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Colin Thompson
Peter and his family live among the Quinces in the cookery section of a mystical library. At night, when the library comes to life, Peter ventures out of his home…
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Save the world - but live forever. Peter and Festival have a terrifying choice to make …When Peter and his friend Festival destroyed the book called How To Live Forever…
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In September 2008, Colin Thompson visited Cambodia with Save the Children, and was inspired to . create THE BICYCLE. Featuring the illustrations of fourteen internationally acclaimed artists, including Quentin Blake…
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This is the true story of King Arthur, who was not a superhero. He was a nasty little spoilt brat who was totally up himself. Or was he…?
Travel back in time to faraway Transylvania Waters and find out what happened when a lowly drain cleaner called Nerlin Flood fell in love with the royal princess Mordonna. Can…
If you ever find make it through the snarling front gate of 13 Acacia St without being eaten, past Queen Scratchrot’s grave in the backyard without having your ankle grabbed…
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The world is in a recession and millions of people have lost millions of dollars. Just when things are about to get even worse, the Floods set up summer school…
There’s been a murder at Quicklime College and the world’s most famous Forensic Special Investigator, Grusom, has been sent to investigate. With the help of his super-smart new assistant, Avid…
While the Floods were on holiday with their human friends the Hulberts, the Hearse Whisperer totally destroyed their home back in Acacia Avenue. So now they’re on the run again…
After years on the run, the Floods are coming home. Since Nerlin and Mordonna fled Transylvania Waters, things there have gone from worse to much worse. King Quatorze has bled…
Travel back in time with the Floods to find out what happened when Nerlin and Mordonna eloped together to escape Mordonn’s money hungry dad, King Quatorze, and his network of…
Everyday five of the Flood children travel halfway around the world to Quicklime College, the ultimate school for witches and wizards. Sports day is coming up and Orkward Warlock, the…
Nerlin and Mordonna have seven children, who were not created in the traditional way, but were made in the cellar, using incredible mystical powers, some very shiny Nigella saucepans and…
The youngest child in the Flood family, Betty, is a pretty little girl, who looks quite normal - unlike some of her brothers and sisters. She goes to the normal…
C Thompson
Human beings live for quite a long time and for a lot of that time we are not happy. We want to be taller, shorter, fatter, thinner, older and younger…
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Features castles in space, floating castles, castles in the sky and castles made of glass. This work also contains mazes, puzzles tricks and messages.
The story of an old man living in a railway carriage on a rubbish dump who knows that even rubbish can sometimes contain treasure; and that, if he stays long…
It isn’t just humans who need time off. Wizards do too - and after all the wild adventures the Floods have been through, two weeks at the seaside is exactly…
