Magical Stories

Terry Pratchett's Discworld series takes place in a fantastical urban zone called Ankh-Morpork, which is looked over by the Ankh-Morpork City Watch.  Check out five of Terry Pratchett's Discworld books with this amazing collection! Titles in this Collection: • Going Postal • Guards! Guards! • Mort • Equal Rites • The Colour of Magic Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781804994122 • Author:  Terry Pratchett • Publisher:  Corgi • Format:  Book Collection

It is Marine Blue’s first day at Mermaid School, and she’s worried.  What if she can’t make any friends?  Or has to ride a seahorse?   And what will the teachers think when they find out that her aunt is Christabel Blue, the famous singer and DJ but also the naughtiest mermaid in the school’s history? Marine’s determined to make a good impression, but the Bue family are never far away from trouble… Titles in this collection: • Mermaid School • The Clamshell Show • Ready, Steady, Swim! • All Aboard! • Save Our Seas! • The Spooky Shipwreck Perfect for little mermaid lovers! Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781839134579 • Author: Lucy Courtenay  • Publisher:  Andersen Press • Format:  Box Set

When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shrivelled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself is not safe. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark Mark: there is a Death Eater amongst them. Harry will need powerful magic and true friends as he explores Voldemort's darkest secrets, and Dumbledore prepares him to face his destiny. A new edition of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series. With huge child appeal, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. It's time to pass the magic on. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408855706 • Author: J.K. Rowling • Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 560 • Dimensions: 19.5 x 12.6 x 3.6 cm

Discover the enchanting world of The House at the Edge of Magic series, a captivating trilogy filled with magical adventures, courageous heroines, and extraordinary quests. Immerse yourself in a realm where imagination knows no bounds as you follow the thrilling escapades of our young protagonist and her newfound companions.  Join them on a journey brimming with mystery, danger, and the power of friendship, and unlock the secrets of a house that holds unimaginable wonders. Embark on an unforgettable reading experience with this delightful trilogy that will transport readers of all ages to a place where magic reigns supreme. Included in this Collection: • The House at the Edge of Magic • The Tower at the End of Time • The Bookshop at the Back of Beyond Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781529519952 • Author:  Amy Sparkes • Publisher:  Walker Books • Format:  Book Collection

Fourteen-year-old Brystal Evergreen has always known she was destined for great things–that is, if she can survive the oppressive Southern Kingdom.  Her only escape is books, but since it's illegal for women to read in her country, she has to find creative ways of acquiring them. Titles in this Collection: • A Tale of Witchcraft • A Tale of Magic • A Tale of Sorcery  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781444973204 • Author:  Chris Colfer  • Publisher:  Little, Brown • Format:  Box Set

What if the witch gave Merida a different spell? Merida understands that, as a princess, she has certain obligations - but that doesn't mean she has to like it. Especially when her mother Queen Elinor insists she marries a man she's never met. Desperate to change her destiny, Merida discovers a witch's cottage, where she is given a magical pastry - but instead of feeding it to Elinor, Merida eats the pastry herself, and awakens in the past, just in time to stop her parents from meeting. Now Merida needs to find a way to pacify her parents' rival clans, help them fall in love and prevent her future marriage, all whilst wrestling with the question: if you could change your own fate, would you?  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781837712946 • Author:  Farrah Rochon  • Publisher:  Autumn • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  464 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 19.8 x 2 cm

Andy and Terry have expanded their treehouse! There are now thirteen brand-new storeys, including a dodgem-car rink, a skate ramp, a mud-fighting arena, an antigravity chamber and a ice-cream parlour with seventy-eight flavours run by an ice-cream-serving robot called Edward Scooperhands.The 26-Storey Treehouse is a laugh-out-loud story told through a combination of text and fantastic cartoon-style illustrations. Watch out for the Maze of Doom - a maze so complicated that nobody who has gone in has ever come out again . . . well, not yet anyway . . . Product Information: • ISBN: 9781447279808 • Author: Andy Griffiths • Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 13 x 2.3 x 19.6 cm

Harry Potter is preparing to leave the Dursleys and Privet Drive for the last time. But the future that awaits him is full of danger, not only for him, but for anyone close to him - and Harry has already lost so much.  Only by destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes can Harry free himself and overcome the Dark Lord's forces of evil. In this dramatic conclusion to the Harry Potter series, Harry must leave his most loyal friends behind, and in a final perilous journey find the strength and the will to face his terrifying destiny: a deadly confrontation that is his alone to fight. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408855713 • Author: J.K. Rowling • Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 640 • Dimensions: 19.7 x 13 x 3.9cm

Join Andy and Terry in their 91-storey spectacular treehouse. They've added thirteen new levels, including the world's most powerful whirlpool, a mashed-potato-and-gravy train and a human pinball machine.  Why not try your luck on the spin-and-win prize wheel or hang out in a giant spider web (with a giant spider). You can always get your fortune told by Madam Know-it-all or eat a submarine sandwich the size of an actual submarine while deciding whether or not to push the BIG RED BUTTON. Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781509839162 • Author: Andy Griffiths • Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 13 x 2.4 x 19.7 cm

