Featured Books for 11+ readers

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Douglas Adams
4th in the series and really not one you can jump into – so stop trying to save time and start at the beginning to have any hope of understanding what is going on! The Earth was gone – now...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2009
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Mostly Harmless
Douglas Adams
5th and final, the title refers very neatly to the ‘expanded entry’ Ford Prefect got into the Hitchikers Guide after being stranded on Earth for 15 years and if you didn’t know that click here to go back to the first...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2009
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Ghost Ship
Dietlof Reiche
This is a wonderful spine tingling and page turning adventure for all those pirate mad 9-12 year olds. It is masterfully plotted and blends pirate legend, a ghost story and supernatural mystery into an enormously satisfying adventure.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/05/2007
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/03/2008
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Eye Of The Sun
Dianne Hofmeyr
This is the second volume in a gripping series of murder and intrigue and betrayal 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...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/03/2008
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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...
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Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 02/04/2007
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The Moonstone Legacy
Diana De Gunzburg, Tony Wild
Beginning where Wilkie Collins’ classic left off, it’s hard to believe The Moonstone Legacy is a debut  for the quality of the writing is exceptional and has a real timeless quality about it.  The story itself is a terrific mix...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 31/05/2010
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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...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/04/2007
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Skulduggery Pleasant
Derek Landy
Joint winner of the Richard and Judy 9+ "Confident" category. A hugely original and funny fantasy, this tells of the magician Skulduggery who is urbane, sophisticated, well dressed and, as you might guess from his name, dead. Skulduggery has a youthful helper,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/09/2007
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Skulduggery Pleasant 2: 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...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/04/2008
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Skulduggery Pleasant 2: Playing With Fire
Derek Landy
Winner of the Irish Book Award. 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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2008
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Skulduggery Pleasant 3: 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...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/04/2009
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Skulduggery Pleasant 3: 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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/09/2009
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Skulduggery Pleasant 5: Mortal Coil
Derek Landy
Best-selling Skulduggery Pleasant has taken the world by storm. A hugely entertaining mix of fear and fun in a magical community where the strangest things seem to happen for unpredictable reasons, this fifth volume tells a new chapter in the...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/09/2010
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Skulduggery Pleasant 4: Dark Days
Derek Landy
This is the fourth Skulduggery Pleasant adventure… only Skulduggery Pleasant himself is lost on the other side of a portal, with only some evil gods for company. Can he possibly survive? (Yes, all right, he’s already dead. But still.) Sucked...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/09/2010
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Skulduggery Pleasant 5: Mortal Coil
Derek Landy
Best-selling Skulduggery Pleasant has taken the world by storm. A hugely entertaining mix of fear and fun in a magical community where the strangest things seem to happen for unpredictable reasons, this fifth volume tells a new chapter in the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 31/03/2011
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Skulduggery Pleasant: Death Bringer
Derek Landy
The Necromancers no longer need Valkyrie to be their Death Bringer, and that's a Good Thing. There's just one catch. There's a reason the Necromancers don't need her any more. And that's because they've found their Death Bringer already, the...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 16/04/2011
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Wickedness
Deborah White
This is a stunning debut from an exciting new voice in teenage fiction, author Deborah White. It is a thrilling adventure that combines history, fantasy and romance and is refreshingly original.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2011
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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,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2009
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The Perfect Rebel
Deborah Chancellor
Interest Age 11+ Reading Age 8+. This is a great book for children who want a book that's shorter with fewer words on the page than your typical book for this age range whilst at the same time getting a...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 15/01/2010
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2007
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The Truth About Leo
David Yelland
Shortlisted for the Young Minds Book Award 2010 Full of insight, this is a deeply moving story about how a child handles a parent with a serious problem. Leo’s life with his father is a mess but there is no way...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2010
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Doctor Who and the Daleks
David Whitaker
The mysterious Doctor and his granddaughter Susan are joined by unwilling adventurers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright in an epic struggle for survival on an alien planet. In a vast metal city they discover the survivors of a terrible nuclear...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/07/2011
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Mr Stink
David Walliams
Shortlisted for the Blue Peter Best Book of the Decade. A World Book Day 'Recommended Read' for 2011. Shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2010. Galaxy Children's Book Award shortlist 2010. The second original, touching, twisted, and most of all...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 27/05/2010
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Billionaire Boy
David Walliams
Shortlisted for the prestigious Sheffield Children's Book Award 2011 Hugely entertaining, this captivating story is also thought provoking about the perils of having way too much money. Joe Spud is the richest twelve-year-old in the world; he has everything his heart...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 28/10/2010
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Billionaire Boy
David Walliams
Shortlisted for the prestigious Sheffield Children's Book Award 2011 Hugely entertaining, this captivating story is also thought provoking about the perils of having way too much money. Joe Spud is the richest twelve-year-old in the world; he has everything his heart...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 09/06/2011
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Gangsta Granny
David Walliams
A story of prejudice and acceptance, funny lists and silly words, this new book has all the hallmarks of David Walliams' previous bestsellers. Our hero Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his grandma's house....
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Format: Hardback - Released: 27/10/2011
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Danger Zone: The Devil's Breath
David Gilman
Danger Zone is a brand new blockbuster adventure series by debut novelist David Gilman that boys and girls of 9 upwards will lap up with elacrity. Fans of Alex Rider and Young Bond will love the 15 yearold all-action hero,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/06/2007
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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....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/07/2008
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To the Extreme
David Gatward
Interest Age 9+ Reading Age 6.5+. A fun adventure about facing your fears with high quality graphic novel-style illustrations depicting the action throughout and gripping narrative with stacks of fun facts.  Particularly suitable for reluctant readers who prefer non-fiction/fact books....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 16/03/2010
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