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Bree McCready and the Flame of Irenus By Hazel Allan

Posted on Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 | Tags: , ,

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The explosive sequel to Bree McCready and the Half-Heart Locket

“It’s very hard to put the book down, there’s such a temptation to just carry on a little longer and see what happens next” The Bookbag

“Bree McCready and the Half-Heart Locket was a superb fantasy adventure, but I think this may be even better.” Our Book Reviews Online

Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-905537-17-4
£6.99
Ages:9+

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Eight months after her death-defying escape from Castle Zarcalat, Bree McCready thinks she’s seen the last of the half-heart locket and the dangerous magical book that goes with it…until Honey’s kid sister, Mimi, disappears.
Faced with a bone-crunching race against time to rescue Mimi, Bree must rely on her friends more than ever. She saved the world once before…saving her friendships might not be as easy…

Lee on the Dark Side of the Moon by Keith Charters

Posted on Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,

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“I found it difficult to read without laughing all the time.” Our Book Reviews Online.


ISBN: 978-1-905537-13-6
£6.99
Ages:9+

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Lee has won the chance to be the First Child in Space. It’s amazing what you can win these days by filling in a form on the back of a cereal packet!
Under the command of Captain Slogg, and with Sports Bob at the controls, Lee blasts off for the Moon on the trip of a lifetime. However, he and his fellow astronauts are not the only ones with their eyes on the big lump of cheese in the sky.
When disaster strikes, Lee faces the most important challenge of his life. If he succeeds he will return to Earth a hero. If he fails he may not return at all…

Firebrand: Book One in the Rebel Angels Series by Gillian Philip

Posted on Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 | Tags: , ,

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FIREBRAND: BOOK ONE IN THE STUNNING NEW REBEL ANGELS SERIES.

“IT BEATS TWILIGHT INTO A COCKED HAT”
Amanda Craig:The Times

“Stark and brutal with moments of heartbreaking beauty. I haven’t enjoyed a book in this genre so much since Susan Price’s The Sterkam Handshake.”
Mary Hoffman: The Guardian

“Wonderful, I wish I’d written it…” Susan Price, author of The Sterkam Handshake

Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-905537-19-8
£7.99
Young Adult

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It’s the last decade of the sixteenth century: a time of religious wars in the full-mortal world. But the Sidhe are at peace, hidden behind the Veil that protects their world - until their queen, Kate NicNicven, determines to destroy it.
Seth MacGregor is the half-feral son of a Sidhe nobleman. When his father is assassinated, and Seth is exiled with his brother Conal to the full-mortal world, they vow not only to survive, but to return to reclaim their fortress and save the Veil.
But even the Veil’s power can’t protect the brothers when the brutal witch-hunts begin…

DarkIsle:Resurrection by D A Nelson

Posted on Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 | Tags: , ,

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SEQUEL TO THE AWARD-WINNING DARKISLE.

“ENCHANTING” The Sunday Times on DarkIsle

Paperback
ISBN:978-1-905537-18-1
£6.99
Ages 9-12

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Two months after she saved The Eye of Lornish, Morag is adjusting to life in the secret Northern kingdom of Marnoch Mor. But dark dreams are troubling her and a spate of unexplained events prove that even with the protection of her friends - Shona the dragon, Bertie the dodo and Aldiss the rat - Morag is still not safe from harm…

Dead Boy Talking by Linda Strachan

Posted on Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 | Tags: , ,

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“A GREAT SHORT SHARP BURST OF A BOOK THAT WILL ACTUALLY TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY” The Bookette

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ISBN: 978-1905537-20-4
£6.99
Young Adult

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Josh has 25 minutes left to live.
Yesterday he stabbed his best mate and now it’s happened to him. Lying alone in a pool of blood Josh hasn’t much time to think, but there are things he can’t get out of his head.
Where is his girlfriend, Skye? What happened to his missing brother?
And how did he get involved in the gang? As his life slips away the events of the last 24 hours start to look very different…

The Cat Kin by Nick Green

Posted on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 | Tags: ,

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“ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN’S NOVELS THAT I’VE SEEN IN YEARS - GRIPPING, ACTION-PACKED AND STUNNINGLY ORIGINAL.” Lee Weatherly, author of ‘Kat Got Your Tongue’.

” IT’S GREAT– IF YOU HAVE A READER OF THE RIGHT AGE, 8 AND UPWARDS AT HOME, DO GET A COPY.” The Bookwitch.

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ISBN:978-1-905537-16-7
£6.99

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Everyone who came to the strange gym class was looking for something else. What they found was the mysterious Mrs. Powell and Pashki, a lost art from an age when cats were worshipped as gods.
Ben and Tiffany wonder: who is their eccentric old teacher? What does she really want with them? And why are they suddenly able to see in the dark?Meanwhile, in London’s gloomy streets, human vermin are stirring.
Ben and Tiffany may soon be glad of their new gifts. But against men whose cunning is matched only by their unspeakable cruelty, will even nine lives be enough?

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The Cat Kin by Nick Green

"One of the best children's novels that I've seen in years, gripping, action-packed and stunningly original." Lee Weatherly, author of 'Kat Got Your Tongue"

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ISBN: 978-1905537-16-7
£6.99
May
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Dead Boy Talking
by Linda Strachan

"Josh has 25 minutes left to live......."  
The devastating new novel from Linda Strachan, author of Spider.

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ISBN: 978-1905537-20-4
£6.99
June
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DarkIsle: Resurrection
by D A Nelson

The eagerly awaited sequel to the award-winning DarkIsle.

Paperback
ISBN: 978- 1905537-18-1
£6.99
July
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