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Children's books
Eloise
by Kay
Thompson
Eloise lives with her nanny at The Plaza Hotel in
New York. The daughter of extremely rich parents, she is left daily to her own
devices. She knows everything about The Plaza and everyone in it. Henry James
would want to study her. Queen Victoria would recognise her as an Equal. The
New York Jets would want to have her on their side. Lewis Carroll would love
her. Her antics are hilarious, her characterisation of those around her,
perfect and whether you are about to fall in love with Eloise or you already
adore her, you ought to have this book. |
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Artemis
Fowl & The Opal Deception
by Eoin Colfer |
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Evil pixie, Opal Koboi, is back
and she wants power over everyone, not just the fairy People. Captain Holly
Short is the only fairy with a hope of stopping her and enlists the help of
Artemis, Mulch and Butler. A bold and daring plan is necessary to fight the
threat to the Lower Elements. |
| .. for readers
aged 9 years and over |
| ... Wickedly
brilliant ... |
Inkheart
by Cornelia
Funke |
Mo, a gentle bookbinder with an extraordinary secret,
and his daughter Meggie love books, yet he has not read aloud to her since her
mother disappeared years ago. After a mysterious stranger visits them, Mo tells
Meggie they must go into hiding.
But why? - and from whom?. |
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A magical novel delving into the heart of storytelling
Readership level : 8+ |
| The Angel's
Command by Brian
Jacques |
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The famous ship, The Flying
Dutchman, was lost off the coast of South America - and its crew was condemned
to an eternity of misery in its ghastly wreck. Ben and his dog Ned escaped -
and wandered the world, never ageing, moving only when the ship's bell tolled
and a new mission beckoned. |
K Is For
Kissing A Cool Kangaroo
by Giles Andreae |
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Colourful rhyming ABC book from
award-winning author Giles Andreae. Fun, rhyming text to encourage learning and
recognition.
for readers aged 2+ years. |
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Jethro Byrde, Fairy Child
by Bob Graham |
| Annabelle's dad
says she'll never find fairies in cement and weeds. But Annabelle does. She
finds a tiny fairy child, Jethro Byrde, and his family, who are on their way to
the Fairy Travellers' Picnic. And together, they spend a magical
afternoon. |
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The Merlin Conspiracy
by Diana Wynne Jones |
| A glorious new
fantasy from an award-winning author. The story is narrated by two very
different teenagers, who each inhabit two extraordinarily different worlds.
Arianrhod Hyde's is the world of magic, pageantry and ritual. Nick Mallory's
world is much more familiar - at least, it starts off being our own.
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...Her ability to create extraordinary characters with real
emotions make her more than a worthy rival to J.K.Rowling...
for readers aged 12-16 years. |
| Sands Of
Time by Michael Hoeye |
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Some mice are destined for great
things. Having saved the world, Hermux Tantamoq finds himself in the middle of
the desert searching for the Lost Kingdom of the Cats - and a creature so
fierce, so shocking, that no polite mouse, mole or hamster can bear to speak
its name. |
| The sequel to
Time Stops For No Mouse. . |
| Felicity
Wishes Big Book Of Magical Mishaps by Emma Thompson |
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12 delightful short stories for
newly confident readers, featuring everyone's favourite fairy! Things always
seem to go wrong for Felicity Wishes, even though her intentions are good! But
with her optimistic attitude and fantastic friends, she always manages to come
out on top!. |
| Felicity is a
fairy for the 21st century, designed with feminine appeal for ages three
upwards. |
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Shadowmancer
by Rev G P
Taylor
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Obadiah Demurral is a sorcerer seeking to control the
highest power in the Universe. He will stop at nothing. The only people in his
way are Raphael, Kate, Thomas - and the mysterious Jacob Crane. Their tortured
struggles lead them to a dramatic climax in the gothic church of St
Mary's.
Children's
novel of the occult, written by an English vicar and aimed at older
children.
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At The Crossing
Places
by Kevin Crossley-Holland
The second volume in this Arthurian trilogy.
Packed with incident, wonderful characters, and fascinating historical detail,
and interwoven with brilliant retellings of Arthurian legends, this is a
glorious follow-up to THE SEEING STONE. |
The Book Of Dead
Days
by Marcus Sedgwick |
| Alchemy and evil in
the first book of this new series. Set in dark threatening cities and the
frozen countryside in a distant time and place of the author's making,
The Book of Dead Days conjures a spell-binding story of sorcery
and desperate magic as Valerian, Boy and Willow battle to stop time and cling
to life. |
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| Readership level : 10+ |
| Starseeker by Tim
Bowler |
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Since his father's death Luke has
fallen into bad company. His new friends persuade him to break into a house
when its owner is out. Once inside he is confronted with the sound of a girl
crying, and through a locked keyhole sees a young girl standing alone, crying
in despair. |
Luke becomes drawn
into finding out who the girl is, why she is there, and why she is unhappy.
Finding the answers will change all of their lives.
for readers aged 12+ years. |
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Artemis Fowl : The Eternity Code
by Eoin Colfer |
| The third book
about the 12 year-old villain and criminal mastermind, Artemis Fowl. When
Artemis is forced to hand over the C Cube supercomputer to Chicago businessman,
Jon Spiro - Artemis, Butler's sister Juliet, Mulch and Holly Short travel to
Chicago to steal back the Cube. |
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Pirate Diary:
The Journal Of Jake Carpenter
by Richard Platt & Chris
Riddell |
| In 1716 Jake Carpenter joins his Uncle Will aboard the
Greyhound, to become a sailor, but when the ship is captured by pirates he
embarks on an exciting new life on the wrong side of the law. This is a
swashbuckling account of pirate life. |
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| The Other Wind by Ursula Le Guin |
The wizard Alder
comes to the island of Gont in search of the Archmage, Lord Sparrowhawk. Alder
needs help: his beloved wife died and in his dreams she calls him to the land
of the dead and now the dead are haunting him. He can no longer sleep.
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there is more at stake than the unquiet rest of one minor wizard: for the
dragons of Earthsea have arisen, to reclaim the lands that were once
theirs. |
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