Pete Milano has always been the class clown and proud of it. What's the point of having friends if you can't make them laugh, right? Even if doing so has the unfortunate side effect of constantly getting him into trouble. But, for once, Pete's tricks have led him to just the right place at just the right time. Now he's about to become famous, because he's been asked to audition for the hottest new movie with the hottest girl costar. But balancing real life with movie life is way harder than it sounds. Will Pete's newfound fame mean losing his girlfriend and all his friends?
"Fans of Charlie Joe Jackson's world will enjoy getting to spend more time with these characters." -School Library Journal
Holly, Anna and Pepino are delighted when King Steve invites them to be his kitchen assistants in an international Royal Bake Off, organised by his older brother, King Sam of Americanada. The prize money could finally make their dream come true: the intergalactic holiday of a lifetime. With one of the contestants also plotting to take over Americanada, can Anna, Holly and Pepino stay out of danger and win the competition?
In this sci-fi middle school adventure by the New York Times bestselling author of the Origami Yoda series, one girl and one robot team up to save their school From the minds of Tom Angleberger, the New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular Origami Yoda series, and Paul Dellinger, an adult science-fiction writer, comes a funny middle school story with a memorable robot title character. Reluctant readers and robot lovers in elementary and middle school will enjoy this fast-paced read that shows just how strange a place middle school can be, particularly when the new student is a state-of-the-art robot. When Max-Maxine Zealster-befriends her new robot classmate Fuzzy, part of Vanguard One Middle School's new Robot Integration Program, she helps him learn everything he needs to know about surviving middle school-the good, the bad, and the really, really, ugly. Little do they know that surviving sixth grade is going to become a true matter of life and death, because Vanguard has an evil presence at its heart: a digital student evaluation system named BARBARA that might be taking its mission to shape the perfect student to extremes! With a strong female main character who will appeal to all readers, Tom Angleberger and Paul Dellinger's new novel offers readers a fresh take on robots. Fuzzy will find its place in the emerging category of bestselling books featuring robots, including Jon Scieszka' s Frank Einstein series and James Patterson's House of Robots.
Alex is a Self-Sufficient Loner Who Doesn't Need Anyone. But Soon She Learns The True Value of Friendship by Working Together!
Alex is a loner in the ice plains. She prefers pigs to people. She's a vegetarian. She starts in a small hut but moves into an igloo that she then renovates. She's good at fighting mobs in the overworld, but not the Nether.
She meets Steve, who annoys her. He shares the legend that the villagers have: Herobrine put a curse on the area so that if a zombie ever kills a villager, zombie pigmen begin appearing and attacking in the overworld.
Alex returns home with the thought that this isn't her problem only to find that zombie pigmen invaded her igloo. She rushes to find Steve, to figure out how to stop the curse.
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Poor Mr Swimble is having a bad day.
Rabbits are bouncing out of his hat, pigeons are flying out of his jacket and every time he points his finger, something magically appears - cheese sandwiches, socks . . . even a small yellow elephant on wheels!
It's becoming a real nuisance - and he's allergic to rabbits.
His friends at the Magic Rectangle can't help, but the mysterious vacuum cleaner he saw that morning may have something to do with it . . .
Fourteen fantastically funny stories from master storyteller Sir Terry Pratchett, full of food fights, pirates, wizards and crooks!
'Arresting stuff! So funny it's criminal!' - PC Gorsebush Jones
Join author Philip Ardagh, assistant Dotty and harassed editor, Adrian, as together they craft the entertaining escapades of young knight-to-be, Tom Dashwood and his merry band of outlaws. Well, just as soon as Philip can be convinced to write the manuscript... A story within a story, this rollicking laugh-out-loud romp is sure to appeal to readers of all ages and is particularly suitable for 7-9s.
Blamehounds: Whenever there's a pong, poo or puddle that can't be explained, Norman and Ringo are the hounds that take the blame. Determined to exploit their status for profit, Blamehounds Inc. is soon in business and small dogs the world over are admitting responsibility for accidents, eruptions and even the occasional war. Cheesemares: Hal is convinced there is a connection between his well-loved cheesy snacks and the horrible nightmares he keeps having. Hal sets off on a mission to solve his cheesemares once and for all.
THE KIDD FAMILY HAS NEVER BACKED DOWN FROM A TREASURE HUNT!
In their newest adventure, the Kidd family searches for lost treasure in the frosty Arctic!
When the biggest heist in history takes place in Moscow, the Kidds rush in to save the day - but instead, they're accused of being the thieves themselves. Time is running out to find the stolen treasure, and they're this close to being thrown into a Russian prison for a crime they didn't commit!
Will the Kidd family find the golden goods in the middle of the frigid Arctic? And even more important - will they make it out of the icy wasteland alive?
The Bolds are a family of hyenas living as humans in a suburban house. But now their kindness to animal waifs and strays has become legendary, and more and more animals keep turning up to stay! But when the Bolds take in a couple of race horses who are on the run, they worry their animal magnetism is getting to be too much. Have these hyenas bitten off more than they can chew?
The laugh-out-loud funny girl-series returns - and Nat is more embarrassed than ever! From TV and radio comedy writing talent Nigel Smith.Nat's class is going on a week-long field trip to hunt for fossils.
Cue mouldy log cabins, potholing, map reading and other totally boring geography-related stuff - all the things that Nat hates... and Dad loves! Of course he volunteers to come along with the class as a parent helper.Normally Nat would strictly forbid Dad's attendance BUT he's finally applied for a 'proper' job - teaching survival skills to juvenile delinquents - which she really wants him to get, as it will keep him busy and stop him interfering in her life!
If all goes well on this trip, he'll definitely get the job. Nat just needs to keep Dad away from the canoes... and anything involving a zip wire, oh and perhaps they shouldn't venture up the rather treacherous-looking mountain Bleak Peak during the rainiest storm of all time...
On Bonefish Street live two very different families...
...the Bobs, who are messy, and the Tweets, who are neat. How can these two strange families get along in the same neighborhood? And are all the Tweets really neat and all the Bobs slobs? The first in a brand-new series of full-color, illustrated high-interest rhyming stories that's just right for reluctant readers. Get ready to laugh!
The laugh-out-loud funny girl-series returns - and Nat is more embarrassed than ever! From TV and radio comedy writing talent Nigel Smith.
For some girls the chance to be a bridesmaid is a dream come true.But for Nathalia it's a total nightmare. From the hideous fairy princess bridesmaid dresses, to the disastrous bridal shower, everything about the wedding of her cousin Tiffannee leaves Nat feeling COMPLETELY ridiculous! So when Nat's best friend Darious Bagley comes up with a plan to get her out of it, Nat jumps at the chance, even if it means being a bridesmaid at another wedding... on the same day!
As if that wasn't enough, guess who's the head wedding planner? That's right...Nat's dad, THE MOST EMBARRASSING DAD IN THE WORLD! Hold on to your fairy wings! There's only one way this is heading...
