2001, by Arthur C. Clarke
On the moon an enigma is uncovered. So great are the implications of the discovery that, for the first time, men are sent out deep into the solar system. But before they can reach their destination, things begin to go wrong. Horribly wrong.
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Airman, by Eoin Colfer
Swashbuckling adventure from the author of Artemis Fowl. Conor is framed for a terrible crime he didn't commit. Thrown into prison by the dastardly Hugo Bonvilain, Conor is trapped in a seaswept dungeon and branded a traitor. He must escape and clear his name.
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Bloodchild, by Tim Bowler
You won't be able to put this down once you start, It will send shivers down your spine and ensure that at the end of every chapter you want to keep turning the pages.
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Bog child, by Siobhan Dowd
Set during the troubles in Northern Ireland, Bog Child follows Fergus as he struggles for his own identity amidst the fear and hatred of a torn country. His brother is on hunger strike, his family are frightened and angry ; he is being blackmailed into carrying packages that could be anything; and throughout it all he hears the voice of the Bog Child; the tiny body he found in the peat. Contains adult themes
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Carrie, by Stephen King
Carrie has the gift of telekinesis. To be invited to prom night by Tommy is a dream - but Carrie is forced to exercise her terrible gift on the town that mocks and loathes her. Some adult content.
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Caught in the crossfire, by Alan Gibbons
The events of September 11th lit a fuse that binds the fates of 6 young people in this powerful novel about race, riots and real life.
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City of bones, by Cassandra Clare
First in the Mortal Instruments trilogy, City of Bones introduces us to the Shadowhunters and their battle with Darkness. Funny and sexy, with many a twist to keep you guessing! Contains some adult themes
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Coraline, by Neil Gaiman
Coraline is not to be put off by a sign of danger read in some tea-leaves or indeed a message sent to her by some very talented mice. Eerie and unsettling.
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Dracula, by Bram Stoker
The novel that made 'vampire' a household word, Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' has been delighting - and chilling - readers for well over 100 years. Now, the immortal Count returns in this illustrated edition, offering the complete text of Stoker's dark masterwork adorned with more than 50 illlustrations by Becky Cloonan.
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Dreaming of Amelia, by Jaclyn Moriarty
When the beautiful, talented and mysterious Riley and Amelia transfer to elete private school Ashbury High for their final year, the school becomes obsessed with them. Told through a series of blogs, essays and minutes (!), we hear many versions of many truths - but what is the secret they are hiding?
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Earthfasts, by W. Mayne
First of a trilogy.When a mysterious drummer boy emerges from the ground, he acts as a catalyst for a series of strange events that culminate in the disappearance of David. His friend, Keith, is left to search through time for him.
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Elidor, by Alan Garner
Elidor is dying, and as the line between that world and this shift and blur, evil crosses the divide. Written in 1965, when children were children, and people used words like Gosh, it still packs a punch, with a spellbinding story.
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Hitler's canary, by Sandi Toksvig
Based on true-life events during the Second World War, this novel is a funny and gripping account of a childhood spent under occupation and a daring rescue.
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How I live now, by Meg Rosoff
Fifteen year old anorexic Daisy arrives in England from the US to stay with her father and his pregnant partner and strange things begin to happen. Contains adult themes.
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I am number four, by Pittacus Lore
Nine teenagers and their guardians are hiding on Earth - protected by a charm that means they can only be killed in numeric order, three are already dead. John Smith is Number Four. And his mortal enemies are hunting him down.
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I know what you did last Wednesday, by Anthony Horowitz
It's a dangerous life being the youngest brother of the world's worst private detective, but Nick Diamond has survived...so far. An invitation to a remote island gives Nick a bad feeling, and then fellow guests start dying.
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Interview with the vampire, by Anne Rice
In a darkened room a young man sits telling the macabre and eerie story of his life - the story of a vampire, gifted with eternal life, cursed with an exquisite craving for human blood. Contains some adult themes
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Jackdaw summer, by David Almond
A long hot summer, a wild boy, an abandoned baby, and an act of violence. This is an unsettling novel set in the wilds of Northumbria. Contains adult themes.
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Jimmy Coates, by Joe Craig
An eleven-year-old boy discovers he has strange powers, and a future that holds mystery, adventure -- and death!
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Kensuke's kingdom, by Michael Morpurgo
Michael's parents buy a yacht and sail around the world. Michael is thrown overboard and washes up on a remote tropical island, where he meets Kensuke.
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Lockdown, by Alexander Gordon Smith
Beneath heaven is hell. Beneath hell is Furnace. Furnace Penitentiary. The world's most secure prison for young offenders, buried a mile beneath the earth's surface. One way in, no way out. Once you're here, you're here until you die, and for most of the inmates that doesn't take long - not with the sadistic guards and the bloodthirsty gangs. Not for the faint-hearted.
