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Gemma Malley Neil Gaiman R.L. Stine

Jacqueline Wilson Celia Rees

Malorie Blackman Mal Peet

Patrick Ness Eoin Colfer Tim Bowler Jack Gantos Alan Gibbons Meg Rosoff

The Grimm Legacy – Polly Shulman New York high school student Elizabeth gets an after-school job as a page at the "New-York Circulating Material Repository," and when she gains coveted access to its Grimm Collection of magical objects, she and the other pages are drawn into a series of frightening adventures involving mythical creatures and stolen goods. Maus I & II – Art Spiegelman A gripping and very original graphic novel about the plight of a Hungarian family pre, during and post World War II. Winner of Pulitzer Prize for Literature.

Teacher’s Dead – Benjamin Zephaniah How would you react if you saw one of your teachers being stabbed to death right in front of you? Read how Jackson Jones copes and how things are not always as they seem…

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Some of the titles listed are in our Senior Library Collection, others you will be able to find in bookshops around the world. Enjoy your holidays and happy reading! Ms Marion Email: marion.vanengelen@dulwich-shanghai.cn

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Okay for now - Gary Schmidt A coming of age masterwork full of equal parts comedy and tragedy. The Emerald Atlas – John Stephens Kate, Michael and Emma learn that they have special powers – and a fearsome enemy – and embark on a prophesied quest to find a magical book. The Card Turner – Louis Sachar A great story which also offers a true insight into the fascinating game of bridge. Time you let me in: 25 poems from poets under 25 - selected by Naomi Shihab Nye The Enemy – Charlie Higson Can a bunch of children under 14 save the world? Ghostopolis - Dough TenNapel Garth Hale, accidentally zapped into the ghost world by ghot wrangler Frank Gallows, teams up with Cecil, his grandfather’s ghost, in an effort to save him from the evil ruler of Ghostopolis. Turtle in Paradise – Jennifer Holm In 1935, jobs are hard to come by, and Turtle’s mother is lucky to find work as a live-in housekeeper. When she learns that her employer can’t stand children, she sends her 11-year-old daughter from New Jersey to Key West to live with her sister and family.

Revolution – Jennifer Donnelly

An angry, grieven 17-year-old musician facing expulsion from her prestigious Brooklyn private school travels to Paris to finish a school assignment. She uncovers a diary written during the French Revolution. Noah Barleywater Runs Away – John Boyne By the author of ‘The boy in the striped pyjamas’. The Omnivore’s Dilemma: the secrets behind what you eat – Richie Chevat Examines the origins of the different food chains that have sustained humans

throughout history. Alchemy and Meggy Swann - Karen Cushman Meggy Swann, a girl who walks with the aid

of two sticks, arrives in Elizabethan London to stay with her father, and while he pursues his dream of transforming base metal into gold, Meggy is left to fend for herself. Trash – Andy Mulligan A group of 14-year-old boys, who make a living picking garbage from the outskirts of a large city, finds something special and mysterious that brings terrifying consequences.

These books are not in the Library yet. Find them in your local bookshop if you are travelling. Aurora – Julie Bertagna The anticipated conclusion to the critically acclaimed ‘Exocus’ and ‘Zenith’. An act of love – Alan Gibbons Crackling with tension, a timely real-life thriller which explores the consequences of the war on terror on two young lives. Crookedstart’s Promise (Warriors Series) – Erin Hunter The latest in the Warriors Series, includes a short manga story. People’s Republic – Robert Muchamore The last book in the CHERUB series. Arrival (The Phoenix Files) – Chris Morphew Luke’s parents are divorced and his Mum drags him to Phoenix, a brand-new town in the middle of nowhere. But Phoenix is no ordinary town. There are no cars, no phones and no internet. Then Luke discovers that someone is plotting to wipe out the human race… Circle of Fire – Michelle Zink Now that Lia has found the missing pages of the Librum Maleficii et Disordinae, or the Book of Chaos, the end of the Prophecy is in sight.

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