The reading world now lies wide open.
Individual choices of genre become more significant as readers become more discriminating. Readers develop their critical faculties as they weave their way towards the kind of readers they are growing into.
You could also check out our latest highlights such as 'new voices', which showcases some of the brightest new talent from Walker Books, or our 'prizewinners' section where we can help you and your child discover authors currently in contention for and/or winners of the most prestigious awards.
See below for some authors who are likely to feature in this section:
Find a book
Categories
Featured Monthly
Need to send a gift?
Click to buy book vouchers
Click to buy book vouchers
Tweet
Featured Books for 11+ readers
This Month's Featured Books
Last Month's Featured Books
More Featured Books
See ALL Featured Books, with Opening Extracts, in this category
Nature Mage
Duncan Pile
This is an exciting new fantasy series that fans of Harry Potter, Percy Jackson and Septimus Heap will absolutely love to read. Excitingly for Lovereading4kids we were approached by the author in early 2011 who showed us the first three chapters...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/09/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Duncan Pile
This is an exciting new fantasy series that fans of Harry Potter, Percy Jackson and Septimus Heap will absolutely love to read. Excitingly for Lovereading4kids we were approached by the author in early 2011 who showed us the first three chapters...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/09/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Pendragon Legacy: Sword of Light
Katherine Roberts
A cracking page-turning adventure that brings a new twist on Arthurian legend. The future of Camelot is in the hands of Arthur's secret daughter, Rhianna. Utterly gripping, this is the start of a series for 10+ year olds by an...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Katherine Roberts
A cracking page-turning adventure that brings a new twist on Arthurian legend. The future of Camelot is in the hands of Arthur's secret daughter, Rhianna. Utterly gripping, this is the start of a series for 10+ year olds by an...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Gregor and the Marks of Secret
Suzanne Collins
Gregor and the Marks of Secret by Suzanne Collins - the author of the blockbusting Hunger Games – is the story of a perilous fantasy adventure for young Gregor and his talkative little sister Boots, in their bid to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Suzanne Collins
Gregor and the Marks of Secret by Suzanne Collins - the author of the blockbusting Hunger Games – is the story of a perilous fantasy adventure for young Gregor and his talkative little sister Boots, in their bid to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Gates of Rome (Time Riders Book 5)
Alex Scarrow
Liam O'Connor should have died at sea in 1912. Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010. Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2026. But all three have been given a second chance - to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Alex Scarrow
Liam O'Connor should have died at sea in 1912. Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010. Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2026. But all three have been given a second chance - to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
The Worst Thing About My Sister
Jacqueline Wilson
Best-selling Jacqueline Wilson understands perfectly how the needle sharp jealousy of sisters is matched only by the strength of their underlying affection. Marty and Melissa are not in the least little bit like each other; Marty is a tomboy and...
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Jacqueline Wilson
Best-selling Jacqueline Wilson understands perfectly how the needle sharp jealousy of sisters is matched only by the strength of their underlying affection. Marty and Melissa are not in the least little bit like each other; Marty is a tomboy and...
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Mortal Chaos
Matt Dickinson
'The Butterfly Effect' - otherwise known as the scientific theory that a single occurrence, no matter how small, can change the course of the universe forever - is the central premise of this stunning debut. This heart-stopping adventure by writer,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Matt Dickinson
'The Butterfly Effect' - otherwise known as the scientific theory that a single occurrence, no matter how small, can change the course of the universe forever - is the central premise of this stunning debut. This heart-stopping adventure by writer,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Keeper of the Realms: Crow's Revenge (book 1)
Marcus Alexander
This is Book one in a great new fantasy adventure series that was picked up by Puffin after it became a self publishing sensation. For Keeper of the Realms, think Lemony Snicket meets The Wizard of Oz! Charlie Keeper has been...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Marcus Alexander
This is Book one in a great new fantasy adventure series that was picked up by Puffin after it became a self publishing sensation. For Keeper of the Realms, think Lemony Snicket meets The Wizard of Oz! Charlie Keeper has been...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Gladiator 2 : Street Fighter
Simon Scarrow
A second thrilling adventure for young Marcus, now perfecting his gladiatorial skills with further training in the palace of Julius Caesar himself. Marcus’s fighting skills have gained him the role of body guard of the Emperor’s niece Portia. And still...
