Debut books from New Authors

Socks Are Not Enough
Mark Lowery
A piece of Passion from the Publisher: We at Scholastic Children’s Books are very proud to be publishing Socks Are Not Enough by Mark Lowery in February 2012.  It genuinely takes a lot to make me laugh – especially out loud....
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Someone Else's Life
Katie Dale
A totally gripping roller-coaster of a story about family secrets, relationships and deceit.  It's Jodi Picoult for teens and a wonderfully engaging debut from a talented young author who won the 2008 SCBWI Undiscovered Voices competition.
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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The Other Life
Susanne Winnacker
Beautifully formed and gut-wrenchingly gripping, this is essential reading.  Here at Lovereading we're glad to see the back of too much paranormal publishing and pleased to see a new theme - dystopian fiction - coming to the fore.  The worry...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2012
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Tempest
Julie Cross
The Time Traveller's Wife meets The Matrix in an action-packed romance and a mind-blowing debut novel that will keep you guessing at every turn. Click here to visit the MyKindaBook website, where you will find an exclusive bonus prequel short...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012
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The Lunar Chronicles : Cinder
Marissa Meyer
Cinder is caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal. Now she must uncover secrets about her mysterious past in order to protect Earth's future. This is not the fairytale you remember, but it's one you won't forget. The next three...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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The Weight of Water
Sarah Crossan
The Weight of Water is a startlingly original piece of fiction written in verse; most simply a brilliant coming of age story.  First love, friendship and quiet courage combine in this spare and beautiful story that will leave you sad,...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Opal Moonbaby
Maudie Smith
When a strange new girl who claims to be an alien arrives unexpectedly in the street Martha is determined not to have anything to do with her. After all, she’s just given up friends For Ever after her disastrous experience...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Monkey Red, Monkey Blue
Nicki Greenberg
Jolly chaos follows Monkey Red and Monkey Blue, the two bad monkeys who run amuck after bedtime. Together they create a riotous midnight feast; fruit salad, pancakes, popcorn - there’s food everywhere and it flies across the page in a...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/01/2012
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Sky Hawk
Gill Lewis
Rich in atmosphere and full of heart, Sky Hawk is an intense and touching story of how protecting a rare bird forges a deep and special friendship between two children. The osprey is Iona’s secret but she trusts Callum to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 08/12/2011
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Dark Lord : The Teenage Years
Jamie Thomson, Dirk Lloyd
This is wonderfully original, completely mad but according to a 10 year old boy we gave it to is one of the funniest books he's read all year.  Bring together the thought that there is a 13 year old school...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/10/2011
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The Snow Merchant
Sam Gayton
The Snow Merchant is a fantasy filled with family secrets, magical transformations and wild adventure. Join Lettie on her journey to uncover the true meaning of snow, family and friendship. A gripping debut.
Format: Hardback - Released: 06/10/2011
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Nature Mage
Duncan Pile
This is an exciting new fantasy series that fans of Harry Potter, Percy Jackson and Septimus Heap will absolutely love to read. Excitingly for Lovereading4kids we were approached by the author in early 2011 who showed us the first three chapters...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/09/2011
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Dark Inside
Jeyn Roberts
The Road meets 28 Days Later in this heart-stopping, page-turning saga of rage, hope and survival. A global earthquake has released an inner rage in some people throughout the world that they cannot fight. For those who can, life becomes...
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/09/2011
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No Use Crying
Zannah Kearns
This warm and powerful coming-of-age story is a sparkling debut from a brilliant fresh talent, filled with colourful characters that will stay with you long after the book is finished.
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2011
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Mist
Kathryn James
"Listen, my children. Have you heard of the Lost Girls? They go into the woods and never come back ..." Mist is Kathryn James' first novel. She currently works as a filmmaker documenting the lives of gypsies living in the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2011
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My Bear Griz
Suzanne McGinness
Celebrating a special friendship between a small boy and his favourite bear – a great big grizzly! Big and bold illustrations show all the wonderful things boy and bear enjoy together. Exploring, playing hide and seek, sharing secrets – the...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/09/2011
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Wickedness
Deborah White
This is a stunning debut from an exciting new voice in teenage fiction, author Deborah White. It is a thrilling adventure that combines history, fantasy and romance and is refreshingly original.
