‘Glows with warmth and wit’ Jenny McLachlan, author of Flirty Dancing‘A witty, feel-good romp of a book’ Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse‘So warm and funny with characters who feel like friends’ Keris Stainton, author of Starring KittyElektra James is back and her life is more hilariously chaotic than ever!Elektra is hoping for BIG things this year... She's finished her first feature film (even if her character was unexpectedly killed off ha...

‘Glows with warmth and wit’ Jenny McLachlan, author of Flirty Dancing‘A witty, feel-good romp of a book’ Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse‘So warm and funny with characters who feel like friends’ Keris Stainton, author of Starring KittyElektra James is back and her life is more hilariously chaotic than ever!Elektra is hoping for BIG things this year...

Bea Black is determined to become the BEST witch she can be, and learn EVERYTHING about magic. So when a school visit from some VERY important guests is announced, Bea is thrilled. It's her chance to help Little Spellshire School for the Extraordinary Arts, and show off what she's learned so far. But when the visitors arrive, they are NOT who the students and teachers were expecting. In fact, they're the opposite! With the witch school at risk of being exposed, it's up to Bea to use her or...

'Funny, heart-warming and just properly brilliant.' Maximum Pop‘Glows with warmth and wit’ Jenny McLachlan‘A witty, feel-good romp of a book. Waiting For Callback is my new favourite teen read!’ Emma CarrollWhen Elektra is discovered by an acting agent, she imagines Oscar glory can't be far away, but instead lurches from one cringe-worthy moment to the next! Just how many times can you be rejected for the part of 'Dead Girl Number Three' without losin...

'There's something in this book for every reader- bits to make you laugh, bits to make you cry and plenty of life-affirming, upbeat moments that make it the perfect tonic. More please!' Emma CarrollElektra has finally landed a part in a film. It’s the dream. Well … until she works out that Straker is a movie so dystopian that within weeks most of the cast and all of the crew wish that the world had actually ended (preferably in scene one). And whi...

This is the story of Messalina – third wife of Emperor Claudius and one of the most notorious women to have inhabited the Roman world.The scandalous image of the Empress Messalina as a ruthless and sexually insatiable schemer, derived from the work of Roman historians such as Tacitus and Suetonius, has taken deep root in the Western imagination. The stories they told about her included nightly visits to a brothel and a twenty-four-hour sex competition with a prosti...

We all know Henry VIII had six wives. But these ladies are FAR too interesting to only be known as wives. Did you know that Catherine of Aragon rallied her troops in full armour while heavily pregnant? Or that Anne of Cleves met Henry VIII BEFORE they married - only she didn't realise, because he was in disguise! Or that it was Catherine Parr who persuaded the king to return his daughters Mary and Elizabeth - two of British history's most famous monarchs - to the line of succession?

Dork Diaries meets Greek myths in these fresh, funny retellings for tweens from passionate classicist Honor Cargill-Martin. Welcome to the Greek Goddess Diaries - where ancient myths get a modern, sassy twist. Meet Pandora, Medusa, Circe and more as they spill their secrets, confess their crushes and get the chance to tell their own story. Diaries include: PANDORA The first woman on Earth who opened a box - and gave the world hope MEDUSA Not a monster, but a 'monstered' woman accepting her...

Make way for the fabulous women characters from Shakespeare's best-loved plays as they take centre stage. Discover Lady Macbeth's cunning methods of persuasion to kill the king, why the queen of the fairies fell in love with a man with a donkey's head, how a shipwrecked girl convinced everyone she was a boy, and much more.With a fact file for each character, comic strips of their key scenes and their key quotes broken down, this book will be the ultimate fun and feminist take on Sh...

This is the story of Messalina – third wife of Emperor Claudius and one of the most notorious women to have inhabited the Roman world.The scandalous image of the Empress Messalina as a ruthless and sexually insatiable schemer, derived from the work of Roman historians such as Tacitus and Suetonius, has taken deep root in the Western imagination. The stories they told about her included nightly visits to a brothel and a twenty-four-hour sex competition with a prostitute. Tales like ...

The ghost of witching legend Minerva Moon is in Bea's house! Can Bea find a way to convince the ghost to return to her own diary--and prevent total classroom chaos in the process?Witching legend Minerva Moon IS IN BEA'S HOUSE! Or at least her diary ghost is. Bea need to get her to go back into HER diary and stop reading BEA'S (which she is finding VERY funny and Bea is not)!Bea hoped Ms. Sparks might be able to help, but it turns out the non-witchy inspecto...

This boxed set for children ages 6-9 includes books 1-4 in the delightful and humorous chapter book series. With black-and-white illustrations throughout.Books 1-4 in the delightful and humorous chapter book series are part of this boxed set for children ages 6-9. Includes New Girl, Halloween Ball, Flying High, and Secret Spells.Told through Bea's diary entries, the Diary of an Accidental Witch series inv...