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Dirty Bertie—the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits—is back for another helping of comic chaos, ever-increasing madcap schemes and crazy capers. A collection of stories to delight everyone who revels in his revolting ways. The volume contains Disco!, Mascot!, Spider! and Bees!.

Join Bertie in Disco! as he gets tricked into accompanying Angela Nicely to the school disco, becomes Royston Rich’s slave for the day and cooks up a great escape for Gran and her friends on an ultra-dull trip to the seaside!

Join Bertie in Trouble!, Poop! and Spash! as he concocts a magic potion for Miss Boot to make her forget the dreaded maths test, finds himself at Know-All Nick’s house for the worst sleepover ever, unexpectedly wins out over the school bully, tries to prove Whiffer isn’t the mystery pooper, scuppers Miss Boot’s chances of winning Teacher of the Year, steals the spotlight on the set of a blockbuster movie, takes Know-All Nick for a ride at the waterpark, goes on the trail of Angela’s missing cat and finds himself out-manoeuvred by Miss Boot on the dance floor.

Welcome back to Mighty High, the school for superheroes. Stan and his friends are so busy preparing for their heroes exams and having flying lessons that no one seems to realise that Miles has been abducted by aliens! Can fully-fledged superhero Captain Courageous lend a hand or will their fates be decided by a piece of bionic bubble gum?

Stan Button had always dreamed of becoming a superhero. Then one day a letter arrives inviting him for an interview at the mysterious Mighty High School. To his amazement, Stan is offered a place - starting immediately. His superpower is ‘non-conventional’, as are those of his two new best friends, but lessons in supervillain-spotting and tight-wearing mean they are soon ready to defeat the evil Green Meanie, who might just be none other than a teacher at their school....

Iggy is excited as he sets off with Dad on his first hunting trip. When they find a set of huge footprints, a heap of bones and a pool of slime, Iggy wants to hunt the creature, but Dad is suddenly anxious to get back. Later, Iggy’s Grumma tells him about the Slimosaur – a great scaly beast which coats you in slime before devouring you in one go. The Urks have had a poor harvest and food is running very low.

Old Grumbly has begun to spew smoke and rumble noisily and many Urks fear it’s The End of the World. The tribe decides that Iggy and Chief Hammerhead must climb the deadly mountain to ‘sort things out’. Little do they know that something much more dangerous is racing through the forest towards their village. Now would be an excellent time for one of Iggy’s cunning plans. First he just needs to figure out how to avoid being barbecued alive.… The fourth fantastic Iggy the Urk story from bestselling author Alan MacDonald.

When Iggy finds a girl lost in the jungle, he instantly knows she is from the Henna tribe. The Henna tribe all have fiery red hair and like to cover themselves in mud. Iggy decides to escort her on the long, scary journey back to the Cloud Mountains where she lives. But when he gets there, the welcome is not exactly what he imagined. Luckily he has an excellent and cunning plan! Err... The third fantastic 'Iggy the Urk' story from bestselling author Alan MacDonald.

Iggy is an Urk. The Urks are a warlike race with bushy beards and hairy legs – especially some of the women. Urks like boulder-rolling and chasing lizards. They also like the Feast of Urks. This is when Urk boys must pass the Testing to become warriors.But Iggy isn’t quite like other Urks. He likes inventing things. Which is why he has been neglecting his axe-wielding practice. So it is unfortunate for him that the Testing involves killing a large snake – using an axe....

Sam had a very ordinary life, until Oscar the dog arrived on his doorstep. Because Oscar has a big secret - he can talk! In Sam and Oscar's second adventure, Sam's dad wants the whole family to get involved in his new business idea (a cafe with a rather unusual menu), but Sam's got other things to worry about when dogs start disappearing - can Sam and Oscar unmask the dastardly dognappers?

Sam has wanted a dog for ages, so when Oscar turns up on this doorstep he can't believe his luck. When he finds out Oscar's secret he can't believe his ears! Oscar thinks humans are silly and rather badly trained. But when the freedom of the town's dogs is under threat, Oscar's about to discover that a dog's best friend is his boy.

Angela Nicely might look like she's made of sugar and spice and all things nice, but nothing could be further from the truth! Whether she's learning a new skill for the school talent contest, getting lost on a nature walk or persuading her mum to buy her a puppy, she's determined to stand out from the crowd and run the show!

Dirty Bertie - the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits, madcap schemes and revolting ways. Join Bertie in Aliens! as he encounters aliens in the school playground, takes to the skies at a balloon festival and becomes a modern-day Robin Hood! And in Rats! he crosses paths with a cheeky rodent, takes part in a chaotic cross-country run and tries to get his dog Whiffer to eat healthily - with disastrous results!

Join Bertie in this delightfully humorous collection of stories as he faces the shame of losing a dare with Know-All Nick and having to wear his pants to school; as he stages a school dinner revolt, takes Whiffer to dog training and sabotages his sister's sleepover; as he devises a new scheme for making filthy lucre, has a sickly time at the fairground and manages to teach a toddler her first word; and for Christmas, as he makes his very own Christmas crackers, performs in the school nativity play and has to dress up as an elf to help out at Santa's Grotto.

Flapjack would rather stay at home, but for Huxley, each new day sparkles with possibility and the chance of adventure! Huxley has some pocket money to spend, and where better to spend it than the grand opening of Jollygoods, a new department store in town. But after a mix up with a robber, Huxley is mistaken for a thief. Can Huxley – with a LOT of help from Flapjack – catch the real robber and still make it home in time for tea?

Join Bertie for three comically chaotic Christmas stories as he makes his very own Christmas crackers, performs in the school nativity play and has to dress up as an elf to help out at Santa’s Grotto.

Bertie’s next adventure finds him facing the shame of losing a dare with Know-All Nick and having to wear his pants to school, playing the part of the dog in the local amateur dramatic society’s production of Oliver! and taking Whiffer to Royston Rich’s birthday party, where Whiffer leaves a very unwelcome present …

Join Bertie in Mascot! as he is picked to be the mascot for Pudsley Rovers, attempts to get himself expelled from a geeky summer camp and designs his very own robot, a Bootosaurus, to replace Miss Boot!

Join Bertie as he has a brush with some angry bees, deals with his warring grannies on a trip to the park and tries to smuggle Whiffer into a very smart hotel.

Join Bertie as he takes a flea-ridden Whiffer to the vet, does a naughty dare at school and gets a ride in shiny red fire engine!