Featured Books for 14+ readers

The Demon Trappers: Forgiven
Jana Oliver
Riley Blackthorne. Kicking hell's ass one demon at a time ... the third in the excellent Demon Trappers sequence. Click here to visit the Demon Trappers series website. It includes a forum where readers can discuss the books and a...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Girl, Stolen
April Henry
A teenage girl is inadvertently kidnapped, a car is stolen by a gang but when the gang realises who they have in the car they have no intention of letting her go without recompense.  But Cheyenne, despite being blind and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Wither Book One of the Chemical Garden
Lauren DeStefano
Sixteen-year-old Rhine Ellery has only four years left to live when she is kidnapped by the Gatherers and forced into a polygamous marriage. Now she has one purpose: to escape, find her twin brother, and go home - before her...
Format: Paperback - Released: 16/02/2012
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Code Name Verity
Elizabeth Wein
This is one of the most inspiring books for the YA market that we've seen for a while.  The quality of the writing is so smooth and the storyline so compelling that you'll find you've got to the end in...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/02/2012
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Socks Are Not Enough
Mark Lowery
A piece of Passion from the Publisher: We at Scholastic Children’s Books are very proud to be publishing Socks Are Not Enough by Mark Lowery in February 2012.  It genuinely takes a lot to make me laugh – especially out loud....
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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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...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Fallen in Love
Lauren Kate
Unexpected. Unrequited. Forbidden. Eternal. Everyone has their own love story. In this title, in a twist of fate, four extraordinary love stories combine over the course of a romantic Valentine's Day in Medieval England. Click here to visit the...
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Daylight Saving
Edward Hogan
A chilling ghost story unfolds fast as the mysterious Lexi’s watch moves steadily backwards and Daniel discovers he must solve the mystery of her terrible wounds before Summer Time ends… Daniel knows he is going to hate everything about his...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Mice
Gordon Reece
Sixteen-year-old Shelley tells this dark and gripping story. Bullied so badly at school that she has to leave and surviving – just - her parents’ bitter divorce, Shelley and her mum hole up in an isolated house, miles from anywhere....
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Someone Else's Life
Katie Dale
A totally gripping roller-coaster of a story about family secrets, relationships and deceit.  It's Jodi Picoult for teens and a wonderfully engaging debut from a talented young author who won the 2008 SCBWI Undiscovered Voices competition.
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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David
Mary Hoffman
Art, politics and romance are brilliantly explored in this enthalling story of how a young man’s face became one of the most famous in the world. Country boy Gabriele arrives in Florence in 1501 with nothing but a connection to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Divergent
Veronica Roth
This is a heart-pounding and thrilling urban dystopian fiction debut from an exciting young author.  Divergent is a novel of non-stop suspense and twists and turns that you least expect.  There's romance too and a heroine who is determined to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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The Other Life
Susanne Winnacker
Beautifully formed and gut-wrenchingly gripping, this is essential reading.  Here at Lovereading we're glad to see the back of too much paranormal publishing and pleased to see a new theme - dystopian fiction - coming to the fore.  The worry...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2012
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My Name is O
Sam Enthoven
Interest age: Teen. Reading age: 8. A thrilling fantasy set in a world where all your choices are made before you are even born… Sick of being programmed to do what is expected of him, fifteen year old 0 is...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/01/2012
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Pale
Chris Wooding
Interest age: Teen. Reading age: 8. A brilliant addition to the award-winning Barrington Stoke series. Jed hates Pales. Everyone does. They are pathetic individuals who should not, by rights, be alive. They have only been saved from death by the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/01/2012
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The Fault in Our Stars
John Green
Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love. John Green...
Format: Hardback - Released: 12/01/2012
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The Penalty
Mal Peet
Shortlisted for the Booktrust Teenage Prize 2007. This is the second novel from Mal Peet that features Paul Faustino (the first was Keeper) South America’s top sports journalist. It’s a brilliant thriller, beautifully written and the author’s passion...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Tamar
Mal Peet
Winner of the Carnegie Medal 2006. What the judges said: This is an enthralling and multi-layered novel that traces the story of two men caught up in secret operations in World War Two. It looks at the negative...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Blink and Caution
Tim Wynne-jones
Award-winning crime writer Tim Wynne-Jones toughly tells a gripping and poignant story of two teens swept up into a major crime. Blink is only a skinny kid who’s on the run and surviving on his wits; Caution is also on...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Bullet Boys
Ally Kennen
An outstanding book for all teen readers, Bullet Boys is a gripping, desperate story about boys, girls, guns and choices. Gentle Alex, son of a gamekeeper, is a crack shot. He knows all about guns; their danger and their value....
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Doglands
Tim Willocks
A gripping adventure, Doglands is also a stirring comment on power and those who wield it and bravery and those who can show it. Furgal, Keeva’s first-born pup, is born in a prison camp for greyhounds run by the cruel...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Fifteen Days without a Head
Dave Cousins
In a tough, charged story, fifteen year old Laurence recounts the fifteen days he keeps himself and his little brother going when their mum abandons them.  It’s a challenging story of survival against the odds; Laurence has to keep one...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Lilah May's Manic Days
Vanessa Curtis
Life is complicated for Lilah. Her family falls apart when her brother Jay disappears. Managing her anger is only possible because of her great friendship with Bindi. Now Jay suddenly returns. All should be well – but it isn’t. Lilah...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Tempest
Julie Cross
The Time Traveller's Wife meets The Matrix in an action-packed romance and a mind-blowing debut novel that will keep you guessing at every turn. Click here to visit the MyKindaBook website, where you will find an exclusive bonus prequel short...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012
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The Future of Us
Jay Asher, Carolyn Mackler
Back to the Future for the Facebook generation. Click here to visit the Facebook page for this book.
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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The Weight of Water
Sarah Crossan
The Weight of Water is a startlingly original piece of fiction written in verse; most simply a brilliant coming of age story.  First love, friendship and quiet courage combine in this spare and beautiful story that will leave you sad,...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Blood Red Road
Moira Young
Winner of the 2011 Costa Children's Book Award. The story's searing pace, its spare style, the excitement of its fabulously damaged world, its unforgettably vivid characters, its violent action and glorious love story make this a truly sensatonal YA debut novel. Much...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/01/2012
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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...
Format: Paperback - Released: 08/12/2011
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The Infernal Devices : Clockwork Prince
Cassandra Clare
This title is second in the New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series set in Victorian London. The first book in the series, Clockwork Angel, debuted at number one on the New York Times Bestseller list and spent ten...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/12/2011
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Crossed
Ally Condie
A welcome return to the world first encountered in Matched. It’s a world in which society decides who you should love – and everything else about your life. When Cassia broke the rules because she found her own true...
Format: Paperback - Released: 24/11/2011
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