New Releases by Gillian Cross

The creepy Ghost Tower on the hill has loomed over the town for as long as anyone can remember. Now boarded up and dangerous, it''s due to be knocked down. But when Ryan and his friend Dot make a sneaky last visit to the tower on Halloween, they discover that it''s been hiding a fascinating secret. Can they find a way to save the tower before it''s too late? Union Square & Co.''s EVERYONE CAN BE A READER books are expertly written, thoughtfully designed with dyslexia-friendly fonts and paper tones, and carefully formatted to meet readers where they are with engaging stories that encourage reading success across a wide range of age and interest levels.

Machines, mysteries and mayhem - this must be a case for OLLIE SPARK!Ollie Spark has his biggest adventure yet, when he travels to a fancy food festival on a far-flung island!There are tasty treats galore - but the festival''s guest of honour, a grand Duchess, is acting very suspiciously. What is she hiding? Ollie embarks on an undercover mission involving spying, secret recipes and lots of noodles . . .It''s up to Ollie and his lovable dog Gasket to uncover the truth, and save the island before disaster strikes!

MACHINES, MYSTERIES AND MAYHEM - THIS MUST BE A CASE FOR OLLIE SPARK.Ollie Spark loves mending machines and solving mysteries. But he gets more than he bargained for when fixing Aunt Caz''s van throws him into a real-life spy adventure!Ollie is whisked away to a mysterious city with strange plants, an unknown language and suspicious people round every corner. With the help of Gasket, his new dog best friend, he sets off on a mission to save the city - and Aunt Caz - from disaster.Can Ollie fix things before it''s too late?!

Cassy på 14 bor hos sin farmor det meste af tiden. Det er der, hun helst vil bo, for hendes mors vilde og uforudsigelige tilværelse i Londons bz-miljø er ikke et trygt sted for hende. Cassys far er der aldrig nogen, der snakker om. Cassy har efterhånden lært, at det ikke hjælper noget at spørge ind til ham, for hverken hendes mor eller hendes farmor vil fortælle det mindste om ham. Indimellem vågner Cassy om natten ved, at der er nogen, der banker på hoveddøren. Hun ser aldrig, hvem det er, men indimellem hører hun den fremmede mand snakke med hendes farmor ude på gangen. Dagen efter sker der altid det samme. Cassy bliver sendt hjem til sin mor, og det hjælper ikke noget at protestere imod det. Denne gang er der imidlertid noget, der ændrer sig. Cassy begynder at kunne huske ting, som bringer hende på sporet af, hvad hendes fars hemmelighed er, og hvorfor hendes mor og farmor gør alt for, at hun ikke skal kende den... Gillian Cross (f. 1945) er en britisk børne- og ungdomsbogsforfatter, der står bag en lang række populære bøger. Flere af hendes bøger er blevet oversat til fremmedsprog, og i 1990 vandt hun Carnegie-medaljen for sin bog "Ulv". I 1996 blev flere af hendes bøger lavet til en tv-serie for BBC.

Ruby and Tom love playing in the caves; that''s before the Gang arrive. But they''re not about to give them up without a fight. When a simple plan goes wrong, it looks like they might need the gang after all. Find out what happens in this exciting adventure story by Carnegie winner, Gillian Cross, and illustrated by Marilee Harrald-Pilz.

It''s Ella''s first day at her new school and that can only mean one thing: making new friends. But the challenge is even tougher than Ella thought. When she stumbles across the book Five Ways to Make a Friend in the library, it''s like all her prayers have been answered

When Lizzie''s school gets a new head teacher everything seems great. The pupils are encouraged to do the things they really love, experts are brought in to inspire them; there''s even a competition to win an adventure trip of a lifetime. Lizzie and her friends can''t believe their luck! But then Lizzie hears a voice. A voice strange but familiar. A voice that says, ''I will obey all your instructions.'' And that''s when things start to get dangerous. . . Fast-paced and action-packed adventure, written by the award-winning Gillian Cross.

A colouring book for adults of scenes of Italy. A collection of hand drawn pictures from photos taken on a holiday to Milan. There are scenes of Como, Milan and Stresa to colour in.

Photographs taken around the area of Bergen, Norway. Ravishing reflections, gorgeous gorges and fantastic fjords.

Club Purple is the place to be! The mysterious DJ Pardoman is so cool, with his ever-changing electronic mask. So when a competition is announced to unmask the DJ, everyone wants to win and find out who he is. When Dinah makes a shocking discovery she decides to investigate further, but has she fallen into a trap? Little does Dinah realize that the Demon Headmaster is about to use her in his most threatening plan yet! Great fun and just a little bit frightening, Gillian Cross''s Demon Headmaster books still hold readers under their hypnotic spell. Fast-paced and full of adventure, they''re impossible to resist!

