Kids' Choices for September!
Thanks for all your great selections... these books are the top ten chosen for September 2008. Keep letting us know about the fantastic books you've read!
 Evangeline Mudd and the golden-haired apes of the Ikkinasti Jungle, by Wiley Miller.
"It is a great book full of excitement. If you like monkeys, this is the book for you!" (Kids' Choice reviewer)
 Ginger Snaps, by Cathy Cassidy.
"Gone are the days when Ginger was an outsider, always on the fringes of friendship. She's swapped puppy fat and pigtails for make-up and hair straighteners and never looked back - until now. Ginger and Shannon are best mates, but when they befriend lonely Emily, everything changes. Even the saxophone-playing boy in the trilby hat can't help - he's part of the problem... Are Ginger and Shannon drifting apart or can they stay best friends forever? A gorgeously tender-hearted story about secrets, friends and fitting in from the new queen of tween, Cathy Cassidy. This book is sure to ring true with readers of 8-13." (Amazon.co.uk)
 Pip: the story of Olive, by Kim Kane.
"Olive is an only child. She lives by the sea in a ramshackle old house with her mother, Mog, successful, busy and hardly ever at home. Olive is very pale and very quiet and she doesn't quite fit in. But she has a best friend, Mathilda, and that's what matters. And then Mathilda decides to be someone else's best friend. Just as life really can't get much worse, Pip shows up. Brash, loud Pip, who is everything that Olive is not, and is about to cause Olive a whole heap of trouble - and open her up to a whole new world of possibilities." (Amazon.co.uk)
 Witch Baby and Me, by Debi Gliori.
"Lily is 9. Her sister Daisy is 1. And she's no ordinary baby. Somehow, when she was born, something went rather wrong... and now Daisy is a Witch Baby. Nobody knows this but Lily - she's the only one who can see when Daisy makes the fridge float in the air, or turns people into slugs, or summons up her very stinky dog Waywoof... The sisters have just moved to a new neighbourhood, and their mum wants them to make friends. She decides to throw a party and send Lily and Daisy out to deliver the invitations. They meet some odd characters along the way... Will the party be a big success or will Daisy's magic mean things are even more chaotic than normal?" (Amazon.co.uk)
 Billy and Old Smoko, by Jack Lasenby.
"Billy wakes up one morning to find a strange woman burning his porridge. The woman speaks without pause but says she's his real mum. Billy knows this isn't true. And when he finds a secret note from his real mother, he sets out to find her. There follows a madcap, mischievous story of how Billy manages to survive living with an imposter who feeds him nothing but burnt crumbs and half an empty eggshell. Billy befriends an amazing talking horse and together they gradually piece together a series of loopy clues that reveal how a whole village of mothers could possibly go missing. With some nutty, funny ideas about time, history and the grownups that kids have to put up with, Jack Lasenby gives us a bonkers plot that turns up clones,mad scientists and witches. This is a mystery and thriller built on batty logic. It's a book to be read - and laughed - aloud to all children. Even those who've never had to tuck their mums and dads into bed." (Children's Bookshop, Kilbirnie)
 Living the dream, by Annie Dalton.
"The final adventure in the hugely popular Agent Angel series sees Mel facing her biggest challenge to date. Earth's future lies in the balance - can Mel help save her home planet from destruction? 21st Century Earth is in meltdown and Mel holds the key to saving the planet and humanity! Not much pressure then! As if that's not enough, she's being sent on a mission to help Cody Fortuna, a troubled native American girl, urgently in need of angelic support. That's if she can lift the curse Cody's under..." (Amazon.co.uk)
 Goontown, by John Larkham.
"Homework on the first day of school is never good. Especially when it involves a mad scientist, chickens, insane logic, a turbo-charged clothesline, several near-death experiences and the collapse of civilisation. Leon, Dermott, Paige and Jade's skills as a good adder-upper, an Irish dancing state semi-finalist, a dedicated shopper and someone who can just about order yum cha in Cantonese (if the waiter speaks slowly) may not be any help... In fact, they'll be lucky to make it through the night." (Book cover)
 Sabotage! : the diary of Rowan Webb, by Sharon Holt.
"The Rainbow Warrior was the flag ship of the Greenpeace movement when it was sunk by agents of the French Foreign Intelligence, while anchored in Auckland harbour, on the 10th of July 1985. In this story thirteen-year-old Rowan Webb gets herself a French penpal and unwittingly becomes involved in an event that not only shocks a nation, but the whole world. Ages 10 years plus." (Children's Bookshop, Kilbirnie)
 How to speak dragonese, by Cressida Cowell.
"Climbing on to a Roman Dragon Rustling ship by mistake in your first 'Boarding an Enemy Ship' is bad enough. But to then discover that Alvin the Treacherous is also on board proves to Hiccup he couldn't have been more wrong, especially when he steals his copy of How to Speak Dragonese. Can Hiccup save the dragons and the day?" (Amazon.co.uk)
 Jealousy junkie, by Carrie Bright.
"Maddy (funny, misfit, drama queen) is addicted to magazines, so she turns to them for help in times of crisis. Like when new girl, glamorous Starr, comes to school and threatens to come between Maddy and her best friend Scott. She tries every top tip and helpful hint to get rid of Starr but things go horribly wrong. Is Maddy really a jealousy junkie? Or can she apply her mag-hag knowledge to resolve her problems? Jealousy Junkie follows Maddy's tears and traumas with warmth and humour. The book is also attractively produced with witty magazine-style doodles." (Amazon.co.uk)
See the other Kids' Choices for 2008.
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