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Looking for jj, by Anne Cassidy
A child is murdered by her best friend. Seven years later JJ is released, and has a new identity. But is there any way that she can lead a 'normal' life? A chilling story for older teenagers. Some adult content.
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Lord of the flies, by William Golding
After a plane crash a group of boys set up a fragile community on a previously uninhabited island. As memories of home recede and the blood from frenzied pig-hunts arouses them, the boys' childish fear turns into something deeper and more primitive.
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Lucas, by Kevin Brooks
Caitlin's life changes from the moment she sees Lucas walking across the causeway one hot summer's day. He is the strangest, most beautiful boy she has ever seen - and when she meets him, her world comes alive. But to others, he quickly becomes an object of jealousy, prejudice and hatred. Caitlin tries to make sense of the injustice. Some adult content.
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Mission: Survival, by Chris Ryan
Five children are marooned on a desert island. They must face killer komodo dragons, sharks and modern-day pirates. The ex-SAS author includes ten top tips for survival in tropical conditions.
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Montacute house, by Lucy Jago
The daily struggle to survive in Elizabethan England, surrounded by devastating poverty, superstition and biggotry, makes life almost unbearable for Cess and her mother. Then, on her 13th birthday, she finds a pendant in the hen house - as though someone left it there for her to find. When boys start to go missing, and one turns up dead and horrifically disfigured, everyone suspects witchcraft. William, best friend of Cess, joins the ranks of the missing boys, and Cess is immediately accused of sorcery. Can she rescue William, and clear her name, before it's too late?
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Mortal engines, by Philip Reeve
Mortal Engines introduces a world where cities have had to tear themselves up by the roots to survive. The city of London is chasing a small mining town across the dried-out bed of the old North Sea.
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Noughts & crosses, by Malorie Blackman
In their world, Noughts and Crosses simply don't mix. And as hostility turns to violence, can Callum and Sephy possibly find a way to be together? They are determined to try. And then the bomb explodes&
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Numbers, by Rachel Ward
What would you do if every time you looked at someone you knew the exact date of their death? Jem is 15, and avoids relationships for obvious reasons. But then she meets Spider.....Contains adult themes
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Playing dead, by Tim Bowler
A boy at the end of his tether and on the run has only his wits and a knife to save himself. This is the first book in a thrilling new series for teenagers.
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Ring, by Koji Suzuki
Investigating the sudden deaths of four teenagers Asakawa views a video tape with a chilling message 'Those who have viewed these images are fated to die at this exact hour one week from now'. Stunning, cutting-edge thriller with a chilling supernatural twist.
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Sabriel, by Garth Nix
18-year-old Sabriel leaves her ordinary school and returns across the Wall into the Old Kingdom of magic and the dead. 'Sabriel is a winner' (Philip Pullman)
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Sacred hearts, by Sarah Dunant
Serafina is condemned to life in a convent. 16, passionate, and in love she fights her confinement with everything she has. A witty, extravagent glimpse of life in an Italian renaisance convent. Contains adult themes
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Silverfin, by Charlie Higson
Before the name became a legend - meet the young James Bond. The dark waters around a remote Scottish castle hold a sinister secret. One man with a thirst for power will use it - whatever the cost.
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Skellig, by David Almond
There's a man in our garage and my sister is ill and it's the first day I've travelled from the new house to the old school.
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Solitaire, by Bernard Ashley
When shipwrecked 'Pax' is discovered by an elderly man searching for his only grandson and the heir to his business, the two form an unlikely but powerful bond. But as Pax regains his memories, haunting truths and guilt-ridden deception reveal that their destinies have been long intertwined by a silent betrayal that could yet tear them apart.
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Stolen, by Lucy Christopher
Told in a moving letter to her captor, 16-year-old Gemma relives her kidnapping from Bangkok airport while on holiday. Taken by Ty, her troubled young stalker, to the wild and desolate Australian Outback she reflects on a landscape from which there's no escape. Some adult content.
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Stop the train, by Geraldine McCaughrean
Marooned in the vast Oklahoma prairies, Florence relies completely on the railway line beside which it stands. A bypass threatens to end the settlers' livelihood. Somehow or other, the train has to be stopped
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Stormbreaker, by Anthony Horowitz
Forcibly recruited into MI6 after the suspicious death of his guardian, Alex is sent on his first secret mission.
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Tales of terror from the black ship, by Chris Priestley
Exciting and spooky collection of short stories.
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The Da Vinci code, by Dan Brown
So convincing the Church condemned it - the Code takes you on a breathtaking journey of murder and deception, through Europe, the Bible, and all that you thought you knew. Contains adult themes.
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The Silver Sword, by Ian Serraillier
The night the Nazis come to take their mother away, three children escape in a terrifying scramble across the rooftops. Alone in the chaos of Warsaw, they have to learn to survive on their own.
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The birds and other stories, by Daphne Du Maurier
A collection of sinister short stories including 'The Birds' which was famously adapted for film by Alfred Hitchcock.
