Aged 9 to 11

Magic Shop Book 1: Russell Troy, Monster Boy by Bruce Coville Mr Elives’ Magic Shop seems to appear from nowhere - and disappears again just as fast! Never in the same place twice, it sells only the most exclusive wares... A talking toad, anyone? A dragon’s egg? There’s plenty to choose from... When Russell buys a magic ring from weird Mr Elives, he’s told it will turn him into a monster. Just the thing for school! Russell’s sure it’s all a stupid trick - until he whispers the chant, twists the ring and begins to sprout horns… At first it’s fun changing from boy to monster and back again, but Russell hasn’t paid proper attention to the instructions - and now he’s gone too far.. Click Here for a larger image. Price:   £4.99

Magic Shop Book 2: Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville Mr Elives’ Magic Shop seems to appear from nowhere - and disappears again just as fast! Never in the same place twice, it sells only the most exclusive wares.... A talking toad, anyone? A dragon’s egg? There’s plenty to choose from... Sheltering from bullies in the Magic Shop, Jeremy is persuaded to buy a dragon’s egg by the mysterious Mr Elives. Convinced it’s a wind-up, he follows the instructions for a laugh - and suddenly he’s got a tiny red dragon sitting on his desk, breathing fire and demanding food. Jeremy tries to hide the dragon, but she’s beginning to grow, and she just won’t stop... Has he made his problems even bigger? Click Here for a larger image. Price:   £4.99

Magic Shop Book 3: Jennifer Murdley's Toad by Bruce Coville Mr Elives’ Magic Shop seems to appear from nowhere - and disappears again just as fast! Never in the same place twice, it sells only the most exclusive wares... A talking toad, anyone? A dragon’s egg? There’s plenty to choose from... Jennifer was only looking for an unusual pet. She certainly didn’t expect to get a toad that talked. But the strange Mr Elives told her the toad held a lot of secrets - and he wasn’t wrong! She didn’t find out about the toad’s birth… or the treasure hidden in his forehead... or the witch who was out to get him... until she and her friends were in more trouble than they ever dreamed of! Click Here for a larger image. Price:   £4.99

Magic Shop Book 4: Charlie Eggleston's Talking Skull by Bruce Coville Mr Elives’ Magic Shop seems to appear from nowhere – and disappears again just as fast! Never in the same place twice, it sells only the most exclusive wares... A talking toad, anyone? A dragon’s egg? There’s plenty to choose from… When Charlie stumbles into Mr Elives’ peculiar shop, he’s only looking for a phone to call his parents. What he finds is a wise-cracking skull which compels people to tell the truth - however uncomfortable. Normally a shameless liar, Charlie is horrified to discover he can’t keep the truth from popping out - with hilarious and disastrous consequences... Click Here for a larger image. Price:   £4.99

Septimus Similon, Practising Wizard by Kathryn Cave When Septimus Similon, practising wizard, fourth class, makes a major discovery, he gets more than he bargained for. To disprove a fellow wizard's rule, he has enclosed a large area of Middlesex within a barrier which is impenetrable, immovable and permanent. For Alison and her classmate Kevin, that's bad enough - Alison's mum can't get home and Kevin can't leave - but somehow Sep has also mixed up this dimension with the wizards' world of Theromantia. Now Alison is being mistaken for Zelda - the enemy - and being hunted down, while puny Kevin is suddenly revered as The Ultimate Warrior. And dangerous creatures like the flying Thelamungus circle ominously. Someone needs to sort this mess out - but just where has Sep got to on his flying carpet...? Click Here for a larger image. Price:   £3.99

Step into the Dark by Bridget Crowley The eerily-lit staircase seemed to hide not ghosts, but things and people that meant terrible harm. The balcony in the Hall seemed far away, like a beautiful dream he had to wake up from. Reality was home and getting up to the ninth floor unscathed. Whether he's alone at home (his mum is asleep, or not there) or working on the lighting in the balcony of the local Community Hall, threats of menace and danger surround Beetle. When he tries to protect Tamar, the beautiful young singer, he too becomes a target for the bullies' violent games. And then there's another problem: the girl in white, who vanishes as mysteriously as she appears. Could she be a ghost - and if she is, why is she calling out to Beetle across the darkness . . .? Click Here for a larger image. Price:   £4.99

How's Business by Alison Prince 11 year-old Howard Grainger is living with his mum through the Second World War Blitz in London. How's dad is away fighting the war, and How has grown used to the nightly bombing raids - he just gets on with his life, ducking and diving with his best friend, Clifford. But then How's mum sends him to live with his aunt and uncle in Lincolnshire, and his life changes more than he could have imagined. The country is not quite as gentle and dull as he thought, and How becomes embroiled in another war here - a war of predjudice. Meanwhile, he looks forward to his mum's weekly letters - until they stop coming. How is worried sick, and then he does the bravest, most foolish thing he's ever done. He runs away, back to London, to find her. Click Here for a larger image. Price:   £4.99

Operation Boyfriend by Margaret Ryan Abby can’t wait for the arrival of her wild Grandma Aphrodite from Oz – and when they meet, she’s not disappointed! In her sheepskin coat, crocodile boots and sixties’ clothes (not to mention that mysterious trunk – what could be inside it?), Aphrodite walks into Abby and her mum’s life and turns it upside down. Soon they’re dancing to The Beatles, bringing chaos to the neighbourhood, and hatching a brilliant plan to find Mum a man ... Click Here for a larger image. Price:   £4.99

The Boxes Sequel to Marco's Millions. When Annie's Uncle Marco goes on one of his frequent trips, he leaves two sealed boxes in Annie's care. His instructions are clear: under no circumstances should she open the boxes. But, left alone with her uncaring aunt, there is little to distract Annie from the mystery of the boxes, and soon she is consumed by an overwhelming desire to open them. When finally her willpower gives out, she unleashes a creature which reproduces at an alarming rate, and, even more incredibly, a force which can slow down time. Then the Crutchley Development Company discovers her secret, and sets out to harness the power of the boxes for their own despicable purposes. But they bargain without Annie and her friend Henry's determination to stop them - and their courage in taking on the nature of time itself. Click Here for a larger image Price:   £4.99

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