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A Christmas adventure
£14.99A Christmas adventure
Explore the much-loved ‘Magic Faraway Tree’ at the most special time of the year. This brand-new story by author Jacqueline Wilson is set in the original world created by Enid Blyton. Milo, Mia and Birdy are excited to return to the cottage beside the Enchanted Wood for Christmas. They can’t wait to visit their magical friends Silky the fairy and Moonface again. Which amazing worlds will arrive at the top of the Faraway Tree at this time of year? The children are hoping for a trip to the Land of Presents or perhaps the Land of Snow. But before they can celebrate, there is a chilling visit to the Land of the Frozen North.
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A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow
£8.99A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow
A charming, heartwarming story following a Miami girl who unexpectedly finds love – and herself – in a small English town.
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A curse for true love
£18.99A curse for true love
Two villains, one girl, and a deadly battle for happily ever after. Evangeline Fox ventured to the Magnificent North in search of her happy ending, and it seems as if she has it. She’s married to a handsome prince and lives in a legendary castle. But Evangeline has no idea of the devastating price she’s paid for this fairytale. She doesn’t know what she has lost, and her husband is determined to make sure she never finds out – but first he must kill Jacks, the Prince of Hearts.
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A Dinosaur Ate My Sister
£6.99A Dinosaur Ate My Sister
A Dinosaur Ate My Sister by Pooja Puri is the wonderfully-illustrated, side-splitting, time travel adventure perfect for every Inventor-in-the-making!
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A Gangster Stole My Trunks
£7.99A Gangster Stole My Trunks
When Jesse’s grandad wins tickets to a retirement cruise and offers to bring Jesse along, Jesse is not exactly thrilled. But from the moment the pair arrive on the cruise ship, it’s a different story. Mysterious cat burglars, crime lords and smugglers all seem to be on board … and odder than that, Gramps knows them all!
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A Most Peculiar Toy Factory
£6.99A Most Peculiar Toy Factory
Something has gone very wrong at Hoggle’s Happy Toys. But five years after shutting its doors, the toy factory is opening again … Bestselling author Alex Bell serves up mystery and dark humour aplenty in this Roald Dahl-esque middle-grade tale of toys brought to life. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8+
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A Mouse Called Miika
£6.99A Mouse Called Miika
This is a tale of mice and magic. It is also a tale of great love (of cheese) and great danger. And learning the lesson that what matters most – when it comes to cheese and life – is not how strongly you smell but how strong you are on the inside.
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A Tale of Sorcery…
£7.99A Tale of Sorcery…
Brystal Evergreen is running out of time. It’s almost been a year since she made a deal with Death to find and destroy the Immortal in exchange for her life and she still hasn’t found a single clue about who or where the Immortal is. To make matters worse, something dark and malignant has risen from deep within the earth, threatening life as we know it. To stop this new evil, the fairies and witches must work with all the kingdoms and territories, including the Righteous Brotherhood and their Army of the Dead. But is the threat more familiar than they expected? And why are a secretive group of Sorcerers convinced Xanthous Hayfield is connected to it?
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A traveller in time
£12.99A traveller in time
When Penelope goes to stay with relatives in an ancient Derbyshire farmhouse, she is drawn to the place and longs to discover its secrets. She gets her wish, and is transported back to the 16th century and a plot to rescue Mary Queen of Scots.
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Action Dude
£7.99Action Dude
Action Dude lives for danger and excitement. He’s always jumping out of helicopters, crashing ships, running along the tops of cranes and walking out of buildings just before they explode. He’s nine years old and also the bravest action hero there ever was. When a theme park full of robots goes haywire, it’s up to Action Dude to come to the rescue.
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Adventure With Dinosaurs
£6.99Adventure With Dinosaurs
Little Miss Curious has found a footprint. The biggest footprint she has ever seen. And so begins a Mr Men hunt to find the dinosaurs with some extraordinary encounters between the two, including when Mr Tickle meets a Tyrannosaurus Rex!
With a fun facts page comparing the Mr Men to dinosaurs!
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Against All Gods
£6.99Against All Gods
In the series finale, Elliot faces his darkest period yet. As well as facing up to his fears, he knows that the future of mankind – and of everything he holds dear – is at stake. But can a bunch of misfit gods, a lost constellation and a mortal boy stand up to the daemon hordes?
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Against the odds
£16.99Against the odds
Some of the greatest adventurers of all time have once failed. Many more have had to overcome great hardships to pursue lives of adventure. Hand-picked by Alastair Humphreys, this compilation retells the extraordinary journeys undertaken by adventurers who have tried, failed and succeeded against the odds. These men and women have ventured into space, oceans, deserts and jungles and inspired Alastair’s own adventures. They may do the same for you too. A book full of hope and the power of self-belief and determination.
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Alma
£9.99Alma
1786. Alma lives with her family in an African valley, isolated from the rest of the world. Her days are spent exploring their homeland; until her little brother finds the only way out. Meanwhile, in Lisbon, the petty thief Joseph Mars manages to get himself on board the Douce Amélie, a slave ship, to look for treasure. The ship’s captain, Lazare Gardel, is also hunting for treasure, that of the notorious pirate Luc de Lerne. Alma sets out on his trail, when she comes face to face with groups of Ashanti hunters, who capture and enslave everyone they meet. The journey to bring her brother home becomes an intricate mission of self-preservation. While everyone is searching for something, Alma and Joseph’s lives become intertwined on land and sea. In a whirlwind of adventures between Africa, Europe and the Caribbean, their quests and their destinies lead them towards each other.
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