**NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • Ellen Raskin's unforgettable, timeless classic continues to be cherished by young readers of each new generation."Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand." —The New York Times Book Review**A highly inventive mystery begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of the very strange will of the very rich Samuel W. Westing. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play a game. All they ha...

Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child.T**om tucked a blanket round him, drew up a chair by the fire and watched Willie fall asleep. The tales he had heard about evacuees didn't seem to fit Willie. 'Ungrateful' and 'wild' were the adjectives he had heard used, or just plain 'homesick'. He was quite unprepared for this timid, sickly little specimen.Britain, 1940. With World War Two raging all around, young ch...

Disney takes the classic sci-fi adventure, A Wrinkle in Time to the silver screen! With an all-star cast that includes Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine, and newcomer Storm Reid, the major motion picture brings the world of Wrinkle to life for a new generation of fans.Meg always felt she was different and when she and her little brother Charles Murry go searching for their lost father, they find themselves travelling on a dangerous journey through ...

Puffin Island – when the tides turn, true friends are never apart'Full of warmth' #1 Sunday Times Bestseller Katie FfordeVerity Callaway is running away.From her job.From her quiet life in the Midlands.And most of all from her ex-fiancée…who has just become her newest neighbour.The plan is simple: hop in her reliable camper van and cross the Channel, headed for a rendezvous with her best f...

Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child.They are not like other rats. They work at night, in secret . . .Time is running out for Mrs Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children. She must move her family before the farmer destroys their home. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and is too sick to be taken on such a perilous journey.Help comes in the unexpected form of a highly e...

'Full of warmth' #1 Sunday Times Bestseller Katie FfordeA blast from her past…Having narrowly avoided losing everything to her romance scammer ex, artist Delilah Waters is done with men and focused entirely on her quest to buy Puffin Island’s magical lighthouse. It’s a crucial piece of her own family’s history and the perfect space to turn into her home. But then Max Harrington walks through her door.…...

We regret to inform you of the passing of your great-aunt, Matilda Hartley. As the sole beneficiary of her estate, you have inherited her business, No. 17 Curiosity Lane, Puffin Island…Music journalist Fern Talbot has just inherited a dusty antique shop from a woman she never knew. Her plan is simple: get in, sell it, and get out.But when she discovers that her charming lodger, Daniel, is her train ride meet-cute, and a tantalising mystery wrapped up in a vintage w...

**Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child.Now a major production at the National Theatre**We three Fossils vow to try to put our name into history books, because it's our very own, and nobody can say it's because of our grandfathers.Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil are sisters - with a difference. All three were adopted as babies by Great Uncle Matthew, an eccentric and rich explorer who then disappeared, lea...

'This book is a beautiful, heartwarming read. It’s a story of love, friendship and secrets and I devoured every page' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'FULL OF WARMTH, FUN AND FEEL-GOOD FACTOR' #1 Sunday Times Bestseller Katie FfordeWhen travel writer Jack Hartwell arrives on Puffin Island amidst a terrible storm, he stumbles into The Story Shop, the island's quaint bookshop.Seeking refuge, he finds himself immersed in Amelia Brown's enchanting world of books, puffins, and an eccentri...

The sixth volume of the adventures of red-haired Anne Shirley.Anne, now Mrs Doctor Blythe, is still sometimes as impetuous as when she was the girl from Green Gables. But with six lively children and hard-worked Gilbert to look after - not to mention Gilbert's disapproving aunt, Anne has to be practical too. Especially when the children get into as many scrapes as she ever did!

Anne of Windy Willows is the fourth book about the red-haired Anne Shirley from Green Gables.Now a young woman and her romance with Gilbert Blythe beginning to flourish, Anne Shirley becomes Principal of Summerside High School. But Summerside is virtually ruled by the Pringle family, who don't want Anne at the school. It takes all of Anne's courage and tact, and the comfort she draws from the eccentric household at Windy Willows, to overcome local prejudice and confront th...

Rediscover the A Puffin Book series and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this 25th anniversary edition of Chinese Cinderella, complete with a special introduction by Julia Eccleshare.Born into the world with her story already written and woven with bad luck, Adeline turns her attention to school, where she discovers that she is a talented writer, much to Father's disapproval.'Writer! You are going to starve!'But...