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Lottery Boy
- Michael Byrne
- Walker Books Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781406358292
- Published: 07-05-2015
A fast-moving and gripping thriller with a powerful emotional engagement; this is a young boy's story of loss and unbearable hope as he survives on London's streets. Reminiscent of Slumdog Millionaire, this contemporary adventure story set on the streets of London follows a boy whose lu...
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Dumb Chocolate Eyes
- Kevin Brooks
- Barrington Stoke Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781781124512
- Published: 07-05-2015
A brutally honest and effective story about adolescent boredom and destructive friendships, from Carnegie medalist Kevin Brooks. It was one of those childhood friendships of convenience - two lads in the same village who go to the same school. But then Cassidy gets it into his head that they s...
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Liberty's Fire
- Lydia Syson
- Hot Key Books
- ISBN13: 9781471403675
- Published: 07-05-2015
Paris, 1871. Four young people will rewrite their destinies. Paris is in revolt. After months of siege at the hands of the Prussians, a wind of change is blowing through the city, bringing with it murmurs of a new revolution. Alone and poverty-stricken, sixteen-year-old Zephyrine is quickly lu...
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Gypsy Girl
- Kathryn James
- Walker Books Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781406353013
- Published: 07-05-2015
A gripping romantic thriller set in a gypsy community.A gripping romantic thriller set in a gypsy community. \"It began three days ago with a fight. Seems that for me, everything begins with a fight...\" Gypsy Girl Sammy Jo may be strong, fast and tough, even in heels, but she gets...
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The Machine Gunners
- Robert Westall
- Pan Macmillan
- ISBN13: 9781447284161
- Published: 07-05-2015
'Some bright kid's got a gun and 2000 rounds of live ammo. And that gun's no pea-shooter. It'll go through a brick wall at a quarter of a mile.'Chas McGill has the second-best collection of war souvenirs in Garmouth, and he desperately wants it to be the best. When he stumbles acro...
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Cakes in Space
- Philip Reeve, Sarah McIntyre
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN13: 9780192734907
- Published: 07-05-2015
Astra's family are all snoring in their sleeping pods, but Astra is WIDE AWAKE. With her friend, Pilbeam, she goes off exploring and soon finds out the ship is in deep trouble. It's been knocked off course and invaded by a gang of Poglites, an alien salvage crew searching for spoons. Bu...
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Summoner: The Novice
- Taran Matharu
- Hachette Children's Group
- ISBN13: 9781444923971
- Published: 05-05-2015
Demons, magic and epic adventure - introducing the first book in the New York Times bestselling Summoner Trilogy...Fletcher was nothing more than a humble blacksmith's apprentice, when a chance encounter leads to the discovery that he has the ability to summon demons from another world. Chased...
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Attack of the Giant Sea Spiders
- Gareth P. Jones
- Little Tiger Press Group
- ISBN13: 9781847155993
- Published: 04-05-2015
Wanted: Dead or Alive! (Or smashed into little bits and delivered in boxes.)The Steampunk Pirates jump at the chance to earn a handsome reward in return for doing some snooping. But when they find themselves sandwiched between the Dread Captain Inky beard and a spider on the attack, it's time...
