Featured Books for 14+ readers

Insurgent
Veronica Roth
May 2012 Book of the Month. This is heart-pounding dystopian fiction at its very best.  Insurgent is the thrillingly dark sequel to the New York Times bestselling debut, Divergent.  No teenager should miss these great reads. Will have fans of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 28/04/2012
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Angelmonster
Veronica Bennett
Sixteen-year-old step sisters Mary and Jane are bored. Longing for romance they dream of attracting the attention of a rich and handsome man who will take them away to somewhere foreign and interesting. When the poet Shelley walks...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/10/2005
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Message in a Bottle
Valerie Zenatti
Shortlisted for the Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation.    A poignant story of love across a war torn divide. Moved to think about those on the 'other side' after a suicide attack outside her home, seventeen year old Tal sends...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/04/2008
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Shooting The Moon
V M Jones
A coming-of-age novel of a young man whose life is a balancing act between his passion – rock climbing - and his domineering father’s ambitions for him. As he confronts his life head on, events spiral out of control and...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2008
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Siren
Tricia Rayburn
This page-turning, roller-coaster story is vividly told by seventeen year old Vanessa, the timid younger sister who has always replied on her older sister Justine for protection. From the first day of their regular summer visit to their beach home,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 20/01/2011
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Words in the Dust
Trent Reedy
A Lovereading4Kids 'Debut of the Year 2011' selection. 11+. A touching and thought-provoking story set in contemporary Afghanistan, Words in the Dust uncovers how the lives of women and girls are changing. Zulaikha, a younger sister born with a disfiguring cleft...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2011
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Ghostgirl
Tonya Hurley
A satirical yet heartfelt exploration of the invisibility we all feel at times and the lengths we will go to be seen. This book is a real style accessory for teenage girls with its classy pink and black package and...
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Format: Book - Released: 07/08/2008
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Ghostgirl: The Homecoming
Tonya Hurley
More adventures from Charlotte, the Ghost Girl of the title. Discovering she still hasn't made it through to the afterlife, just yet, Charlotte finds herself having to complete an internship helping troubled teens. A welcome return for this funny, mixed-up,...
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Format: Book - Released: 09/07/2009
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How Many Lightbulbs Does it Take to Change a Planet? 95 Ways to Save Planet Earth
Tony Juniper
The Director of ‘Friends of the Earth’ sets out his manifesto for what we need to do if we are to save this planet for future generations and stressing the fact that these changes need to start being made now....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 10/01/2008
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Alien: Betrayal
Tony Bradman
Interest Age 11+ Reading Age 7+. Well loved and prolific author Tony Bradman has written a follow-up to the extremely popular Alien. When Jake discovers he has been betrayed by someone in his squad he needs to find out who...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 15/09/2009
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Beloved
Toni Morrison
Terrible, unspeakable things happened to Sethe at Sweet Home, the farm where she lived as a slave for so many years until she escaped to Ohio. Her new life is full of hope but eighteen years later she is still...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/12/2007
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Blood on My Hands
Todd Strasser
A powerful and uncompromising psychological thriller that's not for the faint-hearted.  When seventeen-year-old Callie Carson is found standing over the body of her best friend holding the knife that killed her, everyone assumes she's guilty. Then someone takes a picture...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/04/2011
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Kill You Last
Todd Strasser
This is a powerful and uncompromising thriller and not for the faint-hearted.  It is the third crime thriller from a bestselling American author who 'really has his finger on the way kids think' (The New York Times). It offers all the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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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...
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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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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Blade: Playing Dead
Tim Bowler
Totally gripping teens thriller written in a direct and compelling style. Tough kid Blade wants no one to know him. He’s a loner and wants to keep it that way. It’s the best way to keep out of trouble. But...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2008
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Blade: Closing In
Tim Bowler
The second in the Blade series, this is another short, very accessible novel for teens. Pacy, gripping and packed with action, and a central character that’s incredibly engaging, even the most reluctant reader will devour it. Blade is on the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2008
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Bloodchild
Tim Bowler
If you’re on the hunt for a book that will really grab you, put shivers down your spine and ensure that at the end of every chapter you gasp for breath then Bowler’s Bloodchild is the novel for you. Incredibly atmospheric of...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/09/2008
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Blade: Breaking Free
Tim Bowler
The third in the Blade series, this is another short, very accessible novel for teens. Pacy, gripping and packed with action, and a central character that’s incredibly engaging, even the most reluctant reader will devour it. Blade is in even more danger...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2009
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Blade: Running Scared
Tim Bowler
From the prize-winning author of the prestigious Carnegie Medal comes the fourth title to feature the enormously engaging central character, Blade.  Pacy, gripping and very cool and contemporary this series will engage even the most reluctant reader.  A roller-coaster ride...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2009
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Bloodchild
Tim Bowler
If you’re on the hunt for a book that will really grab you, put shivers down your spine and ensure that at the end of every chapter you gasp for breath, then Bowler’s Bloodchild is the novel for you. Incredibly atmospheric of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/06/2009
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Blade: Fighting Back
Tim Bowler
Another hard hitting title about Blade, newly back in the Beast, the city he left when he was eleven. Blade hates the Beast but he has no choice but to go back if he is to rescue Jaz who has...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/09/2009
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Blade: Risking All
Tim Bowler
For Blade life is simple, in his eyes at least.  Win and live, win and die. Just one big enemy left: Me. From the Carnegie Medal-winning author of River Boy, Starseeker and Bloodchild comes the final title in this startlingly...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/09/2010
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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...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/02/2011
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Blade: Mixing it
Tim Bowler
This is where we find out - who's the hunter, who's the prey? From the Carnegie Medal-winning author of River Boy, Starseeker and Bloodchild comes the sixth title in this startlingly compelling series. Contemporary, pacy, and utterly gripping, Blade takes...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2010
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Blade: Cutting Loose
Tim Bowler
From the Carnegie Medal-winning author of River Boy, Starseeker and Bloodchild comes the penultimate title in this startlingly compelling series. Contemporary, pacy, and utterly gripping, Blade takes you on a roller-coaster ride through the secret, dangerous life of its unforgettable...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2010
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 08/12/2011
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