Hodder & Stoughton Someone is Watching You James-Mackey Tess

Lily knows exactly what she wants to be when she grows up: a superhero! But she's not interested in being a silly superhero. She doesn't want to wear her pants outside her trousers! Lily wants to be a REAL superhero: the kind who helps people and makes the world a better place • Join Lily as she meets the extraordinary superheroes all around us, from doctors, teachers and air ambulance paramedics to scientists, recycling truck drivers and carers. Discover the amazing work these real-life heroes do using their incredible superpowers of kindness, care and love • This uplifting picture book celebrates key-workers, and shows little readers that we all have the potential within us to be superheroes

Find your fire. Light your path • Having escaped from the half-bombed, blackened power station where he was being imprisoned, 12-year-old Luke is finally reunited with his family above ground. But though Luke tries to readjust, he can't shake the guilt he feels for his friend Ravi, who was left behind, nor the feeling that someone - or something - is watching him from the shadows • With the help of ghost-girl named Alma and his friend Jess, Luke must journey across the country and sea to find Ravi, the friend who was there for him in his darkest hours. And in doing so, he must face his past and confront his deepest fears • A riveting, magical adventure set in the waterways of a richly reimagined England, and the epic conclusion of the Ghostcloud duology

The Secret Seven are Peter and his sister Janet, Jack, Colin, George, Pam and Barbara. They meet every holiday in the shed at the bottom of Peter and Janet's garden - and solve mysteries, and eat lots of delicious food. But no one can enter the shed without whispering the secret password! There are 15 Secret Seven novels, and a collection of short stories • There are strange happenings at Torling Castle. Someone is hiding out in the ruined tower, making the resident jackdaws very unsettled • Who is it - and what do they want The Secret Seven are on to it • Each book features rarely seen bonus Blyton: extra stories, a quiz, additional artwork and insights into Blyton's life and writing process

"The day is long, the world is wide, you're young and free." • One hot summer morning, Davie steps boldly out of his front door. The world he enters is very familiar - the little Tyneside town that has always been his home - but as the day passes, it becomes ever more mysterious • A boy has been killed, and Davie thinks he might know who is responsible. He turns away from the gossip and excitement and sets off roaming towards the sunlit hills above the town • As the day goes on, the real and the imaginary start to merge, and Davie knows that neither he nor his world will ever be the same again • This an outstanding novel full of warmth and light, from a multi-award-winning author. David Almond says: 'I guess it embodies my constant astonishment at being alive in this beautiful, weird, extraordinary world

Вошедшие в данный сборник рождественские рассказы Энид Блайтон по праву считаются нестареющей классикой детской литературы. Эта книга - отличный подарок для тех, кто насладился этими историями в детстве и хочет познакомить с ними новое поколение читателей • Книга «Enid Blyton`s Christmas Stories» оказалась столь популярной, что издательство Hodder & Stoughton по просьбам читателей выпустило второй праздничный сборник, и именно его вы держите в руках! Энид Блайтон передаёт атмосферу Рождества с несравненным мастерством, какой бы аспект праздника она ни описывала: колядки, ожидание подарков, праздничный стол и, конечно, посиделки с родными и близкими… Да, в историях Блайтон, как обычно, нашлось место для озорства и хаоса, но добро и веселье в них всегда на первом месте! • Рассказы из этой книги ранее не публиковались в «Enid Blyton`s Christmas Stories»

Leeza's parents are ordinary. Unfit, grumpy, a bit embarrassing. Totally normal, right? • Until today. Today they are jogging. Eating salads and enjoying them. Smiling all the time. They're happy. Really, really happy. Who could complain about that? • Leeza, that's who • Because it looks like someone's brainwashing everyone in town. Who's going to save the world? Oh no! It looks like it might have to be Leeza • OK then. Let's do this. You coming? • By the author of The Unbelievable Biscuit Factory, winner of the Children's Novel category in the Northern Writers' Awards, this book is a must for anyone who wants something to make them snort with laughter

