Humorous Fiction

The bone-shaking new trilogy concludes – the latest adventure in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series Skulduggery Pleasant has many enemies – many, many enemies – and people try to kill him multiple times a day. But when someone puts a price on his head, he finds himself going up...

Things are getting hairy! What could go wrong on the first day of sixth grade? A: You wake up with leg hair out of nowhere. B: You have zero classes with your BFF and watch her run off with her new (annoying) friend. C: You struggle to decide which school club to join because being mixed race makes you feel like you don't belong anywhere. D: All of the above. SERIOUSLY?!

This selfish sister only thinks of herself, and she wants it all—even her brother’s kidney! Everything must belong to her! But who can possibly tell her “no”? Her family must cater to every whim—but where does that leave sister in the end?

In this story, our brave, and not so brave friends in the Hundred Acre Wood will organize a rescue to save the young boy, Christopher Robin, from a mysterious creature known only as... Dus-Torr!

In Lärchenhain steht Chester vor einer gefährlichen Prüfung auf dem gefürchteten „Knochenbrecher"-Parcours. Als Chester sein Selbstvertrauen verliert, erschafft Max mit einem Zauber einen selbstbewussten, aber plötzlich extrem arroganten Chester – und muss ihn mithilfe waghalsiger Mutproben wieder zur Besinnung bringen. Beim großen Blitzball-Turnier zeigt Max neue Höchstleistungen, bis das Hupen eines Horns ihn in alte Ängste zurückwirft. Chester entwickelt gemeinsam mit der Klasse einen mutigen Plan, um Max zu „heilen".

For the very first time, eight of Lynley Dodd's favourite feline characters Slinky Malinki and Scarface Claw, and their escapades, are brought together in this delightful audio collection read by singer and entertainer Jackie Clarke! "Ideal for long car journeys with cranky littlies." Nicky...

Remember when we found that really deep hole and you jumped in and I had to jump in to rescue you and at the bottom of the hole we found the cave of the legendary Peanut Butter Beast? That was one of our deepest – and most dangerous – adventures ever! Let me remind you how it all went down ... and down... and down... and down...

Die Camp-Mitglieder sollen sich für das Trainingsspiel von Kopf bis Fuß in Schlamm einhüllen, sodass sie sich nicht mehr voneinander unterscheiden können. Noch dazu spielen sie nicht in Teams. Nein, jeder tritt gegen jeden an. Wie wird dieser Wettkampf wohl ausgehen, gerade jetzt, wo die Gefühle ohnehin schon am Überkochen sind?

Picture this-Alex Hunter, photography freak, hanging out in Wolf Creek. Who lives in Wolf Creek? Alex's uncle Colin and aunt Marta. They're professional photographers. Uncle Colin and Aunt Marta are pretty cool. They only have two requests. Don't go into the woods late at night. And stay away from the creepy house next door. Poor Alex. He just wanted to take a couple of pictures. But now he's about to find out the secret of Wolf Creek. Late one night. When the moon is full...

Tommy Frazer's dad just got married. Now Tommy's got a new mom. And he's going to a new school—Bell Valley Middle School. Tommy doesn't hate school. But it's hard making friends. And his new school is so big it's easy to get lost. Which is exactly what happens. Tommy gets lost—lost in a maze of empty classrooms. And that's when he hears the voices. Kids' voices crying for help. Voices coming from behind the classroom walls....

Seit Bodhis Familie nach Neu-Nebelheim umgesiedelt wurde, vermisst der Elfjährige sein altes Dorf Nebelheim, dem der Abriss bevorsteht. Bei einem letzten Besuch entdeckt er dort Geister. Auf der Suche nach ihren sterblichen Überresten, die ungefragt nach Neu-Nebelheim umgebettet wurden, spuken sie durch das verlassene Dorf und wollen den Arbeitern aus dem Kohleloch ihre Körper stehlen. Gemeinsam mit der Gespenster-Expertin Joe will Bodhi das Unheil abwenden. Dafür müssen sie die Geister „nur" nach Neu-Nebelheim bringen – ein Abenteuer voller Freundschaft und neuer Hoffnung beginnt.

In this My First I Can Read!, Big Dog wants a sweater like Little Dog’s. Will they find one with the perfect fit? Created by Dav Pilkey, author of Dog Man and The Adventures of Captain Underpants. Little Dog has a sweater, but what about Big Dog? After digging through the dresser, these puppy...

