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  • Category:The Prince's Trust
    [[Category:Authors|Prince's Trust, The]]
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  • A J Smith's The Long War Novels in Chronological Order
    [[The Black Guard (The Long War) by AJ Smith|The Black Guard]] (2013) [[The Dark Blood (The Long War) by AJ Smith|The Dark Blood]] (2014)
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  • The New English Kitchen
    #REDIRECT [[The New English Kitchen by Rose Prince]]
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  • Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince
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  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
    #REDIRECT [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J K Rowling]]
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  • Charles, The Alternative Prince: An Unauthorised Biography by Edzard Ernst
    |title=Charles, The Alternative Prince: An Unauthorised Biography |summary=An evidence-based examination of Prince Charles' support for alternative medicine. It's readable and very thought-p
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  • Prince Charmless by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross
    |title=Prince Charmless ...r him in the royal palace decide to leave. This, of course, means that the prince has no choice but to look after himself and there’s nobody else for him t
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  • J K Rowling's Harry Potter Books in Chronological Order
    '''This series is in the ''Times Educational Supplement'' Teachers' Top 100 Books''' [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J K Rowling|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]] 1997
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  • The Little Mermaid by Laura Barella
    |title=The Little Mermaid |sort= Little Mermaid
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  • To Marry A Prince by Sophie Page
    |title=To Marry A Prince ...well-written and well-researched. Sophie was kind enough to tell us about the [[Research? But it's Only a Romantic Novel! by Sophie Page|research]] she d
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  • Prince William, Maximilian Minsky and Me by Holly-Jane Rahlens
    |title=Prince William, Maximilian Minsky and Me ...onto the basketball team in order to get chance to go to England, and meet Prince William.
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  • Time is Money by T K Williams-Nelson
    ...d neither of those are guaranteed. It is, though, a big step to leap into the world of self-employment. ''Time is Money'' is a self-development tool aim ...businesses which didn't survive simply because they'd failed to appreciate the problems which can arise when moneys receivable are slow to materialise.
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  • Sticky Gum Fun (Prince Jake) by Sue Mongredien and Mark Beech
    |title=Sticky Gum Fun (Prince Jake) ...cally fun book, set in a royal family with a young prankster prince. The ''Prince Jake'' series make for perfect reading for confident readers - they're inte
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  • Success before Start-Up: How to prepare for business, avoid mistakes, succeed by Steve Bridger
    .... ''Success Before Start Up'' is about the thinking, the investigation and the work that you need to do ''before'' you introduce yourself to your first pa ...e set up accountancy businesses when what you want to do is go into one of the building trades.
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  • The Plague by Joanne Dahme
    |title=The Plague ...=Historical adventure set during the time of the Black Death and following the fortunes of fifteen year old Nell whose resemblance to a royal Princess has
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  • Alfred: Queen Victoria's Second Son by John Van der Kiste
    |summary=A well-researched biography of a prince who seems to have been largely overlooked - and over-shadowed by his elder ...m was stillborn) but only one son - 'young Affie' who committed suicide at the age of twenty four.
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  • Seventh Decimate by Stephen Donaldson
    |summary= In this grimdark adventure, a lacklustre Prince goes on a quest to find a powerful magic that will allow him to save his pe ...Prince Bifalt, with any particular ease. Though it is a book about war and the desperate extremes a nation will go to ensure absolute victory against its
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  • The Black Prince by Michael Jones
    |title= The Black Prince |sort=Black Prince
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  • Rapunzel by Simona Sanfilipo
    ...imona Sanfilipo, has the added attraction of many lift-up flaps which make the story even more enjoyable. ...g on and cuts off Rapunzel's hair and banishes her to a lonely desert. The prince searches for her, albeit rather hazily, as he has lost his glasses. Will he
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  • Dungeon of Doom (Prince Jake) by Sue Mongredien and Mark Beech
    |title= Dungeon of Doom (Prince Jake) ...ons one night and has a spooky encounter. This leads to… well I won't give the end away, save to say all ends well, especially for Jake.
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  • The Best of Times by Michael Morpurgo and Emma Chichester Clark
    |title= The Best of Times ...l anyone be able to cure the princess's sadness and in doing so, bring her the best of times?
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  • Cinderella by Sally Gardner
    |summary=A magical and beautifully illustrated retelling of the familiar Cinderella story. ...n my very last year at school before I left for University (surely just on the verge of being too old!) It is a wonderful, magical story and I never get
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  • A Scientist in Wonderland: A Memoir of Searching for Truth and Finding Trouble by Edzard Ernst
    ...Professor at an English university and found himself on the wrong side of Prince Charles. Very readable and highly recommended. ...ntries before settling in Exeter as Professor of Complementary Medicine at the university.
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  • The Castle Corona by Sharon Creech
    |title=The Castle Corona ...others. It has a beautifully simple writing style but the denouement is a little rushed and unsatisfying.
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  • How the Library (Not the Prince) Saved Rapunzel by Wendy Meddour and Rebecca Ashdown
    |title=How the Library (Not the Prince) Saved Rapunzel ...yth? Then this is the book for you! Making librarians everywhere smile a little wider this is a fun fairy tale, re-told.
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  • Walt Disney's Cinderella: Illustrated by Mary Blair (Walt Disney Classics) by Cynthia Ryland and Mary Blair
    ...the classic. Minus the songs, and with the emotion of the romance, it's a little wordy to begin with but well worth it. ...e film was being made, is evidence of just how the look and the emotion of the piece were intended to be.
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  • Prince William: Born to be King: An Intimate Portrait by Penny Junor
    |title=Prince William: Born to be King: An Intimate Portrait ...to be a supporter of Prince Charles in what can be described as the War of the Waleses. Was this ''really'' going to be a book which I would enjoy?
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  • Rapunzel by Bethan Woollvin
    ...r mind the handsome Prince, how about a girl who is smart enough to defeat the wicked witch by herself? Funny and empowering! ...stead we see Rapunzel is smart enough to figure her own way out, defeating the witch, and going on to a successful witch-hunting career.
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  • Business Continuity For Dummies by Stuart Sterling, Brian Duddridge, Andrew Elliott, Michael Conway and Anna Payne
    |summary=It's not an easy read and will require some effort but the framework to enable you to understand what can go wrong with your business ...try and put it out of your mind: why give your nightmares an outing during the day? What you need is a plan - a structured, unthreatening way of looking
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  • Make it Happen: The Prince's Trust Guide to Starting Your Own Business by The Prince's Trust
    |title=Make it Happen: The Prince's Trust Guide to Starting Your Own Business |author=The Prince's Trust
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  • Hilary McKay’s Fairy Tales by Hilary McKay and Sarah Gibb
    ''You can't leave a parcel on the doorstep for long. Not if it's alive.'' ..., lesser known. And of course, McKay brings her own twist to them all with the bedrock of openheartedness overlaid by a slightly tongue-in-cheek sense of
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  • Food Bank Britain by Ray Barron Woolford
    ...behind the growth of food banks in the UK from an activist who speaks from the heart. You ''should'' read this - honestly. ...alk to work as he couldn't afford the fares. That was the inspiration for the [http://www.wecarefoodbanks.co.uk/ We Care Food Bank].
