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Move over Nancy Drew! The ninth book in the internationally bestselling Judy Moody series sees Agent Judy Drewdy smack-dab in the middle of a real-life whodunit -- the case of the missing puppy!Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson and Ruby Redfort, this is the ninth book in the internationally popular and bestselling Judy Moody series.

As Tom and Elenna navigate the horrid Terrain of Gorgonia, they quickly realize that nothing is what it seems to be. Each step brings them to another dangerous encounter. But Tom won't give up. Not when Epos the Winged Flame is being held captive somewhere in the Dark Realm and Malvel has created a wicked winged Beast of his own. With the help of his friends

The Masked Man is on the loose in the Land of Stories, and it's up to Alex and Conner Bailey to stop him—except Alex has been thrown off the Fairy Council, and no one will believe they’re in danger. With only the help of a ragtag group—including Goldilocks, Jack, Red Riding Hood, and Mother Goose with her gander, Lester—the Bailey twins uncover the Masked Man’s secret scheme: he possesses a powerful magic potion that turns every book it touches into a portal. Even worse, he is recruiting an…

Step into the Dark Realm--home to the most dangerous Beasts yet!The good Beasts of Avantia are in danger. They have been captured by six terrible new Beasts and taken to Gorgonia, kingdom of the evil wizard Malvel. To free the Beasts, Tom journeys into the sinister Dark Realm, where he must first face Torgor the Minotaur . . .

WHAT IF you still had so many more strange questions about the universe? And what if Randall Munroe, former NASA roboticist and xkcd creator, were prepared to move mountains, eat clouds and fill the solar system with soup to answer them? Whatever your hypothetical query, whether it's how to make a lava lamp out of lava or how many inhabitants of New York it would take to feed a T. Rex, here is a practical guide to the weird, wonderful (and sometimes terrifying) world of WHAT IF? 2

Soaring oil prices caused four out of the last five recessions. They caused the current recession. And they will cause the next one. Expensive oil costs us more than just money. It costs jobs, homes and in the long run it is going to radically alter the way we live. For if cheap oil is the fuel that keeps the machinery of globalisation in motion, then expensive oil has the same effect as pouring diesel into an unleaded tank. Everything stalls; the engine fails. Oil prices will rise again in the…

Scrooge’s heart is colder than snow, he’s richer than half the banks in England and meaner than, well, everyone. But when three seriously spooky ghosts turn up to take him on an adventure through time, he soon learns that being cold isn’t cool. Can he change his ways before it’s too late?