Festive 25 10 - 12 Years

Today we brainstormed strategies to #GETAMBERBACK. Our top ideas are: Send her flowers Hypnotise her Kidnap her Tell everyone she smells like lasagne Emotionally blackmail her by making a BFF photo montage Just when Lottie thought life might be going back to normal, everything goes wrong again! Amber’s hanging out with the Ultra Mean Girl Gang at school and is completely ignoring the Queens of Eight Green. Mum’s gone back to work and expects Lottie to ‘help around the house more’, Bella keeps biting everyone and Pot Noodle will not stop sniffing every dog’s bum. DISASTER!Now Lottie has to come up with a foolproof plan to get Amber back before her friendship group is destroyed forever. What could go wrong???Join Lottie as she battles the mean girls, takes on school injections (apparently, they can go through your arm!) and even more extremely embarrassing moments.

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It’s Greg’s birthday–and you’re invited to the chaos. Greg Heffley is not a fan of surprises–especially when it comes to his birthday. But he never could have guessed the shocking surprise his family has in store for him this year. When Greg’s epic party plans start to unravel, he holds out hope that he’ll get his one birthday wish–a rare trading card that’s worth a fortune. The problem is, everyone else is after it, too, and there’s no guarantee he’ll snag it first. Will Greg’s birthday dreams come true? Or will he learn to be careful what you wish for?

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From number one king of comedy David Walliams comes his first Christmas caper – packed full of hilarious toy-shop action! ❄️The perfect Christmas gift for kids of all ages ❄️Hilarious seasonal adventure from king of comedy David Walliams ❄️A fun, funny and heartwarming story for the whole family It’s the night of Christmas Eve. In the most famous toy shop in the world, a robbery is underway. The shop’s Santa and his son are locked inside with the baddies. Can our heroes stop them using just the toys in the shop as weapons? Pogo sticks! Bouncy balls! Remote-controlled helicopters! Bubble guns! Slime! Slinkies! Stink bombs! Santa & Son is a hilarious action adventure, and sure to become a Christmas classic.

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From the bestselling author of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON comes book 3 in an out-of-this-world new series packed with epic adventure, thrilling space travel and forbidden Magic.Planet Earth, in case you do not know it, is a small, green little world, out on the end of a remote and rarely visited Milky Way.All Magic was supposed to have disappeared from this particular planet many centuries earlier.But in an ordinary, slightly damp part of the planet there are five human children with extraordinary Magical Gifts that the universe has never seen before. Only two of them don't know it yet.What will Mabel and Izzabird's Gifts be? And how will they navigate Bounty Hunters, a witch and three perilous tasks to reach the end of their story? After all, there's nothing like an adventure to find out whether you are a Hero or not . . .WARNING: Contains Dangerous Space Travel and Very Illegal Magic

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Have YOU ever had a bad week? The hilarious new series taking the world by storm. Just when Justin thought nothing could top the diabolical disasters and harrowing humiliations of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Zombie Apocalypse, anyone?!) along comes ... Sunday! It’s categorically the worst! There’s a catastrophic alien invasion and the fate of the entire planet rests solely on Justin’s shoulders. (And he can’t even do one push up!) Brace yourself for the cataclysmic conclusion to the global hit series.  

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Greg Heffley verpes verrassings – veral op sy verjaardag. Maar hy sou hom nooit die skokkende planne kon verbeel wat sy gesin hierdie jaar vir hom in gedagte het nie. Wanneer Greg se partytjieplanne begin uitrafel, hoop hy nog sy verjaardagwens word waar – ’n gesogte ruilkaart wat ’n fortuin werd is. Die probleem is dat hy nie al een is wat daarvan droom nie. Die kanse is skraal dat hy dit gaan opraap. Gaan Greg se verjaardagdrome waar word? Of gaan hy leer om versigtig te wees waarvoor hy wens?

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'Katherine Rundell returns with a perfect fantasy' TelegraphThe unmissable new story in the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling Impossible Creatures series, for fans of Philip Pullman, Percy Jackson and Skandar. 'There was Tolkien, there is Pullman and now there is Katherine Rundell' – Michael MorpurgoWhen Christopher Forrester is unexpectedly woken by a miniature dragon chewing on his face, his heart leaps for joy. For months he’s dreamed of returning to the Archipelago – the secret islands where all the creatures of myth still live. But he did not know it would involve a rescue mission on the back of a sphinx, or a plan to enter a dragon’s lair. Nor did he imagine it would involve a girl with a flock of birds at her side, a new-hatched chick in her pocket and a ravenous hunger for justice...Awards and praise for Impossible Creatures WINNER Waterstones Book of the YearWINNER British Book Awards Children's Book of the YearWINNER Foyles Children's Book of the Year WINNER Books Are My Bag Readers Award'A book stuffed full of fantastical, magical delight' – Cressida Cowell 'Readers will seize this with delight' – Philip Pullman 'A masterpiece to rival Tolkien' – Daily Telegraph 'Every sentence sparkles ... Magnificent' – The Times Impossible Creatures Sunday Times bestseller, December 2023

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Dennis verhuis saam met sy ouers na 'n afgeleë padstal in die Drakensberge. Die eienaar hou 'n unieke klompie diere op die plaas aan - maar die vreemdste van almal is 'n grys wolf genaamd Bruno. Wanneer die buurman se alpakkas dood gevind word, is daar gerugte van 'n "Wolfmens". En dan ontdek hy 'n ou selfoon in sy kamer met 'n ysige boodskap. Hy moet die waarheid ontrafel voordat wat ook al in die donker skuil nog 'n slagoffer eis . . .

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