Featured Books for 11+ readers

Georgia's Summer Holiday Pack
Louise Rennison
Two adventures of irrepressible teenage megastar Georgia Nicolson are rolled into one to celebrate the launch of her film – and the bliss of summer holiday. Readers can enjoy Georgia’s first two adventures on the beach armed with the free...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2008
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George and the Big Bang
Lucy Hawking, Stephen Hawking
World famous scientist Stephen Hawking and his daughter Lucy have created a third amazing adventure cleverly blended with real science. A trip to the world famous Large Hadron Collider gives George and his friend Annie the chance to find out...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/08/2011
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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...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/05/2009
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 21/09/2006
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/09/2007
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Gates of Rome (Time Riders Book 5)
Alex Scarrow
Liam O'Connor should have died at sea in 1912. Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010. Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2026. But all three have been given a second chance - to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Gates of Rome (Time Riders Book 5)
Alex Scarrow
Liam O'Connor should have died at sea in 1912. Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010. Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2026. But all three have been given a second chance - to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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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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Gallows at Twilight (Witchfinder series)
William Hussey
Horror stalks this scary second adventure for Jake who must now lead the war against the Demon Father, newly escaped from hell. Jake’s previous success in closing the demon door shows his prowess but has he the courage to go back into...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/01/2011
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Gaia Warriors
Nicola Davies
This is a book about climate change like no other - a collaboration between the inventor of Gaia Theory and an award-winning non-fiction writer for children - that explains the science and answers the commonly-asked questions about global warming. The...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/11/2009
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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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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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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 19/06/2008
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Friend or Foe
Michael Morpurgo
March 2010 Guest Editor Michael Foreman: "Towards the end of WWII enemy prisoners of War were brought to our village to help bring in the harvest.  We boys played football with them, the enemy, during their break times.  Children face-to-face with...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/08/2007
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Freerunner
James Lovegrove
Interest Age 11+ Reading Age 8+. An incredibly fast-paced short thriller about a boy called Taj who is the top ‘freerunner’ around, but can he use his skills successfully to stop a gangland hit involving his father ? Tense and...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 22/02/2009
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Freefall: Tunnels book 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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/05/2009
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/05/2009
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Freaks
Kieran Larwood
April 2012 Debut of the Month and Winner of The Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition 2011. This well-written and action-packed debut is even being considered...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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Freak the Mighty
Rodman Philbrick
A poignant and moving story that is ultimately uplifting about friendship triumphing over adversity. Funny, touching and inspirational yet cleverly mixed with some scary and tragic moments, it is the story of Max who is considered big and stupid who...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 30/03/2007
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Frankenstein - retold by Gill Tavner
Mary Shelley
When Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, an epic battle of friendship and horror begins between man and monster - and as it reaches fever pitch a tragic chain of events occurs.   From Chesca, aged 10: 'The pictures are so detailed and...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 30/09/2008
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Frankenstein (Oxford Children's Classics)
Mary Shelley
This classic story of a scientific creation that takes matters into its own hands created a literary landmark. Although written almost two hundred years ago, it still raises fascinating issues about controlling life. Like many other scientists before and since,...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 05/08/2010
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Frankenstein (Classics Illustrated)
Mary Shelley
One of a range of marvellous comic books created in the '50s and '60s now with artwork re-coloured and covers digitally enhanced for a new generation. Perfect Bound at a terrifically good value price.   A message from the publisher: Classics...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/10/2009
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Framed
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Shortlisted for the Blue Peter Prize 2007 'The Book I Couldn't Put Down.' 9 - 12 years. Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.  What the judges said: Cottrell Boyce’s second children’s novel is original, charming and funny. A choice of Guest Editors Philip Ardargh...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/07/2006
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