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Mar 11 2010
Strange Angels by Lil St. Crow
Razorbill, 2009. ISBN 9781921518324.
(Age 13+) Recommended. Dru Anderson and her father have led a nomadic
existence, travelling
around the U.S. searching for things that go bump in the night. She has
been used to packing up and moving on...
more
Mar 11 2010
Remarkable creatures by Tracy Chevalier
HarperCollins, 2009. ISBN 9780007311170.
(Ages 15-Adult) Recommended. Chevalier has written a riveting story
about the discovery of fossils in the English seaside town of Lyme
Regis. Based on the lives of two real women, Mary Anning and...more
Mar 10 2010
When you reach me by Rebecca Stead
Wendy Lamb Books, 2009. ISBN 9780385737425.
(Age 10+) Highly recommended. Winner of the prestigious Newbery Medal,
When you reach me is a complex, challenging and ultimately
very rewarding book. Set in the 1970's, it tells the story...more
Mar 10 2010
Iggy and me by Jenny Valentine
HarperCollins, 2009. ISBN 9780007283620.
(Ages: 6-10) Award winning author of The Ant Colony and Finding Violet
Park, Jenny
Valentine has created a couple of very funny characters in Iggy and her
older, long suffering sister, Flo. The...more
Mar 10 2010
How to heal a broken wing by Bob Graham
Walker Books, 2008. ISBN 9781406325492
(Ages Junior Primary) Highly Recommended. This award winning picture
book is one that warms the heart and
soul of all readers, and the story it portrays will cause many to
simply go 'ahhh' at its...more
Mar 09 2010
One smart fish by Chris Wormell
Jonathan Cape, 2010.
(Ages 3-6) In spite of an entertaining story and vibrant illustrations I felt short changed by this book. Wormell's smart fish can sing, dance, paint and perform, wowing all his friends. However when this fish visits the...more
Mar 09 2010
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Speak, 2010. ISBN 9780142415573.
(Ages 14+) Chosen by the American Library Association as one of their
2010
Best books for young adults,...more
Mar 08 2010
The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliffe
Puffin, 2004 (50th anniversary edition.
ISBN 9780140308907.
Highly recommended. With the release of the film of this book in
September 2010, there will
be enough hype for kids to want to reread this classic tale. New
editions have been...more
Mar 08 2010
Half-minute horrors ed. by Susan Rich
(Ages 10+) Recommended. Subtitled Very small stories, very big
scares, this is a collection of terrifying short stories that can
be
read silently or out loud in half a minute. It is a quality collection
of dozens of chilling stories...more
Mar 05 2010
Charlie Bone and the Red Knight by Jenny Nimmo
Egmont Books, 2009. ISBN 9781405248235.
(Ages
8 and up) Recommended. In this eighth and final book of the Charlie
Bone
series, we find Charlie still missing his parents, the Pets' Cafe
closed, and
Billy trapped in Badlock. To make...more
Mar 05 2010
Scream Street: Skull of the Skeleton by Tommy Donbavand
Walker
Books, 2009. ISBN 9781406314281.
(Ages
8 and up) Recommended. The fifth book in the Scream Street
series finds
werewolf Luke Watson searching for another of the relics which will
help his
family escape back to their old...more
Feb 23 2010
Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye by Alison Goodman
David Fickling Books, 2009. ISBN 9780385616447.
(Ages 13+) Fantasy. Recommended. Eon
will be snapped up by fans of fantasy sagas as they delve into the life
of Eona, as she trains to be a Dragoneye, the most powerful of...more
Feb 22 2010
Little Croc's purse by Lizzie Finlay
Red Fox, 2010. ISBN 9781862309067.
(Ages 3-7) Highly recommended. If you are in any doubt that
crocodiles are
actually delightfully appealing creatures then read Little
Croc's Purse. This is another triumph from Lizzie...more
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