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A James Bond Adventure
by Charlie Higson
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by Derek Landy
Published Mar 2008
Read ReviewsMeet Skulduggery Pleasant: Ace Detective, Snappy Dresser, Razortongued Wit, Crackerjack Sorcerer, and, Walking, Talking, Fire-throwing Skeleton! It is up to him and Stephanie Edgley, a very unusual and darkly talented twelve-year-old, to save the world.....
by Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
Published May 2007
Read ReviewsThe bestselling book for every boy from eight to eighty, covering essential boyhood skills such as building tree houses, learning how to fish, finding true north, and even answering the age old question of what the big deal with girls is.
by Anthony Horowitz
Published Apr 2007
Read ReviewsAlex Rider confounds an evil villain's plans to salvage a doomed project by whatever means necessary.
by Anthony Horowitz
Published Feb 2006
Read ReviewsTeen spy Alex Rider survives a bullfight, a high-speed bicycle chase through Amsterdam, and even being the target in a human video-game, in order to save the world - again.
by Cornelia Funke
Published Oct 2003
Read ReviewsTwo orphans on the run from their cruel aunt and uncle decide to hide out in Venice, where they meet the "Thief Lord"; but he has secrets of his own, and soon the boys are thrust into circumstances that will lead them, and readers, to a fantastic, spellbinding conclusion. Reading age 9+.
by Philip Pullman
Published Oct 2001
Read ReviewsBrings the intrigue of The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife to a heart-stopping end, marking the final volume of His Dark Materials as the most powerful of the trilogy.
by Jane Langton
Published May 2001
Read ReviewsEddy receives an unusually large packing crate from his mysterious uncle, containing an old-fashioned bicycle with the ability to travel through time, and soon Eddy is on the ride of his life! Reading Age 9-12 years.
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