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Author: Trenton Lee Stewart
When a peculiar advertisement appears in the newspaper for children to take part in a secret mission, children everywhere sit a series of mysterious tests.
In the end, just four children succeed: Reynie, Kate, Sticky and Constance. They have three things in common: they are all honest, all remarkably talented and all orphans.
They must go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened where the only rule is that there are no rules. There they must work as a team to save not only themselves, but also the world outside the walls.
A New York Times bestseller from a talented debut author.
Published September 2008 |
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Author: Lynne Rickards & Margaret Chamberlain
What’s a penguin to think when he wakes up pink!
Patrick wakes up one day to find he’s turned pink overnight! What will his friends think? Poor Patrick runs away in search of pink playmates. He crosses the ocean where he finds some flamingos - but will he ever fit in with them?
Patrick soon learns that friendship is never black and white, but that real friends will accept you whatever.
A heart-warming story of learning to be different.
Published September 2008 |
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Author: Cornelia Funke
Life in the Inkworld has been far from easy since the extraordinary events of Inkspell, when the story of Inkheart magically drew Meggie, Mo and Dustfinger back into its pages.
With Dustfinger dead, and the evil Adderhead now in control, the story in which they are all caught has taken an unhappy turn. Even Elinor, left alone in the real world, believes her family to be lost – lost between the covers of a book.
But as winter comes on there is reason to hope – if only Meggie and Mo can rewrite the wrongs of the past and make a dangerous pact with death.
'I don’t think I’ve ever read anything that conveys so well the joys, terrors and pitfalls of reading.' DIANA WYNNE JONES, GUARDIAN
Published October 2008 |
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Author: Emily Diamand
Lilly Melkun is out fishing with her sea-cat when the bloodthirsty Reavers come raiding – and steal the Prime Minister’s daughter.
Her village blamed, Lilly decides to find the girl. Off she sails in secret with a ransom - an extraordinary talking jewel.
But nothing can prepare her for what happens next ...
The winner of the 2008 Times / Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition!
'… an amazing, accomplished story…' MALORIE BLACKMAN
'A funny, clever, towering adventure. Diamand is a genuine 24-carat writer.' AMANDA CRAIG, THE TIMES
Published October 2008 |
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Author: Cornelia Funke
Meggie loves books. So does her father, Mo, a bookbinder, although he has never read aloud to her since her mother mysteriously disappeared. They live quietly until the night a stranger knocks at their door.
He has come with a warning that forces Mo to reveal an extraordinary secret – a storytelling secret that will change their lives forever.
Inkheart movie promises to be a beautiful and captivating portrayal of the best-selling book. The cast includes: Brendan Fraser, Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent, Paul Bettany and Eliza Bennett.
Over 3,000,000 copies of Inkheart and Inkspell sold to date.
Published October 2008 |
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