Action & Adventure

'Fun, fast-paced and full of peril.' BookTrust'A brilliant adventure.' Armadillo Magazine'A not-to-be-missed romp.' Publisher's Weekly'Magical.' Kirkus'Excellent.' School Library JournalSkandar and the Unicorn Thief meets Bunny vs Monkey in this joyous...

'A superbly inventive and magical debut'Piers Torday 'Beautifully written and filled with unforgettable characters ... a diamond of a book'Ross MacKenzie'Utterly original, thrilling, strange and cracking good fun ... every chapter is packed full of wild...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679890508Author Mary Pope OsborneFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 72gDimensions(mm)...

Magic meets football in this fun-filled series from legendary footballer Frank Lampard, for readers aged 5 and up.Frankie and his team love playing football. There's always time for a game - whether it's real or on-screen! When Frankie is injured just...

Battle fearsome beasts and fight evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up. An evil wizard has enchanted the magical Beasts of Avantia - only a true hero can free the Beasts and stop them from...

IT'S A DEADLY GAME OF HIDE AND SEEKLiam Scott has joined Recce Platoon. And it looks like he will be heading for Somalia. His mission is to gather intelligence from behind enemy lines, carrying out top-secret surveillance and dead letter drops. But he's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933390918Author R a MontgomeryFormat PaperbackPage Count 864Imprint Chooseco LLCPublisher Chooseco LLCWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm) 178mm * 112mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838993184Author Priddy BooksPage Count 14Imprint Priddy BooksPublisher Priddy Books

From the multi-award-winning Neil Gaiman comes the biggest picture book of the year: a joyfully riotous, brilliantly anarchic, deliciously rhyming adventure, with glorious piratical illustrations by Chris Riddell 'Neil Gaiman is the nearest thing...

Have a tea party in Wonderland with this abridged retelling of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, part of the bestselling Classic Starts (R) series that has sold more than 8 million copies! "Life, what is it but a dream?" In Alice in...

Hello Kitty meets Star Trek under the sea! Dive in for adventure in this exciting picture book, featuring global sensations The Octonauts! Enjoy the original books that inspired the hit animated TV series, broadcast around the world! ...

Awesome adventures inspired by the best-selling new Pokemon Sun & Moon video games set in the tropical Alola Region!Sun dreams of money. Moon dreams of scientific discoveries. When their paths cross with Team Skull, both their plans go awry.....

Join Max's quest to become a knight! The second book in the New York Times bestselling illustrated series is full of even more laughs, more magic and more (mis)adventure - from the creator of Big Nate!'Epic fun! Epic laughs!' - Jeff Kinney, bestselling...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780140317206Author Astrid LindgrenFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Penguin Putnam IncPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 142gDimensions(mm) 198mm...

The Wildest Dog and Other African Tales introduces a new story to this popular series. All the animals, including his own pack, think Wild Dog is too wild. In fact, he's the wildest dog they've ever met. His constant activity leads him into a variety...

You don't know it exists, but when you have nowhere else to turn, the Haven will find you ... An adrenaline-fuelled adventure in a new series by top thriller writer Simon Lelic. *Shortlisted for the CrimeFest Awards*Our city. Our secret. Our rules...

Free the Beasts. Live the Adventure.Battle Beasts and fight Evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up!In the land of Tangala, a new Master or Mistress of the Beasts is to be appointed, and a band of...

Jack has always wanted to meet a unicorn, and with its black coat, golden hooves and truth-telling powers, the magical xiezhi is the most amazing unicorn ever! But when the xiezhi accuses the Jade Emperor of a crime, Jack doesn't know what - or who - to...

First published in 1980 and with over four million copies in print, The Paper Bag Princess (the story of a resourceful princess and her useless prince) has captured the hearts of readers young and old all around the world. The New York Times called it...

Free the Beasts. Live the Adventure.Battle Beasts and fight Evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up!Four brave young would-be heroes have been magicked away to the Netherworld by the Evil Wizard...

