Fergus can't believe it when his brand-new digital watch starts going backward. Then he crashes (literally) into gadget-loving Murdo, and a second mystery comes to light--all around the neighbourhood, cats are missing.

This book is the winner of the Kelpies Prize 2005. Sharply and wittily observed, it's a story of unlikely friendships, unexpected allies and cat surveillance.

"A ripping yarn and beautifully plotted. A real boys-own adventure story." --Catherine Forde, author of Fat Boy Swim

Welcome to Thistle Street, a bustling wee high street in a Scottish seaside town, where you'll meet lots of friendly folk and some fun Scots words. Join us for a daunder down the street as people go through their day, trying to avoid a stramash on the way to school, having a good blether outside the bakers, and rushing indoors when the weather gets dreich.

This funny story is told in bright rhyming verse and full of the lively characters who work and live on the street, from a grumpy greengrocer and a busy vet to schoolchildren and...

'Hillsborough will be remembered as one of the biggest injustices of the twentieth century, because those who were there to protect the public turned against them in their hour of need. The power of print media was at its absolute peak at that time, before the internet and mobile phones, so they had huge power but no accountability as we found out with Hillsborough. It was a one-way street. The media basically set opinion.' Andy Burnham, Shadow Home Secretary Hillsborough used to be known simply as a suburb of Sheffield and the home of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. After Saturday 15...

Some people think that museums are boring places full of glass cases, dust and stuff no-one cares about: wrong In a hidden headquarters below the exhibits there's a gang ready to handle dangerous, spooky or just plain weird problems: the Museum Mystery Squad. Techie-genius Nabster, mile-a-minute Kennedy, and sharp-eyed Laurie (along with Colin the hamster ) are on hand to tackle the surprising conundrums happening at the museum. From moving pre-historic creatures and secret Egyptian code breaking to missing treasure and the secrets of the famous, there's no brain-twisting, totally improbable...

The Museum Mystery Squad investigates the case of missing donation money. Can the Squad use robots from a new futuristic exhibition to spy on a thief?

Strange lights, eerie sounds -- there's something spooky happening with a Roman helmet. Join the Museum Mystery Squad as they investigate ancient treasure, mystery mosaics and suspicious centurions.

In the Case of the Vanishing Viking, the Museum Mystery Squad investigate legendary longboats, rare runes and hidden hoards to try to solve their latest mystery.