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My Dads a birdman Almond, David
Lizzie and Dad live in a rainy town
in the north of England. It's just the
two of them, and Auntie Doreen,
who pops round to check Lizzie's
spellings and tell Dad he's daft. ..
13 Rolling Shelves
The Coral Island Ballantyne, R.M.
The story opens with the shipwreck
on a Pacific Island of the young
friends Ralph Rover and Jack
Martin and Peterkin Gray. Despite
the pleasurable presence of
delicious breadfruit, coconuts, and
succulent oysters, the intrepid trio
are not alone…
15 Rolling Shelves
The Indian in the Cupboard Banks, Lynne Reid
For Omri, it is a dream come true
when the plastic American Indian
he locks into the old cupboard
comes to life. Little Bull is
everything an Indian brave should
be – proud, fearless and defiant.
15 Rolling Shelves
Wonderful Wizard of Oz Baum, Frank
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an
American children's novel written
by author L. Frank Baum and
illustrated by W. W. Denslow,
originally published by the George
M. Hill Company in Chicago on May
17, 1900.
13 Rolling Shelves
Mystery of the burnt cottage Blyton, Enid
The novel centres on the mystery
of who could have set fire to Mr
Hick’s cottage. The five children,
Larry and Daisy Daykin, Pip and
Bets Hilton, and newcomer
Frederick Algernon Trotteville (later
nicknamed Fatty from his initials),
meet at the scene of the fire and
end up solving the mystery
together.
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Mystery of the Disappearing Cat Blyton, Enid
Luke, a friend of the Five Find-
Outers is working in the garden
when Lady Candling's valuable
siamese cat is stolen. The Five Find-
Outers and Dog work to solve the
case.
6 Rolling Shelves
Mystery of the Secret Room Blyton, Enid
The third in the mystery series is
where Fatty really begins to take
detective work seriously.
6 Rolling Shelves
Mystery of the Spiteful Letters Blyton, Enid
The Five Find Outers - Fatty, Larry,
Daisy, Pip and Bets, and their
Scottie dog, Buster, are shocked
when someone starts sending
anonymous spiteful letters to
several people in their village of
Peterswood.
6 Rolling Shelves
Mystery of the Missing Necklace Blyton, Enid
Together again in the summer
holidays, the Five Find Outers are
finding the hot summer rather dull -
until they learn that Peterswood is
apparently the headquarters of a
gang of poachers who are carrying
out burglaries outside of the
village.
6 Rolling Shelves
Secret Seven (Book 1) Blyton, Enid
The Secret Seven consists of Peter
(the society's leader), Janet (Peter's
sister), Jack, Barbara, George, Pam
and Colin. Jack's sister Susie and
her best friend Binkie often make
an appearance in the books; they
hate the Secret Seven and delight
in playing tricks designed to
humiliate them.
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14 Copies
Available
1 Copy On Loan
16/02/2017
Terrible Thing that happened to Barnaby
BrockettBoyne, John
The Brockets are normal, boringly
normal but from birth, Barnaby has
been anything but normal - for
starters, he defies gravity and
floats. One day, the Brockets
decide they've had enough,
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Jennings and Darbishire Buckridge, Anthony
Jennings and Darbishire set up their
own newspaper, the Form Three
Times, have a confusing chat with
some French natives, accidentally
set a photography developing dish
on fire and get lost in the environs
of Pottlewhistle Halt.
15 Rolling Shelves
The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart Burgis, Stephanie
Aventurine is the fiercest, bravest
kind of dragon, and she's ready to
prove it to her family by leaving the
safety of their mountain cave and
capturing the most dangerous prey
of all: a human.
15 Rolling Shelves
The Ghosts of Magnificent Children Busher, Caroline
The year is 1848. It is a time when
magic and ghosts exist. Four
Magnificent Children are captured
by Badblood s Circus.
15 Rolling Shelves
Wildflower Glower Conlon-McKenna, Marita
At seven, Peggy made a terrifying
journey through famine-stricken
Ireland. Now thirteen, and
determined to make a new life for
herself, she sets off alone across
the Atlantic to America.
15 Rolling Shelves
Damsel Connolly, S.E
The dragon roared and the clearing
filled with shining whiteness. The
flames burned with the pure
deadly brightness that can only
come from dragon fire.
