Magnificently mustachioed madman Gussage St Vincent is back from the dead and set on using his pirate galleon time machine to become OVERLORD OF THE UNIVERSE.

Compton Vallance has an incredible secret: he can travel through time using a stinky sandwich. And now he’s in big trouble!

Zoe can’t wait to meet the park’s newest arrival, Tindu the tiger. But Tindu seems sad, and refuses to leave his den.

Earlier this year, a dog danced his way into the history books as the first canine winner of Britain’s Got Talent. En route to the title, Pudsey and his owner Ashleigh Butler won over Walliams, delighted Dixon, stole the heart of Holden, and utterly captivated Cowell. They charmed the nation, too – with millions of viewers tuning in to see them take the crown. But what do we really know of Pudsey’s journey to stardom? How did he get from being a depressed dog to the mutt of the moment? In this, the most unusual celebrity book of the year, he’s finally ready to tell his tale. As a young pup, Pudsey always knew he was somehow different to his dog-standard peers. While his brothers and sisters contented themselves with chasing their tails, he sat apart, yearning for something more.

A cool, sexy romance novel written by seventeen-year-old British sensation Beth Reekles.

Meet Rochelle “Elle” Evans: pretty, popular—and never been kissed. Meet Noah Flynn: badass, volatile—and a total player.

Newbery Honor author Ann Martin’s “heartwrenching and heartwarming” (Kirkus) dog story, now in paperback, with After Words bonus material.

But Ren?e has in her possession a legendary chest said to contain the secret to eternal life-if only they could solve the clues that lie within it. With both the Liberum, a Brotherhood of the Undead, and a team of Monitors, led by Ren?e’s own grandfather, in hot pursuit, Ren?e and Dante must keep the chest safe or risk having it fall into the wrong hands.

A pacy pageturner that asks: Can you be held responsible now for something you did in a previous life?

Limpet, Steffan and Jared. Three best friends crammed into a clapped-out rust bucket of a car on a whirlwind road trip to forget their troubles and see out the end of the summer.

One of the most exhilarating true adventures in history, the race into space was marked by courage, duplicity, political paranoia, astonishing technological feats, and unbelievable triumphs in the face of overwhelming adversity.

TJ’s friend Jamie is the heart and soul of the Parkview football team, but although he’s a great tackler his passes are dangerously random – and he can’t resist the stodgy food that his mum and the school cook love to tempt him with.

He passionately wants to attend school, but fears Grandmother will say no. Finally gathering his courage, he is surprised when she not only agrees to send him to school but also chides him about the importance of standing up for himself.

Freaky Peaks takes the intrepid young explorer on a thrilling tour of the tallest mountains – from Everest to Kilimanjaro

Geography with the gritty bits left in! Where in the world can you: Peer over the edge of a roaring waterfall?