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Simon Scarrow
A second thrilling adventure for young Marcus, now perfecting his gladiatorial skills with further training in the palace of Julius Caesar himself. Marcus’s fighting skills have gained him the role of body guard of the Emperor’s niece Portia. And still...
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Socks Are Not Enough
Mark Lowery
A piece of Passion from the Publisher: We at Scholastic Children’s Books are very proud to be publishing Socks Are Not Enough by Mark Lowery in February 2012. It genuinely takes a lot to make me laugh – especially out loud....
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Mark Lowery
A piece of Passion from the Publisher: We at Scholastic Children’s Books are very proud to be publishing Socks Are Not Enough by Mark Lowery in February 2012. It genuinely takes a lot to make me laugh – especially out loud....
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Charles Dickens A Life of Storytelling; a Legacy of Change
This is an absolutely terrific book that just goes to show that Dickens isn’t just for grown-ups or teenagers. This one is guaranteed to engage young readers – even those as young as 8 or 9 – and bring about...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/11/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
This is an absolutely terrific book that just goes to show that Dickens isn’t just for grown-ups or teenagers. This one is guaranteed to engage young readers – even those as young as 8 or 9 – and bring about...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/11/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Twelve Minutes to Midnight
Christopher Edge
A thriller with a fast-paced cinematic style, Twelve Minutes to Midnight is an electrifying story from an exciting new author featuring a feisty 13 year old heroine. It is the first book in a must-read series for fans of Philip...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Christopher Edge
A thriller with a fast-paced cinematic style, Twelve Minutes to Midnight is an electrifying story from an exciting new author featuring a feisty 13 year old heroine. It is the first book in a must-read series for fans of Philip...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Return to King Solomon's Mines (Luke Challenger Book 3)
Steve Barlow, Steve Skidmore
The terrifying Sons of Destiny are closing in on the location of the legendary Spear of Destiny - an ancient weapon that grants the power of invincibility. In a race against time, Luke Challenger and his cousin Nick must track...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Steve Barlow, Steve Skidmore
The terrifying Sons of Destiny are closing in on the location of the legendary Spear of Destiny - an ancient weapon that grants the power of invincibility. In a race against time, Luke Challenger and his cousin Nick must track...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop
Kate Saunders
A bewitching, bewildering, hilarious and absolutely irresistible magical adventure. A wonderful new life begins for Oz and Lily when their father inherits the family chocolate factory from a long lost uncle. Moving into their new home, Lily knows at once...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Kate Saunders
A bewitching, bewildering, hilarious and absolutely irresistible magical adventure. A wonderful new life begins for Oz and Lily when their father inherits the family chocolate factory from a long lost uncle. Moving into their new home, Lily knows at once...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Burning Issy
Melvin Burgess
Carnegie-prize winning Melvin Burgess brings the past to life in this atmospheric story of witchcraft in seventeenth-century England. Haunted by terrible dreams Issy has to find out about her past and about her true nature. Brought up infused with the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Melvin Burgess
Carnegie-prize winning Melvin Burgess brings the past to life in this atmospheric story of witchcraft in seventeenth-century England. Haunted by terrible dreams Issy has to find out about her past and about her true nature. Brought up infused with the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Breaking the Circle
S. M. Hall
An action thriller featuring feisty mixed-race heroine Maya - a female Alex Rider. This exciting follow-up to Circle of Fire takes readers on another thrilling adventure with the headstrong heroine, Maya.
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
S. M. Hall
An action thriller featuring feisty mixed-race heroine Maya - a female Alex Rider. This exciting follow-up to Circle of Fire takes readers on another thrilling adventure with the headstrong heroine, Maya.
