Books of the Month - May

Storm Bringers
Philippa Gregory
June 2013 Book of the Month  The second in this epic series, Order of Darkness, from the Queen of Historical Fiction.  Stormbringers is a dramatic adventure, witha hint of romance, set in medieval Europe after the fall of Byzantium empire. ...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 06/06/2013
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Magic Ink
Steve Cole
May 2013 Book of the Month   A comic strip comes to life with the help of some magic ink... a hilarious adventure that could only have come from the madcap mind of Mr Steve Cole, bestselling author of Astrosaurs, Cows...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 23/05/2013
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Four Children and It
Jacqueline Wilson
May 2013 Book of the Month   A funny, moving and heart-warming story of four children who discover a way to make wishes come true. Echoing the classic E Nesbit novel, Five Children and It, this new story from this...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 09/05/2013
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The 5th Wave
Rick Yancey
May 2013 Book of the Month    This is a novel that packs a punch on every page with hope and despair in equal measure alongside life and death. It will leave you gasping for breath and keep you hooked to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/05/2013
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The Case of the Stolen Sixpence
Holly Webb
May 2013 Book of the Month  The super-sleuthing qualities of a great girl detective make a gripping story line in the first of this brand new series. Maisie Hitchin is always busy running errands for her demanding Grandmother but she...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/05/2013
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The Drowning
Rachel Ward
May 2013 Book of the Month  From the bestselling author of Numbers, comes the first in a new series of chilling ya/teen thrillers.  A dark pyschological drama, with a supernatural twist, of jealousy, love and redemption...exploring the issues of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/05/2013
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Moon Bear
Gill Lewis
May 2013 Book of the Month  Best-selling Gill Lewis tells a hard hitting story as she opens reader’s eyes to the appalling treatment of bears and their natural environment. Tam’s world implodes when his father in killed by a mine. Sent...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/05/2013
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Melvin the Luckiest Monkey
Claudia Boldt
May 2013 Book of the Month The specialness of friendship is the key to this witty story about a Melvin the unluckiest monkey in the world and Pete, a Penguin with a gift for being kind. Everything seems to go wrong...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/05/2013
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Mouse Bird Snake Wolf
David Almond
May 2013 Book of the Month  Award-winning David Almond is at his most lyrical and imaginative in this story of how three children fill up the gaps the gods have left when creating their world. First they create a mouse, a...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/05/2013
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Finale
Becca Fitzpatrick
May 2013 Book of the Month The stunning final instalment in the bestselling Hush, Hush sequence, now in paperback, began with Hush, Hush, continued in Crescendo and then Silence. Can the love of Nora Grey and fallen...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 25/04/2013
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W.A.R.P.: The Reluctant Assassin
Eoin Colfer
April 2013 Book of the Month Best-selling Eoin Colfer whose Artemis Fowl series gave the fairy world a brilliant makeover will enthral his readers with this action packed and gadget rich new series. Riley is a Victorian orphan, Chevie Sevano...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 11/04/2013
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The Ghostly Guinea Pig
Kate Pankhurst
April 2013 Book of the Month  Wittily told in words and pictures, Mariella Mystery, a totally amazing nine year detective, sets about following clues in an entertaining and action packed adventure. No mystery is too complex for Mariella...and this time,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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Race the Wind
Lauren St.John
April 2013 Book of the Month  A thrilling new horse adventure story from award-winning Lauren St John. In this sequel to The One Dollar Horse, Casey Blue is now the proud and race-winning owner of Storm, the horse she saved from...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/04/2013
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Young Knights of the Round Table
Julia Golding
April 2013 Book of the Month     Best-selling Julia Golding tells a fast paced, time-travelling fantasy adventure based on the legends of King Arthur that cleverly provokes thought about contemporary life too. Stolen away by the Fey in infancy, Rick has...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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The Sacrifice
Charlie Higson
April 2013 Book of the Month  There aren't many authors who are able to conjure up fear and terror in the way Charlie Higson does so brilliantly in his series The Enemy of which The Sacrifice is the fourth. ...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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Don't Lie to Me, Robbie Wilkins
Michelle Gayle
April 2013 Book of the Month  When Remy starts dating Netherfield Park Rangers' Robbie Wilkins (not Premiership, but good for starters), it seems like all her dreams have come true. Or have they? Remy soon realizes that being a WAG...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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Don't Let the Pigeon Finish This Activity Book!