15 Rolling Shelves
BFG Dahl, Roald
The BFG is a 1982 children's book
written by British novelist Roald
Dahl and illustrated by Quentin
Blake. It is an expansion of a short
story from Dahl's 1975 book Danny,
the Champion of the World.
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James and the Giant Peach Dahl, Roald
The plot centres on a young English
orphan boy who enters a gigantic,
magical peach, and has a wild and
surreal cross-world adventure with
seven magically-altered garden
bugs he meets. They set off on a
journey to escape from James' two
mean and cruel aunts.
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Matilda Dahl, Roald
In a small Buckinghamshire village,
Matilda is a six-year-old girl of
unusual precocity, but she is often
ill-treated or neglected by her
parents.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Dahl, Roald
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is
a 1964 children's book by British
author Roald Dahl. The story
features the adventures of young
Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate
factory of eccentric chocolatier
Willy Wonka.
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Because of Winn-Dixie DiCamillo, Kate
Funny and poignant, this 2001
Newbery Honor novel captures life
in a quirky Southern town as Opal
and her mangy dog, Winn-Dixie,
strike up friendships among the
locals.
15 Rolling Shelves
Great Expectations (Graphic Novel) Dickens, Charles
Pip, an orphan who is about seven
years old, encounters an escaped
convict in the village churchyard,
while visiting the graves of his
parents and siblings.
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Spiderwick Chronicles - Field Guide - Book 1 Diterlitz
After finding a mysterious,
handmade field guide in the attic of
the ramshackle old mansion
they’ve just moved into, Jared; his
twin brother, Simon; and their
older sister, Mallory, discover that
there’s a magical and maybe
dangerous world existing parallel
to our own
14 Rolling Shelves
Deep Blue Donnelly, Jennifer
When Serafina, a mermaid of the
Mediterranean Sea, awakens on
the morning of her betrothal, her
biggest worry should be about
reuniting with handsome Prince
Mahdi, her childhood crush.
Instead she finds herself haunted
by strange dreams foretelling the
return of an ancient evil
15 Rolling Shelves
Walter Speazlebud Donohoe, David
Walter Speazlebud is a whizz at
spelling backwards. He also has the
power of Noitanigami
(Imagination) ? he can make
people, and animals, go backwards
in time ? two skills he inherited
from his favourite person, his
grandfather.
13 Rolling Shelves
London Eye Mystery Dowd, Siobhan
The London Eye Mystery is a children's
mystery novel by English author
Siobhan Dowd. First published in 2007,
it tells the story of how Ted, a boy with
Asperger syndrome, solves the mystery
of how his cousin, Salim, seemingly
vanishes from inside a sealed capsule
on the London Eye.
15 Rolling Shelves
A Greyhound of a Girl Doyle, Roddy
12-year-old Mary O'Hara is accosted
one day by the ghost of her great-
grandmother. Tansey, who died
tragically young, wants to speak to her
own daughter (Mary's wise-cracking
grandmother Emer, who is near to
death in hospital) and needs the help of
Mary and her mother Scarlett.
27 Rolling Shelves
Arthur Quinn and the World Serpent Early, Alan
Something wicked has awoken
under the streets of Dublin15 Rolling Shelves
Ivan the Terrible Fine, Anne
It is Ivan's first day of school. He
can only speak Russian and it's
Boris's job to look after him and
translate for him. St Edmund's is a
civilized school, but Ivan isn't
civilized. Boris knows that he is
going to have trouble teaching
Ivan.
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Rolling Shelves
1 Copy On Loan
16/02/2017
Rangers Apprentice: Early Years Flanagan, John
When Halt and Crowley discover
that the ambitious Morgarath has
been infiltrating the Rangers in
order to corrupt the Corps, the
young Rangers travel north to find
Prince Duncan, seeking a royal
warrant to stop Morgarath before
it is too late.
15 Rolling Shelves
Fortunately the Milk Gaiman, Neil
You know what it's like when your
mum goes away on a business trip
and Dad's in charge. She leaves a
really, really long list of what he's
got to do. And the most important
thing is DON'T FORGET TO GET THE
MILK. Unfortunately, Dad forgets.
...
15 Rolling Shelves
Daisy and the Trouble with Life Gray, Kes
It's SOOOOOOO unfair. Daisy's
been grounded. No Hopping or
Skipping, Flying or Parachuting.
She's lucky she's even been allowed
out of her bedroom after what she
has done.
