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The Revenge Files of
Alistair Fury by Jamie Rix
ISBN: 9780440868484 £4.99
Alistair Fury is out for revenge.
No more running errands. No more being called 'Alice'! It's payback time
for his embarrassing mum, his bone-idle dad, and his constantly teasing
older brother and sister. Only Alistair's two best friends - and this,
his private diary - share his secrets. Culminating in a scene involving
a snake, a toupee and a live TV broadcast, Alistair tries to wreak
spectacular revenge but it doesn't exactly go according to plan ...In
lively and accessible diary form, this is a story of family life at its
funniest, packed with schoolboy humour.
Totz2teens Review:
This book is really funny. Lot's of funny things
happen including Alistair's family becoming prisoners in an American
jail. I really liked reading this book.
Totz2teens Member Rating: 5/5
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George's Secret Key to the
Universe by Lucy & Stephen Hawking
ISBN: 9780552559584 £6.99
Take a rollercoaster ride through the vastness of space and, in the midst of
an exciting adventure, discover the mysteries of physics, science and the
universe with George, his new friends next door - the scientist Eric and his
daughter, Annie - and a super-intelligent computer called Cosmos, which can
take them to the edge of a black hole and back again. Or can it? And who
else would like to get their hands on Cosmos? This title is a funny and
hugely informative romp through space, time and the universe.
Totz2teens Review:
George goes on adventures in space and
solves problems, all the while learning about and using elementary
astrophysics. His parents are 'hippies' and don't believe in much
of technology whilst George has a thirst for this knowledge.
Georges adventures are certainly interesting and the pictures are very
nice too. A few nagging doubts over the story but for a children's
book it was just fine.
Totz2teens Member Rating: 4/5
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Tiger Ways by
Kes Gray & Nich Sharratt
ISBN: 9780099488040 £5.99
Oh no! Daisy's mum has been stolen by a gang of mad elephants! Luckily
for Daisy, she's adopted by a family of friendly tigers and has to learn the
"tiger way" to survive. Still it's not all bad, she gets to live in a
cave, sleep in trees and best of all, she doesn't need to take a bath -
because everyone knows all cats are afraid of water!
And the fun doesn't stop there! This edition includes a fantastic
fold-out theatre with finger puppets to encourage imaginative play and story
telling.
Totz2teens Review:
Daisy has been adopted by tigers! An enjoyable book with the great
story and even some great puppets to bring the story to life.
Daisy is just an adorable little girl and her stories are just great.
Totz2teens Member Rating: 5/5
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Accidentally on Purpose by Kes Gray & Nick
Sharratt
ISBN: 9781862305311 £6.99
Isn't Daisy good? She's tipping some sprinkles onto Mum's ice cream. But
wait! Now the cheeky monkey's popping her peas behind the sofa! This
fantastically funny split page book will have children in stitches! Watch
them decide whether Daisy will accidentally on purpose plonk knickers in
Mum's tea or a worm on her ice-cream! With innumerable - naughty and nice -
scenarios and bold illustrations, this book will provide hours of fun!
Totz2teens Review: Oh
What fun! This is a hilariously funny book. The pages are split
in two and it makes many different connotations of naughty mix ups.
Its a gem.
Totz2teens member Rating: 5/5
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The Curse of the Gloamglozer
by Paul Stewart & Chris Stewart
ISBN: 978-1-846-57702-4 £12.99
Oh, Sky
above!’ Linius wailed. ‘If I had known then what I know now…’
Quint, son of a sky pirate captain, and new apprentice to Linius
Pallitax, the Most High Academe, has been set some highly important
tasks. Just how important, Quint is about to find out as he and Linius’s
only daughter, Maris, are plunged into a terrifying adventure that takes
them deep within the rock upon which Sanctaphrax is built. Here, they
unwittingly invoke an ancient curse – the curse of the gloamglozer…
A dramatic and exuberant fantasy filled with colourful characters and
illustrated with exquisite detail.
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The Toymaker
by Jeremy de Quidt
ISBN: 9780385613583 £10.99
What good is a toy that will wind down?
What if you could put a heart in one?
A real heart.
One that beat and beat and didn't stop.
What couldn't you do if you could make a toy like that?
From the moment Mathias becomes the owner of a mysterious piece of paper, he
is in terrible danger. Entangled in devious plots and pursued by the
sinister Doctor Leiter and his devilish toys, Mathias finds himself on a
quest to uncover a deadly secret.
