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Driftwood |
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Author |
Cassidy, Cathy |
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Hannah & Joey have been best friends forever. Joey's
parents love rescuing things & making them beautiful -
their house is full of things made from driftwood, old
glass & shells from the beach. Which is why the scraggy
kittens the girls find in a bin at school end up living
there. Then Paul moves in because he needs rescuing too.
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Title |
Small steps |
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Author |
Sachar, Louis |
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Armpit and X-Ray are living in Austin, Texas. It is
three years since they left the confines of Camp Green
Lake Detention Centre and Armpit is taking small steps
to turn his life around. He is working for a landscape
gardener, going to school and enjoying his first proper
romance, but is he going to be able to stay out of
trouble? |
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Title |
Mo |
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Author |
McCaughrean, Geraldine |
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Mo is no ordinary mobile phone. She can't make calls,
play games, and worst of all, switch off. However she
can tell the future - and there's danger ahead. A fast
and funny tale in which the mobile phone does all the
talking. |
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Title |
Daniel Radcliffe:no ordinary wizard |
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Author |
Norwich, Grace |
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Taking on the role of Harry Potter in the Harry Potter
films made Daniel Radcliffe a superstar over night.
Young readers can find out about the real-life Harry
Potter in this biography about the young actor.
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Title |
Say cheese and die! |
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Author |
Stine, R.L. |
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Greg thinks there is something wrong with the old camera
he found. The photographs keep turning out different.
But Greg's friends don't believe him. When Shari makes
Greg take a photo of her at a party, the picture comes
back without Shari in it. Is Shari about to be taken out
of the picture permanently? |
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Title |
Escape from Skull Island |
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Author |
Burns, Laura J. |
Publisher |
Simon & Schuster |
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After arriving on Skull Island, Carl Denham and his film
crew soon discover that the legend of the mighty Kong is
very real. Using the beautiful actress Ann Darrow as
bait, they capture the beast and bring him back to New
York. But Kong escapes his captors, before leaving a
trail of chaos and destruction in his wake. |
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Title |
Monster lakes |
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Author |
Ganeri, Anita |
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There's more to lakes than meets the eye, as 'Monster
Lakes' reveals. In the usual 'Horrible Geography' style,
the reader is taken through the physical geography of
the different ways lakes form, as well as describing the
wildlife which lives on its waters. |
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Title |
The Opal deception |
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Author |
Colfer, Eoin |
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Evil pixie Opal Koboi is plotting a terrible revenge
against her enemies, starting with Artemis Fowl and
Captain Holly Short - and ending with a plan to destroy
the world below ground. Stopping Opal will involve
clearing Holly's name of murder, and convincing a
super-intelligent centaur that he doesn't know it all.
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Alexander the Great and his claim to fame |
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Author |
Robins, Phil |
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Famously tutored by Aristotle, Alexander ruthlessly
established himself as Macedonian king in the 300s B.C.,
setting about continuing his father's wars against the
Persian Empire. This is the incredible story of this
military tactician who is bent on taking over the world.
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Title |
Inkspell |
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Author |
Funke, Cornelia C |
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Sequel to 'Inkheart', Cornelia Funke presents this
enthralling tale of loyalty, passion and betrayal.
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Title |
Ancient Egypt |
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Author |
Hart, George |
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Be an eyewitness to the unbelievable riches of the
pharoah's court and to everything Egyptian, from amazing
jewels to tools and from toys to immortal mummies.
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Title |
Ancient Rome |
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Author |
James, Simon |
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'Eyewitness' guides are the best-selling information
books ever conceived, with a clearly written,
fact-packed text and lavish photography. |
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Title |
The lion, the witch and the wardrobe |
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Author |
Lewis, C.S. |
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In this children's classic, Lucy finds that an old
wardrobe in a professor's country house is a gateway to
a magical land of fauns, centaurs, nymphs and talking
animals - but also of the beautiful but evil White Witch
who has held the land of Narnia in eternal winter for a
hundred years. |
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Title |
Amber and the hot pepper jelly |
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Author |
McCombie, Karen |
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When Stella sees grumpy waitress Amber's big-haired mum
trying to force her into wearing a horrible bridesmaid
dress disaster to her all too-perfect sister's wedding,
she realises Amber needs help. Stella thinks Amber could
really do with some sympathetic, normal mates, like her,
Rach and TJ. But Rachel isn't so sure... |
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Title |
So you think you know Narnia? |
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Author |
Gifford, Clive |
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You've read all the books, maybe more than once. But how
much do you really know about Narnia? This book revisits
C.S. Lewis' enchanted lands, reuniting the reader with
some familiar characters. |
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Title |
Hatchet |
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Author |
Paulsen, Gary |
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This novel tells of a 13 year-old boy who crashlands,
alone in the Canadian wilderness. All that stands
between living and dying is a hatchet. Somehow he must
learn to use this one tool to fend off starvation, wild
animals and many other hazards. |
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Title |
So you think you know the Simpsons? |
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Author |
Gifford, Clive |
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Which of the Simpson family has webbed feet?