Mo Willems
April 2013 Picture Book of the Month  Best-selling author/illustrator Mo Willems has created a bumper book of creative activities which will delight all his fans and get everyone busy! Drawing fresh parts of the story, colouring in stars and fireworks, creating...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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The Dark
Lemony Snicket
April 2013 Book of the Month  Possibly destined to be THE TOP PICTURE BOOK of 2013.  Bestselling Lemony Snicket gives an original, delightful and empowering take on the familiar theme of being scared of the dark. Laszlo is afraid of...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/04/2013
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The Secrets of Stonehenge
Mick Manning
April 2013 Non-Fiction Book of the Month  The incredible story of the building of the mighty Stonehenge is brought to life in the action-packed illustrations to this book. How such a feat was achieved without the help of any technology...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/04/2013
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The Hit
Melvin Burgess
April 2013 Book of the Month   Award-winning Melvin Burgess sets out a thrilling proposal: what if there were a drug which gave you the chance to have the very best time of your life for one week after which is...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2013
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Department 19: Battle Lines
Will Hill
April 2013 Book of the Month  Book 3 from the talent behind the bestselling hardback YA debut of 2011. Dracula is on the verge of coming into his full power. Department 19 is on the back foot. Department 19 faces...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 28/03/2013
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Clockwork Princess
Cassandra Clare
April 2013 Book of the Month  Passion. Power. Secrets. Enchantment.  Danger intensifies for the Shadowhunters as the New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy comes to a close. Clockwork Princess is the third in the brilliant Infernal Devices series which began...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 19/03/2013
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Fizzlebert Stump and the Bearded Boy
A. F. Harrold
March 2013 Book of the Month  Fizzlebert Stump’s  Circus is back for a  second riotous show during which everything can – and does – go terribly wrong. The new act features the very, very hairy Barboozul family which includes Wystan,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 14/03/2013
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ZOM-B City
Darren Shan
March 2013 Book of the Month   Best-selling Darren Shan, master of the dark story, spins another horrific thriller set after the zombie apocalypse. In the world of the dead, a terrifying battle is taking place over who will control the streets...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 14/03/2013
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Zom-B
Darren Shan
March 2013 Book of the Month  The first book in the explosive new zombie series from the master of horror, now in paperback. The exciting new series from the master of teen horror. Zom-B is a radical new series about a...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 14/03/2013
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The Hidden Gift
Ian Somers
March 2013 Book of the Month   A sequel to the hugely popular Million Dollar Gift. A search for a missing child and the dangers it uncovers takes Ross Bentley to the darkest place he's ever been. He must face...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 11/03/2013
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Hidden Among Us
Katy Moran
March 2013 Book of the Month   A sophisticated and complex novel told in different voices, this interweaves a contemporary family story with a haunting story of another world – the place where the elven folk live. As a newly...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/03/2013
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Aunt Severe and the Toy Thieves
Nick Garlick
March 2013 Book of the Month  This delightful and original madcap adventure takes Daniel on his second visit to his Aunt Severe – or Great- Aunt Emily as she should be known. On his previous visit he saw both sides...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/03/2013
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The Claws of Evil (The Battles of Ben Kingdom)
Andrew Beasley
March 2013 Book of the Month An action-packed plot drives this exciting thriller set in the dark and dangerous streets of Victorian London.  Ben Kingdom is just a small street urchin but, when he becomes the owner of a mysterious...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2013
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Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Stephan Pastis
March 2013 Book of the Month  Wimpy Kid fans will love this new boy-diary with a difference. Saddled with the name Timmy Failure, our narrator has clearly been dealt a tough hand. Luckily, he has a perky temperament and is...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 28/02/2013
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