Item category 1: Mystery & Adventure

When Enola Holmes, sister to the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to London in search of her. But nothing can prepare her for what awaits. Because when she arrives, she finds herself involved in the kidnapping of a young marquess, f...

When Enola Holmes, sister to the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to London in search of her. But nothing can prepare her for what awaits. Because when she arrives, she finds herself involved in the kidnapping of a young marquess, f...

Be careful. We are being watched. That's the message Enola Holmes gets from her friend Lady Cecily, who uses her pink fan to signal danger. Enola must save Cecily, who is being held prisoner in an abysmal orphanage. If Cecily isnt rescued, she'll be forced into a miserable marriage! But Enola's b...

Twelve-year-old Randi, unhappy about moving from Brooklyn to Deer Creek, Tennessee, after her mother's death, soon finds new friends and a case to solve surrounding a stolen time capsule and rumors of a centuries-old treasure.

Great news! Ari's friend Jez has discovered another portal. Portals usually mean trouble... but this time, Ari and his friends realize it's a portal to a parallel universe. Ari is shocked to find that in this world, he's a millionaire! With a butler, dragon pets, and all the candy he could possib...

Ari is just a regular avatar from Blockville who loves hanging out with his two best friends Zeke, an obby and parkour pro, and Jez, the ultimate hacker and Queen of Tech. Ari and his friends have discovered a portal to a parallel universe. And Ari is shocked to find that in this world, he's a mi...

Why is everyone so afraid of the castle on the hill, and what dark secrets lurk inside its walls? Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann, Jack and Kiki the parrot are on holiday in the countryside, staying on the side of Castle Hill. When flashing lights are seen in a distant tower, they decide to investigate a...

Catrina's theatrical Aunty Lily is in town to perform in a musical production, bringing five kittens for Catrina's birthday! Then disaster strikes! Catrina's kittens are kidnapped just as some very valuable jewels disappear from the theatre. It's time for Catrina to use her special powers one aga...

When best friends Catvinkle and Ula are asked to defend two sheep accused of eating Amsterdam's tulips, they're not sure what to believe. The sheep say they're innocent, but they do look very sheepish. To win this case, Catvinkle will need the help of a wolfhound, a llama, two travelling koalas, ...

A mysterious compass with a fifth direction transports a young boy to an extensive cave system filled with bats, treacherous drops and hidden dangers. Luckily, survival expert Bear Grylls is on hand to guide him safely out, facing his fears and gaining in confidence along the way.

Practically-perfect twelve-year-old Victoria Wright must lie, sneak, and break the rules when her investigation of the disappearance of her best - and only - friend reveals dark secrets about her town and the orphanage run by the reclusive Mrs. Cavendish.

Charlie Thorne is a genius. Charlie Thorne is a thief. Charlie Thorne isn't old enough to drive. And now it's up to her to save the world... Decades ago, Albert Einstein devised an equation that could benefit all life on earth - or destroy it. Fearing what would happen if the equation fell into t...

Felix and Livia are being pursued across the Roman empire, from the darkest, dampest corner of Gaul to the dry, desert sands of Tadmor. They must reach Rome by the Ides of April to rescue Livia's brother before he is sent into the arena to do battle with lions - and perhaps a vicious ostrich or t...

SHADOW is cooking up a new invention which could put SHINE in a real jam. It's a recipe for disaster! Special agent EJ12 needs to be patient and keep her eyes peeled. She must get inside the chocolate cake factory, find out what is going on and stop SHADOW's plan. 7 +

The world's largest diamond collection has disappeared just days before Christmas. But how and when will evil agency SHADOW smuggle it out of the country?

Strange things are happening in some of Italy's most famous cities. What is evil agency SHADOW up to? Team Leader Agent EJ12 and the SHINE STARS split up to find the clues. But will EJ12 be able to piece them all together in time to stop SHADOW? That's the easy part. As EJ12, Emma Jacks can do an...

Why did Bill have to bring the babyish Gustavus with them on holiday? Jack knows he'll only be trouble. But when Gustavus is kidnapped, along with Philip, Dinah, and Lucy-Ann, Jack and Kiki the parrot bravely set out to rescue them, leading them to a faraway land and the discovery of a plot to ki...

ADVENTURE STORIES. AUSTRALIAN. First, in Mind Games, super smart hackers are attacking the software that protects GIBs ultra-powerful satellite, WorldEye. Sources lead Zac to Bladesville, a huge city where all the latest games and gadgets are developed. Can Zac track down the hackers, and outsmar...

ADVENTURE STORIES (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). Twelve-year-old Grey gets sucked into a hacked, virtual reality version of Fortnite Battle Royale along with one hundred other players. To get home, he must become one of the top five players before the season ends, or he's stuck in Fortnite for another t...

Cody, Quinn, Luke, M.E. and Mika are the Code Busters -- clever clue hunters with a passion for puzzles. They are ready to prove they are the best at solving codes after Matt the Brat forms his own club. The teachers put on a scavenger hunt throughout the school and the group that can complete it...

New girl Claudine is out to break every school rule she can. The twins are enchanted by her antics, but will Claudine last the term?

The only antidote is being held for ransom. If Zac can't find the culprits, the entire town, including Zac himself, will be bald within a day. No-one messes with Zac's hair...this time, it's personal!. Ages 9+

Friday's Mum, the Nobel Prize winning physicist, has been accused of espionage. The police think she's been selling secrets about the CERN Hadron Super Collider.Friday knows her mother isn't capable of such a thing - this is a woman who can't even operate a dishwasher. She's got to smuggle hersel...

Jack McKinley is an ordinary boy with an extraordinary problem. In a few months, he is going to die. He needs to find the seven magic loculi that, when combined, have the power to cure him. The loculi are relics from a lost civilization that has not been seen in thousands of years. And in order t...

Jamie has just moved to Ammonite Bay, a stretch of coastline famed for its fossils. Lots of dinosaur fans visit Ammonite Bay to search for fossils, and Jamie is one of the biggest dinosaur fans ever. He's a member of the Dinosaur Club, a network of kids around the world who share dinosaur knowled...

Captain Marvel owns the metropolis of New York City-or at least she'd like to think she does. So, when the evil Ultron decides to descend upon the Big Apple-and he's not there to take in a Broadway show-Captain Marvel takes it upon herself to personally rid the city of his villainous presence. Sh...

There are some things about Seagull's Nest that 11-year-old Skye Starling likes... Egg sandwiches (tick) - Admiral Mittens (her cat) who's always trying to get her attention (tick) - Writing mystery stories about star detective Red Fox (tick) - Spying on suspicious townsfolk with her new friend B...

The reader's choices determine whether three friends will survive after being mysteriously transported back in time to when huge insects swarmed the skies and fearsome dinosaurs ruled.

The gamer squad is on an Open World quest to save Atlantis from sea monsters, but thirteen-year-old Kai is uncomfortable with his vital role in this game, and worried about an upcoming oral presentation at school.