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Blade 1: Enemies
Tim Bowler
Previously published in two parts as Blade: Playing Dead and Blade: Closing In, this is a stunning new package for this groundbreaking series. Narrated by Blade himself, be prepared to enter his world. It's not pretty ...it's urban, real and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Tim Bowler
Previously published in two parts as Blade: Playing Dead and Blade: Closing In, this is a stunning new package for this groundbreaking series. Narrated by Blade himself, be prepared to enter his world. It's not pretty ...it's urban, real and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
The Prisoner
Robert Muchamore
One of Henderson's best agents is being held captive in Frankfurt. A set of forged record cards could be his ticket to freedom, but might just as easily become his death warrant. A vital mission awaits him in France -...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Robert Muchamore
One of Henderson's best agents is being held captive in Frankfurt. A set of forged record cards could be his ticket to freedom, but might just as easily become his death warrant. A vital mission awaits him in France -...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
The Considine Curse
Gareth P. Jones
Fourteen-year-old Mariel returns to England for her grandmother's funeral. It is the first time she has been back since she emigrated with her mother as a baby, and it is the beginning of the uncovering of some really extraordinary truths...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/08/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Gareth P. Jones
Fourteen-year-old Mariel returns to England for her grandmother's funeral. It is the first time she has been back since she emigrated with her mother as a baby, and it is the beginning of the uncovering of some really extraordinary truths...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/08/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Oliver Twisted
J. D. Sharpe, Charles Dickens
Flesh, the woe-begotten moaned at Oliver, baring teeth which were ragged and black. Flesh came another moan, and he turned to see two more behind. They began to shuffle towards him, barefoot. Oliver flees his ghastly orphan life to seek his...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
J. D. Sharpe, Charles Dickens
Flesh, the woe-begotten moaned at Oliver, baring teeth which were ragged and black. Flesh came another moan, and he turned to see two more behind. They began to shuffle towards him, barefoot. Oliver flees his ghastly orphan life to seek his...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Bzrk
Michael Grant
These are no ordinary soldiers. This is no ordinary war. Welcome to the nano, where the only battle is for sanity. Losing is not an option when a world of madness is at stake. Time is running out for the...
Format: Hardback - Released: 28/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Michael Grant
These are no ordinary soldiers. This is no ordinary war. Welcome to the nano, where the only battle is for sanity. Losing is not an option when a world of madness is at stake. Time is running out for the...
Format: Hardback - Released: 28/02/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
A Year without Autumn
Liz Kessler
Jenni and Autumn have always been best friends, but a tragedy looms that will leave their friendship in tatters - unless Jenni can find a way to escape time and change the future.
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Liz Kessler
Jenni and Autumn have always been best friends, but a tragedy looms that will leave their friendship in tatters - unless Jenni can find a way to escape time and change the future.
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Discover the Extreme World
Amanda Askew
A new way of looking at core reference subjects: Earth, Nature, Science, Technology, People and History. The bold, dynamic design approach draws the reader in and provides a visual ‘wow factor’.
Format: Hardback - Released: 00/08/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Amanda Askew
A new way of looking at core reference subjects: Earth, Nature, Science, Technology, People and History. The bold, dynamic design approach draws the reader in and provides a visual ‘wow factor’.
Format: Hardback - Released: 00/08/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
Jacqueline Wilson, February 2012 Guest Editor: "I don't usually go for blockbuster dystopian stories - but this trilogy is imaginatively conceived and well written and a genuine page-turner. Sixteen year old Katniss takes part in a terrifying annual televised game where teenagers fight...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2009
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Suzanne Collins
Jacqueline Wilson, February 2012 Guest Editor: "I don't usually go for blockbuster dystopian stories - but this trilogy is imaginatively conceived and well written and a genuine page-turner. Sixteen year old Katniss takes part in a terrifying annual televised game where teenagers fight...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2009
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
My Name is O
Sam Enthoven
A thrilling fantasy set in a world where all your choices are made before you are even born… Sick of being programmed to do what is expected of him, fifteen year old 0 is determined to make a personality for...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Sam Enthoven
A thrilling fantasy set in a world where all your choices are made before you are even born… Sick of being programmed to do what is expected of him, fifteen year old 0 is determined to make a personality for...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Last Month's Featured Books
This Month's Featured Books
More Featured Books
See ALL Featured Books, with Opening Extracts, in this category
Sky Hawk
Gill Lewis
Rich in atmosphere and full of heart, Sky Hawk is an intense and touching story of how protecting a rare bird forges a deep and special friendship between two children. The osprey is Iona’s secret but she trusts Callum to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 08/12/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Gill Lewis
Rich in atmosphere and full of heart, Sky Hawk is an intense and touching story of how protecting a rare bird forges a deep and special friendship between two children. The osprey is Iona’s secret but she trusts Callum to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 08/12/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
The Medusa Project : Hit Squad
Sophie Mckenzie
The sixth and final Medusa Project thriller about four teenagers with psychic abilities brings the bestselling series from Red House award-winning author, Sophie McKenzie to an explosive end. Click here to visit Sophie McKenzie's website, packed with information and extras.
