Featured Books for 11+ readers

Time Riders
Alex Scarrow
This is a thrilling action adventure which hurtles across time and place at breakneck speed. Three children are on the bring of death: Liam is about to drown as the Titanic sinks in 1912, Maddy is on an aeroplane fitted...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2010
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Lost Riders
Elizabeth Laird
A gripping and heart stopping story, Lost Riders uncovers the shocking story of child slavery today. Rashid is eight when his uncle sells him and his younger brother to a man who promises him a new life in Dubai. But...
Format: Hardback - Released: 06/06/2008
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Darkside: Nighttrap
Tom Becker
A new story in the thrilling Darkside series. When Mrs Elwood is kidnapped, Jonathan sets out on a dangerous mission to get her back. To retrieve the talisman he needs, he must work with a criminal circus troupe and defy...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/06/2008
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Blade: Closing In
Tim Bowler
The second in the Blade series, this is another short, very accessible novel for teens. Pacy, gripping and packed with action, and a central character that’s incredibly engaging, even the most reluctant reader will devour it. Blade is on the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2008
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Puppet Master
Joanne Owen
An intriguing and atmospheric mystery revolving around the magical puppets in a theatre in Old Prague. Milena loves everything about the theatre. Her father was an outstanding puppet maker and she has grown up with the magic of these special...
Format: Hardback - Released: 29/05/2008
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Fly On The Wall
Emily Lockhart
A fabulous and fun novel. Ever felt like wanting to be a ‘fly on the wall’ in order to glean information? Well art school student Gretchen Yee feels ordinary unlike everyone around her, so much so that despite a crush...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2008
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The Truth About Forever
Sarah Dessen
A kind-hearted and intuitive account of a young woman dealing with the private issues in her life, chiefly the death of her father. She joins a gang of artistic friends through the Wish catering company and she begins to understand...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2008
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Teenage Kicks: 101 things to do before you're 16
Clive Gifford
An absolute must for every early teenager.  Fun, interesting and useful the author has compiled a great list of things to be sure to do before those early care free days – the childish wonder of innocence – are over...
Format: Paperback - Released: 27/03/2008
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Strange Hiding Place
Graham Marks
An unusual yet pleasurable alien romp that takes place in France, Africa and New York and finally a planet in outer space named Priam. The story involves a boy named Dez and his extraterrestrial friend Yakob. Dez is caught up...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2008
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Sugarcoated
Catherine Forde
A gripping read about the power and danger of a new relationship. This hard hitting teen novel charts the roller coaster ride of a new and powerful love affair. Claudia finds the boy of her dreams; she'll do anything for...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2008
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Blue Flame
Katie Grant
Set long, long ago, this is an epic historical novel empassing love, war and religion. When Richard the Lionheart attacks the Occitanians they have little hope of survival. But, for any hope in the future, they must preserve the Blue...
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/04/2008
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Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing With Fire
Derek Landy
Danger, daring and dead bodies lie at the heart of this thrilling detective story. Skulduggery Pleasant, the DI whose name lives up to his looks, is back for a second set of hideous adventures. Now Baron Vengeous is out of...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/04/2008
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Space Cowboy
Justin Stanchfield
A thrilling fusion of space and cowboy storylines as teen-cowboy Travis comes face to face with a mystery predator. Travis longs for adventure but, facing up to this terrifying monster puts him in danger beyond his wildest dreams. Does he...
Format: Paperback - Released: 29/02/2008
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M Is For Magic
Neil Gaiman
A terrific collection of richly imaginative short stories. These tales reflect Neil Gaiman’s innovative storytelling and his ability to play with material that is already familiar – as in his new take on the story of Humpty-Dumpty in which a hard boiled detective...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/03/2008
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Eye Of The Moon
Dianne Hofmeyr
This is the first in a gripping series of murder and intrigue set in the Egyptian court of long ago. Isikara helps to save the Prince’s life by fleeing with him to Nubia where they hope to find help and then...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/03/2008
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Lucky Star
Cathy Cassidy
Dramatic and emotionally charged, Cathy Cassidy’s stories are also warmhearted and funny. Fourteen year old Mouse has a way of falling into trouble. He doesn’t go looking for it but it seems to find him anyway. When he falls for...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/02/2008
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The Bone Magician
F E Higgins
A wholly compelling dark tale of mystery and intrigue with some terrifically witty turns of phrase as orphan Pin Carpule meets the Bone Magician and gets drawn into a world of the secrets surrounding bone magic and its powers. The more Pin...
Format: Hardback - Released: 07/03/2008
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Angels On Sunset Boulevard
Melissa De La Cruz
This novel will take the reader into an extraordinary world, a world that will capture the reader from the very first page with its unusual originality. It’s glam, light-hearted yet mysterious and the story reveals an utterly different and darker...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2008
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Ancient Appetites
Oisin Mcgann
Eagerly awaited new book from Oisin McGann. When Nate's Wildenstern’s eldest brother dies he is forced to take on a situation he was trying to ignore, this gets complicated when ancient members of his own family slowly, very slowly come...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/07/2007
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Tom Fletcher And The Angel Of Death
Sarah Matthias
As with Sarah Matthias’ debut this has some brilliantly described characters that you can visualise completely in your mind as if they were standing with you, not least Tom Fletcher himself. It’s also a terrific adventure story, rich in quirky...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/01/2008
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Nevermore
Linda Newbery
When Tizzie’s mum takes a new job in a mysterious house in the middle of the country, Tizzie finds herself far from her friends and everything she’s known before. Lonely and bored, Tizzie begins asking questions about the house. Why...
Format: Hardback - Released: 07/01/2008
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Princess And The Captain
Anne-laure Bondoux
This is a book of drama, intrigue, love, magic and excitement, where challenges have to be overcome, friendships cemented and hearts broken.  It’s the story of high adventure, shipwreck and treasure islands for a young feisty princess who decides that...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2007
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Blood Red Snow White
Marcus Sedgwick
Shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award 2007. The true story of master storyteller Arthur Ransome provides the background for this large scale and absorbing story. As a young man, Ransome was a journalist and, some thought, a spy, in...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/07/2007
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The Rule Of Claw
John Brindley
This is a rollercoaster adventure of good and evil with a central character that you’ll empathise with immediately.  An original and page turning thriller that’s a must for the teenage market.  It is a powerful and thought-provoking novel combining elements...
Format: Hardback - Released: 17/05/2007
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Pinhoe Egg
Diana Wynne Jones
Diana Wynne Jones has an innate ability to ensure that when you read any of her nvels the storylines are very original, completely unpredictable and nearly always full of wit and humour. Pinhoe's Egg is no exception to this and...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 02/04/2007
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Life As We Knew It
Susan Beth Pfeffer
When a freak asteroid knocks the moon from its orbit, everything in 15 year old Miranda’s life is changed. All her teenage problems get swept to one side as she and her family have to re-learn everything - just to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/03/2007
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Deep Fear
Debi Gliori
Terrifically original, exciting and inventive this is the final part of the Pure Dead  series.  It is an epic tale of a final battle between good and evil that’s both full of humour and magic.  Rest assured its one of...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2007
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Red Tears
Joanna Kenrick
Pressure: that’s all Emily feels. She’s a top student expected to do well at GCSEs, she’s a dutiful daughter, doing what her parents expect of her, she’s always been a good friend, popular enough with her gang. But when it...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 01/03/2007
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The Rope Ladder
Nigel Richardson
A great story for teenagers where the reader urgently turns the pages. Set in a fictional context with all the necessary street cred.  This is the author’s second novel; we enjoyed the first one called The Wrong Hands but this...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2007
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Great Cow Race
Jeff Smith
This is one of the most highly acclaimed comic book stories of recent times launching as a stunning full colour graphic novel series.  Comic strip books have always had a place in a childhood and it’s interesting that the likes...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/03/2007
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Shadows In The Twilight
Henning Mankell
Joel’s journey of discovery about himself and the small town in which he lives is beautifully observed. Henning Mankell gets right inside the head of his sensitive twelve year old hero who, after surviving a car accident, feels he must...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2007
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Raven Queen
Pauline Francis
Intricately woven and passionately written, this stunning debut is a sensitive yet powerful historical novel of love against all odds that will enchant readers everywhere.  It brings to life an unforgettable story of love, hope and royal duty, from a...
Format: Paperback - Released: 23/02/2007
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Kate
Siobhan Parkinson
Siobhan Parkinson is one of the most highly acclaimed children’s writers in Ireland with numerous awards to her name.  A lyrical narrative and a very real and appealing story are the hallmark of her novels and certainly Kate is no...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 01/02/2007
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Jimmy Coates: Revenge
Joe Craig
Fans of Horowitz’s Alex Rider series have jumped on the Jimmy Coates band wagon and this is the third in the series.  They are stand alone titles but in our opinion you’ll be missing out if you don’t read them...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 02/01/2007
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Star-crossed
Rachael Wing
This debut is one of our Books' of the Month for January, along with another debut we’re wild about – Darkside.  Star-crossed is the real thing – a book by a teenager for teenagers.  An enormously talented debut novelist has come up...
Format: Paperback - Released: 08/01/2007
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Things I Know About Love
Kate Le Vann
Compelling and emotional this is a must read for every teenage girl.  Life is so precious that living life to the full is an important lesson to learn and certainly Livia shows how to do that.  With her new life...
