The New Famous Five is out now! Also The Twits Next Door and Kid Normal.

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The New Famous Five return 1/1/26

The Twits Next Door

Five and the Smuggler's Code

Five and the Forgotten Treasure

The Kid Who Fell Through Time

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Chris Smith is a bestselling author and the joint recipient of the 2024 Ruth Rendell award for his work promoting literacy and campaigning for school libraries. Chris created the Kid Normal series with his friend Greg James and recently the pair published The Twits Next Door which became an instant bestseller. Chris is also a solo author and has published two fantasy adventures set in his fictional kingdom of Parallelia including Frankie Best Hates Quests. In January 2025 he brought back Enid Blyton’s classic characters in The New Famous Five: Five and the Forgotten Treasure. Before he was an author Chris worked as a newsreader and presenter on radio stations including Xfm and BBC Radio 1. His most famous news bulletin is probably the one sampled by George Michael in 1998 and used on his international hit Outside.

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Clarity Jones and the Magical Detective Agency

Kid Normal: Kid Normal 1

Kid Normal and the Rogue Heroes: Kid Normal 2

Kid Normal and the Shadow Machine: Kid Normal 3

Kid Normal and the Final Five: Kid Normal 4

The Great Dream Robbery

Frankie Best Hates Quests

Super Ghost

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