Something strange is going on a Lizzie''s school. Suddenly everyone''s brilliant at something. Where have these amazing skills come from? And why can''t they talk about them? It''s as though the pupils have no power over their own actions. Could this be something to do with the mysterious new headmaster . . . ?

The gods have power to transform people into whatever they want in these ancient myths. What will happen when Arachne challenges a goddess to a spinning competition? Talkative Echo is doomed to a life of silence, only able to repeat what others say. Narcissus''s good looks get the better of himwhen he catches sight of his reflection. Baucis and Philemon long to live together forever will the god Jupiter make this happen? The ancient world is brought to life in these vibrant tales.TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the worlds best loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children''s authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children.The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening.This pack provides 6 copies of the same title.

A fun-filled adventure celebrating friendship and the great outdoors, from a Carnegie Medal-winning author.

The Hunter family have moved house and can finally forget all about their encounters with the Demon Headmaster . . . or can they? Just as they start to relax, Dinah, Lloyd, and Harvey notice that the villagers are all speaking the same robotic phrases. This can only mean one thing . . . theDemon Headmaster is back and this time he''s planning a terrifying experiment.Great fun and a little bit frightening, Gillian Cross''s Demon Headmaster books still hold readers under their hypnotic spell. Fast-paced and full of adventure, they''re impossible to resist!

TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the worlds best-loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children''s authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children.The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening.This pack contains six books, one of each of the following titles:Mischief Makers, A Christmas Carol, Who Needs Stories?, Decisions, Decisions, Changing Shape and Peter and the Wolf.

Music is king in this wonderfully charming story of bandmates and babies, with strong messages of family and frienship at its heart. From children''s author legend Gillian Cross. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 7+ Music is the most important thing in Mark''s life and he never misses band practice ... until new baby sister Amber turns life upside down. She screams all day and all night and nothing Mum, Dad or anyone else does makes a difference! But when Mark is left holding the baby, he turns to the only thing he can to help him through - music. And it might just be that it''s the key to Amber''s happiness too. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 7+

Un beau-livre fidèle à la version d''Homère qui fera découvrir aux plus jeunes les destins d''Achille, Hector, Ulysse, de la belle Hélène et de tous les héros plongés au coeur de la guerre de Troie.

Like every other school in the country, Davy''s class are working on the Romans. Everyone is to do a piece of work based on the visit they made to a Roman fort and the best will get a prize at the Roman Feast planned by the school. Davy''s problem is that bossy Molly from next door keeps stealing his ideas. That is until Davey draws inspiration from Julius Sneezer the Roman soldier. A funny and insightful story from the popular prize winning author of The Demon Headmaster.

Project X Origins is a guided reading program with amazing shrinking characters to capture the imagination of modern children. The Project X Origins series:has unique thematic clusters that link fiction and non-fiction and encourage wider reading. thematic packs provide children with key words in different contexts to build confidence has action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and captivating continuous character adventures that engage children from age 4 onwardscontains comprehensive guided reading notes for every book covering phonics skills, comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, spelling, grammar, punctuation and writingis a fantastic springboard for talk, drama, role-play and writing.

Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. This pack contains 1 set of guided reading notes and 30 reading books, 6 of each of: A New Alliance, The Fear Machine, Nature''s Most Deadly?, The Lost: Dark Ground, Foolish Fears

An hilarious story, told in letter form, about King Alfred – he who burnt the cakes, and his battles with the Vikings.

When Alice Brett moves from the city to a little village school, she''s never seen a real live horse before. And resident horse Mozart''s Banana is not just any old horse - he''s crazy The children are banned from riding him, but when Sammy Foster dares Alice to get on his back, she takes it very seriously - chaos ensues

In The Lost: The Dark Ground Robert suddenly finds himself alone in the middle of the jungle. The last thing he remembers is being in an aeroplane. What has happened? Where is he? Will he ever get home? This book is part of Project X Origins, a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school.

Annie''s dad is a private investigator. She''s used to mysterious things going on, but when a string of visitors come to her dad''s office, it results in the most mysterious event of all - her dad has disappeared

What if you woke up tomorrow and everything had changed? Money is worthless. Your friends are gone. Armed robbers roam the streets. No one is safe. Suddenly you''re a refugee. After Tomorrow is an unflinchingly poignant but ultimately hopeful story from Carnegie Medal winning author Gillian Cross, exploring the struggle for survival within refugee camps.

Homer''s great story is retold with simplicity and style, and brought to life in stunning illustrations. It charts the ten year epic voyage of Odysseus as he returns from the Trojan War to his homeland of Ithaca. On his journey he encounters all manner of perils, from the man-eating Cyclops to the deadly lure of the Sirens.