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Boy in the Tower

Polly Ho-Yen

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Crookhaven: The Thieves' Revenge

J.J. Arcanjo

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Evenfall: The Tempest Stone

Alexander Armstrong

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Greenwild: The Forest in the Sky

Pari Thomson

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How Not to Be a Pirate: The Trouble with Curses

Jenny Pearson

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How to Steal the Future

Christopher Edge

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Into Thin Air

S.E. Durrant

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Kensuke's Kingdom

Michael Morpurgo

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The Bletchley Riddle

Ruta Sepetys

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The Good Thieves

Katherine Rundell

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The Highland Falcon Thief

M.G. Leonard

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The Lone Husky

Hannah Gold

You pick the stack, they choose the books. These are the 12 books they'll choose from, so there's no need to pick any yourself.

Occasionally a displayed title may become unavailable, but rest assured that substitutions will always be carefully chosen to suit the stack.

  • Fiction
  • 9 to 11
  • Adventure
  • Paperback

The Great Escape

Let imaginations run wild with this collection of adventure-themed stories

For 9 to 11 year olds who want jeopardy, pace and a proper adventure. This stack is packed with gripping stories, with favourites like Kensuke's Kingdom, The Good Thieves, The Highland Falcon Thief and The Bletchley Riddle. Daring heists, wild escapes and mysteries to crack mean they'll be racing to the final page. Perfect for adventurous readers who love to be kept on the edge of their seat.

Gifted this stack before? Don't worry, titles are regularly updated to keep things fresh.

You choose the stack and how many books to gift.
They choose the story they want to read.
We deliver it to their door.

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Your recipient will receive an email or printable gift certificate with your message and a link to their own gift page. There, they can browse the stack and choose their book (or books), plus any extras you've added. They'll have two months to choose.

Their books then arrive packed in our gift-ready mailer, with a Chapter & Choice bookmark and a keepsake card for their stack. No wrapping needed.

Make it extra special with our Beautiful Bookplates: a pack of 10 illustrated bookplates. They'll choose their favourite design (Oscar the Owl, Monty the Mouse or Felix the Fox) to make their new books their own. You can add them once you've added the stack to your basket.

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You pick a stack

All the thought, none of the guesswork. Pick a stack of 12 themed books that suits them, and how many books to gift.

They choose their books

No more doubling up on books they already have. We email your gift on the day you choose, and they pick their favourites.

We deliver

No wrapping, no trips to the post office. Their books arrive at their door gift-ready, with a bookmark and keepsake card.