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  • The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown
    |title=The Diana Chronicles ...worse truth. Tina Brown is unlikely to be invited to Buckingham Palace in the near future.
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  • Research? But it's Only a Romantic Novel! by Sophie Page
    |title=Sophie Page tells us about the research she did for her latest book. ...e of week's work experience, can you? The book gives a real feel for what the life is like so we asked Sophie to tell us how she did it.
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  • The Prince and the Whitechapel Murders by Saul David
    |title=The Prince and the Whitechapel Murders |sort= Prince and the Whitechapel Murders
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  • The Prisoner of Paradise by Romesh Gunesekera
    |title=The Prisoner of Paradise ...and the other a young translator from Ceylon working for an exiled Prince. The story has a slightly old fashioned feel to it.
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  • Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell
    ...), it is not hard to see why Maxwell's original version of this story took the no. 1 in spot popularity on that site. ...sed to prevent an interplanetary war – no one expects him to be chosen for the role. Least of all him.
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  • Making a Living: How to Craft Your Business by Sophie Rochester
    ...is book. If you go ahead, everything you need to think about is here. On the other hand, it might persuade you to keep your crafting as a hobby. Highly ..., couldn't it? But where to start? What do I need to think about? Well, the first thing anyone who is considering turning a crafting hobby into a busin
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  • Death in the Baltic: The World War II Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff by Cathryn J Prince
    |title=Death in the Baltic: The World War II Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff |author=Cathryn J Prince
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  • To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
    ...ng and enjoyable but one that needs another round of amends before hitting the shelves. ...is determined to catch the worst Siren of them all, the one they call the prince's bane, and end this war between sea and land. Meanwhile Lira is hunting El
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  • Best-loved Classics: Rapunzel by Sarah Gibb
    ...ry a joy to read every time my daughter asks. Perfect for princess-loving little girls! ...by The Brothers Grimm. This is a lovely book to share and stays closer to the original story than Disney's 'Tangled' film.
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  • Dirty Bertie: An English King Made in France by Stephen Clarke
    ...to become a passionate Francophile, culminating in his paving the way for the Entente cordiale with England in 1904 ...u will ever find, but it is certainly an entertaining, racy gallop through the life of its subject.
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  • American Royals by Katharine McGee
    ...ok at what the United States would look like if they had a royal family. ''The Crown'' meets ''Gossip Girl''! ...rice's whole life has been building up to her ruling the United States and the time for her reign is imminent.
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  • Winning Without Losing: 66 strategies for succeeding in business while living a happy and balanced life by Martin Bjergegaard and Jordan Milne
    ...prove your work/life balance. Although directed at entrepreneurs a lot of the suggestions are valid for anyone who has ''stuff'' to get through. ...xty six ideas for ways in which you could adjust your working life to make the most of it without ruining everything else.
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  • The Prince Who Would Be King: The Life and Death of Henry Stuart by Sarah Fraser
    |title= The Prince Who Would Be King: The Life and Death of Henry Stuart |sort=Prince Who Would Be King: The Life and Death of Henry Stuart
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  • A Humble Companion by Laurie Graham
    |summary=A lightly-fictionalised look at the life of Princess Sophia, daughter of George III. It's a deceptively easy r ...as actually the daughter of a high-ranking steward in the household of the Prince of Wales, but with only two years difference in age they became life-long f
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  • A Palace Full of Princesses by Sally Gardner
    |summary=A bind-up of four favourite fairy tales for the emerging reader. You might know a princess who would love it. ...but an activity you really look forward to. If children get that idea in the early years at school then they have a pleasure which will stay with them a
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  • Start It Up: Why Running Your Own Business is Easier Than You Think by Luke Johnson
    ...business which you might have been expecting but an inspirational guide to the life of an entrepreneur. ...t to open a restaurant, Mr Plumb, who's been havering about splitting from the builder who employs him and Miss Baker who think that our prosperous villag
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  • Prince Arthur: The Tudor King Who Never Was by Sean Cunningham
    |title=Prince Arthur: The Tudor King Who Never Was ...s almost nothing, but in fact, he has opened a very considerable window on the early Tudor court.
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  • The King's Jockey by Lesley Gray
    |title=The King's Jockey ...tie Jones, who rode the horse which collided with Emily Wilding Davison in the notorious suffragette Derby. A good and thought-provoking read.
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  • The Start-up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha
    |title=The Start-up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career |sort=Start-up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career
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  • Ruby Rocksparkle: Her Wildly Incredible Adventure by Jean Clemens Loftus
    ...Rocksparkle is a really sweet, Disney-esque fairy tale written with charm. The book itself has been put together very thoughtfully and girly girls from pr ...is fast approaching. Ruby, a vivid, read-headed beauty, dreams of marrying Prince Alano. If only he could ever marry a commoner - but even Ruby knows that co
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  • The Eye of Winter’s Fury by Michael J Ward
    |title=The Eye of Winter’s Fury ...ults, ''The Eye of Winters Fury'' is a hugely exciting and involving book. The game mechanisms may take some getting used to, but you’ll soon be hooked.
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  • Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
    ...cate but subtle worldbuilding and elegant prose - perfect for this reader. The pace is measured, slow even, again perfect for this reader but perhaps frus '''Longlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2013'''
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  • The Countess: The Scandalous Life of Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey by Tim Clarke
    |title= The Countess: The Scandalous Life of Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey |sort=Countess: The Scandalous Life of Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey
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  • Moorehawke Trilogy: The Rebel Prince by Celine Kiernan
    |title=Moorehawke Trilogy: The Rebel Prince ...ehow actually lives up to the insanely high expectations I had of it after the superb first two books. Highest recommendation possible.
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  • Havenfall by Sara Holland
    ...teresting with plenty of room for development, but we'd have liked some of the plot and character set-ups to have been better disguised. ...cause the crime Maddie's mum is languishing on death row for committing is the murder of Maddie's brother...
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  • I Didn't Do It! (Little Princess) by Tony Ross
    |title=I Didn't Do It! (Little Princess) ...ims very loudly, she didn't do it! If she didn't though, who did? And will the culprit ever own up?
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  • Warlord (Wolfblade Trilogy) by Jennifer Fallon
    ...ut Marla has been playing a waiting game for the last twenty years and now the gloves are off. She will have revenge and, if she has her way, it will be c ...mated forces of Hythria win a war? Or will the Wolfblade line fall before the young heir has time to prove his worth?
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  • The Hidden Kingdom by Ian Beck
    |title=The Hidden Kingdom ...he has refused to acknowledge. Only the skill and devotion of a couple of the young peasants he despises can lead him to accept his role in history.
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  • Prince Caspian: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion by Ernie Malik
    |title= Prince Caspian: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion ...ains excellent photography but occasionally descends to the corny and is a little too frothy to be truly satisfying.
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  • Snow White by Sally Gardner
    |summary=A faithful retelling of the well-known story, retold as a chapter book for children just beginning to r ...the resolution to the story, but the dwarfs being the guests of honour at the wedding is a nice touch.
