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Out of the blue Louis's parents ask for tips on being cool. At first Louis is amused and teaches his parents how to use words like 'safe,' 'wicked' and 'sick,' and how to touch fists. But then Louis's dad turns up outside his school dressed like a rapper, yelling, 'Yo everyone, I'm looking for my blood. Is he here?' Soon his parents are trying to 'friend' Louis on Facebook and then Louis's dad is seen wearing a baseball cap round the wrong way. It's time for Louis to take action - and fast.

Enemy bombers. Gas masks. Evacuation. What was World War Two really like? Five modern children have the chance to find out. They are taking part in Strictly Evacuees, a brand-new reality show.

What can you do when you’re trapped in a technology time warp? When Louis’s parents decide he spends too much time ‘glued to screens’ they come up with their worst idea ever - a total ban on tablets, computers and mobiles! Louis needs a plan to fight back, and fast! Can his best friend Maddy come to the rescue? This is the brilliantly funny sequel to My Parents Are Driving Me Crazy.

Tom, Mia, and Oliver are the victims of a gang of bullies, who waylay them on the way home from school. It's not at school, so the teachers wouldn't be able to help, and they don't want to tell their parents, so there's only one option: to pay up. At first. But as the pressure builds more and more, a terrible suspicion begins to surface: could one of the three friends be helping the bullies? And if so, just who is...the traitor?

Can Louis' parents get any more embarrassing? Will they ever get on board with his dreams of stardom? Why is everyone dressed in glittery and ill-fitting clothes? And why, oh why is everyone chanting 'ommmmmm'? Follow the hilarious adventures and misadventures of Louis, the aspiring schoolboy comedian, in this laugh-out-loud tale from the award-winning author of How to Train Your Parents, Pete Johnson.

When Louis' parents are forced to swap roles, there is total chaos. Dad serves up meals no one can eat, messes up all the laundry and, worst of all, decides Louis is his new best friend. But you can't hang out with your dad, can you? Louis decides that dads just can't be mums - but then he's in for a huge surprise. The latest hilarious instalment of Louis the Laugh's best-selling adventures.

Marcus was convinced that vampires didn’t exist. He was very wrong... On his thirteenth birthday, Marcus Howlett is faced with a bombshell. His parents are half-vampire. And, although he hates the thought of it, he is about to become one too. But, as he secretly blogs about the horrors of his new fangs, bad breath and cravings for blood, Marcus is unaware that his life is in serious danger...

Louis is upset to find his parents becoming ultra-competitive, wanting him and his brother to get straight A's at school and join lots of after-school clubs like the other kids. Then Louis meets Maddy, who has trained her parents to ignore her.

When Daniel and his friends make up a ghost story about a terrifying dog what begins as a story turns into a nightmare ... A spine tingling tale about a boy haunted by the monstrous creature he created in his own imagination.

When Simon moves in next door, he and Kelly become instant friends. But Kelly just can't help noticing that there's something very odd about her new friend. For one thing, he wears black gloves all the time - even to school. And could that be hair beginning to sprout on his face? Last, but definitely not least, there's the howling at night....

On my 13th birthday, my life changed for ever. That’s when I learned the shocking truth: I’m a half-vampire.Think that sounds cool? Think again! I’ve been attacked by an evil vampire bat, had huge cravings for my best friend’s blood, and nearly died from eating a pizza (half-vampires aren’t great with garlic). Writing my secret blog is the only thing that’s kept me from going completely crazy. As if life couldn’t get any more complicated, there have been some vicious attacks in the local woods. Vampire-mad Tallulah (definitely not my girlfriend) thinks a super-vampire is behind them....

Archie is a very mature child - some would say far too mature! Having grown up with his gran, he seems to have acquired some adult ways - and the kids at his new school find them unbearable. Especially Miranda - the class troublemaker. At first she absolutely can't stand Archie, but then she starts to see him as a bit of a project - could she really make Archie into a troublemaker extraordinaire? Their unlikely friendship really gets going when Archie needs help to scare off his dad's new girlfriend.

Marcus isn’t an ordinary 13-year-old. He’s a half vampire, with incredible special powers. And together with his friends, Tallulah and Gracie, he hunts and fights a totally evil enemy: the deadly vampires, who are out to destroy all humans and half vampires. But something strange has happened to Marcus. He’s lost his memory and can’t remember anything about his previous life as a vampire hunter. Tallulah and Gracie are seriously worried.

My grandad was a hero. He was a fighter pilot in World War II. I loved hearing his stories about the war, and I even started to write them all down. He was really brave. But then I found out a secret I wish had stayed hidden forever. Things are never going to be the same. One question is hammering in my brain: can you do something awful and still be a hero?

Everyone thinks Tasha is a big joke because she is obsessed with spies. But when Henry, the new boy at school, accidentally mixes up his notebook with hers, Tasha has breathed her last ever bit of dull air. Henry tells her he is a teenage spy.

Harvey thinks school is the most boring place on earth until he starts to bet on how many times the supply teacher will give a nervous twitch, how often the Head will blow his nose, and lots of other possible outcomes. All of a sudden, school is fun.

Matt has a magic crystal that enables him to read minds. He can find out secrets and he has this great sense of power. It's amazing. But what Matt doesn't expect is that it's dangerous. Matt is horrified when he gets a blackmail letter. Someone has found out his secret. He is sure that he knows who the blackmailer is - but is he right?

Will is popular with the girls but they don't see him as boyfriend material and, at nearly 15, he's never had a girlfriend. When he sees a photo of Hannah, his step-mum's beautiful niece who wants to be an actress, he shows it to his friend and pretends she's his girlfriend. Will's reputation soars as he and his friend Barney work out details of her life and personality. But soon, to preserve Will's credibility, his girlfriend must put in an appearance.

Tobey is determined to be famous. So one day Tobey and his friend Georgia audition for a role in the local play. To Tobey's huge disappointment, Georgia gets a part, but he doesn't. Can he turn this tragedy around?

Lair of the Mothman: Charlie isn’t happy to find out he’s a spook and still has to go to school... until he discovers lessons include flying through walls and making objects move! But are Charlie and his new friend, Lewis, ready to join Spook Squad? Their first secret mission is to investigate Mothman....Curse of the Rat Beast: Charlie’s next Spook Squad mission is his most baffling investigation yet! A giant rat is haunting a boy on Earth: it’s a terrifying creature, which can expand to the size of a pony.