Item category 2: SRC18

'We shall be detectives, Sponge!' exclaimed Mildew. 'We shall solve the Mystery of the School Spoon!' Mildew and Sponge don't think much of Maudlin Towers, the blackened, gloom-laden, gargoyle-infested monstrosity that is their school. But when somebody steals the School Spoon and the teachers th...

You'd think a ghost grandad would be a great sidekick for a wannabe detective. Unfortunately, if there was a 'being a good ghost' exam, Jay's grandad would fail spectacularly - he hates walking through walls, he can't touch anything and he's rubbish at haunting. Since his dad literally did a vani...

Jaz has found the best way to make friends with new girl Nadima, who doesn't speak any English - by offering her a chocolate bar. Nadima grins and offers back some Turkish Delight, the ice is broken, and a special friendship begins. Jaz is outgoing, rebellious, gumptious and a little bit bolshy -...

Lemmings look alike, sound alike and act alike, right? So if one jumps off a cliff, the others follow - all except Larry. Larry's a lemming with a mind of his own. Unlike the rest of the crew, he goes sledging with the puffins, eats pepperoni pizza, and likes to wear a top hat. But can Larry teac...

When all of Mr Betts' animals develop spots he takes them along to Mr Potts the vet. Mr Potts cures them but they then develop stripes and beards! Fortunately he does find a cure but not before many zany incidents.

Dear Uncle Morton. Are you sitting down? If you're not, you probably should. Because I have some very bad news. Someone has stolen one of your dragons. Eddie's mum is getting remarried, to Uncle Morton's Scottish neighbour Gordon. But then Ziggy is stolen. It's not long before Arthur is taken too...

All the mice scarper, skedaddle and scoot back to their hidey-holes when Dread Cat's about. But now he's promised to turn over a new leaf. Instead of chasing mice he will feed them tasty bits of cheese. Can the mice trust a word Dread Cat says? Is the war between cat and mouse really over?

Although he comes from a long line of archaeologists, Edward has never discovered anything. Then one rainy night, he stumbles upon what could be his first great discovery.

Energetic twins Al and Lottie are always one step away from trouble. Al is experimenting to invent a time machine that can take mum back to when dad was still alive and she didn't have to manage the shop on her own. A time machine would also be really useful to get him out of trouble! As a young ...

Auden Dare has an unusual perspective on life: he cannot see in colour. He's always had this rare condition - and life is beginning to get harder for Auden. The war for water that is raging across the world is getting a little closer all the time. It hardly rains any more, anywhere. Everyone is t...