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Lottery Boy by Michael Byrne
Bully has lived on the streets since his mum died. He has no one except his dog Jack, and every day they fight to survive. It seems...
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The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury
A medieval landscape where Gods still hold sway over the lives of men is the backdrop for this strange and bitter feast. This is a heady...
Tony
We Are All Made of Molecules by Susan Neilsen
There are a plethora of reasons to read this book. For one, it is better than CHoCoLaTe, which you probably already know to be Carbon,...
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Flabbergasting Gothic Fantasy: Heap House by Edward Carey
Heap House is a palace made of misery, cold and pain, presided over by the Iremonger family. Made rich from baliffing and arranged...
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Smart by Kim Slater
Tony has already written a great review for this, shortly after the hardback came out last summer. But as it’s new in paperback, recently...
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Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
Catherine doesn't want to sew ('I can stand no more lady-tasks!'). She isn't interested in embroidery, nor does she care about spinning....
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Amy and Matthew by Cammie McGovern
Amy has cerebral palsy. She can't walk without help and communicates through a machine. Matthew has OCD. He is imprisoned by endless...
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Raging Star - Dustlands III by Moira Young
The stars are tumblin' outa the sky an Saba's star xsd destiny is all scattered across the sands. Her band o' rebels is tired an...
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Vango - Between Earth and Sky / A Prince Without a Kingdom
Vango - Between Sky and Earth / A Prince Without a Kingdom Timothée de Fombele Treat the Vango books as one glorious Chandleresque...
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Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Cynical Dash and quirky Lily don't know each other. But one Christmas they start to communicate through the pages of the red notebook...