'This is a story of friendship with the cleverest of plot twists, and descriptions so vivid you can feel the heat of Stanley's desert prison burning off the page. A total must-read' The Times 'Totally absorbing and beautifully written' The Bookseller

Bradley Chalker is the oldest child in the class. He tells enormous lies and the teachers say he has serious behaviour problems. No one likes him - except Carla, the school counsellor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and she even enjoys his far-fetched stories. Carla knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren't afraid to try.

A brilliant companion volume to mega bestseller Holes Readers are reunited with Armpit and X-Ray in this brilliantly plotted and masterfully told adventure story.

David was only trying to be cool when he helped some other boys steal an old lady's cane. But when the plan backfires, he is the one whom she 'curses'. Now David can't seem to do anything right. But is this the curse at work or is David turning into a total loser?

There was a terrible mistake. Wayside School was supposed to have been built with thirty classrooms all next to each other in a row. Instead, it was built with the thirty classrooms all on top of each other - thirty stories high! That may be why all kinds of strange stuff happens at Wayside School - especially on the thirteenth floor.

The hilarious antics of a school club with a thirst for rivalry, revenge and romance

Stanley Yelnats is sentenced to dig holes at Camp Green Lake detention centre for stealing a pair of trainers. Stanley's quest to discover what he is digging for leads to danger and adventure and to a confrontation with his family's past.

'Why did the guy eat two dead skunks for breakfast?' 'Because dead ones squeal when you stick the fork in.' Gary knows he was born to be a stand-up comedian. It is the rest of the kids in the class who think he is a fool. But when a surprise threatens to turn his debut into a disaster, it looks as if the biggest joke of all may be on Gary himself.

Watch closely, said Mrs Jewls. You can learn much faster using a computer instead of paper and pencil. Then she pushed the computer out of the window. The children all watched it fall thirty floors. See? said Mrs Jewls. That's gravity That's the way things happen at Wayside School. This book is about the kids in Mrs Jewls' class.

Imagine your misfortune if, like Stanley Yelnats, you found yourself the victim of a miscarriage of justice and interned in Camp Green Lake Correctional Institute. How would you survive? This book contains information about the characters in Holes , as well as do's and don'ts for survival.

A boy who fights with his school mates, and makes it difficult for anyone to like him, learns how to be accepted. A story of isolation, bravery and gradual acceptance told with humour by Louis Sachar, the author of The brilliant holes .

Marvin is put in a position of responsibility, much to the envy of his friends but it is the way he handles the unnerving situation that crops up along the way.

When Marvin Redpost makes a new friend at school, he is introduced to a whole different, challenging and fun perspective on life.

All the kids from Wayside School had to spend 243 days in horrible schools while Wayside was closed to get rid of the infestation of cows! Now the kids are back and the fun begins again on every floor. Miss Mush has prepared a special lunch of baked liver in purple sauce and it is pet day on the 30th floor.

Stanley Yelnats' family has a history of bad luck, so he isn't too surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to a boys' juvenile detention centre. At Camp Green Lake, the boys must dig a hole a day, five feet deep, five feet across, in the dried up lake bed. The Warden claims the labour is character building, but it is a lie.

It is a day full of surprises for Marvin Redpost, as the President of the United States pays a visit to his school and no one, not even his teacher, is prepared.

A younger novel by master storyteller Louis Sachar. A child genius struggles with what it means to be quite so clever.

A miscarriage of justice sends Stanley Yelnat to Camp Green Lake Juvenile Detention Centre. As punishment, the boys must dig a hole, each day in the hard earth of the dried-up lake bed. The warden claims this is 'character building' - but it doesn't take long for Stanley to realise that what he must uncover is the truth.

Everyone is laughing at Marvin Redpost. He's the grossest kid in school. Why? He picks his nose. Well, that's the rumour Clarence started and no one argues with Clarence - not even Marvin's so-called best friends. So what can Marvin do to turn things round? This story reveals that good things can often come out of bad.