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  • Lies We Tell Ourselves: Winner of the 2016 Inaugural Amnesty Honour

    Lies We Tell Ourselves: Winner of the 2016 Inaugural Amnesty Honour

    • Robin Talley
    • HarperCollins Publishers
    • ISBN13: 9781848452923
    • Published: 03-10-2014

    ***SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL 2016*** ***WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL AMNESTY CILIP HONOUR 2016*** Lie #1: I'm not afraid Lie #2: I'm sure I'm doing the right thing Lie #3: I don't care what they think of me It's...

  • The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

    The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

    • Leslye Walton
    • Walker Books Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781406357738
    • Published: 02-10-2014

    A mesmerizing, lyrical tale of the bright and dark sides of love and desire. First-time author Leslye Walton has constructed a layered and unforgettable mythology that \"follows Ava Lavender's discovery of her one-of-a-kind self\" (Teen Vogue).Shortlisted for the 2015 Waterstone's...

  • Respect

    Respect

    • Michaela Morgan, Karen Donnelly
    • Barrington Stoke Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781781124260
    • Published: 13-08-2014

    Powerful and inspiring story of Walter Tull, in a brand new edition to commemorate the centenary of World War One. The inspiring true story of Walter Tull, who overcame a tough childhood in a Children's Home to become the first black Premier League football player and the first black infantry...

  • The Manifesto on How to be Interesting

    The Manifesto on How to be Interesting

    • Holly Bourne
    • Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781409562184
    • Published: 01-08-2014

    Bree is a loser, a wannabe author who hides behind words. But when she's told she needs to start living a life worth writing about, The Manifesto on How to Be Interesting is born. Six steps on how to be interesting. Six steps that will see her infiltrate the popular set, fall in love with some...

  • Lockwood & Co: The Screaming Staircase: Book 1

    Lockwood & Co: The Screaming Staircase: Book 1

    • Jonathan Stroud
    • Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • ISBN13: 9780552566780
    • Published: 03-07-2014

    When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in . . .For more than 50 years, the country has been affected by a horrifying epidemic of ghosts. A number of Psychic Investigations Agencies have sprung up to destroy the dangerous apparitions.Lucy Ca...

  • Say Her Name

    Say Her Name

    • James Dawson
    • Hot Key Books
    • ISBN13: 9781471402449
    • Published: 05-06-2014

    Drip...drip...drip... In five days, she will come...Roberta 'Bobbie' Rowe is not the kind of person who believes in ghosts. A Halloween dare at her ridiculously spooky boarding school is no big deal, especially when her best friend Naya and cute local boy Caine agree to join in too. They are o...

  • A World Without Princes (The School for Good and Evil, Book 2)

    A World Without Princes (The School for Good and Evil, Book 2)

    • Soman Chainani
    • HarperCollins Publishers
    • ISBN13: 9780007502813
    • Published: 08-05-2014

    It's all happy ever after at the School for Good and Evil... or is it? The second title in the bestselling fantasy adventure series - perfect for those who prefer their fairy tales with a twist. After saving themselves and their fellow students from a life pitched again...

  • More Than This

    More Than This

    • Patrick Ness
    • Walker Books Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781406350487
    • Published: 01-05-2014

    From two-time Carnegie Medal winner Patrick Ness comes an enthralling and provocative new novel chronicling the life - or perhaps afterlife - of a teen trapped in a crumbling, abandoned world.A boy called Seth drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments, losing his life...