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Sophie Mckenzie
The sixth and final Medusa Project thriller about four teenagers with psychic abilities brings the bestselling series from Red House award-winning author, Sophie McKenzie to an explosive end. Click here to visit Sophie McKenzie's website, packed with information and extras.
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Wereworld : Shadow of the Hawk
Curtis Jobling
This title is book three in the Wereworld fantasy-adventure series from Curtis Jobling, the award-winning designer of Bob the Builder. Wereworld: Rise of the Wolf was shortlisted for the 2011 Waterstone's Children's Book Prize. It is perfect for fans...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Curtis Jobling
This title is book three in the Wereworld fantasy-adventure series from Curtis Jobling, the award-winning designer of Bob the Builder. Wereworld: Rise of the Wolf was shortlisted for the 2011 Waterstone's Children's Book Prize. It is perfect for fans...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
The Lunar Chronicles : Cinder
Marissa Meyer
Cinder is caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal. Now she must uncover secrets about her mysterious past in order to protect Earth's future. This is not the fairytale you remember, but it's one you won't forget. The next three...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Marissa Meyer
Cinder is caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal. Now she must uncover secrets about her mysterious past in order to protect Earth's future. This is not the fairytale you remember, but it's one you won't forget. The next three...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Mockingbird
Kathryn Erskine
Winner of the American National Book Award 2010. 11 year old Caitlin has Asperger's. Her world is torn apart when her beloved brother is kille in a school schooting. Anxious and confused, caitline decides what she and her father need is...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Kathryn Erskine
Winner of the American National Book Award 2010. 11 year old Caitlin has Asperger's. Her world is torn apart when her beloved brother is kille in a school schooting. Anxious and confused, caitline decides what she and her father need is...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Lilah May's Manic Days
Vanessa Curtis
Life is complicated for Lilah. Her family falls apart when her brother Jay disappears. Managing her anger is only possible because of her great friendship with Bindi. Now Jay suddenly returns. All should be well – but it isn’t. Lilah...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Vanessa Curtis
Life is complicated for Lilah. Her family falls apart when her brother Jay disappears. Managing her anger is only possible because of her great friendship with Bindi. Now Jay suddenly returns. All should be well – but it isn’t. Lilah...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
The Court Painter's Apprentice
Richard Knight
This gripping psychological thriller captures the power of a young apprentice portrait painter to see deep into the character of those he is painting. When Johann’s talent is spotted by master painter Hugo he has little idea of his capabilities....
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Richard Knight
This gripping psychological thriller captures the power of a young apprentice portrait painter to see deep into the character of those he is painting. When Johann’s talent is spotted by master painter Hugo he has little idea of his capabilities....
