Tough young noble Alanna wants nothing more than to be trained as a knight, even if that means defying the chivalric code she longs to serve under.
When the queen of seven countries has a quest that will only succeed with the greatest inventiveness, desperation and perseverance, who else would she turn to but the brilliant explorer Bartlett? A delightfully quirky and satisfying read.
Borrowers are small creatures who own nothing, but 'borrow' and recycle everything they need from "human beans" - who don't even know of their existence. Six stories available in an omnibus,
When Eleanor and her family move from the city to the country house where her mother grew up, she thinks no-one can understand what she's going through. Will the old leather diary in the schoolroom prove her wrong?
Two runaway children living in the Metropolitan Museum of Art discover a mystery about the prize exhibit. Can they now brave the reclusive Mrs Frankweiler and solve the Michelangelo puzzle?
Spying is Harriet's top priority, and even her best friends aren't safe from her snooping. But knowing too much about people can cause problems, as the espionage-obsessed Harriet is about to find out.
Life is fine for Erica "Yuk" Yurken at Baringa East Primary - until the sickeningly perfect Alison Ashley arrives and Miss Belmont makes them sit together. As if those two would ever, ever become friends!