Format: Paperback - Released: 27/10/2006
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Ptolemy's Gate
Jonathan Stroud
For non-stop action from an absolute genius of an author with razor-sharp wit then look no further than this epic trilogy.  Ptolemy’s Gate is the triumphant conclusion to the trilogy and although it stands alone as a read in itself...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/10/2006
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Specials
Scott Westerfeld
If you know a teenager who enjoys Malcolm Burgess’s novels (particularly his brilliant Sara’s Face) or indeed those of Meg Cabot then you should probably introduce them to this well-written and thought-provoking trilogy by Scott Westerfield.  It will certainly make...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/11/2006
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Spy Girl: Out of the Shadows
Carol Hedges
This terrific series, of which this is the second, is smart, cool and sassy.  It’s many a girl’s dream to become a spy – it’s certainly at the top of my 11 year old's list – and Spy Girl is...
Format: Paperback - Released: 28/07/2006
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Then Again, Maybe I Won't
Judy Blume
Money, friends, and what happens to children when a family unexpectedly gets rich. The difference is huge, but life in the fast lane isn’t necessarily better; in fact there’s a whole set of complications that need to be unravelled in order...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 09/04/1998
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Deenie
Judy Blume
Judy Blume is a past-master at communicating with teenagers over complex life issues that many other authors are wary of bringing in to their writing. She writes in a simple, straightforward and realistic style which every reader I’ve introduced to her...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/07/2006
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Coram Boy
Jamila Gavin
The harsh realities of 18th century life, of slavery, of prejudice, of tragedy, of corruption, of the haves and the have nots are woven together incredibly intricately and yet quite simply told too.  Rest assured this book will...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/05/2004
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The Story of My Life
Anne Cassidy
Anne Cassidy is a real talent who is well on the way to hitting the big time.  The story of my life is fast-paced, unputdownable and set within a short time-frame of just one night.  Relationships are tested to the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 08/01/2007
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Gideon The Cutpurse
Linda Buckley-archer
Highly commended in the Branford Boase Award 2007. What the judges’ said: ‘an incredibly fertile and convincing picture of the 18th century’Peter and Kate are whizzed back to the eighteenth century by an anti-gravity machine. Suddenly, they are in the midst...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/06/2006
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Cry of the Icemark
Stuart Hill
In a fantastically well-imagined ice-bound world, fourteen year old Thirrin is made Queen of Icemark after her father has been killed in battle. To keep her tiny kingdom safe, Thirrin must defend the country against a ferocious invasion...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2006
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Montmorency and the Assassins
Eleanor Updale
Montmorency, a man with a curious past and a mysterious alter ego, is back for a third adventure. This time the action is in Italy where Montmorency is on tour with his old friends. Some of the party get...
Format: Paperback - Released: 22/05/2006
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Storm Thief
Chris Wooding
George (12) - Fans of Philip Reeve’s Mortal Engine series will love Storm Thief! However, the world in the story, ‘Okros’, is a darker and more dangerous one where probability storms mean anything can happen. The characters too are...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/07/2006
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The Year the Gypsies Came
Linzi Glass
Johannesburg, 1966: Emily’s parents shore up their disintegrating marriage by inviting a stream of visitors to their home. As a teenager, Emily observes this and appreciates the soothing effect these visitors have. But then come visitors whose presence is not...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2007
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Red Moon
Rachel Anderson
The complexities of making choices in a world rich in different values, expectations and beliefs is cleverly explored in this hugely topical story. After the death of his father in a random violent attack, Hamish sheds the tolerant views he...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 06/04/2006
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Peace Weavers
Julia Jarman
A powerful and moving story which encourages teenagers to stand up for what they believe in and reaffirms the importance of fighting for peace. Hilde’s always been against the war with Iraq so, when her peace campaigning mother sends her...
Format: Paperback - Released: 23/01/2006
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Thieves Like Us
Stephen Cole
A terrific teenage thriller, Thieves like Us is nail-biting from start to finish. Jonah has no idea why he’s been sprung from the detention centre but apparently his reputation at solving puzzles of all kinds has gone before him and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 15/01/2007
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This Strange New Life
Rachel Anderson
This Strange New Life is a powerful and moving story that follows one family’s experiences of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, an increasingly common problem among teenagers. The narrative follows Johnnie, the youngest of the family, coming to terms with her two...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2006
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Heretic
Sarah Singleton
A cleverly plotted, scary thriller, Heretic interweaves a strong historical setting with a whimsical ‘faery’ story. Set in England during the reign of Henry V111 Heretic is a story of persecution and survival across different centuries. Elizabeth and her family...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/02/2006
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Riding Tycho
Jan Mark
A thrilling and surprisingly energizing story of one girl’s courage in escaping from a repressive society to search for something more fulfilling and creative. This is the first and if you like it try the sequel Voyager. Life on...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/01/2006
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A Single Shard
Linda Sue Park
Linda Sue Park, A Single Shard, OUPOrphan Tree-ear lives under a bridge with Crane-man who has looked after him ever since he was a baby. Tree-ear has nothing; but he has a dream. His dream is to be like the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2006
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How I Live Now
Meg Rosoff
At heart a story about falling in love, How I Live Now captures the confusion of adolescence especially at a time when the world is turned upside down. When Daisy first arrives in England she falls in love with a...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 30/06/2005
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A Brush with the Past 1900-1950
Shirley Hughes
Shirley Hughes’s beautiful illustrations full of carefully researched period detail, go right to the heart of the social changes that took place in the first half of the century. Different fashions, different foods, different working practices, different dances – all...
Format: Hardback - Released: 06/10/2005
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Star Wars: Complete Locations
Kerrie Dougherty
A print record of some of the fabulous locations taken from all six Star Wars films, this includes incredible cross-sections of key Star Wars sites such as the Jedi Temple Complex, Jabba’s Palace and Tosche Station where Luke Skywalker hangs...
Format: Hardback - Released: 06/10/2005
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Cooking up a Storm - The Teen Survival Cookbook

From snacks to a slap-up feast, teenager Sam Stern has created fabulous recipes which are easy to follow and guaranteed to give great satisfaction. Sam’s enthusiasm for both cooking and eating and the pleasure that he gets in sharing all...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/10/2005
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Chains
Laurie Halse Anderson
With a rare and compelling voice, this haunting novel tells not only the story of a remarkable girl and her incredible strength, but also of a time and place in which slavery was the order of the day and lives...
Format: Hardback - Released: 19/01/2009
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Love Ya Babe
Chris Higgins
Gaby is coping-just! - with all the usual teenage problems of friends, family and self absorption but when her mother tosses in a special ‘surprise’, everything begins to spin a little out of control! Gaby’s first person narrative convincingly captures...
Format: Paperback - Released: 08/01/2009
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Secrets at St Judes': New Girl
Carmen Reid
A raucous, hilarious and heart-warming tale of modern boarding school life from one of the UK’s bestselling authors of women’s fiction. Packed full of friendship, fun, entertainment, love and hope, it will have huge appeal to the early teenager. Californian...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/07/2008
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Stravaganza: City of Secrets
Mary Hoffman
A breathtaking and thrilling part contemporary, part historical novel set in England and in Italy that’s full of intrigue, adventure, magic and excitement. The plot is poignant and touching and the characters richly hewed and the vivid and suspenseful time...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/07/2008
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Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
Louise Rennison
This is teenage angst author Louise Rennison's book about the confessions of crazy but lovable Georgia Nicolson now to be released as a blockbuster film starring Georgia Groome. Louise is a bestselling author and her books make you laugh out...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/06/2008
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From Somalia with Love
Na'ima Bint Robert
An astonishing debut that interweaves quite brilliantly the modern Muslim world of a Somali girl brought up in London with that of a father who has spent his daughter’s whole life fighting in Somalia. After 12 years away he must...
Format: Paperback - Released: 19/06/2008
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Zoe And Chloe: Out To Lunch
Sue Limb
Loads of fun, farce and teen romance provide a delightful background for Chloe and Zoe as they make and break their plans for a summer holiday to remember. Falling in and out of love, making up their stories for their...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/06/2008
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City Of Ashes
Cassandra Clare
We were bowled over by Cassandra’s first, City of Bones and from the feedback from readers you clearly were too. This is the second in The Mortal Instruments series and doesn’t disappoint. Utterly captivating, beautifully written, cleverly plotted with...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/07/2008
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Danger Zone: Ice Claw
David Gilman
As fast-paced as the first, this is a second thrilling adventure for Max Gordon hero of Danger Zone: The Devil’s Breath. Now Max is wanted for murder and he must fight just to stay free but also to survive....
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/07/2008
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The Ashleys
Melissa De La Cruz
Meet The Ashley’s. A group of rich, magnificent looking, smart, bratty, and incredibly spoilt young girls who are top of the class in school and outside of it. That is until a new girl named Lauren arrives at school in...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/04/2008
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Seeker
William Nicholson
The first book of the Noble Warriors Trilogy. A specatular adventure fantasy in which individuals must prove their courage if they are to save their people. The Noble Warriors have mysterious powers that enable them to remain undefeated in combat....
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/09/2007
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Faerie Lord
Herbie Brennan
This is the thrilling climax of the New York Times bestselling Faerie Wars quartet.  As Eoin Colfer said, the quartet is ‘an astounding blend of fantasy, mythology and science and Herbie Brennan is a master of all three’.  Wonderfully inventive...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2008
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Jigsaw
Garry Douglas Kilworth
A nail biting thriller, as Max uncovers a secret which could change the world for ever. Written as a blog recording all that happens to Max when he accompanies his father on an archaeological dig, this is a dramatic and...
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/05/2007
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Pretty Face
Mary Hogan
Real romance as the highs and lows of being a teenage girl are hilariously explored in this story of Hayley who hopes that a trip to Italy will bring her all the things she’s missing – and mostly a dreamy...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2008
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Crowboy
David Calcutt
Full of mystery and the unknown, this is a futuristic thriller charting the role Crowboy, a boy with special powers can play in helping to diffuse the gang warfare in a troubled city.