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Storm Weaver Griffin, Matt
Ayla and her friends travel further
from home and deeper into the
strange and ancient world of Fal.
The chase leads them through a
land of ever-deepening magic,
populated with characters bizarre
and beautiful, wondrous and
dangerous.
15 Rolling Shelves
Outcasts (Bk1) Grimstone, David
A small group of friends who call
themselves The Outcasts; Jake (
a.k.a Dealmo) and his friends
Kellogg, Lemon and Fatyak spend
their time outside of school
hanging out and planning role
playing games.
15 Rolling Shelves
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-
TimeHaddon, Mark
Christopher John Francis Boone
knows all the countries of the
world and their capitals and every
prime number up to 7,057. He
relates well to animals but has no
understanding of human emotions.
He cannot stand to be touched.
And he detests the color yellow.
15 Rolling Shelves
The Best Medicine Hamill, Christine
Philip is twelve years old and life is
pretty good. He gets on with his
mum and gets by pretty well at
school - in spite of girl problems,
teacher problems, bully problems
and - er - poetry problems.
15 Rolling Shelves
The Iron Man Hughes Ted
Mankind must put a stop to the
dreadful destruction caused by the
Iron Man. A trap is set for him, but
he cannot be kept down. Then,
when a terrible monster from outer
space threatens to lay waste to the
planet, it is the Iron Man who finds
a way to save the world.
15All on Loan
26/04/2017
Unreal!! Jennings, Paul
Unreal is the first in a series of
collections of short stories by
Australian author Paul Jennings. It
was first released in 1985.
12 Rolling Shelves
Emil and the Detectives Kastner, Erich
Emil and the Detectives (German:
Emil und die Detektive) is a 1929[1]
novel for children set mainly in
Berlin, by the German writer Erich
Kästner and illustrated by Walter
Trier. It was Kästner's first major
success, the only one of his pre-
1945 works to escape Nazi
censorship, and remains his best-
known work
15 Rolling Shelves
Beast Kennan, Ally
In the caged depths of an urban
reservoir lives a monstrous
creature. Its existence is unknown
to anyone except the teenage boy
who feeds it. Six years ago it was a
vicious little baby, now it has
grown enormous, and its rusting
pen can't hold it much longer
15 Missing
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit Kerr, Judith
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is a
semi-autobiographical story of a
young Jewish girl and her family
escaping the Nazis and the journey
they experience.
15 Rolling Shelves
Stig of the Dump King, Clive
Nobody believes Barney when he
says he's discovered a boy living
wild in the dump. But for Barney,
Stif is totally real. They become
great friends, learn each other's
ways and embark on a series of
exciting adventures.
15 Rolling Shelves
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Kinney, Jeff
As Greg Heffley is getting ready for
his first day of middle school, he is
teased by his teenage brother
Rodrick, because his mom bought
him his supplies for school.
25 Rolling Shelves
Book of Curses Kostick, Conor
Alex Zwick never does what he is
told. So when he finds a magic
book, he just can't stop making
wishes - even after they go horribly
wrong.
12 12 Copies on
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GRK Down Under Lacey, Josh
When Grk sniffs some succulent
sausages, he can't resist following
his nose - and ends up on the other
side of the world.
7 Rolling Shelves
Skullduggery Pleasant Landy, Derek
The Iconic first book in the
bestselling Skullduggery Pleasant
series. Meet
the great Skulduggery Pleasant:
wise-cracking detective, powerful
magician, master of dirty tricks and
burglary (in the name of the
greater good, of course).
35 Rolling Shelves
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Lewis C.S
Four adventurous siblings—Peter,
Susan, Edmund, and Lucy
Pevensie—step through a
wardrobe door and into the land of
Narnia, a land frozen in eternal
winter and enslaved by the power
of the White Witch. But when
almost all hope is lost, the return of
the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a
great change . . . and a great
sacrifice.
9 Rolling Shelves
Prince Caspian Lewis C.S
Prince Caspian is a high fantasy
novel for children by C. S. Lewis,
published by Geoffrey Bles in 1951.
It was the second published of
seven novels in The Chronicles of
Narnia
8 Rolling Shelves
Silver Chair Lewis C.S
The Silver Chair is a high fantasy
novel for children by C. S. Lewis,
published by Geoffrey Bles in
1953.[4] It was the fourth
published of seven novels in The
Chronicles of Narnia
10 Rolling Shelves
The Butterfly Heart Leyden, Paula
Bul-Boo and Madillo are worried
about their friend Winifred, who
has lost her gentle smile and no
longer puts up her hand in class
15 Rolling Shelves
Run Swift, Run Free McCaughren, Tom
Summer has come to the Land of
Sinna and the new fox cubs are
growing up but life is hard.
