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A volcano spewing caramel custard laced with diamonds is the unlikely phenomenon which brings together two remarkable characters.

The Hag, the Troll, Dr Brainsweller and a most unmagical orphan, Ivo, are despatched to dangerous lands to slay the flesh-eating Ogre of Oglefort and rescue the princess.

Eddie Dickens is a resourceful Victorian boy who has to cope with vague parents, a mad uncle and an even madder aunt...

Jordan, Boy Dave and Ryan never mean to get into trouble, but somehow it just seems to follow them around…

Fergus wins a scholarship to an unusual school, a ship called Betty-Jeanne. But with staff who refer to the students as 'me hearties', something seems suspicious.

Welcome to the Great Galloon, an enormous airship manned by a motley crew of humans and near-humans, captained by the legendary Meredith Ansthruther

Two former Children’s Laureates join forces for this brilliantly entertaining poetry collection for children

Hidden within these twelve comic, yet poignant, tales about an extremely minute horse are grown-up messages about friendship, ambition, imagination and disappointment.

Matilda discovers that she has a very special power that allows her to deal with difficult grown-ups.

When a new interactive computer program works too well, Jiggy McCue and his friend Angie find, to their horror, that they have swapped bodies.

Arriman the Awful (Wizard of the North) needs a wife, so he organises a spell-casting competition to find 'Miss Witch of Todcaster' to be his bride.

Twelve-year-old Scarlett is a rebel: outrageous clothes, tongue stud, total contempt for authority and thinks she is totally cool.

When John and Abigail Templeton are kidnapped, will their Professor father have to turn over his latest genius invention to the villains - or will the Templeton Twins manage to save the day?

Intricate plotting and plenty of wry humour

Georgia Nicholson's account of her life with her friends, her family, her eccentric cat Angus and her on-off relationship with 'sex god' Robbie is colourful and convincing.

Rory's Mum is marrying Dawn's Dad - a deeply distressing event for these sworn enemies.

The first book in a series, this madcap story combines outlandish characters and a witty narrative with comical illustrations.

This collection may attract reluctant readers to the Lemony Snicket novels, whilst existing fans will enjoy dipping into this book and reading it mournfully to their friends.

Featuring turbo-charged trees, double agent forests and leaves that perform magic, this is a wide-ranging collection of fun, lyrical and thought-provoking poems.

Mr Gum is a very nasty man. He is mean, cruel, smelly and ruthless and has a dastardly plan to make money out of Padlock the bear.

Marcia Williams explores the rich culture and traditions of Ancient Egypt in this attractive large-format picture book.

Fourteen-year-old 'disaster magnet' Suzy heroically struggles with her name, her hair, her family and her love life in this hugely enjoyable comic novel.

Meet Timmy Failure - a middle school pupil who is also the 'founder, President and CEO of the best detective agency in town, probably in the world'

A notebook of correspondence between Lemony Snicket and Beatrice Baudelaire, to whom all the books in the series are dedicated.

A new edition of a much-loved classic by the immensely popular Joan Aiken.

With exploding spiders, blue farts and a frozen corpse, this is the kind of crazily comic horror story that readers of this age love and these two writers excel in.

Hilarious hints, tips and witty words of wisdom in a bumper book of words to live by from the ever popular Mitchell Symons

Jen and Amy have been best friends forever, but when they start High School, they find themselves growing apart.

When teenager Ross Fell is killed, his closest friends are horrified by the sham and hypocrisy of his funeral.

As everyone knows, a gang's den is sacred no matter how dirty, dark or smelly it may be so when the Bare Bum Gang's den is at risk they will do anything they can to save it.

Danni is desperate to get noticed by Damian, the coolest boy in school - but her embarassing family is always getting in the way

This book and its sequels have a fast growing fan base, which has no doubt been boosted by the recent film adaptation. Greg Heffley is a normal American kid and his diary, complete with hilarious cartoons, records a year in his life, following his relationships with his nerdy best friend Rowley, annoying brothers Roderick and Manny and long-suffering parents. This book is easy to read and laugh-out- loud funny.

This is a sensitive portrayal of a young ADHD sufferer, but is also a thoroughly entertaining insight into the life of the immensely likeable Joey Pigza, whose escapades are certain to amuse any reader.

Let Mitchell Symons be your guide into the weird and wonderful world of totally useless trivia!

A lively, imaginative tale with lots of laughs

Ellie May is a famous film star living a jet set lifestyle with fashionable clothes, expensive handbags and plenty of nail varnish! But what she really wants is to be taken seriously.

Cutlasses, cookery and comedy capers abound in these two brilliantly funny stories.

The first children's book from comedian Catherine Wilkins is told from the point of view of 11-year-old Jessica, whose best friend Natalie may have just become her worst enemy.

Urgum and his rough, tough barbarian sons like nothing better than a fight to the death with plenty of gore and gruesomeness

Mariella Mystery is a totally amazing girl detective, aged nine and a bit - and this is her top secret detective journal.

Alfie is the unluckiest boy alive - until he unwittingly eats the chicken which contains the highly-sought-after luck gene.

Terry Jones’s irreverent wit and quirky humour make a compendium of stories that will be enjoyed by children and adults alike

Muddle is a demonic but well-meaning wart. Win is an over-achieving, sharp-suited angel. Both of them have been sent by their respective employers to capture the soul of Sally Jones.

A welcome return for Fine’s happy, hapless and immensely entertaining Mountfield family.

Find out how the pope got confused with a potato, about the footballer who ate the ref's notebook and why it is a terrible idea to have your name and date of birth tattooed on your neck.

An amusing and entertaining mystery story starring chatty Pippa Peppercorn, who jumps at the chance of working for local hairdresser Mrs Semolina Ribena Fudge, and soon finds herself uncovering a sneaky plot.

A 21st-century take on Jane Austen's world, entertainingly viewed through the eyes of a 12-year-old heroine who discovers she has inherited her mother's magical abilities.

In a small town populated by larger-than-life characters, truth meets fantasy as this hilarious, semi-autobiographical novel charts the progress of Jack’s summer

In this leftfield comic fantasy novel, 12-year-old Percy Jackson discovers that the Greek gods of Olympus are alive and living in modern-day New York.

This latest installment of Georgia Nicholson’s diaries sees her jetting off to Hamburger-a-gogo land in search of Masimo, the ‘Lurve God of the Universe’.