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/02/2008
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Anila's Journey
Mary Finn
Shortlisted for the Bisto Irish Children's Book Award. A stunning debut novel, Anila’s Journey captures a girl with an amazing talent for drawing who is swept up in an epic journey up the Ganges where she hopes she may find...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2008
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The Bower Bird
Ann Kelley
Winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2007. What the Judges said - "The world of life and death, beauty and truth seen through the eyes of a 12 year old girl. A rare and beautiful book of lasting quality...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/12/2007
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Airman
Eoin Colfer
A fabulous blood racing story that blends adventure, fantasy, history and science fiction and then dusts it with humour: Conor’s destiny is to fly but no one knew that all too soon he’d be flying for real – to save...
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/01/2008
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The Other Book
Philip Womack
An inventive, dark and lyrically-told fantasy thriller by first-time novelist Philip Womack.  Truly compelling, I was utterly transfixed at the story of Edward, a 12 year old boy who, through an ancient book shrouded in a brooding curse that is...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2008
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Chicken Dance
Jacques Couvillon
This extraordinary debut is a funny and refreshingly quirky novel that celebrates the underdog.  A boy called Don Schmidt finds fame in a chicken-judging contest and suddenly finds himself an unexpected celebrity. This sets in motion a chain of events...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2008
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The Obsidian Dagger: Being the Further Extraordinary Adventures of Horatio Lyle
Catherine Webb
Odd things to us seem like the norm for Horatio Lyle for he’s so familiar with strange goings on around him.  Together with his erstwhile companions Tess (the thief) and Thomas (the toff) and hound (Tate) they get up to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/09/2006
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Jimmy Coates: Sabotage
Joe Craig
Despite having written just four books, Joe Craig could be well justify himself as being compared to the great Anthony Horowitz. Jimmy Coates is an eleven year old with incredible powers (part human/part genetic engineering) and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/10/2007
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Zoe And Chloe: On The Prowl
Sue Limb
Zoe and Chloe have always been best friends. But, then there are the boys….Can Zoe extricate Chloe from ‘the beast’? And can Zoe get her dream boy Oliver Wyatt to notice her? Will either or both get anyone to take...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/07/2007
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Wings Over Delft
Aubrey Flegg
Winner of the Bisto Book of the Year Award 2004 and Reading Association of Ireland Award 2005 and published by a hugely admired small family publisher in Ireland called O’Brien Books. This is a wonderful story, the quality of the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/10/2004
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The Web Of Fire
Steve Voake
An exciting futuristic story, this strong sequel to The Dreamwalker’s Child sees Skipper and Sam back for a second set of adventures in which they help their friends fight Odoursin by building up a terrifying force of insects. Trained to...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 04/01/2007
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Worse Than Boys
Cathy Macphail
Hannah loves being part of the Lip Gloss Girls. They operate as a gang – mostly challenging the Hell Cats and always standing up for each other. But, when Hannah’s accused of betraying the Lip Gloss Girls, she soon finds...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/02/2007
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Slawter
Darren Shan
Horror lovers will rejoice in best-selling Darren Shan’s latest in the Demonata series. A trip to Demonata leaves Dervish Grady haunted by the demons in the nightmares that follow. Can he find any escape? Working on a new horror movie...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 03/01/2007
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Just In Case
Meg Rosoff
Winner of the Carnegie Award 2007 and the Costa Children's book award. Shortlisted for the Book Trust Teenage Prize 2007.A razor-sharp portrait of a teenage boy and his relationship with his image, his inner life and fate itself.  Shortlisted for the...
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/08/2006
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Set In Stone
Linda Newbery
Winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2006.  Set at the end of the 19th century, Linda Newbery has cleverly carved out an incredible mystery that’s full of clever twists and entwined with drama, all manner of emotions and mind-blowingly...
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/05/2006
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Bunker 10
J A Henderson
Set over a 24 hour period leading up to the death of just under 200 people – seven of which were children - in a top secret and secure military establishment in the remote hills of Scotland, this is action...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2007
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Me, Dead Dad And Alcatraz
Chris Lynch
As its title intends to show this is a hilarious, offbeat comedy that will deliver surprises on every page.  The author is brilliant at getting across teenage angst whilst at the same delivering a terrific plot that will ensure you’re...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/01/2007
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Cherry Heaven
L J Adlington
Original and beguiling, Cherry Heaven has a beautifully written narrative with two voices expertly woven throughout, one of them an all-knowing teenager called Kat and the other a disturbed girl.  Both characters are realistically portrayed and the story is both...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 05/01/2007
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Dirty Work
Julia Bell
This is a shocking novel but one which provides a 14+ teenager an important insight into a world they should steer clear of as they grow up.  The world of prostitution exists and will always exist so better to read...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2007
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Eldest
Christopher Paolini
This Christmas there is a real feast in store in the fantasy arena and Christopher Paolini can only be described as a precocious new find.  He began his debut novel, Eragon, the first in The Inheritance trilogy at 15...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/09/2006
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Startled By His Furry Shorts!
Louise Rennison
Snogging, nearly-snogging, other people’s snogs, make up disasters, embarrassing parents and friends – loyal and not... Fans of best-selling teenage tearaway Georgia Nicolson will be delighted by her latest hilarious diary which records all the highs and lows...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 05/02/2007
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Bec
Darren Shan
If you know someone who enjoys the feeling of fear and terror whilst reading then there is no one doing it better than Darren Shan.  Bec  continues the successful Demonata series but the book also stands up as a title...
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/10/2006
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Style Sisters
Liz Elwes
Shortlisted for the Glen Dimplex 'New Writers' Award. Please don’t read too much into the pink and glittery cover! This book is well written, sharply funny somewhere between Carrie Fisher and Sophie Kinsella. I really enjoyed it and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 24/03/2006
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Fly By Night
Frances Hardinge
Winner of the Branford Bosse prize, this may not at first seem an obvious choice for young teenagers to pick up and read but what is quite certain is that it is impossible to pigeon hole as it’s very different...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2006
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GemX
Nicky Singer
If you read this book you’ll certainly think twice about genetic modification – the 'benefits' of which scientists in the world today are all too keen to deliver to the human race. GemX is a frighteningly unforgettable contemporary read where wealth...
Format: Paperback - Released: 21/09/2006
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Talent Thief
Alex Williams
A fast-paced, thrilling first novel by BAFTA award winner Alex Williams. Packed with thrills, spills, daring high-speed chases and compelling characters, The Talent Thief is an extraordinary tale of peril and adventure from a far-from-ordinary new talent in...
Format: Hardback - Released: 06/10/2006
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Centre Of My World
Andreas Steinhofel
This is an incredibly powerful, provocative and compelling novel that has equal appeal to teenagers as it does to adults.  The themes of love and longing combine together to create a book that is not just beautifully written but also...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/07/2006
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Rise of the Blood Moon
Alan Gibbons
A sweeping epic of breathtaking power that's full of gargantuan battles, betrayals, broken promises and allegiances, and finally, secrets revealed.  It's all mixed with a vividly-imagined cast of shape-shifters and demons from the award-winning author of the Legendeer Trilogy.  A...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 06/07/2006
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My Swordhand is Singing
Marcus Sedgwick
Winner of the Booktrust Teenage Prize 2007. Hugh (12) - I loved it! I loved it even more than I loved The Book of Dead Days (another of Marcus Sedgwick’s thrilling novels). Normally I don’t like horror books but this...
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/07/2006
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Jimmy Coates:Target
Joe Craig
The second in a new action series that will threaten Alex Rider’s No 1 position. Jimmy was a normal 11 year old boy but in the last month he has developed extraordinary powers that let him move with lightning speed,...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 05/05/2006
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Being a Girl
Kim Cattrall
An absolute must for every teenager.  Kim Cattrall (aka Samantha Jones in Sex in the City) has created the perfect teen survival guide that even parents might approve of.  Totally honest about teenage life and how to survive it from...
Format: Hardback - Released: 29/09/2006
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Skybreaker
Kenneth Oppel
Voted Book of the Year by a number of reviewers and having now read it I know why.  This is something very different from most action and adventure stories.  The characters are brilliantly drawn and the plot lines is innovative...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 07/09/2006
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Turbulence
Jan Mark
Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. What the judges said: This is a story of family life, rendered more chaotic than ever by the arrival of a self-obsessed stranger. Mark demonstrates her unerring ability to unpick the strands of everyday living...
Format: Hardback - Released: 17/11/2005
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Ivy
Julie Hearn
Rich in atmosphere and stuffed full of fascinating and unusual characters, Ivy is the story of survival. Little Ivy’s childhood has been far from straightforward. Abandoned and neglected, she’s spent years of her life luring wealthy little children aware from...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/05/2006
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Just Don't Make a Scene, Mum!
Rosie Rushton
Great stories for girls written from the teens perspective. In this story five teenagers lives, which from their own point of view are complex enough, then have to deal with their parents as well!