7 Rolling Shelves
Dirty Bertie JACKPOT!!! MacDonald, Alan
Calling all Dirty Bertie fans! Dirty
Bertie – the boy with nose-pickingly
disgusting habits – is back for
another helping of comic chaos!
With ever-increasing madcap
schemes and crazy capers, Bertie
continues to delight his legions of
fans who revel in his revolting
ways.
15 Rolling Shelves
Stink, the Incredible Shrinking Kid McDonald, Megan
Every morning, Judy Moody
measures Stink and it's always the
same: three feet, eight inches tall.
Stink feels like even the class newt
is growing faster than he is.
7 Rolling Shelves
Judy Moody was in a Mood McDonald, Megan
Meet Judy Moody, her little
"bother" Stink, her best friend
Rocky and her "pest" friend Frank
Pearl. Judy has a mood for every
occasion, but when a new teacher
gives the class a "Me" collage
project, Judy has so much fun that
she nearly forgets to be moody at
all!
15 Rolling Shelves
Dirtie Bertie, YUCK!! Roberts/MacDonald
Bertie devises a new scheme for
making filthy lucre, has a sickly
time at the fairground and
manages to teach a toddler her first
word: Bum.
8 Rolling Shelves
Evil Hairdo McGann, Oisin
Deep in the cellars of the O'Brien
Press is a safe that contained
stories too horrible to be read. But
somebody has broken into that
safe and the stories have been
released.
8 Rolling Shelves
Saffys Angel McKay, Hilary
The book is written about a family
and their respective lives.10 Rolling Shelves
A Dog for Life Matthews, L.S
When John, who has a special
ability to communicate with
animals, finds that his dog, Mouse
is scheduled to go to the pound, he
and Mouse decide to run away and
find his uncle who may be able to
help them.
18 Rolling Shelves
Gold Mills, Geraldine
Esper and Starn are twin boys who
live in a grim world that has been
almost laid waste by massive
volcanic explosions
15 Rolling Shelves
Private Peaceful Morpurgo, Michael
Private Peaceful is a novel for older
children by Michael Morpurgo, first
published in 2003. Although this
novel is for older children, it is also
regarded as a great book for young
adults.
9 Rolling Shelves
Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips Morpurgo, Michael
When Boowie reads the diary that
his grandmother sends him, he
learns of her childhood in World
War II England when American and
British soldiers practiced for D-
Day's invasion in the area of her
home
15 Rolling Shelves
Friend or Foe Morpurgo, Michael
Friend or Foe is a gripping World
War II story from War Horse author
and former Children's Laureate
Michael Morpurgo. Evacuated from
London, David and Tucky feel like
the war is a long way away from
their new life in the countryside
14 Rolling Shelves
The Mozart Question Morpurgo, Michael
When cub reporter Lesley is sent to
Venice to interview a world-
renowned violinist, the journalist is
told she can ask Paolo Levi
anything about his life and career
as a musician, but on no account
must she ask him the Mozart
question.
10 Rolling Shelves
Kensukes Kingdom Morpurgo, Michael
Washed up on an island in the
Pacific, Michael struggles to survive
on his own. ... Michael Morpurgo's
classic children's book Kensuke's
Kingdom is a thrilling adventure
story for ages 9+
6 Rolling Shelves
Other side of the Truth Naidoo, Beverly
Sade, the 12-year-old protagonist
of Naidoo's sophisticated and
emotional novel, must flee her
native Nigeria with her younger
brother after their mother is killed
13 Rolling Shelves
The Book of Learning (Nine Lives Trilogy 1) Murray, E.R
Sometimes, it takes more than one
lifetime to put things right...9 Rolling Shelves
Railway Children Nesbitt, E
The Railway Children' is a heart-
warming story of three children
whose world is suddenly turned
upside down. From living in a plush
London suburb the children find
their father suddenly disappears
('on business' according to their
mother) and they must move to a
much smaller house in the
countryside and learn to survive
without servants.
