Maverick Chapter Readers – serie

Leroy and his grandad hope to win the Glenford Gardening Competition and be featured on the local news. Leroy is keen to help so Grandad puts him in charge of watering, with instructions to add one drop of Grow Magic to every can of water.But Leroy is too busy daydreaming and tips in the whole bottle by mistake! What will Grow Magic do to Grandad’s veggies... and the local bugs?

Leo loves computer games more than anything else, especially Danny Dangerous. He has been trying for ages to complete all the levels. So when a thunderstorm fries his console, he can't believe it! Only somehow the power surge has made the game come to life and all the characters are let loose in the real world. Can Leo catch all the Crazy Critters before they cause too much havoc?

Laura loves everything about space, especially aliens. Everyone tells her that aliens don’t exist but she is sure they do. Determined to convince them aliens do exist, she puts on her best alien disguise and sets out to find a way to communicate. But when Laura really is beamed aboard a spaceship, will she find aliens there? And do they want to be friends... or not?

Mia and Jonathan are best friends, even if they’re only pen pals. When Jonathan’s class comes to visit, Mia is determined to make sure he has the best time ever! Only Jonathan’s hearing aids go missing, and they believe it must be the tricksy Ear Fairy, sister to the Tooth Fairy, who has taken them! Can Mia and Jonathan find the missing hearing aids before Jonathan has to return home?

One night, while Ava is reading, her torch rolls under her duvet. She wriggles underneath it to get her torch back, but ends up going deeper and deeper. Finally, she comes out in a strange world — the world of the dream makers, and the mystical Dream Machine. Here there is a magical button which promises to make everyone’s wishes come true... But can Ava resist the temptation to press it?

Kiran, Aran and Jen are exploring the new park when they find a giant snakes and ladders board. They have great fun playing the game until Kiran rolls to go down a snake... and the snake turns into a twisting slide that shoots Kiran below the ground! Aran and Jen quickly follow, but they find themselves in a maze of tunnels with no clear way out. Can they figure out the clues and find their way home?

J3264 is one of thousands of clones who are travelling through space looking for a new planet to invade... and Earth looks perfect! J3264 is chosen to lead the invasion only his ship crash lands, leaving him stranded. All alone, J3264 disguises himself and is taken in by two humans, Krish and Sanvi, under the new name ‘Jay’. But Krish and Sanvi show Jay that humans might not be so bad after all...

Joe and Alana love their trips with their wacky aunt and uncle, Sylvia and Bob, and cousin Lizzie. But as night falls, they get lost on their way to the campsite… and they stumble across Camp Wild! Only there’s something different about Camp Wild that Joe and Alana can’t quite put their fingers on. Is it normal to have zebras at campsites?

Rowan watches helplessly as Roman soldiers steal her precious sheep. When she’s spotted, Rowan has to flee but vows to never let it happen again. After meeting a wounded Iceni soldier in the marshes, Rowan realises she could be vital in helping Queen Boudicca’s fight against the Romans. But can she find the courage to fight for their freedom?