Michael O Mara: 334 books

If you're interested in magic because on your 9th birthday your Mummy and Daddy booked the ruddy-faced Uncle Fiddlesticks who pulled a bunny out of a hat and made sweets appear from his pockets which he forced you to verify empty and you want to know how it was done, this isn't the book for you. (Stick...

One grey dismal day, Janine Marsh was on a trip to northern France to pick up some cheap wine. She returned to England a few hours later having put in an offer on a rundown old barn in the rural Seven Valleys area of Pas de Calais. This was not something she’d expected or planned for. Janine eventually...

This authoritative and fascinating introduction to the legends of history will reintroduce readers to the cyclopes, Minotaur and centaurs of the Ancient Greeks, as well as shedding light on the wider world of mythology. The Midas Touch includes a stunning array of fascinating tales and gets to grips...

A combination of folklore and time-honoured advice, this book illuminates the history behind female wisdom from yesteryear. Taking in money saving ideas, gardening knowledge, household management and age-old remedies, it offers both seasoned advice and eccentric cures for a huge range of problems. Revealing...

There's something spooky about Maud's new school, in the first book in this fun and scary new series   When Maud's pet rat, Quentin, escapes in the middle of science class, it's the very last straw. Maud is transferred from Primrose Towers to Rotwood Middle School—to the delight of...

Featuring a plethora of examples that show how to get the worst out of the world's most commonly spoken language, Eats, Shites and Leaves is a wittily informative insight into how the English language can be used and abused in the twenty-first century

If Adrian Mole had grown up to be a grumpy old git who had to cope with failed marriage and a life-sucking job, and worse, whose colleagues actually thought he was a miserable old git, he might be a bit like Dave Cross. Diary of a Grumpy Old Git is the laugh-out-loud diary of Dave Cross, a man who thought...

Josh Walker is an ordinary teenage nerd. But when he puts his costume on, he is transformed into an ordinary teenage nerd with a costume on. After years of watching superhero movies, reading comics and fantasizing about being a crime-fighter, he decides to become one. First of all he needs a superhero...

The sixth book in the terrifyingly terrific Monstrous Maud series   When Maud decides to learn advanced sorcery for the talent show, her spells spin out of control. Now Maud has to work out how to do reverse magic to fix her mix-up—before the whole school guesses her monstrous secret!

Over the past year we have seen the humble, inquisitive meerkat take over the world, and in Where's the Meerkat? that is literally the case. A family of meerkats are making a round-the-world trip, visiting some of the world's most famous and popular places and your task is to spot them in the crowd....

Milly is having her new monster friends over for a sleepover—the trouble is, her perfect sister is having her human friends over too, in a third terrifyingly terrific tale   When Maud's perfect twin sister, Milly plans a sleepover, their mother forces Maud to have her friends...

Learn about the three lead actors from The Hunger Games movies The Hunger Games movie, based on the internationally-bestselling novel of the same name, has smashed box office records grossing nearly $700 million worldwide—and future installments of the series are hotly anticipated. Jennifer,...

Bees are our most loyal ally. These fascinating, enigmatic creatures are a key lynchpin in the working of our planet. Without them the landscape, as well as every aisle in our supermarkets would look radically different. And we’re not just talking about honey bees. There are more than 20,000 species...

Meerkat mania shows no sign of slowing! Where's The Meerkat? On Holiday is the fantastic new follow up to the bestselling Where's The Meerkat?, combining meerkat cuteness with summer scenes and tricky searches. Continue your search, with ten meerkats to find on each page and a whole host of people to spot along the way. The perfect book for kids and adults alike - don't go on holiday without it!