CHILDRENS BOOKS

Cricket Champs (Howzat Pat, #4): New For 2025, The Fourth Book In The Illustrated Action-Packed Series From Australian Cricket Captain Pat CumminsAn illustrated adventure series created by Australian Cricket Captain Pat Cummins, Dave Hartley and Serena Geddes!I'm Pat Cummins and I love playing cricket. I love it so much that I sleep with my bat!Prav, Beth and I are on track to be selected for the state cricket team! It's our DREAM come true! But first, can we survive things like ...- Being on the SAME team as the school bully?- Prav LOSING his favourite shoes? (It's no joke!)- Rescuing a teammate from CERTAIN DEATH?!If you want to know the answers to these questions, READ THIS BOOK!

Gladiator, Goddess Q: What is your Roman Empire? A: A sapphic, feminist romantasy, set in the age of ancient Rome. The Roman Goddesses have grown weary of the rule of Gods and men. They seek to change the fortune of the world by backing a brilliant young woman.In Pompeii, Gia dreams of being a female Gladiator, but there is no such thing. When she wins the favour of Claudia – the beautiful daughter of the Emperor – her star begins to rise in the arena, but so does the risk to her life.Together, the girls must battle conspiracies to overthrow the Empire, and their growing feelings for one another. Feelings the Goddesses had not planned on.A scintillating and enchanting new series, perfect for fans of Powerless, Lore and Crescent City.

Spud Meet thirteen-year-old John 'Spud' Milton as he takes his first hilarious steps towards manhood in this wickedly funny, yet heart-warming debut novel.It's 1990. Apartheid is crumbling, Nelson Mandela has just been released from prison and thirteen-year-old Spud Milton is about to start his first year at an elite boys-only boarding school. Cursed with embarrassingly dysfunctional parents, a nutty granny and a dormitory full of strange characters, Spud has his hands full trying to adapt to his new home. With only his wits and his diary, he takes readers on a rowdy boarding school romp full of illegal midnight swims, catastrophic cricket matches, ghostbusting escapades, girls and disastrous holidays.South African comedian John van de Ruit invites the reader into the mind of a young boy whose eyes are being opened to love, friendship and complete insanity!

The Unlikely Diary Of Prince Kal The Alien: The First Book In A Hilarious New Diary Series From The Bestselling Author Of Time Travelling With A Hamster:The first book in a hilarious new diary format series from Ross Welford, the bestselling author of Time Travelling with a Hamster.'Great fun.' – The ObserverPrince Kalimonka Evergreen Wildgore – Prince Kal, to you – is in big trouble.Two days ago, back in his home realm of Imaginaria, he stepped into the Anywhere Cabinet – a magical, interdimensional portal – and things did not go according to plan. He ended up here, on Planet Earth. Worse, his beloved (and extremely smelly) pet is missing, and unless he can recharge the Anywhere Cabinet, he’s stuck here forever.Unfortunately, Earthlings don’t believe in magical cabinets, stranded princes, or Imaginaria at all. So Kal starts a diary – to record his adventures, make sense of this bizarre land of soup and hairy giants, and, just maybe, figure out a way home.Incredibly funny, illustrated throughout with diary-style doodles, and with a hilarious, one-of-a-kind hero, The Unlikely Diary of Prince Kal the Alien is the first book in a brilliant and unforgettable new series from Ross Welford, perfect for fans of Tom Gates, Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good, and Hercules: The Diary of a (Sort of) Hero.

Shadow Thieves: A Blockbuster Of A Middle-Grade Action Adventure, New For 2025! Perfect For Fans Of Skandar And Percy Jackson. “Top marks” Observer"Utterly fabulous” ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG“The real thing” MICHAEL GRANT“A thrilling read!” JONATHAN STROUD“A must!” Daily Mail“Propulsive pacing and action packed plotting” Publishers’ Weekly starred review13-year-old Tom Morgan and his friends live on the streets of an alternate London, shining shoes and picking pockets – until one day Tom’s friends are caught and sent to a brutal workhouse.Frantic and without a way to save them, Tom bumps into the mysterious Corsair, who offers him an opportunity to train at an elite international boarding school for thieves. Seeing a glimmer of hope, Tom lets himself be whisked away to the snowy Alps in a zeppelin. Swept into a thrilling world of danger and intrigue, the more secrets he learns about the Shadow League, the harder it becomes for Tom to leave. But there are dark forces at work and real danger is coming…Can Tom save his fellow pupils from disaster – and ever be able to get home again to rescue his friends?Get ready for the stunning debut in what is guaranteed to become every reader’s favourite new series! Heart-pounding adventure, thrilling heists, remote boarding schools full of ancient secrets waiting to be discovered and much much more…????????????????“One of my favourite reads of all time"??????????"Reading this book helped me to escape the real world and enter into a world full of imagination"??????????“I couldn’t put the book down"

World Of Skandar: The First Unicorn RiderA BOY WITH A DESTINY. A MYSTERIOUS ISLAND. A MAGICAL CREATURE.Discover how it all began in this unmissable Skandar origin story . . .George Penhaligon has only ever wanted adventure. But when his fishing boat is caught in a storm, he ends up shipwrecked on an unknown island. Here he discovers something magical and terrifying – that unicorns are real and bloodthirsty. These unicorns display magical powers, but they have never encountered humans before, and their magic is wild, uncontrolled, and deadly.Slowly George befriends a wild creature and begins to discover the island’s secrets. But there is a dark and sinister presence on the island that is threatening not only the unicorns but the magic of the island itself. George’s adventure may be more dangerous than he ever bargained for.Can George protect his new island home and defeat the creature that is stalking it?A fantastic new adventure in The World of Skandar taking readers back to the origins of the Island, with black and white illustrations throughout, from international bestselling author A.F. Steadman.Praise for the SKANDAR series:‘The most popular children’s fantasy hero since Harry Potter’ – Telegraph‘Steadman has a vast imagination, her world-building is a joy, the battle scenes are thrilling, and her characters charm.’ – The Times Children's Book of the Week‘Deft, dazzling, and breathlessly exciting – it’s a joy to enter Skandar’s World.’ – Jonathan Stroud, author of Lockwood and Co. series