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2011
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The Princess and the Sleep Stealer
Elissa Elwick
A magical tale of fantasy and adventure perfect for bedtime with sleep-stealing pirates, a friendly dragon and a heroic princess, not to mention a moonlit race over sugar mountains and through liquorice trees, this book has all the ingredients for...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/08/2011
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The Donut Diaries
Dermot Milligan
Hot on the heels of the success of The Wimpy Kid this diary will strike a chord with all those who love to see life through the eyes of twelve year old Dermot Milligan. Dermot starts his diaries when he...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2011
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We Can be Heroes
Catherine Bruton
An astonishing debut.  Moving. Funny. Explosive. And most of all, unexpected...As powerful as Frank Cottrell Boyce's Millions. A Piece of Passion from Ali Dougal, Catherine's Editor at Egmont Books: We Can Be Heroes is the sort of book that I dreamt of...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/08/2011
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Angel's Fury
Bryony Pearce
A gripping psychological drama that captures the absolute terror that the past can have on the present. Cassie is haunted first by nightmares and then even in the daytime when her thoughts seem to be taken over by terrors from...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/07/2011
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Enormouse
Rebecca Gerlings
This tiny kitten at the heart of this story has some very big ideas! Setting off to join a circus, he comes up with an amazing idea…A mountain of mice standing on one another’s shoulder’s becomes Enormouse, a dazzling act...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/07/2011
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Forgotten
Cat Patrick
A teen story with a difference. London Lane seems like any normal high school student except that she can’t remember the past – her brain is wiped clean at 4.33 every day – and worse, she can see what is going to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2011
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Starcrossed
Josephine Angelini
Destiny brought them together. The Gods will keep them apart. This is the book of the summer to get love-struck by! 'A gorgeous, haunting saga that completely swept me away. OMGods, I can't wait to read more' - Lauren Kate, author...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/06/2011
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Too Much Trouble
Tom Avery
Winner of the 2010 Frances Lincoln / Seven Stories Diverse Voices Children's Book Award. Click here to read author and teacher Tom Avery's Q&A with one of the judges, Geraldine Brennan. This prize-winning story will grab readers’ attention from...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/06/2011
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The Taming of Lilah May
Vanessa Curtis
This cleverly written novel is told with sensitivity and humour and introduces a new anti-heroine in Lilah May.  Clever and sassy Lilah is finding is hard to keep her anger under control but it's only been like this since her...
Format: Paperback - Released: 12/05/2011
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Pretty Twisted
Gina Blaxill
A high-octane tautly woven thriller by an exciting new voice in young Adult fiction, It's also a touching story about love, loss and friendship.  Fans of Sophie McKenzie will love it. Desperately in love, Jonathan is gutted when his girlfriend...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/05/2011
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Divergent
Veronica Roth
This is a heart-pounding and thrilling urban dystopian fiction debut from an exciting young author.  Divergent is a novel of non-stop suspense and twists and turn that you least expect.  There's romance too and a heroine who is determined to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 28/04/2011
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Casper Candlewacks in Death by Pigeon!
Ivan Brett
As hilarious and ridiculous as its title might lead you to expect, this is a rollercoaster of a ride as Casper Candlewick sets out to ‘save the day’! Why the day needs saving and how it is done is a...
Format: Paperback - Released: 28/04/2011
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The Emerald Atlas: The Books of Beginning
John Stephens
This is the first thrilling book in the most exciting children's fantasy series since Harry Potter. A word from the author's UK publisher: This is a fantastic magical adventure story to lose yourself in for days – a return to true adventure...
Format: Hardback - Released: 14/04/2011
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