Books published by Chicken House Ltd

The third and final book in the middle-grade comedy adventure series by the bestselling author of Who Let the Gods Out.Vi has tried to save the Earth before ... and failed. Now, she faces an even bigger stress: her Gran is seriously ill. But Vi's not ready to give up just yet. She, Gran and the entire family blast off - together - on the rocket-ride of their lives.

When best friends and comic strip creators Finn and Isha discover a group of 'lost toons' stranded in the real world, they vow to help them get back home. Instead, the pair are zapped into Toon World themselves! Can they make it back to reality before it's all too late?

Twelve-year-old Vinnie Fyfe works in the tea-shop at Brighton aquarium, and waits for her milliner mother to return from Paris. The arrival of a giant octopus changes her life for ever as a gripping mystery begins to unfold .

Ever since the sudden deaths of his parents, seventeen-year-old Hugh has developed a serious preoccupation with endings. And when he discovers that high-school outcast Olivia Moon can't die, things start to get a little complicated ...

Since Ma died, Orla has lived alone in a woodshed by the river. Her garden provides everything she needs. But when people begin to fall sick, Governor Atlas decrees that the plants are the cause and must be destroyed. Armed only with her mother's book of remedies Orla sets out on a barge-boat to discover the truth and save her garden ...

Pudding and Dad's hit stage show, Panda-mime, has been wowing audiences - but then ambitious journalist, Penni P, twigs that Pudding's a real-life talking panda. Can Callum stop Penni from breaking the story that could tear his family apart?

Is Oakmoss Hornbeam the unluckiest boy in the world? Or has someone cursed him? When a black cat crosses his path, mysteriously blown in by a storm, Oakmoss believes it's his worst omen yet. But Nightshade, a cat of considerable talents, sets out to become his lucky charm instead ...

Evie is forever crossing swords with her twin sister Tallulah. When Tallulah goes to Hollywood, Evie goes too - as her sister's stand-in. But soon Evie's the one enjoying the limelight - until Tallulah goes missing ...

When Khadija's father arranges a match, she leaps at a chance to escape - a hot air balloon fighting its ropes for the sky. Soon, she is flying over the desert sands of her world, swept up in an adventure of black magic, jinn and revolution beyond her wildest dreams ...

Luka Kane was executed in front of a jeering crowd but before he died, he opened one pair of eyes to the truth: Chester 'Chilly' Beckett's. Except, Luka isn't dead at all. A bold escape sets in motion a race against time as Happy's world-ending plans draw to a climax ...

The Shalloo siblings accept a summer job from eccentric Grandy, who has collected a menagerie of furry and feathered posties known as animails. But when homing pelican, Geronimo, fails to return from a delivery, the three children post themselves to New York City to find him in this daring first-class adventure ...

Vi is failing at top spy school Rimmington Hall - but worst of all, her shadowy nemesis Umbra is still at large. Can Vi unveil the arch-villain before she gets expelled and her parents ground her for ever?

Pearl and Ellen are recruited to work at code-cracking HQ, Bletchley Park, during World War Two - but when they stumble across a sinister plot which threatens the very soul of the war effort, their budding friendship is put to the test.

Nisha and her mother, Amma, flee the war in Malaya to take refuge at her father's ancestral home in England. Here, however, Nisha must follow her stern grandmother's countless rules - and most of all ignore the ghost child beckoning her from the weeping tree high on the cliff top ...

Jummy has won a place at the finest girls' boarding school in Nigeria. Nothing can dampen her spirits, not even when she learns that her best friend Caro won't be joining her. School is everything Jummy dreamt of - but when Caro suddenly arrives at the school to work, not to learn, Jummy must bring all her friends together to help.

Aarti has lived on the island with Aunt for as long as she can remember. Her only comforts are a book of Indian myths, a fox's friendship, and a toy rabbit she finds in a locked room. Then, she learns Aunt has been feeding her lies. Fate intervenes when a half-drowned boy washes up nearby. With his help, can Aarti remember who she really is?

As autumn begins, Moss and the Hidden Folk friends travel to their former home in Ash Row, to find the rare mortal child who can both see and talk to them. Can they prove the Wild World still needs guardians?

Ben and the Greenblooms must protect a mythical new creature rising from the ocean, that can bring light or darkness to whoever it first meets. Dragons, myth and magic unite in the third instalment of Cornelia Funke's bestselling epic fantasy-adventure series.

When Marina discovers a boy called William with a head of tentacles and crab claws for hands, she resolves to help him unravel the mystery of his past. But danger lurks among the fishmongers of the seaside town of Merlington ...

Tiggy is a high-born girl on the Isle of Fortune, forced to wear dresses, attend balls and (worst of all) comb her wild curls. But then the Pirate King strikes, stealing every male child on the island. Tiggy knows it is time to claim her destiny, take to the high seas and rescue the boys of Fortune ...

When there's a murder in the village and a hag is heard howling at the local inn, secret witch Raven Charming realizes she could have a rival - one who practises the worst kind of magic. With the help of amateur sleuth, Mortimer Scratch, and Nightshade, a talking cat with a feline sense of detection, she sets out to solve what's been going on...

When the Duchess arrives on the isle of Little Drum, she brings orders of silence, threatening the very soul of Oran's musical community. But then Oran hears of a mythical instrument with the power to manipulate hearts; she must find it and play it to change the Duchess's mind ...

Divorce is tough for any kid. But while Violet's ex-secret service mum and retired bad-guy dad are distracted by each other, the real super-villains are having a field day. To save her family - and the planet - from evil domination, Vi must turn spy ...

Finn loves drawing comic strips featuring his two cartoon heroes, Arley and Tapper. But after being teased at school, he finds he can't draw them any more - and is shocked to see them climbing out of his sketchbook for real! With the help of his friend Isha, Finn needs to find a way to draw them back to their comic world - and quickly ...