Children's Fiction Recent Picks

February 2009

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Socks, shocks and secrets by Leila Rasheed.
"The first day of school is never easy-especially if you've got a super-starry reputation to live up to! (Book cover) Follow Bathsheba Clarice de Trop's Spectacular second diary!"

Young Samurai: The way of the warrior by Chris Bradford.
"August 1611. Jack Fletcher is shipwrecked off the coast of Japan - his beloved father and the crew lie slaughtered by ninja pirates... Jack's only hope is to become a samurai warrior. And so his training begins..." (Book cover)

Jane Blonde Spy in the Sky by Jill Marshall.
"When Jane Blonde becomes a sky-diving sensation she's on cloud nine! But her flying skills are put to the test when a flock of freaky creatures takes to the air. Can Blonde uncover the dangerous force behind her new enemy before she's blasted out of the skies?" (Book cover)

The Indigo King by James A. Owen.
"On a September evening in 1931, John and Jack, two Caretakers of the Imaginarium Geographica, discover a cryptic warning on a medieval manuscript - which is not only addressed to them but seems to have been written by their friend, Hugo Dyson! But before they can discover the origin of the strange book, Hugo walks through a door in time - and vanishes into the past." (Book cover)

Mothstorm by Philip Reeve.
"A sinister cloud had appeared on the edge of the Solar System, and seemed to be moving closer. Rather than sit idly by, my family and I decided that we should investigate whatever monstrous force of darkness hid within." (Book cover)

Allie Finkle's rules for girls: the new girl by Meg Cabot.
"Allie needs some new rules for girls to help her out. It's hard being good all the time. Rules for girls: The less your little brothers know about your business, the better off you are. If you say it enough times in your head it will come true (sometimes). A lady never raises her fist to another!" (Book cover)

Secrets of Deltora: Exploring the land of dragons by Emily Rodda.
"Although an explorer, not a writer, Doran is compelled to undertake the great task of introducing the wonders of Deltora to travellers. Follow his expedition through the 7 gem territories and gain a special insight into Deltora's dangers, people and places, magic and monsters, creatures and customs. Keen-witted readers may even uncover a hidden message in Doran’s work..." (Book cover)

My friend Percy and Buffalo Bill by Ulf Stark.
"The amiable and charming Percy invites himself to join Ulf on his simmer holiday on an island in the Swedish archipelago. Though Ulf's parents view Percy as an unsuitable friend, everyone else - including Ulf's curmudgeonly grandfather - appears to love him. But it is too much for Ulf when his summer crush, Pia, also begins to show signs of affection for Percy." (Book cover)

Sylvie and the songman by Tim Binding.
"Something had happened to her, something which had changed her for ever. There were many things she did not fully understand, but she felt at home here, as if this place, this adventure, had been waiting for her all her life." (Book Cover)

The Toymaker by Jeremy de Quidt.
"From the moment that the circus boy, Mathias, takes a small roll of paper from the dying conjuror, his fate is sealed. For on it is the key to a terrifying secret, and there are those who would kill him rather than have it told." (Book cover)

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