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Black Heart Blue
Louisa Reid
May 2012 MEGA Debut of the Month. A debut novel which packs a heart-stopping punch. Sixteen year old twins Hephzi and Rebecca are about as different from each other as they could be; Hephzi is beautiful and bold, Rebecca suffers from...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
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Louisa Reid
May 2012 MEGA Debut of the Month. A debut novel which packs a heart-stopping punch. Sixteen year old twins Hephzi and Rebecca are about as different from each other as they could be; Hephzi is beautiful and bold, Rebecca suffers from...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
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Claws
Mike Grinti, Rachel Grinti
May 2012 Debut of the Month. Emma's sister has run off with the faeries. Her parents have spent all their money looking for her and now the family is living on the edge of an enchanted slum-forest nearby. But then...
Featured in: 11+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2012
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Mike Grinti, Rachel Grinti
May 2012 Debut of the Month. Emma's sister has run off with the faeries. Her parents have spent all their money looking for her and now the family is living on the edge of an enchanted slum-forest nearby. But then...
Featured in: 11+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2012
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The Hunt
Andrew Fukuda
May 2012 eBook of Month. If you're on the hunt for an original plot that's thought-provoking and chilling then The Hunt will be just up your street. Gene is human in a world where they've been made extinct other than those...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2011
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Andrew Fukuda
May 2012 eBook of Month. If you're on the hunt for an original plot that's thought-provoking and chilling then The Hunt will be just up your street. Gene is human in a world where they've been made extinct other than those...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2011
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Slated
Teri Terry
May 2012 Debut of the Month. This is a debut novel not to miss. It's an original and haunting psychological thriller that's packed with intense mystery and secrets that will have you gripped from the very first page. It's the story of Kyla...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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Teri Terry
May 2012 Debut of the Month. This is a debut novel not to miss. It's an original and haunting psychological thriller that's packed with intense mystery and secrets that will have you gripped from the very first page. It's the story of Kyla...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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Secret Breakers : The Power of Three
H. L. Dennis
May 2012 Debut of the Month. Code-breaking readers who love to follow clues and solve a mystery will be addicted to this gripping adventure. The Rules say that it is forbidden to try to unlock the secret code that hides...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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H. L. Dennis
May 2012 Debut of the Month. Code-breaking readers who love to follow clues and solve a mystery will be addicted to this gripping adventure. The Rules say that it is forbidden to try to unlock the secret code that hides...
Featured in: 11+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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A Dog Called Homeless
Sarah Lean
May 2012 Debut of the Month. This is an outstandingly assured debut novel from a sparkling new talent. When Cally Fisher sees her dead mother, real as anything, no one believes her. So Cally stops talking - what's the point...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
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Sarah Lean
May 2012 Debut of the Month. This is an outstandingly assured debut novel from a sparkling new talent. When Cally Fisher sees her dead mother, real as anything, no one believes her. So Cally stops talking - what's the point...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
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Hitler's Angel
William Osborne
May 2012 Debut of the Month. Fans of Robert Muchamore's Cherub and Henderson's Boys or Higson's Young Bond series will devour this book in a sitting. It's a novel that has its base on true fact: Hitler's secret relationship with his niece,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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William Osborne
May 2012 Debut of the Month. Fans of Robert Muchamore's Cherub and Henderson's Boys or Higson's Young Bond series will devour this book in a sitting. It's a novel that has its base on true fact: Hitler's secret relationship with his niece,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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Starters
Lissa Price
April 2012 MEGA Debut of the Month. Matched meets The Hunger Games. This is an outstanding and action-packed futristic dystopian thriller in which teenagers are at the mercy of wealthy geriatrics who will go to any lengths to use...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 29/03/2012
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Lissa Price
April 2012 MEGA Debut of the Month. Matched meets The Hunger Games. This is an outstanding and action-packed futristic dystopian thriller in which teenagers are at the mercy of wealthy geriatrics who will go to any lengths to use...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 29/03/2012
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Immortal City
Scott Speer
April 2012 Debut of the Month. Immortal City is the electrifying debut novel from Scott Speer. With a breathtaking narrative, murder mystery and the perfect hero and heroine, this is the ideal book for any fan of paranormal romance. Key protagonist,...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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Scott Speer
April 2012 Debut of the Month. Immortal City is the electrifying debut novel from Scott Speer. With a breathtaking narrative, murder mystery and the perfect hero and heroine, this is the ideal book for any fan of paranormal romance. Key protagonist,...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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The Comic Cafe
Roger Stevens
April 2012 Debut of the Month. Leading poet Roger Stevens tells a deliciously witty story set in a café with a distinctly haunted feel. How Will and his four sisters survive the summer when they are abandoned by their parents in...
