9-12 Year Old Books

Welcome to Nikki Maxwell's aDORKable world and Nikki's BRAND NEW ADVENTURE in the mega-selling Dork Diaries series - now with over 50 million copies in print worldwide! Oh la la! Nikki and her band are invited to Paris for a super cool photoshoot - it's a dream come true! Nikki can't wait to learn new art styles, practice her French and explore the most romantic city in the world with her crush Brandon. But when MacKenzie starts to stir trouble and invites old friend André to be their tour guide, the drama starts. Can Nikki still enjoy her dream vacay, or will it become a dorky disaster? Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781471196836 • Author: Rachel Renée Russell • Publisher:  Simon & Schuster UK • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  368 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2.3 cm

In No Brainer, book 18 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, it's up to Greg to save his school before it's shuttered for good. Up until now, middle school hasn't exactly been a joyride for Greg Heffley. So when the town threatens to close the crumbling building, he's not too broken up about it. But when Greg realizes this means he's going to be sent to a different school than his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, he changes his tune. Can Greg and his classmates save their school before it's shuttered for good? Or is this the start of a whole new chapter for Greg?  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241583135 • Author:  Jeff Kinney • Publisher:  Puffin • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  224 • Dimensions:  20 x 24 x 13.2 cm

Join Ash and friends for another action-packed Pokémon adventure for the ultimate Pokémon face-off! The latest adventure with Ash and Pikachu! Can you read them all? Titles in this collection: • Ash's Big Challenge • Pokemon Peril • The Orange League • Scyther vs Charizard • Race to Danger • Snow Time! • Power Up Psyduck • The Winner's Cup • The Pokemon School • Adventures on Treasure Island • Old Friends New Battles • The Catxorita Challenge • A New Beginning • Over 70 Puzzles to Solve • Mini Mazes This is the perfect gift for Pokemon fans old and new. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008644079 • Author: Pokémon • Publisher: Orchard Books Ltd • Format: Box Set

Snuggle up, settle down and embark on 6 adventures with this great 6 Book Collection of the best and most astounding stories – that are sure to make you smile!  Explore the fantastic adventures of Billionaire Boy and all of the reasons he is so happy…there is about a billion of them after all! Dive into the touching and twisted tale of Mr Stink and find out how Chloe comes to help him before he gets driven out of town for good. Keep the pages turning with the adventure of Awful Auntie when Aunt Alberta and her giant owl. She will stop at nothing to get to Stella’s heir to Saxby Hall! Find yourself lost in the story with Ben and his secret Gangsta Granny, making his stay at Grandma’s house a true page turner. Discover just how strong the bond between a boy and his grandpa can be in Grandpa’s Great Escape. Although Grandpa wears slippers and has Spam a la Custard for dinner, he can still take to the skies in a speeding Spitfire and save the day! And finally… get your teeth stuck into Bad Dad, a fast and furious adventure that is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat and howling with laughter.  Included in this collection: • Mr Stink • Billionaire Boy • Gangsta Granny • Awful Auntie • Grandpa’s Great Escape • Bad Dad This action-packed fun-tastic collection is the must-have companion for all Walliam's fans! Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008702397 • Author: David Walliams • Publisher: Harper Collins • Format: Book Collection  • Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 13cm

It's time to pass the magic on with this brand-new edition of the classic and internationally bestselling phenomenon that is Harry Potter! Dive straight into wicked wizardary after Harry receives endless letters from Hogwarts at Privet Drive in The Philosopher's Stone! Meet the reckless house-elf Dobby and discover Ron's flying car in The Chamber of Secrets! Discover what happens when the Knight Bus crashes through the mysterious darkness in the Prisoner of Askaban! Compete in the Triwizard Tournament, celebrate Halloween and wait for the selection to be made by The Goblet of Fire! Battle with the dementors in The Order of the Phoenix or uncover the dark secrets of the wizarding world in The Half-Blood Prince! And finally... will Harry succeed in his fight against The Dark Lord in The Deathly Hallows? Titles In This Collection: • The Sorcerer’s Stone • The Chamber of Secrets • The Prisoner of Azkaban • The Goblet of Fire • The Order of the Phoenix • The Half-Blood Prince • The Deathly Hallows This extraordinary collection is a fantastic gift for all Harry Potter fans, young and old - sure to take pride of place on any bookshelf! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408856772 • Author: J.K. Rowling • Publisher: Bloomsbury • Format: Paperback - 7 Book Box Set • Dimensions: 25 x 13 x 20.5 cm

Portable, addictive and satisfying, this fantastic festive book is packed with over 150 word search puzzles to complete! The wordsearches get harder throughout the book, and are perfect for quiet times alone or playing with friends and family over Christmas. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781780557434 • Author: Michael O'Mara Books • Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2cm

