Worcester News | 8 - 10 years

A Joke a Day (Sidesplitters) by Martin Chatterton

Fri, 27 May 2011 12:30:19 +0100

THIS hilarious collection of 365 jokes (plus one extra for leap years!) will start every day with a smile.

Billie and the Parent Plan by Ann Bryant

Tue, 24 May 2011 11:49:36 +0100

FOLLOW the poignant story of Billie Stubbs, a sparky and unforgettable heroine who is struggling to come to terms with her mother’s remarriage and the sudden acquisition of a new family.

This book is not good for you by Pseudonymous Bosch

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:20:00 +0000

FOR those foolish enough to have read “The Name of this Book is Secret” and too foolhardy to have turned away from “If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late”, the third book in the series is best avoided.

I Spy - the Constantinople Caper by Graham Marks

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:53:16 +0000

TREY is thrilled to be accompanying his father, influential Chicago businessman T. Drummond MacIntyre II, on a trip to Constantinople.

I'm so Not a Pop Star by Kimberly Greene

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 10:14:16 +0000

THIS is the fantastically funny follow-up to "My Sister's A Pop Star", starring straight-talking, super-klutzy Sam.

What I Was by Meg Rosoff

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:30:00 +0000

I'd been kicked out of two boarding schools and the last thing I wanted was to be here, on the East Anglian coast, in a third.

Slapstick Poems by Roger McGough

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:45:20 +0000

IN this stunning, brand-new volume, you'll discover poems about poems, poems about life, poems about kangaroos and chameleons and caterpillars (though not in the same verse) and many more.

Elizabethan Mysteries: Thief, by John Pilkington

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:39:59 +0000

ELIZABETHAN London is dirty, murky and dangerous, so boy-actor Ben can’t wait to escape the city and visit his family.

Billionaire Boy by David Williams

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:50:56 +0000

JOE has a lot of reasons to be happy. About a billion of them, in fact. You see, Joe's rich. Really, really rich.

My Totally Secret Diary: Reality TV Nightmare by Dee Shulman

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:47:03 +0100

Polly Price didn't think it was possible for her actress mother, Arabella Diamonte, to be any more embarrassing than on the trip to San Francisco last summer.

Ballerina Dreams - Dancing Forever by Ann Bryant

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:23:19 +0100

There's a boy in Rose's ballet class! And Rose being Rose, she can't help playing around with him and getting into trouble.

School Friends - Party at Silver Spires by Ann Bryant

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:40:50 +0100

NICOLE is so proud to be starting at Silver Spires boarding school, but she can’t help worrying that her new friends will realize that she doesn’t really fit in.

Harriet's Hare by Dick King-Smith

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:49:15 +0100

HARES don’t talk. Everyone knows that. But the hare Harriet meets one morning in a corn circle in her father's wheatfield is a very unusual hare: a visitor from the far-off planet Pars, come to spend his holidays on Earth in the form of a talking hare.

Pip - The Story of Olive by Kim Kane

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:58:53 +0100

OLIVE Garnaut likes things in pairs. But even with her own perfectly symmetrical family, birthday and bedroom, Olive has only ever felt half. How extraordinary, then, that one day Pip should appear...

Summer Camp Secrets – Best Friends? by Melissa J Morgan

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:35:58 +0100

FUN, friendships, secrets, boys ... Summer Camp has it all!

Enid Blyton's Enchanted World - Silky And The Rainbow Feather by Elise Allen

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:47:08 +0100

ENID Blyton's Enchanted World - Silky the fairy must recruit her friends and scour her homeland - the Land of Fairies - in order to retrieve the magical rainbow feather.

School Friends - Success at Silver Spires by Ann Bryant

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:01:28 +0100

Sasha loves her life at Silver Spires, but hasn't quite found her special passion yet. While all the other girls are pursuing their dream hobbies, Sasha begins to wonder if she isn't getting left behind. But all that changes when she begins sculling at the local water sports club.

Christmas Fairy by Titania Woods

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:47:55 +0100

IT is the Christmas holidays and fairy Twink has her friend Bimi to stay.

Lucky Star by Kitty Wells

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:14:39 +0100

MADDY has always wanted a cat, but now she's got something even better - three small ceramic cats which come to life and give her magical powers!

A World Away by Pauline Francis

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:00:00 +0100

A World Away is a bold and beguiling story of love and separation, set against tragedy of the first settlers inthe New World.

The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:22:01 +0100

Book Two in the Chronicles of Prydain, a classic epic full of breathtaking action, humour, valour and excitement.