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RuneMarks by
Joanne Harris
ISBN: 9780552555753 £6.99
Maddy Smith was born with a
rusty-coloured runemark on her hand - what the
villagers call a ruinmark - she is scarred by this
symbols of the old gods, a sign of magic.
And everyone knows that magic is
dangerous. Except for Maddy, who actually
thinks its rather fun. Until now. For
suddenly her friend One-Eye, a rascally Outlander,
who wants her to open Red Horse Hill and descend
into World Below - a world filled with goblins and
far worse - to retrieve a relic of the old gods.
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Pip:The Story of Olive by Kim Kane
ISBN: 9780385613309 £12.99
Pip and Olive sat on the sand in the front of the row of
mirrors. Olive snuck peaks at Pip. Pip stared at Olive.
They were so extraordinarily identical that Olive couldn't tell Arthur from
Martha, as Mog would say.... The two girls were peas in a pod - they even
distorted in the mirror in exactly the same manner.
"We're pretty similiar," said Olive after a while/
"Yes," said Pip, "I expect we're twins"
Olive is an only child. She lives by the sea in a ramshackle old house
with her mother, Mog, successful, busy and hardly ever as home. Olive
is very pale and very quiet and she doesn't quite fit in. But she has
a best friend, Mathilda, and that's what matters
And then mathilda decides to be someone else's best friend
Totz2teens Member Review: A charmingly, delightful story. I
think this will become a little classic as its not time specific really. I
loved the characters and the contrast of Olive and Pip was so interesting.
It is such a warm, funny story about finding yourself. Definitely
recommended.
Totz2teens Member Rating: 5/5
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Before I Die
by Jenny Downham
ISBN: 9781862304871 £6.99
. . . it's a novel that won't
fail to touch those who read it, and despite the melancholy subject
matter it manages to be hugely life-affirming. A book that will make you
happy to be alive. It's
really going to happen. They said it would, but this is quicker than
anyone thought.
Everyone has to die. We all know it.
With only a few months of life left, sixteen-year-old Tessa knows it
better than most.
She's made a list though - ten things she wants to do before she dies.
Number one is sex. Starting tonight.
But getting what you want isn't easy. And getting what you want doesn't
always give you what you need. And sometimes the most unexpected things
become important.
Uplifting, life-affirming, joyous - this extraordinary novel celebrates
what it is to be alive by confronting what it's really like to die.
Totz2teens Member Review: From the title it was obvious this book
was going to have an emotional pull. Yes it does have that pull
but it is an amazingly uplifting book too. And yes I did shed a
tear or two.
Totz2teens Member Review: 5/5
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The
London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
ISBN: 9780440868026 £5.99
When Ted and Kat watched their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye,
he turned and waved before getting on. But after half an hour it landed
and everyone trooped off - and no Salim. Where could he have gone? How
on earth could he have disappeared into thin air? So Ted and his older
sister, Kat, become sleuthing partners, since the police are having no
luck. Despite their prickly relationship, they overcome their
differences to follow a trail of clues across London in a desperate bid
to find their cousin. And ultimately it comes down to Ted, whose brain
works in its own very unique way, to find the key to the mystery. This
is an unputdownable spine-tingling thriller - a race against time.
Totz2teens Member Review: Gripped from start to finish. An excellent read about the mystery
of how Salim disappeared whilst on the London Eye. Ted & Kat decide
that they should assist in finding him and follow clues to find their
cousin. Why and who has taken him? I would recommend this book
for boys and girls and I know they wont be disappointed. The
characters were easy to gel with and the scenes are set really well.
An excellent mystery.
Totz2teens Member Rating: 4/5
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The Inferior
by Peadar O Guilin
ISBN: 9780552555272 £6.99
There is but one law: Eat or be eaten. Stopmouth and his family know of
no other life than the daily battle to survive. To live they must hunt
rival species, or negotiate flesh-trade with those who crave meat of the
freshest human kind. It is a savage, desperate existence. And for
Stopmouth, considered slow-witted hunt-fodder by his tribe, the future
looks especially bleak. But then, on the day he is callously betrayed by
his brother, a strange and beautiful woman falls from the sky. It is a
moment that will change his destiny, and that of all humanity, forever.