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  • A Royal Affair: George III and His Troublesome Siblings by Stella Tillyard
    |summary= A biography of the relationship between King George III and his scandal-prone brothers and sis ...America, and then his sons, in that order, gave him no end of grief, and the last few years of his life were clouded by madness. It is thus often overl
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  • The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury
    |title=The Sin Eater's Daughter |sort=Sin Eater's Daughter , The
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  • Goblin Quest by Philip Reeve
    ...id get slightly dropped on the cobblestones) feature in this, the third in the series. ...d on a quest, nothing on earth can stop them – not even the fact that it's the most brain-freezingly, pants-wettingly STUPID thing they could possibly hav
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  • The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
    |title=The Prince of Mist |sort= Prince of Mist
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  • Olaf the Viking and the Pig Who Would Be King by Martin Conway
    |title= Olaf the Viking and the Pig Who Would Be King ...easy-reading fantasy around Norse shenanigans. It doesn't try as hard as the prequel to be bawdy and irreverent, and is better for it. Strongly recomme
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  • Mariah Mundi (The Midas Box) by G P Taylor
    |title=Mariah Mundi (The Midas Box) ...llenging for some children, but it repays concentration with a series with the potential to be far, far more rewarding than Rowling's Hardy-Boys-with-wand
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  • The Prince Who Walked with Lions by Elizabeth Laird
    |title=The Prince Who Walked with Lions |sort=Prince Who Walked with Lions
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  • Spells by Emily Gravett
    ...ures as a frog tries to get the right spell to turn himself into a prince. The interaction isn't tacked on, and will delight every young child. ...out putting together the torn bits of paper, so he can turn himself into a prince.
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  • Nocturna by Maya Motayne
    ...er. Before they can fight the darkness around them, they must first defeat the darkness inside themselves. ...try to put their own personal battles behind them and join forces to stop the evil from destroying everything they hold dear.
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  • Surf's Up (Mammoth Academy) by Neal Layton
    ...ms. They're supposed to be making presentations about what they did during the holidays too, but Oscar hasn't done any preparation and, frankly, he can't ...They're expert surfers, which is declared to be particularly radical. And the idea of surfing impresses Oscar no end...
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  • Seven Princes: Books of the Shaper: Volume 1 by John R Fultz
    {{infobox1|title=Seven Princes: Books of the Shaper: Volume 1 |summary=Fantasy for those who like it dark. Prince D’zan, deposed by evil, travels towards his destiny, intricately linked w
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  • The Queen's Orang-Utan by David Walliams and Tony Ross
    |title=The Queen's Orang-Utan ...unny and ever-so-slightly anarchic. Highly recommended - and not just for the kids.
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  • Off the Page by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer
    |title=Off the Page |summary=A storybook prince tries to navigate love and life in a modern-day high school, but his book h
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  • The Interview: Bookbag Talks To The Queen
    |title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To The Queen ...but all at Bookbag dropped their Union Jack flags and waved a curtsy when The Queen of Twitter made a royal visit to Bookbag Towers.
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  • Princesses Are Not Perfect by Kate Lum and Sue Hellard
    ...dred chairs to build, the children are going to be awfully disappointed if the princesses' new-found interests aren't successful. ...at they love, and don't have to be great at everything. I was less keen on the implication that they shouldn't try new things, but I'm sure that's me over
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  • The Wide-Awake Princess by E D Baker
    |title=The Wide-Awake Princess |summary=An unusual, fun version of the familiar Sleeping Beauty story - perfect for tweens who aren't quite willin
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  • Truthwitch (The Witchlands Series) by Susan Dennard
    |title=Truthwitch (The Witchlands Series) ...female) has a specific category of gifting. It's fun, it's exciting, it's the first of a series. No downside at all!
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  • The Six Wives & Many Mistresses of Henry VIII: The Women's Stories by Amy Licence
    |title= The Six Wives & Many Mistresses of Henry VIII: The Women's Stories |sort=Six Wives & Many Mistresses of Henry VIII: The Women's Stories
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  • My Husband and I: The Inside Story of 70 Years of the Royal Marriage by Ingrid Seward
    |title=My Husband and I: The Inside Story of 70 Years of the Royal Marriage ...ad. There are no great revelations but numerous insights into the ways of the royal family. A recommended read.
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  • Sons, Servants and Statesmen: The Men in Queen Victoria's Life by John Van der Kiste
    |title= Sons, Servants and Statesmen: The Men in Queen Victoria's Life ...erb introduction to Queen Victoria's reign which looks at the influence of the men in her life. Highly recommended.
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  • Between The Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer
    |title=Between The Lines |website=http://www.jodipicoult.com/between-the-lines.html
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  • Magical Princess Stories by Margaret Mayo, Geraldine McCaughrean, Rose Impey, Andrew Matthews, Jane Ray, Ian Beck, Angela Barrett, Emma Chichester Clark and Alan Snow
    Most little girls would love a pretty pink book all about princesses, wouldn't they? T ...tional pictures to funny little cartoon-y ones. It helps to differentiate the different writing styles for each story, and makes it a special collection
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  • Sebastian Darke: A Buffalope's Tale by Philip Caveney
    ...Darke, Prince of Fools and father of Sebastian. A whimsical spin-off from the highly popular ''Sebastian Darke'' series. ...: a brilliant thinker and a gifted linguist, he is quickly able to pick up the human tongue. And he is always ready to give his opinion or a piece of advi
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  • Fables: Legends in Exile - Vol 01 by Bill Willingham
    |summary=The start of the wonderful Fables series is, appropriately, fabulous. Breathtaking art and b ...te his deputy Snow White running the show), Bigby Wolf as the Sheriff, and Prince Charming being, well, charming, towards every woman he can, these are chara
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  • Touch of Power: Avry of Kazan Book 1 by Maria V Snyder
    ...ler caught is executed without trial. Avry is offered a stark choice: face the guillotine, or heal a man she hates. ...ately, said prince is the one who spread the idea of the healers' guilt in the first place, and as such he is Avry's sworn enemy.
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  • The Queen Alone (Chronicles of the Tempus) by K A S Quinn
    |title=The Queen Alone (Chronicles of the Tempus) |sort=Queen Alone (Chronicles of the Tempus), The
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  • The Life of Handel by Victor Schoelcher (Author), Anton de Moresco (Editor), James Lowe (Translator)
    |title=The Life of Handel |summary=A newly revised edition of the composer and musician Handel, first published in 1857, based largely on con
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  • Nickerbacher by Terry John Barto
    ...he is in watching comedy on ''The Late Knight Show''. Nickerbacher likes ''The Late Knight Show'' too - in fact, it's his favourite TV show because he wan ...of argy-bargy, the three decide to throw traditional fairy tales roles to the wind, escape to La La Land and see if Nickerbacher has what it takes to mak
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  • Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole
    |title=Pleasure of a Dark Prince ...e (or two!), some cheese and crackers and lovely hunky man – even if he is the main character in a book! I've never read Kresley Cole before but I love f
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  • The Highland Falcon Thief by M G Leonard and Sam Sedgman
    |title=The Highland Falcon Thief ...ws to get to the bottom of the mystery…before the train gets to the end of the line.
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  • The Chronicles of Narnia by C S Lewis
    |title=The Chronicles of Narnia ...Don't miss it and don't let them miss it either. And don't forget to check the back of your wardrobe.
