Everything with words gb (160 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: New. Harvey is a small boy in a giant world. On stilts! When Harvey accidentally sets fire to his headteacher's trousers, Mum decides it's time for a BIG change and packs him off to Madame Bogbrush's School for Gifted Giants.But Harvey's not a giant. He's a boy on stilts. And if his classmates find out, they'll stomp him into a sandwich.…

Paperback. Condición: New. When Danny's parents are imprisoned for stealing the Crown Jewels, he is is sent to live with his evil aunty Ratbag in the grim town of Greezy. Being good at being bad is easy. Anyone can do it. But being truly evil requires practice, lots of practice. Aunty Ratbag is feeling a little rusty in the ancient art of being evil till Danny arrives. How will Danny survive being the most hated child in England and living with Aunty Ratbag? Then, in the murky town of Greezy, he meets KING BONES, and king Bones has a mission for Danny.…

Paperback. Condición: New. When Danny's parents are imprisoned for stealing the Crown Jewels, he is is sent to live with his evil aunty Ratbag in the grim town of Greezy. Being good at being bad is easy. Anyone can do it. But being truly evil requires practice, lots of practice. Aunty Ratbag is feeling a little rusty in the ancient art of being evil till Danny arrives. How will Danny survive being the most hated child in England and living with Aunty Ratbag? Then, in the murky town of Greezy, he meets KING BONES, and king Bones has a mission for Danny.…

Paperback. Condición: New. A Girl. A War. Who to Trust? Even your friends may betray you. In war everyone becomes a new person and some seem to shed their old skin entirely. Paris 1942, when Amelie Dreyfus hides in her mother's cupboard, it's a game; when she comes out it's a matter of life and death.…

Paperback. Condición: New. From a Carnegie nominated author, a brilliantly funny and touching story about a boy who finds a polar bear in his parents' freezer. How did Monty get there? And who is Monty? Official name, Wilbur Ambrose Cedric Reginald Montague, the Third; Monty to his friends. A huge polar bear who talks like he might have swallowed a dictionary as well as a library - he has read more books than Patrick knew existed -and whose stomach is always rumbling. ALWAYS. But how is Patrick going to feed him on his pocket money that does not stretch much further than a few tins of sardines? 'A warm-hearted, witty delight from start to finish' LOVEREADING4KIDS ' A terrific talking polar bear' SCHOOL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.…

Paperback. Condición: New. When Dylan finds a snake lurking beneath the plug hole, he knows that something strange is about to happen. A bookshop cluttered with weird titles, a sinister bookseller, strange creatures appearing out of nowhere-finally there is the Deadly Dimension which must at all costs be stopped from devouring all reality or rather realities.…

Paperback. Condición: New. A thrilling fantasy set in a land of shadows-Toby stumbles into a new world in which everything seems possible, and dangerous. Sunday Times and Times best Books of the Year 2021. 'An evocative fantasy from the acclaimed author of THE WOLF ROAD.' SUNDAY TIMES. 'If you like a dose of magical realism with your gothic novel, this story is for you. In a dangerous land enslaved by the cruel Regent where the Dreamers can turn dreams into reality, Toby meets Tamurlaine, a peculiar girl who has lost her memory. To uncover the mystery of her identity and get Toby back home, the pair must go on a journey to the castle of the Regent' THE TIMES. 'Toby, whose parents have freshly split, wanders into a strange, burning kingdom chasing a cat through a tunnel. Everything is falling apart in this autocracy plagued by floods and earthquakes as well as fire. But who is this spectral girl he meets, and how can he ever get home?' OBSERVER.…

Paperback. Condición: New. David Walliams meets Goosebumps! When Alistair joins the Corny Scaredy-Cat Paranormal Investigation Squad, his whole life changes. Can Alistair and Saoirse solve the problem of the sword wielding ghosts? And can he stop Saorise's brother Billy ( who is only interested in bums and anything to do with toilets) from creating complete chaos. Walker, Rory (ilustrador).…

Paperback. Condición: New. Who can catch a memory thief? ' An unforgettable adventure ' THE TIMES BOOK OF THE WEEK. "Starting on All Fools Day, twelve years ago, I remember everything. EVERYTHING. That was a wet Saturday, and that was the day I was born." 12-year-old Piaf has the ability to (and burden of) remembering everything that has happened since the day she was born. When she discovers everyone in Paris has forgotten the entire last year, 1887, including the disappearance of several gifted children, Piaf and her twin brother Luc embark on a dangerous journey that brings them to the depths of Paris's underground twin, the Catacombs, to capture the memory thief and find the lost children.…