Format: Paperback - Released: 20/12/2005
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Wolf Girl
Theresa Tomlinson
Wulfrun is a brave girl who must set out on a dangerous mission to save her mother from death after she’s been accused of stealing a valuable necklace. But trying to get help proves almost impossible as Wulfrun finds herself...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 02/02/2006
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Candle Man The Society of Unrelenting Vigilance
Glenn Dakin
Dark powers and mysterious happenings lie at the heart of this story of an unnatural underworld and the secret societies within it. Never allowed to go out because of his special condition, Theo’s life is constricted to his home in...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2010
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I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend
Cora Harrison
Rich in period detail and full of romance and fantasy, this is a delightful imaginary diary of Jenny Cooper which gives entertaining insights into what Jane Austen might have been like as a teenager.  Jenny is the pretty, clever but...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/03/2010
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The Returners
Gemma Malley
The Returners is a gripping and thought-provoking thriller from the author of the equally provocative futuristic novels, The Declaration and The Resistance. What happens when your past catches up with you and you don’t like what you see?  This powerful...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
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The Joshua Files: Zero Moment
M. G. Harris
Explosive and compelling, this is the third part of the bestselling Joshua Files sequence in which an ancient prophecy is predicting the end of the world in 2012. Don’t feel it’s essential to read the first two titles to enjoy...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
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Henderson's Boys 3: Secret Army
Robert Muchamore
Another thrilling adventure for the hidden boys recruited into Henderson’s secret army. It is 1941; Britain is at war and the government needs the biggest network of underground agents it can muster. Training kids who can outsmart adults when they...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2010
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Tapas and Tears
Chris Higgins
A must read for anyone thinking of going on a school exchange… Jamie is shy so, of course, she dreads going on the school’s exchange trip to Spain. Coerced into it, all the things she thinks will go wrong do...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2010
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The Liberators
Philip Womack
This is a compelling modern fantasy that sees modern-day London threatened by sinister ancient forces.  A brutal death, a mysterious object and the Capital sliding into anarchy is what greets Ivo Moncrieff as he arrives in London. Ivo faces a...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
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This Book is Not Good for You
Pseudonymous Bosch
Mysterious, marvellous, witty, exciting and dangerous.  Here, in this the author's 3rd book that you really shouldn't be reading but few have taken heed, you'll meet a cursed aztec artefact, an evil and deranged chef, a secret jungle lair inahibited...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/02/2010
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Day of the Assassins
Johnny O'Brien
A thrilling war-time adventure that is a perfect mix of historical fact and fictional adventure, in which two boys are swept back in time and thrown into the real event of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914, the catalyst...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
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Daughter of Fire and Ice
Marie-louise Jensen
15 year old Thora is a slave to Bjorn, a brutish Viking chieftain, but she’s also a healer and has visions of the future - a future that involves death, lies, hardship and danger. When she correctly predicts the death...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2010
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Season of Secrets
Sally Nicholls
A haunting and unforgettable new novel From the award-winning author of Ways to Live Forever. Season of Secrets weaves the tale of a heartbroken child and an age-old legend into beautiful story of love, healing and strange magic. Resonant of classics...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/01/2010
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Flyaway
Lucy Christopher
Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Book Award 2010 Tender and touching, this is a delicate story about facing up to difficulties and finding a way through. When Isla’s father develops a serious heart condition he can no longer take her to see...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/01/2010
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Chains
Laurie Halse Anderson
With a rare and compelling voice, this haunting novel tells not only the story of a remarkable girl and her incredible strength, but also of a time and place in which slavery was the order of the day and lives were valued like...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/01/2010
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The 13 Curses
Michelle Harrison
Sequel to the award-winning The 13 Treasures, this shows just about how disagreeable fairies can get! Red returns determined to find her brother and get him back. To do so she must find a way to enter the fairy...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2010
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The Medusa Project 2: The Hostage
Sophie Mckenzie
A breathtaking, headlong thriller that grips from the very first moment - this sequel to The Set-Up tells how Nico, Ketty, Ed and Dylan, recent recruits into the undercover crime-fighting force called The Medusa Project, tackle their next major mission....
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2010
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Hunger
Michael Grant
THE LOVEREADING4KIDS MEGA BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR JANUARY 2010 Hugh 14. Hunger, like it’s prequel Gone was unputdownable. It's an excellent follow-up to an original idea. More children are developing powers and the world inside the FAYZ is spinning...
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/01/2010
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FLIPS: Artemis Fowl (Nintendo DS)
Eoin Colfer
Eoin Colfer’s terrific series featuring the teenage criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has been acclaimed as ‘Die Hard with fairies’!  Now that his father has disappeared Artemis must take charge and rebuild his family fortune. Full of lots of interactivity this...
Format: - Released: 04/12/2009
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The Princess Diaries: Ten Out of Ten
Meg Cabot
The final title in the hugely successful Meg Cabot series featuring Mia, a very normal 14 year old Manhatten school girl, who is suddenly pitched into being Princess Mia of the priniciplity of Genovia with everything at her finger tips - except perhaps...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/10/2009
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And Another Thing... Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Part Six of Three (Audio CD)
Eoin Colfer
An Audio version of this long awaited sequel. And Another Thing, the 6th book in the Hitchhiker’s trilogy, or rather ‘double trilogy’ as it has now become, has been written by the brilliantly funny Eoin Colfer, international number-one bestselling author of the Artemis...
Format: CD-Audio - Released: 11/10/2009
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The Pain Merchants (The Healing Wars)
Janice Hardy
Part one of a powerful historical fantasy full of politics, magic and enchantment. The Healing Wars tells of the unusual powers of fifteen year old orphan, Naya. In a world where many have special power, Naya stands out from the...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/10/2009
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Troubadour
Mary Hoffman
Shortlisted for the prestigious Costa Children's Book Award 2009 - the winner will be announced in early January.  There’s romance, intrigue, religion and bloodshed all tightly interwoven in this historical thriller. Rather than marrying the old nobleman her father has...
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/08/2009
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Missing, Believed Crazy
Terence Blacker
Fun to read, this is a cleverly constructed narrative of different voices all telling their version of the same story. Students at Cathcart College, an exclusive boarding school, plan a novel way of raising money for charity. The kidnapping is...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/08/2009
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Freefall: Tunnels 3
Roderick Gordon, Brian Williams
More spine-tingling and menacing adventure from the authors of Tunnels and Deeper will once again take you way beneath the earth, in a subterranean world that’s almost too frightening to imagine and yet it will pull you into the story...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/05/2009
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Fever Crumb
Philip Reeve
This is one of the most eagerly anticipated novels of 2009 from the critically acclaimed and internationally bestselling author of the Mortal Engines Quartet. Reeves' post-apocalyptic world where mobile cities fight for survival has brought many a child into the world of...
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/05/2009
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The Ask and the Answer
Patrick Ness
Prize-winning author Patrick Ness follows up The Knife of Never Letting Go with equally hard hitting The Ask and the Answer. Trying to escape, Todd and Viola fall into the hands of Mayor Prentiss. Separated from Viola and imprisoned,...
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/05/2009
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The Secret Ministry of Frost
Nick Lake
Hugely dramatic, this is a fast-paced fantasy thriller based on stories from Inuit folklore. After her explorer father disappears in the Arctic, Light finds herself in serious danger as she is drawn into folk stories of her forbears. Supported by...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/03/2009
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Malice
Chris Wooding
Enter this terrifying parallel world if you dare! From the dramatic 3-D cover onwards, everything about Malice is original and just a little bit different. Cleverly told as both a novel and a graphic novel, this is the scary story...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2009
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Solace of the Road
Siobhan Dowd
Shortlisted for the prestigious Costa Children's Book Award 2009 - the winner will be announced in early January.  Shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize 2009 Beautifully written and achingly moving, Solace of the Road is the poignant and desperate story...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/02/2009
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Johnny Mackintosh and the Spirit of London
Keith Mansfield
An extraordinarily imaginative adventure with the ultimate hero in Johnny Mackintosh.   Exceptionally believable, lovable and fun characters, the writing is engaging and accomplished and reminiscent of J. K. Rowling.  13 year old Johnny lives in a children’s home but when...
Format: Paperback - Released: 08/01/2009
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Zelah Green, Queen Of Clean
Vanessa Curtis
Told in an upbeat, teenage first person narrative, this is a moving and insightful story about coping with a compulsive disorder. Zelah Green describes herself as a Cleanaholic. She spends her life on ‘Germ Alert’ because she’s unable not to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2009
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A Christmas Carol with A Christmas Tree (illustrated by Robert Ingpen)
Charles Dickens
This gorgeous and sumptuously illustrated new edition of the completely unabridged A Christmas Carol is an absolute dream of a gift.  The illustrations are by the award-winning artist Robert Ingpen who has successfully captured the atmosphere of Victorian London and...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/09/2008
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Snakehead: An Alex Rider novel
Anthony Horowitz
Undercover in a poisonous world, teen spy Alex Rider is back for another adrenalin rush adventure that will have all addicts of high-octane action and adventure clamouring for it. Guaranteed to enthral. Why not also check out the audio...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/04/2008
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Jango
William Nicholson
The second instalment to the The Noble Warriors Trilogy. A specatular adventure fantasy in which individuals must prove their courage if they are to save their people. The Noble Warriors have mysterious powers that enable them to remain undefeated in...
Format: Paperback - Released: 08/08/2007
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It's A 50-50 Thing
Chris Higgins
Love and drama as Kelly, finding her way in a new kind of life after her Dad has left home and in new town, falls in love with the Jem. Cool and gorgeous, he seems just what Kelly needs but...
Format: Paperback - Released: 17/01/2008
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The Doomsday Machine: Another Astounding Adventure of Horatio Lyle
Catherine Webb
Horatio Lyle takes his trusted and faithful friends, Tess (thief), Thomas (the toff) and Tate (the hound), into mortal fear and danger in his latest quest to quash a murderous plot even though the plot he’s unearthed involves the murder...
Format: Hardback - Released: 17/01/2008
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The Subtle Knife
Philip Pullman
Film tie-in version. The second in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. His ‘Dark Materials’, is the story of Lyra, a young girl with an exceptional destiny. Brought up in Jordan College, Oxford Lyra uncovers a secret about...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/08/2007
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Amber Spyglass
Philip Pullman
Film tie-in version. The third in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. His ‘Dark Materials’, is the story of Lyra, a young girl with an exceptional destiny. Brought up in Jordan College, Oxford Lyra uncovers a secret about...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/08/2007
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Northern Lights - Filmed As The Golden Compass
Philip Pullman
The film tie-in version. Part one of Philip Pullman’s magnificent trilogy. His ‘Dark Materials’, is the story of Lyra, a young girl with an exceptional destiny. Brought up in Jordan College, Oxford Lyra uncovers a secret about her mysterious guardian...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/08/2007
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Note Of Madness
Tabitha Suzuma
Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2007. What the judges’ said:It reads as if it must have happened to the author; a book that will expand horizons and counter narrowmindednessFlynn is one of the top pianists at the Royal College...