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  • The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove by Lauren Kate
    |title=The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove |summary=Rather than the supernatural romance she's become famous for with the [[Fallen by Lauren Kate|Fallen]] series, Lauren Kate's first novel is an en
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  • The Witch of Salt and Storm by Kendall Kulper
    |title=The Witch of Salt and Storm ...winds and helps the whalers on their way. The witch whose charms on which the whole island relies. But Avery's mother, who has rejected magic, came and s
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  • The Boy in a Turban by Joseph Hucknall
    |title=The Boy in a Turban ...with vivid characters, and you'll get a spot of historical education along the way.
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  • Mariah Mundi and the Ghost Diamonds by G P Taylor
    |title=Mariah Mundi and the Ghost Diamonds |summary=More fantastical adventuring from the orphan of the Prince Regent Hotel. Fiendishly complicated plotting but great atmosphere and a ve
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  • The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
    |title=The Song of Achilles ...and a disgraced young prince. In refreshing, modern prose this book makes the subject matter very reader-friendly indeed.
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  • Feast of Souls by Celia Friedman
    |summary=A feast for the horror fan in me, but not quite so satisfying for the fantasy fan in me. It’s still better than many I’ve read, though and i ...antasy more than any other genre these days, my first love has always been the horror genre. So when an author promises me a fantasy novel with a dark tw
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  • Poison Princess by Kresley Cole
    ...characters, good pace and a killer ending that will have you pre-ordering the second instalment. Highly recommended. ...Adding to her problems, a new boy at school is destroying Evie's idea of the perfect relationship with her ideal boyfriend. Jackson is crass and a well
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  • The Orchard Book Of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales by Martin Waddell and Emma Chichester Clark
    |title=The Orchard Book Of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales ...ection of classic fairy tales that every child will adore. Staying true to the originals, whilst also bringing a freshness to them, makes this a must-have
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  • My Book of Stories: Write Your Own Fairy Tales by Deborah Patterson
    |summary=Once more this series looks back at what's gone before, while giving the young writer more than enough stepping stones to take their own literary jo |publisher=The British Library Publishing Division
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  • Warrior (Wolfblade Trilogy) by Jennifer Fallon
    ...y of political power and personal tragedy, where the lives of a few affect the fate of a kingdom. ...om her own family, helpless to reach the world outside the city and facing the most terrible betrayal of her life.
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  • Daisy: The Lives and Loves of the Countess of Warwick by Sushila Anand
    |title= Daisy: The Lives and Loves of the Countess of Warwick ...torious promiscuity but also for her conversion to radicalism and work for the early socialist cause, until then almost unheard of in aristocratic circles
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  • King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard
    ...ts better with each instalment, perfect to dive into before the release of the final book! ''He caught me in a prince's trap. And now I'm in a King's cage. But I'm not leaving this place unless
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  • Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore
    ...agical fantasy about an exotic trouser girl who falls in love with a fairy prince trapped inside an automaton. Dolamore creates a vivid world in a highly rom ...Lorinar's Sorcerer Council. Parry has an automaton, a curiosity that plays the piano, and he wants Namira's unique voice to accompany it.
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  • The Queen's Knight by Martyn Downer
    |title=The Queen's Knight ...ne, who fought and was wounded in the Crimean War, and later became one of the most trusted confidantes of Queen Victoria and her family.
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  • The Watcher in the Shadows by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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  • Dork Diaries: Once Upon a Dork (Book 8) by Rachel Renee Russell
    ...s peopled by other folk from school, but her hunky friend Brandon is still Prince Charming, and her enemy Mackenzie Hollister is still able to make her life ...he title refers to the one-day only nature of the story as much as it does the typical fantasy world featured.
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  • The Three Wishes by David Melling
    |title=The Three Wishes ...illustrations full of humour and quirky touches, this comes recommended by the Bookbag for older preschoolers.
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  • Kings of Albion by Julian Rathbone
    ...tal travellers in search of a missing kinsman find themselves slap-bang in the middle of earthy (well, muddy), basic England. Kings of Albion has its tong ...ng could have happened in an alternative solar system on the other side of the universe. Nevertheless, I did read around a bit.''
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  • The Twistrose Key by Tone Almhjell
    |title=The Twistrose Key ...t's beautifully written with wonderful characters and a gripping plot. Not the most original story, but we loved it.
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  • The Queen's Man by Rory Clements
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  • The Blinding Knife (Lightbringer 2) by Brent Weeks
    |title=The Blinding Knife (Lightbringer 2) ...and lots of politics and manipulations to keep the reader on their toes to the very last pages. Superb reading.
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  • Treason by Berlie Doherty
    ...or period, written with great verve by an author who really brings to life the setting and characters. ...neously gaining more awareness of the world he lives in and the plights of the working class.
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  • A Good Month For Murder by Del Quentin Wilber
    ...George’s County. Join them in this bleak and over sensationalised look at the senseless murder of so many in a broken part of America. ...lthough it is 'real’. Is there a place to sensationalise actual death for the entertainment of others?
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  • Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff
    ...he excellent artistic skills of Allan Lee, makes for a lavish retelling of the Iliad. ...ction. Hector, Ajax and Odysseus to name a few; however, none more so than the mighty Achilles himself.
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  • The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria's Youngest Daughter by Matthew Dennison
    |title=The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria's Youngest Daughter |summary=A biography of the princess who was widowed early and spent much of her adult life as companio
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  • Frogkisser! by Garth Nix
    ...ies to riff off all that's come before it, but isn't anywhere nearly as on the ball as it needs to be. ...that hugely important demand might be swamped by what is really troubling the world…
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  • A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix
    |summary=Perhaps not Nix's best, as the plotting is very linear and mediocre, but his creation of an old-fashioned ...ant he is alone except for a very close bodyguard, but - at least he is in the running to become Emperor, and thus almost godlike. But in a world where y
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  • The Secret Lives of Princesses by Philippe Lechermeier and Rebecca Dautremer
    |title=The Secret Lives of Princesses ...s a picture book this is more for tween girls rather than for sharing with little ones.
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  • Max and the Millions by Ross Montgomery
    |title=Max and the Millions |summary=A totally off-the-wall story that combines a fast moving plot with some great characterisatio
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  • The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de' Medici by Catherine Fletcher
    |title= The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de' Medici |sort=Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de' Medici
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  • Category:Lesley J Nickell
    ...Anne Neville was the second of five historical novels that she wrote, and the only one of her books that was published before her death. ...Charles II) hid while escaping from the battle of Worcester. They also saw the famous oak tree up which he hid.
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  • Letters To Vicky by Andrew Roberts (Editor)
    |summary=A magnificently-bound and presented single-volume selection of the six volumes of letters between mother and daughter, originally published be ...sts there may have been up to 8,000 altogether. By that time Vicky was in the throes of terminal cancer and followed a few months later. Some of these,
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  • Cavalier Queen by Fiona Mountain
    ...and Charles I. There are three in this marriage right from the start and the untenable situation eventually results in drastic consequences. ...eady to die.'' Words such as threat, scandal, whore and bastards leap off the page and give us a colourful taster of what's to come as Mountain fills in
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  • The Silver Witch (Shadow Chronicles) by Paula Brackston
    |title=The Silver Witch (Shadow Chronicles) ...s trademark supernatural/romance recipe signals another satisfying book in the ''Shadow Chronicles'' series.
