Product Description: Containing both science fiction and horror short stories, this collection is not for the squeamish!

Longing for a new dress from the store, Maya is disappointed to attend a party in a dress made by her mother, but she receives a pleasant surprise when she sees what the other girls are wearing

Although Maxine and her twin brothers dream of being superheroes, their perfect plans somehow do not always work out so perfectly, but the dynamic trio finally finds a chance to prove their heroism.

Product Description: When Vicky's father is arrested on a charge of stealing over a million pounds from the bank where he works, she is determined to prove his innocence. Helped by her brother and his best friend, Vicky decides to try to find the real thief by hacking into the bank's computer system...read more

Product Description: When Heather goes on holiday with Andrew she gets more than she bargained for. Not only does he dump her, but when she meets up with him his excuse is that he was coming to terms with being a vampire! Heather does love him, and now he wants them to be together forever...read more

Product Description: Beans calls her dad “Gadgetman” because of the weird and wonderful gadgets he comes up with – from exploding biscuits to Spy Kits. But the wrong people find out and Gadgetman goes missing.

Product Description: Fleeing on to the moors when she is unfairly accused of theft, an unusual storm suddenly whirls 12-year-old Lydia into the future. But will it ever let her return?

Product Description: What can Lizzie do when big-headed Jake challenges her to a race in space? She's got to beat him. But Jake has a super-duper, deluxe new spaceship that runs on special fuel. . . Zoom to Pluto and back with this super pace story from award-winning author, Malorie Blackman.

Product Description: Whizziwig is an alien - a very special alien who makes wishes come true, but only wishes made for someone else! Every wish granted gets his space ship one step nearer to becoming repaired. But every wish granted also causes chaos for Ben and his family.

Product Description: The small, friendly alien returns to Earth to visit her friend Ben. But when Whizziwig grants wishes, weird and wonderful things happen. You have to be careful what you say when Whizziwig's around, or your wishes might just come true. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

This collection explores the power of words to change people and situations - for better or for worse, for a short time or forever. It uses a wide range of genres including science-fiction, horror and myth in a variety of gripping and thought-provoking stories.

Product Description: VIMS - the Virtual Interactive Mobile System - is the creation of Dominic's scientist mum. And it's amazing. An artificial intelligence masterpiece controlled by a single glove and a special pair of glasses. But then VIMS attacks and Dominic realizes it's no longer a fantastic game...read more

Cameron is 13 years old and desperately in need of a heart transplant, when a pioneering doctor approaches his family with a startling proposal. He can give Cameron a new heart - not from a human, but from a pig!

Product Description: Jessica is not quite sure what kind of animal she is. She’s beginning to suspect that she's not a mouse, like the rest of her family. So she tours the farmyard to see if any of the other animals can help her. Madame Butterfly thinks she must be a cow, because she has four legs...read more

Despite the rules of the land, Callum, a second-class white citizen, and Sephy, a black Cross, love one another and want to be together, but when Callum rescues Sephy from an explosion and is caught on tape, Sephy's powerful father seeks to have Callum hanged for their relationship.

Can you imagine how frightened you would be if you were kidnapped? Angela is held to ransom and needs all her skill and bravery to survive.

Moving to the country because her parents want to run a dilapidated old hotel is not 11-year-old Nova's idea of fun. But meeting the hotel's resident ghost makes it a bit more bearable for Nova - especially as he's a gorgeous teenage boy, with problems of his own to sort out!

Sephy is a Cross - a member of the dark-skinned ruling class. Callum is a Nought - a 'colourless' member of the underclass who were once slaves to the Crosses. The two have been friends since childhood. But that's as far as it can go. Until the first steps are taken towards more social equality and some Noughts are allowed into Cross schools.

Following Callum's death, the people who loved him relate how their lives have been changed, especially in reference to his girlfriend, Sephy, and their mixed-race child. Persephone Hadley is six months pregnant with a mixed-race baby. In their society this fact alone will threaten the child's life every day. To make matters worse, the baby's father, Callum, is dead. He was hanged for terrorism months ago, but his presence still torments Sephy. And she's not alone. Callum's brother, Jude, blames Sephy for the death, and thirsts for revenge...in the form of her life. Obviously, Sephy is not fond of Jude, but when his actions take him to the brink of disaster, his life poised on a knife edge, can she stand by and do nothing? Will she be forced -- once again -- to take sides in a chilling racial drama?Following Callum's death, the people who loved him relate how their lives have been changed, especially in reference to his girlfriend, Sephy, and their mixed-race child.

It's a normal Friday evening for Elliot - until the police knock on the door and tell him his mum's in serious trouble! A security video clearly shows her breaking into a giant pharmaceutical company on behalf of the environmental action group A. N. T. I. D. O. T. E. Elliot can hardly believe it. His mum's a secretary, isn't she? Not a SPY!

A lyrical story, written in verse, that celebrates friendship and individuality from the author of 'Pig-Heart Boy'.

Rose has a Cross mother and a Nought father in a society where the Noughts are treated as inferiors and those with dual heritage face a life-long battle against deep-rooted prejudices. Her mother told Rose nothing about her father, but as Rose grows up, she discovers the truth about her parentage and becomes determined to find out more.

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Sinclair the Wonder Bear's ability to assume different properties comes in handy in helping people in different situations.

Despite the rules of the land, Callum, a second-class white citizen, and Sephy, a black Cross, love one another and want to be together, but when Callum rescues Sephy from an explosion and is caught on tape, Sephy’s powerful father seeks to have Callum hanged for their relationship. Originally published as Naughts & Crosses. Reprint.