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It’s the summer holidays – AT LAST. Now Danny Dingle can be a full-time super-inventor without boring, pointless school getting in the way. HURRAH!!! With a sci fi convention and a flying machine competition on the horizon, Danny and Percy are desperate to finally get noticed by Metal Face. But Mum is plotting against them at every turn. (Trust her to want a summer of peace and quiet!) Suddenly only one question is important: is summer camp as HORRIBLE as it sounds?

Perfect for fans of Tom Gates and Diary of a Wimpy KidDanny Dingle, our favourite AMAZING super-inventor, is back and this time he's joining the SCOUTS! (Everyone knows that stands for Spy Club Only for Ultra-Terrific Spies, don't they?) Faced with the perilous prospect of a camping trip to 'Sunny' Scotland, can Danny and Percy save the day? And more importantly, could Danny be building the coolest super-sonic submarine EVER?Follow the outrageously entertaining adventures of Danny Dingle,…

Book 4 of the laugh-out-loud invention series where science meets superheroes!Printed with fun coloured sprayed edges and a must-read for fans of Wimpy Kid! Danny Dingle: menace to his neighbours and threat to their pets is back! When a routine freeze-ray demo leads to the death of Mr Nesbit’s prize-winning chameleon, Danny and Percy are sent to jiu-jitsu lessons to ‘learn some discipline’ – YAWN! Instead, their friendship is tested as never before. Can building the world’s greatest killer…

Titles in this Set: A Scandal In Bohemia The Copper Beeches The Six Napoleons The Engineer’s Thumb Charles Augustus Milverton Silver Blaze The Bruce-Partington Plans The Musgrave Ritual The Stockbroker’s Clerk  The Final Problem Description: Includes QR codes for the free audiobooksEngaging illustrations that encourage interaction and mystery-solvingIncludes rarely published titles amongst the famous Sherlock Holmes storiesSherlock and Watson – the original…

‘Go easy, Gatsby. You can’t repeat the past,’ I told him.‘Of course I can. You’ll see,’ said Gatsby. Nick Carraway has moved to start a new life in New York. His neighbour is the mysterious Gatsby – a man who seems to have everything. But the thing he desires above all is his lost love. Daisy leads a joyless married life but will she be willing to leave it behind for Gatsby?

Huckleberry Finn is desperate for another adventure – but his nasty father returning to steal him and his money away is not what he had in mind. Huck runs away and discovers that a slave, Jim, is also trying to escape the town. The two make good friends – but will they find the freedom that they both desire?

Ishmael is looking for work at sea and joins Captain Ahab and his crew aboard the magnificent ship, the Pequod. Here Ishmael hears stories of the dangerous white whale – Moby Dick. When Ahab seeks revenge on the creature that took his leg, will the crew survive their fateful encounter? Or will this be another cautionary tale to be passed through the ages?

Buck, a wealthy judge’s dog, leads a quiet life until he is kidnapped, sold and taken to the freezing north. Forced to become a sled dog, Buck learns to love the harsh, natural world. When the time comes, will he return to his former life as a pet, or will he embrace the call of the wild?

Newland Archer is a respectable man from a respectable family, comfortable in New York society. So when his wife’s cousin Ellen returns to America, planning to divorce her husband, gossip about the family starts to spread. As Newland spends more time with Ellen a friendship between them grows. But this friendship will put both his social status and his marriage on the line.

Isabel Archer has left her home in America to travel around Europe. Fiercely independent, Isabel expects to find adventure, but she certainly doesn’t expect to find love. Meeting Gilbert Osmond in Italy changes everything. But is there more to this charming man than meets the eye? And will the life Isabel has found truly be the one she wants?