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Shadow Spell
Nin must do what she can to save The Drift from destruction by uncovering the spell which hides the last of the Seven Sorcerers, Simeon Dark. But time and luck may be running out...
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The Look
Ted is an awkward, gangly teenager constantly following in her older sister Ava’s confident footsteps...
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Across the Universe
Amy and her family are cryogenically frozen and stored aboard the Godspeed to travel to a new planet - but Amy is wrongly unfrozen 50 years early, forcing her to experience life aboard the ship.
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The Power of Five 2: Evil Star
Having defeated the Old Ones at Raven's Gate, Matt would like life to settle down for a while but a second gate is about to open on the other side of the world...
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Rooftoppers
Following an elusive cello melody over the rooftops of Paris, Sophie is determined to find her long lost mother, before it is too late.
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A Year Without Autumn
Kessler combines a chatty tween novel with a serious dose of 'what if' in which a disused lift transports Jenni between the present and future years.
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Lily Alone
Lily's self-centred young mother jets off to a holiday in Spain with her new boyfriend. Lily and her three younger siblings are carelessly left behind.
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White Time
A collection of short stories by an Australian writer internationally known for her fantasy writing, which addresses issues of time, thought, experience, reality and feeling.
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Jake's Tower
Jake lives a dismal life with his mother and Steve, his extremely violent stepfather. His only refuge is his imagination and he dreams of living in a secluded tower on an island.
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Hunger
Second in a series, this is a gripping, horrifyingly recognisable dystopian vision of a society re-inventing itself but with shaky rules and founded on fast-dwindling resources.
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The Apothecary
Shifting between spy thriller and enchanting fantasy, The Apothecary is a skilful blend of the magical with the very real nuclear threat of the 1950s.
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Alone on a Wide Wide Sea
Filled with vividly beautiful descriptions of land and seascapes, this roller-coaster novel quietly maps the changing nature of childhood through time.
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...Startled by his Furry Shorts
Having told Massimo, the Italian stallion, that she is only interested in a monogamous relationship, Georgia Nicholson now has an agonising wait to find out if he will be her real boyfriend or not.
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Just In Case
This quirky, off-beat novel acutely depicts the feelings of pain and alienation felt by many adolescents
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By Royal Command
In the court magician's household, Lucy Walden, a young maidservant, has attracted the attention of none other than Her Grace, Queen Elizabeth.
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Stop the Train
This novel is set in 1890s Oklahoma. Cissy's family buys a plot of land in Florence, hoping to build a new life there.
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A Month with April-May
Follow bored, angry yet irresistible teen April-May as she negotiates a new school and a new family situation in her own unique way.
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Seconds Away
Taking up the story exactly where Shelter left off, this action-packed thriller follows Mickey, Spoon and Ema as they continue to unravel the mystery of the Abonea Shelter.
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The Fault in Our Stars
John Green tackles the subject of teenage cancer with sensitivity in this witty, life-affirming young adult romance.
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The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants
Bridget, Carmen, Tibby and Lena have been inseparable all their lives and are about to embark on their first summer apart.
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Ways to Live Forever
This debut novel from a very young and exceptionally talented new writer is striking in its simplicity, but tackles a traumatic and extraordinarily difficult subject with warmth, humour, sensitivity and brutal honesty.
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Stuck in Neutral
While Shawn appears – to his father’s increasing distress – to be unconscious of the world around him, the author tells us that he is actually fully aware.
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Starcrossed
When the beautiful and mysterious Delos family arrive on Nantucket Island, Helen Hamilton's teenaged life is turned upside down.
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The Blackhope Enigma
When Sunni’s step-brother unwittingly unlocks a passage into an old painting, they are transported to Arcadia and must find a way out of this dangerous and exciting land.
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My Funny Valentine
By turns funny and honestly self-aware, McCombie captures the emotional roller coaster that accompanies first forays in the quest for love. Hugely readable and entertaining!
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Elsewhere
Life ends catastrophically suddenly for Elizabeth Hall, in a road accident. Not for her a future filled with love, marriage and children; instead, she awakes aboard a quiet, white cruise ship, steaming to Elsewhere.