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
The Medusa Project: The Set-Up
Sophie Mckenzie
This is not science fiction. Within the lifetime of children now the human race will have created new improved humans through genetic manipulation. Frightening but true. Here in the first of a thrilling roller-coaster adventure series you can join four teenagers, each...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/07/2009
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Sophie Mckenzie
This is not science fiction. Within the lifetime of children now the human race will have created new improved humans through genetic manipulation. Frightening but true. Here in the first of a thrilling roller-coaster adventure series you can join four teenagers, each...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/07/2009
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
The Ingo Chronicles: Stormswept
Helen Dunmore
There’s thrilling drama at the heart of this powerful story of the dangerous tug of war between humans and mer-people. When Morveren finds Malin, an injured mer-boy, washed up on the beach of the island she lives on, she is...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Helen Dunmore
There’s thrilling drama at the heart of this powerful story of the dangerous tug of war between humans and mer-people. When Morveren finds Malin, an injured mer-boy, washed up on the beach of the island she lives on, she is...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
War Horse Film tie-in Edition
Michael Morpurgo
Best-selling War Horse, a magnificent First World War story of human and animal courage on the battle field in the face of deadly danger will shortly be a film following its sell-out adaptation as a play. This film tie-in edition...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/11/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Michael Morpurgo
Best-selling War Horse, a magnificent First World War story of human and animal courage on the battle field in the face of deadly danger will shortly be a film following its sell-out adaptation as a play. This film tie-in edition...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/11/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
The Penalty
Mal Peet
Shortlisted for the Booktrust Teenage Prize 2007. This is the second novel from Mal Peet that features Paul Faustino (the first was Keeper) South America’s top sports journalist. It’s a brilliant thriller, beautifully written and the author’s passion...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Mal Peet
Shortlisted for the Booktrust Teenage Prize 2007. This is the second novel from Mal Peet that features Paul Faustino (the first was Keeper) South America’s top sports journalist. It’s a brilliant thriller, beautifully written and the author’s passion...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Chocolate SOS A Jess Jordon Story
Sue Limb
A side-splittingly funny new Jess Jordan story. Jess has broken up with Fred, though really she is waiting for him to come to her door and beg to get back together again. But is that the sort of thing Fred would...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Sue Limb
A side-splittingly funny new Jess Jordan story. Jess has broken up with Fred, though really she is waiting for him to come to her door and beg to get back together again. But is that the sort of thing Fred would...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Tamar
Mal Peet
Winner of the Carnegie Medal 2006. What the judges said: This is an enthralling and multi-layered novel that traces the story of two men caught up in secret operations in World War Two. It looks at the negative...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Mal Peet
Winner of the Carnegie Medal 2006. What the judges said: This is an enthralling and multi-layered novel that traces the story of two men caught up in secret operations in World War Two. It looks at the negative...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Crow Girl
Kate Cann
Reading age 7+, Interest age - teen. Brand new edition of a bestselling teen novel ideal for girls - an original tale of romance and growing up. Lily dreads going back to school after the summer - will the bullying this year...
Format: Paperback - Released: 17/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Kate Cann
Reading age 7+, Interest age - teen. Brand new edition of a bestselling teen novel ideal for girls - an original tale of romance and growing up. Lily dreads going back to school after the summer - will the bullying this year...
Format: Paperback - Released: 17/01/2012
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
More Featured Books
This Month's Featured Books
Last Month's Featured Books
See ALL Featured Books, with Opening Extracts, in this category
Return to Ribblestrop
Andrew Mulligan
Winner of the Guardian Children's Book Prize 2011. The judging panel was chaired by Lovereading4kids Editor in Chief Julia Eccleshare who is also the Guardian Children's Books editor. She said of the winner: “The judges considered energetically and argued...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/02/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Andrew Mulligan
Winner of the Guardian Children's Book Prize 2011. The judging panel was chaired by Lovereading4kids Editor in Chief Julia Eccleshare who is also the Guardian Children's Books editor. She said of the winner: “The judges considered energetically and argued...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/02/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Mister Misery
Gerald Killingworth
This, despite ‘misery’ in its title is a thoroughly entertaining, witty read and one which school children aged 10+ will really hook in to. Mister Misery is a well drawn character, who you will both like and despise in turn,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 25/06/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Gerald Killingworth
This, despite ‘misery’ in its title is a thoroughly entertaining, witty read and one which school children aged 10+ will really hook in to. Mister Misery is a well drawn character, who you will both like and despise in turn,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 25/06/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
History Keepers: The Storm Begins
Damian Dibben
