New Releases by Gillian Cross

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!

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.

Mia and James are getting married! When a tight budget means no wedding cake, Mia''s sister Holly plans a surprise... A heart-warming story from an award-winning author, now in a gorgeous 4u2read edition.

A charming and witty tale of bullies, pumpkins and unlikely friendships from award-winning author Gillian Cross. Jason Banks is a bully. No one likes him and even the teachers are scared of him! It''s time that someone taught Jason a lesson and he might just have met his match in the strange pumpkin that keeps appearing on his doorstep. Will Jason ever learn the error of his ways? And can he crack the case of the dreaded Pumpkin of Doom? Hilarious school based comedy from best-selling author Gillian Cross, featuring quirky illustrations by Sarah Horne. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 8+.

There''s a new computer game at school and the chance to enter the Junior Computer Brain of the Year competition is sending ripples of excitement through the pupils. Dinah is a whizz at the game and soon finds herself in the competition final. But it takes a while to realize that it''s all just part of the Demon Headmaster''s latest plan . . . Dinah is being used to access the computer of the Prime Minster. 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!

Everyone is talking about the latest TV show, Hunky Parker. It''s the latest craze and soon everyone in school is completely hooked on it. Ingrid tries to convince her friends to watch, but they''re just not interested. At last she manages to persuade them and once they start watching it, something very weird happens . . . and it could involve the Demon Headmaster! Great fun and just a little bit frightening, Gillian Cross''s beloved characters still holds readers under his hypnotic spell. Exciting and page-turning adventures. The Demon Headmaster series is impossible to resist.

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 . . . the Demon 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!

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 . . . ?

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

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 him when 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.

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.

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 36 books, six 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+

A giant Indian elephant. A wild journey across America. An enemy who will never stop. Tad and Cissie are on the run with Khush the elephant. Clammy-fingered, steely-eyed Hannibal Jackson will do anything to capture the animal. Maybe even kill . . . Staying ahead means being faster and smarter - but how do you hide an elephant? Especially one with a mind of its own...

An unlikely friendship. An incredible secret. An adventure of a lifetime . . . Nolan leaves school one day to discover that his mum has dyed her hair bright green, sold everything they own, and they''re going on a road trip . . . On the way he meets Feather, the adopted daughter of a famous rock star. This mismatched pair appear to have nothing in common, until they discover an escaped wild cat, a serval, that needs their protection. Together they vow to keep it a secret. But someone else wants the serval too. Someone who will stop at nothing to get their hands on it . . .

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 Dangerous Game, Time Trip, Fight for the Future - Ant vs the Collector, After Tomorrow, Space Holidays and other freaky futures

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

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

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

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.

Charlie is always trying to find unusual things to capture on camera and takes a chance photograph in the dark of something swimming in the river. He thinks he knows what it was, but no one believes him. When the photo''s displayed at school, new boy Peter seems fascinated. It seems bizarre. But Peter''s weird?when he looks at people in a particular way, odd things seem to happen. As Peter becomes an outsider Charlie gets involved, worried that Peter''s being bullied. Soon Charlie finds himself unravelling a mystery that''s too strange to imagine?one that becomes a matter of life and death.

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.

Dinah, Lloyd and Harvey thought the Demon Headmaster was gone for good, so when they move back to their old house everything seems safe at first. Then strange things start to happen. Libraries are closing down, the internet keeps crashing, and telephones refuse to work. When people start to wear matching badges with a grabbing green hand, and begin speaking robotically, Dinah and the boys know they need to find out what''s going on. Their search leads them to the Hyperbrain, a fantastic new computer invention that accesses the human brain to compile its data. But why has its inventor started to act so strangely, and who is the mysterious controller at the Artificial Intelligence Unit? It sounds like it could be the Demon Headmaster. But surely that''s impossible . . . isn''t it?

When Ashley climbs up and graffiti tags a wall in the middle of the night, she has no idea how serious the consequences will be. Someone sees her, someone dangerous. Now Ashley is being watched . . . and followed. Then the notes start arriving, becoming progressively more sinister. When the threats turn deadly, Ashley realizes she can''t confront the stalker alone and seeks the help of local gang leader Eddie Beale. But Eddie''s help doesn''t come for free-he expects something in return. Ashley has to decide how far she''s willing to go-and what she''s prepared to risk-to unmask her stalker.

Master storyteller Cross delivers an exciting new novel set in London and Somalia, which grapples with such issues as identity, trust, and family.