Featured Books for 11+ readers

Boy Soldier
Andy Mcnab, Robert Rigby
Action packed adventure in this taut thriller in which Danny sets out to find out what really happened to his grandfather in the Columbian jungle. When Danny’s turned down by the Army because of his missing grandfather’s reputation...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/05/2006
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The Foreshadowing
Marcus Sedgwick
No child who reads this will ever sanction a war if they can help it.  Marcus brings the horrors of World War One to life in fiction in the most dramatic of ways.  It really is completely compelling,...
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Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 04/05/2006
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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...
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Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 04/05/2006
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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...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/05/2006
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/05/2006
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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,...
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Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 02/05/2006
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Susanna Sees Stars
Mary Hogan
When Susanna lands herself a plum work experience placement in the world of journalism she’s thrilled but she then discovers that doing work experience is not all it’s cracked up until that is she gets the scoop of the summer.  ...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/05/2006
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2006
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Shining On
Various
Ten absolutely top notch short stories from ten top award-winning authors including Malorie Blackman, Melvin Burgess, Meg Cabot and Jacqueline Wilson to name just four. Perfect to introduce readers to a wide range of writers.  Each of the stories reflect...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 28/04/2006
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 15/04/2006
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Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception: Book 4
Eoin Colfer
The fourth rip roaring story about Artemis Fowl and the unique fairy world in which he operates. Here, the evil pixie Opal Koboi is back. Now she wants power over humans as well as fairies and she’ll stop at nothing...
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Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 06/04/2006
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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...
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Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 06/04/2006
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Artemis Fowl And The Arctic Incident: Book 2
Eoin Colfer
The second book in the truly breathtaking Artemis Fowl series. This time we see the evil Irish criminal mastermind go after an evil pixie, the Russian mafiya and his school counsellor. Eoin Colfer takes a move away from the terrifically...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/04/2006
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Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code: Book 3
Eoin Colfer
In his third adventure the cunning teenage evil genius plans to commit one final crime before going onto the straight and narrow. Artemis has constructed a new supercomputer, and the last thing he needs is for it to fall into...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/04/2006
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Divine Madness. Part of the Cherub Series
Robert Muchamore
Cherub No.5: When a team of Cherub agents uncover a link between eco-terrorist group Help Earth and a wealthy religious cult known as The Survivors, James Adams is sent to Australia on an infiltration mission. It's his toughest job so...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/04/2006
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The Power of Five: Evil Star
Anthony Horowitz
Matt Freeman wears a hoodie, has an ASBO and finds life tough. But he also has telepathic powers and a destiny which he needs to fulfil. He has already defeated the evil and malevolent Old Ones once at Raven’s Gate...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/04/2006
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Girl 16: Pants on Fire
Sue Limb
Jess has just spent a perfect summer having at last become an ‘item’ with Fred. Feeling pretty cool about everything, she’s actually looking forward to going back to school and to all the fun things they’ll do together – especially...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/04/2006
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 24/03/2006
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 24/03/2006
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A Darkling Plain
Philip Reeve
Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2006. By Hugh (10) - It is a brilliant mix of action, suspense and emotion.  I love how you can really understand the character's feelings. Hester isn't just Hester, but a sad...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 20/03/2006
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Martyn Pig
Kevin Brooks
Award-winning novelist Kevin Brooks made his mark with this, his debut novel. A black comedy is something of a rarity in children’s books but here Kevin Brooks shows how it can be done. Martyn hates his father – and he...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/03/2006
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Nature's Playground Activities, Crafts and Games to Encourage Your Children to Enjoy the Great Outdoors
Fiona Danks, Jo Schofield
This book is packed to the brim with great games, crafts and adventures, encouraging children and their families, carers and teachers to get into the great outdoors.  Whether you live in the city or village, whether you are a parent...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2006
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North Child
Edith Pattou
This is an epic that fans of Philip Pullman’s Dark Materials trilogy will thoroughly enjoy.  Full of magic, of high drama, of superstitions and of compelling characters, readers will be held spellbound by Edith Patou’s lyrical writing. The...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 25/02/2006
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/02/2006
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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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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2006
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Selected Poems
Roger Mcgough
This work is an updated selection of Roger McGough's finest, best-loved verse. The complete span of McGough's writing, from the 1960s to the new millennium, is represented.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2006
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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,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 23/01/2006
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 23/01/2006
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The Chain
Keith Gray
Four sharply observed and cleverly linked short stories written in an easy to read style capture the complexities of life for Cal, Joe, Ben and Kate. Cal wants to stop being a good guy with top of the class grades....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 22/01/2006
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