Paperback. Condición: New. The perfect bed-time story for all those who hate the dark. Zhazha the porcupine and Duoduo the bear cub live in the DARK MUSHROOM FOREST. They are scared of the night. Awu the elephant arrives in the forest. Awu loves to eat darkness.He sucks it right up his trunk. 'It's yummier than bananas, crunchier than bamboo,' says Awu.'And it's got my name on it.' But when there's no darkness left lurking anywhere, everyone starts to yawn. Even the tigers lose their roars and the Dark Mushroom Forest becomes an annoying, yawning place. -A gorgeous picture book. The story and illustrations perfectly match and are quirky and charming. Feels like a classic! This book has SOUL! Sophie Anderson, The House with Chicken Legs -"This is a lovely bedtime story, full of beautiful images and reassuring thoughts, to send children happily off to sleep." - Parents in Touch.…

Paperback. Condición: New. The Narzat lives in the Jumble Jungle Wood with his friends the Looky Lizard (a feisty reptile who communicates through sign language) and the Chatty Chirper (a comically talkative bird who never shuts up). Little is known about how the Narzat arrived there, but he wears a necklace bearing a meaningful inscription. The Jumble Jungle Wood is full of animals you'd love to meet because they're fun and friendly but some, like the roaring Ravenoserous are absolutely lethal. One day two villains arrive, Lord and Lady Snide armed with guns and a fierce desire for furs and the Narzat's necklace. Can the Jumble Jungle Wood defeat the two awesome newcomers and their wicked plans.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Henry believes in trolls and magic, unlike his sensible sister Lucy and his dad who knows twenty-six reason why trolls don't exist. But Henry is right, there is magic in the wood behind their garden, magic that can turn evil when the moon is blue. Once in a blue moon anything can happen and now the moon is blue, magic is taking over and and Henry's dad gets turned into a pelican with the tail of a fox for going around saying that he knows twenty-six reasons why trolls don't exist.…

Paperback. Condición: New. David Walliams meets Goosebumps! When Alistair joins the Corny Scaredy-Cat Paranormal Investigation Squad, his whole life changes. Can Alistair and Saoirse solve the problem of the sword wielding ghosts? And can he stop Saorise's brother Billy ( who is only interested in bums and anything to do with toilets) from creating complete chaos. Walker, Rory (ilustrador).…

Paperback. Condición: New. A Girl. A War. Who to Trust? Even your friends may betray you. In war everyone becomes a new person and some seem to shed their old skin entirely. Paris 1942, when Amelie Dreyfus hides in her mother's cupboard, it's a game; when she comes out it's a matter of life and death.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Rita Wong lives an ordinary life in Morecambe. That's until she pursues a dragon called Lester Thyme into Neon City where the streets are dark with magic. Lester and Rita become detectives for hire. Their first case seems to be about stolen swords, but they soon discover there are much darker forces at work and that there is no one they can trust in a race against times to stop a master criminal from taking over Neon City. A breakneck detective story set in a landscape studded with danger. A fast, spine-chilling thriller that makes you laugh out loud.…

Paperback. Condición: New. The unspeakable circus is causing chaos in the Stinking Sinking Swamp. Even terrible toothaches can't hold the circus zombie lions back. They're hungry and looking for children to gobble. Can Harvey stop the circus and save his friends? Or will the lions find him first? Harvey and and his friend the giant Walloping Toenail will have to journey deep into the Vampire Mountains where surprises await. They'll have to deal with vampires, werewolves and tooth fairies. …

Paperback. Condición: New. The unspeakable circus is causing chaos in the Stinking Sinking Swamp. Even terrible toothaches can't hold the circus zombie lions back. They're hungry and looking for children to gobble. Can Harvey stop the circus and save his friends? Or will the lions find him first? Harvey and and his friend the giant Walloping Toenail will have to journey deep into the Vampire Mountains where surprises await. They'll have to deal with vampires, werewolves and tooth fairies. …

