Books of the Month - May

Silvertongue
Charlie Fletcher
In the concluding part of the breathtaking and critically acclaimed Stoneheart trilogy, Edie and George look deeper into Edie's past, and her future. It’s written with such fast-paced action adventure, magic and intrigue that in spite of the 500 odd pages it will...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/07/2009
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Angel Cake
Cathy Cassidy
Friends and relationships are the hallmarks of Cathy’s novels as she portrays her characters and their friendships particularly well.  The plot lines are easy to get into, there’s always a subliminal message too and in Angel Cake it’s don’t judge...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/07/2009
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Killing God
Kevin Brooks
A thrilling, thought-provoking novel from the critically acclaimed Kevin Brooks. Dawn Bundy is fifteen. She doesn't fit in and she couldn't care less. Dawn has other things on her mind. Her dad disappeared two years ago and it's all God's...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 25/06/2009
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The Bone Magician
F E Higgins
A wholly compelling dark tale of mystery and intrigue with some terrifically witty turns of phrase as orphan Pin Carpule meets the Bone Magician and gets drawn into a world of the secrets surrounding bone magic and its powers. The more Pin discovers, the more...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/06/2009
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Henderson's Boys 2: Eagle Day
Robert Muchamore
Bestselling Robert Muchamore continues his series about the young runaway kids and now agents who, recruited as spies, help to win World War Two. Translating messages from the German top brass about Eagle Day, the date on which they intend...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/06/2009
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My Double Life
Joanna Nadin
A double edition of Rachel's first two diaries -   My So-Called Life: A breath of fresh air in teen girls’ fiction and one of the funniest things we’ve read in the Lovereading office this year.  Tipped to be the Adrian Mole...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/06/2009
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney
A book to write yourself, this diary is filled with the prompts any reader needs to make their own Wimpy Kid Diary. Embarrassing, revealing or just plain funny, answering these questions will encourage all kinds of writing amid the jokes. It's...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/06/2009
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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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Toby Alone 2: Toby and the Secrets of the Tree
Timothee De Fombelle
A follow-up to the Award winning Toby Alone, this tells how life in the beautifully imagined world set in the heart of the great oak tree has changed – and for the worse. The power crazed Leo Blue has taken...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/06/2009
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Day of the Assassins
Johnny O'Brien
A thrilling war-time adventure that is a perfect mix of historical fact and fictional adventure, in which two boys are swept back in time and thrown into the real event of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/06/2009
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Inkdeath: Inkheart 3
Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke’s acclaimed Inkheart trilogy, whilst rooted in the real world, sweeps beyond words to the Inkworld, a richly imagined parallel place that is the stuff of classic fairy tales that rivals Tolkien in its mastery. Inkdeath is a magnificently...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2009
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Master Crook's Crime Academy: Robbery For Rascals
Terry Deary
Welcome to the school where scoundrels save the day.  This is Robin Hood meets Oliver Twist in a laugh-out-loud new series from one of the most-loved children’s authors, Terry Deary.  With a cast of hilarious characters, witty asides and farcical...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2009
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Aliens in Underpants Save the World
Claire Freedman
The bestselling Aliens decked out in the finest underpants, are back for a new set of adventures. This time it’s nothing less than saving the universe – and all with the help of underpants! Easy to read aloud, this ebullient...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 19/05/2009
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Jackdaw Summer
David Almond
In his exceptional, delicate writing, prize-winning author David Almond weaves together many strands which together give an intimate insight into the thinking of two boys growing up in his familiar Northumberland countryside. Against a background of fighter planes swooping overhead, the boys follow the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/05/2009
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The Magic Thief: Lost
Sarah Prineas
An irascible wizard and his apprentice Connwaer set out on these entertaining, second set of adventures in this stand alone sequel. Conn, the apprentice, tells the story in a bright chatty style recounting the unexpected results of his experiment and...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/05/2009
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The Ask and the Answer