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The curious incident of the dog in the night-time, by Mark Haddon
Christopher has Asperger's, and needs order to protect himself from the bewilderment of life and people. Join him on his quest to find the dog's killer, and discover life through his eyes. Stark, funny and enlightening. Some adult content.
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The dead house, by Anne Cassidy
Lauren has always blocked out that fateful day when her mam and sister were killed, but now that she'd older, things are coming back to her...things that could mean her dad is innocent of murder. After all these years of hating him Lauren now faces the prospect of loving her dad once again. But is it that easy?
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The enemy, by Charlie Higson
They'll chase you. They'll rip you open. They'll feed on you...When the sickness came, every parent, policeman, politician - every adult - fell ill. The lucky ones died. The others are crazed, confused and hungry. Only children under fourteen remain, and they're fighting to survive. Contains strong language and scenes of violence.
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The everlost, by Neal Shusterman
Nick and Allie didn't survive the crash, and now they are in limbo, stuck halfway between life and death, in a netherworld known as Everlost. Everlost is home to those who didn't make it to their final destination: a magical yet dangerous place filled with shadows where lost souls run wild.
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The fellowship of the ring: Vol. 1 of "The Lord of the Rings". Centenary ed, by J.R.R. Tolkien
Frodo Baggins sets out to destroy the power of the Dark Lord who threatens the very existence of Middle Earth.
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The fire-eaters, by David Almond
Bobby's dad is mysteriously ill. His new school is a cold and cruel place. Nuclear bombs are being tested. Bobby found the fire-eater, a devil called McNulty. What can they do together on Bobby's beach? Can they work miracles?
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The graveyard book, by Neil Gaiman
A modern ghost story - funny, charming and eerie.
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The invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick
An amazing story and a spellbinding mystery told in words and pictures. Twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity.
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The kiss of death, by Marcus Sedgwick
A 'real' Vampire story. A gripping, blood-thirsty romp.
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The knife of never letting go, by Patrick Ness
The first of the Chaos Walking series. Set on another world, where men can hear each other's thoughts. Todd is nearly a man, but the town has been keeping secrets from him; secrets that could end in death. Contains adult themes
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The knife that killed me, by Anthony McGowan
Just how was Paul dragged into using a knife by Roth, a bullying teenager he fears and hates? A tense and chilling book.
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The owl service, by Alan Garner
An ancient power stirs when Gwyn finds an old dinner service in the loft. Try as he might, Gwyn can't escape the quickening force of a myth that won't be denied. It is only by facing it that release can be found.
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The road, by Cormac McCarthy
A father and his young son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road. Originally published: 2006
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The silver claw, by Garry Kilworth
Behind the beauty and splendour of the island city of Vequince, a small group is hatching a fiendishly clever plot to seize power. A gripping tale of intrigue, menace, plots and counter-plots.
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The star of Kazan, by Eva Ibbotson
Read this book and embark on an adventure which includes a big gloomy mansion, a war obsessed boy and a little girl determined to solve the mystery of her life.
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The thirteen treasures, by Michelle Harrison
While visiting her grandmother's house, an old photograph leads Tanya to an unsolved mystery. Fifty years ago a girl vanished in the woods nearby - a girl Tanya's grandmother will not speak of. Fabian's grandfather was the last person to see her alive and has lived under suspicion ever since. Together, Tanya and Fabian decide to find the truth. But Tanya has her own secret: the ability to see fairies. And, after disturbing an intruder in the night, it emerges that someone else shares her ability ...The manor's sinister history is about to repeat itself ...
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The vanishing of Katharina Linden, by Helen Grant
In a small German town, young girls start disappearing. Eleven year old Pia decides to unravel the mystery. A real page-turner with a thrilling climax.
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The woman in black, by Susan Hill
Just who is the ghostly woman in black? An eerie and chilling ghost story.
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Tunnels, by Roderick Gordon
When his father disappears below ground Will decides to investigate with his friend Chester and together they unearth a terrifying secret.
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Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer
Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite.
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Watchmen, by Alan Moore
A dark and complex graphic novel which explores the nature of humanity and heroes. Who decides what is right? Who has the right to judge? To punish? Who watches the Watchmen? The clock is ticking as the Comedian's killer is sought, and the world spins ever closer to oblivion. Contains strong adult themes and images.
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What I saw and how I lied, by Judy Blundell
Summer's ending, Evie's stepfather is finally home from the Second World War, and Evie is tired of her glamorous mother treating her like a little girl. Then a mysterious stranger appears; a handsome ex-GI who served with Evie's stepfather. Slowly, Evie realizes that she is falling in love with him - but he has dark secrets, and a strange control over her parents.
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Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte
At the centre of this novel is the passionate love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff - recounted with such emotional intensity that a plain tale of the Yorkshire moors acquires the depth and simplicity of ancient tragedy.
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