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|author=Frank Cottrell Boyce

|title=The Unforgotten Coat

|genre=Confident Readers

|summary=Gorgeous and slightly surreal story about friendship, difference and enrichment. And a more-than-welcome antidote to anti-immigration rhetoric.

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|author=Roddy Doyle

|title=A Greyhound of a Girl

|genre=Confident Readers

|summary= The story contains a lot of the quick-fire, teasing dialogue typical of loving families, and also many moments to giggle over (well, how does a ghost get an ice cream out of a locked shop?). It deals with serious questions in a way which is both bitter-sweet and direct, and its brevity means it will appeal to a wide range of readers. Light-hearted but not lightweight, sweet but not saccharine, touching but not mawkish – this book is well worth reading.

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|author=Jack Gantos

|title=Dead End In Norvelt

|genre=Confident Readers

|summary= Dead End in Norvelt is a quirky semi-autobiography with some deliciously dark humour that is unfortunately let down by a lack of direction in the plot.

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|author=Russell Hoban

|title=Soonchild

|genre=Teens

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|author=Eva Ibbotson

|title=The Abominables

|genre=Confident Readers

|summary=The unfinished manuscript of this story was found among Eva Ibbotson's papers after her death, and it was completed by her son. But there is no need to worry that this might have in any way compromised the quality of the book. Her trademark humour, her love of nature and her magical imagination are all there, and after an amusing start the plot moves at a cracking pace to its exciting, hair-raising conclusion. Boys and girls alike will love its oddball humour, and while the book does convey a clear message about respecting those who are not the same as us, it is never preachy or heavy-handed. It is, in short, a wonderful book which will be read with great pleasure, and then reread. No author could ask for more.

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|author=Ally Kennen

|title=Bullet Boys

|genre=Teens

|summary=Another fantastic thriller from Ally Kennen. Great characterisation and a challenging vocabulary sits, as ever, alongside tense and twisting plotting. She really does write some of the best intelligent page-turners for teens.

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|author=Dave Shelton

|title=A Boy and a Bear in a Boat

|genre=Confident Readers

|summary=Sweet fable about friendship and trials with some lovely interactions between boy and bear and absolutely gorgeous illustrations.

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