Here are all the story extracts you can read on Stories from the Web.
From funny to scary, there's something here for everyone!
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Alice Next Door
by Judi Curtin |
Poor Megan! Not alone is she stuck with totally uncool parents, and a little sister who is too cute for words, but now her very best friend, Alice, has moved away. |
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Boom Chicka Boom
by Liz Weir |
A tale from this collection: 'Long Bony Finger', a spooky story with an element of surprise in which Sam gets his come-uppance. |
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Boris the Brainiest Baby
by Laurence Anholt |
Boris the baby has no time for toys. He's much too busy being the boss of a big company, even though he's only two days old! |
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The Bottle-Top King
by Jonathan Kebbe |
Beware the sting of the bottle-top king. Can the bottle-top king burst out of his shell and show everyone the hero inside? |
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A Calendar of Festivals
by Cherry Gilchrist |
This collection takes us back to the origins of many festivals that are celebrated throughout the world and traces the stories that are connected with them. |
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A Candle in the Dark
by Adele Geras |
Germany in 1938 is a dangerous place for Jews. Clara and Maxi are leaving behind everything they know and going to England to live with a family they have never met. |
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Captain Fact's Space Adventure
by Knife and Packer |
Whenever disaster strikes, mild-mannered weatherman Cliff Thornhill and his dog are transformed into...Captain Fact and Knowledge! |
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Cool Clive and the Little Pest
by Michaela Morgan |
Today is Jade's first day at school. For Clive, it isn't easy looking after your little sister, especially when she is a little pest. |
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Dinosaur Pox
by Jeremy Strong |
'Oh, isn't that just great,' Jodie muttered. 'I'm a dinosaur,' Jodie wakes up to find she has turned into a dinosaur and is diagnosed with Dinosaur Pox! |
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Do Not Read This Book
by Pat Moon |
WARNING! Snoopers watch out! Fierce guard-bunny on patrol! So paws off this book! That includes my friend, Cassie. And especially MUM. |
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Dognapped!
by Karen King |
When prize-winning pooch Fluffy vanishes from the garden of Beachview Bed and Breakfast it’s down to super-sleuth Amy Carter to get her Gran’s dog back. |
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The Enormous Crocodile
by Roald Dahl |
'I won't be full until I've eaten at least three juicy little children!’ The Enormous Crocodile is the greediest creature in the whole jungle and he loves eating children! |
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Fairy Treasure
by Gwyneth Rees |
Connie has never believed in fairies. So she's amazed when Ruby, a tiny fairy-girl, suddenly appears in the library of the old house where Connie is staying. |
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Falling Angels
by Colin Thompson |
Sally has been able to fly even before she could crawl, and soaring across continents she travels the world. |
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Free the Whales
by Jamie Rix |
Alastair McAlistair loves his "Free the Whales" t-shirt. He wears it all day and everyday - until it starts to smell! But he won't let his mother wash it. |
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Ghost Writer
by Julia Jarman |
Frankie's sure that the cupboard in the classroom holds the key to a mystery that's haunted the village for generations. |
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The Giants and the Joneses
by Julia Donaldson |
Most giants don't believe in iggly plops and, down on earth, humans don't believe in giants either. But a real girl giant is on her way down the beanstalk. |
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Harold the Hairiest Man
by Laurence Anholt |
Harold has lots of hair, and he's very proud of it. But when he gets too vain, he's in for a surprise! |
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
by J.K. Rowling |
Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy - until he is rescued by an owl, taken to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does battle in a deadly duel. |
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The Haunting of Nadia
by Julia Jarman |
Nadia looked out into the wet November afternoon. She didn't want to go past the pond in the dark - in fact, she didn't want to go past the pond at all. |
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Helping Hercules
by Francesca Simon |
Susan is fed up with her family, but when a magic coin whisks her back in time to ancient Greece, she finds that life with the gods and goddesses is much trickier. |
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Horrid Henry and the Mummy's Curse
by Francesca Simon |
Horrid Henry is everyone's favourite awful child! "No Way!" In this collection of four stories, Horrid Henry behaves as badly as ever! |
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The Indoor Pirates on Treasure Island
by Jeremy Strong |
Captain Blackpatch has always hated the sea - even though he's a pirate. His dastardly crew don't like getting wet, and they all hate boats. |
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The Jessame Stories
by Julia Jarman |
Jessame – sometimes called Messy Jessy – is a lively, imaginative, loving little girl to whom exciting things happen. |
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Judy Moody Saves the World
by Megan McDonald |
Where would the world be without Judy Moody? Never one to take things lying down, Judy Moody gets on the case! |
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The Killer Underpants
by Michael Lawrence |
The underpants from hell - that's what Jiggy calls them and not just because they look so gross. No, these pants are evil. And they're in control. Of him. Of his life! |
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King of Shadows
by Susan Cooper |
I lay very still, with all my senses telling me that I had gone mad. The plague? Nobody's had the plague for centuries... |
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Lizzie's Wish
by Adele Geras |
When her strict and miserable stepfather sends her to stay with relatives in London, Lizzie misses her country garden and struggles to adapt to her new life. |
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Mokee Joe is Coming
by Peter J Murray |
Nowhere is safe! When Hudson receives the weird message MOKEE JOE IS COMING, his life turns into a nightmare. |
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The Phantom Thief
by Pete Johnson |
YOU ARE IN DANGER! The first time Alfie sees the boy, he appears as if from nowhere in the school detention room - the 'padded cell'. |
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Polly the Most Poetic Person
by Laurence Anholt |
Any time is rhyme time for Polly. She just can't help it. Is there a cure for her bad case of rhyming? |
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The Poltergoose
by Michael Lawrence |
Something's after Jiggy McCue! Something big and angry and invisible. Something which hisses and flaps and stabs his bum and generally tries to make his life a misery. |
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Ruby the Rudest Girl
by Laurence Anholt |
Ruby is the rudest, most badly behaved girl you could ever meet. She belongs in a cage in the zoo. And that's just where she ends up! |
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Sensational Cyber Stories
by Tony Bradman (Editor) |
A boy swaps his brain with his computer's memory and amazes all his friends with his command of facts and figures..... |
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Sheep in Wolves' Clothing
by Satoshi Kitamura |
A fantastically illustrated and brilliantly woven story of three silly sheep who let a pack of wolves steal their coats. |
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Sleepovers
by Jacqueline Wilson |
Daisy has moved to a new school. Making friends at this new school is easy, but when they expect her to host a sleepover party she gets nervous. |
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Soccer Squad - 1 Starting Eleven
by Bali Rai |
The local youth club are putting an under-elevens squad together – and Dal, Chris, Abs and Jason are determined to be picked.They know they’re the best players in their school – but what if that isn’t good enough and they don’t make the team? |
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The Tail of Emily Windsnap
by Liz Kessler |
Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat her whole life. But her mother, Mary Penelope, has seemed oddly anxious to keep her away from water. |
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Tongue-Tied!
by Paul Jennings |
Have you ever…
swallowed a live fish?
seen bugs in hailstones?
had luminous teeth? |
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What Howls at the Moon in Frilly Knickers?
by Emily Smith |
It was just one of those ideas that took off. Julian and his friends thought writing a joke book would be easy. But hundreds of corny groan-out-loud jokes later, they're not so sure... |
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