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  • Moro East by Sam and Sam Clark
    ...strong on vegetables. There's a strong Eastern Mediterranean influence is the spices and flavourings. Highly recommended. ...rought about by their restaurant of that name in Clerkenwell. ''Casa Moro: The Second Cookbook'' was inspired by their home in Spain, but this latest book
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  • A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie
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  • Fire by Kristin Cashore
    ...an to cause her harm, she is made unsure by the strange fog that exists in the man's mind. ...have banded together. Their combined might could be more than a match for the King's Army.
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  • Saxon: The Book of Dreams (Saxon 1) by Tim Severin
    |title=Saxon: The Book of Dreams (Saxon 1) ...off to the court of King Carolus of the Franks. Sigwulf quickly befriends the Kings nephew, Count Hroundland, a powerful and very ambitious man. However,
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  • Make Something Up by Chuck Palahniuk
    |summary=Essential for all fans, long-term and short, addicted or jaded, of the great American shock-merchant. ...Man'-styled festival, in a very clever couple of tales. But many too are the instances where that extra step has been taken.
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  • Lionheart by Stewart Binns
    ...he Lionheart story that increased my knowledge immensely but didn't excite the way I'd have hoped. Richard the First. Richard the Lionheart.
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  • Age of Ash by Daniel Abraham
    ...uilt on hunger. Friends set against friends and our uncertainty as to who the good guys actually are. What's not to love? ...the funeral of a Prince and the coronation of his successor. For a night the Kithamar is un-ruled.
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  • Prince of Darkness by Sharon Penman
    |title=Prince of Darkness ...Bringing to mind the work of people like Shirley McKay and VM Whitworth, the experience is much more pleasurable for us than for poor Justin!
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  • Tirzah and the Prince of Crows by Deborah Kay Davies
    |title=Tirzah and the Prince of Crows ...y; it is also a gentle and lyrical love story to the Welsh countryside and the people who live in it.
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  • The Mystery of Princess Louise: Queen Victoria's Rebellious Daughter by Lucinda Hawksley
    |title=The Mystery of Princess Louise: Queen Victoria's Rebellious Daughter |sort=Mystery of Princess Louise: Queen Victoria's Rebellious Daughter, The
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  • The Calling by Philip Caveney
    |title= The Calling ...if you happen to be visiting this lovely Scottish city, you can go and see the statues for yourself. Be careful, though: they hear every word you say . .
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  • Grace: Her Lives - Her Loves: The startling royal exposé by Robert Lacey
    |title=Grace: Her Lives - Her Loves: The startling royal exposé ...fe. First published in 1994, this volume has a new author's note although the text does not appear to have been updated.
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  • Jacoby's Game by Alison Prince
    |author=Alison Prince ...existential musings, adolescent passions and lost childhoods will attract the adolescent, but may prove too confusing for younger readers.
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  • Fairy Tale Pets by Tracey Corderoy and Jorge Martin
    |publisher=Little Tiger Press ...fortunately something quite different and poor Bob is quite unprepared for the chaos that ensues when his ''pets'' misbehave.
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  • Ten Little Princesses by Mike Brownlow and Simon Rickerty
    |title=Ten Little Princesses ...re much more enticing, like a frog just begging to be kissed or a charming prince (on a skateboard, no less).
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  • The Queen by Richard Brassey
    |title=The Queen ...ad, almost comic-style book about Her Majesty and there's lots in there in the way of fascinating information, some fun facts and (I'll confess!) a few an
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  • The Land of Green Ginger by Noel Langley
    |title=The Land of Green Ginger ...delightfully quaint, old-fashioned piece of pantomime nonsense brought to the pages of a book for sharing. It's tremendously funny. Read it aloud to any
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  • The Queen's Present by Steve Antony
    |title=The Queen's Present |summary= The 3rd adventure for the Queen is a festive one, and it's a treat for winter reading.
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  • The Princess Bride by William Goldman
    |title=The Princess Bride ...y romantic fairy tale that's packed with adventure, comedy and excitement. The additional back-stories of S Morgenstern and a fictional Goldman himself gi
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  • Night on Terror Island by Philip Caveney
    ...cannibals, sabre-toothed tigers and enormous snakes, and he only has until the final credits roll to rescue her... ...ne who works at the cinema. And he talks about stars, films and cinemas of the past as if he had actually been there.
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  • Babar's Guide to Paris by Laurent de Brunhoff
    |summary= A wonderful new story featuring the quintessential elephant family. ...s her father has some wonderful advice for her about what to see and do in the French capital.
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  • Princess for a Day: A Clementine and Mungo Story by Sarah Dyer
    ...lationship between a pair of siblings will make it fun for adults too, and the humour should make it more bearable. ...iry tales to provide one, but when Clementine meets him, she loses some of the enthusiasm for her princess role.
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  • The New English Kitchen by Rose Prince
    |title=The New English Kitchen |author=Rose Prince
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  • The Red Prince (The Long War) by AJ Smith
    |title=The Red Prince (The Long War) |sort=Red Prince (The Long War)
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  • The Seymours of Wolf Hall: A Tudor Family Story by David Loades
    |title=The Seymours of Wolf Hall: A Tudor Family Story ...of whose members briefly played such prominent roles in English affairs in the mid-Tudor period.
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  • The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander
    |title=The Black Cauldron |summary=Excellent second book in the Chronicles of Prydain builds on the first, with stronger characters and a much fresher plot.
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  • Are We There Yet? by David Levithan
    ...se, stream of consciousness, over-styled navel-gazing at its best, this is the kind of intimate yet cool book that will have its teen target audience eati ...They have grown into very different young men. Sixteen year old Elijah is the New Age, crusty type. He's gentle, kind, dreamy and introspective. He beams
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  • Catherine of Aragon: An Intimate Life of Henry VIII's True Wife by Amy Licence
    ...rgiving age, in great detail against the background of the Tudor court and the contemporary European diplomatic background. ...ng the Tudor era who did not meet her end on the scaffold or at the stake. The cliché 'tragic love story' must be a fitting one in her case.
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  • Jane of Lantern Hill by L M Montgomery
    Lucy Maud Montgomery, the Canadian author, is best known for her classic story, ''Anne of Green Gable ...ay with him for the summer. Jane is horrified, doesn't want to go, but in the end it is decided that she must, for fear that her father will be angry if
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  • Bertie: A Life of Edward VII by Jane Ridley
    ...ard VII written for many years, with the aid of full access to papers from the Royal Archives and elsewhere. ...e low expectations of others and poor health he made an excellent King for the last nine years of his life.
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  • Robin Hood Vs the Plague Undead (Mash Ups) by James Black
    |title=Robin Hood Vs the Plague Undead (Mash Ups) ...n Hood 'mash up', worth reading for its novelty value and the gore-fest at the end.