14 Rolling Shelves
Doctor Proctors Fart Powder Nesbo, Jo
When a Russian billionaire robs the
Norwegian Gold Reserve and melts
the last remaining gold bar into the
Premier Soccer League trophy, it's
up to Doctor Proctor, Nilly and Lisa
to get the trophy and save Norway.
15 Rolling Shelves
Little Croker O'Brien, Joe
‘How do you play every game?’
yelled Mick. ‘Like the All-Ireland
Final!’ cheered the whole dressing
room. Danny Wilde wants one
thing more than anything else in
the world and that’s to get his GAA
team, Littlestown Crokes, to the
top of the League.
14 Rolling Shelves
Feile Fever O'Brien, Joe
Danny Wilde and his teammates
are finding the Under-14s Division
tough going. They’ve lost one of
their best goal-scorers to injury and
it looks like they’ll have no chance
of winning the County Féile!
14 Rolling Shelves
Alfie Green and the Supersonic Subway O'Brien, Joe
When the Emerald Cactus in the
Desert of Doom explodes, Budsville
is covered in sparkling green sand
... Soon the evil Desert Elves will
arrive on their Scorpion Chariots.
How can Alfie stop them?
6 Rolling Shelves
Danger is Everywhere O'Doherty, David
Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets The
Dangerous Book for Boys, DANGER
IS EVERYWHERE is a brilliantly
funny handbook for avoiding
danger of all kinds that will have
everyone from reluctant readers to
bookworms laughing out loud (very
safely) from start to finish.
15 Rolling Shelves
Moone Boy 2: The Fish Detective O'Dowd, Chris
Martin's parents are strapped for
cash: it's going to be a budget
Christmas this year. So Martin
plans to buy his own presents
15 Rolling Shelves
The Crystal Run O'Flanagan, Sheila YA/Jun
The gripping children's debut from
the Sunday Times and Irish Times
No. 1 bestselling author. A page-
turning fantasy quest for children
aged 10 and older
15 Rolling Shelves
Penny the Star O'Hely, Eileen
Penny can't believe her luck. She
had told everyone she was going to
become a TV star and now it was
actually happening. Officer Cool is
Ralph's favourite TV show and she
is the new Officer Lead, his trusted
pencil.
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school
Wonder Palacio, RJ
Wonder is a children's novel by
Raquel Jaramillo, under the pen
name of R. J. Palacio, published on
February 14, 2012. Palacio wrote
Wonder after an incident where
she and her three-year-old son
were waiting in line to buy ice
cream.
12 Rolling Shelves
Junie B Jones and the Little Monkey
PrincessPark, Barbara
Meet the World’s Funniest
Kindergartner—Junie B. Jones! In
the second Junie B. Jones book, it’s
pooey on B-A-B-I-E-S until Junie B.
finds out that her new dumb old
baby brother is a big fat deal.
14 Rolling Shelves
Amelia Parkinson, Siobhan
The year is 1914 and Amelia Pim
will soon be thirteen. There are
rumours of war and rebellion, and
Dublin is holding its breath for
major, dramatic events
14 Rolling Shelves
Something Invisible Parkinson, Siobhan
Eleven-year-old Jake likes thinking,
encyclopedias, and football. And
fish. Although he's not so sure
about everything else--especially
girls, or little sisters, or stepdads
12 Rolling Shelves
Bridge to Terabithia Paterson, Katherine
Bridge to Terabithia is a work of
children's literature about two
lonely children who create a
magical forest kingdom
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1 Copy on loan to SA
12/01/16
Adams Starling Perdue, Gillian
Adam's Starling tells the story of a
nine year old boy who is finding life
difficult. At home, no-one has any
time for him. At school things are
even worse – a gang of bullies has
singled Adam out for punishment
7 Missing
Captain Underpants and the Perilious Plot.. Pilkey, Dave
Captain Underpants and the
Perilous Plot of Professor
Poopypants is the fourth book in
the Captain Underpants series
written by Dav Pilkey.
13 Rolling Shelves
The Firework Makers Daughter Pullmann,Phillip
A young girl called Lila wants to
become a firework-maker, like her
father Lalchand. Despite her
talents, Lalchand believes this is an
unsuitable job for girls. Lila
disagrees, and journeys to get
Royal Sulphur from Razvani the Fire-
Fiend at Mount Merapi, as all
aspirant firework-makers must do.
