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Abhorsen by Garth Nix Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn Airborn by Kenneth Oppel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Alpha Force 6: Hunted by Chris Ryan The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud And The Stars Were Gold by Gaye Hicyilmaz The Angel Factory by Terence Blacker An Angel for May by Melvin Burgess Apocalypse by Tim Bowler Ark Angel by Anthony Horowitz Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer Artemis Fowl: the Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer Arthur and the Forbidden City by Luc Besson Arthur and the Minimoys by Luc Besson Arthur: The Seeing Stone by Kevin Crossley-Holland Bag of Bones by Helen Cresswell The Beguilers by Kate Thompson Best Friends by Jacqueline Wilson The Big Bazoohley by Peter Carey Bird Boy by Alison Prince Black Beauty by Anna Sewell Blind Beauty by K M Peyton Bloodtide by Melvin Burgess The Bold Enchanter by Weem Whitaker The Borrowers by Mary Norton Boy in Darkness by Mervyn Peake Boy Proof by Cecil Castellucci Boy Soldier by Andy McNab and Robert Rigby The Brugan by Stephen Moore Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis Bullies at School by Theresa Breslin The Candle House by Pauline Fisk Candlefasts by William Mayne Carrie's War by Nina Bawden Carried Away by Michael Harrison Cart and Cwidder by Diana Wynne Jones Caught on a Train by Carlo Gebler The Cay by Theodore Taylor The Changeover by Margaret Mahy Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming The Chosen One by Mark Robson The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau City of Time by Eoin McNamee Clemency Pogue, Fairy Killer by J T Petty Clockwork or All Wound Up by Philip Pullman Cloud World by David Cunningham Cold Tom by Sally Prue The Coral Island by R M Ballantyne Coraline by Neil Gaiman Coram Boy by Jamila Gavin Corby Flood by Paul Stewart Count Karlstein by Philip Pullman Cradlefasts by William Mayne The Crew by Bali Rai The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon The Curse of the Gloamglozer by Paul Stewart Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster Daggers by Roger J Green Daisy Chain War by Joan O'Neill Darkhenge by Catherine Fisher Dead Gorgeous by Malorie Blackman Dead Guilty by David Belbin Death and the Arrow by Chris Priestley The Death Collector by Justin Richards Deathscent by Robin Jarvis The Demon Headmaster by Gillian Cross The Devil's Toenail by Sally Prue The Diamond Girls by Jacqueline Wilson Dimanche Diller by Henrietta Branford Divided City by Theresa Breslin The Dogs by Mark Morris Dosh by Robert Swindells Dreaming in Black and White by Reinhardt Jung The Dungeon by Lynne Reid Banks Dustbin Baby by Jacqueline Wilson Earthfasts by William Mayne The Eclipse of the Century by Jan Mark Eight Days of Luke by Diana Wynne Jones Elementals: Water by Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson Elephant Ben by Geoffrey Malone Elidor by Alan Garner The Empty Hand by Catherine Fisher Epic by Conor Kostick Eragon by Christopher Paolini Exodus by Julie Bertagna Face by Benjamin Zephaniah Facing the Demon Headmaster by Gillian Cross Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan Fearless by Tim Lott Feather Boy by Nicky Singer The Fellowship of the Ring by J R R Tolkien The Fire-Eaters by David Almond Firewing by Kenneth Oppel First Sword by Mark Robson Five Children and It by E. Nesbit Flash Flood by Chris Ryan Fleshmarket by Nicola Morgan Floodland by Marcus Sedgwick Flour Babies by Anne Fine Fly, Cherokee, Fly by Chris d'Lacey The Forging of the Sword by Mark Robson Freaky Green Eyes by Joyce Carol Oates Friedrich by Hans Peter Richter The Friends by Rosa Guy Futuretrack 5 by Robert Westall The Gauntlet by Ronald Welch Georgie by Malachy Doyle The Ghost Behind the Wall by Melvin Burgess Girl in Red by Gaye Hicyilmaz The Girl Who Knew by Sandra Glover The Giver by Lois Lowry Glint by Ann Coburn Going For Stone by Philip Gross The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud Goodbye Marianne by Irene N Watts Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian The Grave by James Heneghan Greg by Dirk Walbrecker Hamish and the Fairy Gifts by Moira Miller A Handful of Magic by Stephen Elboz Happy by Keith Gray Harpies by David Belbin Harry and the Wrinklies by Alan Temperley Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding Hazel Green by Odo Hirsch Hazel's Phantasmagoria by Leander Deeny Heathrow Nights by Jan Mark Heaven Eyes by David Almond Hite by K Saksena Hitler's Daughter by Jackie French The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien Holes by Louis Sachar Home is a Place Called Nowhere by Leon Rosselson The Hounds of the Morrigan by Pat O'Shea The House of Rats by Stephen Elboz The House of Windjammer by V A Richardson Humanzee by Susan Gates Huntress of the Sea by Alan Temperley Hurricane Force by Malcolm Rose Hybrids by David Thorpe I Am David by Anne Holm I Have Lived A Thousand Years by Livia Bitton-Jackson I was a Rat by Philip Pullman In the Middle of the Night by Robert Cormier Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell Jack Holborn by Leon Garfield Joe's Story by Rachel Anderson Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson Junk by Melvin Burgess Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo The Killer's Cousin by Nancy Werlin The Kin by Peter Dickinson A Kind of Wild Justice by Bernard Ashley Kiss the Dust by Elizabeth Laird Kit's Wilderness by David Almond The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean