Featured Books for 11+ readers

Milkweed
Jerry Spinelli
An extraordinarily powerful and poignant novel about people, about caring and about life itself. Utterly compelling as a great story should be and touches a nerve in more ways than one. Other titles by Jerry Spinelli include Love, Stargirl,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/07/2004
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The Princess Diaries: Give Me Five
Meg Cabot
The fifth 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 the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/06/2004
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Inkheart: Inkheart 1
Cornelia Funke
Impeccably written, this is a real treasure trove of imagination, nail-biting drama and characters so cleverly drawn that you feel you know every one of them personally. Inkworld is a marvellous place of magical realism, full of adventure, passion and excitement...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2004
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/05/2004
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Book of Dead Days
Marcus Sedgwick
An intriguing, action-packed, highly readable story that has a twist in it that you’ll never guess. The characters are beautifully drawn and the storyline very original.  If you’re not into fantasy this is the author to get you into it...
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Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 03/05/2004
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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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The Fire Eaters
David Almond
Fire-eaters is a compelling and utterly absorbing read that will remind you of elements of Lord of the Flies - human cruelty and its exploitation.  As the story unfolds it will really pull at the strings.   David Almond novels in order...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 15/04/2004
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The Recruit. Part of the Cherub Series
Robert Muchamore
The first in the Cherub series. Terrorists, secret agents and covert missions are the theme of this highly entertaining book. James Choke is a normal 11 yr old boy with no father and a dead mother. He's taken into care...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 15/04/2004
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Mark Haddon
It is a dead dog that sets off the chain reaction that leads Christopher Boone to find out the truth about his mother’s disappearance. But this is no usual detective story. Christopher has Asperger's Syndrome: he can recall numbers, will...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2004
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Oxford Mini School French Dictionary
Valerie Grundy, Nicholas Rollin
11+ (Year 7+, KS 3). A fresh new look for the popular Oxford Mini School French Dictionary for upper primary, lower secondary schools in handy mini format. It is the perfect quick-reference tool, exceptionally easy to use in a handy...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/03/2004
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Black Hearts in Battersea
Joan Aiken
A favourite book chosen by Philip Pullman: "If Ransome was Mozart, Aiken was Rossini. Unforced effervescence."
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/03/2004
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There's A Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
Louis Sachar
In Holes, best-selling author Louis Sachar showed his understanding and compassion for a group of boys who have got outside the system. In There’s a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, he shows the same sensitivity to Bradley Chalkers, one boy...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 20/02/2004
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Pig Heart Boy
Malorie Blackman
Cameron’s operation is risky. Very risky. He needs a new heart and the best match comes from an unusual source - a pig. A pig heart transplant has never been done before. It may not work out and it’s controversial...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/02/2004
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Diary of an (Un)teenager
Pete Johnson
Interest Age 11+ Reading Age 8+. Spencer is determined that he’ll stay exactly as he is when he turns 13. As he tells his diary, he wants nothing to do with the clothes, kit and attitudes that other teenagers adopt....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2004
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Girls Out Late
Jacqueline Wilson
Girls always tend to disagree with their parents on what time they must be home when out with their mates but Jacqueline shows us all how this issue can work for both teenager and parent in yet another brilliantly written...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 30/11/2003
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Coraline
Neil Gaiman
When Coraline’s family move into a new home, she steps through a door into another house which seems strangely familiar.  It has many of the things she has at home but they are all strangely different.  There is even a...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/10/2003
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Fat Boy Swim
Catherine Forde
It’s a deal with the devil. Jimmy "Fat Boy Fat" Kelly, a 14-year-old boy mercilessly teased at school and completely inept at sports, has been commissioned by Father "GI Joe" Joseph, the unforgiving sports coach, to make food for a...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/08/2003
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Across The Nightingale Floor
Lian Hearn
The vast scale of this enthralling story encompasses heroism, treachery, cowardice and love in a gripping combination. Set in Japan in a distant time, the actions and the cast are huge and memorable. At the heart of the story is...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2003
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Dark Horse
Marcus Sedgwick
Compelling and gripping, beautifully crafted with a narrative that will stick in your mind long after you’ve finished. It’s a powerful story of magic and betrayal in a distant past whilst at the same time has a timeless ingredient to...
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Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 15/05/2003
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Moby Dick: Or, The Whale
Herman Melville
A swashbuckling adventure story of seemingly epic proportions. The plot follows a half-crazed sea captain who seeks bitter revenge on a white whale who previously deprived him of his legs. Extraordinary details of ships, whale anatomy, and the nature of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 27/02/2003
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The Sleeping Sword
Michael Morpurgo
This fantastic tale interweaves the story of a blind boy who lives on the Scilly Isles, with the myth and truth of King Arthur, Michael Morpurgo takes the reader deep inside the mind of a boy who seems ordinary but...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/02/2003
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Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift
When Gulliver finds himself washed up on the shores of the island of Lilliput inhabited by ‘little people’ and taken prisoner his life is to change forever but that is just the beginning of his story. For following his escape...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 30/01/2003
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The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
A story-telling competition between a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales that range from the Knight's account of courtly love and the ebullient Wife of Bath's Arthurian legend, to the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 30/01/2003
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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged Thirteen and Three Quarters
Sue Townsend
This book is a favourite of September 2009 Guest Editor Joanna Nadin: Reading The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ (at 13 and ¾) was the first time I picked up a book and thought, “Oh My God, that is me!...
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Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 31/10/2002
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Mortal Engines
Philip Reeve
A stunning blend of past and future technologies, Mortal Engines sets the scene for a stunning quartet of action-packed novels set in a richly inventive world in which wheeled cities hunt each other across the dried up sea bed. Big...
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Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 20/09/2002
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The Princess Diaries: Mia Goes Fourth
Meg Cabot
The fourth 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 the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/09/2002
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The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen
Alan Garner
A World Book Day 'Recommended Read' for 2011 One of our 'Must Reads'. Alan Garner weaves together Arthurian Legend and local folklore to stunning effect in this magical adventure. 10 year olds and upwards will devour this weird and wonderful fantastical...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/08/2002
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Journey to the River Sea
Eva Ibbotson
Chosen by Anne Fine. A charming and magical adventure story that is full of wisdom, warmth and understanding. Orphaned Maia is sent off to stay with her relatives far, far away in the heart of the Amazon jungle. She’s excited...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2002
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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.
Anne Frank
Chosen by Michael Rosen. First published over 60 years ago, Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl has reached millions of young people throughout the world. However, the recent major new BBC TV dramatisation has brought her extraordinary writing to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 31/01/2002
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The Princess Diaries: Third Time Lucky
Meg Cabot
The third 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 the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/12/2001
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