Ballet Academy- A Question of Character by Beatrice Masini

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:39:45 +0000

ZOE'S happy to be back at the Academy after the Christmas holidays, and keen to start work on the new character dance lessons they will be having – lessons full of fast steps and excitement.

DOT Robot by Jason Bradbury

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:23:06 +0000

Dot.com billionaire Devlin Lear, founder of the top-secret defence force MeX, has been watching Jackson Farley.

Dogstar by Philip Dalkin

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:18:11 +0000

THE year is 2347. Every living thing has to move to a new planet.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:12:04 +0000

THE highly anticipated sequel to the No.1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling book!

Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Dog Days by Jeff Kinney

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:09:03 +0000

IT'S summer vacation, the weather's great, and all the kids are having fun outside.

Cows in Action - The Victorian Moo-ders by Steve Cole

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:51:39 +0000

Professor McMoo, Pat and Bo aren't just any old cows, they're time-travelling, super-clever Cows In Action who visit past and future, around the world to stop the evil Ter-moo-nators changing history . . .

Style Sisters Green Goddesses by Liz Elwes

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:29:32 +0000

THE Style Sisters go green when a new geography teacher comes to Boughton High!

Jeremy Strong My Brother's Hot Cross Bottom

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:40:32 +0100

Dad stuck his fingers in his ears. 'La La La I can't hear anyone. 'La La La!'

Silverfin - The Graphic Novel by Charlie Higson and Kev Walker

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:44:53 +0100

There's something slithering in the water at Loch Silverfin. Something deadly. Something that must be kept a secret...

Ninnyhammer by Dick King-Smith

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:50:00 +0100

Ninnyhammer might be known as the village simpleton, but Peter knows there's more to him than that...

The Secret Mermaid Enchanted Shell by Sue Mongredien

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:12:52 +0100

Far out in the ocean live the Shell-Keeper mermaids. While the rest of the world sleeps, one little girl joins them for some magical mermaid adventures.

Toad Surprise by Morris Gleitzman

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:46:52 +0100

Come and join Limpy the cane toad on one of his adventures.

Eco Worriers, Dolphin Disasters by Kathryn Lamb

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:57:42 +0100

A school trip to a sea life centre alerts committed eco-worriers, Evie and Lola, to the threat dolphins and other creatures face from plastic rubbish polluting their environment. They must do everything they can to stop it!

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do It Yourself Book - What's Your Story by Jeff Kinney

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:42:43 +0100

What are you gonna do with this thing? This is your book now, so technically you can do whatever you want with it. Puffin Book, RRP £4.99
Age: 9+

Dear Hound by Jill Murphy

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:18:12 +0100

'What on earth are we going to do with him?' asked Sunset. Puffin Book, RRP £9.99
Age: 7+

If You're Reading This, It's Too Late by Pseudonymous Bosch

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:11:14 +0000

Author of 'The Name of This Book is Secret'. If you have read this book then you will definately need to read this one.

Ginger Snaps by Cath Cassidy

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:16:28 +0000

Friendships don't stay strong all by themselves... you have to work at it! Read this book to find out if Ginger and Shannon can stay best friends forever.

I'm so not a Pop Star by Kimberly Greene

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:17:10 +0000

Hi,I'm Sam and this is my blog! My life is TOTALLY weird right now because...

Then by Morris Gleitzman

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:11:28 +0000

A little hope goes a long way.

Saxby Smart Private Detective - The Pirates Blood and other case files by Simon Cheshire

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:05:43 +0000

A ghostly handprint inside a museum case containing pirates treasure, a classmate with a mysterious secret, and a strange case of arson in a bookshop...

Hammy the Wonder Hamster by Poppy Harris

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:33:03 +0000

The cleverest hamster the world has ever seen!

Magic Puppy - School of Mischief by Sue Bentley

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:50:34 +0000

NEVER in Freya's wildest dreams had she imagined having a magic puppy for a friend!

Diary of a Toothfairy by Alan Durant, illustrations by Vanessa Cabban

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:09:16 +0000

Pip has always wanted to be a tooth fairy and now she's going to training school to learn the tricks of the tooth fairy trade.

Katie Price's Perfect Ponies - Pony in Disguise

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:52:22 +0000

"Ponies don't just disappear. Carol must be somewhere and we're going to help find her!"

Give Peas a Chance by Morris Gleitzman

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:48:32 +0100

If you want ribtickling fun then this book will make you laugh until you cry!

