Anne Fine
The Chicken Gave it to me

A chicken pushes a small book towards Andrew on his way to school one morning, and when he and his friend Gemma start to read the contents of the book, The True Story of Harrowing Farm, they find themselves deeply moved by the chicken's tale. For this chicken is special. She is risking what is left of her life by flying frill ions of miles in a spaceship to try and save us humans from a terrible fate....

Catherine Sefton
Bertie Boggin and the Ghost Again

Bertie Boggin is the smallest of the Boggins. His older brother and sister, won't play with him and he has nothing to do. Then he sees the notice on the coal shed - and there inside is the Ghost! Bertie and the Ghost quickly become friends and Bertie is very pleased to hear that there will be a new arrival in the family. But the ghost is worried that the arrival of the baby will mean that he will be neglected....

Charlie Moon is the sort of boy who means well, but can't resist the odd little prank or two - which always seems to land him in a fix! His troubles begin when his mother packs him off to stay with his Aunty Jean and his infuriating cousin Ariadne at their joke shop in the Welsh seaside town of Penwyn. The very first time Auntie Jean asks Charlie and Ariadne to look after the shop, Charlie gets into a mess through an encounter with the awful Morgan brothers - and some stolen stink bombs....

Jeremy Strong
Lightning Lucy

Some children can waggle their toes, some can waggle their ears, but Lucy King has extra-special powers. She shimmers, she crackles and she zooms through the air like a streak of lightning! When Lucy's parents discover that she can fly, they try to keep it secret. But wherever she is - at the Christmas play, on a school outing, filming a TV commercial - Lightning Lucy always ends up in the limelight. As her fame grows, Lucy begins to wonder if it might be better to be just a little more ordinary....