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  • Nelson to the Rescue by Simon Weston
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  • Superfrog! by Michael Foreman
    |summary=A light-hearted superhero romp, with a frog as the star. There are a few nice touches, and this is good, solid picture book fa ...things take a turn for the worse: the Big Boss oversees a crime wave. When the Big Boss' creeps frighten Frank's granny and kidnap some frogspawn she'd be
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  • The Poisoner: The Life and Crimes of Victorian England's Most Notorious Doctor by Stephen Bates
    |title=The Poisoner: The Life and Crimes of Victorian England's Most Notorious Doctor ...t=Poisoner: Life and Crimes of Victorian England's Most Notorious Doctor , The
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  • The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
    |title=The Three Pigs ...n most of them. Have you ever wondered what these stories would be like if the characters could wonder freely from one story to another? Would it just cau
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  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Rachel Isadora
    |title=The Twelve Dancing Princesses ...An interesting take on a Brothers Grimm fairy tale. I wasn't familiar with the original tale, and found it somewhat lacking, but Rachel Isadora's beautifu
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  • Henry Tumour by Anthony McGowan
    ...enry Tumour says hello. Hector is a geeky kid with geeky friends. He likes the Justice League, Star Trek, science and girls. But he knows he stands no cha ...school bullies and snogging the school sex symbol, Uma Upshaw, she of the the perfect bra-busters (even her initals, UU, look like bazoomas).
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  • Jack the Ripper by Otto Penzler
    |title= Jack the Ripper ...iction to give a complete overview that answered any questions I had about the Ripper and had me asking new questions that I hadn't thought of before. At
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  • I Want a Boyfriend! by Tony Ross
    ...will turn out to be her soul mate but, as this amusing story demonstrates, the course of true love never runs smoothly. ...he looks after her. Well, on hearing this, the Little Princess declares at the top of her voice:
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  • The Kiss That Missed by David Melling
    |title=The Kiss That Missed The king is in an awful rush, and doesn't even have time to read the prince a bedtime story. He blows him a kiss, but it misses! So, he dispatches his
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  • Six Tudor Queens: Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen: Six Tudor Queens 1 by Alison Weir
    |title=Six Tudor Queens: Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen: Six Tudor Queens 1 ...ce future heirs for the English crown. That's the plan but that's not how the story actually goes, on any level. For Catalina will be more famous as Kat
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  • Rama and the Demon King by Jessica Souhami
    |title=Rama and the Demon King |summary=An elegant retelling of the ancient Hindu folk tale of Lord Rama. A real pleasure to read.
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  • Mr and Mrs Disraeli: A Strange Romance by Daisy Hay
    ...ery successful Prime Minister. This biography paints a vivid portrait of 'the odd couple'. ...him. But this odd couple proved to be well-matched, and not only rose to the pinnacle of Victorian society, but he also became an unexpected yet very su
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  • Grimm's Fairy Tales: Twelve Dancing Princesses by Saviour Pirotta and Cecilia Johansson
    |summary=One of the lesser-known Grimm's Fairy Tales produced with the emerging reader in mind. Recommended both for personal and library use. ...uld inherit the kingdom. But - if after three nights he hadn't discovered the secret, he would lose his head.
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  • Anne of Green Gables by L M Montgomery
    ...eroine for me as a young girl, and she remains one still now that I have a little girl of my own. ...lso, unfortunately, prone to fits of temper (especially if anyone mentions the bain of her life, her red hair!) and she seems to find herself in tricky si
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  • Rapunzel by Jutta Ash
    ...children know and love well. In this retelling by Jutta Ash, the words and the illustrations combine beautifully and will ensure that children will not ti ...ch imprisons her at the top of a tall tower and she can only be reached by the witch climbing up her long golden tresses.
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  • Codename Quicksilver 2: The Tyrant King by Allan Jones
    |title=Codename Quicksilver 2: The Tyrant King |summary=The first major episode in this series has the same propulsion as the opener, but doesn't yet have a must-read plot for its young spy-fan audienc
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  • Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Our Times by Sarah Bradford
    ...um-history of Queen Elizabeth II and her reign, published to coincide with the Diamond Jubilee. ...other titles, and probably aimed more at the general reader with an eye on the Diamond Jubilee market.
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  • The Other Half by Charlotte Vassell
    |title=The Other Half ''The room was full of the sort of people ''Tatler'' thinks you should know.''
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  • The Ring and the Crown: A History of Royal Weddings 1066-2011 by Alison Weir, Kate Williams, Sarah Gristwood and Tracy Borman
    |title=The Ring and the Crown: A History of Royal Weddings 1066-2011 |sort= Ring and the Crown: A History of Royal Weddings 1066-2011
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  • Griffin Mage: Law of the Broken Earth by Rachel Neumeier
    |title=Griffin Mage: Law of the Broken Earth ...er suggests the story was designed to be more political and spiritual than the opening delight of human/griffin interaction led us believe. That might or
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  • A Lost Lady of Old Years by John Buchan
    ...g - ye maun ken Scots dialect pure weel if ye hope tae like thes book frae the start. Weel worth reading though, it's sic a guid story. ...st understand Scots dialect really well if you hope to like this book from the start. Well worth reading though, it's such a good story.)
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  • Beauty and the Beast by Katie Haworth and Dinara Mirtalipova
    |title=Beauty and the Beast ...e it suitable for younger readers, the illustrations certainly add more to the story in this beautifully published picture book.
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  • Moi and Marie Antoinette by Lynn Cullen and Amy Young
    ...ded background to the Queen than most text books do and is recommended for the newly confident reader and for sharing with those just reaching that point. ...Marie Antoinette's journey to France, her marriage, life at Versailles and the birth of her daughter Therese. It stops mercifully short of her execution.
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  • Dragonskin Slippers by Jessica Day George
    ...n her unkindly aunt leaves her to a dragon in a faint hope that a eligible prince will rescue her and provide with a suitable marriage. Creel is distraught, ...be ever liberated, or fought as dumb beasts they become under the power of the slippers?
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  • Married Love by Tessa Hadley
    ...l an interesting group of characters I would like to know more about after the end, sometimes from several different viewpoints, and it is hard to pick ou In the title story, a talented student shocks her family by announcing a plan to b
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  • The Shadowed Sun: Dreamblood: Book 2 by N K Jemisin
    |title=The Shadowed Sun: Dreamblood: Book 2 |summary=Excellent conclusion to Jemisin's Dreamblood duology features the epic plot and well-rounded characters her fans have come to expect. Highly
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  • Cinderella's Secret Diary by Faye Hanson
    ...we find out all her private thoughts and feelings as we follow her through the most important months of her life. ...body loves a happy ending and it's wonderful to read Cinderella's words at the end of her diary:
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  • Newcomers' Lives: The Story of Immigrants as Told in Obituaries from The Times by Peter Unwin (editor)
    |title=Newcomers' Lives: The Story of Immigrants as Told in Obituaries from The Times |summary=A selection of 55 obituaries fro 'The Times' of famous people born abroad who settled in Britain, made notable co
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  • Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household by Kate Hubbard
    |title=Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household ...rating account of life at the court of Queen Victoria, seen mainly through the years of service of six ladies-in-waiting, her chaplain, her secretary and
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  • The Perfect Bear by Gillian Shields
    |title=The Perfect Bear ...ldren, its message about what's important (and what's not) in life tugs at the sentimental heartstrings without becoming sickly. Highly recommended.
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  • Rooms with a View: The Secret Life of Great Hotels by Adrian Mourby
    |title=Rooms with a View: The Secret Life of Great Hotels ...hen northern Africa, India and Asia. Australia, it seems, does not go for the grand.