With echoes of Tarzan , Conan and the Truman Show , Peadar O Guilin's
debut is an action and ideas packed blockbuster that will challenge your
perceptions of humanity and leave you hungry for more.
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Red Spikes by
Margo Lanagan
ISBN: 9780385613224 £10.99
Red Spikes - ten steps to the heart. This work contains ten tales to jab
and poke - at your darkest fears, your secret desires. Margo Lanagan's
short stories take place in worlds not quite our own, and yet each one
illuminates what it is to be human. They are stories of yearning for
more, and learning to live with what you have. Stories that show the
imprint love leaves on us all. For anyone who likes to be surprised,
touched, unsettled, intrigued, or scared, prepare to be dazzled by what
a master storyteller can do in a few short pages.
Totz2teens Member Review: This book contains 10 short
stories that are fantastically written and really grab you. These are
short stories at their best.
Totz2teens member rating: 5/5
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Charlie Small:
The Barbarous
Brigands of Frostbite Pass
ISBN: 9780385613934 £4.99
What happens when you cuddle a baby Truffler!
How to defeat a seriously slimy swamp monster!
Why you shouldn't double cross a barbarous brigand!
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Noah's Ark by Rod Campbell
ISBN: 978037032659 £12.99
Noah's Ark is the retelling of the
classic biblical tale, with a contemporary environmental message for
modern readers. It is a board book that comes in a handy fold up carry
case, and also doubles up as a fantastic ark play set!
Inside you will find a set of animal
figures that stand up in pairs and a colourful wall frieze.
Totz2teens Member Review: This is truly a charming and
delightful book. It would make a fantastic present for any little one.
The set comes in an ark shaped case with a lovely compartment for the
story book and a bag with the animals in. We played for ages with
the set and it has excellent play value to it. Noah's Ark is
obviously a traditional story and this doesn't fail in telling it in an
easy way for children to understand.
I particularly liked the section at the
back explaining that some animals were now endangered in our world
today. The animals in the bag in this set are such fun and
seeing my little one with all the animals lined up was really adorable
too.
Totz2teens Member Rating: 5/5
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Traction Man is here by Mimi Grey
ISBN: 9781862306400 £6.99
With an action outfit for every occasion, Traction Man patrols the
house, saving toys, guarding toast, searching for lost wrecks and
rescuing damsels in distress. Our hero is ready for anything....
or is he? Includes a thrilling CD read by Mark Gatiss with
brilliant music and sound effects.
Totz2teens Member Review: A mesmerizingly funny book. With
the CD on we sat down to read this (and listen) It is hilariously
funny and the way the cd is done is just so perfectly brilliant. I
never would have read it in the same tone so it was a real treat to have
it like this. The pictures are busy and plenty to see on different
occasions. We would thoroughly recommend.
Totz2teens Member Rating: 5/5
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Sylvie and the songman by Tim
Binding
ISBN: 9780385611213 £12.99
Sylvie Bartram lives alone with Mr Jackson the dog and
her eccentric composer father who invents strange and wonderful musical
instruments. One day she returns from school to find a message left in
toothpaste on the bathroom mirror; her father has been kidnapped. Later that
night, the house is visited by a terrifying apparition - a
half-man/half-creature who is searching for something and will not rest
until he has found it ...Sylvie uncovers an underground world of magic and
evil, and with help from her friends, she must hold off a power that
threatens the lives of all beings in the world. The Songman is at large, and
is determined to steal music and use it for his own evil ends...
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Cookie
by Jacqueline Wilson
ISBN: 9780385613972 £12.99
Beauty Cookson is no
beauty. She's a plain, timid girl surrounded by
super-confident, snooty girls at school. Worse than
the teasing in the playground, though, is the
unpredictable criticism from her father. Frequently
berated for breaking any of Dad's hyper-fussy house
rules, as well as for her lack of looks, confidence
and friends, Beauty lives in uneasy fear whenever
Dad's at home. Her pretty, sweet mum is equally
subject to Dad's tirades. Eventually, after an
unbearable birthday party and a very real fear that
Dad's temper is out of control, Mum and Beauty run
away. Very soon Mum and Beauty find themselves in an
idyllic seaside resort where their new-found freedom
and a moment of culinary inspiration give them a
hobby, an income and even a new nickname for Beauty.
Soon all Beauty's dreams come true - and she
deserves it! A charming, page-turning and
heart-warming story from this beloved author.
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