Darrell Pitt

Twelve-year-old Bobby Baxter isn't exactly the bravest kid on Earth. His list of things that scare him is up to number 689, and they include lightning, crowds, spiders, crocodiles, alien abductions, falling from great heights, falling from small heights and eggs. So when he finds out that he's the first Earthling ever chosen to attend the famous Galactic Space Academy, light years away from home, he's terrified. And that's before he discovers that someone at the academy wants the boy from Earth gone-permanently

Times are tough in the small town of Yallaroo where Ally Simpson has lived her whole life. The entire area is in drought and people are going broke or moving away. So when Ally hears about a competition to win the trip of a lifetime to visit the Smithsonian Museum in the USA, she knows she's got to do everything she can to try and win.Ally enlists her best friends Harmony and Ping to help. Her plan? To send a video camera to the edge of space, and prove once and for all that the earth is round. At first, Ally is pretty sure she's got the contest stitched up. But then, as one disaster after another derails her plans, she begins to learn the importance of staying grounded even while she's aiming for the sky...

AN UNDERWATER CITY.A MYSTERIOUS NINJA.A MISSING SWORD THAT COULD CHANGE THE WORLD.As the dark clouds of another war loom, Jack, Scarlet and Mr Doyle travel from the grimy streets of London to the vast neon - bright metropolis of Tokyo.They're on a secret mission for the British government: to locate the Kusanagi sword, an ancient relic believed to have magical powers. If they can find the sword, the Emperor of Japan promises to keep the peace between his nation and the Allies.But in Tokyo they soon discover that the Nazis are after the sword, too.And they will stop at nothing to achieve world domination...With all its twists and turns and helter-skelter action, The Steampunk Detective Adventures are addictive stories and a spellbinding mashup of steampunk and Sherlock Holmes. Its non-stop action adventure will particularly appeal to reluctant male readers, and anyone who enjoy a baffling mystery mixed in with their science-fiction.

LONDON UNDER ATTACK.A MYSTERIOUS CREATURE.A POTION THAT PROMISES UNLIMITED POWER. After a series of bombings across London, Jack, Scarlet and Mr Doyle are drawn into yet another baffling mystery: the sighting of a monster in the underground sewers.Before they can investigate, the team must travel to Spain to chase down a deadly group of terrorists.But just as they close in, Jack and Scarlet are kidnapped. Can Mr Doyle find them in time?While, back in London, the monster is now on the loose. Will his true origins be uncovered before he wreaks more deadly destruction across the city?With all its twists and turns and helter-skelter action, The Steampunk Detective Adventures are addictive stories and a spellbinding mashup of steampunk and Sherlock Holmes. Its non-stop action adventure will particularly appeal to reluctant male readers, and anyone who enjoy a baffling mystery mixed in with their science-fiction.

AN ANCIENT ARTEFACT. A MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY. A DEADLY ATTACK. Jack, Scarlet and Mr Doyle embark on a hunt across Europe to locate the Broken Sun - an ancient artefact said to lead to the lost city of Atlantis - when it's stolen from the British Museum.But just as the Broken Sun is within reach, Gloria, their beloved secretary is mysteriously poisoned.In a race against time to find the antidote, the team uncovers a deadly plan that will strike at the very heart of government. And no one has banked on another shocking discovery - that Mr Doyle's long-dead son may still be alive...With all its twists and turns and helter-skelter action, The Steampunk Detective Adventures are addictive stories and a spellbinding mashup of steampunk and Sherlock Holmes. Its non-stop action adventure will particularly appeal to reluctant male readers, and anyone who enjoy a baffling mystery mixed in with their science-fiction.

A DEADLY ASSASSIN. A MYSTERiOUS WEAPON. A NATION ON THE BRINK OF WAR. When the world's deadliest assassin - The Chameleon - escapes from a high-security prison in the English countryside, Jack and his friends vow to track him down in their most dangerous case yet. Travelling to New York, a bustling city filled with airships, steamcars and exciting new ideas, they uncover a dangerous plot that threatens the president's life and brings the nation to the brink of civil war. Can Jack track down the Chameleon in time? And just what is the mysterious Whip of Fire that has the power to wreak destruction across the globe?With all its twists and turns and helter-skelter action, The Steampunk Detective Adventures are addictive stories and a spellbinding mashup of steampunk and Sherlock Holmes. Its non-stop action adventure will particularly appeal to reluctant male readers, and anyone who enjoy a baffling mystery mixed in with their science-fiction.

The year is 2509 and Earth is a rather polluted blue dot that suffers from global warming, overpopulation and not enough people using deodorant.Blake Carter, star agent with the Planetary Bureau of Investigation, isn't having a good day. First he's beaten up by a bunch of religious zealots, and then he's assigned a robot-sorry, cyborg-as his new partner, right before his ex-wife calls to tell him his daughter has gone missing. His car keeps criticising his driving, and finally, to top things off, the world is held to ransom by his nemesis, evil genius Bartholomew Badde. Can things get any worse?Yes