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  • The Princess Who Had No Kingdom by Ursula Jones and Sarah Gibb
    |title=The Princess Who Had No Kingdom ...the classics. It's fresh and original, but rightly doesn't try to reinvent the genre. Sarah Gibb's illustrations are wonderful too. Recommended.
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  • Nine Words Max by Dan Bar-El and David Huyck
    ...observations he’s keen to share with everyone around him. His brothers, on the other hand, are boys of fewer words, and don’t have much time for Max’s ...ers are thrilled to be left in peace. But… when surprise visitors show up, the brothers quickly realise that Max’s knowledge is vital to help them avoid
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  • Eminent Elizabethans by Piers Brendon
    ...-biographies of four major personalities of our time - Rupert Mudroch, the Prince of Wales, Margaret Thatcher and Mick Jagger ...Victorians', published in 1918, a debunking of four Victorian heroes whom the iconoclast Strachey wished to demonstrate had feet of clay.
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  • Buckle and Squash and the Monstrous Moat-Dragon by Sarah Courtauld
    |title=Buckle and Squash and the Monstrous Moat-Dragon |summary=Very silly, very funny, and what I'm hoping will be the start of a great new series!
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  • The Incredible Crime by Lois Austen-Leigh
    |title=The Incredible Crime ...A murder mystery from the golden age cutting across the Country House and the closed world of academia. A solid plot, but overlaid with a lovely light s
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  • Notebooks of a Middle-School Princess by Meg Cabot
    ...Prince of Genovia, making her...a princess! Not everyone responds well to the news, however, and poor Olivia is soon thrown into a world of jealous bulli ...to a brand new world of decadence and luxury. Olivia struggles to process the bizarre things that are happening to her, as she tries to juggle her new li
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  • Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye by Alison Goodman
    |title=Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye ...urteen year-old Eona. And in this world, women are forbidden from studying the dragon arts. If discovered, it will mean certain death for them both.
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  • Immortal Longings: F.W.H. Myers and the Victorian Search for Life After Death by Trevor Hamilton
    |title= Immortal Longings: F.W.H. Myers and the Victorian Search for Life After Death ...ciety for Psychical Research, heavily involved during the Victorian era in the scientific study of ghosts, mediums and life after death.
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  • Girl on Fire by Tony Parsons
    ...wing breath we immediately jump to catching those responsible. The rest of the book gradually builds a web of intrigue and a virtual soap opera of family ...l aspect of the book was handled; this book is the complete opposite. With the skill of Tom Clancy, information is dripped in about past adventures withou
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  • London (Amazing and Extraordinary Facts) by Stephen Halliday
    |summary=Just a great book, that will delight people who think they know the city, and provide for many a present to distant friends and relatives. ...ondon certainly has a lot going for it as regards weird and wonderful, and the trivial yet fascinating. And, luckily for us, so has this book.
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  • Eight Keys by Suzanne LaFleur
    On moving to middle school, eleven-year-old Elise's life takes a turn for the worse. She's bullied by her cool and popular locker-buddy Amanda, and embar ...st when she doesn't know how she can cope with everything, help arrives in the form of a strange key with her name on it. As she opens a door to find out
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  • The King who Wouldn't Sleep by Debbie Singleton and Holly Swain
    |title=The King who Wouldn't Sleep ...oo far. He refuses to sleep for even one moment until he finds the perfect prince to marry his beautiful daughter. Unfortunately, none of them are perfect an
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  • Burning Your Boats by Angela Carter
    ...faced with a revealing introduction by Salman Rushdie, who was a friend of the author. ...ment to a lost motorist whose journey ends in nightmarish circumstances in the Snow Pavilion.
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  • The Last Wolf by Michael Morpurgo
    |title=The Last Wolf ...thermore, it has endless possibilities for the home educator. It's a super little book and in hardcover, it would make a special gift for any child of your a
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  • Ella Bella Ballerina and Cinderella by James Mayhew
    ...es Mayhew's other books about painters, although that's just the nature of the beast. It's still worth a look. ...s whisked away to the fairy tale, with the prince, fairy godmother and all the magic that every reader knows and loves.
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  • Educating Jack by Jack Sheffield
    |summary=More delightful, heart-warming and funny tales from Ragley on the Forest Village School. It's part of a series but reads well as a standalon ...t ''exactly'' the same time), but it's Jack Sheffield who is going to face the biggest change.
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  • Joe and the Lightning Pony by Victoria Eveleigh
    |title=Joe and the Lightning Pony ...ak link - this is anything but. It's a great story for boys (or girls) in the 8+ age group and there are difficult issues dealt with sensitively. Highly
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  • The Broken Eye (Lightbringer 3) by Brent Weeks
    |title=The Broken Eye (Lightbringer 3) |sort=Broken Eye (Lightbringer 3), The
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  • Reef Rescue (The Secret Mermaid) by Sue Mongredien
    |title= Reef Rescue (The Secret Mermaid) ...book in ''The Secret Mermaid'' series provides another excellent tect for the emerging readier - probably a girl - who likes adventure and magic. Recomm
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  • The Prussian Princesses: The Sisters of Kaiser Wilhelm II by John Van der Kiste
    |title=The Prussian Princesses: The Sisters of Kaiser Wilhelm II |sort= Prussian Princesses: The Sisters of Kaiser Wilhelm II
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  • Fairytale Frankie and the Mermaid Escapade by Greg Gormley and Steven Lenton
    |title=Fairytale Frankie and the Mermaid Escapade |summary=Grab your sunscreen and get to the beach as Frankie and her friends are having a fun time in this vibrant chil
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  • Nut Cracker by David Walser and Jan Pienkowski
    ...e Nutcracker story with exquisite art work. Some is a little delicate but the book will delight any young girl. Recommended. ...come an heirloom but this time there's much less text and more emphasis on the artwork.
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  • Secrets of Tamarind by Nadia Aguiar
    ...ive friend Helix's legacy, and the native magical element ophalla, and put the island to rights. ...o and help it - but how will we get there?" "Well, pretty much in exactly the same way we did last time." "Oh, OK. Bet it's changed when we get there..
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  • Don't Chew the Royal Shoe by Kate Leake
    |title=Don't Chew the Royal Shoe ...t they are all nestled together in the bottom of your wardrobe, but not if the Palace Pooch has anything to say about it. Join Chips and an alternative R
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  • The Kitchen Garden (Britain's Heritage Series) by Caroline Ikin
    |title=The Kitchen Garden (Britain's Heritage Series) |summary=An introduction to the history of the kitchen garden: well written and great illustrations. Recommended.
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  • Amma, Tell Me About Diwali! by Bhakti Mathur
    |summary=A gentle introduction to the festival of Diwali which should be read by children of all faiths. It educ ...rosperity and health to Ganesha, the God of new beginnings and to Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth. But Klaka was curious: ''Amma'' he said, ''tell me abo
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  • The Satin Dress (Amber's Dressing-up Dreams) by Jenny Oldfield
    |title=The Satin Dress (Amber's Dressing-up Dreams) ...ies of four books for the early reader which tell the story of Cinderella. The plot and characters are good but be warned that if you buy one you will pro
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  • Destiny in the Desert: The Road to El Alamein - the Battle that Turned the Tide by Jonathan Dimbleby
    |title=Destiny in the Desert: The Road to El Alamein - the Battle that Turned the Tide ...ry=The story of the battle that seemed to turn the tide of war written for the generalist reader. Highly recommended.
