Best Selling Books by Kenneth Oppel

When Giles, Tina, and Kevin see books moving by themselves in the library, they know they have to investigate.

Giles Barnes and his family have just moved into a very strange house. Creeks, rustles, and fluttering sounds fill his bedroom. His mother says there are no such things as ghosts, but Giles decides to investigate. With help from new friends Tina and Kevin Quark and their ghostometer, the team solves the mystery, and gets rid of the ghosts for good!

Humourous stories - robots - fiction.

"What is the strange creature floating around in the swimming pool? Barnes and the Brains have been hired to solve the murky mystery" Cf. Our choice, 2002.

Victor Frankenstein leads a charmed life. He and his twin brother, Konrad, and their beautiful cousin Elizabeth take lessons at home and spend their spare time fencing and horseback riding. Along with their friend Henry, they have explored all the hidden passageways and secret rooms of the palatial Frankenstein château. Except one. The Dark Library contains ancient tomes written in strange languages and filled with forbidden knowledge. Their father makes them promise never to visit the library again, but when Konrad becomes deathly ill, Victor knows he must find the book that contains the recipe for the legendary Elixir of Life. Additional content in This Dark Endeavour includes pages from Victor Frankenstein''s sketchbook. Such Wicked Intent continues the story of Victor Frankenstein. Tragedy has forced him to swear off alchemy forever. He burns the Dark Library and vows he will never dabble in the dark sciences again—just as he vows he will no longer covet Elizabeth, his brother’s betrothed. If only these things were not so tempting. When he and Elizabeth discover a portal into the spirit world, they cannot resist. Together with Victor’s twin, Konrad, and their friend Henry, they venture into a place of infinite possibilities where power and passion reign. But as they search for the knowledge to raise the dead, they unknowingly unlock a darkness from which they may never return. This special ebook edition also includes Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s classic tale, Frankenstein.

Max is the cook’s dog. And because he is also the king’s taster, Max gets to feast on wild boar! cheese pies! rose pudding! No wonder Max loves his job. Who wouldn’t want to dine on these delicious dishes? The new king, that’s who. Max and the cook must find a new recipe—and fast. Otherwise, if the new king has his way, they’ll be losing more than just their jobs! The King’s Taster features stunning collage artwork, lush fabrics and painting from the phenomenal award-winning illustrator team Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. This is a beautiful package with a character kids will love and a surprise twist that will delight parents and children alike.

This gorgeous gift edition features a specially-designed printed case cover with an elegant finish, ribbon and special endpapers. Perfect for the holiday season! Will Everett has always wished for an adventure. Little does he know that his adventure starts the moment he boards the Boundless. There is a murder, and now Will must protect a key that can unlock the train''s hidden treasures. Villians are fast on his heels and strange creatures are lurking outside the windows as the Boundless hurtles across the country. Together with Maren, a gifted escape artist, and Mr. Dorian, a circus ringmaster with amazing abilities, Will must save the Boundless before someone else winds up dead. His adventure may have begun without him knowing . . . but how it ends is up to Will.

An old church tower has a problem with bats, but when Tina’s homemade Bat Zapper attracts more bats than it repels, the boys take matters into their own hands. Or is it really a vampire they’re up against?

Muscular sixteen-year-old Paul tries to find his genetically stunted younger brother Sam in the polluted ruins of Watertown, where Sam is trying to cure himself with toxic "dead water" that alters the metabolism of those who drink it.

Peg was born upon the bright blue sea. A big, strapping lass, she isn''t one to do things in half measures. Anything she turns her hand to, she''s good at. But she wants more than that. She wants big, she wants better, she wants best. She wants to be the world''s best fisherman.... Now that Peg''s pushing seven, she figures it''s high time she caught herself a whale. So she packs up her fishing rod and signs on with the whaling ship Viper. Peg is ready to catch a whale. But is the whale ready for Peg? In this humorous nautical tall tale, Kenneth Oppel and Terry Widener have created a feisty, independent child hero for the ages.

Eleven-year-old Colin discovers that the spaceships in his favourite video game are actually controlled by tiny men, who promise to help him in an upcoming contest.

From award-winning author Kenneth Oppel comes a startling, can''t-wait-to-talk-about-it-with-someone novel that defies genre to create a teen survival thriller unlike any you''ve read before. For fans of Leave the World Behind, A.S. King, M.T. Anderson, and Margaret Atwood. Xavier Oaks doesn''t particularly want to go to the cabin with his dad and his dad''s pregnant new wife, Nia. But family obligations are family obligations, and it''s only for a short time. So he leaves his mom, his brother, and his other friends behind for a week in the woods. Only . . . one morning he wakes up and the house isn''t where it was before. It''s like it''s been lifted and placed . . . somewhere else. When Xavier, his dad, and Nia go explore, they find they are inside a dome, trapped. And there''s no one else around . . . Until, three years later, another family arrives. Is there any escape? Is there a reason they are stuck where they are? Different people have different answers — and those different answers inexorably lead to tension, strife, and sacrifice. In this masterpiece, award-winning author Kenneth Oppel builds a heart-stopping story that feels very much of our moment, where our very human choices collectively lead to humanity''s eventual fate.

A blue glow is slowly spreading over Aunt Lillian. This wrinkle cream is going too far. Giles'' aunt has become a kid again, and everybody''s treating her like one. It''s time for Barnes and the Brains to outsmart the super-goo, and get Giles''s kooky Aunt Lillian back into her own skin.