Featured Books for 9+ readers

Noah's Rocket
Tony Frais
Inspired by the biblical story of Noah’s Ark this is an action-packed modern day rendition with plenty of twists and turns.  Poor Noah appears to have been asked to do the impossible for every time he tries to build a...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 08/09/2004
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Nod's Limbs
Charles Ogden
If you like the Lemony Snicket books you should try Edgar and Ellen. The unfortunate events are normally created by Edgar and Ellen themselves and they never work out exactly as planned, however you will soon get hooked on the...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/09/2006
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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 world of...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/11/2012
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North of Nowhere
Liz Kessler
Best-selling author of the Emily Windsnap titles, Liz Kessler will captivate readers with this enchanting and mysterious adventure story. When her grandfather disappears suddenly, Amelia – or Mia as she is known to her friends – finds herself stuck in...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 17/01/2013
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Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen - retold by Gill Tavner
Catherine Morland has little experience of the world. Guided only by the gothic horror stories she so loves reading, Catherine stumbles through her adventures. Will hers be a happy ending? Will she find a hero to share her ‘happily ever...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 24/03/2008
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Northern Lights
Philip Pullman
Winner of the Carnegie of Carnegies in 2007 and Carnegie winner in 1995. Part one of Philip Pullman’s magnificent trilogy. His ‘Dark Materials’, is the story of Lyra, a young girl with an exceptional destiny. Brought up in...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 16/10/1998
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Northern Lights - Filmed As The Golden Compass
Philip Pullman
The film tie-in version. Part one of Philip Pullman’s magnificent trilogy. His ‘Dark Materials’, is the story of Lyra, a young girl with an exceptional destiny. Brought up in Jordan College, Oxford Lyra uncovers a secret about her mysterious guardian...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/08/2007
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Not Bad for a Bad Lad
Michael Morpurgo
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. This wonderful story was inspired by a conversation that Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman had about a prison at Hollesley Bay in Suffolk that Michael Foreman remembered from growing up nearby....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2010
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Not Bad for a Bad Lad
Michael Morpurgo
If you loved War Horse, you'll love this... This wonderful story was inspired by a conversation that Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman had about a prison at Hollesley Bay in Suffolk that Michael Foreman remembered from growing up nearby. Into this...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 24/02/2012
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Nothing Scares Me
Gene Kemp
Lovereading review to follow...
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Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 06/04/2006
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Now
Morris Gleitzman
Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2010. Morris Gleitzman's acclaimed story of friends Felix and Zelda in Nazi-occupied Poland has captured the hearts and minds of readers worldwide. In Now , he delivers the final chapter, bringing this most moving...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/05/2010
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Now We are Six
A.A. Milne
As famous as nursery classics in their own right. This is an unforgettable evocation of childhood, through the eyes of Christopher Robin.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/05/2004
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Now We are Six
A.A. Milne
As famous as nursery classics in their own right. This is an unforgettable evocation of childhood, through the eyes of Christopher Robin.
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/10/1989
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Oathbreaker: Book 5 Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
Michelle Paver
Welcome to best-selling author Michelle Paver’s latest in the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness.This is the series that began with Wolf Brother and now continues with the story of Torak alongside his trusted and loyal Wolf. Once an outcast,...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/09/2008
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Oathbreaker: Book 5 Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
Michelle Paver
This is the series that began with Wolf Brother and now continues with the story of Torak alongside his trusted and loyal Wolf. Once an outcast, Torak has been happy with his life among the Seal Clan and especially...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/06/2009
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OathBreaker: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness 5 CD-Audio
Michelle Paver
CD Audio of Oath Breaker.
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Format: CD-Audio - Released: 01/09/2008
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Oceanology: The True Account of the Voyage of the Nautilus
Emily Hawkins and A. J. Wood
A stunning exploration of the fascinating world of the oceans unfolds in the brilliantly creative pages of Oceanology. Purporting to be the true account of the journey of an explorer in 1863, every aspect of the incredible watery worlds is...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/07/2009
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Oceans: Insiders Series

A wide-ranging introduction to the many facets of the earth’s enormous oceans, this gives masses of information about how the oceans are formed, how they affect the climate and the amazing natural life that lives within it.
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Format: Hardback - Released: 30/03/2008
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Odd and the Frost Giants
Neil Gaiman
Prize-winning Neil Gaiman tells a witty and touching story about gods and magic in Viking times. Having run away from home, Odd finds shelter in a little hut in the forest. Here, he meets a bear, a fox and an...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/10/2010
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Off Road to Everywhere
Philip Gross
Age 9+. Winner of the CLPE Poetry Award 2011 , which honours excellence in poetry written for children. Reviewed and selected by our poetry expert, Liam Parkin: Already an established poet and winner of the T. S. Eliot prize, Philip Gross...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Book Awards | Poetry
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2010
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Official Spiderwick Chronicles Movie Companion
Tracey West
A wonderful collectors’ item for all book and movie Spiderwick fans. Background on the filming, the characters and the special effects. Great stuff. The Spiderwick Movie Storybook is also published to coincide with The Movie Companion. To read...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 18/02/2008
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Olaf the Viking and the Pig who would be King
Martin Conway
Bears, magic potions, ghostly warriors and a very unusual pig all star in this comic and action-packed Viking story. Olaf the Viking boy is swept away to help the gods by his friend Loki and is soon caught up in...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/07/2009
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Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens - retold by Gill Tavner
In this gripping tale of kidnapping, shooting and murder, Charles Dickens shows the threats to a vulnerable boy’s existence and asks the eternal question: which is more powerful, good or evil? This and the other retellings by Real Reads are...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 16/11/2007
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Oliver Twist (Classics Illustrated)
Charles Dickens
The classic tale of Oliver Twist brought to life in full colour. This beautiful version of Charles Dickens' tale of childhood in Victorian times will delight readers of all ages. From those who remember the original Classics Illustrated, to new...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 25/10/2008
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Oliver Twist (Oxford Children's Classics)
Charles Dickens
Well-produced for younger readers, this handsome and easy-to-read edition makes an excellent introduction to one of Charles Dickens’s best-loved novel. The story of Oliver, the boy who famously asked for “More” leading to his expulsion from the workhouse and subsequent...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/03/2010
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Oliver Twist (with an Introduction by Garth Nix)
Charles Dickens
Chosen by Michael Morpurgo. As famous lines go in literature, ‘Please sir, I want some more’ is one that not many children are unaware of but have they read the book from which it came?  If not, then Oliver Twist,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 28/02/2008
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Olivia Kidney
Ellen Potter
For Olivia her life isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be until she discovers she can talk to dead people.  Weird and wonderful happenings take centre stage and often with hilarious results.  Characters are so vivid and the storyline...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2005
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Olivia's Enchanted Summer
Lyn Gardner
The magic of performance continues in this new adventure for Olivia as she and her school friends head to Edinburgh to perform at the famous Fringe Festival. Having been picked for the Festival is a dream come true for the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/06/2012
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Olivia's First Term
Lyn Gardner
Full of friendship and drama, Olivia’s First Term captures the very special atmosphere of a stage school. Olivia’s life is full of dancing classes and acting classes but Olivia is really from the circus like her father so, whenever she...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/06/2011
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On Your Farts, Get Set, Go!
Mitchell Symons
Mitchell Symons, the revolting reference expert, turns his attention to the world of sport. Whether you're a sports nut or more of an armchair follower, there will be facts and stories to entertain and educate you. Find out: which striker's...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/09/2011
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