A Lovereading4Kids 'Debut of the Year 2011' selection. 9+. It's time for a new hero . . . Think Harry Potter meets Doctor Who in this explosive new series for 9+. The past is in danger and only Jake Djones...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/09/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Damian Dibben
A Lovereading4Kids 'Debut of the Year 2011' selection. 9+. It's time for a new hero . . . Think Harry Potter meets Doctor Who in this explosive new series for 9+. The past is in danger and only Jake Djones...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/09/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Words in the Dust
Trent Reedy
A Lovereading4Kids 'Debut of the Year 2011' selection. 11+. A touching and thought-provoking story set in contemporary Afghanistan, Words in the Dust uncovers how the lives of women and girls are changing. Zulaikha, a younger sister born with a disfiguring cleft...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Trent Reedy
A Lovereading4Kids 'Debut of the Year 2011' selection. 11+. A touching and thought-provoking story set in contemporary Afghanistan, Words in the Dust uncovers how the lives of women and girls are changing. Zulaikha, a younger sister born with a disfiguring cleft...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
The Truth About Celia Frost
Paula Rawsthorne
A Lovereading4Kids 'Debut of the Year 2011' selection. 11+. This gripping debut novel unravels a hidden secret in a story about a girl who urgently needs to find out why she has always led such a very unusual life. Celia Frost...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/08/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Paula Rawsthorne
A Lovereading4Kids 'Debut of the Year 2011' selection. 11+. This gripping debut novel unravels a hidden secret in a story about a girl who urgently needs to find out why she has always led such a very unusual life. Celia Frost...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/08/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Poison Diaries 2 : Nightshade
Maryrose Wood
Our heroine, Jessamine, has lost her faith in the men she loved, and her innocence as well. She turns to the dark side and plots to kill her father, using his own poisons, before becoming an assassin, a poisoner for...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Maryrose Wood
Our heroine, Jessamine, has lost her faith in the men she loved, and her innocence as well. She turns to the dark side and plots to kill her father, using his own poisons, before becoming an assassin, a poisoner for...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
The Salt-stained Book
Julia Jones
In a nutshell this is Swallows and Amazons for the 21st century but with a modern twist. It really is a very special book that will be enjoyed by the whole family, particularly all those who have any experience of...
Format: Paperback - Released: 16/06/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Julia Jones
In a nutshell this is Swallows and Amazons for the 21st century but with a modern twist. It really is a very special book that will be enjoyed by the whole family, particularly all those who have any experience of...
Format: Paperback - Released: 16/06/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
A Ravelled Flag
Julia Jones
The story of 14 year old Donny and his new found friends that began in The Salt-Stained Book continues in this gripping sequel. Donny's long lost great Aunt has arrived from China on a boat and rescued him and his...
Format: Paperback - Released: 24/11/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Julia Jones
The story of 14 year old Donny and his new found friends that began in The Salt-Stained Book continues in this gripping sequel. Donny's long lost great Aunt has arrived from China on a boat and rescued him and his...
Format: Paperback - Released: 24/11/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
The Cry of the Wolf
Melvin Burgess
Highly commended for the Carnegie Medal. It was a mistake for Ben to tell the Hunter that there were still wolves in Surrey. For the Hunter was a fanatic, always on the lookout for unusual prey. Driven by an ambition to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/11/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Melvin Burgess
Highly commended for the Carnegie Medal. It was a mistake for Ben to tell the Hunter that there were still wolves in Surrey. For the Hunter was a fanatic, always on the lookout for unusual prey. Driven by an ambition to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/11/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Lily Alone
Jacqueline Wilson
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. Best selling Jacqueline Wilson tells a dramatic new story as Lily struggles to look after her younger siblings and herself after Mum goes missing. Can she keep everyone safe until Mum...
Format: Paperback - Released: 08/12/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Jacqueline Wilson
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. Best selling Jacqueline Wilson tells a dramatic new story as Lily struggles to look after her younger siblings and herself after Mum goes missing. Can she keep everyone safe until Mum...
Format: Paperback - Released: 08/12/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Six Days
Philip Webb
A Lovereading4Kids 'Debut of the Year 2011' selection. 11+. A gripping futuristic novel with a ticking clock behind it that sets a cracking pace. Scavs Cass and Wilbur search through the battered remains of London sometime in a dystopian future in...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/07/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Philip Webb
A Lovereading4Kids 'Debut of the Year 2011' selection. 11+. A gripping futuristic novel with a ticking clock behind it that sets a cracking pace. Scavs Cass and Wilbur search through the battered remains of London sometime in a dystopian future in...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/07/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Essential Spider-Man
Stan Lee
Chosen by November 2011 Guest Editor Steve Cole, the Spider-Man comics by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway et al: "Stan Lee and the merry Marvel Bullpen of writers and illustrators dominated my childhood reading. I bought several comics each...
