Books in The Stem Files series

Whilst at a holiday cottage in Cornwall, nine-year-old Bill makes a fantastic discovery hidden at the back of the garage – a Jaguar XK 120. What’s more, an XK 120 that can talk! Bill and the car soon become firm friends. Bill names the car ‘XK’ and introduces him to his Grandpa. Together they realise that magic happens when Bill sits in the car. The engine starts, XK transforms into a new car, and they are magically transported back in time. XK takes them to Grandpa’s childhood home in London, in 1948. Bill sees his Grandpa and Great Aunt Charlotte, as children, and watches the London of the late 40s being rebuilt after the war. The next time they visit, they witness the Great Smog of 1952 first-hand. Bill realises just how different things were for his Grandpa growing up. When they visit again, it is the day of Princess Elizabeth’s Coronation in 1953. At the street party outside Grandpa’s house, Bill overhears a conversation between three gentlemen – spies – which sets him, XK and Grandpa a mystery to solve. Their adventures take them across London, with the events of the Coronation day taking place all around them. They must find out what is going on, with XK, young Grandpa and Charlotte’s help – and save the day!

The FBI thinks that Mulder is weird--or worse.He keeps insisting that aliens are running amok on earth. His lovely and level-headed partner agent Dana Scully, is supposed to keep in line. But that's hard to do when they're investigating an Oregon high school class full of corpses and the walking dead.Yes, Mulder's theories about the class of '89 are beyond strange. But in a world where minds are turned off like lights, bodies blossom with otherworldly scars, and the night explodes with blinding evil, Fox Mulder may not be weird at all. He may just be the one with the answers nobody's ready to hear The members of an Oregon high school class are dying off one by one. Agents Mulder and Scully must try to make sense of a town gone mad, where teenagers' minds are turned off like lights, mysterious fires explode after dark, and bodies blossom with otherworldly scars. But Mulder's explanations are strangely unpopular, especially when he starts digging up graves. It seems someone'or something'is terrified he'll uncover the truth . . .

One of the most popular episodes of the hit Fox television series, theX-Files, is now available on cassette. When a serial killer strikes a fourth time leaving no trace of how he entered or escaped from the scene of the crime, FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are called in to investigate. Soon, all evidence points to the impossible: a murderer who has been squeezing through air ducts and chimneys since 1903. Can Mulder and Scully stop him before he strikes again?

5 tales of supernatural intrigue that will send chills down your spine. 1 - The House of Lionel Shank What secrets could a dead entertainer have? It's a secret the boys never expected, but Bobby and Brandon had better figure it out fast before that secret cost them their lives... 2 - Trip on the 2810 Nothing is what it seems on a bizarre bus trip to Seattle. But when they find out they're trapped on the bus, which actually isn't going to Seattle, Bobby and Brandon are suddenly in a race against time before the unthinkable happens. 3 - Hecatomb After their Bronco breaks down on a lonely mountain road, strange happenings leads the boys to a dilapidated building deep in the woods where no building should be. Soon, Bobby and Brandon are in the middle of an old feud of ghosts and a missing boy. 4 - The Mystery of Brandt Wall A mystifying creature high in the mountains causes Bobby and Brandon to search for some answers. It isn't very long before they realize that it's more than just the creature they have to worry about. 5 - The Haunting at Ogilvie Raceway Who is haunting the Ogilvie Raceway in Ogilvie, Minnesota, and why? An invitation to solve the mystery puts Bobby and Brandon on the fast track to danger. Join the Stark brothers as they dive into the unknown. Do you dare take on a Stark Files Halloween?

Glacier Peak stands 5,526 feet in the northern most part of the Cascade Mountain Range. The Starks love the remote area and plan a weekend full of rock climbing and hiking. But when an explosion sends their helicopter crashing into the side of the mountain, Bobby and Brandon, along with their father, Russ, must use all their skills to survive while being pursued by an invisible enemy. The phenomenon continues...

The creature walks under the harvest moon, or does it? When the Stark brothers receive a frantic call from their friend Kevin, they head to Canyon Pass, Wyoming and straight into danger. While investigating the small town, the boys run into a mystery where everyone is a suspect, and an unspeakable terror roams the cornfields. Why is someone going to great lengths to scare the Treyzens off their farm? Bobby and Brandon are determined to find out, even if it costs them their lives... The phenomenon deepens...

Muscle cars, high-powered engines, throaty exhaust systems, and awesomely Quool! When Raven Cliff Cove is infested with a string of muscle car thefts; the Stark brothers instantly realize that a ring of thieves are operating in the area. As their investigation deepens, a close friend of the Starks is seriously injured in one of those thefts. Now, the case has become personal, and the boys turn up the heat. It's high-powered action as Bobby and Brandon find themselves running for their lives, trying to bring the thieves to justice without getting blown-up in the process. The high-octane phenomenon continues...

This is one of a series which takes an experiment-based approach to science and is designed to fit directly with the National Curriculum at Key Stage 2. The texts feature episodes in the life of an eccentric family - the Sparks - with a fascination for science experiments which are skilfully woven into the storyline for children to try at home. A real-life giant, a kidnapped orphan, a dog named Boozle and a shady private detective who used to be in the Brownies - it's a difficult case even for the Spark family, but Sam saves the day with a little help and some magical magnets.