Magic Puppy - Party Dreams by Sue Bentley

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:38:05 +0100

Never in Paige's wildest dreams had she imagined having a magic puppy for a friend!

Araminta Spook Ghostsitters as told to Angie Sage

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:07:25 +0100

Home alone with two ghosts.
Can the girls work out a way to get Ned and Jed out of the house for good?

Spydog Superbrain by Andrew Cope

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:01:58 +0100

She drives cars. She's a playstation champ. She's got a black belt in Karate... She's Agent GM451 (or Lara to you - Licenced Assault and Rescue Animal).

Ice Claw by David Gilman

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:26:03 +0100

Max Gordon: Wanted for Murder.

Call of the Wild by Jack London

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:20:49 +0100

Take a trek with Buck the dog and await the call of the wild!

Percy Jackson and The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:16:53 +0100

Can Percy survive the treacherous sea of monsters and restore order the Half-Blood Hill? Read this story to find out.

A Stanley Wells Mystery - Tree Soup by Joel Stewart

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:59:55 +0100

Stanley Wells is an ordinary boy with some extraordinary friends - not least the mysterious Dr Moon and his canine companion Morcambe.

The Famous Fives Survival Guide by Enid Blyton

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:36:22 +0100

Packed with useful information on surviving outdoors and solving mysteries, here is the one mysteries that the Famous Five never managed to solve.

Hocus Pocus by Paul Kieve

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:01:31 +0100

A tale of magnificant magicians and their amazing facts
With an introduction by Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter).

Why the Wales Came by Michael Morpurgo

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:33:35 +0100

Grace and her friend Daniel are warned to keep away from Samson island as it is Cursed.

The Bare Bum Gang Battle the Dogsnatchers by Anthony McGowan

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:55:11 +0100

Ludo, Noah, Jamie, Philip and Jennifer are THE BARE BUM GANG! They have an embarrassing name but a cool Gang Den, so things could be worse.

Saxby Smart Private Detective - The Fangs of the Dragon and other Case Files by Simon Cheshire

Mon, 12 May 2008 15:16:00 +0100

A string of break-ins where nothing is stolen, a rare comic book snatched from an undamaged safe, and clues apparently leading to a hidden treasure...

Scarper Jack & The Bloodstained Room by Christopher Russell

Mon, 12 May 2008 15:11:00 +0100

'I heard a MURDER being planned'.

Trouble According to Humphrey by Betty G Birney

Mon, 12 May 2008 14:59:00 +0100

Dear friends, Room 26 of Longfellow School, where I live, is usually a peaceful place.

Magic Puppy - A New Beginning by Sue Bentley

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:53:00 +0100

Never in Lily's wildest dreams had she imagined having a magic puppy for a friend!

Demon's Rock by Sandra Glover

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:46:00 +0100

Demon's Rock is feared by the locals.

Nim's Island by Wendy Orr

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:32:00 +0100

Nim's island is the most beautiful island in the whole world.

Chips, Beans and Limousines by Leila Rasheed

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:26:00 +0100

Dear New Diary, I have a surprise for you. It is a BIG surprise.

Katie the Revolting Holiday by Mary Hooper

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:19:00 +0100

Monday's diary.

Sky Wolves by Livi Michael

Wed, 07 May 2008 15:47:00 +0100

When Sam's aunt rescues a lost dog, Sam knows that something incredible is going to happen.

Animal Investigator's Mission 2 - Ghost Dogs by Susan Gates

Wed, 07 May 2008 15:43:00 +0100

When expert tracker Ellis is sent to investigate stories of greyhound poisoning, he is shocked to come face-to-face with a strange feral boy, and a pack of what seem to be ghostly dogs.

Eco-Worriers Tree Troubles by Kathryn Lamb

Wed, 07 May 2008 15:33:00 +0100

Lola and Evie are extremely worried about the state of the planet and are determined to get their school to go green.

Tangshan Tigers - The Stolen Jade by Dan Lee

Wed, 07 May 2008 15:24:00 +0100

Matt James is thrilled to win a place at the Beijing International Academy for Martial Arts.

Matilda by Roald Dahl

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:57:00 +0100

Brilliant first-grader Matilda triumphs over her book-hating parents...

I'm Special, I'm Me! by Ann Meek and Sarah Massini

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:55:00 +0100

Milo is fed up. He wants to play at being a pirate captain, but the other children say he's too short, he must be a deck-hand.

Kiss by Jacqueline Wilson

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:53:00 +0100

Sylvie and Carl have been friends since they were tiny children.