Paperback. Condición: New. From a Carnegie nominated author, a brilliantly funny and touching story about a boy who finds a polar bear in his parents' freezer. How did Monty get there? And who is Monty? Official name, Wilbur Ambrose Cedric Reginald Montague, the Third; Monty to his friends. A huge polar bear who talks like he might have swallowed a dictionary as well as a library - he has read more books than Patrick knew existed -and whose stomach is always rumbling. ALWAYS. But how is Patrick going to feed him on his pocket money that does not stretch much further than a few tins of sardines? 'A warm-hearted, witty delight from start to finish' LOVEREADING4KIDS ' A terrific talking polar bear' SCHOOL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Family isn't a word, it's game with too many players. Lou's world is changing, breaking down, chaos is seeping in. Dad is having an affair, Mum has 'an episode', nan's communicating with angels, brother Mikey, struggling with his sexuality, covers every kitchen surface with cakes, her friend Faith discovers the importance of Nietzsche and Fleetwood Mac, then Mikey disappears.Emily Critchley's touching, unsettling and darkly hilarious novel is a hymn to the absurdity and surreal undercurrents that lie beneath ordinary suburban lives.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Leo Roslin knows that he's running out of time. He can feel his body breaking down and dreams and visions seeping into his waking life blurring the line with reality. He sees a runner standing still in the air, a hawk that seems fixed in the sky, and finally a girl who has died. Ishiguro's Never Let me God meets The Catcher in the Rye in a story of love that is also a thriller. A tale with a dark revelation at its heart.Leo  is running out of time. Are there enough days, hour , minutes left for him to learn how to live , love and catch a killer.…

Paperback. Condición: New. On her first day in Grave's Pass, Raven McKay spotted a pooka horses chasing goblins in a vacant lot, three banshees on a bus, a zombie in ripped jeans staring in the window of a phone shop, a bogeyman walking a labradoodle, a ghost on a ladder cleaning windows, a ghoul sipping coffee at an outdoor cafe. This is Dead Town- this is Raven's new home. But will Raven find her parents who have mysteriously disappeared? And who in Dead Town Can she trust? All her parents have left her is a suit case with a black butterfly and a cryptic note.…

Paperback. Condición: New. CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR! A TALE OF FEAR AND COURAGE SET AMONG THE STARS.From the critically acclaimed author of THE CHESTNUT ROASTER a magical page-turner inspired by the true story of George Brewster, the last child chimney sweep. Brewster has been sold to a cruel Master Sweep to risk his life up the narrow jungle of chimneys to reach the sky. But Brewster has a SECRET: he's a wizard with numbers and he's predicted a terrifying storm of stars. Upon each star he'll cast his passionate wish to be the last climbing boy EVER. When a powerful woman offers to make his wish come true, Brewster is challenged to do something impossible in return.A WISH FOR A WISH!FOR READERS OF SOPHIE ANDERSON AND KATHERINE RUNDELL.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Berlin 1948. Otto acts as a go-between in a city divided by war where no one can be trusted and everything and everyone is for sale. Otto and Ilse will supply anything for anyone, travelling through underground tunnels below the city.Because you have to survive. One day they're asked to supply a Luger ( a Nazi gun) to a US pilot but to get it they have to negotiate with a ruthless officer in the Russian secret service. A tense and action packed adventure. A SUNDAYTIMES BOOK OF THE WEEK. TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR. 'Unusually convincing and atmospheric' SUNDAY TIMES ' Nail-biting edge of the seat adventure' Just Imagine.…

Paperback. Condición: New. The legendary Captain Carver and his wicked pirate crew commanded by the GLOOM BADGER have arrived in the Jumble Jungle Wood on board their pirate ship THE SHIFTING SHADOW in search of monstrous beasts to capture and use to tyrannise all the animals in the wood. They have already captured the Ravenoserous, the Chargemeleon and are heading for FIRE ISLAND beyond the DEEP DARK DEPTHS with the daringly wicked plan to steal the eggs of the GORGONCONDA, a two head snake whose eyes can turn you to stone. The GLOOM BADGER is in daily charge of a dastardly crew of rodent pirates and above him is the legendary CAPTAIN CARVER. But they haven't reckoned with THE NARZAT, THE LOOKY LIZARD AND THE CHATTY CHIRPER! Dive into a host of comic characters and an unpredictable plot.…

