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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
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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
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The Other Life
Susanne Winnacker
Beautifully formed and gut-wrenchingly gripping, this is essential reading. Here at Lovereading we're glad to see the back of too much paranormal publishing and pleased to see a new theme - dystopian fiction - coming to the fore. The worry...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2012
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Susanne Winnacker
Beautifully formed and gut-wrenchingly gripping, this is essential reading. Here at Lovereading we're glad to see the back of too much paranormal publishing and pleased to see a new theme - dystopian fiction - coming to the fore. The worry...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2012
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Someone Else's Life
Katie Dale
A totally gripping roller-coaster of a story about family secrets, relationships and deceit. It's Jodi Picoult for teens and a wonderfully engaging debut from a talented young author who won the 2008 SCBWI Undiscovered Voices competition.
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Katie Dale
A totally gripping roller-coaster of a story about family secrets, relationships and deceit. It's Jodi Picoult for teens and a wonderfully engaging debut from a talented young author who won the 2008 SCBWI Undiscovered Voices competition.
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Opal Moonbaby
Maudie Smith
When a strange new girl who claims to be an alien arrives unexpectedly in the street Martha is determined not to have anything to do with her. After all, she’s just given up friends For Ever after her disastrous experience...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Maudie Smith
When a strange new girl who claims to be an alien arrives unexpectedly in the street Martha is determined not to have anything to do with her. After all, she’s just given up friends For Ever after her disastrous experience...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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The Weight of Water
Sarah Crossan
The Weight of Water is a startlingly original piece of fiction written in verse; most simply a brilliant coming of age story. First love, friendship and quiet courage combine in this spare and beautiful story that will leave you sad,...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Sarah Crossan
The Weight of Water is a startlingly original piece of fiction written in verse; most simply a brilliant coming of age story. First love, friendship and quiet courage combine in this spare and beautiful story that will leave you sad,...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Tempest
Julie Cross
The Time Traveller's Wife meets The Matrix in an action-packed romance and a mind-blowing debut novel that will keep you guessing at every turn. Click here to visit the MyKindaBook website, where you will find an exclusive bonus prequel short...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Julie Cross
The Time Traveller's Wife meets The Matrix in an action-packed romance and a mind-blowing debut novel that will keep you guessing at every turn. Click here to visit the MyKindaBook website, where you will find an exclusive bonus prequel short...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Monkey Red, Monkey Blue
Nicki Greenberg
Jolly chaos follows Monkey Red and Monkey Blue, the two bad monkeys who run amuck after bedtime. Together they create a riotous midnight feast; fruit salad, pancakes, popcorn - there’s food everywhere and it flies across the page in a...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/01/2012
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Nicki Greenberg
Jolly chaos follows Monkey Red and Monkey Blue, the two bad monkeys who run amuck after bedtime. Together they create a riotous midnight feast; fruit salad, pancakes, popcorn - there’s food everywhere and it flies across the page in a...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/01/2012
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The Demon Trappers: Forsaken
Jana Oliver
2018: it is a dark, dystopian world tinged with paranormal romance. Angels and Demons roam the bleak world that Riley lives in and she knows that she wants to be a Demon Trapper like her father. She’s already training for...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2011
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Jana Oliver
2018: it is a dark, dystopian world tinged with paranormal romance. Angels and Demons roam the bleak world that Riley lives in and she knows that she wants to be a Demon Trapper like her father. She’s already training for...
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Dark Lord : The Teenage Years
Jamie Thomson, Dirk Lloyd
This is wonderfully original, completely mad but according to a 10 year old boy we gave it to is one of the funniest books he's read all year. Bring together the thought that there is a 13 year old school...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/10/2011
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Jamie Thomson, Dirk Lloyd
This is wonderfully original, completely mad but according to a 10 year old boy we gave it to is one of the funniest books he's read all year. Bring together the thought that there is a 13 year old school...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/10/2011
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The Snow Merchant
Sam Gayton
The Snow Merchant is a fantasy filled with family secrets, magical transformations and wild adventure. Join Lettie on her journey to uncover the true meaning of snow, family and friendship. A gripping debut.
Format: Hardback - Released: 06/10/2011
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Sam Gayton
The Snow Merchant is a fantasy filled with family secrets, magical transformations and wild adventure. Join Lettie on her journey to uncover the true meaning of snow, family and friendship. A gripping debut.
Format: Hardback - Released: 06/10/2011
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