The story starts in a land known to bears as the Great Northern Forest of the East. Humans will know it as the Siberian Region of Russia. Young Lily discovers a bear cub named Boris hiding in her garden shed and finds that he can talk. On listening to his story, she learns of a mystical man coming in contact with the bear community in their forest in Russia who gave the bears power of speech through a magical talisman. Boriss father, Grigor, was the leader of the group until an evil bear n...

Bloomsbury presents Dead Air by William Elliott Hazelgrove, read by John MoraitisA "granular history" (Wall Street Journal) of the greatest hoax in radio history and the panic that followed, which Publishers Weekly calls "a rollicking portrait of a director on the cusp of greatness" and Booklist**, in a starred review, says, "Hazelgrove’s feveris...

Bloomsbury presents Capone's Vault by William Elliott Hazelgrove, read by John Moraitis.Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the broadcast, an inside look at the historic televised reveal of Al Capone’s vaults that would define Geraldo Rivera’s career and change television forever.In 1986, more people watched The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vaults than either the Super Bowl or David Frost’s interview with Richard Nixon. It was a high-wire, h...

All six episodes of the sharp-edged sitcom set around an unconventional babysitting club, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 as The Circle.Wheeler-dealer snooker club owner Geoff Bryant and his wife Jenny have recently moved onto a new estate in Whittleshulme, Cheshire. Described in the brochure as an 'exclusive village development', it's squarely aimed at yuppies, the nouveau-riche and high-fliers. The trouble is, there are no local teenagers to babysit, leav...

Nearly a century ago, in the Forbidden City, China’s last emperor reigned from his dragon throne. Although he was only a boy, the imperial decrees issued in his name echoed in every corner of the country. Every man had to shave his head and wear a single pigtail to symbolize his submission to the emperor, and every woman was second in importance to the men in her family. Women were obedient to their fathers and brothers and later to the husbands in their arranged marriages. Certainly no wo...

The sixteenth book of Tashi's adventures, in which Tashi and his friends use clay and magic to make a golem who will stand up to the bully boy, Bang Bang. But will their big golem obey them? And can they rescue Ah Chu's baby sister from the River Pirate before the pirates sail away?The Baron's nephew Bang-Bang is going to take over Wise-as-an-Owl's fresh water spring, which he uses for his medicines, so Tashi and his friends use clay and magic to make a golem who w...

**Soon to be a major TV series starring Lenny Rush, Sian Clifford and Tom Davis**A shocking announcement from the Vampire Prince begins a tale of ghoulish intrigue and hilarious horror…Welcome to the village of Katchem-by-the-Throat, where vampires have ruled for hundreds of years.Valentine, the vampire prince, has a terrible secret – he doesn't like blood! He prefers chips and a small glass of red…His startling confession leaves Ki...

The gripping children's debut from the Sunday Times and Irish Times No. 1 bestselling author is a page-turning fantasy quest novel for fans of C****ornelia Funke, Susan Cooper and Philip Pullman.'I am proud to die for Carcassia,' said Kaia. 'All Runners have a special place in our world, in our history.'Kaia Kukura has been awarded the great honour of protecting her country, and is determined to bring weal...

Dangerous Games is a range of adventure stories aimed at reluctant older readers. The series is set in a computer games company and follows designers Sima, Kojo and Tom. Each story sees them designing and developing a computer game which they then enter for real - encountering exciting and sometimes deadly situations... A book about Greek legends sparks an idea for a computer game set in a maze. On entering, Sima discovers just how dangerous he maze really is. Before long, the boys in the rea...

Living on the outskirts of one of the planet’s biggest cities among the ruined wharves and warehouses of the docklands many years into the future, 12-year old Yan’s life is pretty dull.  School,  hardly any friends, his dad barely scraping a living as a rat catcher for the government, his mum worrying all the time about where the next meal is coming from – no wonder Yan longs for something exciting to happen. Then he discovers something amazing in one of the derelict buildings near ...

Dangerous Games is a range of adventure stories aimed at reluctant older readers. The series is set in a computer games company and follows designers Sima, Kojo and Tom. Each story sees them designing and developing a computer game which they then enter for real - encountering exciting and sometimes deadly situations... A game set in the frozen waters of Antartica goes horribly wrong when Sima, Tom and Kojo unearth an icy dinosaur from the past. Will a clever gadget help them escape from the...

After the battle of Hakata a magic samurai sword is taken to Mongolia. Many years later it is stolen by a warlock whose name is Arturo.The sword is found in the Shropshire Hills near Church Stretton by a young girl called Rachel.Can Rachel return it to its rightful owner?She soon finds out that it is not as easy as she first thought, Arturo is on her trail.Rachel’s problems become even bigger with the arrival of Cassavius another warlock who is Arturo’s grea...