Patrick Ness
Prize-winning author Patrick Ness follows up The Knife of Never Letting Go with equally hard hitting The Ask and the Answer. Trying to escape, Todd and Viola fall into the hands of Mayor Prentiss. Separated from Viola and imprisoned,...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/05/2009
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Mortal Engines: Fever Crumb
Philip Reeve
This is one of the most eagerly anticipated novels of 2009 from the critically acclaimed and internationally bestselling author of the Mortal Engines Quartet. Reeves' post-apocalyptic world where mobile cities fight for survival has brought many a child into the world of...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/05/2009
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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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A Child's Garden: A Story of Hope
Michael Foreman
This is a wonderful celebration of optimism and a thoughtful and touching book about the importance of growth, green shoots and new life in a war torn world. Growing up amidst rubble a small boy tends a green shoot which...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/05/2009
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Harry and Hopper
Margaret Wild
Winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2010. Harry and his dog Hopper have done everything together ever since Hopper was a jumpy little puppy. But one day the unthinkable happens and Hopper will never be there again. But Harry is...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/05/2009
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Alison Jay's Question Blocks
Alison Jay
A perfect gift for a newborn baby. Four stunning board books nestle in this beautiful box. Each poses a question. Who is That?, What is Yellow?, Where is Teddy?, What is This?  The answers to all the questions are to...
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Format: Board Book - Released: 01/05/2009
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Tumtum and Nutmeg: Pirates' Treasure
Emily Bearn
The enchanting and delightful mice Tumtum and Nutmeg are back for a third adventure. This time the two home lovers are off on a camping trip but soon things begin to go very wrong as they get swept down the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/04/2009
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Season of Secrets
Sally Nicholls
A haunting and unforgettable new novel From the award-winning author of Ways to Live Forever. Season of Secrets weaves the tale of a heartbroken child and an age-old legend into beautiful story of love, healing and strange magic....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/04/2009
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Girl Meets Cake
Susie Day
A darkly comic romance about love, friendship, lies and gingerbread men! Heidi's mad online life collides hysterically with her real one in a laugh-out-loud, über-cool teen novel.  Georgia Nicolson fans will adore this hilarious headlong teen-blog.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/04/2009
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The Well Between the Worlds
Sam Llewellyn
From the pen of a very talented author whose writing is of the highest quality comes a book that is full of magic and intrigue, myth and environmentalism in a land that was once green and pleasant but whose land...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/04/2009
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Master Crook's Crime Academy: Burglary For Beginners
Terry Deary
Welcome to the school where scoundrels save the day.  This is Robin Hood meets Oliver Twist in a laugh-out-loud new series from one of the most-loved children's authors, Terry Deary.  With a cast of hilarious characters, witty asides and farcical...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/04/2009
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Dragonfly Pool
Eva Ibbotson
A wonderful, magical adventure spins out of a school story with a difference. Tally doesn’t want to leave her father and her aunts and go away to boarding school. But Delderton Hall is a very special school with interesting staff and pupils and...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/04/2009
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Beyond The Barricade
Deborah Ellis
Fact written as fiction this is a fast moving, gripping and thought-provoking story of the dilemmas faced by Diego, a young boy in Bolivia who having escaped the ruthless drug thugs in the jungle is taken in by a family,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2009
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My (not so) Simple Life
Joanna Nadin
The further escapades of the engaging and immensely funny Rachel Riley - an Adrian Mole style character of today's teenage world.  Written in diary style, this book has all the necessary hallmarks to be a real page-turner.  Not just funny but genuinely...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2009
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Skulduggery Pleasant 3: The Faceless Ones
Derek Landy
Prize winning Skulduggery Pleasant is back for a third thrilling adventure. Along with his side-kick Stephanie, Skulduggery, the skeleton detective, must stand up to the Faceless Ones in a typically dramatic, dangerous and funny new adventure. The world of Skulduggery...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/04/2009
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