Cornelia Funke
Ghost Hunters and the
Incredibly Revolting Ghost!

Tom's stuck at home with his horrible sister, Lola. But there's something stickier hiding out in his cellar - a slime-dripping ghoul called Hugo! But harmless Hugo is in the goo too, because he's being haunted - by a much bigger, badder, Incredibly Revolting Ghost. Lucky for Tom that his Granny's best friend just happens to be a world­famous ghost hunter....

Karen McCombie
Ally's World: Sisters, Super Creeps and Slushy, Gushy Love Songs

So Linn isn't usually the most approachable elder sister ... and maybe trespassing in her sacred room to answer her mobile wasn't one of my best ideas. Still, now we know that Linn's got a boyfriend ­Q, lead singer in Chazza's band. Linn thinks he's super-cool, so why do me and Rowan get the distinct impression that he's actually a super-creep?

Francesca Simon
Horrid Henry's Christmas Cracker

Horrid Henry's fiendish plots will make you ache with laughter. These four fabulously funny stories will invoke every family's worst Christmas nightmares, as Horrid Henry sabotages the school play, tries to do his Christmas shopping without spending his pocket money, ambushes Father Christmas with some serious accusations, and endures Christmas dinner with the guests from hell.