Collection: Junior Fiction

Mildred is the worst witch at Miss Cackle's academy. Her spells are never right, no matter how hard she tries. When Mildred's class performs at the Halloween celebration, she is not sure how her broom-flying will go.

'This is the story of one of the most far-reaching and influentially naughty things we ever did in our lives. We did not mean to do such a deed. And yet we did do it.' After being banished to the countryside for creating even more mayhem than usual, the Bastable children vow to mend their ways. E...

Dare to enter the Wyrd Museum, where fantasy meets the seriously sinister! In a grimy alley in the East End of London stands the Wyrd Museum, cared for by the strange Webster sisters -- and scene of even stranger events! Wandering through the museum, Neil Chapman, son of the new caretaker, disc...

Trouble has a way of seeking out Nicolas Calva, and it's not likely to leave him alone any time soon. With Caesar's magic bulla, the Malice of Mars, and the possibility of a Jupiter Stone in play, all the powers of Rome are circling Nic. He'll have to maneuver his way through scheming government ...

Jack knows every wrestling move there is, and when he's recruited as a training assistant to Waldo's Wrestling Trolls. Little does Jack know that he's actually part troll - that when his new family is in trouble he morphs into the terrifying Thud.

Meet the Sinister-Winterbottoms: brave Theo, her timid twin, Alexander, and their older sister, Wil. They're stuck for the summer with their Aunt Saffronia, who doesn't know how often children need to eat and can't use a smartphone, and whose feet never quite seem to touch the floor when she glid...

The journey of a lifetime! The world of A Wrinkle in Time is full of surprises, as Meg Murry discovers on her adventure to rescue her father from a dark intergalactic source. Along with her brother, Charles Wallace, and her friend Calvin, and under the guidance of celestial beings known as Mrs. W...

A beautiful and sensitive exploration of the experience of child poverty.

Claire used to love her dad's fantastical stories, especially tales about her absent mom-who could be off with the circus or stolen by the troll king, depending on the day. But now that she's 12, Claire thinks she's old enough to know the truth. When her dad sells the house and moves her and her ...

Emma and Pip just cannot seem to get along. This shouldn't be a problem if it weren't for the fact that Emma's dad is getting married to Pip's mum. Emma tries to keep the peace, until Pip's book of spells accidentally turns her into a witch. She never wanted to be a witch and there seems to be a ...