人人皆知的主人公杰罗尼摩-斯帝顿，经营着鼠城畅销报纸《鼠民公报》，他博学而睿智，却因过分的原则性而显得古板憨厚。他有一个爱玩的表弟赖皮、一个精力旺盛的妹妹菲、一个聪明的侄儿本杰明，每一次，在家人的“煽动”下杰罗尼摩一次又一次陷入或神秘或恐怖或疯狂的旅行探险中，而且每一次的旅行都将给小读者带来许多有趣的科学文化知识呢。 天啊，这是怎样的一次冒险啊！ 杰罗尼摩和家人们前往出发鬼岛找寻遗失的宝藏。 但是，杰罗尼摩真的不喜欢旅行，呆在海中央的船上，对他而言，可不是一件有意思的事情…… 随着各种突发事件的发生，杰罗尼摩开始怀疑自己是不是只是出来找宝藏的…… 故事惊险刺激、扣人心弦又妙趣横生，配上全彩图片，独特的“老鼠语言”，牢牢抓住孩子的眼球！

Moody Margaret and the Secret Club strike back! With theirmost ingenious dares and hilarious jokes, it's time for the girlsto get their own back on Henry and his friends. But Henry isn'tabout to let anyone get the better of him, resulting in ahilariously horrid showdown! Filled with witty comments and acerbicasides from Henry and Margaret's friends, enemies, families andteachers, along with brand new Tony Ross illustrations, this bookshould keep Henry's (and Margaret's!) fans mischievously quiet.

Before he was a world-renowned children's book writer, RoaldDahl was a master of short stories for adults. The thirteen talescollected here were specially selected for their appeal to teens,and they represent his finest work. By turns shocking, ironic,humorous, and touching, these stories are filled with bizarretwists and unexpected delights. This collection proves Roald Dahl'sstanding as one of the world's foremost storytellers. "A baker's dozen of barbed, witty, obliquely macabre shortstories... This sampler of Dahl's writing conveys a sense of hisversatility." --Kirkus Reviews --This text refers to an alternatePaperback edition.

I have never been a brave mouse...but lately, my fears were taking over my life! So Thea and Trap decided to cure me by dragging me all the way to the jungle, where I was forced to eat bug soup, swim in raging rivers, and even wrangle snakes! How would a 'frady mouse like me ever survive?

The story begins with a mysterious egg washed up on aScottish beach, the morning after a great storm. Kirstie and herbrother Angus find the egg and take it home. The next day it hashatched into a tiny greeny-grey creature with a horse's head, wartyskin, four flippers and a crocodile's tail. The baby sea monstersoon becomes the family pet - but the trouble is, it just doesn'tstop growing!

Who Is Geronimo Stilton? That's me! I run a newspaper, but my true passion is writing tales of adventure. Here on Mouse Island, my books are all best-sellers! What's that? You've never read one? Well, my books are full of fun. They are whisker-licking good stories, and that's a promise! I'm Too Fond of My Fur! I was on my way 'round the world to Mouse Everest! The trip was long and dangerous. I almost froze my tail off on the way. And then I was kidnapped by the Abominable Snowman! Yes, it was truly an amazing adventure....

The hilarious, award-winning and global bestseller Diary of aWimpy Kid: Cabin Fever is now in book and CD - perfect for longjourneys and holidays! The sixth instalment in the Diary of a WimpyKid series - fantastic for readers of 8+ and also reluctantreaders. You can also discover Greg on the big screen in any one ofthe three Wimpy Kid Movie box office smashes. Greg Heffley is inbig trouble. School property has been damaged and Greg is the primesuspect. But the crazy thing is, he's innocent! Or at least sortof. The authorities are closing in, but then a surprise blizzardhits and the Heffley family is trapped indoors. Greg knows thatwhen the snow melts he is going to have to face the music but couldany punishment be worse than being stuck inside with your family?Praise for Jeff Kinney: "The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney'sDiary of a Wimpy Kid". (Sun). "Kinney is right up there with J KRowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on theplanet". (Independent). "The most hotly anticipated chil

She's as magical as the desert sky. As mysterious as her ownname. Nobody knows who she is or where she's from. But everyoneloves her for being different. And she captures Leo's heart withjust one smile. STARGIRL is a classic of our time that celebratesbeing true to ourselves and the thrill of first love. Alife-changing read that touches souls of all ages.

