Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories

When the Court clockmaker, Mr Urseau, is found dead in his workshop - a dagger in his chest and a key clutched in his hand - rumours start flying.

It's the height of summer and the palace is full of ambassadors and ladies from the Spanish court.

A PUZZLE ON THE STAGE!

The Queen and her Maids of Honour are spending the summer at a nobleman's estate, where a new manor house is being built.

Preparations for the wedding of one of Lady Grace's fellow Maids of Honour are interrupted when a shipment of gold, on its way to the Queen, is stolen!

Since the death of her beloved mother, Lady Grace has become the Queen's favourite Maid of Honour.

Derwent Drive was known as the Speed Creep.

This cat must learn to fight!

Beware of Long Lankin .

When the incredibly attractive Benedict befriends Lily online, she is thrilled.

Dido Twite, heroine of Black Hearts in Battersea and Nightbirds on Nantucket, is on her wildest adventure yet.

Join Ash and Pikachu on an adventure in Galar, the newest Pokemon region!

THE BEST VIDEO GAME YOU EVER PLAYED .

'Don t come after us remember the first thing I ever taught you - that your first duty is to stay alive'For some time now, Zack Darke has been operating solo, in total secrecy, for a shadowy government organisation.

'Honour,' I repeated, wondering how such a small word could have caused so much trouble.

Secret agent Zak Darke is back for his third mission - and the stakes have never been higher.

Some authors just write about it.

There is much excitement at court as the famous painter Levina Teerlimc arrives to paint the Queen's portrait.

There's a new arrival - a mysterious and exotic young princess - at court and Lady Grace can't believe how many rumours there are about her already.

Lady Grace and her fellow Maids of Honour are travelling with the Queen and the rest of the court on their summer Progress.

In the court of Queen Elizabeth I, Maid of Honour Lady Grace, the Queen's favourite and her very own Lady Pursuivant, investigating intrigues at court.

When you grow up in a small town in the north woods, you have to make your own excitement.

WINNER- AUTHOR OF THE YEAR, BRITISH BOOK AWARDS SHORTLISTED- UK AUTHOR CATEGORY, NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2018 Philip Pullman's magnificent bestseller is now in paperback, with new additional illustrations.

There's a reason they're known as the Survival Squad.

There's a reason they're known as the Survival Squad.

PARIS, FRANCE, NOVEMBER 1941A rogue British agent has vanished with a suitcase full of cash and a head full of secrets.

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The second instalment of James Patterson's Minerva Keen mystery series, jam-packed with thrills, chills, laughs and unforgettable characters.

There's a reason they're known as the Survival Squad.

A brand new edition of a Terry Pratchett classic set in Victorian London, and starring cunning but kind Dodger, as he sets off on a whirlwind adventure through the city streetsTHE SEWER IS DODGER S WORLD .

The second exciting title in the Max Cassidy action-adventure series.

While her friend Capt Hughes recovers from a carriage accident, Dido is marooned with the odd inhabitants of the Tegleaze estate.

This is the third book in Paul Adam's fast and furious Max Cassidy thriller series.

Shipwrecked Dido Twite, picked up by a whaling ship, finds herself many miles from home and facing deep troubles.

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Dido Twite is aboard the Thrush, trying to return to England after her adventures in America.

Dido Twite is waylaid by her father, the shady Abednego Twite, acting on instructions from his evil patron.

There's a reason they're known as the Survival Squad.

The Raiders are a talented young skydiving team - with a secret.

1832 - a period of English History that never happened.

Years after a violent war destroyed much of the world, Kaspar has grown up in a society based on peace and harmony.

Another gripping World War Two drama from the master storyteller and multi-award-winner, Robert Swindells.

"e;Simon paid off the driver and turned to follow Mrs Twite.

Five awesome aliens have been unleashed from the darkest corner of the galaxy - and they're out to destroy the universe.

Flame-haired Charity Delafield has grown up in a vast, isolated house - most of which she is forbidden to explore - by her strict, cold father.

Ben Tomlin has been an only child for thirteen years.

Meet George.

It s a rotten old job being King!

Winner of a Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award, 2012The Newman twins have finally been divided.

King Richard, son of James III lies gravely ill and there are rumours that the king's enemy, the Duchess of Burgundy, is preparing an imminent invasion.