Ingo by Helen Dunmore
Swimming, surfing, exploring – Sapphire and her brother Conor enjoy life by the sea in
Cornwall. But why does Conor start disappearing for hours on end? And who is the mysterious girl talking to him on the rocks. Following Conor down to the cove one day, Sapphire discovers Ingo – an exciting and dangerous world beneath the waves, where all you breathe is adventure…
The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer
SATELLITE CITY, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, SOON: Cosmos Hill is a human guinea pig in an orphanage used by corporations to test new products. Statistics say he has about a year left to live – unless he escapes. But escapes to what? To a world of high-tech gang warfare, swat teams of paralegals and a plague of four-fingered parasites who are invisible to everyone except three misfits who call themselves the Supernaturalists. Could Cosmo be one of them? Are they the family he’s always wanted? And if he does become a Supernaturalist. Could Cosmo be one of them? Are they the family he’s always wanted? And if he does become a Supernaturalist, will his life get any longer – or a whole lot shorter?
Lucky Star by Cathy Cassidy
Mouse is doing his best o stay out of trouble. Cat is doing her best to land herself in it. They’ve both had it pretty tough so when they meet by chance they thank their lucky stars. Weird and wonderful things happen when they’re together – but how long can it last? Because everyone has their secrets – and there can only be one winner in a game of cat and mouse. Can’t there?
Diary of a Chav: Trainers v Tiaras by Grace Dent
…TUESDAY – 8PM. Soapstars on skates is on TV and our Staffy’s snout is jammed up my armpit. Dad’s got out the karaoke machine, Mum’s setting fire to the kitchen – least that’s what it smells like – and
Nan has dropped-off on the couch. Yeah, Bored! But hey,
Nan’s got me a buff leather diary for Christmas! So now, I – Shiraz Bailey Wood – can write down all my ‘goings on’: hanging round Burger King Car Park in Bezzie’s Vauxhall Nova. Falling out with my hippy sister. Trying not to murder my little bruv. Definitely NOT thinking about school… keeping it real…
Diary of a Chav: Slinging the Bling by Grace Dent
OH MY DAYS! I’ve only gone and passed all my GCSEs! Dad and Cava Sue are chuffed to bits. Murphy reckons I cheated. Mum is pulling her best dog’s bum face. She’s not happy, I can tell… So Mayflower Sixth Form here I come! Time to ditch the gold hoops and the spray tan and get myself a long scarf, some A4 folders and a new pencil case. Shiraz Bailey Wood is entering a new phase. Clever, sophisticated and definately not skiving off… staying real…
Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman
Soon after Sally Lockhart’s father drowns at sea, she receives a strange anonymous letter. The dire warning it contains makes a man die of fear at her feet. Determined to discover the truth about her father’s death, Sally is plunged into a terrifying mystery in the dark heart of Victorian London, at the centre of which lies a deadly blood-soaked jewel.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
1939. Nazi
Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl is living with a foster family on
Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. This novel is narrated by death… death will visit the book thief three times.
Sweet Valley High:Double Love by Francine Pascal
Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are identical twins at Sweet Valley High. They’re both popular, smart, and gorgeous, but that’s where the similarity ends.
Elizabeth is friendly, outgoing and sincere – nothing like her twin. Snobbish and conniving, Jessica thinks the whole world revolves around her. Trouble is, most of the time it does. Jessica always gets what she wants – at school, with friends, and especially with boys. This time, Jessica has set her sights on Todd Wilkins, the handsome star of the basketball team – the one boy Elizabeth really likes. Now, it’s a game of double love, with Todd as first prize. Elizabeth doesn’t want to lose him, but what Jessica wants, Jessica usually gets… even if it ends up hurting her sister. Meet the Wakefield twins, their guys, and the rest of the gang at Sweet Valley High…
Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz
Relaxing in the South of France reluctant MI6 agent Alex Rider is finally able to feel like any ordinary fouteen year old – until a sudden, ruthless attack on his hosts plunges him back into a world of violence and mystery. And this time MI6 don’t want to know. Alex is determined to track down his friends attackers, even if he must do it alone. But it’s a path that leads to a long buried secret – and a discovery more terrible than anything he could have imagined.
The Black Book of Secrets by F.E Higgins
When Ludlow Fitch suffers an unspeakable betrayal he runs from the rotten, stinking City. On the night he enters Pagus Parvus a second newcomer arrives at the remote village. Joe Zabbidou, a mysterious pawnbroker who buys people’s deepest, darkest secrets, is searching for new customers – and for an apprentice. Shadowy Ludlow seems perfect for the job. But as he begins his new life recording the villager’s fiendish confessions, Ludlow’s murky past threatens to come into the light…
