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recommended with reservations
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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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Inventing Elliot
Tim Golden | 31 Jul 2011
written for ages 13-16 | recommended with reservations
Elliot Sutton is a bullied schoolboy who tries to reinvent himself when he moves to a new school in a new area.
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The Casson Family Series
Tim Golden | 23 Jul 2011
written for ages 9-12 | recommended with reservations
The Casson family copes with everday life, their friends and each other.
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Here Lies Arthur
Tim Golden | 27 May 2011
written for ages 13-16 | recommended with reservations
A revisionist take on the Arthurian canon suggests the truth behind the magical elements of the stories.
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The Great Brain
Jennifer Minicus | 13 May 2011
written for ages 9-12 | recommended with reservations
John D. Fitzgerald has written a book that is "one hundred percent boy".
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Goodnight, Mr. Tom
Tim Golden | 10 Apr 2011
written for ages 11-14 | recommended with reservations
The heart of a crusty old widower melts when he gets to know a young, abused boy.
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The Willoughbys: taking a send-up too far?
Clare Cannon | 23 Mar 2011
written for ages 11-14 | recommended with reservations
This tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature may be best appreciated by adults.
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Maryana Garcia | 22 Feb 2011
written for ages 9-12 | recommended with reservations
Humorous, unpredictable and fast paced, this series provides young readers with the opportunity to gain a basic understanding of mythology.
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The Missing Link Trilogy
Tim Golden | 15 Feb 2011
written for ages 11-14 | recommended with reservations
The sci-fi series involves genetic manipulation of both animals and humans.
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