Books of the Month - June

Cartoon Kid
Jeremy Strong
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. Loads of laughs in this new series from best-selling author Jeremy Strong.  Casper’s new teacher says everyone in the class is a superhero and together thy can fight injustice. Casper uses...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/01/2011
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Candle Man 2 The Society of Dread
Glenn Dakin
This is a dark thriller set in a subterranean world of extraordinary creatures, deranged villains and incredible powers. Utterly compelling readers will at once be drawn into the story, meet extraordinary people and creatures and be gripped through to the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/05/2011
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Call Me Gorgeous
Giles Milton
Stunning illustrations show the most arresting features of all sorts of animals – the pointy teeth of a crocodile and the long curving neck of a flamingo – all of which are fitted together to create a wonderful invented creature. ...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 06/08/2009
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Cake Girl
David Lucas
Tender and touching, Cake Girl is a delicious fantasy in which a lonely and unhappy witch is taught how to be kind and loving by the charming Cake Girl she creates. With no friends for her birthday, the witch makes...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/10/2009
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Buttercup Mash
Joanna Nadin
The sensational, laugh-out-loud new stand-alone novel from Joanna Nadin, author of the bestselling Rachel Riley novels.  Perfect for 10+ readers it's written in diary form and it's the story of Buttercup who has to cope with an entirely dysfunctional family...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/06/2011
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Burning Bright
Sophie Mckenzie
January 2013 Book of the Month  In this high-octane sequel to Falling Fast, River, still passionately in love with Flynn,  finds herself more and more confused and anxious by his violent behaviour. Time and again she forgives him knowing some of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/01/2013
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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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Brisingr (Deluxe Edition)
Christopher Paolini
Oaths are sworn, loyalties tested and forces collide in this unmissable fantasy epic.   Brisingr means fire and was the first word that came out of the mouth of the dragon. Following the colossal battle against the Empire's warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 22/10/2009
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Brigands M.C. Part of the Cherub Series
Robert Muchamore
The young agents of Cherub are back for a new fast paced adventure. Able to slip into places that adults can’t and able to find out secrets that adults would rather keep hidden, the Cherubs are a formidable but unsuspected...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 29/04/2010
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Boys Don't Cry
Malorie Blackman
Shortlisted for the prestigious Sheffield Children's Book Award 2011 Best-selling author Malorie Blackman has an exceptional ability to see the world from a teenager’s angle. With his stellar A-level results in his hand, Dante has a great future mapped out for...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 28/04/2011
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Bob and Barry's Lunar Adventures: The Disappearing Moon
Simon Bartram
Bob, the Man on the Moon, has already had several prize-winning adventures. Now he and his extra special dog Barry are back in a new format for more surprises about a very special place. Bob and Barry have to use...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2009
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Bob and Barry's Lunar Adventures: Clone Chaos
Simon Bartram
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection.   It is the fourth title in Simon Bartram's young fiction series, the combination of lots of Simon's brilliant and unmistakable drawings coupled with a great story, is the reason why they...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2011
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Bob and Barry's Lunar Adventures: A Right Royal Disaster
Simon Bartram
Bob, the much loved Man on the Moon, is back in a wonderfully witty and crazy new extra-terrestrial adventure for beginner readers. As ever, bob doesn’t believe in aliens! But when it looks as if he might lose his head after...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
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Bob and Barry's Lunar Adventures 3: The Heartless Robots
Simon Bartram
A thrilling new adventure for Bob, the loveable man-on-the-moon. Bob’s happiest day comes when he wins the Inventions Competition. Soon, his Galaxobot 300 will bring order to the lives of every overworked spaceman. But Bob has no idea how angry...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2010
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Blue Moon (The Immortals)
Alyson Noel
A second story about Ever, a girl whose special powers mean she can read auras. Still in love with Damen, despite the confusion around his aura, Ever’s powers of seeing and understanding are increasing but her hold over Damen is...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/03/2010
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Blue Chameleon
Emily Gravett
Prize winning illustrator Emily Gravett triumphs again in her witty story of how a lonely chameleon does what he does best in a desperate attempt to make a new friend. Changing colour comes naturally to the blue chameleon so he...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 05/02/2010
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Bloodline A Sequel to Bram Stoker's Dracula
Kate Cary
11+. This is the original vampire romance: go back to where the bloodlust began! When nineteen-year-old John Shaw returns from World War I, he is haunted by nightmares - not only of the horrors of battle, but of the brutal...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/10/2010
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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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Blood Tracks
Paula Rawsthorne
June 2013 Book of the Month  We loved Paula Rawsthorne's debut novel in 2011, The Truth About Celia Frost, and are delighted to see her second novel, Blood Tracks, is equally explosive.  A psychological thriller, packed with mystery but with...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2013
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/01/2012
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Blood Ransom
Sophie Mckenzie
Fast-paced and thought provoking, this is a thrilling story with a powerful science fiction theme. The first ever human clones Rachel and Theo have been separated by the Atlantic with Rachel in Scotland and Theo in the US. They are...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/10/2010
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Black Heart Of Jamaica (A Cat Royal Novel)
Julia Golding
Spirited Cat Royal, a girl with ambition and courage, is back for a fifth adventure. This time she’s on the high seas and gets caught up with pirates and a slave revolt. As ever, Cat overcomes her fears as the...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/02/2008
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Big Bug, Little Bug
Paul Stickland
A fantastic book of opposites featuring bugs of all shapes and sizes which can be found wriggling, creeping and crawling their way through the book. It also features vibrant illustrations, lively rhyming text and a spectacular pop-up ending.
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/04/2010
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BFFs 1 : Sink or Swim!
Holly Robbins
July 2012 Book of the Month. All the hopes and fears for Ellie as she moves up to secondary school are brilliantly captured in this fun to read story which shows how important friends are when you are facing a...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2012
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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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