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recommended with reservations
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Beholding Bee
Jennifer Minicus | 18 Apr 2013
written for ages 11-14 | recommended with reservations
Being an orphan is never easy.
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The Roman Mysteries Series
Tim Golden | 4 Apr 2013
written for ages 11-14 | recommended with reservations
Flavia is the daughter of a Roman captain.
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Stoneheart
Tim Golden | 6 Feb 2013
written for ages 11-14 | recommended with reservations
George and Edie learn of a war between the statues of London.
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Starseeker
Tim Golden | 12 Jan 2013
written for ages 13-16 | recommended with reservations
Luke, a gifted young musician, falls in with a local gang after his father dies.
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The Many Troubles of Andy Russell
Emily Castilla | 29 Oct 2012
written for ages 7-10 | recommended with reservations
Andy Russell has lost a number of his pet gerbils.
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The Shapeshifter Series
Tim Golden | 6 Oct 2012
written for ages 9-12 | recommended with reservations
A boy who can turn into a fox,
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The Saxby Smart Series
Jennifer Minicus | 7 Sep 2012
written for ages 7-10 | recommended with reservations
Saxby Smart is a child detective.
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The Pendragon Series
Tim Golden | 18 Jun 2012
written for ages 11-14 | recommended with reservations
A poorly written popular series.
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Heroes of Olympus Series
Tim Golden | 23 May 2012
written for ages 11-14 | recommended with reservations
More of the same.
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The Lacemaker and the Princess
Jennifer Minicus | 28 Apr 2012
written for ages 9-12 | recommended with reservations
A realistic view of life in pre-revolutionary France.
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The Mortal Engines Quartet
Tim Golden | 5 Apr 2012
written for ages 13-16 | recommended with reservations
A futuristic sci-fi series in which technology plays a major role.
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The Boy Soldier Series
Tim Golden | 5 Feb 2012
written for ages 11-14 | recommended with reservations
Standard military thriller requiring little interference from the reader's intelligence.
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The Magician's House Quartet Series
Tim Golden | 15 Dec 2011
written for ages 9-12 | recommended with reservations
William, Mary and Alice spend their holidays at Golden House.
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Turtle in Paradise
Jennifer Minicus | 12 Dec 2011
written for ages 9-12 | recommended with reservations
Toughened by a rough life, eleven-year-old Turtle has learned to take care of her mother.
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The Door in the Forest
Jennifer Minicus | 1 Dec 2011
written for ages 9-12 | recommended with reservations
Daniel Crowley is unable to tell a lie.
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Kit's Wilderness
Tim Golden | 7 Sep 2011
written for ages 13-16 | recommended with reservations
Death is treated as a game in this young adult novel.
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Wisdom's Kiss: a book for brave readers
Clare Cannon | 30 Aug 2011
written for ages 11-14 | recommended with reservations
I love Catherine Gilbert Murdock's writing because it is intelligent, highly unconventional and always makes me laugh.
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Jimmy Coates Series
Tim Golden | 11 Aug 2011
written for ages 11-14 | recommended with reservations
Jimmy Coates is an ordinary eleven-year-old until...
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