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Kyle is less than pleased about getting dumped at his eccentric old grandad's for the day, but a whole new world opens up to him when he's introduced to the marvels that can be found in the beck at the bottom of his grandad's garden. Once filthy and full of rubbish, the beck has been cleaned up a...

Grace Darling nearly drowned when she was eight years old, leaving her with a fear of boats and the sea. But it's a fear she has to overcome as the daughter of a lighthouse keeper, living on the Longstone Rock with her parents, four brothers, three sisters and her beloved dog, Happy. Losses at se...

Big Nate is flipping out! Everyone knows N-A-T-E does NOT equal N-E-A-T! And when Nate's sloppiness gets out of hand, his best friend Francis gets in serious trouble. Can Nate clean up his act? Or will he flip out first?

When you've got a head the size of Big Nate's then losing it is not an option. But Nate's school P.S. 38 gets beaten by arch-rivals Jefferson Middle School at everything! Whether it's sports, maths or a snowball fight in the park, P.S. 38 just can't ever seem to win. So when their school springs ...

Big Nate is back in the sixth instalment of his own super-funny series. Big Nate is not having the best of luck, but that all changes when Chad lets him borrow his lucky foot.

Big Nate's scout troop is fundraising and while door-to-door selling isn't really Nate's thing, there's nothing like a grand prize to get him motivated. Especially when the prize is an awesomely cool customised skateboard (and following an incident with a poodle and a bridge Nate is in need of a ...

Big Nate has got his heart set on leading his sports team to victory. But it won't be easy. He's stuck with Gina, his all time enemy and really rubbish player. Worse yet they have to work together on the class special project which means Gina's allowed to call on Nate at home!

Joe is tired of being called average and feeling completely forgettable at school. So when he hears that a Bigfoot-like beast has been spotted in some nearby woods, he spots an opportunity. Surely capturing Bigfoot will make him stand out from the crowd and bring him the popularity he longs for? ...

Marjan travels around the globe in search of a mythical bird in terrible danger, whose fate could determine the future of the world. Marjan Dastani is successfully leading a double life - for now. Only a few people close to her know that when she's not in school, she travels the world taking care...

Amid the terrifying times of World War 2, one brave cat leads the way to safety, out of the blazing hell of blitzed Coventry. People touch her for luck; fear her as an omen for disaster. Wherever she goes, she changes lives. She is the Blitzcat.