These ghostly adventures and spine-chilling stories are great for reads for reluctant readers. Written by well-known authors and illustrated by much-loved illustrators, this series will appeal to boys and girls.

Hazel Hinckley lives in the small town of Havenwood where everyone is born with an extraordinary gift. Hazel's gift gives her the ability to perceive the feelings of others just by looking into their eyes. She secretly despises her gift and hopes to develop an entirely new one. One with at least an inkling of potential to be awesome. On her first day back from Winter Break, Hazel must write down three New Year's Resolutions for an assignment. The task seems daunting at first until a note i...

DJ's family has just inherited a mansion in Sydney courtesy of their relatively unknown and somewhat mysterious Uncle Clive. But moving from their country town to the lap of luxury proves to be easier said than done.Uncle Clive's historic mansion already has other occupants—and these ghostly residents don't want company! They aren't the only ones who don't want the Benson family in the mansion; a former employee wants to scare the Bensons away so he can use the building for his own...

The Full Flight series of reading books are for children and young adults aged 8 to 14 and over who are struggling to read. Each book has been carefully written for those with a reading age of approximately 7 to 8, but are packed full of adventure and brilliant illustrations to really grab the reader interest.An army of rats is taking over the streets of London. Can Sasha and her uncle save the city before it's too late?

The story of Jock and Jean was told to Marie as a child from her fathers imagination. He would tell this story each year around the week before Christmas, and it brought great excitement to Marie, her brother, and her sister. As a child, Marie felt the emotions so strongly such as hiding under the covers in anticipation of Santa coming or imagining the excitement of being on a Christmas adventure. The story also captures a sense of family life in most homes at this time of year. This shoul...

This book is about a horse traveling in a magical land, a camel and friends traveling across a very large desert and a baby weasel exploring the exciting woods he lives in.

Creature Teachers is the story of Big Bubba Black Bear, his mate, Bonnie, and their three young bear cubs, Bumbles, Bella, and Rose. Bubba and Bonnie are concerned that they may not know all that they need to know to help their young cubs survive in the world today. So they seek to learn the most important lessons in life from the animals around them to share with their cubs. The result is a road trip adventure with meaningful thoughts for our children today. The importance of laughter, lo...

The continuing adventures of Magic the blackbird. A heart-warming story for the young and young at heart, beautifully illustrated with photos of animals and birds. Magic and his friends are on a quest to make their home at Earlywood Cemetery a better and safer place for everyone, but things don't go quite according to plan. Will Magic be able to stop the metal monsters polluting the environment before it's too late

O. C. Houndfellow has a nose for finding lost friends or lost items. G. W. Kitkat has a friend he cant find. Her name is Miss Kitty. O. C. would really like to go fishing but agrees to help G. W. find Miss Kitty. She is just nowhere to be found! At least not right away.

Meet Belle. Belle is an adventurous goose who loves her life at the store. By day, she hides out to avoid being purchased. By night, she creates all sorts of exciting adventures for herself. What happens when Belle is purchased by a boy? How will she be able to continue with her adventures? Will the boy be fun to live with? Find out in the first installment of The Adventures of Belle series.

Rachel Smith has been looking forward to celebrating her 8th birthday. Rachel and her parents have planned the best party ever. There will be plenty of food, games and fun. But to Rachels surprise, the party takes some unexpected turns.

A story about dealing with INSECURITY ---- Coby is somewhat short for his age. He's frustrated and thinks himself as a "shrimp." He can't wait for puberty and a growth spurt. He and his friend stumble on to a home break-in and his friend gets caught. The burglar threatens him with a knife. Now he has to figure out how to rescue him from the dangerous man. Can he figure out how to get his friend who has his hands tied? Can his small size help in the rescue or will he get taken as prisoner t...