Lady Daisy by Dick King-Smith Last Chance by Patrick Cave The Last of the Sky Pirates by Paul Stewart The Last Wolf by Michael Morpurgo The Lastling by Philip Gross The Leap by Jonathan Stroud The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C S Lewis Lirael by Garth Nix The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery Little Soldier by Bernard Ashley Lizzie Dripping by Helen Cresswell Lola Rose by Jacqueline Wilson The Lost Grandad by Geoff Steward Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman The Machine-Gunners by Robert Westall Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff The Malifex by Steve Alton The Man Who Was Hate by Paul Shipton Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson Maximum Ride: School's Out Forever by James Patterson Measle and the Wrathmonk by Ian Ogilvy The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones Midnight by Jacqueline Wilson The Midnight Folk by John Masefield Milo's Wolves by Jenny Nimmo Mister Monday by Garth Nix Mondays Are Red by Nicola Morgan Monster Blood Tattoo by D M Cornish Moondial by Helen Cresswell Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C O'Brien Music on the Bamboo Radio by Martin Booth The Navigator by Eoin McNamee The Neverending Story by Michael Ende The New Policeman by Kate Thompson Nicholas by Renee Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempe Noodle Head by Jonathan Kebbe Northern Lights by Philip Pullman Not Just Rescuing by Helen Flint Not the End of the World by Geraldine McCaughrean Off the Road by Nina Bawden Ordinary Jack by Helen Cresswell Other Echoes by Adele Geras The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo The Other Wind by Ursula Le Guin Otto and the Flying Twins by Charlotte Haptie Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper The Pack by Tom Pow The Palace of Laughter by Jon Berkeley Parvana's Journey by Deborah Ellis The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau Peter Duck by Arthur Ransome Pictures in the Dark by Gillian Cross Power of Three by Diana Wynne Jones Predator's Gold by Philip Reeve Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud Pure Dead Brilliant by Debi Gliori Ragboy, Rats and the Surging Sea by Alan Temperley Raider by Susan Gates Red Shift by Alan Garner Remembrance by Theresa Breslin The Rescuers by Margery Sharp The Ropemaker by Peter Dickinson Ryland's Footsteps by Sally Prue Sabriel by Garth Nix Saffy's Angel by Hilary McKay Sam and the Griswalds by Emma Barnes Scabbit Isle by Tom Pow The Scarecrow and his Servant by Philip Pullman The Scavenger's Tale by Rachel Anderson Sebastian Darke, Prince of Fools by Philip Caveney The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Secret Heart by David Almond The Secret of the Crocodiles by Karen Wallace Secrets by Jacqueline Wilson The Shark Callers by Eric Campbell The Sighting by Jan Mark The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier Skellig by David Almond The Skin I'm In by Sharon G Flake Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel Slaves of the Mastery by William Nicholson Small-Minded Giants by Oisin McGann The Smugglers by Iain Lawrence Snatchers by Helen Cresswell The Snow-Walker's Son by Catherine Fisher Something's Fishy, Hazel Green by Odo Hirsch The Soul Thieves by Catherine Fisher The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Seeing Stone by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi The Spook's Apprentice by Joseph Delaney The Starlight Conspiracy by Steve Voake Starseeker by Tim Bowler The Sterkarm Handshake by Susan Price Stig of the Dump by Clive King Stop the Train by Geraldine McCaughrean Storlax by Robert Jackson and Bubbi Morthens Storm by Suzanne Fisher Staples Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz Stravaganza: City of Flowers by Mary Hoffman Stravaganza: City of Masks by Mary Hoffman Stravaganza: City of Stars by Mary Hoffman The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer Tag by Michael Coleman Takedown by Graham Marks Tell Me No Lies by Malorie Blackman Temmi and the Flying Bears by Stephen Elboz Temmi and the Frost Dragon by Stephen Elboz The Third-Class Genie by Robert Leeson Tom Fletcher and the Angel of Death by Sarah Matthias Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce Toro! Toro! by Michael Morpurgo The Tower at Moonville by Stephen Elboz Trail of the Huntress by Mark Robson Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Troll Fell by Katherine Langrish Troll Mill by Katherine Langrish Troy by Adele Geras True Believer by Virginia Euwer Wolff Turbulence by Jan Mark The Two Towers by J R R Tolkien Undercurrents by June Oldham Underworld by Catherine MacPhail Up On Cloud Nine by Anne Fine Useful Idiots by Jan Mark Viaduct Child by Patrick Wood Walkabout by James Vance Marshall War Dog by Martin Booth Warehouse by Keith Gray The Weathermonger by Peter Dickinson When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr When Marnie Was There by Joan G Robinson Where Were You, Robert? by Hans Magnus Enzensberger Why the Whales Came by Michael Morpurgo The Wind Singer by William Nicholson A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin The Wolf-Sisters by Susan Price The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken Worm in the Blood by Thomas Bloor The Wreck of the Zanzibar by Michael Morpurgo The Wreckers by Iain Lawrence The Wrong Hands by Nigel Richardson Yoss by Odo Hirsch You Don't Know Me by David Klass Zarconi's Magic Flying Fish by Kirsty Murray Zlata's Diary by Zlata Filipovic |
