

Bloomsbury, 2008 ISBN 9780747595090
(Ages 13+) When Miles finds a giant squid on the coast near where
he lives in Puget Sound, Washington State, he is on one of his night
time wanders in his kayak, alone with the sea and its creatures that...
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Harper
Collins, 2008.
(Age 3-7) When Marjorie the cow feels left out because she has no
special skills, the chickens decide to help. The other cows can do
splendid things, handstands and riding bikes, but Marjorie feels very
ordinary....
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Walker Books, 2007.
(Age 14+) In this powerful and superbly written sequel to Daughter
of the Wind, set in Pakistan, Suzanne Fisher Staples writes openly
about the Muslim culture and women's roles in a society bound strictly
to...
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Ford St Publishing, 2008. ISBN
9781876462703
(Age 14+) When Sophie moves into a share house, it is a new start. She
still attends sessions with her psychiatrist, Noel, is checked up by
the social worker, Jan, and monitored by her...
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Walker Books, 2008
(Age 11+) Surprisingly Will Peterson is the pseudonym of Mark
Billingham and Peter Cocks, both writers for television in
England. They have collaborated on a number of projects and
decided to write a trilogy for...
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Allen and
Unwin 2008. ISBN 9781741753462 (Girlfriend Fiction)
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ABC Books, 2008.
(All ages) There are a few of these books hitting the market at the
moment,
showing kids how they can do the most simple things to recycle, be
healthy, conserve energy and implement a green way of living in their
own...
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Ill. by Dave McKean. Walker, 2008.
(Age 9+) Highly recommended. Once again David Almond has created an
outstanding book which will challenge and provoke his readers. Blue
Baker's dad has died and his school counsellor tells him to write...
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Read by Stephen Pease
Louis Braille Audio, 2008. ISBN 9781742120355.
3 CDs, 3 3/4 hours.
Scholastic, 2007.
(Age 13+) Recommended. This is a finely wrought tale about 16 year old
Marty, a loner, resentful and riddled with doubts...
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HarperCollins, 2007
(Age 9+) The author was only 13 when she wrote this book and it will be
an inspiration to all young writers. She has created a believable world
populated by extraordinary birds. Turnatt, a red-brown hawk, has
kidnapped...
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Scholastic 2008
Jonathan's friend Mrs Ellwood has been kidnapped by Vendetta the
vampire. As ransom Vendetta demands the Crimson Stone, a priceless gem
which is in the possession of Xavier, an elderly and fanatical antique
collector....
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Simon and Shuster, 2006
ISBN 978
141691657
$19.95 369p
It's such a relief to read something in the third person. No teenage
angst here, but solid adventure, set in the past with a time travel
milieu, when two teens find themselves...
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Hachette Livre (Lothian Children's Books), 2008
(Age 3+) Recommended. This is a humourous look at fathers and what they do. Everyone
in the family thinks they know what daddies are for. Mum thinks they're
for washing dishes, grandma thinks...
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Bloombury, 2008. ISBN 9780747598084
(Age 13+) It's difficult to resist picking up this book with its
beautiful girl on the front cover and the enticing words 'She fought
for her life. She robbed for love'. When the blurb describes...
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Walker, 2008. ISBN 9781406310252
Chaos Walking, Book 1.
(Age 12+) Highly recommended. This is a stunning, unforgettable
book with a totally
original plot that completely captures the imagination of the reader.
Todd Hewitt lives in...
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