Format: Paperback - Released: 15/02/2007
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Rainbow Bridge
Aubrey Flegg
Completely original and cleverly constructed The Rainbow Bridge offers up even more than the first in this the second in the Louise trilogy.  The portrait of Louise forms the cornerstone of this novel and the portrait touches the lives and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 15/04/2006
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Just Like Tomorrow
Faiza Guene
 Shortlisted for the Marsh Award 2006. While set in Paris and focusing on Moroccan immigrants every teenager will relate instantly to all that Doria is experiencing and feeling. With shades of a young Bridget Jones she is determined to not...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/05/2006
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Stoneheart
Charlie Fletcher
Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2007. What the judges’ said: Based on a brilliant idea of a parallel London.  The author has a pitch-perfect  way with dialogue, a real subtlety of depth of character and the reader...
Format: Hardback - Released: 19/10/2006
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Mirrormask
Neil Gaiman
Shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. What the judges said: A sophisticated and challenging graphic novel which employs striking images, collage and film stills to work with an extensive text for older readers. It has an edgy, fragmented...
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/10/2005
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Tales Of Beauty And Cruelty
Kate, Castle, Caroline Petty
There’s some chilling stuff in the ten pithy stories in this collection. Thoroughly modern in their telling, they take their themes from Hans Christian Andersen’s classic stories. Love, hate, pity, jealousy – emotions which underpin Andersen’s so-called nursery classics, figure...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/10/2005
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The Passionflower Massacre
Nicola Morgan
The vulnerability of adolescents who want to belong is sharply captured in this scary story of Matilda’s terrifying encounter with a dangerous cult. Working on a fruit farm, Matilda feels she’s found a way of life that allows her to...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 13/10/2005
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The Innocent's Story
Nicky Singer
The sheer imaginative audacity of The Innocent’s Story propels it beyond anything expected. Blown up in a terrorist bomb, Cassina returns as a para-spirit able to live in the body of anyone alive. Experiencing her parents’ emotions from within the...
Format: Hardback - Released: 06/10/2005
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Luke and Jon
Robert Williams
This is a wonderfully original and arresting debut novel about friendship, grief and love.  Written with great power, warmth and humour with not a word out of place you feel utterly compelled to read on.  Luke and Jon is a...
Format: Paperback - Released: 18/03/2010
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Witchfinder: Dawn of the Demontide
William Hussey
Cleverly crafted, this is a masterful horror story that will chill readers to the bone as Jake Harker comes face to face with the evil forces of old witchcraft and its links to Matthew Hopkins, the evil Witchfinder of the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/03/2010
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Princess for Hire
Lindsey Leavitt
A light-hearted comedy about whether dreams can really ever come true… Desi’s chirpy first person narrative tells the story of how her oh-so-boring life is transformed when she is accepted to be the substitute princess. Surely then, she can leave...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
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My So-Called Afterlife
Tamsyn Murray
A wonderful debut novel which, as well as being laugh-out-loud funny, is full of insights, compassion, and love.  Fifteen-year-old Lucy has been stuck in the men's loo ever since she was murdered there six months ago. No one has been...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/02/2010
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Conspiracy 365: January
Gabrielle Lord
The launch title in a page turning adventure which kicks off when 15 year old Callum is hunted down by a crazed man who carries a deadly warning.  Now Cal is on the run from both ruthless criminals and the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2010
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The Queen Must Die: Chronicles of the Tempus
K.A.S. Quinn
Completely gripping, this rollercoaster time travel adventure takes Katie, a contemporary New York teenager, back right into the heart of Queen Victoria’s reign. Landing unexpectedly in the Buckingham Palace bedroom of Alice, Queen Victoria’s younger daughter, Katie is swiftly caught...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2010
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Castle of Shadows
Ellen Renner
A ragged princess needs all her courage to help her find out what has happened to her mother. When Princess Charlotte’s mother, the Queen of Quayle, vanishes in mysterious circumstances no-one seems very interested in finding out what has become...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2010
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Treasure Island (Illustrated by Robert Ingpen)
Robert Louis Stevenson
This complete and unabridged text of one of the classics of the high seas has been enhanced with over 70 original illustrations by award-winning artist Robert Ingpen, who has set his imagination loose on this breathtaking adventure, bringing the unforgettable...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/08/2005
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Suzanne Collins
Hot on the heals of the adrenaline rush that was Hunger Games comes the equally excellent and relentles sequel Catching Fire. Katniss's hopes of an easy life after she was top dog in the leathal game show are...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/09/2009
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Love, Aubrey
Suzanne Lafleur
Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Book Award 2010 Brilliant and convincing, this is a deeply moving story which saves the reader from absolute heartbreak because of its warmth, understanding and hope. Utterly gripping, the story of how Aubrey grieves following the catastrophe...
Format: Hardback - Released: 25/06/2009
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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
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The Pickle King
Rebecca Promitzer
A hugely entertaining adventure story tinged with enough horror to delight but not really to terrify. Bored during a wet holiday, Bea and her friend Sam go exploring and come across the body of a dead man. What’s the story? Bea...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/05/2009
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The Kiss of Death
Marcus Sedgwick
Marcus Sedgwick returns with a heart-stopping, beautifully crafted novel featuring Peter from My Swordhand is Singing, set many years later but still on the trail of the Shadow Queen. Venice, the fabled city with its lapping waterways, crumbling magnificence, and dark twisting alleyways...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2009
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Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones
Derek Landy
Prize winning Skulduggery Pleasant is back for a third thrilling adventure. Along with his side-kick Stephanie, Skulduggery, the skeleton detective, must stand up to the Faceless Ones in a typically dramatic, dangerous and funny new adventure. The world of Skulduggery...
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/04/2009
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Girl Meets Cake
Susie Day
A darkly comic romance about love, friendship, lies and gingerbread men! Heidi's mad online life collides hysterically with her real one in a laugh-out-loud, über-cool teen novel.  Georgia Nicolson fans will adore this hilarious headlong teen-blog.
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/04/2009
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Season of Secrets
Sally Nicholls
A haunting and unforgettable new novel From the award-winning author of Ways to Live Forever. Season of Secrets weaves the tale of a heartbroken child and an age-old legend into beautiful story of love, healing and strange magic....
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/04/2009
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Beyond The Barricade
Deborah Ellis
Fact written as fiction this is a fast moving, gripping and thought-provoking story of the dilemmas faced by Diego, a young boy in Bolivia who having escaped the ruthless drug thugs in the jungle is taken in by a family,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2009
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The Book of a Thousand Days
Shannon Hale
Recorded as a highly readable diary, this is an original retelling of a fairy tale that gives a taste of the traditional while adding original and unexpected elements to make it anything but an ordinary fairytale and you certainly won't...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/03/2009
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Triskellion 2: The Burning
Will Peterson
Full of supernatural suspense, this is a thrilling sequel to Triskellion, which works also as a stand alone read. Twins Rachel and Adam have managed to escape from the dangers of Treskellion only to find themselves kidnapped. Adam seems...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/03/2009
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Amy Green Teen Agony Queen: Boy Trouble
Sarah Webb
Sarah Webb is a debut children's author but an established chick-lit novelist and her wonderful 13 year old character creation in Amy Green, teen agony aunt extraordinaire, is set to be the new best friend for every pre-teen girl.  Full of humour...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2009
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Hurricane Gold CD
Charlie Higson
This is the audio CD version of the 4th book in the new bond series by Charlie Higson. The stakes are high, dangerously high in this thrilling new adventure for the young James Bond. The opening scene of chilling horror leaves readers...
Format: Cd-audio - Released: 27/09/2007
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The Door Of No Return
Sarah Mussi
Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2008. This is one of the most through-provoking and complete debut novels published recently and fully deserves to be on the shortlist of the Branford Boase award for debut novels. It’s got just about...
Format: Paperback - Released: 19/04/2007
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Dragonfly
Julia Golding
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2008
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Gatty's Tale
Kevin Crossley-Holland
Shortlisted for the prestigious 2008 Carnegie. A gripping historical adventure that is dramatic, touching and compelling. Servant girl Gatty has an unusually beautiful voice which leads her to being swept up in a Crusade to the Holy Land. Her courage...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/09/2007
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Apache
Tanya Landman
Shortlisted for the prestigious 2008 Carnegie. An inspiring story of survival against a background of bloodshed. The fourteen year old Apache girl who narrates the story tells of her fight for her land, her tribe - and her life! The...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/07/2007
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Once Upon A Time In The North
Philip Pullman
A wonderful tale from a master storyteller, giving us, just as Lyra’s Oxford did, more extraordinary insight into the world of Pullman’s ‘Dark Materials’. This one tells the story of the very first meeting in the far frozen Arctic...
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/04/2008
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Ruby Red
Linzi Glass
Shortlisted for the prestigious 2008 Carnegie. A touching love story set against the turbulence and danger of a world divided by apartheid. Brought up to stand against everything that divides the society in which she lives, Ruby finds herself unexpected...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/03/2008
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The Wish List
Eoin Colfer
Thoroughly recommended as one of the funniest, most exciting and original children's novels. The plot takes place around the eternal struggle between good and evil, Heaven and hell. The main character, Meg has to redeem herself after her death to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2007
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The Master Of The Fallen Chairs
Henry Porter
A rip roaring read of adventure, mystery and fantasy. Orphaned Kim is sent to Skirl, the ramshackle house of his ancestors where all kinds of unlikely, often alarming and always surprising things happen including the arrival of a possible long...