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Skybreaker
During training on the cargo ship Flotsam, airship academy student Matt Cruse spies the legendary ghost ship Hyperion, which has been missing for 40 years.
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Momentum
A tantalisingly believable dystopian thriller, the plot switching between narrative viewpoints with breath-taking momentum
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Kite Spirit
When her best friend Dawn commits suicide, Kite's world falls apart. Struggling to deal with her hearbreaking grief, she leaves London to spend the summer in the Lake District.
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Amy
After falling out with her friends, Amy is lonely and turns to the internet for consolation. An extremely topical story about the dangers of internet chatrooms and date-rape drugs.
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Lola Rose
Jacqueline Wilson demonstrates her skill by capturing the experiences of a young carer, fearful about what the cancer will do to her mother.
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Heriot
Heriot Tarbas has always been a troubled child but whether he causes, or attracts, trouble is unclear.
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Hostage Three
Amy's voyage across the world in a luxury yacht takes a nightmarish turn when her family's boat is captured by Somali pirates.
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Firesong
Bowman and Kestrel face an awesome responsibility for the future of their people: they must unravel the mysteries of the Singer people and prepare to face their worst fears.
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The Pig Who Saved the World by Gryllus the Pig
In the second instalment of The Grylliad, Gryllus the Pig is hoping to be returned to his true human form but a new threat to the universe means his plans are put on hold...
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The Night Sky in my Head
Mikey’s life changed following an injury to his head when he was very young. Now aged fourteen, he lives in a confusion of half-remembered events from a dark and shadowy past.
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My Brother Simple
Kleber is 17 years old and at sixth form college in Paris. He's trying to secure himself a place in a shared flat, but things are complicated by his elder brother who has learning difficulties.
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Bedlam
When Lexi discovers an abandoned asylum in the local forest, little does she realise the sequence of events that are about to unfold.
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Creature of the Night
A teenage tearaway from tough downtown Dublin is unwillingly relocated into a rural County Clare which still believes in the Little Folk.
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Flyaway
The possibility of losing loved ones is captured in heart-breaking detail in his touching teenage book which tackles first love, friendship and the challenge of overcoming fear.
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The Soul Seekers: Fated
Fans of The Immortals will not be disappointed by this, the first in a new series by Alyson Noel, which offers readers plenty of romance, excitement and mystery
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Infinite Sky
Iris's mum has gone, leaving her to look after her older brother and dad. When a family of Irish Travellers park up on the farm, the summer becomes even more eventful.
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Gone
Fourteen year old Sam Templeton is having a completely normal day until his teacher disappearsin the middle of a class. But he soon discovers that it isn't only their teacher who is gone - everyone over the age of fifteen has inexplicably disappeared from the small town of Perdido Beach.
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The Summer of Telling Tales
This compelling teenage novel is told in the alternating voices of sisters Ellie and Grace, whose lives are turned upside down when their mum plucks up courage to leave their abusive father.
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Between Two Seas
Marianne and her mother live an insular life in 19th century Grimsby. They are restricted by poverty and their shame in Marianne’s illegitimacy.
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Coping with Chloe
Twelve-year-old Anna's sister was killed a year ago in a road accident. Anna is convinced her sister still inhabits part of her brain, talking though her.
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Secrets of the Henna Girl
Seba leaves rainy England for a holiday in her parents' homeland of Pakistan - only to discover she is expected to marry her cousin Asif. 'It is my honour and your honour to accept,' insists her father.
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How I Live Now
15-year-old New Yorker, Daisy, is sent to England to spend a summer with her unconventional cousins: Isaac, Edmond, Osbert and Piper - plus their two dogs and a goat in a rambling English country house. So far so perfect, but the shadow of war hangs over this idyllic existence, eventually breaking in with great force and throwing everything into chaos. Winner of the 2004 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and shortlisted for the 2005 Booktrust Teenage Prize, this is a powerful exploration of the universal themes of love and war. -
Such Wicked Intent
In this sequel to His Dark Endeavour, Victor discovers a means of travelling through a time portal to find his dead brother, Konrad.
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Boonie
In a post-apocalyptic world, JD is growing up far from civilisation, out in the Dry Marsh. When the Silver Men kill his father and burn down his shack, JD heads for the City to find out why.






