"This charmer, long on whimsy and adventure, is sure to appeal to
newly independent and reluctant readers." School Library Journal
Even though Daisy Dawson is late for school again she can t help but stop to free a butterfly trapped in a web. And when she does, something amazing happens Now Daisy can understand everything animals say, from the farm dog, Boom, to the classroom gerbils, to a singing-and dancing ant. And it s a lucky thing, too: when Boom goes missing, Daisy conspires with a horse and squirrel to come to the rescue. With sweet black-and-white illustrations, here...

Alone and on the run from Social Services, fourteen year old Berry has nowhere to go until she meets and old man who entrusts her with a mysterious item that he claims has unbelievable powers. Her life is about to change forever. A terrorist group and the FBI want the item and will stop at nothing to get it. And soon, Berry and fellow outcast, Ell, find themselves in a desperate race across the Atlantic to America. From dodging bullets and escaping capture to being hunted through cities and over deserts, Berry must stay alive long enough to find the item's rightful owner - whoever, or...

KIER WEST - UNARMED & DANGEROUS. His father's been murdered, the police want to arrest him and the bad guys are going to kill him. Kier's life is in tatters and he's on the run. But after seeing a girl attack three muggers on a train, he finds himself drawn into a secret organisation of crime fighters. Sent to an isolated Greek monastery, Kier must learn the ancient art of unarmed combat before embarking on a deadly mission: to bring his father's killers to justice. 'Terrific stuff...classily put together and lip-smackingly gory." The Financial Times.