Stella krijgt nooit genoeg van boeken over de sterren en het heelal. Alles wat ze daarover in de bibliotheek kan vinden, heeft ze al tien keer gelezen. Wat ze écht wil is begrijpen hoe de sterrenwereld in elkaar zit.

Dan is het geluk aan haar kant. Ze wint een rondleiding in een ruimtevaartcentrum. Eigenwijs als ze is, blijft ze daar stiekem achter in de kamer van een mysterieus verdwenen professor en vindt een geheim document.

“Waarom moet ik altijd anders doen dan de anderen?” verwijt...

Bor verzint de naam voor een nieuw sprookjespretpark en mag er als beloning twee dagen naartoe met zijn hele klas. Het pretpark is ontworpen door de mysterieuze Titus, een nar met een missie. Kinderen vermaken, dat is wat hij wil. Hij belooft de kinderen een geweldige tijd, als ze zich maar overgeven aan hun fantasie. Maar Titus heeft zo zijn eigen bedoelingen, blijkt al gauw. Kunnen ze hem wel vertrouwen? Als de grenzen tussen fantasie en werkelijkheid vervagen, moeten Bor en zijn vrienden a...

Suitable for children, this title collects folk and fairy stories that include giants and dwarfs, witches and princesses, magical beasts and cunning children.

Artemis Fowl has created the most powerful new supercomputer known to man - using stolen technology from an elite race of underground fairies. And when the computer falls into the hands of an IT billionaire with a shady past and an alleged mob connection, Artemis is in deep trouble. The consequences for humans and fairies alike are deadly.

Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in glorious full colour.Mr Willy Wonka is the most extraordinary chocolate maker in the world.And do you know who Charlie is? Charlie Bucket is the hero. The other children in this book are nasty little beasts, called: Augustus Gloop - a great big greedy nincompoop; Veruca Salt - a spoiled brat; Violet Beauregarde - a repulsive little gum-chewer; Mike Teavee - a boy who only watches television.Clutching their Golden Tickets, they arrive at Wonka'...

The Lost Stories is the eleventh thrilling book in John Flanagan’s Ranger’s Apprentice series – over eight million sold worldwide. There are stories about the Rangers that have never been heard before and it's time for you to hear them .

INTRODUCED BY STEPHEN KING'There aren't any grown-ups anywhere.' A plane crashes on a desert island. but it isn't long before their innocent games devolve into something far more dangerous .

For courses in Social Psychology Show how the ever-changing field of Social Psychology is useful in students everyday lives Social Psychology, 15th Edition retains the hallmark of its past success: up-to-date coverage of the quickly evolving subject matter written in a lively manner that has been embraced by thousands of students around the world. Authors Nyla Branscombe and Robert Baron both respected scholars with decades of undergraduate teaching experience generate student excitement by r...

An exciting new adventure series for young readers from Carnegie Medal winner Katya Balen, author of October, October and The Light in Everything

Clem and her friends Ash and Zara are members of the Thames and Tide Club! Every weekend they go mudlarking by the river, searching for treasures that have washed up on the shore. Clem has found old things, new things and a whole heap of rubbish. But one day, she finds something really special. Something magical that belongs in the river and must be...

There's something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori.Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price's attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He's the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move.Even though Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce--and goes out of his way to make that very clear--she can't let it go. Drawn ...