Paperback. Condición: New. FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF THE OTHERS, A TALE OF MAGIC AND EVIL.Perfect for fans of Sophie Anderson and Katherine Rundell Time 1899. Mason makes the world's best ice cream but a sinister and dangerous stranger wants to destroy his business. But then Mason receives an invite to the mysterious manor of Darlington the Miraculous, a Wish Maker who creates stunning bubbles that can float wishes to the skies and make them come true. Darlington has his own reasons for wanting to fulfil Mason's wish- they share some very special magical gifts- but he hasn't reckoned with the sinister stranger.…

Paperback. Condición: New. 'Compelling debut. Introduces a significant new voice--has something of the shock effect of Piers Torday's There May Be a Castle and the raw force of Patrick Ness's A Monster Calls.' SUNDAY TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK.'An astonishing exploration of grief and love and wildness.' Hilary McKay. A tale of loss that is also a gripping thriller, a realistic study of grief that skirts the margins of fantasy, it walks wolf-like between worlds and genres. Richard Lambert writes with a poet's eye; he has created something magical here. The storytelling is as bold, sinewy and uncompromising as the beast that shadows Lucas in the mountains above his home. This is a wonderful read and the advent of an exciting new voice in children's fiction. JONATHAN STROUD; A stunning, special debut about love and loss and how the wildness can save us. CHELSEY FLOOD; A smart chilling page-turner that kept me guessing right up to the end. HAYLEY LONG An insightful novel about bereavement, but also about what growing up might involve in a world that actually needs wolves. The Wolf Road is exciting, necessary reading. MONIZA ALVI; Moving, menacing, written with cinematic clarity .ANDREW COWAN.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Sherlock Holmes meets The Wind in the Willows in this fast-paced, locked-room mystery packed with cozy charm and high-seas adventure!Monty the fox has a dream-but that's nothing new. Monty is brilliantly clever, but to the absolute despair of his best friend, Nettle the rabbit, he just can't stick at anything. He's tried being an inventor, an aeronaut, a magician, a painter, and an explorer-and got bored of them all.Now? Monty is determined to be a detective.Despite the danger, he decides to tackle the ultimate cold case: the mystery of The Feathered Book. This priceless work of alchemy has vanished under impossible circumstances-stolen from a locked, empty room deep inside an labyrinthine library housed in a massive oak tree. To make matters worse, the book is fiercely cursed. Every creature who has ever tried to steal it has perished.Leaving his cosy home , Monty drags a deeply cynical Nettle along for the ride. But what starts as a simple investigation quickly spirals into a perilous race against time. To catch a thief, this unlikely detective duo must survive: Swashbuckling Pirates and rakish otter rogues. Deadly Mazes and ancient, hidden boobytraps. High-Stakes Boat Chases across a massive, island-dotted lake.…

Paperback. Condición: New. 'Two galactic rulers, Cassiopeia and Perseus, have battled across the stars. Now their feud lands in Bilgeley, a nowhere town, on nowhere planet Earth.Princess Cassiopeia's in a fix. She shrank her entire space armada while making a smoothie (don't ask!). She came to rally Earth's leaders. She got Hillman. Age eleven. And his crusty old Grandad. Perseus isn't far behind, and when his armada shows up, Earth's toast.Perseus, Lord of the Seven Spirals, Admiral of the First attack Fleet , Commander of the Order of Zarg, Winner of the Alpha Centauri Award for Best Dressed Galactic despot is not amused by the situation. And he's landed in Bingeley dump. Roz, age eleven, is here to help but she's got her eyes set on a bank heist. What does such a small girl want with so much money and how has she got the nerve to turn down his offer of the order of the Medusa and a far flung galaxi? Perseus is about to fin out! Can Hillman save the Earth? Maybe.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Streetwise pickpockets, Maggie and Josh, are inseparable. Only their friendship makes life bearable at the Scribbens Home for Very Wayward Children, run by the villainous Miss Scribbens. But when Maggie encounters a strange and sinister circus, she abandons Josh and tumbles headfirst into a world of dangerous and dazzling magic. She's determined to solve the mystery of its disappearing performers and animals. Where do they go? Who is the mastermind behind it all? Josh sets out to find Maggie, unaware of the dark dangers that lie ahead.…

Paperback. Condición: New. It's January 1928, the day before the great flood. There's a snowstorm and the river is about to burst its banks-fourteen souls will be lost. Can Glory an orphan with only one hand and her time-travelling friend Needle and their pet crow change the future? Is there anyone among all those people entombed in the snow-shrouded town who will listen.…