Thrillers (Children's / Young Adult)
"The Last Universe"
|
Retail £4.95 GBP
£3.96 Save 20%
|
|
Retail $9.90 USD
$7.92 Save 20%
|
|
|
 Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce
|
14-year-old Susan and her wheel-chair-bound brother Gary live in a strange house. In their backyard is a garden planted by their late uncle and tended by a mysterious gardener. Gary insists on being wheeled around the garden everyday by his sister. On these excursions, they notice impossibly large plants and exotic flowers growing up overnight. With cl/bw/tt illustrations, cl/bw/tt photographs. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 178 x 127 mm. Weight: 188g.
Author: Sleator, William
ISBN: 0810992132
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Teenage / Young Adult Thrillers (Children's / Young Adult)
|
"Dowsing the Dead"
|
Retail £5.99 GBP
£4.80 Save 20%
|
|
Retail $11.98 USD
$9.60 Save 20%
|
|
|
 Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce
|
"Shapeshifter" series; The fantastic Shapeshifter series contiues with Dax and his friends settling into their new secret hideaway in the Lake District. The whole place has been fortified so that the Children of Limitless Ability won't ever be under threat again. After dodging death once too often for his liking, Dax is looking forward to a quieter time - building a treehouse in the grounds and shifting to a fox or a falcon and exploring the countryside. But all is not well in the spirit world - strange messages are coming through and Dax, Gideon, Lisa and Mia must once again join forces. Paperback, 368 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 263g.
Author: Sparkes, Ali
ISBN: 0192754688
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Children / Juvenile Thrillers (Children's / Young Adult)
|
"Amber"
|
Retail £4.99 GBP
£4.00 Save 20%
|
|
Retail $9.98 USD
$8.00 Save 20%
|
|
|
 Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce
|
"Megastar Mysteries" series; When Rosie, Soph and Abs win a radio competition to interview up-and-coming band The Gems, they're really excited. Their excitement soon turns to curiosity, however, as lead singer Amber becomes mixed up in a very public feud with reality-show star Poppy - or so it seems, until they discover a surprising twist in the tale. With mono illustrations. Paperback, 160 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 134g.
Author: Starr, Annabelle
ISBN: 1405239328
Publisher: Egmont Childrens Books
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Children's (6-12) Thrillers (Children's / Young Adult)
|
"Gemini"
|
Retail £4.99 GBP
£4.00 Save 20%
|
|
Retail $9.98 USD
$8.00 Save 20%
|
|
|
 Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce
|
"Megastar Mysteries" series; Rosie and her best mates Soph and Abs are three regular girls. They like regular-girl things; they eat regular-girl food and wear regular-girl gear. Their regular-girl lives are turned upside down when they unintentionally stumble upon celebrity mysteries that need solving. With mono illustrations. Paperback, 160 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 136g.
Author: Starr, Annabelle
ISBN: 1405232447
Publisher: Egmont Childrens Books
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Children / Juvenile Thrillers (Children's / Young Adult)
|
"Mirage"
|
Retail £4.99 GBP
£4.00 Save 20%
|
|
Retail $9.98 USD
$8.00 Save 20%
|
|
|
 Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce
|
"Megastar Mysteries" series; Rosie and her best mates Soph and Abs are three regular girls. They like regular-girl things; they eat regular-girl food and wear regular-girl gear. Their regular-girl lives are turned upside down when Rosie gets caught up with a desperate plea for help from a mega pop star, Mirage Mullins, who's doing a signing in their local record shop. With mono illustrations. Paperback, 160 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 136g.
Author: Starr, Annabelle
ISBN: 1405232420
Publisher: Egmont Childrens Books
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Children / Juvenile Thrillers (Children's / Young Adult)
|
"Pulse"
|
Retail £4.99 GBP
£4.00 Save 20%
|
|
Retail $9.98 USD
$8.00 Save 20%
|
|
|
 Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce
|
"Megastar Mysteries" series; Rosie, Soph and Abs' school, Whitney High, is being used as a film set for a musical called Pulse over the summer break. The girls all get parts as extras and uncover a mystery surrounding the director, Jim Falconer, that turns out to be way more dramatic than the plot of the movie. With mono illustrations. Paperback, 160 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 136g.
Author: Starr, Annabelle
ISBN: 140523931X
Publisher: Egmont Childrens Books
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Children's (6-12) Thrillers (Children's / Young Adult)
|
"The Curse of Magoria"
|
Retail £4.99 GBP
£4.00 Save 20%
|
|
Retail $9.98 USD
$8.00 Save 20%
|
|
|
 Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce
|
"Usborne Thrillers" series; Ryan's huge excitement at arriving on holiday in Oberdorf soon evaporates after a terrifying nightmare in which he is trapped and hunted. In this breathtaking tale of magic and adventure, Ryan's nightmare becomes a horrifying reality as he struggles to escape the deadly dance of time and defy the ancient Curse of Magoria. Paperback, 128 pages. Size: 198 x 130 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Stewart, Paul
ISBN: 074606232X
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Children / Juvenile Thrillers (Children's / Young Adult)
|
"Barnaby Grimes"Curse of the Nightwolf
|
Retail £5.99 GBP
£4.80 Save 20%
|
|
Retail $11.98 USD
$9.60 Save 20%
|
|
|
 Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce
|
Barnaby Grimes is attacked one night by a dog. He kills it - but that's not the end of this particular mystery - as Barnaby finds himself swept up in a world of crooked doctors, poor and ill-advised patients, strange tonics and expensive furs. Could there be more to the seemingly respectable Dr Cadwallader and the tonics he doles out to the poor? With ill. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 196 x 129 mm. Weight: 164g.