Greg commence bien l'année: il décide d'aider les autres à prendre de bonnes résolutions! Le bus ne passe plus pour l'emmener au collège, son petit frère Manu se rebelle une fois encore, Rodrick fait toujours les 400 coups, tout semble se liguer contre lui! Désormais, Greg marche tous les matins, doit gérer son linge sale, collectionne les mauvaises notes et les punitions, est privé de biscuits, de récréations, n'arrive pas à séduire Inès Hills – la quatrième plus belle fille de l'école – et comble du désespoir, il risque d'être envoyé dans un camp militaire pour les vacances d'été!

Surtout, ne demandez pas à Greg comment se sont passées ses vacances… il ne veut pas en parler ! D'ailleurs, la rentrée scolaire est presque une bonne nouvelle, tellement l'été a été cauchemardesque. Il s'est passé quelque chose dont il n'est pas fier et qu'il veut cacher à tout le monde, même à Robert, son meilleur ami. Mais Rodrick, son grand frère, sait tout… Greg parviendra-t-il à vaincre cette nouvelle année en gardant sa réputation intacte ?

Un jour, Greg Heffley sera célèbre, c'est sûr ! Alors quand sa mère lui offre un journal intime (pardon : un carnet de bord), Greg se dit qu'il va y décrire son quotidien pour ses futurs fans. Bon, pour le moment, Greg va au collège, il a un grand frère tyrannique, un meilleur ami envahissant et des parents qui ne le comprennent pas. Mais faites-lui confiance pour faire de son quotidien une aventure hilarante !

Nate and Katie try their best to protect Mateo from himself. With the Ninja Slayers after him, it’s up to Nate and team to make sure Mateo keeps a low profile. With Robbie Ragsdill seeking vengeance, and the return of an old villain with a wicked plan, it’s going to be harder than ever. Will Mateo end up being a new ally, or more trouble than he’s worth?

The first I Can Read in Tom Watson's bestselling Stick Dog series full of humor, smarts, and friendship! Stick Dog is hungry. As he searches for food in the park, he meets Poo-Poo who joins him on his hunt for food. The two quickly find friendship, but will they ever find something delicious to...

A plucky young goatkeeper sets out on a misadventurous rescue mission in this uproarious debut novel, perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo and Lemony Snicket. In a kingdom ruled by a capricious king, the castle rests on the backs of twenty-four goats, and the welfare of those goats rests on the...

"When I'm faced with a Pilkey fan looking to branch out, this graphic novel is the first book I reach for... If eight books aren't enough, the spinoff series, Agents of S.U.I.T., continues the fun." ―The New York Times With more than four million copies in print, #1 New York Times-bestselling...

Ted McKenley would rather live anywhere than with Frankie “spawn-of-the-devil” Stark. And Frankie wouldn’t go near a coward like Ted. Too bad - their parents just got married and blew their savings turning a creepy old mansion into a boutique hotel. At least it’s big enough for the stepsiblings to stay far apart. But when Ted encounters a disappearing housekeeper and Frankie runs into a screaming suit of armour, their feud becomes the least of their problems.

When Septimus inherits a magical, treasure-finding Hairy Hand from his uncle, life suddenly becomes a lot more exciting and Septimus suddenly gets a lot richer. Then things start to get scary! Funny and scary adventure for 8 -12 year olds, full of jokes, magical familiars and a Dickensian cast of villains Septimus must use all his cleverness to defeat.

Fox—the beloved and popular trickster character featured in the Geisel Award–winning books Fox Has a Problem, Fox at Night, and Fox the Tiger—is on the move! But Fox knows that life is about the journey, not the destination, and if his untraditional transportation methods get him in a bit...

In the tenth novel in New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs’s FunJungle series, super sleuth Teddy Fitzroy is on the case to rescue an abducted young gorilla! When a baby gorilla is stolen from an orphanage in Rwanda, Teddy, his parents, and an old family friend find themselves in a...

Hope's mum has mistakenly over-ordered the beans and they only have two months to get through them all! Several hilarious family meetings take place to discuss ideas: Aunt Rita comes over all 'flavours of Mexico' while Connor wants a bean-eating competition to catch the post-gym crowd. Hope is trying to distance herself from it all in a bid to have 'time to be a child' and let her family sort out their own crises. But she can't deprive her family of her problem-solving abilities for long.

Die kleine Dilly liebt gute Krimis. Sie hat sogar ihren kleinen Hund Watson nach seinem Begleiter benannt und ihm beigebracht, Hinweise zu erschnüffeln und Spuren zu verfolgen. Aber jetzt befinden sich die beiden auf einem luxuriösen Ozeandampfer auf der Reise von Amerika nach London. Tausend Passagiere. Tausend Meilen Ozean um sie herum. Der perfekte Ort für einen Mord ... Oder zwei. Oder drei. Oder vier. Oder MEHR!