Snakehead by Anthony Horowitz

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:48:00 +0100

What goes up must come down, and when we last saw Alex Rider, he was as up as can be - in outer space.

The Perfumed Pirates of Perfidy by Charlie Small

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:26:00 +0000

This book is one of the Red House Children's Book Award shortlisted for Young Readers.

Mammoth Acadamy in Trouble by Neal Layton

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:22:00 +0000

This book is one of the Red House Children's Book Award shortlisted for Young Readers.

Ottoline and the Yellow Cats by Chris Riddell

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:15:00 +0000

This book is one of the Red House Children's Book Award shortlisted for Young Readers.

Sylver's Quest by Ri Ferrier

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:08:00 +0000

"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it." Sylver, a young unicorn, finds and ancient Rune that is the beginning of an adventure that will change his view of the world forever.

The Wickit Chronicles - Ice Road by Joan Lennon

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:57:00 +0000

It's the harshest winter anyone can remember, and the vast waterways of the Fens are frozen solid, transformed into an Ice Road.

Ranger's Apprentice - The Icebound Land by John Flanagan

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:05:00 +0000

WILL SCREAMED in absolute animal terror as the freezing water hurled HIM ALONG THE DECK of the Wolfship.

Chicken Dance by Jacques Couvillon

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:41:00 +0000

Don Schmidt knows his name was changed from Stanley when he was very little.

Tangshan Tigers - The Golden Key by Dan Lee

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:41:00 +0000

Masters of Martial Arts Fighters of Crime - Matt, Catarina, Oliver, Shawn.

Abbot Dagger's Academy and the Quest for the Holy Grail by Sam Llewellyn

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:05:00 +0000

A boarding school for children so WEIRD, BAD or just plain BRILLIANT they must be locked up FAR from civilisation...

Tales of the Frog Princess by E D Baker

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:53:00 +0000

Follow the adventures of Princess Emeralda in three hilarious stories of witches, spells - and love.

Lost by Jeremy Strong

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:49:00 +0000

Streaker the dog is lost. And not just a bit lost, but really lost.

Lee Raven Boy Thief by Zizou Corder

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:40:00 +0000

Lee Raven, boy theif, has stolen something he really didn't mean to.

The Water Horse by Dick King-Smith

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:32:00 +0000

Is it a beastie? Is it at Kelpie? Is it a sea monster?

The X-Streamists by Patricia Jones

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:36:00 +0000

Year 8C class at Brennington High School is notorious.

Aesop's Fables by Saviour Pirotta, illustrated by Richard Johnson

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:56:00 +0000

Eight timless fables introduced by Aesop's himself!

The Lottie Project by Jacqueline Wilson

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:23:00 +0000

Charlie's world is changing -- for the worse. Her new teacher refuses to call her anything but Charlotte.

Wencesles by Geraldine McCaughrean and Christian Birmingham

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:57:00 +0000

Good King Wenceslas looked out,

Woodenface by Gus Grenfell

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:36:00 +0000

Meg could see the face of a figure lurking there, a wooden face, waiting impatiently for her to give him life.

Artemis Fowl The Graphic Novel by Eion Colfer

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:24:00 +0000

Our story begins several years ago at the dawn of the twenty-first century.

The Worst Witch to the Rescue by Jill Murphy

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:19:00 +0000

'It isn't actually a known spell. I sort of made it up by myself'.

Peter Pan in Scarlet by Geraldine McCaughrean

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:10:00 +0000

Neverland is calling again...

Nickolai's Quest by Lucy Daniel Raby

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:05:00 +0000

Nickolai is a brave young elf, determined to carry out the most daring of quests - to deliver gifts to all the world's children in one night. But someone is determined to stop him...

Blaze of Silver by K M Grant

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:42:00 +0000

Fighting for his country.

The Thousand Nights and One Night by David Walser

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:27:00 +0000

Welcome to the world of The Thousand Nights and One Night an ancient world of enchantment and adventure, where magic is commonplace and animals talk, where genies rub shoulders abound.

Invasion of the Christmas Puddings by Jeremy Strong

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:22:00 +0000

'Tis the season to be jolly - Tra-la-la-la-la...

Hurricane Gold by Charlie Higson

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:16:00 +0000

'The Mayans use to talk of a cursed treasure called hurricane gold, which if you held on to it would bring ruin to you and your family...'

The Suburban Werewolf by Mark Cooke

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:34:00 +0100

Two young hereos go in search of a mystery which has baffled and excited mankind since the beginning of time. Is the supernatural fact or fiction?