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/01/2008
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Serious Survival
Marshall Corwin
With a foreword by Bruce Parry, comes a courageous book telling you everything you might possibly want to know about survival in freezing conditions. Indeed if only Captain Scott had read it before setting off on his adventures then he...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/10/2007
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Finding Violet Park
Jenny Valentine
Highly commended in Branford Boase 2008 Award. Told with a delightfully light touch, this thoughtful and introspective novel for teens tells how hearing the story of Violet Park, leads Lucas on a moving and thought provoking mission that helps him...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/09/2007
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In The Claws Of The Eagle
Aubrey Flegg
He’s one of the finest writers of children’s literature in Ireland today and with In the Claws of the Eagle Aubrey Flegg has produced a fitting end to an unforgettable trilogy about love, about art, about music and about history. ...
Format: Paperback - Released: 13/10/2006
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Pride And Penalties
Chris Higgins
Chris Higgins successfully gripped the reader with her strength of storyline, brilliant teenager characters and terrific descriptions of situations with her first novel 32C That’s Me.  It really had the wow factor with many teenage girls who read it.  Now, his...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 15/02/2007
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Nathan Fox: Dangerous Times
L Brittney
Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2008. This is an incredibly original novel full of high drama and adventure, which is likely to transcend both the teenage and adult markets. This really does have everything as it is a very...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2007
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Knife Edge
Malorie Blackman
The terrific sequel to Noughts and Crosses and continues the story of Sephy and Callum and their families. Full of mystery, suspense, romance and even murder, you’ll go through numerous different emotions when you read it but in the end...
Format: Paperback - Released: 30/06/2005
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Century
Sarah Singleton
Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2006. Century is a haunting story with a wonderfully gothic feel. Mercy and her sister Charity live in huge house full of dusty corners. Outside it is always winter and the two girls never...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/03/2005
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FLIPS: Cathy Cassidy (Nintendo DS)
Cathy Cassidy
Friends and relationships are the hallmarks of Cathy’s stories as she portrays her characters and their friendships particularly well.  The plot lines are easy to get into and there’s often a subliminal message too within the story. They’re cracking, fast-paced...
Format: - Released: 04/12/2009
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1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
Julia Eccleshare & Quentin Blake
Fall down the rabbit hole, take flight into Neverland, or follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City; we all remember what it was like to disappear into the imaginary worlds of the most magical and fantastic type of...
Format: Paperback - Released: 21/09/2009
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Zombie!
Tommy Donbavand
Fast-paced and fun it will have you quaking in your boots quicker than you can say knife.  Chaos ensues when Jake discovers that a zombie likes to party and my goodness this one seriously likes to party.  Perfect for reluctant...
Format: Paperback - Released: 24/09/2009
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Sylvie and the Songman
Tim Binding
By turns thrilling adventure and enchanting fantasy, this novel brims with music and magic as Sylvie tries to understand why her dog has lost its bark, the birds have stopped singing and her music-making father has disappeared.  As she sets...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/10/2009
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Mission to the Moon
Alan Dyer
Fact packed and illustrated with some outstanding and original photographs, this provides the background story to the world’s endeavours to get to the Moon. The early missions, how the astronauts are trained and the details of their spacesuits, equipment and...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/10/2008
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Amos Daragon, The Mask Wearer
Bryan Perro
From publisher Book House:  A fast-paced and gripping epic fantasy tale of a young boy's struggle between good and evil. Amos Daragon is one of the chosen.  On the day of his birth, his fate was written in golden letters in the great history of heroes. ...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2009
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Theatre Shoes
Noel Streatfeild
From publisher Jane Nissen Books:  Spiritedly drawn, an authentic recreation of the excitement of life in the theatre spills off the pages as Sorrel, Holly and Mark are sent off to learn all they can from the remarkable Madame Fidola....
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2009
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Without Looking Back
Tabitha Suzuma
Shortlisted for the Young Minds Book Prize 2009.  A beautifully written and thought-provoking novel on the effects on a family involved in a custody battle.  When Louis and his sister are removed unexpectedly from school for a holiday in England by their father...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/05/2009
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Pendragon: The Lost City of Faar
D J Machale
Can Bobby Pendragon save an alternate vast world entirely covered by water from a disaster of huge proportions? Walking away from his quite ordinary life on earth he must locate a legendary lost city in order to save the citizens...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2008
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The Stuff of Nightmares
Malorie Blackman
Shortlisted for the Young Minds Book Prize 2009.   Fast-paced and terrifying The Stuff of Nightmares is about the demons lurking in ones past that come back to haunt. The reader is taken on a chilling journey as we follow schoolboy Kyle,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/07/2008
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Once Upon A Time In The North CD
Philip Pullman
This is the CD audio version of the wonderful tale from the master storyteller, giving us, just as Lyra’s Oxford did, more extraordinary insight into the world of Pullman’s ‘Dark Materials’. This one tells the story of the very...
Format: Cd-audio - Released: 03/04/2008
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Skulduggery Pleasant
Derek Landy
This is, according to the worldwide publishers the biggest new publishing phenomenon of 2007. Well, that’s quite a statement, and although we don’t go quite that far yet, mainly because it is only published in the fourth month of the...
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/04/2007
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The Black Book Of Secrets
F E Higgins
If you were to judge a book by its cover then this is one I’d pick up time and time again.  But it’s all too rare for a book with a great cover to be quite as good inside as...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/09/2007
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Double or Die
Charlie Higson
Hugh (11) – I was hooked on the Young Bond series after reading the first, Silverfin. The second, Blood Fever, was better and so I was eagerly awaiting the third and I haven’t been disappointed. This...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 04/01/2007
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Ingo
Helen Dunmore
This is the first of the Ingo quartet. Helen Dunmore has done what few authors succeed in doing.  She’s created an absolutely believable mythical world alongside our own. One that makes you want to be there more than anything else,...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 02/05/2006
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Amy Peppercorn: Out of Control
John Brindley
Hopes and dreams of fame, a dream many children seek, forms the backdrop to this delightful novel of friendship and betrayal, of success and failure and learning to handle them all.  It’s emotionally edgy but also a great deal of...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 04/05/2006
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Mates, Dates and Sizzling Summers
Cathy Hopkins
Perfectly pitched for the ‘just-about-to-be-a-teenager’ market with some lively and likeable characters and a plot line that fizzes with emotions of every kind.  It’s also a lesson on the importance of family and friends, and that sometimes a teenager’s hopes...
Format: Paperback - Released: 24/03/2006
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The Looking Glass Wars
Frank Beddor
Alice in Wonderland turned on its head by a very talented and original author.  If you thought you knew the story of Alice in Wonderland, then think again.  Alyss is destined to become Queen of Wonderland until her parents are...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/05/2005
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The Looking Glass Wars 2: Seeing Redd
Frank Beddor
Return to the dazzling world of The Looking Glass Wars as Wonderland is fantastically brought to life again by acclaimed Hollywood producer, Frank Beddor. Alyss of Wonderland's rule has only just begun, but the Queendom and her White Imagination are already under threat. Someone...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/09/2007
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Looking Glass Wars: ArchEnemy
Frank Beddor
Think Alice in Wonderland and then think again for this is a rich and original re-imagining of Alice, a revolutionary novel that is full of fantastic battle scenes, plot twists and page-turning action.  This is the brilliantly imaginative finale in...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2010
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Stravaganza: City of Ships
Mary Hoffman
This is a breathtaking time-travel story to a parallel world that’s packed with non-stop action, pirates and drama.  It’s the fifth in the Stravaganza sequence and it will electrify and delight. Intrigue, adventure, magic and excitement are the trademark ingredients...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2010
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Solace of the Road
Siobhan Dowd
Shortlisted for the prestigious Costa Children's Book Award 2009 Shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize 2009 Beautifully written and achingly moving, Solace of the Road is the poignant and desperate story of one girl’s search for her mother. Running away from her...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/03/2010
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The Five Lords of Pain: The Lord of the Mountain
James Lovegrove
This is a brand new series from Barrington Stoke with huge appeal to fans of manga, martial arts and magic and particularly suitable for reluctant or struggling readers of 9 or 10+ as the books are real page-turners and best...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/02/2010
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The Lambton Curse
Malachy Doyle
This is a terrific story by an author who really knows how to grab the reader’s attention and hold it. The story is based on a thrilling myth from the north east of England and is a great way to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/02/2010
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The Joshua Files: Ice Shock
M. G. Harris
Continuing where Invisible City left off, Josh Garcia remains steadfastly determined to uncover the truth behind his father's death in the jungles of Mexico. Like the thrillers featuring Alex Rider or indeed those featuring Jason Bourne, Ice Shock is full of incredible plot twists...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
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The Joshua Files: Invisible City
M. G. Harris
Thrilling adventure as an ancient civilization is awakened by one boy. Desperate to find out what has happened to his dad after he goes missing, Josh gets caught up in a race to find the legendary lost book of the ancient Mayas. Can...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
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Desperate Measures
Laura Summers
Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Book Award 2010 A compelling and heart-warming adventure featuring teenage twins Vicky and Rhianna. These twins couldn't be more different, but their foster parents can’t cope and it looks as if they and their younger brother will...
Format: Paperback - Released: 29/01/2010
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The Girl Who Could Fly
Victoria Forester
Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Book Award 2010 By turns exhilarating and terrifying this is an unforgettable story of defiance and courage starring an irrepressible heroine who can fly. Piper McCloud can fly but that makes friends and family afraid of her. She...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2010
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The Ultimate Teen Book Guide
Daniel Hahn
Stuck for something to read? Whether you’re searching for a book to blow your mind and change your life, or a light read for the beach, particularly at a time when you can’t lay your hands on a computer that’s online in order...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
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Lewis Hamilton
Andy Croft
Formula 1 is one of the most popular global sports with boys and girls all over the world eager to emulate their star.  For many children, however, until Lewis Hamilton became F1 World Champion this sport was seen by some...