Format: Paperback - Released: 20/07/2005
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Stan Lee
Chosen by November 2011 Guest Editor Steve Cole, the Spider-Man comics by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway et al: "Stan Lee and the merry Marvel Bullpen of writers and illustrators dominated my childhood reading. I bought several comics each...
Format: Paperback - Released: 20/07/2005
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Gangsta Granny
David Walliams
A story of prejudice and acceptance, funny lists and silly words, this new book has all the hallmarks of David Walliams' previous bestsellers. Our hero Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his grandma's house....
Format: Hardback - Released: 27/10/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
David Walliams
A story of prejudice and acceptance, funny lists and silly words, this new book has all the hallmarks of David Walliams' previous bestsellers. Our hero Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his grandma's house....
Format: Hardback - Released: 27/10/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick
Beautifully produced, this is a fabulous addition to the best-selling The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Like its predecessor it is told equally through illustrations and words; Ben’s story is in words and the story from a previous time is...
Format: Hardback - Released: 14/09/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Brian Selznick
Beautifully produced, this is a fabulous addition to the best-selling The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Like its predecessor it is told equally through illustrations and words; Ben’s story is in words and the story from a previous time is...
Format: Hardback - Released: 14/09/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
One Dog and His Boy
Eva Ibbotson
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. Shortlisted for the Galaxy Children's Book of the Year Award 2011 Award winning Eva Ibbotson’s poignant and beautiful last book celebrates a boy’s passion for a dog. All Hal has ever wanted...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/05/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Eva Ibbotson
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. Shortlisted for the Galaxy Children's Book of the Year Award 2011 Award winning Eva Ibbotson’s poignant and beautiful last book celebrates a boy’s passion for a dog. All Hal has ever wanted...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/05/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Ravenwood
Andrew Peters
A Lovereading4Kids 'Debut of the Year 2011' selection. 9+. Set high up in the last of the forest worlds, this is a powerful fantasy adventure fuelled by an eerie magic written by a dramatic storyteller. Ark knows too much for...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/05/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Andrew Peters
A Lovereading4Kids 'Debut of the Year 2011' selection. 9+. Set high up in the last of the forest worlds, this is a powerful fantasy adventure fuelled by an eerie magic written by a dramatic storyteller. Ark knows too much for...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/05/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Then Again, Maybe I Won't
Judy Blume
Best-selling Judy Blume has made her reputation by writing books which show the world from a child’s point of view. She is skilful at catching how children see the world and how they make sense of it and deal with...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/11/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Judy Blume
Best-selling Judy Blume has made her reputation by writing books which show the world from a child’s point of view. She is skilful at catching how children see the world and how they make sense of it and deal with...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/11/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Undead
Kirsty McKay
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. A Lovereading4Kids 'Debut of the Year 2011' selection. 11+. 'A kick-ass teen-action zombie-fest. Fast, furious, freaky, funny and seriously sick. Oh, and did I mention it kicks ass ?' Charlie Higson, bestselling...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Kirsty McKay
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. A Lovereading4Kids 'Debut of the Year 2011' selection. 11+. 'A kick-ass teen-action zombie-fest. Fast, furious, freaky, funny and seriously sick. Oh, and did I mention it kicks ass ?' Charlie Higson, bestselling...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Everybody Jam
Ali Lewis
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. A Lovereading4Kids 'Debut of the Year 2011' selection. 11+. A stunning coming-of-age story with a gripping Australian outback setting and a strong and interesting plot. Danny’s life is in turmoil: his older...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/03/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Ali Lewis
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. A Lovereading4Kids 'Debut of the Year 2011' selection. 11+. A stunning coming-of-age story with a gripping Australian outback setting and a strong and interesting plot. Danny’s life is in turmoil: his older...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/03/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Gladiator: Fight for Freedom
Simon Scarrow
A Lovereading4Kids 'Debut of the Year 2011' selection. 9+. Action and high paced drama fuel this gripping adventure set in the heart of Ancient Rome. Full of danger, courage, death and hope, young Gladiator Marcus Cornelius Primus’ story fiercely describes how...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/10/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Simon Scarrow
A Lovereading4Kids 'Debut of the Year 2011' selection. 9+. Action and high paced drama fuel this gripping adventure set in the heart of Ancient Rome. Full of danger, courage, death and hope, young Gladiator Marcus Cornelius Primus’ story fiercely describes how...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/10/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
The Double Shadow
Sally Gardner
A girl tries to free herself from the terrifying double shadow of her childhood and forge her own future, but she is trapped in a memory machine created by her father. Against the tense backdrop of the Second World War...
