They came to Kenya to begin again. Someone was making the wildlife disappear.Fifteen-year-old Tess Mercer never asked to exchange her life in Britain for a wildlife rescue centre in Kenya.Her mother calls it a fresh start. Her adventurous brother Finn thinks it is the greatest thing that has ever happened to them. Ten-year-old Bea is fascinated by the unfamiliar sounds of the wilderness.Tess just wants her old life back.Then, on the family's...

Whistlewick Zoo was supposed to be quiet again. Then the northern hill began to roar.On the morning Asha Patel is finally meant to leave Whistlewick Zoo, the clock unexpectedly strikes thirteen—and every animal begins talking at once.From the trees beyond the zoo's northern boundary comes a desperate message: a snow leopard cub named Ketu has disappeared.The clues lead Asha, Zeke, Frankie and Max towards Snow Leopard Mountain, an abandoned part of W...

The Midnight Zoo Crew's final case begins with a face smiling beneath the aquarium glass.Asha and her friends are finally preparing to leave Whistlewick Zoo when a strange creature appears inside a drained aquarium tank.It has four long toes, feathery gills and a wide mouth that looks like a smile.Its name is Nix.Hidden beneath the aquarium is an ancient network of tunnels, mineral-lit waterways and forgotten chambers connected to Whistlewic...

In 1986, one of television's most ambitious adventure programmes ended in the Patagonian wilderness.Its field reporter vanished. Its final episode was destroyed. Its researcher, Inez Bell, was blamed for sending the expedition in the wrong direction.The truth was never broadcast.Forty years later, Inez's fourteen-year-old granddaughter, Mara Bell, receives an invitation to complete the journey her grandmother abandoned. Determined to clear Inez's na...

He was the last person anyone would choose. And that was the point. Eighteen-year-old Jamie Vale has never stood out.His A-level results are disappointing. His friends are moving on without him. A place at a good university seems increasingly unlikely, and Jamie has no clear idea what he is supposed to do with the rest of his life.Then he finds an unusual job advertisement.No degree required. Full training provided. Surprisingly good pay.The position at Meri...

A hidden planet. A recreated species. An experiment that could decide the future of humanity. The year is 3676.Human civilisation disappeared more than a thousand years ago, destroyed by disease, war, environmental collapse and the machines humanity created. Intelligent robots now inhabit the restored Earth and have spread into space—but their seemingly perfect civilisation is facing a crisis of its own.To survive, a secret group of robot scientists begins ...

Paradise was supposed to bring the Carter family closer. Instead, the Pacific gives them a fight for survival. A thrilling family adventure across the islands of PolynesiaThe Carter family is sailing from French Polynesia towards the Cook Islands aboard their catamaran, Sea Wanderer, when ten-year-old Sophie spots something orange rising and disappearing between the waves.It is a plastic fish crate.Clinging to it is fifteen-year-old...

Five teenagers. One dream trek. A forbidden trail. Mara Bennett has prepared for every kilometre of the famous W Trek through Torres del Paine. She has studied the maps, weighed the food, checked the equipment and memorised the emergency plan. As far as she is concerned, nothing has been left to chance.But Patagonia does not follow anyone's plan.Soon after the expedition begins, supplies start disappearing. A disturbing warning appears beside the group's tent. Rivalries dee...

What if the most important quiz you ever took didn't test what you knew - but who you chose to become? Eleven-year-old Nora Bell is having one of those days when everything seems to go wrong. But while waiting in Hallowmere Library, she discovers a dusty book hidden behind a forgotten shelf.It is called The Last Quiz of Squishara.Inside is a strange quiz filled with questions that have no simple right or wrong answers. When...

Welcome to Whistlewick Zoo - where the animals have secrets, the tunnels have mysteries, and midnight lasts thirteen magical minutes. Eleven-year-old Asha Patel thinks her summer as a junior keeper will involve feeding animals, cleaning enclosures and trying not to get into trouble.She is wrong.A penguin steals her name badge. A llama spits at suspicious visitors. A red panda escapes into the gift shop. Then the zoo's famous clock tower stops roaring—and so...

Some competitions are won with speed. Others reveal what lies beneath.Fourteen-year-old Maia Teva has returned to the Polynesian island of Mahana to compete in the legendary Black Pearl Challenge—a demanding contest of diving skill, underwater navigation and courage.Winning could help Maia's family and prove that she is no longer the frightened girl who once froze beneath the water. But during the final challenge, Maia discovers something that was ...

One thousand miles. A team of devoted dogs. A trail built on lies. Seventeen-year-old Mara Calder has spent her life training huskies at her family's small kennel in Alaska. She understands every movement of an ear, every change in a pawfall and every warning hidden in a dog's eyes. People are far more difficult.When Mara gives up a certain victory to rescue an injured young musher, footage of her bravery spreads around the world. Suddenly, she is offered the oppor...