Format: Paperback - Released: 22/01/2010
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The Returners
Gemma Malley
Lovereading comment to follow soon... To find out even more about this series click here to visit a site created by the publisher. Click here to download a document where Gemma talks about the inspriation behind the Declaration...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/02/2010
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Shadow Bringer
David Calcutt
A mysterious and menacing story which weaves together real and imaginary thoughts and feelings with a dark intensity which makes the skin prickle. Out for a walk with his dog, Nathan feels watched. Something shapeless, hard to identify but sinister seems to be...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2010
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Toby Alone 2: Toby and the Secrets of the Tree
Timothee de Fombelle, Francois Place
A follow-up to the Award winning Toby Alone, this tells how life in the beautifully imagined world set in the heart of the great oak tree has changed – and for the worse. The power crazed Leo Blue has taken over. Can Toby...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
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Secrets at St Jude's Drama Girl
Carmen Reid
A warm-hearted and hugely entertaining celebration of the value – and complications! – of friendship, this captures the special intensity that surrounds life in general and teen friendships in particular in a boarding school setting. Gina is excited to be...
Format: Paperback - Released: 28/01/2010
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Fighting Ruben Wolfe
Markus Zusak
Bestselling novelist Markus Zusak has written a taut and compelling novel which, suitably enough since it is about boxing, packs a punch. With not enough money coming into the house, two brothers set about to earn some extra cash. Picked...
Format: Paperback - Released: 28/01/2010
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Conspiracy 365: February
Gabrielle Lord
The second title in a page turning adventure which began when 15 year old Callum was hunted down by a crazed man carrying a deadly warning.  Now Cal is on the run from both ruthless criminals and the police. He has 365 days...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2010
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Ripley's Believe It or Not! 2010
Robert Le Roy Ripley
Following hot on the heels of last year's best-selling edition, Ripley's Believe It or Not! 2010 offers a whole new feast of bizarre facts, fiends and freaks - all guaranteed to fascinate, surprise and amaze. Marvel at the ice man, who survived Everest's 'Death...
Format: Hardback - Released: 08/10/2009
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Savannah Grey: A Horror Story
Cliff Mcnish
If you're looking for a real page-turner that will have you gasping for breath then this is it. It's a horror story and a love story intertwined and 15 year old Savannah Grey is possibly the only person who can...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2010
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My Love Lies Bleeding
Alyxandra Harvey
This is a teen romance to really get your teeth into.  It’s an action-packed, urban fantasy full of Gothic seduction, teen angst, passion, wicked humour and adventure, all skilfully ignited by an age-old prophecy and a reluctant vampire princess that...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/01/2010
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The Great Death
John E. Smelcer
Two sisters bravery in the face of extreme physical adversity is lyrically and touchingly told in this story of survival in the Alaskan wilderness long, long ago.  When a stranger comes to Millie and Maura’s small community he warns of...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/11/2009
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Jane Airhead
Kay Woodward
This entertaining story tells how copying fiction may not always work well in life…After Charlotte has read Jane Eyre she falls in love with Mr Rochester and is determined to find a modern day Mr Rochester as a new partner...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/11/2009
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Would You Rather?
Chris Higgins
This author has once again clicked into the zeitgeist that is a tween/teen girl.  Poignant, moving and honest about relationships, this story revolves around the life-altering choices a teenager called Flick must make in the light of a long, lost...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/10/2009
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Tales of Terror from the Black Ship
Chris Priestley
This is seriously spine-tingling stuff and not for the faint-hearted - it’s a novel packed with chills, thrills, nail-biting suspense and heart-stopping revelations. Join Ethan and Cathy and steel yourself against the blood-curdling terror that lies ahead as you realise that whatever horrors the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/10/2009
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The Robbers
Josh Lacey
Peter is minding his own business depositing his savings in a bank when there’s a ‘hold-up’.  Can Peter’s quick thinking surprise and overcome the robbers in order to save his and other people’s money.  Edge of your seat writing for...
Format: Paperback - Released: 19/03/2009
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Cliff Edge
Jane A C West
With black and white illustrations interspersed in the text, this is a frightening adventure that calls upon the skills and nerve of a young boy climber to save his friend with no ropes and no help from anyone else.  It’s...
Format: Paperback - Released: 20/02/2009
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Wuthering Heights - retold by Gill Tavner
Emily Bronte
This famous story of Heathcliff and Catherine will thrill you and chill you to the bone.  Real Reads bring this and Jane Eyre to a new audience.  Both of these retellings have been checked for accuracy to the originals by the Collections...
Format: Paperback - Released: 30/07/2009
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Jane Eyre - retold by Gill Tavner
Emily Bronte
Jane Eyre is poor, parentless and plain, detested by her aunt and cousin; her future looks bleak.  Follow her story as she seeks independence and then eventual peace in the arms of Mr Rochester. Real Reads bring this and
Format: Paperback - Released: 30/07/2009
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A Trick of the Dark
B R Collins
Prize winning B.R Collins' A Trick of the Dark is a gripping supernatural thriller which explores the darker sides of adolescence. Annis sees her older brother Zach crushed and broken when the walls of a ruined house fall on to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/09/2009
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Remembering Green
Lesley Beake
A thought provoking story set two hundred years in the future when global warming has caused most of the earth to be covered by water. Managing on a tiny diet, The Tekkies live on a fortified island. But their resources...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/09/2009
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Double Cross
Malorie Blackman
This thrilling new title in award winning Malorie Blackman’s cleverly observed series, which began with Noughts and Crosses, captures the drama and potential violence of growing up – especially in a world where the Noughts are willing to use violence...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/08/2009
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Dragon Orb: Aurora
Mark Robson
Well-plotted story featuring four dragonriders who need to find the fourth and final orb in order to succeed in their mission to save the world.  This is the fourth and final in a terrifically exciting series.  Click here to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/08/2009
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The Dragons of Ordinary Farm
Tad Williams, Deborah Beale
A wonderfully engaging fantasy set on a far-from-ordinary farm with a history as rich as Narnia.  Readers will be taken on an extraordinary adventure and meet brilliantly imagined characters in this cleverly plotted first collaboration between one of the best-loved...
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/07/2009
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Circus Shoes
Noel Streatfeild
When their snobbish Aunt Rebecca dies, leaving them alone and penniless, Peter and Santa are faced with the dreadful prospect of life in separate orphanages. Desperate, they run away to find their only living relative - Uncle Gus - who...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2006
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Forbidden Island
Malcolm Rose
Science, history and mystery collide in breathtaking fashion in this chilling and spine-tingling conspiracy thriller where cover-ups abound.  Inspired by a real island in Scotland used for anthrax testing, this eerie and contemporary thriller will keep readers on the very...
Format: Paperback - Released: 29/05/2009
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Love, Stargirl
Jerry Spinelli
A moving and lyrical book written in diary-form over a year, the letters charting Stargirl’s feelings as she comes to terms with moving, with the loss of Leo, and making new friends in an unknown place. The letters reveal fantastic memories of...
Format: Paperback - Released: 11/05/2009
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Day of the Assassins
Johnny O'Brien
A thrilling war-time adventure that is a perfect mix of historical fact and fictional adventure, in which two boys are swept back in time and thrown into the real event of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/06/2009
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Genesis
Bernard Beckett
Shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize 2009 This will intrigue and fascinate you from the start. Set in a futuristic utopian society Anax is taking an exam which will decide if she can enter the elite ‘Academy’ and her subject is Adam...
Format: Hardback - Released: 07/05/2009
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The Witching Hour
Elizabeth Laird
Treachery and intrigue provide a sombre background for the story of spirited Maggie and her determination to survive the cruel persecution of the church. After her granny is falsely accused of being a witch, Maggie has to flee and to...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/05/2009
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The Reformed Vampire Support Group
Catherine Jinks
A murder-mystery comedy of errors about a vampire 'support group'.  It's the perfect introduction to the paranormal for young readers.
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/06/2009
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Toby Alone 2: Toby and the Secrets of the Tree
Timothee De Fombelle
A follow-up to the Award winning Toby Alone, this tells how life in the beautifully imagined world set in the heart of the great oak tree has changed – and for the worse. The power crazed Leo Blue has taken...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/06/2009
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Monster Blood Tattoo 2: Lamplighter
D M Cornish
The thrilling follow-up to the monster hit: Foundling. Monsters, rogues and wonder abound in this utterly original, fearsomely exciting and beautifully detailed fantasy tale of an orphaned boy's journey to seek his destiny. Stunning in scope and rich in detail, alive...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/05/2009
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Free? Stories Celebrating Human Rights
Amnesty International
Top children’s writers have each contributed a powerful story to this collection for Amnesty International.  In fourteen different ways Jamila Gavin, David Almond, Michael Morpurgo, Malorie Blackman, Eoin Colfer and others have written about an aspect of freedom thereby drawing...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/05/2009
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The Poison Garden
Sarah Singleton
Intrigue, suspicion and mystery surround Thomas’s inheritance. The magical box his grandmother leaves to him allows him entry to the garden. Here a ghost warns him that his grandmother was poisoned as a result of a plot by members of...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/05/2009
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Lost Riders
Elizabeth Laird
A gripping and heart stopping story, Lost Riders uncovers the shocking story of child slavery today. Rashid is eight when his uncle sells him and his younger brother to a man who promises him a new life in Dubai. But the promises are...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2009
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A Traveller in Time
Alison Uttley
One of the first, and finest, of all time-slip stories that travels between the 16th century and pre-war 20th century Britain.  It is alive with the sounds and the smells of both centuries making it an incredibly mysterious yet compelling...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2007
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Jane Austen: 6 book boxed set
Jane Austen - retold by Gill Tavner
What a treat! All six Real Reads Jane Austen titles in a smart, tidy box. Now you can be the best-read Austen fan on the block with the most enjoyment and the least effort.   The box set contains: Pride and Prejudice,...
