Fiction 8 to 12

Millions of readers have loved The World’s Worst Children, The World’s Worst Teachers and The World’s Worst Parents – now they will delight in this ludicrously laugh-out-loud collection of pets, brought to you by the phenomenal Number One bestselling author David Walliams, with every story illustrated in vibrant colour by Adam Stower.

The second cycle of the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series comes to a thrilling end. You are not ready...

Dubray Staff Recommended Read... Skandar leaves his homeland to try to hatch a unicorn - a ferocious and bloodthirsty creature, not a cute and fluffy one! But there’s a unicorn thief on the loose, and Skandar must seek help from new friends to catch the culprit, in this phenomenal debut of world-building and elemental magic. Completely unputdownable. Recommended by Samantha Doyle, Dubray Dundrum

InvestiGators written and illustrated by John Patrick Green is the side-splitting full-colour graphic novel, perfect for fans of Dav Pilkey.

Half boy. Half God. All Hero. Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek God. I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. Now I spend my time battling monsters and generally trying to stay alive.

Dubray Recommended Read ....On an Arctic Island, April helps a lonely polar bear who may be the last of its kind. Beautiful illustrations being this eco-friendly epic to life. By Oisin Blennerhassett, Dubray Bray.

A madcap robbery, plenty of sheep and a summer of discoveries come together in this hilarious and moving novel, perfect for fans of Frank Cottrell Boyce and David Walliams.

When darkness falls upon the city, only one heroic duo has the pedigree to deliver justice! Dog Man, the newest hero from the creator of Captain Underpants, is back and this time he's not alone. The heroic hound with a nose for justice now has a sidekick in the form of a super-cute kitten, and together they have a mysterious caper to sniff out!

As the competition heats up, can Greg keep his head in the game-or will he have to throw in the towel? Find out in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot, the newest book by #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney!

A thrilling story of adventure, friendship and survival in the Amazon, The Explorer is an unmissable, Costa Award-winning modern classic from the bestselling Katherine Rundell.