What does it take to believe in magic? It is Christmas Eve and all is not well. Amelia Wishart is trapped in Mr Creeper's workhouse and Christmas is in jeopardy. Magic is fading. If Christmas is to happen, Father Christmas knows he must find her. With the help of some elves, eight reindeer, the Queen and a man called Charles Dickens, the search for Amelia - and the secret of Christmas – begins… The perfect Christmas tale for youngsters! Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781782118602 • Author: Matt Haig • Publisher: Canongate • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.1 x 19.8cm

Titles in this collection: • The Red Pyramid • The Throne of Fire • The Serpent’s Shadow The Red Pyramid Percy Jackson fought Greek Gods. Now the Gods of Egypt are waking in the modern world...'I GUESS IT STARTED THE NIGHT OUR DAD BLEW UP THE BRITISH MUSEUM . . .' CARTER AND SADIE KANE'S dad is a brilliant Egyptologist with a secret plan that goes horribly wrong. An explosion shatters the ancient Rosetta stone and unleashes Set, the evil god of chaos . . . Set imprisons Dr Kane in a golden coffin and Carter and Sadie must run for their lives. To save their dad, they embark on a terrifying quest from Cairo to Paris to the American South-west and discover the truth about their family's connection to the House of Life: an Egyptian temple of magic that has existed for thousands of years. The pharaohs of ancient Egypt are far from dead and buried. And so, unfortunately, are their gods. The Throne of Fire EVER since the gods of Ancient Egypt were unleashed on the modern world, Carter Kane and his sister, Sadie, have been in big trouble. As descendants of the magical House of Life, they command certain powers. But now a terrifying enemy - Apophis, the giant snake of chaos - is rising. If Carter and Sadie don't destroy him, the world will end in five days' time. And in order to battle the forces of chaos, they must revive the sun god Ra - a feat no magician has ever achieved. Because first they must search the world for the three sections of the Book of Ra, then they have to learn how to chant its spells . . .Can the Kanes destroy Apophis before he swallows the sun and plunges the earth into darkness . . . forever? The Serpents Shadow CARTER AND SADIE KANE, descendants of the magical House of Life, are in pretty big trouble. Despite their bravest efforts, Apophis, the giant snake of Chaos, is still threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness. Now the Kanes must do something no magician has ever managed - defeat Apophis himself. No pressure there then. Battling against the forces of Chaos, their only hope is an ancient spell - but the magic has been lost for a millennia. Will they find the serpent's shadow, or will they be led to their deaths in the depths of the Underworld? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241544761 • Author: Rick Riordan • Publisher: The Kane Chronicles • Format: Book Collection

Let the battle for Christmas begin… Amelia lives in the magical town of Elfhelm, newly adopted by Father Christmas and Mary Christmas. When the very jealous Easter Bunny launches an attack to ruin Christmas, it's up to Amelia, her family and the elves to fight off the forces of evil. Will they save Christmas in time? Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781786890726 • Author: Matt Haig • Publisher: Canongate • Format: Paperback • Pages: 304 • Dimensions: 12.7 x 2.5 x 20cm

Fourteen-year-old Brystal Evergreen has always known she was destined for great things–that is, if she can survive the oppressive Southern Kingdom.  Her only escape is books, but since it's illegal for women to read in her country, she has to find creative ways of acquiring them. Titles in this Collection: • A Tale of Witchcraft • A Tale of Magic • A Tale of Sorcery  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781444973204 • Author:  Chris Colfer  • Publisher:  Little, Brown • Format:  Box Set

Lottie Brooks is BACK and she's as BRILLIANT as ever! At long last Lottie and Daniel are an official couple and everything seems to be going brilliantly (except for Amber being increasingly mean and jealous, but what's new there?). Meanwhile Toby's new year's resolution is to get a dog, and for once Lottie and him see eye to eye. Pot Noodle, the cockapoo, becomes the newest member of the Brooks family. He's VERY cute but also not toilet trained AT ALL. Lottie soon finds having a new boyfriend and a new dog means she has little time for anyone else, leaving her best friends pretty upset. How is Lottie meant to keep everybody happy and stop Pot Noodle from pooing on the carpet?! Product Information:  • ISBN: 9780241647257 • Author: Katie Kirby • Publisher: Puffin • Format: Hardback • Pages: 448 • Dimensions: 16 x 4 x 22cm

This latest title in the hugely successful Clever Kids series is packed with over 140 vocab-building wordsearches and puzzles to challenge curious minds, testing high-frequency words to lesser-known synonyms. Packed with over 140 puzzles, this book helps kids learn new vocabulary through word association games. Each of the wordsearches puzzles takes a word that a child will already know and builds a wordsearch grid containing its more challenging synonyms. In the final section of the book are fun spelling challenges so kids can continue testing their word power. Clever kids will love testing their word knowledge in a unique and engaging way, and learning new vocabulary to use with friends and family. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781780558264 • Author: Gareth Moore, Chris Dickason • Publisher: Buster Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 192 • Dimensions: 19.81 x 12.9 x 1.24 cm