Format: Quantity Pack - Released: 01/03/2009
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Skellig - TV tie in edition
David Almond
This is a wonderfully eerie and magical story about believing in something extra special and why it may make a difference.  It’s full of happiness and sadness but ultimately it’s incredibly fulfilling. 'Touched with a visionary intensity, this strange life-affirming tale exercises every...
Format: Paperback - Released: 19/03/2009
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White Heat - Book 2 in the Perfect Fire Trilogy
Katie Grant
Love, divided loyalty and the struggles of France's proud South intensifies in this the second book of a thrilling trilogy.  More twists and turns in this adventure set in 13th century France that involves bandits, renegade knights, broken promises but also fierce love and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2009
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The Doomsday Machine: Another Astounding Adventure of Horatio Lyle
Catherine Webb
Horatio Lyle takes his trusted and faithful friends, Tess (thief), Thomas (the toff) and Tate (the hound), into mortal fear and danger in his latest quest to quash a murderous plot even though the plot he’s unearthed involves the murder of people he...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/03/2009
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Rowan The Strange
Julie Hearn
Shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize 2009 A powerful and compelling story of life in a mental asylum at the start of the Second World War.  Rowan may be strange but he's not dangerous so when he is sent behind...
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/04/2009
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Flightsend
Linda Newbery
Thoughtful and touching, Flightsend delicately traces the complex emotions that surround 16 year old Charlie. Linda Newbery is especially good at capturing the heightened intensity of teenager’s feelings as Charlie sifts through what she feels about her mother’s former boyfriend,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2009
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Unique
Alison Allen-Gray
This debut novel, published back in 2004 has only just hit our radar screen at Lovereading4kids with the publication of her second novel Lifegame. We've been so blown away by the brilliance of Unique that we just had to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/05/2009
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Follow Me Down
Julie Hearn
This is a new edition of Julie Hearn's stunning debut novel that takes the reader on a dramatic trip into a strange and original world, republished to coincide with the publication of her brand new novel in hardback Rowan...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2009
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Ingo: The Tide Knot
Helen Dunmore
The second in the Ingo quartet. Helen Dunmore has deftly spliced together two very different worlds – the underwater world of Ingo and the world of the land people - in such a way that you are drawn into each so...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2007
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Ingo: The Deep
Helen Dunmore
Third in the Ingo Quartet. Beautiful prose coupled with a storyline that features an intoxicating parallel underwater world inhabited by the Mer people.  It's utterly compulsive and the author's talent at creating the unbelievable into the believable is nothing short of immense....
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/05/2008
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The Joshua Files: Ice Shock
M. G. Harris
So often one is drawn in by gimmics on a book or in a book, but not this time. Ignoring the seriously cool and clever fluorescent die-cut flexible slipcase, the publisher Scholastic and the author M G Harris have delivered not...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/03/2009
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Hazel's Phantasmagoria
Leander Deeny
This is a stunning first novel, now in paperback, with exceptional quality writing and a uniquely imaginative plot from a brand new publisher of children’s books, Quercus. The author has combined the rich, gifted imagination of Lewis Carroll and Maurice Sendak...
Format: Paperback - Released: 08/01/2009
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Tales From Outer Suburbia
Shaun Tan
This beautifully illustrated book takes a quirky look at some of the mysteries of urban life. Once you start reading it's very hard to stop reading more of these short stories filled with darkness and delight.
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/03/2009
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The Ashleys: Birthday Vicious
Melissa De La Cruz
Perfect for fans of Gossip Girl and Mean Girls and sure to get even the most reluctant tween girl reading.  It's gloriously glamorous but it's not easy keeping up appearances as an Ashley, the group of young socialites who rule...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/01/2009
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The Crossing of Ingo
Helen Dunmore
The final part of the Ingo quartet. Full of power, passion and politics, The Crossing of Ingo is a thrilling conclusion to the richly imagined and lyrical Ingo quartet. The Crossing of Ingo is the biggest challenge all the young...
Format: Paperback - Released: 09/03/2009
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Bloodline Rising
Katy Moran
Richly imagined, this is a powerful historical fantasy in which a young man has to make big choices which will not only affect him but also those of his adopted clan. Moving from the gilded but corrupt world of Constantinople...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/03/2009
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Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
How Alice falls down the rabbit hole and the extraordinary world where nothing is quite as it at first seems, is a classic children’s book whose influence has been felt for over a century. This unabridged edition is beautifully produced...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/03/2009
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Stop in the Name of Pants!
Louise Rennison
You can’t stop laughing at and with Georgia Nicolson. Now she’s back with a new diary in which, as ever, she charts the ups and downs of her intense – sometimes imaginary - sex-kitten life as it ricochets from the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 09/02/2009
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War of the Witches
Maite Carranza
This is the perfect read for fans of Buffy, Charmed and W.I.T.C.H.  Evocative, timeless storytelling that delves deep into the bond between mothers and daughters and the mysteries of growing up.  For all those magic and astrology obsessed teenagers this...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2009
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Spilled Water
Sally Grindley
One girl’s courage in the face of apparently insuperable odds, Spilled Water is an emotionally charged story which is both shocking and moving. Lu Si-Yan is only 11 when her father dies but it is to be the beginning of the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2005
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Shadow Bringer
David Calcutt
A mysterious and menacing story which weaves together real and imaginary thoughts and feelings with a dark intensity which makes the skin prickle. Out for a walk with his dog, Nathan feels watched. Something shapeless, hard to identify but sinister...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/02/2009
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Colony
J A Henderson
A fast pace, genius plotting, original storyline and compelling characters.  What more do you need in a book to get even the most reluctant reader reading?  You don't.  Just give them this gripping read from one of the UK's best new talent...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/02/2009
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Swimming Against The Tide
Helen Bailey
In the authentic voice of a teenager, Electra charts the ups and all too often downs of her life. All her friends have hooked hunks who they love to discuss and show off. Why can’t she get one too? Electra’s...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/02/2009
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Bedlam
Ally Kennen
Ally Kennen's observations of teenage life, along with the themes of dysfunctional families and the people who fall between the gaps in society, are what define her as one of the best authors writing for young people. In Bedlam Ally...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2009
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Gullstruck Island
Frances Hardinge
A hugely imaginative and inventive fantasy, Gullstruck Island is the wonderful creation of a whole new world in which some of the strangest things happen. Arilou is a Lost, a special child who has the ability to mind-fly with the...
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/01/2009
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Blade: Breaking Free
Tim Bowler
The third in the Blade series, this is another short, very accessible novel for teens. Pacy, gripping and packed with action, and a central character that’s incredibly engaging, even the most reluctant reader will devour it. Blade is in even more danger...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2009
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Dracula, retold by Chaz Brenchley
Bram Stoker
Can love, courage and goodness defeat the evil thirst of a vampire? In this fight to the bitter end, who will live, who will die, and who will be doomed to a living death? From Shannon, aged 11: 'It's really scary when...
Format: Paperback - Released: 30/01/2009
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The War of the Worlds
H G Wells - retold by Eric Brown
With the original first published over 100 years ago this retelling of The War of the Worlds will once you've read it make you realise how fragile a world we live in and the threat to extinction hangs over us...
Format: Paperback - Released: 30/01/2009
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Nevermore
Linda Newbery
When Tizzie’s mum takes a new job in a mysterious house in the middle of the country, Tizzie finds herself far from her friends and everything she’s known before. Lonely and bored, Tizzie begins asking questions about the house. Why...
Format: Paperback - Released: 08/01/2009
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Haunting Of Alaizabel Cray
Chris Wooding
The Haunting Of Alaizabel Cray is a Gothic horror/fantasy about an alternate Victorian London overrun by the wych-kin, daemonic creatures that have rendered the city uninhabitable south of the river, and which stalk the streets after dark. When Thaniel Fox,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 23/01/2006
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Cold Tom
Sally Prue
Sally Prue’s compelling debut is unlike anything we’ve seen here for a long time. Written in a beautifully lyrical style, it explores the nature of human relationships and issues of identity, all within an impressive and at times chilling tale.
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/04/2008
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A Perfect Ten
Chris Higgins
Winner of the Young Minds Book Prize 2009.  Chris Higgins’ writing rivals the likes of Cathy Cassidy and Jacqueline Wilson.  She’s an author truly in tune with the teen psyche.  This is her fourth novel and she gets better and better with each...
Format: Paperback - Released: 16/10/2008
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Blue Flame - Book 1 in the Perfect Fire trilogy
Katie Grant
Set long, long ago, this is an epic historical novel empassing love, war and religion. When Richard the Lionheart attacks the Occitanians they have little hope of survival. But, for any hope in the future, they must preserve the Blue...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/10/2008
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Villain.net: Dark Hunter
Andy Briggs
If you’re looking for a book that is exploding with gadgets, gizmos, adrenaline, exotic landscapes and fun then look no further than this anti-series, of which this is the second, which is published alongside its antithesis, Hero.com.  There’s even some...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/10/2008
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Hero.Com: Virus Attack
Andy Briggs
Another superpowered adventure from a master of pen and plot.  If you’re looking for a book that is exploding with gadgets, gizmos, adrenaline, exotic landscapes and fun then look no further than this series, of which this is the second,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/10/2008
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