Introducing The Famous Five to younger readers with this NEWLY-CREATED story for children aged 5 and up!Set in the world of Enid Blyton's best-loved series, this newly-created early reader follows Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog on a special...

Heart of a tiger, strength of a dragon, body of a ... schoolboy? An exciting action-adventure series for readers aged 6+ about the magical power of the Chinese Zodiac.Summoned by the zodiac animals, Jack returns to the Jade Kingdom, where the moon...

You don't know it exists, but when you have nowhere else to turn, the Haven will find you ... An adrenaline-fuelled adventure, second in the Haven series, by top thriller writer Simon Lelic. *The Haven, first in the series, shortlisted for the CrimeFest...

Grandfather is off on an expedition to the North Pole to find the Last Polar Bears and with him goes Roo - a dog of character and strong views. The intrepid explorers set sail on the good ship Unsinkable and embark on the adventure of a lifetime...

Discover the origins of the warrior Clans in the fifth book of this thrilling Warriors prequel series from #1 nationally bestselling author Erin Hunter. The Dawn of the Clans series takes readers back to the earliest days of the Clans, when the cats...

The thrilling third book in Chris Colfer's No.1 New York Times bestselling A Tale of Magic... seriesBrystal 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...

Tuptown is in trouble ... can Pirate Pigsticks and First Mate Harold save the day?Pigsticks and Harold embark on a pirate adventure in the third book of the hilarious illustrated Pigsticks and Harold series. Disaster strikes when Pigsticks' old enemy Sir...

Holly is staying with her great-aunt when she discovers a tiny pony with shimmering wings. At first she thinks she must be dreaming, until two fairy ponies visit her with an urgent mission. Puck, a young fairy pony, is in danger! Can Holly help rescue...

Three classic adventure tales from the bestselling author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, now together in paperback for the first time. Imagine living in the heart of Africa. Imagine living in a place where the sun rises every morning...

Magical Stories is packed with popular characters, from unicorns to mermaids! Includes 7 enchanting stories, one for every day of the weekBook InformationISBN 9781803682716Author Igloo BooksFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Igloo Books LtdPublisher...

'Harper Lee has a worthy successor. Wolk is a big new talent' - The TimesCrow has lived her whole life on a tiny, starkly beautiful island. Her only companions are Osh, the man who rescued her from a washed-up skiff as a baby and raised her, and Miss...

An epic and exciting adventure for readers 8+ by the author of the bestselling Land of Roar series. Perfect for fans of BBC's Ghosts! Sid Jones has always known she is different,but after accidentally freeing a...

A New York Times bestselling series!From StacyPlays, the YouTube sensation with over 2 million subscribers, comes the exhilarating third book in her Minecraft-inspired adventure series about a girl raised by wolves.Stacy always knew that the intelligent,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781665935494Author Susan CooperFormat PaperbackPage Count 1408Imprint Margaret K. McElderry BooksPublisher Margaret K. McElderry BooksWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534413672Author C W AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 180mm...

When a batch of his experimental sweets goes wrong at the McBudge Confectionery Company, Archie needs a distraction. And when he hears about a book of magical wisdom lost in a tunnel beneath the mountains, Archie is determined to find it. It's DEFINITELY...

The second instalment in Andy McNab's Street Solder Series. HOW DO YOU FIGHT AN INVISIBLE ENEMY?A high-speed chase through the backstreets of Lagos and an unexpected bomb explosion in the jungle - it's all in a day's work for soldier Sean Harker.Looking...

The second book in the award-winning Mortal Engines quartet. Far above Anchorage, a tiny aircraft falls from the sky. Having fled from London in Mortal Engines, Tom and Hester seek refuge in a city devastated...

"A rousing and humane tribute to D-Day troops" - New York Times Book Review From Alan Gratz, the highly acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of the blockbuster Refugee, comes another thrilling...

Completely hilarious ... kind of The League of Gentlemen for kids' Zoe Ball Shabba me whiskers! It's a bold new look for Mr Gum, the best-selling cult classic, ready for a new generation of nibbleheads. Mr...