Pete Johnson

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  • Bibliography:
    53 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 1987
  • Latest Book:
    October 2018
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Full Series List in Order

(Un)Teenager

1 - Diary of an (Un)Teenager (Nov-2015)
2 - Return of the (Un)Teenager (Jan-2011)

How to Train Your Parents

1 - How to Train Your Parents (Dec-2003)
2 - My Parents Are Out of Control (Aug-2013)
3 - My Parents Are Driving Me Crazy (Oct-2015)

MindReader

1 - The Crystal (Oct-2018)

Vampires

1 - The Vampire Blog (Aug-2011)
2 - The Vampire Hunters (Oct-2011)

Book List in Order: 53 titles

  • Secrets from the School Underground

  • The Cool Boffin

    Richard Hodgson is fifteen, fat and wears glasses. His schoolmates don't even seem to know his name - they just call him 'Boffin'. But Richard longs to change: he wants to be cool, a sharp dresser and attractive to women....

  • Catch You on the Flipside

  • We, the Haunted

  • Ghost Dog

  • My Friend's a Werewolf

    When Simon moves in next door, he and Kelly become instant friends. But Kelly just can't help noticing that there's something very odd about her new friend. For one thing, he wears black gloves all the time - even to school. And could that be hair be...

  • The Winner

  • Rescuing Dad

    How do you improve your dad? Joe and Claire can see why Mum chucked Dad out. He looks a mess, he can't cook and he's useless around the house. Something must be done: they're the only ones who can help transform him into 'Dad Mark Two'. And when the...

  • Ten Hours to Live

    Eighteen-year-old Ben tells the story of the end of a relationship. As he waits through a long, lonely day waiting to find out whether or not his girlfriend will come back to him, he recounts their past history. We learn how Ben set out to do his 'wh...



  • Power And Stone

    Set in 130 A.D. on Hadrian's Wall just as work on the wall is nearing completion. Two boys, Marcus and Telemachus, join their father, a Roman commander, in one of the forts. Marcus soon makes friends with a local boy, Bran, whose family are Brigantes...

  • How to Train Your Parents

    How to Train Your Parents - 1

    Moving to a new area and a new school, Louis is horrified to discover his parents changing into ultra-competitive parents, wanting him and his younger brother to get straight As at school and join all sorts of after-school clubs and activities like t...

  • The Magic Pirate

    Jamie is worried about being rather a wimp. His hero is the pirate, Brave Bill, and he tries to magic himself into Brave Bill's world. The magic goes wrong resulting in Brave Bill coming into Jamie's world instead. Jamie takes his new friend to schoo...

  • Surfers Mind Reader

    Matt is known as Spud because his nose looks like a potato. Matt can also read people's minds. He can find out secrets and he has this great sense of power. It's amazing! But Matt soon discovers that knowing what people are thinking isn't always a go...

  • The Best Holiday Ever!

    Sun, sea, sand ...not to mention Boys! This is what Louise and her best friend Katie have in mind when they set off on their first parent-free holiday to Spain. Their only problem is Annette, a last-minute hanger-on who seems to prefer moaning and ti...

  • Trust Me, I'm a Troublemaker

    Archie is a very mature child -- some would say far too mature! Having grown up with his gran, he seems to have acquired some adult ways -- and the kids at his new school find them unbearable. Especially Miranda -- the class troublemaker. At fi...

  • Hero Game

    Teenage Charlie has always hero-worshipped his grandfather, who was one of the Battle of Britain pilots. But when he starts tracking down his grandfather's old wartime chums, he discovers that his hero belonged to the fascist Blackshirts before the w...

  • Help! I'm a Classroom Gambler

    Harvey thinks school is the most boring place on earth - and so he and his friends devise a way to help relieve their boredom. Lessons are actually quite interesting when you have more at stake than just whether you'll get through it without being se...

  • The Ex-Files

    Not sure what to do when you've been dumped? Join the Ex-Files society and let them help you. Let's face it - we've all been there. And how do you cope when your boyfriend goes off with your best friend, or the girl you thought was 'the one' dumps yo...

  • The Korski Code

    Sam and Ella are just an ordinary brother and sister - until they discover two amazing things . . .They can send thought messages to each other.They have incredible super powers.Suddenly they're extraordinary! And then a jewel robbery and a sinister ...



  • The Canine Conspiracy

    Twins Sam and Ella have discovered they are extraordinary! They can send thought messages to each other and - when they're doing it - they have super powers!So, when pet dogs start to disappear, the twins decide to use their powers to solve the myste...

  • Liar

    When best mates Dave and Ryan try to out-do each other with crazy lies, things start to get out of control.A fun comedy about friendship.Barrington Stoke specialise in books for reluctant, struggling and dyslexic readers....

  • Wolves Of The Revenue

  • Bug Brother

    Jamie is smaller than his younger brother Harry and he's fed up with everyone thinking he's the youngest. Then Jamie finds a magic cloak and accidentally turns Harry into a bluebottle. In the mad panic of trying to rescue him, Jamie discovers that be...

  • How to Get Famous

    Tobey just knows he's got something special and he's determined to be famous. He and his friend, Georgia, audition for a role in a play -- and to his huge disappointment, Georgia gets a part, but he doesn't. Can he turn this tragedy around and find a...

  • Shut It!

  • Curse of the Rat-beast

    Lair of the Mothman: Charlie isn’t happy to find out he’s a spook and still has to go to school... until he discovers lessons include flying through walls and making objects move! But are Charlie and his new friend, Lewis, ready to jo...