Featured in: 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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Roger Stevens
April 2012 Debut of the Month. Leading poet Roger Stevens tells a deliciously witty story set in a café with a distinctly haunted feel. How Will and his four sisters survive the summer when they are abandoned by their parents in...
Featured in: 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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Rabbityness
Jo Empson
April 2012 Debut of the Month. Highly original, this is a stunning debut picture book which celebrates creativity and difference while also serving as a touching introduction to the idea that people leave good things behind them even when they are...
Featured in: 3+ readers | 5+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 15/02/2012
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Jo Empson
April 2012 Debut of the Month. Highly original, this is a stunning debut picture book which celebrates creativity and difference while also serving as a touching introduction to the idea that people leave good things behind them even when they are...
Featured in: 3+ readers | 5+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 15/02/2012
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Freaks
Kieran Larwood
April 2012 Debut of the Month and Winner of The Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition 2011. This well-written and action-packed debut is even being considered...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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Kieran Larwood
April 2012 Debut of the Month and Winner of The Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition 2011. This well-written and action-packed debut is even being considered...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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Call Me Drog
Sue Cowing
April 2012 Debut of the Month. Parker’s got a lot of demons to face as he struggles to come to terms with his parent’s separation and his father’s expectations of him. He thinks he’s coping alright until he finds Drog...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2012
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Sue Cowing
April 2012 Debut of the Month. Parker’s got a lot of demons to face as he struggles to come to terms with his parent’s separation and his father’s expectations of him. He thinks he’s coping alright until he finds Drog...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2012
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A Tiger Too Many
Antony Wootten
April 2012 Debut of the Month. A Tiger Too Many is enchanting from the word go and very readable. The sentences are short and concise with no waffle and therefore the story goes forward quite briskly and the reader’s attention...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 29/08/2011
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Antony Wootten
April 2012 Debut of the Month. A Tiger Too Many is enchanting from the word go and very readable. The sentences are short and concise with no waffle and therefore the story goes forward quite briskly and the reader’s attention...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 29/08/2011
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Wonder
R. J. Palacio
Chosen by Stylist magazine as one of the Cult Books of 2012. Frank, powerful, warm and often heart-breaking, Wonder is a book you'll read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page. This is a...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2012
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R. J. Palacio
Chosen by Stylist magazine as one of the Cult Books of 2012. Frank, powerful, warm and often heart-breaking, Wonder is a book you'll read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page. This is a...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Wildwood
Colin Meloy
March 2012 Debut of the Month. This delightful book isn’t easy to categorise. Written and illustrated by a Husband and Wife team this surreal, fairytale-like story is full of adventure and excitement – beginning with the abduction of a one...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Colin Meloy
March 2012 Debut of the Month. This delightful book isn’t easy to categorise. Written and illustrated by a Husband and Wife team this surreal, fairytale-like story is full of adventure and excitement – beginning with the abduction of a one...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2012
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The Things We Did for Love
Natasha Farrant
March 2012 Debut of the Month. A beautiful and bittersweet love story set in the real village of Oradour-sur-Glane which was cruelly and apparently randomly destroyed during the Second World War. Teenagers Luc and Arianne meet and fall in love. Ari...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Natasha Farrant
March 2012 Debut of the Month. A beautiful and bittersweet love story set in the real village of Oradour-sur-Glane which was cruelly and apparently randomly destroyed during the Second World War. Teenagers Luc and Arianne meet and fall in love. Ari...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Itch
Simon Mayo
March 2012 Debut of the Month. A terrific action adventure packed-full of fascinating true science! Itch is making an unusual collection: when it is finished, it will include all the elements of the periodic table. But collecting elements is a...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Simon Mayo
March 2012 Debut of the Month. A terrific action adventure packed-full of fascinating true science! Itch is making an unusual collection: when it is finished, it will include all the elements of the periodic table. But collecting elements is a...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Wither Book One of the Chemical Garden
Lauren DeStefano
Refreshingly free of vampires and werewolves this is a stunning dystopian debut novel written for teenage readers. Genetic engineering gone wrong has lead to a radically different population structure and teenage girls are forced to breed to keep the human...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 16/02/2012
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Lauren DeStefano
Refreshingly free of vampires and werewolves this is a stunning dystopian debut novel written for teenage readers. Genetic engineering gone wrong has lead to a radically different population structure and teenage girls are forced to breed to keep the human...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 16/02/2012
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