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WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

Anna hasn”t a friend in the world – until she meets Marnie among the sand dunes. But Marnie isn”t all she seems. This is an atmospheric ghost story with truths to tell about friendship, families and loneliness.
Author : WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE by JOAN G. ROBINSON
Published by : HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
ISBN Number : 7104774
Price : £4.01
Fiction & Poetry

The Hostile Hospital

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

The eighth book in the series of the unfortunate events surrounding the lives of the Baudelaire orphans, this describes every last detail of the Baudelaire children’s miserable stay at Heimlich Hospital. There are details of unnecessary surgery, balloons, and some startling news about a fire.
Author : The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket, Tim Curry
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 7161123
Price : £8.70
Fiction & Poetry

EIGHT DAYS OF LUKE

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

David”s new friend Luke appears immediately whenever David strikes a match. Luke seems to have some extraordinary friends and relations and some very dark secrets. When David enters into a bargain with the mysterious one-eyed Mr Wedding, life gets very hot indeed!
Author : EIGHT DAYS OF LUKE by DIANA WYNNE JONES
Published by : HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
ISBN Number : 6755216
Price : £4.01
Fiction & Poetry

Archer’s Goon

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

When the Goon turns up demanding “Archer’s two thousand”, life turns upside-down. As Howard desperately tries to get to the bottom of this strange demand, he discovers that the town is run by seven crazy wizards (not all of whom live in the present) and someone is trying to take over the world!
Author : Archer’s Goon by Diana Wynne Jones
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 6755275
Price : £4.01
Fiction & Poetry

The Riddle of the Frozen Phantom

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

Deep in the Antarctic, a ghost awakens, trapped in his ship, The Riddle. His cries travel to explorer Bonniface Sapwood, naturalist Corona Wottley and villain Rancid Swarthy. All three have the same the same goal in mind – solving the mystery of The Riddle – but each with very different intentions.
Author : The Riddle of the Frozen Phantom by Margaret Mahy
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 7113749
Price : £2.67
Fiction & Poetry

TIME-TRAVELLING CAT AND THE EGYPTIAN GODDESS

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

Topher”s cat, Ka, is not always who she seems to be. Sometimes she disappears for days and all that Ka has left by his bedside is a little stone carving of a cat. One day Ka leaves a clue on Topher”s computer and Topher finds himself time-travelling to Ancient Egypt where Ka is in terrible danger.
Author : TIME-TRAVELLING CAT AND THE EGYPTIAN GODDESS by JULIA JARMAN
Published by : HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
ISBN Number : 711964
Price : £2.67
Fiction & Poetry

TIME-TRAVELLING CAT AND THE TUDOR TREASURE

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

Topher begs his cat Ka not to go time travelling again. But Ka disappears again leaving only the word “RICHEMONT” on Topher”s computer screen. Escaping problems in his own world, Topher tracks Ka down and finds himself in the household of Dr Dee, a trusted adviser to Queen Elizabeth I.
Author : TIME-TRAVELLING CAT AND THE TUDOR TREASURE by JULIA JARMAN
Published by : HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
ISBN Number : 7119658
Price : £2.67
Fiction & Poetry

Elephant Child

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

This is the story of Shola, a girl brought up by a family of elephants until the age of five. She goes to live with an adoptive family in America, but when the parents are killed in a tragic accident, she returns to Africa to try and find her favourite elephants.
Author : Elephant Child by Mary Ellis, Kady MacDonald Denton (Illus), Kady MacDonald Denton (Illus)
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 7128207
Price : £2.67
Fiction & Poetry

Odysseus in the Serpent Maze

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

The Age of Heroes is past. The wars are over. Are there any adventures left for a 13-year-old boy who wants, more than anything, to be a hero? His time comes when Odysseus, his best friend Mentor, a spoiled princess named Helen and her outspoken cousin Penelope are kidnapped by pirates.
Author : Odysseus in the Serpent Maze by Jane Yolen, Robert J. Harris
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 7134142
Price : £3.34
Fiction & Poetry

Lord of the Nutcracker Men

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

Johnny gradually comes to understand the difference between his toy soldiers and the reality of the World War I. He loves his army of nutcracker soldiers his father makes for him but soon war with Germany looms and his father’s fate at the Front seems to depend on the battle he plays at home.
Author : Lord of the Nutcracker Men by Iain Lawrence
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 7135572
Price : £3.34
Fiction & Poetry