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'When you run with wolves you become a wolf,' are the dying words of the ruined wine merchant Augustus Fitzbaudly. But his son Hector is set on revenge...

Fifteen funny stories, at times comic, wry, whimsical, moving, off-the-wall and downright hilarious, make up this brilliant book.

Marko's father, a doctor, is missing. He was attending Sorrel's father, a man being driven mad by some evil curse.

The evil warlord Derthsin will rule Avantia if he can locate all four pieces of the Mask of Death. Only the Chosen Riders and their mythical Beasts stand between him and total control.

Convicted murderer, Sirius Black, escapes from Azkaban, the merciless prison of the wizarding world and Harry fears for his life.

This classic is retold with simple text to delight and inspire any child who is just beginning to read

The second book in the epic Artemis Fowl series is another action-packed magical adventure.

A collection of short stories by an Australian writer internationally known for her fantasy writing, which addresses issues of time, thought, experience, reality and feeling.

These often thought-provoking stories look at the reactions ordinary people have to the unusual situations they find themselves in and feature a host of different illustrative styles ranging from collage to painterly Edward Hopper-esque scenes.

Long ago in a German town, Klaus, the tooth-puller’s boy, sees his master steal a diamond from the teeth of a dead man in the wicked Frau Drecht’s lodging house.

Shifting between spy thriller and enchanting fantasy, The Apothecary is a skilful blend of the magical with the very real nuclear threat of the 1950s.

John Boyne's second children's novel is a modern but ageless fairytale about a boy who runs away from home deep into a forest.

On the run, Joe and Annie take to the Whispering Road, where they meet a host of characters, from Travis, a freewheeling animal trapper, to a half-dog/half-woman.

Josh thinks he has discovered the key to time travel. Should he use it to go back in time and save his father?

Sophronia is horrified when her mother decides to send her to an exclusive finishing school - but on arrival she realises it's not quite what her mother expected.

The most famous people in Artemesia are two tiny princesses, abandoned as babies and fostered by adoring Papa King - but they have scheming enemies...

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.

A fantastic, fast-paced adventure story set in a vividly-realised world of Arabian and Biblical myth.

Orphan Maia is thrilled to learn she is to live with relatives in South America. She cannot wait to experience the sights, sounds and smells of the Amazon.

In this fifth episode in the ongoing saga of Colfer's teenage criminal mastermind, Artemis feels the first stirrings of adolescent emotion

A long summer yawns ahead of Gregor. Then suddenly he is plummeted into a heart-stopping adventure in the dark, twisting tunnels, caverns and streams of Underland.

Pascal seems like a normal French boy when he comes to stay with Mike and his family on an exchange visit - but Pascal is an alien, sent to learn Earth's customs and cultures.

Martine's school trip to follow the famous sardine run up the coast of South Africa turns to catastrophe when their boat is caught up in a terrible storm.

Three children take on the running of a secluded Cornish guest-house and soon find themselves in danger in this contemporary adventure story bursting with exuberance and energy.

While helping to sort out old toys in the attic of a historic house, two youngsters are summoned back to the 17th century and thrust into the midst of the English Civil War.

Eva sets out from her hi-tech underground sanctuary to find others like her - but the marauder Besteel is already on their trail, and determined to capture Eva and her friends…

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.

A sequel to Lloyd's Costa-shortlisted 2015 title, this new novel continues Laura's story as the world faces carbon rationing.

Before he dies, Eleri's grandfather gives her a pebble but doesn't have a chance to tell her about it. Bit by bit, she begins to realise that there is a talent for mind-reading in her family.

Ben and his friend Becky work for the Ministry of Pandemonium, guiding recently dead souls safely to the afterlife. But the enemy, the Lords of Sundown, are never far away and have unfinished business.

Percy has been missing for three days, and Jason has mysteriously found himself transported into the Camp where he grapples with a variety of malevolent supernatural challenges.

Brimming with irreverence and surreal humour, Nesbo's anarchic tale has the power to engage even the most reluctant of readers.

Ivo discovers that the victim of a brutal murder was a stranger who had earlier begged him to look after a small and mysterious object for him.

In the second instalment of The Grylliad, Gryllus the Pig is hoping to be returned to his true human form but a new threat to the universe means his plans are put on hold...

Conrad is a perfect factory-made boy who never does anything wrong in this funny and touching story that has stood the test of time.

This is a chilling and haunting story of magic and mystery

This well-loved fantasy story has delighed readers ever since its first publication in 1937.

In this wonderfully creepy Victorian adventure, three children take on sinister pupeteer Grisini,

encountering a mysterious mansion, a dying witch and a powerful fire opal along the way.

We're rooting for Darrell Rivers as she starts boarding school, and learns to cope with her fiery temper and decide for herself which friends are genuine.

The sequel to Lovric's The Undrowned Child moves from Venice to the dark, narrow backstreets of Victorian London, and evil plot to supplant the Royal succession.

Heriot Tarbas has always been a troubled child but whether he causes, or attracts, trouble is unclear.

Devastated by her parents' death, Maxine is sent to South Africa and a grandmother she didn't know existed. When she glimpses the legendary white giraffe one night, the connection between them is instantaneous.

First published in 1960, Alan Garner's fantasy adventure follows Colin and Susan, who come to stay in a lonely farm in the eerie rural landscape of Cheshire's Alderley Edge.

Red can see fairy creatures and most of them make trouble. Orphaned and sent to a children’s home, she discovers children are being stolen by fairies.

Meet Skulduggery Pleasant, skeleton detective, fighting to save the world from wizard-gone-to-the-dark-side, Nefarian Serpine.

Conspiracy theory meets science fiction meets spy thriller in the first of a new series centred on Jake, a young press officer for a government department.

'What was the point of falling in love with a man if he turned back into a ferret when the moon went down?' is a sentence that characterises this quirky novel.

Talking animals, gentle humour, suspense and charming illustrations in this tear-jerking chapter book.

Meet deliciously disgusting duo The Grunts in the first of an irreverent series from Philip Ardagh

Coriander Hobie's happy childhood in 17th-century London is brought to an abrupt end when her mother is murdered by an evil fairy queen from the land of her youth.