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All of the following books are available from the Learning Resource Centre, along with many, many other books to suit every taste.
Ask Mrs Wells, our librarian, for advice.
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A Series of Unfortunate Events |
1st of Series |
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Lemony Snicket |
An Urgent Message of Wowness |
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Karen McCombie |
Artemis Fowl |
1st of Series |
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Eoin Colfer |
Arthur, King of Britain |
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Less demanding |
Michael Morpurgo |
Ballet Shoes |
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Noel Streatfield |
Beast Quest |
1st of Series |
Less demanding |
Adam Blade |
Biggles series |
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W.E.Johns |
Black Beauty |
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Anna Sewell |
Blitz Boys |
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Linda Newberry |
Bloodhunters |
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Steve Voake |
Carrie’s War |
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Nina Bawden |
CHERUB - The Recruit |
1st of CHERUB Series |
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Robert Muchamore |
Clarice Bean - That's Me |
1st of Clarice Bean Series |
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Lauren Child |
Clockwork |
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Phillip Pullman |
Darkening Plain |
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P. Reeve |
Diamond Brothers |
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A. Horowitz |
Diary of a Wimpey Kid |
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Jeff Kinney |
Face |
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B. Zephaniah |
Faerie Wars |
1st of Series |
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Herbie Brennan |
Fire Star |
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Chris D’Lacey |
Flambards |
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K.M. Peyton |
Girl Writer - Castles and Catastrophes |
1st of Series |
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Ros Asquith |
Gold of the Gods |
1st of Mission Survival Series |
Bear Grylls |
Goodnight Mr. Tom |
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Michelle Magorian |
Gruesham Grange |
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A. Horowitz |
H.I.V.E.: Higher Institute of Villainous Education |
1st of Series |
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Mark Walden |
Hacker |
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M. Blackman |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
1st of Harry Potter Series |
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J.K. Rowling |
Heartbeat |
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Sharon Creech |
Heidi |
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J. Spryi |
Holes |
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Louis Sachar |
Infernal Devices |
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P. Reeve |
Ink Heart |
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Demanding read |
C. Funke |
Journey to the River Sea |
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E. Ibbotson |
Just So Stories |
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Rudyard Kipling |
Just William |
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Richmal Crompton |
Knife |
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R.J. Anderson |
Lionboy |
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Zizou Corder |
Little Women |
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Demanding read |
Louisa M. Allcott |
Millions |
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F. Cottrell Boyce |
Mortal Engines |
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P. Reeve |
My Family and Other Animals |
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Gerald Durrell |
Northern Lights |
1st of His Dark Materials Series |
Demanding read |
Phillip Pullman |
Predators Gold |
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P. Reeve |
Refugee Boy |
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B. Zephaniah |
Ring of Bright Water |
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Gavin Maxwell |
Scarlet |
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Cathy Cassidy |
Sensational Spylet |
1st of Jane Blonde Series |
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Jill Marshall |
Sheep Pig |
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D. King-Smith |
Shooting Star |
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Rose Impey |
Silverfin |
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C. Higson |
Skellig |
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David Almond |
Skulduggery Pleasant |
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Derek Landy |
Spirit Walker |
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Demanding read |
M. Faber |
Stormbreaker |
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A. Horowitz |
The Butterfly Lion |
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Michael Morpurgo |
The Colour of Home |
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Less demanding |
M. Hoffman |
The Edge Chronicles |
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C. Riddell |
The Hobbit |
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J.R.R.Tolkein |
The Illmoor Chronicles |
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David Lee Stone |
The Lightening Thief |
1st of Percy Jackson Series |
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Rick Riordan |
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
1st of Narnia Series |
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C. S. Lewis |
The Poltergoose |
1st of Jiggy McCrue Series |
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Michael Lawrence |
The Railway Children |
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E. Nesbit |
The Revenge Files |
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Jamie Rix |
The Secret Garden |
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Frances Hodgson Burnett |
The Sprite Sisters |
1st of Series |
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Sheridan Winn |
The Sword in the Stone |
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T.H. White |
The World According to Humphrey |
1st of Series |
Less demanding |
Betty Birney |
The Woven Path |
1st of Wyrd Museum Series |
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Robin Jarvis |
Two Weeks with the Queen |
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Less demanding |
M Gelitzman |
Watership Down |
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Demanding read |
Richard Adams |
Ways to Live Forever |
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Sally Nicholls |
What Katy Did |
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S.M. Coolidge |
Winging It |
1st of Series |
Less demanding |
Annie Dalton |
Wolf Brother |
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Demanding read |
M. Faber |