Christmas is only a day away, and Millicent Mouse has scrubbed and dusted and baked, until everything is perfect! But when Millicent's friends need help, her plans go topsy-turvy! How will she have her perfect Christmas now? Product Information:• ISBN: 9781848690752• Author: Marni McGee• Publisher: Little Tiger• Format: Paperback• Dimensions: 28 x 25cm

Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him.  There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408855690 • Author: J.K. Rowling • Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 816 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 5.2cm

Our hero Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his Grandma’s house. She’s the boringest Grandma ever: all she wants to do is to play Scrabble, and eat cabbage soup. But there are two things Ben doesn’t know about his Grandma... 1) She was once an international jewel thief. 2) All her life, she has been plotting to steal the Crown Jewels, and now she needs Ben’s help... Product Information: • ISBN: 9780007371464 • Author: David Walliams • Publisher: Harper Collins • Format: Paperback • Pages: 296 • Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.5cm

When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter.  Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry's tea leaves . But perhaps most terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408855676 • Author: J.K. Rowling • Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 480 • Dimensions: 19.7 x 13 x 3.1cm

Dog Man and Petey face their biggest challenges yet in the tenth Dog Man book from worldwide bestselling author and illustrator Dav Pilkey - now available in paperback. Dog Man is down on his luck, Petey confronts his not so purr-fect past, and Grampa is up to no good. The world is spinningout of control as new villains spill into town. Everything seems dark and full of despair. But hope is not lost. Can the incredible power of love save the day? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780702313493 • Author: Dav Pilkey • Publisher: Scholastic • Format: Paperback • Pages: 224 • Dimensions: 21.1 x 15 x 1.4 cm

A classic collection of tales for young readers of about six, featuring beloved characters and lively stories by P.L. Travers, Jill Barklem, Michael Morpurgo and others, chosen by children's book expert, Julia Eccleshare. The Banks family are searching for a nanny; Macaw the parrot helps out at the fish and chip shop and a stonecutter dreams of becoming an emperor… These classic stories are wonderful to share and enjoy with your child at any time of the year or would make the perfect birthday gift.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780008524708 • Author: Julia Eccleshare • Publisher:  HarperCollins Publishers • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  217 • Dimensions:  12.8 x 19.8 x 2.2 cm

Make your appointment if you dare… Darkness had come to the town. Strange things were happening in the dead of night. Children would put a tooth under their pillow for the tooth fairy, but in the morning they would wake up to find… a dead slug; a live spider; hundreds of earwigs creeping and crawling beneath their pillow. Evil was at work. But who or what was behind it... Product Information: • ISBN: 9780007453580 • Author: David Walliams • Publisher: Harper Collins • Format: Paperback • Pages: 440 • Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 3.5cm

Half boy, half god, half hero. Percy Jackson’s enemies are back, and looking for a way to destroy Camp Half-Blood. To stop them, Percy and his friends must take on a new quest through the mysterious labyrinth – a sprawling underground world with deadly surprises at every turn. But the labyrinth was built to keep heroes out, and secrets safe within. As time runs out and the Titans draws near, can Percy save the day once more? Return to the World of Percy Jackson in the best-selling, brand-new adventure featuring the original hero in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Chalice of the Gods – out now! And don't miss the trio's next adventure in Percy Jackson and the Olympians.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780141346830 • Author:  Rick Riordan • Publisher:  Puffin • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  384 • Dimensions:  19.8 x 12.9 x 2.31 cm

Jack’s Grandpa... wears his slippers to the supermarket, serves up Spam à la Custard for dinner and often doesn’t remember Jack’s name. But he can still take to the skies in a speeding Spitfire and save the day... An exquisite portrait of the bond between a small boy and his beloved Grandpa – this book takes readers on an incredible journey with Spitfires over London and Great Escapes through the city in a high octane adventure full of comedy and heart. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008183424 • Author: David Walliams • Publisher: Harper Collins • Format: Paperback • Pages: 461 • Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 3.5cm

The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition.  Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is amazed to find his name is one of those that the magical cup picks out. He will face death-defying tasks, dragons, and dark wizards, but with the help of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, he might just make it through - alive!  Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408855683 • Author: J.K. Rowling • Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 640 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 4.1cm

Join another Meg and Mog adventure and explore the fun into Meg's Christmas time! With a flood disaster, will Christmas be saved by Meg, Mog and the Owl? Will it be the very special day everyone deserves? Get festive this Christmas time with a creatively-illustrated tale of adventures with your favourite pair of witches! 'Meg and Mog have become classics, exuberant and crazy' - Junior. Product Information:• ISBN: 9780241432594• Author: Jan Pienkowski { David Walser• Publisher: Puffin Books• Format: Paperback• Pages: 32• Dimensions: 22.4 x 22 x 0.3cm