Book De*ion Harry Potter is midway through his training as a wizard and his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup. He wants to find out about the mysterious event that's supposed to take place at Hogwarts this year, an event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't happened for a hundred years. He wants to be a normal, fourteen-year-old wizard. But unfortunately for Harry Potter, he's not normal - even by wizarding standards. And in his case, different can be deadly. From Amazon.co.uk Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the long-awaited, heavily hyped fourth instalment of a phenomenally successful series that has captured the imagination of millions of readers, young and old, across the globe. For J K Rowling the pressure is certainly on to continue to come up with thrilling, pacey storylines that allow her hero to mature into a young man without detracting from the magical secret that

In the midst of war, Eglantine unwittingly becomes a spy for Kludd, leader of the Pure Ones (a group of evil owls). She is brainwashed by an owl sent by the Pure nes to infiltrate the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. Her odd behavior eventually attracts attention, and Soren and his friends vow to find out what's wrong with Eglantine. They ultimately learn what happened and help her reverse the effects of the brainwashing. Kludd continues to battle against the Guardians of Ga'Hoole for control of their tree. In the end, Kludd and his forces are defeated. But his conflict with Soren is not yet over.

Grank raises the hatchling deep in a forest far from owls that would kill the royal chick named Hoole to end the kingly line. His mother comes to visit, in disguise, and departs again. Not even the chick must know his mother's identity. It would give him away as Hrath's heir. Sent by an evil warlord, a hagsfiend attempts to lure young Hoole away when he first learns to fly. Grank realizes that the same evil forces that killed Hrath are after Hoole, and know where he is. To keep him safe, Grank brings him to Beyond the Beyond, a strange land of fiery volcanoes in a barren, icy landscape.(more)

The Grayson twins are moving to a new town.Again. Although it's a drag to be constantly mistaken for each other, intruth, during those first days at a new school, there's nothingbetter than having a twin brother there with you. But on day one ofsixth grade, Ray stays home sick, and Jay is on his own. No bigdeal. It's a pretty nice school, good kids, too. But Jay quicklydiscovers a major mistake: No one seems to know a thing about hisbrother. Ray's not on the attendance lists, doesn't have a locker,doesn't even have a student folder. Jay almost tells the school --almost -- but then decides that this lost information could bevery...useful. And fun. As Ray and Jay exploit a clerical oversight, they each find newviews on friendship, honesty, what it means to be a twin -- andwhat it means to be yourself. Entertaining, thought-provoking, andtrue-to-life, this clever novel is classic Andrew Clements timestwo: twins!

Cartoonist Lincoln Peirce was born in Ames, Iowa, but grew upin Durham, New Hampshire. As a kid, he began creating his ownstrips in the sixth grade, just like his beloved character NateWright. Peirce taught high school in New York City and has createdseveral animated pilots for the Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. Helives in Portland, Maine, with his family.

After killing the corrupt Warchief Blackhand, OrgrimDoomhammer was quick to seize control over the Orcish Horde. Now heis determined to conquer the rest of Azeroth so that his peoplewill once again have a home of their own in the... WORLD OF WARCRAFT Anduin Lothar, former Champion of Stormwind, has left hisshattered homeland behind and led his people across the Great Seato the shores of Lordaeron. There, with the aid of the noble KingTerenas, he forges a mighty Alliance with the other human nations.But even that may not be enough to stop the Horde's mercilessonslaught. Elves, dwarves, and trolls enter the fray as the two emergingfactions vie for dominance. Will the valiant Alliance prevail, orwill the Horde's tide of darkness consume the last vestiges offreedom on Azeroth?