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  • 3 Things You Never Knew About Ghostwriters
    ...c having only ever heard of them because of the Pierce Brosnan film. Given the awkwardness a lot of people feel toward ghostwriters, it's no surprise that ...hers are credited as co-writers, and others are hidden from us completely. The thing to keep in mind, though, is that they agree to these terms before vol
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  • Eye of the Moon by Dianne Hofmeyr
    |title=Eye of the Moon ...prince of Egypt, trying to get help to return him to his rightful place on the throne of Thebes.
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  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J K Rowling
    |title=Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ...re is still much more to learn by the end of this, the penultimate book in the Harry Potter series.
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  • Sapphique by Catherine Fisher
    ...nd a way to free them, but inside even the Warden is struggling to control the prison, which has developed consciousness and itself dreams of escape. ...? Is the Warden as dark as we had previously thought? Can we feel pity for the deranged computer consciousness?
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  • The Face of God: The Gifford Lectures by Roger Scruton
    |title=The Face of God: The Gifford Lectures |sort=Face of God: The Gifford Lectures
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  • The Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin
    |title=The Masque of the Red Death |sort=Masque of the Red Death
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  • The Covers of My Book Are Too Far Apart (and other grumbles) by Vivian French and Nigel Baines
    |title=The Covers of My Book Are Too Far Apart (and other grumbles) ...''I can't find a book that I like.'' You've probably heard at least one of the grumbles in this book before but have you known how to respond to it? This
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  • The Mourning Emporium by Michelle Lovric
    |title=The Mourning Emporium |sort=Mourning Emporium, The
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  • The New Libearian by Alison Donald and Alex Willmore
    |title=The New Libearian ...discover what is happening in this tour of a magical Library that captures the wonder of all those books housed in one place.
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  • I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen by Sylvie Simmons
    |title=I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen ...eonard Cohen, who was initially a novelist and poet before becoming one of the most highly acclaimed singer-songwriters.
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  • Without a Trace by Lesley Pearse
    |summary= A young woman decides to investigate the dissapearance of a young girl: an ideal holiday read. ...visit Cassie and Petal at their isolated stone cottage on the outskirts of the village.
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  • The Little Mermaid by Metaphrog
    |title=The Little Mermaid |sort=Little Mermaid
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  • Future King by Larry Pontius
    ...army or retired servicemen from a retirement home he goes into battle for the king and his country. A cracking good story. ...w-conspirators kidnap the Royal family to prevent Charles speaking against the EPA.
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  • The King's Blood: Book Two of The Dagger and the Coin by Daniel Abraham
    |title=The King's Blood: Book Two of The Dagger and the Coin |sort=King's Blood: Book Two of The Dagger and the Coin
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  • Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
    |summary=The end of this trilogy that takes Westerfeld's fans to a brilliant alternative ...ate prize - a machined weapon mighty enough to cease the war for good - to the Darwinists...
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  • Girl genius: Agatha H and the Clockwork Princess by Phil Foglio and Kaja Foglio
    |title=Girl genius: Agatha H and the Clockwork Princess |summary=Agatha and her cat Krosp run away to the circus to escape the Baron and his airship fleet.
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  • The Ember Blade by Chris Wooding
    |title=The Ember Blade ...s people, which is currently locked in the most heavily-fortified place in the land. All they have to do now is steal it...
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  • Blood Bonds: The Caravan by Rosanne Licata
    |title=Blood Bonds: The Caravan ...to get lost in their books. Rosanne Licata popped into Bookbag Towers to [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Rosanne Licata|chat to us]].
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  • Wereworld: Shadow of the Hawk by Curtis Jobling
    |title=Wereworld: Shadow of the Hawk ...re on the run, spiriting Drew's mother to safety. And Hector, the third of the Council... oh, Hector!
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  • Wasted by Nicola Morgan
    ...a little, she can't know that a time will come when the toss of a coin is the difference between life and death. But we know. We see Jess and Jack from a lofty position. We know the outcomes of their various choices. We can even choose for them...
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  • The Iron Fey: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
    |title=The Iron Fey: The Iron King |sort= Iron Fey: The Iron King
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  • Moorehawke Trilogy: The Crowded Shadows by Celine Kiernan
    |title=Moorehawke Trilogy: The Crowded Shadows ...he excellent original as the journey of the central trio gets sidetracked; the brilliant character development is paired with some thought provoking point
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  • Alice on Deadlines v.2 by Shiro Ihara
    ...as it can to defy a sober review that to the uninitiated won't sound like the genre's worst-ever flaws writ large. ...f the same, alongside the sheerest, frilliest, sexiest undies, and the way the girl's soul ended up in a skeleton, walking around and sometimes helping ou
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  • Kushiel's Scion by Jacqueline Carey
    ...der. It could be shocking in places if unprepared for the erotic nature of the Kushiel saga. ...o discover who he really is as a human being and to find his true place in the world, when all he has known before was a lie.
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  • Kushiel's Justice (Treason's Heir) by Jacqueline Carey
    ...itical and personal ramifications of their affair, Imriel and Sidonie deny the first precept of Blessed Elua, love as thou wilt, and Imriel keeps his prom His reluctant marriage takes him to Alba and a life among the Cruithne. But dark magic blights his arrival and his love for Sidonie has
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  • Here's To Us by Elin Hilderbrand
    ...ll the children (and all their mothers) have spent many happy summers over the years, albeit not in each others company. ...oad, but we also have ''Intermezzo'' where we scoot into the past and into the lives Deacon had with Laurel, Belinda and Scarlett, how he met them, fell f
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  • In Darkness by Nick Lake
    ...of Haiti through the eyes of a boy in the present, caught in the rubble of the great quake, and a 19th century revolutionary leader. Gritty and real, full '''Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2013'''
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  • The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Seance for a Vampire by Fred Saberhagen
    |title=The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Seance for a Vampire ...an extremely entertaining adventure and the author captures the voices of the vampire and of Dr Watson perfectly in his dual narration.
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  • A Dublin Fairytale by Nicola Colton
    |summary=With a twist on the Little Red Riding Hood tale, this is an easy-going story, with some lovely drawing |publisher=The O'Brien Press
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  • The Sandfather by Linda Newbery
    |title=The Sandfather ...out a boy searching for some grounding and doing a lot of growing up along the way. Subtle, absorbing, and compelling, it's just what you'd expect from Ne
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  • The Vanishing Man - In Search of Velazquez by Laura Cumming
    |title= The Vanishing Man - In Search of Velazquez ...ntertaining book shows how great art can entrance and enthral but also has the power to destroy reputations, finances and lives.
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  • Sebastian Darke: Prince of Explorers by Philip Caveney
    |title= Sebastian Darke: Prince of Explorers This then is the third chance we have had to meet Sebastian Darke, dodgy jester turned reluc
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  • The Train Set of Terror: A Measle Stubbs Adventure by Ian Ogilvy and Chris Mould
    |title=The Train Set of Terror: A Measle Stubbs Adventure ...g from the taps. The only thing that redeems Basil at all is that he owns the world's best train set, one Measle would love to get to know a lot better.
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