14 Rolling Shelves
Northern Lights Pullmann,Phillip
Set in a parallel universe, it
features the journey of Lyra
Belacqua to the Arctic in search of
her missing friend, Roger Parslow,
and her imprisoned uncle, Lord
Asriel, who has been conducting
experiments with a mysterious
substance known as "dust".
12 Rolling Shelves
Ottoline and the Yellow Cat Riddell, Chris
Ottoline and the Yellow Cat is a
children's book by Chris Riddell,
published in 2007. It won the
Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold
Award and the Red House
Children's Book Award for Younger
Readers.
15 Rolling Shelves
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Riordan, Rick
Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he
can't seem to focus on his
schoolwork or control his temper.
And lately, being away at boarding
school is only getting worse—Percy
could have sworn his pre-algebra
teacher turned into a monster and
tried to kill him. When Percy's mom
finds out, she knows it's time that
he knew the truth about where he
came from
21 Rolling Shelves
Harry Potter and the Philosphers Stone Rowling, J.K
Harry Potter's life is miserable. His
parents are dead and he's stuck
with his heartless relatives, who
force him to live in a tiny closet
under the stairs. But his fortune
changes when he receives a letter
that tells him the truth about
himself: he's a wizard.
15 Rolling Shelves
Knights of the Borrowed Darl Rudden, Dave YA/Jun
Denizen Hardwick is an orphan, and
his life is, well, normal. Sure, in
storybooks orphans are rescued
from drudgery when they discover
they are a wizard or a warrior or a
prophesized king. But this is real
life—orphans are just kids without
parents. At least that’s what
Denizen thought. . . .
31 Rolling Shelves
There is a Boy in the Girls Bathroom Sacar, Louis
Jeff, accidentally enters the girls'
bathroom while trying to go to the
school counselor's office and is
horribly embarrassed by it.
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16/02/2017
Anna and the Swallow Man Savit, Gavriel
Kraków, 1939, is no place to grow
up. There are a million marching
soldiers and a thousand barking
dogs. And Anna Lania is just seven
years old when the Germans take
her father and suddenly, she's
alone.
15 Rolling Shelves
Slawter Shan, Darren
There are no happy endings ... This
is what Grubbs Grady has just
found out. Life should be perfect
after he and Dervish got the better
of the demon master, Lord Loss.
But the battle has left its marks and
Dervish is a haunted man.
14 Rolling Shelves
Cirque du freak Shan, Darren
The story begins with Darren Shan
and his best friend Steve
"Leopard", who visit an illegal freak
show, where an encounter with a
vampire and a deadly spider forces
them to make life-changing choices
that neither of them could have
ever thought possible.
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Loan
16/02/2017
Tunnells of Blood Shan, Darren
In this book, the history of the
vampires is explained to a small bit,
and introduces the clan of the
Vampaneze, which will become one
of the major focuses of the story. It
is also the final book of the
Vampire Blood trilogy, whereas
Darren's loyalty and trust in Mr.
Crepsley is put to the test.
14 Rolling Shelves
Frankenstein Shelley, Mary
As lightning flashes across the night
sky, Victor Frankenstein succeeds
in the ultimate scientific
experiment - the creation of life.
But the being he creates, though
intelligent and sensitive, is so huge
and hideous that it is rejected by its
creator, and by everyone else who
meets it.
15 Rolling Shelves
Black Powder Sherrick, Ally
England, 1605. 12-year-old Tom
must save his father from hanging.
He falls in with a mysterious
stranger - the Falcon - who
promises to help him in exchange
for his service. But on the long
journey to London, Tom discovers
the Falcon's true mission - and a
plot to blow up Parliament with
barrels of black powder.
15 Rolling Shelves
Mr Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire Stanton, Andy
Mr Gum is back in this second
hilarious book and he's as nasty as
ever Mr Gum is horrid—in fact,
absolutely grimsters. But this
book's not just about him, it's also
about a gingerbread man named
Alan Taylor who has electric
muscles!
15 Rolling Shelves
Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf Starr, Catherine
In spite of the wolf's attempts to
disguise himself as a fox and as
Father Christmas, he never
manages to capture Polly.
14 Rolling Shelves
The Powers Stevens, Kevin
Dad sets his head on fire, while
mom brings thunderstorms
everywhere. Meet the Powers: the
not-so-super superheroes. The
Powers are a superhero family who
have some incredible powers, but
are also decidedly lacking in any
ability to control them
12 Rolling Shelves
Ballet Shoes Streatfield, Noel
Ballet Shoes: a story of three
children on the stage is a children's
novel by Noel Streatfeild, published
by Dent in 1936. It was her first
book for children, and was
illustrated by the author's sister,
Ruth Gervis.