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/11/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Sally Gardner
A girl tries to free herself from the terrifying double shadow of her childhood and forge her own future, but she is trapped in a memory machine created by her father. Against the tense backdrop of the Second World War...
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/11/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece
Annabel Pitcher
A Lovereading4Kids 'Debut of the Year 2011' selection. 11+. Heartbreaking and funny in equal measure, 10-year-old Jamie's direct and wide-eyed account of the emotional chaos he and his family live through following the death of his sister in a terrorist attack...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/10/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Annabel Pitcher
A Lovereading4Kids 'Debut of the Year 2011' selection. 11+. Heartbreaking and funny in equal measure, 10-year-old Jamie's direct and wide-eyed account of the emotional chaos he and his family live through following the death of his sister in a terrorist attack...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/10/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Marianne Dreams
Catherine Storr
Confined to her bed with an illness, she finds a pencil in her great-grandmother's workbox, but the house she draws is as unsatisfying as always - like a shaky doll's house with grass as unlike anything growing as ever. But...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/10/2006
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Catherine Storr
Confined to her bed with an illness, she finds a pencil in her great-grandmother's workbox, but the house she draws is as unsatisfying as always - like a shaky doll's house with grass as unlike anything growing as ever. But...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/10/2006
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Just Henry (TV Tie In Edition)
Michelle Magorian
Winner of the 2008 Costa Children’s Book Award - From the award winning author of Goodnight Mister Tom comes a new page turning tale. Warmhearted and full of period detail, Just Henry is a wonderful story of growing up...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/11/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Michelle Magorian
Winner of the 2008 Costa Children’s Book Award - From the award winning author of Goodnight Mister Tom comes a new page turning tale. Warmhearted and full of period detail, Just Henry is a wonderful story of growing up...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/11/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Doctor Who and the Daleks
David Whitaker
The mysterious Doctor and his granddaughter Susan are joined by unwilling adventurers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright in an epic struggle for survival on an alien planet. In a vast metal city they discover the survivors of a terrible nuclear...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/07/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
David Whitaker
The mysterious Doctor and his granddaughter Susan are joined by unwilling adventurers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright in an epic struggle for survival on an alien planet. In a vast metal city they discover the survivors of a terrible nuclear...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/07/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Just Henry
Michelle Magorian
Winner of the 2008 Costa Children’s Book Award - From the award winning author of Goodnight Mister Tom comes a new page turning tale. Warmhearted and full of period detail, Just Henry is a wonderful story of growing up...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/05/2008
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Michelle Magorian
Winner of the 2008 Costa Children’s Book Award - From the award winning author of Goodnight Mister Tom comes a new page turning tale. Warmhearted and full of period detail, Just Henry is a wonderful story of growing up...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/05/2008
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Flip
Martyn Bedford
Shortlisted for the 2011 Costa Children's Book Award. Waking up as someone he’s never even met is the strangest experience of Flip’s life. Suddenly he’s Philip – or Flip – and nothing and no-one is familiar any more; the house, his...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/03/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
Martyn Bedford
Shortlisted for the 2011 Costa Children's Book Award. Waking up as someone he’s never even met is the strangest experience of Flip’s life. Suddenly he’s Philip – or Flip – and nothing and no-one is familiar any more; the house, his...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/03/2011
Info Extract Wishlist Compare Price Buy
See ALL Featured Books, with Opening Extracts, in this category
Back to top
Share This