  • The TV Time Travellers

    Zac and Izzy win a place on a new reality TV show, but they have no idea where they're going or what to expect . . . They must live as if it's 1939, the start of World War Two. One by one they will be voted out by the viewing public. It's a hard lif...

  • Return of the (Un)Teenager

    (Un)Teenager - 2

    Spencer's back, and the (un)teenager plan has been derailed a bit by the fact that he kissed Emily at the disco. What will he do now? Is Spencer doomed to becoming a 'proper' teenager...? Cracking sequel about the highs and lows of being a teenager, ...

  • Detective Brother



  • The Vampire Blog

    Vampires - 1

    Marcus was convinced that vampires didn't exist. He was very wrong . . . On his thirteenth birthday, Marcus Howlett is faced with a bombshell. His parents are half-vampire. And, although he hates the thought of it, he is about to become one too. ...

  • The Frighteners

    On the back of the picture were two words which jumped right out at me: THE FRIGHTENERS...

    When Chloe starts at a new school, she gets off to a really bad start and no-one wants to be her friend - except Aidan. But everyone else s...

  • The Vampire Hunters

    Vampires - 2

    On Marcus's thirteenth birthday his life changed for ever. That's when his parents told him the shocking truth: he's a half-vampire. Any notions that this could be cool went quickly out the window?he's been attacked by an evil vampire bat, had huge c...

  • The Bad Spy's Guide

    Everyone thinks Tasha is a big joke because she is obsessed with spies. But when Henry, the new boy at school, accidentally mixes up his notebook with hers, Tasha has breathed her last ever bit of dull air. Henry tells her he is a teenage spy....

  • Phantom Fear

  • The Phantom Thief

  • The Vampire Fighters

    Marcus, Tallulah and Gracie are back in the final fast-paced, fun and frightening story of award-winning Pete Johnson's vampire series.
     
    Life has never been more complicated for thirteen-year-old Marcus. It's not easy trying to hide your secr...

  • My Parents Are Out of Control

    How to Train Your Parents - 2

    Louis doesn't think much of it when his mum and dad ask him for tips on how to be cool. In fact, he thinks it's pretty funny watching them bump fists and use words like 'safe', 'sick' and 'wicked'. Until Dad turns up outside Louis's new school dresse...

  • The Vampire Bewitched

    Marcus, Tallulah, and Gracie are back in the final fast-paced, fun, and frightening vampire story

    My Parents Are Driving Me Crazy

    How to Train Your Parents - 3

    "How do you SACK your DAD? My dad''s a new stay-at-home dad and is already a TOTAL DISASTER. He COOKS meals no one can EAT, messes up all the laundry and expects me to clean my room MYSELF. Can you believe he doesn''t even take my dirty cups downstai...



  • Diary of an (Un)Teenager

    (Un)Teenager - 1

  • Mate Match

  • How to Update Your Parents

    "What can you do when you''re trapped in a technology time warp? When Louis''s parents decide he spends too much time ""glued to screens"" they come up with their worst idea ever—a total ban on tablets, computers and mobiles! Louis needs a pla...

  • The Creeper

    After listening to a tape about the Creeper, a horrific creature formed from the ashes of a murdered man and bent on revenge against all wrongdoers, Lucy gets scared. Now the Creeper is loose, and Lucy fears she will be a victim....

  • The Eyes of the Alien

    Sam and Freddie, both fostered with the same family, are best friends. Sam even laughs at Freddie's jokes! But after Sam has an accident and knocks herself unconscious, she begins to have weird nightmares about a sinister figure with huge eyes - alie...

  • Faking It

    Will is popular with the girls but they don't see him as boyfriend material and, at nearly 15, he's never had a girlfriend. When he sees a photo of Hannah, his step-mum's beautiful niece who wants to be an actress, he shows it to his friend and prete...

  • Horror from the Deep & Revenge of the Stink Monster

    ‘Horror from the Deep’: On holiday on Earth, Charlie finds himself on the trail of a very mysterious ghost. A giant three-eyed octopus is terrorising two ghosts living on a pirate shipwreck. Can Charlie and Lewis discover the true ide...

  • Mindreader & Blackmail

    Mindreader... Matt has a magic crystal that enables him to read minds. He can find out secrets and he has this great sense of power. It's amazing. But what Matt doesn't expect is that it's dangerous ... Blackmail...Matt is horrified when he gets a bl...

  • How to Fool Your Parents

  • The Crystal

    MindReader - 1



  • Avenger

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    Gareth has never been the most popular boy at school, but he's always done all right. Things seem to look up when he befriends Jake, the new boy who's full of exciting tales about film premieres and life in London - but when Gareth is caught doing an...

  • Ghost Trouble

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    Two terrifying tales: In The Ghost Dog, Daniel’s story about a bloodthirsty dog goes down well at a spooky party. But then somehow the howling monster begins to haunt his dreams! In The Creeper, Lucy listens to the spine-chilling story of the Creep...

  • Mind Reader

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    Matt's magic crystal enables him to read people's minds and he is determined to keep it a secret. But he does tell his best friend Cally. Soon someone is trying to blackmail him. But when he sets a trap for the blackmailer, he is horrified to discove...

  • Traitor

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    Tom, Mia and Oliver are the victims of a gang of bullies - who waylay them on the way home from school. It's not at school, so the teachers wouldn't be able to help, and they don't want to tell their parents, so there's only one option - to pay up. ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Pete Johnson has published 53 books.

Pete Johnson does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Crystal, was published in October 2018.

The first book by Pete Johnson, Secrets from the School Underground, was published in October 1987.

Yes. Pete Johnson has 4 series.
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