Occasionally drinks from the dog dish? Went into space
as a NASA astronaut? Relive the hilarity of the TV
series as you test your knowledge of Homer, Marge, Bart,
Lisa and Maggie in this Simpsons quiz book, suitable for
fans of all ages |
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Title |
Teen idol |
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Author |
Cabot, Meg |
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Everyone loves Jen Greenley. But being the world's best
listener doesn't always get you too far. Until Jen's
asked to look after 'Lucas Smith' - better known as Luke
Striker, Hollywood's most famous teenage movie star,
who's coming to Clayton to research a new role. Can Jen
keep Luke's identity a secret? |
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Title |
Drowned Wednesday |
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Author |
Nix, Garth |
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Arthur Penhaligon finds himself on an adventure that
will put him against pirates, storms, explosions and a
vast beast that eats everything it encounters. Will our
unwitting hero be able to find the third part of the
Will and claim the Third Key? |
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Title |
Biology |
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Author |
Parker, John |
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Written by a senior examiner, this title contains all
the essential features students need to boost their exam
performance at A2 level. It contains sample questions
with graded model answers and realistic exam practice
questions, as well as examiner's tips on how to gain
crucial extra |
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Title |
Biology |
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Author |
Parker, John |
Publisher |
Letts Educational |
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The 'Revise AS' study guides are written by examiners
and contain in-depth course coverage of the key
information plus hints, tips and guidance. End-of-unit
sample questions and model answers provide essential
practice to improve students' exam technique. Previous
ed.: 2000 |
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Title |
Knockoff:the true story of the world's fastest growing
crime wave |
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Author |
Phillips, Tim |
Publisher |
Kogan Page |
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'Knockoff' exposes the shocking truth that
counterfeiting isn't harmless - far from it. Phillips
travelled to America, China and Russia, amongst other
countries, to research this book with the support of
several bodies including the New York Police, the
Business Software Alliance and the International
Chambers of Commerce.
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Title |
The Da Vinci code |
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Author |
Brown, Dan |
Publisher |
Bantam |
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Harvard professor Robert Langdon, visiting Paris, is
called in when the curator of the Louvre is murdered.
Alongside the body is a series of baffling codes.
Langdon and a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu,
are amazed to find a trail that leads to the works of Da
Vinci - and beyond. Previous ed.: 2003 |
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Title |
Deadly diseases |
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Author |
Arnold, Nick |
Publisher |
Hippo |
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The delightfully titled Horrible Science series is not
for the squeamish featuring as it does some of the less
pleasant aspects of science. This grisly book focuses on
illness and diseases. |
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In print |
Binding |
Paperback |
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Title |
Painful poison |
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Author |
Arnold, Nick |
Publisher |
Hippo |
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If you think you can stomach the sick side of science,
then read on as we get wise to the wicked world of
killer chemicals. With fantastic fact files, quirky
quizzes and crazy cartoons, 'Painful Poison' is reading
to die for. |
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In print |
Binding |
Paperback |
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Title |
Fantastic future |
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Author |
Goldsmith, Mike |
Publisher |
Hippo |
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This eye-opening guide predicts the future with a time-travelling
trip. Visit vast skyscraper cities, make friends with
robots and cyborgs, colonize far distant galaxies, and
watch the very last star go out at the end of the
universe. |
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Title |
Dracula |
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Author |
Francis, Pauline |
Publisher |
Evans |
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The 'Fast Track Classics' series presents retold,
shortened versions of classic novels that are suitable
for children working at Key Stage Two. The stories are
retold so as to lose none of the strength and character
of the originals. |
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Title |
The chronicles of Narnia:the movie storybook |
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Author |
Egan, Kate |
Publisher |
HarperCollins |
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Thanks to a spell cast by the evil White Witch, the
kingdom of Narnia is a frozen place where it is 'always
winter, but never Christmas'. Led by the powerful lion
Aslan, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy must try and defeat
the evil ruler and free all of Narnia from her icy
spell. |
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Title |
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell |
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Author |
Clarke, Susanna |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury |
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Long ago when magic still existed in England, the
greatest magician of all was the Raven King. Now at the
start of the 19th century, the Raven King is only a myth
and England no longer believes in magicians. But then Mr
Norrell makes his incredible talents known. Originally
published: 2004 |
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