One Boy. One Disappointing Superpower. Can Dylan prove his worth, or will he be saving cats from tress FOREVER? • Dylan, AKA Iguana Boy, is determined to keep his identity under wraps - but when he overhears someone talking about Iguana Boy being the WORST superhero EVER, he is determined more than ever to prove his worth • Back at SuperHero HQ Dylan and his lively iguanas are set to work on more CITD missions (saving cats from trees). Luckily, it just so happens that the trees are situated next to prime spots for criminal activity • But it's not easy trying to succeed on ridiculously hard missions like chasing-down a five year-old who keeps farting on members of the public. But then Dylan's luck starts to change - who exactly is helping Dylan and his iguana pals? It's time for Iguana Boy to unmask

Scarlett Fife has big feelings. And when she tries to squash them down, they come back up with shocking results! • Scarlett knows she should be happy about all the big news that her family wants to share. But the worry is making her dizzy, and being dizzy is making her worried • Feelings are like slime in a party bag. No matter how much someone tells you to keep it in, it'll always find its way out. And very soon, Scarlett notices that every time she pushes her worries down, they shake her world. Literally • It might be a huge vase full of pet ashes. Or 2669 sugar cubes in a world record-breaking attempt • Laugh-out-loud action for every child and parent who has ever lost control of their feelings, this is the second heart-warming Scarlett Fife book, beautifully illustrated throughout by the fantastic Chris Jevons

Enter the world of the Summoner with this beautifully designed special edition handbook, including a complete illustrated Demonology and an exclusive new story • "The ability to summon is passed down through the blood..." • Summoner: One who is gifted with the ability to summon demonic creatures that are emotionally connected to their human counterparts • As brought to life in the bestselling Summoner series, the magic of summoning is also an art, with a story of its own. The Summoner's Handbook reveals the epic journal of James Baker, who inspired the series hero, Fletcher, to discover his own summoning abilities • Along with a complete illustrated demonology, a guide to the basics of summoning and glorious artwork from the world of the Hominum Empire, you'll learn everything a Summoner should know, and more

A thrilling tale of two worlds colliding, when ten-year-old Kara finds mysterious footprints in the snow and must find out who they belong to • Winner of The Bath Children's Novel Award 2019 • There was a single trail of footprints, the first I'd seen all morning. They were fresh tracks, I saw, the edges of the impressions in the snow quite hard. Small feet. Like mine. Someone my age • Then they stopped • When mysterious footprints appear in the Stockholm snow, ten-year-old Kara must discover where they've come from - and who they belong to. They lead Kara to Rebecca, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, and her younger brother Samuel. Kara realises they are refugees - from another time, World War Two - and are trying to find their way home • The grief and loneliness that Rebecca and Samuel have endured is something Kara can relate to - feeling like you're always on the outside looking in - and she finds herself compelled to help them

The seventh title in the number one bestselling CHERUB series! James uncovers corruption where he least suspects it • When an MI5 operation goes disastrously wrong, James Adams needs all of his skills to get out of Russia alive • Meanwhile, his sister Lauren is on her first solo mission, trying to uncover a brutal human trafficking operation • And when James does get home, he finds that his nightmare is just beginning • CHERUB agents have one crucial advantage: adults never suspect that children are spying on them • For official purposes, these children do not exist

The second title in the number one bestselling CHERUB series! James' mission is to try where dozens of attempts by undercover police officers have failed • When CHERUB kids go undercover, no one suspects that they are trained professionals, working to infiltrate criminal organisations that have eluded MI5 and the police for years • James Adams is on his biggest mission yet, working to nail Europe's most powerful cocaine dealer. He'll need all his specialist training if he's going to bring down the man at the top • The reason for CHERUB's existence is simple: adults never suspect that children are spying on them • For official purposes, these children do not exist