Marcus isn\"t an ordinary thirteen-year-old. He has an amazing secret: he\"s a half-vampire, with incredible special powers. And together with his friends Tallulah and Gracie, he hunts and fights a totally evil enemy: the deadly vampires, who are out to destroy all humans and half-vampires. But something strange has happened to Marcus....

Life has never been more complicated for thirteen-year-old Marcus. It\"s not easy trying to hide your secret identity as a half-vampire, avoid garlic at all costs, AND work up the courage to ask a girl out. Especially when that girl is vampire-crazy Tallulah....

On my thirteenth birthday, my life changed for ever. That\"s when I learned the shocking truth: I\"m a half-vampire. Think that sounds cool? Think again! I\"ve been attacked by an evil vampire bat, had huge cravings for my best friend\"s blood, and nearly died from eating a pizza (half-vampires aren\"t great with garlic)....

Marcus was convinced that vampires didn\"t exist. He was very wrong . . . On his thirteenth birthday, Marcus Howlett is faced with a bombshell. His parents are half-vampire. And, although he hates the thought of it, he is about to become one too....

On the back of the picture were two words which jumped right out at me: THE FRIGHTENERS... When Chloe starts at a new school, she gets off to a really bad start and no-one wants to be her friend - except Aidan. But everyone else seems scared of Aidan - scared of the pictures he draws....

When Daniel and his friends make up a ghost story about a terrifying dog what begins as a story turns into a nightmare... A spine tingling tale about a boy haunted by the monsterous creature he created in his own imagination....

Louis doesn\"t think much of it when his mum and dad ask him for tips on how to be cool. In fact, he thinks it\"s pretty funny watching them bump fists and use words like \"safe\", \"sick\" and \"wicked\". Until Dad turns up outside Louis\"s new school dressed like a rapper, that is . . ....

Zac and Izzy win a place on a new reality TV show, but they have no idea where they\"re going or what to expect . . . They must live as if it\"s 1939, the start of World War Two. One by one they will be voted out by the viewing public. It\"s a hard life and, since each contestant is desperate to be the final winner, there are problems....

Tobey is determined he will be famous. He\"s not big-headed, he just knows he\"s got something special and he\"s determined that everyone will know it! He even hangs around with the stars, getting autographs at film premieres....

Harvey thinks school is the most boring place on earth - and so he and his friends devise a way to help relieve their boredom. Lessons are actually quite interesting when you have more at stake than just whether you\"ll get through it without being sent to the head....

Archie is a very mature child - some would say far too mature! Having grown up with his gran, he seems to have acquired some adult ways - and the kids at his new school find them unbearable. Especially Miranda - the class troublemaker....

Gareth has never been the most popular boy at school, but he\"s always done all right. Things seem to look up when he befriends Jake, the new boy who\"s full of exciting tales about film premieres and life in London - but when Gareth is caught doing an impression of Jake\"s faux-cockney accent, things turn very bad....

Tom, Mia and Oliver are the victims of a gang of bullies - who waylay them on the way home from school. It\"s not at school, so the teachers wouldn\"t be able to help, and they don\"t want to tell their parents, so there\"s only one option - to pay up. At first....

This guide to the wildlife of these extraordinary islands has a lively text and is illustrated throughout Z99 superb full-color photographs of the flora and fauna Island walks are described in detail Z99 accompanying full-color maps while background The Galapagos islands are famed for their unique and diverse wildlife....