Charlie Bucket loves chocolate - and Mr Willy Wonka, the mostwondrous inventor in the world, is opening the gates of his amazingchocolate factory to five lucky children. It's the prize of alifetime and all you have to do is find one of the five GoldenTickets. Charlie is the last lucky winner to join Willy Wonka in atour of his factory - where some amazing surprises, both good andbad, await the children. This title is an award-winning Roald Dahlfavorite.
Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But isgetting older really all it’s cracked up to be? Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures ofboy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkwardchanges that come with getting older—all without his best friend,Rowley, at his side. Can Greg make it through on his own? Or willhe have to face the “ugly truth”?
Collecting Alice's complete adventures, a source of delight tochildren and adults alike for generations, the Penguin Classicsedition of Lewis Carroll's Alice'sAdventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass is edited with anintroduction and notes by Hugh Haughton. Conjured up one 'golden afternoon' in 1862 to entertain AliceLiddell, the daughter of the dean of Carroll's college, the dreamworlds of nonsensical Wonderland and back-to-front Looking-Glasskingdom depict order turned upside-down. Following the white rabbitinto his warren, Alice falls into a world where croquet is playedwith hedgehogs and flamingos, a baby turns into a pig, time runsamok at a the Mad Hatter's tea-party, a chaotic game of chess makesAlice a Queen and the Mock Turtle and Gryphon dance the LobsterQuadrille. But amongst the anarchic humour and sparkling wordplay,unforgettable characters, puzzles and riddles, are poignant momentsof nostalgia for a lost childhood. Original and experimental,adapted into countless film a
This is a book about 'real witches' - the ones that absolutelyloathe children and are always plotting to get rid of them. Itfeatures a great new Quentin Blake cover as well as a whole newexciting end section about Roald Dahl and his world.
CHERUB exists for the simplest of reasons: even a mastercriminal doesn't suspect that the kid next door is a spy. WhenCHERUB uncovers a link between eco-terrorist group Help Earth and awealthy religious cult known as The Survivors, James Adams is sentto Australia on an infiltration mission. It's his toughest job sofar. The Survivors' outback headquarters are completely isolated,and the cult's brainwashing techniques mean James is under massivepressure to conform. This time he's not just fighting terrorists.He's got to battle to keep control of his own mind.
