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Category>>Literature>>Fiction 11-14>>Novels
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NWS: Touching the Void NEW! |
| Age: 11-14 |
| Joe Simpson |
| Touching the Void is a heart-stopping, true account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvian Andes. He and his climbing partner, Simon, reached the summit of the remote peak, Siula Grande. A few days later... |
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Martyn Pig NEW! |
| Age: 11-14 |
| Kevin Brooks |
| An intriguing back-to-front murder mystery story |
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NWS: Carrie's War |
| Age: 11-14 |
| Nina Bawden |
| For thirty years Carrie has not spoken of Druid's Bottom where she and her brother sheltered from the war. It is left to Carrie's own children to unravel the mystery of that time and its legacy of fear and silence... |
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NWS: Darkside |
| Age: 11-14 |
| Tom Becker |
| Jonathan Starling's home has been attacked and his father is in an asylum. On the run from a gang of kidnappers, Jonathan hides out in a secret borough that festers in the heart of modern London. Founded by Jack the Ripper, Darkside is a place of evil, danger and unimaginable excitement, where nightmares walk the streets. |
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NWS: Arthur, High King of Britain |
| Age: 11+ |
| Michael Morpurgo |
| Miraculously rescued from drowning, a boy awakes from unconsciousness to find himself in a deep cave with Arthur Pendragon. As Arthur tells the boy about his life, legendary tales of Camelot unfold . . . |
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NWS: Beowulf: Dragonslayer |
| Age: 11-14 |
| Rosemary Sutcliff |
| Rosemary Sutcliff's well-known and popular adaptation of the classic adventure story. Hrothgar the king prays that his people will be freed from the Death-Shadow that fills their nights with horror. Then a warrior arrives, with the strength of thirty men and the courage of more, ready to fight the fearsome wolf-man, Grendel. |
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NWS: Billy Elliot |
| Age: 11-14 |
| Melvin Burgess |
| Billy Elliot isn't like his Dad. He doesn't want to learn boxing. He's not cut out to be a miner. Instead, he's fascinated by the grace and magic of the ballet and is determined to dance... |
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NWS: Blitzed |
| Age: 11-14 |
| Robert Swindells |
| George is fascinated by World War Two. He is looking forward to a school trip to a World War Two museum but doesn't realise how authentic this trip will be. A hand reaching out of the fake rubble, a slip in time, and George finds himself in London at the time of the Blitz! He joins up with a group of other homeless children, struggling to survive, and together they get on the tail of a suspected German spy... |
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NWS: Blood Pressure |
| Age: 11-14 |
| Alan Gibbons |
| Aidan lives a comfortable life in Surrey until he spends his school holiday in Liverpool with his ailing grandfather. When he unearths a long-kept family secret about his real father he suddenly finds himself swept up in a rollercoaster ride of intrigue, deceit, love and danger. Its realistic portrayal of teenagers and growing up makes this an unputdownable personal drama... |
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NWS: Boy |
| Age: 11-14 |
| Roald Dahl |
| As full of excitement as his own fiction, this book provides a brilliant and engaging insight into Dahl's fascinating childhood. |
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NWS: Buddy |
| Age: 12+ |
| Nigel Hinton |
| A straightforward story of 13-year-old Buddy, who has to cope not only with his own problems but also those of his parents. His father, still dreaming of his Teddy-Boy youth, turns to crime and his mother leaves home to make a better life for herself. A sympathetic look at the confusions of adolescence. |
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NWS: Buddy's Song |
| Age: 12+ |
| Nigel Hinton |
| When Buddy picks up a guitar and begins to sing he finds an escape from all his worries. But Buddy's music brings problems of its own when he is forced to make choices. Should he stay on at school as his mother wishes? Or should he follow his dad's wild enthusiasm and aim for a high-flying musical career? |
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NWS: Danny the Champion of the World |
| Age: 11-14 |
| Roald Dahl |
| Danny is brought up by his father, who is a marvellous story-teller, a genius with motor cars, kites and fire balloons, and a wizard at catching pheasants. This absorbing book about the wild adventures they have together is full of action and is great fun. |
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NWS: Fighting Back |
| Age: 11-14 |
| Catherine MacPhail |
| Kerry and her mother move into a block of council flats to start their new life together. But when Kerry's mother refuses to be intimidated by the notorious Lafferty family, and is prepared to stand witness to a shoplifting attempt, Kerry finds herself in conflict too. |
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NWS: Frankenstein's Aunt |
| Age: 12+ |
| Allan Rune Petterson |
| Aunt Hanna Frankenstein arrives at her infamous nephew's castle, determined to set the place in order and restore the family reputation. An hilarious 'horror' story told with originality and wit, based on the Frankenstein legend. |
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NWS: Friedrich |
| Age: 12+ |
| Hans Peter Richter |
| Friedrich is a Jewish boy growing up in pre-war Germany. His true story is full of exciting, moving and tragic incidents. Simply written with great emotional force, it is also a terrible indictment of racial hatred. |
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