Author: Stewart, Paul Riddell, Chris
ISBN: 0552556211
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Children / Juvenile Thrillers (Children's / Young Adult)
|
"Barnaby Grimes"Return of the Emerald Skull
|
Retail £5.99 GBP
£4.80 Save 20%
|
|
Retail $11.98 USD
$9.60 Save 20%
|
|
|
 Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce
|
After collecting a strange parcel from a deserted ship in the fog of the docks, and delivering it to the local schoolmaster, Barnaby Grimes thinks he's earned a moment to sit on the rooftops and eat his favourite pasty. But soon he realises that all is not well at the school - but is the problem quite as he expects it? With ill. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 197 x 128 mm. Weight: 650g.
Author: Stewart, Paul Riddell, Chris
ISBN: 055255622X
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Children / Juvenile Thrillers (Children's / Young Adult)
|
"Barnaby Grimes"Return of the Emerald Skull
|
Retail £13.00 GBP
£10.40 Save 20%
|
|
Retail $26.00 USD
$20.80 Save 20%
|
|
|
 Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce
|
Barnaby Grimes, running errands in his city, and high-stacking around the rooftops in search of new mysteries to solve. Collecting a parcel from a ship, and delivering it to the local schoolmaster, Barnaby thinks he's earned a moment to sit on the rooftops and eat his favourite pasty. But soon he realises that all is not well at the school. Audio, Size: 143 x 124 mm. Weight: 170g.
Author: Stewart, Paul Riddell, Chris
ISBN: 1846576695
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Children / Juvenile Thrillers (Children's / Young Adult)
|
"All Because of a Cup of Coffee"
|
Retail £3.99 GBP
£2.99 Save 25%
|
|
Retail $7.98 USD
$5.98 Save 25%
|
|
|
 Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce
|
"Geronimo Stilton" series; Geronimo Stilton is in love! Over a cup of coffee one morning he laid eyes on the most beautiful rodent he had ever seen! But how could he prove himself worthy of her heart? Ages 7-10. With col illustrations, col. maps. Paperback, 128 pages. Size: 193 x 133 mm. Weight: 164g.
Author: Stilton, Geronimo
ISBN: 0439559723
Publisher: Scholastic Us
Date: 2005 (United States)
Readership: Children's (6-12) Thrillers (Children's / Young Adult)
|
"Paws Off Cheddarface!"
|
Retail £3.99 GBP
£3.19 Save 20%
|
|
Retail $7.98 USD
$6.38 Save 20%
|
|
|
 Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce
|
"Geronimo Stilton" series; Geronimo Stilton has a problem - there is a rodent, bearing his likeness, going around pretending to be him. Worst of all, he is trying to take over the Rodent Gazette! What can Geronimo do to get the greedy imposter's paws off his paper? With illustrations. Paperback, 128 pages. Size: 193 x 133 mm. Weight: 155g.
Author: Stilton, Geronimo
ISBN: 0439559685
Publisher: Scholastic Us
Date: 2004 (United States)
Readership: Children's (6-12) Thrillers (Children's / Young Adult)
|
"Knife-Edge"
|
Retail £5.99 GBP
£4.80 Save 20%
|
|
Retail $11.98 USD
$9.60 Save 20%
|
|
|
 Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce
|
For reluctant readers, reading age 8+, interest age 14+. Paperback, 96 pages. Size: 198 x 130 mm. Weight: 93g.
Author: Swindells, Robert
ISBN: 1842995413
Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Teenage / Young Adult Thrillers (Children's / Young Adult)
|
"The Last of the High Kings"
|
Retail £12.99 GBP
£10.39 Save 20%
|
|
Retail $25.98 USD
$20.78 Save 20%
|
|
|
 Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce
|
JJ is married to Aisling and has four children - Hazel, Jenny, Donal and Aidan. All his children are special in their own way but Jenny has always lived by her own rules. She spends a lot of time on the stone beacon on the mountainside, talking to the ghost who guards it and the puca - the big, white goat who is also something else entirely. Hardback, 368 pages. Size: 223 x 140 mm. Weight: 491g.
Author: Thompson, Kate
ISBN: 0370329252
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Children / Juvenile Thrillers (Children's / Young Adult)
|
"The Deathwood Letters"
|
Retail £4.99 GBP
£4.00 Save 20%
|
|
Retail $9.98 USD
$8.00 Save 20%
|
|
|
 Click to enlarge Double-click to reduce
|
Damian Drake rescues his dog from a well and gets his name into the newspapers. He then receives a letter from a girl he's never met which begins a long correspondence. As more letters are exchanged a sinister thread creeps in and the story gathers speed for an amazing drama. With illustrations. New ed. Paperback, 112 pages. Size: 198 x 130 mm. Weight: 85g.
Author: Townson, Hazel
ISBN: 1842702289
Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Children / Juvenile Thrillers (Children's / Young Adult)
|
|