Books by Petra James

A girl. A boy. A great aunt. A mystery! The second book in the exciting House of Heroes series! Henrie Melchior, the first girl born into the House of Heroes in 200 years, is on a Hero Hunt. When Marely Hart phones on the Hero Hotline, Henrie, Marley and Alex Fischer are in a rac...e against time to find Henrie's missing parents, a missing gold statue and the answers to questions piling up around her archaeologist great aunt . . . but Violetta Villarne from Villains Incorporated is watching very closely. The answers Henrie needs are buried somewhere in the past, but the present is a whirlwind of secrets and subterfuge. Will Henrie solve the Hunt? Will she find her parents? Or will the House of Melchior shadow her forever?Perfect for readers who like their heroes to be smart, fearless and ready for action.
Read more

Eleven-year-old Arkie Sparkle's archaeologist parents have been kidnapped. With the help of her genius cousin TJ and basset hound Cleo, she must find seven treasures across the seven continents in seven days. The biggest treasure hunt in the world is about to begin.Day 2: China T...reasure No. 2 is off to a shaky start.
Read more

Nothing exciting ever happened to Izzy. Until the day it did. When a flyer for a competition flutters from a polka-dot balloon, surfs high and low on a breeze and glides through her bedroom window, Izzy knows it's a sign from above. She is going to enter and win the competition t...o find The Most Ungrateful Girl in the World. There's only one problem, and that's good because there could have been 1001 problems but, unfortunately, it's the biggest problem of them all- Izzy is The Most Grateful Girl in the World. With her best friend Katie at her side, the rudest man in the world giving her lessons in ungratefulness, and the mysterious Molly Bloom revealing some very exciting secrets that could change everything, can Izzy overcome the odds to win this very odd competition - and, in doing so, save the world?
Read more

Eleven-year-old Arkie Sparkle's archaeologist parents have been kidnapped. With the help of her genius cousin TJ and basset hound Cleo, she must find seven treasures across the seven continents in seven days. The biggest treasure hunt in the world is nail-bitingly tense: Day 5 So...uth America.
Read more

Twelve-year-old Henrie is the first girl heir of the Melchior family in 200 years. This was deemed a dereliction of duty by the formidable Octavia Melchior, head of the House of Melchior (HoMe). For HoMe is in the business of heroes for hire. Boy heroes, that is. Girls have no pl...ace. When Henrie receives a mysterious note, it sets off a chain of events including a kidnapping, a fancy skateboard manoeuvre and a private jet and she discovers something rotten at the heart of HoMe. As past, present and future collide, HoMe is poised to come tumbling down ... unless a new kind of hero can emerge from the rubble.
Read more