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Matilda
Matilda Wormwood's father is a mean crooked crook. And her mother's just plain stupid. They think Matilda is a nuisance who should watch more TV and read fewer books! But her lovely teacher Miss Honey thinks Matilda is a genius. Matilda has a few extraordinary tricks up her sleeve, so her horrible parents and even more horrible headmistress had better watch out.
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George's Marvellous Medicine
George creates a very special medicine to cure his grandma of her nasty habits.
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Danny the Champion of the world
Danny thinks his dad is the most marvellous and exciting father a boy could wish for. Life is happy and peaceful in their gypsy caravan, until one day Danny discovers his dad has been breaking the law. What's more, soon Danny has to join his father as they attempt to pull off a daring and devilish plot against horrible, red-faced Mr Victor Hazell...
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The Twits
Mr and Mrs Twit are extremely nasty, so the Muggle-Wump monkeys and the Roly-Poly bird hatch an ingenious plan to give them just the ghastly surprise they deserve.
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Percy Jackson And The Last Olympian
Fantasy series' excellent conclusion ups the violence
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Charlie And The Great Glass Elevator
Charlie Bucket has WON Willy Wonka's choclate factory and is on his way to take possession of it. In a great glass elevator! But when the elevator makes a fearful whooshing noise, Charlie and his family find themselves in splendid orbit around the Earth. A daring adventure has begun, with the one and only Mr Willy Wonka leading the way.
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The BFG
Every night, when the world is sleeping, big gruesome giants guzzle up whoppsy-whiffling human beans. And there's only one giant who can stop them
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Going Solo
Going Solo tells of how, when he grew up, Roald Dahl left England for Africa and a series of dangerous and daring adventures began. From tales of plane crashes to surviving snake bites, read all about Roald Dahl's life before becoming the world's number one storyteller. This book is full of exciting and stange things - some funny, some frightening, all true
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Boy And Going Solo
Boy is the story of Roald Dahl's very own boyhood, including tales of secret sweet-shops and chocolate, mean old ladies and a Great Mouse Plot - the inspiration for some of his most marvellous storybooks in the years to come. Going Solo tells of how, when he grew up, Roald Dahl left England for Africa and later went flying with the Royal Air Force, before he became the world's number-one storyteller.
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Percy Jackson And The Battle Of The Labyrinth
As the son of a Greek god, I'vve had my share of near death disasters. This summer, I didn't choose to battle the cheerleading squad, but when two hissing she-devils with fangs are heading straight for you, what's a half-blood meant to do? That was just the beginning. This is the one where my arch-enemy Luke is looking for a way to invade our camp via an ancient labyrinth. If he succeeds, thousands of bloodthirsty monsters will attack. So it's goodbye sunshine, hello darkness as four of us descend into the terrifying underground and beyond. Can Percy navigate his way out of trouble - before Luke's army bring mass destruction to Camp Half-Blood?
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Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief
Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek God. I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until, I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. That's when things started really going wrong. Now I spend my time fighting with swords, battling monsters with my friends, and generally trying to stay alive. This is the one where Zeus, God of the Sky, thinks I've stolen his lightning bolt - and making Zeus angry is a very bad idea. Can Percy find the lightning bolt before a fully-fledged war of the Gods erupts?
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Percy Jackson And The Titan's Curse
Percy and his friends Annabeth and Thalia are heading to Maine to bring two new demigods to Camp Half-Blood. But there they discover that the Great Stirring of the Monsters has begun. And their deadliest enemy yet - the General - is plotting the fall of Olympus. Camp Half-Blood's Oracle predicts that only five demigods from Half-Blood Hill can fight the legions of monsters - and not all of the chosen five will survive the dangerous quest. Percy knows what he must do. And hundreds of bloodthirsty monsters are watching and awaiting his every move.
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Artemis Fowl And The Eternity Code
There are two rules for any brilliant young criminal mastermind attempting to go straight. There
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Half Moon Investigations
Fletcher Moon is a schoolboy and private investigator. Since graduating online, he has solved all sorts of minor mysteries at school and at home. It was only a matter of time before things got serious.
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Artemis Fowl And The Artic Incident
The Facts Contained In This Book, are Just that-Facts. It
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And The Time Paradox
Artemis Fowl is facing his deadliest enemy yet. Himself. Artemis is no stranger to trouble. In fact, he's a magnet for it. Man-eating trolls, armed and dangerous (not to mention high-tech) fairies, flame-throwing goblins - he's seen the lot. He had decided to forego criminal activity of the magical kind. However... Now his mother is gravely ill. Artemis Fowl must travel back through time to steal the cure from the clutches of the young criminal mastermind... Artemis Fowl. That's right. With fairy ally Captain Holly Short by his side, Artemis is going back in time to do battle with himself. Let the misadventure begin.
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Artemis Fowl
Twelve-year-old villain Artemis Fowl is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. His bold and daring plan is to hold a leprechaun to ransom. But he's taking on more than he bargained for when he kidnaps Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance Unit).
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And The Opal Deception
Arch-Criminal artemis Fowl Has Had His Mind Wiped, And Now Someone Wants Him Dead.He remembers nothing of the man-eating trolls and flame throeing goblins from his past. It might help if Artemis actually read what his much- abused biographer has written.Because now he needs his memories back-and fast. A certain power- crazed pixie is out for revenge and Artemis
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The Graphic Novel
This adaptation of his genre-busting, award-winning novel Artemis Fowl has been a labour of love for lifelong graphic novel fan Eoin Colfer, and Andrew Donkin. Art by Giovanni Rigano and colour by Paolo Lamanna. Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a brilliant criminal mastermind. But even Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of bedtime stories. These fairies are armed and they're dangerous. Artemis thinks he's got them just where he wants them, but then they stop playing by the rules...
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Instant Hand Writing Analysis
Handwriting patterns signal elements of your-*unconscious persona *your hidden desires *fears *weaknesses *strengths *attitudes and more!This book covers some of the most important and basic factors of handwriting analysis for the explorer of Graphology- a scientific analytical study of handwriting.With the help of this hand-book you could learn all about a person what all was previously unknown to you(or even himself),in just 30 minutes or less. You can analyze your own handwriting and that of friends and family, with this easy-to-use book.After reading just a few chapters you will know how the...slant, stroke, word spacing, margins, size and preserve, letter formalities and signature, etc. reveal your personality.You can even learn to change certain aspects of yourself by changing the way you write! Compare your writing with the sampler in this book - It is that simple! here is even a chapter on doodles. This book is an exciting and useful key to help in unlocking the potential within you.
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How I Taught my Grandmother To Read
What do you do when your grandmother asks you to teach her the alphabet? Or the President of India takes you on a train ride with him? Or your teacher gives you more marks than you deserve? These are just some of the questions you will find answered in this delightful collection of stories recounting real-life incidents that happened to Sudha Murty, teacher, social worker and wife of the man who founded India's best-known software company, Infosys. Whether it is about the letter she dashed off to J.R.D Tata because his company did not want to employ women, or the student who always falls short of attendance in her class and later realizes his mistake, or how her mother's advice of saving money came in handy when her husband wanted to start a software company, each of these stories teaches a valuable lesson, of simplicity, patriotism and the importance of love and friendship. Funny, heartwarming and spirited, these stories will inspire children to make a difference in the world around them and to become better people.