12 Rolling Shelves
Hundred Mile an Hour Dog Strong, Jeremy
Streaker is no ordinary dog. She's a
rocket on four legs with a woof
attached, and Trevor has got until
the end of the holidays to train her.
If he fails, he'll lose his bet with
horrible Charlie Smugg
4 Rolling Shelves
Wanted! Thompson, Kate
Marcus is a young baker in Ancient
Rome, living with his family in the
shadow of the murderous Emperor
Littleboots
12 Rolling Shelves
The Hobbit Tolkien, J.R.R.
Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and
contented life, with no desire to
travel far from the comforts of
home; then one day the wizard
Gandalf and a band of dwarves
arrive unexpectedly and enlist his
services – as a burglar – on a
dangerous expedition to raid the
treasure-hoard of Smaug the
dragon
30
28 on Rolling
Shelves
2 on loan
11/05/17
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Twain, Mark
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is
the story of Huck's escape from his
brutal father and the relationship
that grows between him and Jim,
the slave who is fleeing from an
even more brutal oppression.
15 Rolling Shelves
The Boy in the Dress Walliams, David
The story follows a 12-year-old boy
named Dennis and his 14-year-old
brother John, whose parents got
divorced when he was only 7.
30
29 Available,
1 on loan
04/04/17
Gangsta Granny Walliams, David
Our hero Ben is bored beyond
belief after he is made to stay at his
grandma's house. She's the
boringest grandma ever: all she
wants to do is to play Scrabble, and
eat cabbage soup. But there are
two things Ben doesn't know about
his grandma. 1) She was once an
international jewel thief. 2) All her
life, she has been plotting to steal
the crown jewels, and now she
needs Ben's help...
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16 Available
1 on loan at
school 23/03/17
The Midnight Gang Walliams, David
Welcome to the Midnight Gang!
Midnight is the time when all
children are fast asleep, except of
course for... the Midnight Gang.
That is when their adventures are
just beginning...
15 Rolling Shelves
The Worlds Worst Children Walliams, David
Ten cautionary tales and a
delightfully dreadful cast of
characters; all in a gorgeously gifty
FULL COLOUR format! Are you
ready to meet the World's Worst
Children?
15
14 Copies
Available 1
On Loan
04/04/17
Beyond the Stars Webb, Sarah(Compiled by)
12 wintry tales of wonder, from the
funny to the ghostly, from the
heartfelt to the action-packed -
there is something here for
everyone to love...most
outstanding talents in children's
fiction today
15 Rolling Shelves
Machine Gunners Westall, Robert
Set in northeastern England shortly
after the Battle of Britain (February
1941), it features children who find
a crashed German aircraft with a
machine gun and ammunition; they
build a fortress and capture and
imprison a German gunner.
12 Rolling Shelves
Charlottes Web White, E.B
One spring morning a little girl
called Fern rescues a runt and
names him Wilbur. But then Wilbur
is sent to live on a farm where he
meets Charlotte, a very clever and
very beautiful large grey spider.
15 Rolling Shelves
Sleepovers Wilson, Jacqueline
The story is about an eight-year-old
girl called Daisy and the friends at
her new school (in alphabetical
order): Amy, Bella, Chloe, Daisy and
Emily. Each girl has their birthday
coming up consequently, they all
decide that a sleepover party
would be a good idea.
14 Rolling Shelves
Jacky Daydream Wilson, Jacqueline
Jacky Daydream is an
autobiographical book about
Jacqueline Wilson's childhood, first
published in 2007. The book's title
refers to a nickname given to the
author when she was at school
10 Rolling Shelves
My Sister Jodie Wilson, Jacqueline
Pearl and Jodie Wells are sisters.
Jodie, 14, is boisterous,
mischievous and very protective of
her younger sister, Pearl. She dyes
her hair, pierces her ears and
dresses in an outlandish way,
constantly irritating her mother.
15 Rolling Shelves
Hetty Feather Wilson, Jacqueline
It is about a young girl who is
abandoned by her mother at the
Foundling Hospital as a baby and
follows her story as she lives in a
foster home before returning to
the Foundling Hospital as a curious
5-year-old.
14 Rolling Shelves
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