Item category 1: Quick Reads

In 'Beast Beneath the Stairs' the librarian's collection of deadly books has gone missing. Unless he finds them the entire world will be faced with a plague of endless evil.

When Andy sets off on a camping trip with three friends, he has only one thing in mind. He wants to spend some quality time with his girlfriend Lucy, with no parents around. But things do not go according to plan.

Hannah and Inge are best friends. But it's 1930s Germany. Hannah's family are Jewish. Inge's family support the Nazi party. Can Inge keep her promise to be friends forever? Or will there be a betrayal?

Enemies on the football pitch, Jamie and Greg have to join forces when Jamie's bike is stolen. They uncover a stash of stolen bikes and end up in deep trouble when they take on a gang of local criminals.

Bima has been given a death-defying quest to find the Water of Life. The quest will take him to the ends of the Earth, where he must face flesh-eating ogres, wrestle with sea-serpents and battle with the giants Rukmaka and Rukmala.

This series presents retold, shortened versions of the classic novels, which lose none of the strength and character of the originals.

On 1 December 1950, during the heart of the Korean War, Lieutenant Everett Donovan wakes in a mortar crater behind enemy lines. During the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, a mine explosion has killed his entire platoon of US marines.

Matt's chances of making the Evergreen racing team are threatened when Alex moves into town. Alex is as mean as they come out on the racetrack. To make matters worse, Alex's dad bought the track and he refuses to enforce any of the BMX racing rules.