Frank Cottrell Boyce
Cosmic

Liam Digby is normal - but tall. Very tall. Everyone thinks Liam's too big to be a little boy any more, but he's not old enough to be a grown-up either. Or is he? That's when things get confusing and Liam ends up lost - in space.

About the author
Frank Cottrell Boyce is a British screenwriter whose films include Welcome to Sarajevo, Hilary and Jackie and 24 Hour Party People. Millions, his debut novel, won the 2004 Carnegie Medal and was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. His second novel, Framed, was shortlisted for the 2005 Whitbread Children's Fiction Award and was also shortlisted for the 2005 Carnegie Medal.

Acclaim for Cosmic
'Cottrell Boyce has a gift for suspending disbelief, for laugh-out-loud comedy, especially about the relationship between parents and children and how "grownupness is wasted on grown-ups", and for constructing a story concisely and compellingly' - The Sunday Times

Enid Blyton
The Enchanted Wood

When joe, Beth and Frannie move right next door to an Enchanted Wood, and discover the Faraway Tree they make new friends, slide down the slippery-slip, and go to the magical Land of Birthdays with Moon­Face, Saucepan Man and Silky the Fairy.

About the author
Born in 1897, Enid Blyton's books have sold over 400 million copies. She is best known for her Noddy, Famous Five and Secret Seven series. The Enchanted Wood is the first of her Faraway Tree series. The second title, The Magic Faraway Tree, is also available from Oakhill. She died in 1968.

Acclaim for The Enchanted Wood
'The first book I remember adoring was Enid Blyton's The Enchanted Wood' - Stephen Moss, The Guardian
' ... a countryside teeming with flowers and streams, animals and birds, and one that will appeal to today's younger readers as much as their wartime predecessors' - Kirkus Reviews

Twink is so excited to be starting her first term at Glitterwings Academy. But she is also a little nervous. Will she make friends? Will she be able to find her way round the huge, dizzying oak tree that is Glitterwings Academy? And, most importantly, will she finally succeed in learning to fly?

About the author
Titania Woods is the pen-name for Lee Weatherly, a respected author of teen fiction, including the novels Child X and Missing Abby, and is the winner of the Sheffield Teen Book Award. She was born in Little Rock,Arkansas, and now lives in Hampshire.

Acclaim for Glitterwings Academy
.... with its traditional feel, lavish and loving detail and strong writing it will undoubtedly win girlish hearts' - The Best New Children's Books Spring 2008, Guardian Supplement