Featured Books for 11+ readers

Toby Alone
Timothee De Fombelle
Winner of the 2009 Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation.    We think this is an exciting, gripping fantasy story of a miniature world under threat and a boy hunted by his own people. In a sentence, The Borrowers for the 21st...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2009
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Thief In The House Of Memory
Tim Wynne-jones
A brilliantly taut psychological thriller from Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize shortlisted author Tim Wynne-Jones. A real page-turner and one that will stay in your mind after you’ve finished it. There’s a real brooding tensionto this haunting story of secrets and...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 26/01/2007
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Fearless
Tim Lott
This book is awesome in its power.  A chilling fable of a heroic girl prepared to risk everything in the pursuit of justice. The heroine is an inspiration for all who read about her.  Though written primarily for the 9-12...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/06/2007
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Frozen Fire
Tim Bowler
Non-stop tension and utterly compelling are the hallmarks of a Tim Bowler thriller; so much so, that you’ll be drawn into the characters and the story from the very start.  He is pre-eminent in the field of psychological thrillers in...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/09/2006
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River Boy
Tim Bowler
Grandpa refuses to stay in hospital, as he is determined to finish his painting, 'River Boy', before he goes. At first Jess can't understand his refusal, but then she too becomes involved in the painting. And when she meets the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/09/2006
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Frozen Fire
Tim Bowler
Non-stop tension and utterly compelling are the hallmarks of a Tim Bowler thriller; so much so, that you’ll be drawn into the characters and the story from the very start. He is pre-eminent in the field of psychological thrillers in...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/06/2007
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Blade: Playing Dead
Tim Bowler
Totally gripping teens thriller written in a direct and compelling style. Tough kid Blade wants no one to know him. He’s a loner and wants to keep it that way. It’s the best way to keep out of trouble. But...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2008
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2008
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2009
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Blade: Running Scared
Tim Bowler
From the prize-winning author of the prestigious Carnegie Medal comes the fourth title to feature the enormously engaging central character, Blade.  Pacy, gripping and very cool and contemporary this series will engage even the most reluctant reader.  A roller-coaster ride...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2009
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Bloodchild
Tim Bowler
If you’re on the hunt for a book that will really grab you, put shivers down your spine and ensure that at the end of every chapter you gasp for breath, then Bowler’s Bloodchild is the novel for you. Incredibly atmospheric of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/06/2009
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Blade: Fighting Back
Tim Bowler
Another hard hitting title about Blade, newly back in the Beast, the city he left when he was eleven. Blade hates the Beast but he has no choice but to go back if he is to rescue Jaz who has...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/09/2009
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Blade: Risking All
Tim Bowler
For Blade life is simple, in his eyes at least.  Win and live, win and die. Just one big enemy left: Me. From the Carnegie Medal-winning author of River Boy, Starseeker and Bloodchild comes the final title in this startlingly...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/09/2010
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Buried Thunder
Tim Bowler
A tense and haunting thriller in which the power of the forest looks set to destroy all around it. Drawn to the forest around the house, Maya witnesses strange and unnatural events. Even when in the safety of her new...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/02/2011
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Apocalypse
Tim Bowler
Kit and his parents are washed up on a small island where the local community is hostile. In his struggle to stay alive and make sense of what is happening Kit is forced to confront good and evil in unexpected...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/06/2005
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Shadows
Tim Bowler
In the competitive world of squash, Jamie's dad is determined that Jamie should succeed where he failed. Jamie feels backed into a corner and doesn't know where to turn. Then he discovers the girl hiding in his shed and together...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/06/2007
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Starseeker
Tim Bowler
Luke is in trouble. Skin and the gang have a job for him. They want him to break into Mrs Little's house and steal the jewellery box. They want him to prove that he's got what it takes. That he's...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/06/2009
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Storm Catchers
Tim Bowler
Fin's sister, Ella, is kidnapped, snatched away from the house in the middle of a storm. As the drama unfolds, a complex web of family secrets is revealed. The consequences will change all their lives forever.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/06/2005
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Blade: Mixing it
Tim Bowler
This is where we find out - who's the hunter, who's the prey? From the Carnegie Medal-winning author of River Boy, Starseeker and Bloodchild comes the sixth title in this startlingly compelling series. Contemporary, pacy, and utterly gripping, Blade takes...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2010
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Blade: Cutting Loose
Tim Bowler
From the Carnegie Medal-winning author of River Boy, Starseeker and Bloodchild comes the penultimate title in this startlingly compelling series. Contemporary, pacy, and utterly gripping, Blade takes you on a roller-coaster ride through the secret, dangerous life of its unforgettable...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2010
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Blade 1: Enemies
Tim Bowler
Previously published in two parts as Blade: Playing Dead and Blade: Closing In, this is a stunning new package for this groundbreaking series. Narrated by Blade himself, be prepared to enter his world. It's not pretty ...it's urban, real and...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/10/2009
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The Shadow of Malabron
Thomas Wharton
A rebellious teenager finds himself transported to another world and there he finds himself forced to go on a perilous journey with a group of strikingly different characters including a speaking wolf.  It's a fantasy that weaves the fabric of well-loved stories into...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2008
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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...
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Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 02/02/2006
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The Medici Seal
Theresa Breslin
Shortlisted for the Booktrust Teenage Prize 2007. An epic adventure, full of intrigue, murder, revenge and betrayal, set in Leonardo da Vinci's Italy. Gloriously rich and authentic it provides a wonderful glimpse into the world of da Vinci through a...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2007
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The Wee Free Men
Terry Pratchett
First published in 2003, The Wee Free Men is the second story in the Discworld series for young readers. The Queen of the Elves has another attempt at invading the Discworld, by stealing children and infesting dreams. However 9-year-old Tiffany...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 29/04/2004
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Nation
Terry Pratchett
Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2010. Shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize 2009 Hugely entertaining, this is a fully envisaged fantasy adventure, which makes serious points about the importance of the past from the master storyteller and author of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 08/10/2009
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The Vampire of Croglin
Terry Deary
Interest Age 11+ Reading Age 8+.  A comical mystery from one of the UK’s best known novelists, Terry Deary. Be prepared however, for fear will also run through your veins in a plot so sinister and frightening that you will...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 22/05/2008
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/08/2009
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/06/2010
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