Junior Book ClubTitle Author Copies Location

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.

6 Rolling Shelves

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.

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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.

6 Rolling Shelves

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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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

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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

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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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on Loan to

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.

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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

15Rolling Shelves

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. . . .

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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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8 Copies On

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...

17

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