The Supa Buddies bamboozled the baddies, but all's not right in the world. Dog Man has a new problem to pound, and he's going to need his entire pack to help him. Will he go barking up the wrong tree? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780702310676 • Author: Dav Pilkey • Publisher: Scholastic • Format: Paperback • Pages: 240 • Dimensions: 21.2 x 14.8 x 1.5cm

Lottie Brooks continues to navigate the many perils of growing up in this hilarious illustrated series for a 9-12 audience, filled with friendship, embarrassing moments and plenty of lols. Woe is me. So much is wrong in my life... Still, look like a tomato. Am stuck indoors whilst my friends go bowling without me (rude). My parents are leaving me to go out on a 'Date Night'. GROSS! After a summer of meeting handsome French boys and getting a tiny bit sunburnt. OK, fine - a lot sunburnt, Lottie's heading off on a week-long residential school trip. A whole week away from embarrassing parents and Toby's tasty air biscuits! But the trip soon turns into a total disaster. The other girls staying at the camp are MEGA-MEAN, best friend Jess is spending all her time with new girl Isha, and Lottie's diary gets stolen! Who knew a school trip could cause so much DRAMA?! Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241562055 • Author: Katie Kirby • Publisher:  Puffin • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  430 • Dimensions: 12.8 x 19.8 x 3.1 cm

Enter a world of superheroes and villains in this action-packed comic caper from No.1 bestselling author David Walliams – and meet Robodog: the future of crime fighting! Welcome to the city of Bedlam. Enter if you dare! Bedlam is one of the most dangerous places on Earth – home to a host of wicked villains. Nothing and nobody is safe from these evil criminals. The city needs its own superhero to defeat the supervillains. But who? Robodog! He’s the newest recruit at the Police Dog School, and supercharged for adventure. But can he stop the most feared duo in Bedlam, and their evil plans to ruin the city . . .? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008588861 • Author: David Walliams • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.6 cm

This brand-new book in the Clever Kids® series contains over 100 quick-fire number puzzles to exercise young minds. From number chains and simple calculations to target sums and times-table challenges, it's packed with activities designed to test maths skills in 10 minutes or less. Written by bestselling puzzle book author Gareth Moore, this book is guaranteed to keep children's brains busy and provide hours of fun as they try to beat the clock.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781780558882 • Author: Gareth Moore • Publisher:  Michael O'Mara • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  192 • Dimensions:  12.8 x 19.7 x 2.1 cm

Inspired by Marcus’s own experiences growing up, The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Beast Beyond the Fence is the first fiction book by England International footballer, child-poverty campaigner and bestselling author Marcus Rashford MBE. There's something fishy going on at school... When twelve-year-old Marcus kicks his favourite football over the school fence, he knows he's never getting it back. Nothing that goes over that wall ever comes back. But when Marcus gets a mysterious note inviting him to join the Breakfast Club Investigators, he is soon pulled into an exciting adventure with his new mates Stacey, Lise and Asim to find out what is lurking on the other side of the fence – and get his football back! Don't miss the Breakfast Club Investigators' next adventure in The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Ghoul in the School!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781529076622 • Author: Marcus Rashford & Alex Falase-Koya • Publisher:  Macmillan Children's Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  272 • Dimensions:  13 x 1.8 x 19.7 cm

Dive into a pool of more than 160 wonderful word-searches and attempt to complete the whole book! Give your brain a real test with four different levels of difficulty to work through and time yourself to try beat your best. It is time to put your brains into gear and explore the world of word search! Lets get word-y! Product Information:• ISBN: 9781780556192• Author: Dr Gareth Moore• Publisher: Buster Books• Format: Paperback• Pages: 200• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 1cm

Snow has shut down Greg Heffley's middle school! Which should be exciting, but now his neighbourhood is a wintry battlefield. And Greg and his best friend Rowley are caught in the crosshairs of territory battles, epic snowball fights and massive snow forts. Can Greg and Rowley navigate the art of war when their street goes into meltdown? Or will they even survive to see another day? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241389317 • Author: Jeff Kinney • Publisher: Puffin • Format: Paperback • Pages: 240 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.5cm

Read Diper Överlöde, book 17 of the bestselling series Diary of a Wimpy Kid with this red sprayed edge edition! Greg Heffley is finding out that the road to fame and glory comes with some hard knocks. When he decides to tag along with his brother Rodrick's band, Löded Diper, Greg doesn't realize what he's getting into. But he soon learns that late nights, unpaid gigs, fighting between band members, and money troubles are all part of the rock 'n' roll lifestyle. Can Greg help Löded Diper become the legends they think they are? Or will too much time with Rodrick's band be a diper överlöde?  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241583104 • Author:  Jeff Kinney • Publisher:  Penguin Random House Children's UK • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  240 • Dimensions:  19.8 x 12.9 x 1.5 cm