Books with author Julie Richards

A hilarious new series for younger readers, following the misadventures of an ordinary boy at an extraordinary school for young spies…Jake's dad is head of the Secret Service. Alice's dad is a double agent. Harry's dad has infiltrated SPUD – the Secret Partners for Undertaking Destruction. And Alfie's dad… is a postman.Thunder Raker Manor is a very exclusive school. All the pupils are there because their parents or guardians are agents and spies.All except one.Because eight-year-old Alfie's dad isn't anything to do with the secret services. He's the local postman who just reckoned that Thunder Raker Manor was a great school. So when the Head Teacher receives a letter from the Prime Minister saying that Alfie has been given a special place and will start immediately, he isn't to know that Alfie's dad wrote it and slipped it in with the 'special' post…Now Alfie has to get to grips with Thunder Raker’s unusual curriculum and some even stranger new friends. He’s got classes in camouflage (if anyone can ever find Mr Trick) and Assassination (only kids keep going missing from Miss Fortune’s class). And he’s now in permanent danger from SPUD agents. But to his surprise, Alfie finds that he might just be quite good at this spying game…

A Mysterious Shipwreck Cornwall, today: Arthur Drake at last has some time to think about the Invisible Detective and a past life that seems somehow linked to his own. But then he meets the ghosts of sailors shipwrecked over a century ago… An Extraordinary Watch London, 1937: Whatever your problem, the Invisible Detective can find the answer. But no one suspects that he¹s just a front for four children who solve crimes and mysteries in his name. A pocket watch that seems to rewind time itself leads the children to investigate a strange clock shop. What is wrong with the shop's customers? How are events linked to a shipwreck in Cornwall? Where has Meg vanished to? It is up to the Invisible Detective to find out.

The Galactic Fair has arrived on the mining asteroid of Stanalan and anticipation is building around the construction of the fair's most popular attraction - the Death Ride! But there is something sinister going on behind all the fun of the fair; people are mysteriously dying in the Off-Limits tunnels. Join the Doctor, Amy and Rory as they investigate . . .

Have you ever wondered how guns and bullet proof jackets were invented? From spears and arrows to experiments with rocket and lasers, from chain mail to kevlar and ceramic plates, It'll Never Work: Weapons and Warfare explores the history and development of weaponry, the successes and failures that have led to the weapons of modern warfare that we know today.Each title in this exciting, high-interest series looks at a different area of technology and engineering and reveals the pioneering ideas and scientific thinking that enabled its development, as well as exposing those that proved to be a dead end. Each spread examines a particular example in depth, bringing in other similar ideas where relevant, and revealing that experimentation and failure often pave the way to technology success. Beautifully designed and illustrated with infographic-style artwork, this series is an excellent technology resource for readers aged 9 and up.

Matt Stribling is stuck spending another vacation with his brilliant, yet scatterbrained archaeologist father. When Matt arrives to find the place turned upside down and his father missing, he's not immediately worried. But a cryptic message and strange footprints quickly persuade Matt that all is not right. With the help of some unusual family friends, Matt discovers that his father had been searching for an ancient code, one rumored to have brought down the Mayans and maybe even the fabled civilization of Atlantis. Now in the hands of a madman, the code is being readied for new and sinister uses. Matt and his friend Robin will traverse the globe, battling terrifying sand creatures and mercenaries alike in their efforts to stop the chaos code from being activated-and dooming the modern world to a catastrophe not seen since the days of Atlantis.

Have you ever wondered how light and sound move? It's through waves! Readers will explore how our senses react to traveling light and sound waves, and they will also learn how humans have altered waves to do incredible things, such as building electric guitars and looking through telescopes into space. Accessible language and full-color icons, graphics, and pictograms make this the perfect introduction to scientific concepts, and it is a great solution for those who learn best by visualization.

This visually exciting book takes a unique look at our globe from the perspective of all the people on Earth. Using an innovative design, maps are populated by infographics, graphs, and icons to represent information and statistics about a subject in a very visual way. This aids readers in comparing and contrasting the same subjects in different parts of the world. Each spread explores one subject in-depth, such as how countries are governed around the globe, who has the highest obesity rates, how urbanization rates affect the environment, and how the life expectancy in a country is linked to its sanitation levels.

George Archer, Liz Oldfield and Eddie Hopkins have survived some rather frightening events in their lives, but things are about to get much scarier. They discover that vampires do exist, are intent on taking over London and ending the human race. Together with Sir William Protheroe, they must research ancient Egyptian mummies, a secret underground London gentlemen's club, and a well-known theatre actor to try and stop the vampires from overthrowing Parliament and taking over the world.

After the flood…Creatures stir in the watery depths, and monsters stalk the night. The City was once a thriving capital. Then the water rose and the ground fractured. At the ancient cathedral of Whispers, Jake and his friends Sarah and Geoff witness a murder. But as monstrous creatures rise from the murky depths, will they realise they have found the key to an ancient mystery? Will Jake discover the truth of what they have discovered? Will Sarah escape from the White Tower? And who will unleash the awesome power of the Skeleton Clock? Everything has its Time...A thrilling, epic story of betrayal, mystery, and the power of friendship set in the fractured, flooded ruins of a future London. By Justin Richards the author of The Parliament of Blood, The Chaos Code, and many others. ‘You can always trust Justin Richards to provide a rip-roaring story that will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish...’ Waterstone’s Books Quarterly.‘Justin Richards is a master of the intelligent, imaginative thriller with a fantasy twist.’ Stephen Cole, author of Z-Rex, Astrosaurs, and so much more.