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It's AD 37. In this story of secrecy and betrayal, Caligula Caesar has just become Rome's new master. Senator Titus Carinna, who helped him succeed to the throne, knows the inexperienced young ruler needs a companion he can trust. It's a shame the Senator's older son - Caligula's closest friend - committed suicide after being charged with treason. But that still leaves Marcus, his second son. Headstrong and hot-tempered, Marcus would rather prove his courage by leading legions against Rome's enemies.

Sigi lived upstairs from Sara at Friedrichstrasse 19, yet before they met, Sara had no idea that Berlin could be so thrillingly irreverent or that sex could be so intoxicatingly wonderful. But then came the war and hunger, loneliness and barbed wire. It was just as a young girl, a protegee of the Academy of Magical Arts situated in Friedrichstrasse at the start of the century, had predicted. Battered and divided, Berlin, like its people, endured.

Ant Stevenson has many questions, like when did he stop being a virgin? Are there degrees of virginity? And is it different for boys? Especially for boys who like boys? Ant tries to figure out the answers to his questions as he balances his relationships with three very different boys: Charlie, who is both virulently homophobic and yet close friends with Ant; Jack, whose camp behaviour makes him the target of Charlie's rage; and finally Freddie, who just wants Ant to try out for the rugby team.

It's Leo's job as the Guardian's apprentice to protect the village from the monsters that lurk in the surrounding forest. Whenever a monster gets too close to the village walls, Leo must venture out, using his magical map to first find the monster and then do battle with it. This time, Leo must track down the ghostly Frightmare - a powerful monster that haunts the abandoned ruins, breathing deadly blue fire at any intruder!

When Leo opens his assignment envelope on his ninth birthday, two words stare back at him: Top Secret. But before he has time to ask any questions, he's whisked away beyond the village wall to meet his new boss, the Guardian. As the Guardian's apprentice, he must protect his village from the monsters that lurk in the surrounding forest. Armed with a slingshot of magical stones and a strange map, Leo is given his first mission - to do battle with an angry Armoured Goretusk.

It's Leo's job as the Guardian's apprentice to protect the village from the monsters that lurk in the surrounding forest. Whenever a creature gets too close to the settlement's walls, Leo must venture out, using his magical map to first find the beast and then do battle with it. This time, Leo must track down a deadly Spitfang Lizard before it reaches the village. He is given one piece of advice - first they spit, then they bite. If a Spitfang's throat swells up...run!

Joe, Tom and Pip are excited about spending the Easter holidays at Granny's in Muddlemoor village. They plan to climb trees, eat chocolate and loll around on Granny's sofa. But wait! They’ve forgotten that Muddlemoor is an absolute hotspot for crime. When a sign appears in Mr Draper's cow field, announcing plans for a horrible battery chicken farm, the children are outraged. They join a protest group to try to stop the farm and save the chickens. But they soon notice that Mr Draper's enemies keep getting sick. Oh no! Is Mr Draper poisoning them? And, if so, is Granny in danger?

As the Apprentice Guardian, Leo Wilder's duty is to protect his village from the monsters that lurk in the surrounding forest. To do that, he needs magical stones that can only be found in the depths of the Endless Mines. When the stones run out, Leo will need to venture on a journey that will take him further into the forest than he's ever been. He'll encounter old foes, forest folk, and his most deadly monster yet, the Shrieking Serpent.

Jake's class finally has the best teacher in the whole world, Mr Hyde. He doesn't make them clean toilet bowls with toothbrushes, and his lessons are always fun. There is just one teeny, tiny HUGE problem. Mr Hyde transforms into a naughty little creature whenever he becomes upset. It has some amazing abilities, but being well behaved isn't one of them! Jake's class have to use all their ingenuity to hide the creature, so they can keep their brilliant teacher.

Spring, 38 AD. Far from the intrigues of Caligula's Rome, the legion fortress of Carnuntum stands alone against the forested wilderness across the Danube River. Ex-Army tribune Marcus Carinna waits nearby for his beloved, the Germanic priestess Aurima. Stunned by treason in his family, he sees one hope of earning back his honor: to recover a lost legion's sacred Eagle captured by rebels. He needs Aurima's help to succeed - but after promising months ago to win the support of her chieftain father, a brutal enemy of Rome, she still hasn't returned.

Jake never meant to fall for a girl that night. But plans change, and soon Jake and Hannah are together, inseparable. That is until Hannah gets an opportunity that will take her away, where Jake could never afford to follow. Then the storm comes, bringing with it an extraordinary discovery, something that could turn Jake's life around. But the gifts of the sea can be cursed, and the great wave that is forming may break Jake and Hannah's world - and their hearts....

As one of the top pianists at the Royal College of Music, Flynn has been put forward for an important concert, the opportunity of a lifetime. On a good day he feels full of energy and life, but on a bad day being alive is worse than being dead. Sometimes things can only get worse before they get better.

Spangles McNasty is horrible to everyone and does vile things like eat cold chips from the bin and pull faces at old ladies. Spangles has inherited a rollercoaster called the Tunnel of Doom and plans to make his fortune, but it is up to a local boy Freddie Taylor to stop him in his tracks!

Raven is a deeply disturbed teenager, who, after witnessing the death of his mother, is placed in foster care. The Russells do their best to earn his trust, but only little Ella manages to get through to him. Meanwhile, at school, bullies are making his life a living hell. An unexpected companion comes in the form of Lotte, a classmate bored by her "ordinary" friends. Together, they track down Raven's mum's killer, with the goal of exposing him to the police. But their carefully crafted plan goes dangerously wrong, and suddenly nothing is as it seems.

In his final year at the Royal College of Music, star pianist Flynn Laukonen has the world at his feet. He has moved in with his girlfriend, Jennah, and is already getting concert bookings for what promises to be a glittering career. Yet he knows he is skating on thin ice—only two small pills a day keep him from plunging back into the whirlpool of manic depression that once threatened to destroy him.

The Boxing Day hike is meant to bring their nature group together. As the sun sets, a gunshot rings out on the nature reserve. One of the seven is dead. And one of their number killed them.

Jake's classes are competing in the Whizz Bang Science Fair, and nothing can stop them! Well, maybe one thing can: their teacher, Mr Hyde, who has turned into a creature and is more interested in eating the exhibits than talking about them!

Something’s out of control in the classroom! Jake and his class are going to the opening of Wilf’s Wild Adventure Theme Park. Things get a bit too wild, though, when Jake’s teacher - Mr Hyde - ends up turning into Creature and causing chaos! Jake and his friends will have to find Creature and get him to turn back into Mr Hyde before the truth about their teacher gets out. It’s going to be a rollercoaster of an adventure!

In Bitterly Bay, Spangles McNasty has decided to spend his summer doing what he loves most: shouting at babies, pulling faces at old ladies and, best of all, collecting other people's spangly things! Convinced that goldfish are made of gold and grow to the size of whales, Spangles and his friend Sausage-face Pete decide to find the great Fish of Gold. They'll be rich forever! Only young Freddie Taylor can stop Spangles' dastardly plan in a tale full of time-travelling Jet Skis and haunted custard.