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Stick Dog

A really GOOD story with kind of BAD drawings
A really GOOD story with kind of BAD drawings
Author:  Tom Watson

Introducing everyone's new best friend: Stick Dog!

Join this loveable wet-nosed hero and his hilarious friends as they go on an epic quest for the perfect burger. Everyone loves stick dog:

"This story made us laugh hard enough to blow milk out of our noses!" Jack, 7 and Freddy, 10 "Stick Dog you are really funny!" Nicole,10

Brisingr

Oaths sworn...
Loyalties tested...
Forces collide.


It's been only months since Eragon first uttered "brisingr," the ancient language term for fire. Since then, he's not only learned to create magic with words - he's been challenged to his very core. Following the colossal battle against the Empire's warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is more adventure at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep.

Run

Author:  Tim Sinclair

Dee lives for two things: the physical/mental discipline of parkour, and the dystopic scenarios he invents to escape his mundane life.

He knows the city better than anyone – the hidden spaces at night, the views that no one else sees, from heights no one else can scale. With parkour, he's not running away. He's just free.

But when he's caught up in a frightening conspiracy and the boundaries between fantasy and reality break down, he'll have to run for his life. Run for real. Because just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.

Point Blanc The Graphic Novel

Author:  Anthony Horowitz

Alex Rider, teenage spy, is back at school, trying to adapt to his new double life... But MI6 have other plans for him

Armed with only a false ID and a new set of brilliantly disguisez gadgets, Alex must infilstrate the mysterious Point Blanc Academy. Can he alert the world to what he  finds out before its too late?

"The perfect hero... genuine 21st century stuff." The dailty Telegraph

Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat

Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell
Author:  Lynne Jonell

Emmy was a good girl.At least she tried very hard to be good. She did her homework without being told. She ate all her vegetables, even the slimy ones. And she never talked back to her nanny, Miss Barmy, although it was almost impossible to keep quiet, some days.

She really was a little too good. Which is why she liked to sit by the Rat.

The Rat was not good at all . . .

You're a Bad Man Mr.Gum!

Mr gum
Mr gum
Author:  Andy Stanton

Good evening. Mr Gum is a complete horror who hates children, animals, fun and corn on the cob. This book’s all about him.

And an angry fairy who lives in his bathtub. And Jake the dog, and a little girl called Polly and an evil, stinky butcher all covered in guts. And there’s heroes and sweets and adventures and EVERYTHING.

Noodle Pie

Author:  Ruth Starke

Andy’s father fled Hanoi over twenty years ago as a refugee and now he’s returned for his first visit. Andy’s come along too, but he’s not having much fun. Vietnam is a shock – the locals are all on the make, his relatives are greedy and impatient, and their restaurant is a joke. When Andy discovers that over the years both sides of the family have been twisting the truth, he comes up with a bright idea to improve the family fortunes.

A warm and funny story about family, cultural differences – oh, and noodles!

Onion Tears

Author:  Diana Kidd

Onion Tears tells the story of Nam-Huong, a young Vietnamese girl living in Australia who is attempting to come to terms with her memories of the war in her homeland. Nam-Huong cries lots of onion tears, and it′s only when she learns to laugh, that her tears fall like drops of dew.

Artemis Fowl and The Eternity Code

Author:  Eoin Colfer

Artemis Fowl has created the most powerful new supercomputer known to man – using stolen technology from an elite race of underground fairies.
 
And when the computer falls into the hands of an IT billionaire with a shady past and an alleged mob connection, Artemis is in deep trouble. The consequences for humans and fairies alike are deadly. Only one person, well, fairy, can help him now. 

If only Artemis Fowl wasn't the fairies' public enemy number one . . .

Bushfire Rescue

Book Cover Picture
Book Cover Picture
Author:  Justin D'Ath

"HELP ME" I gasped. "My name is Sam Fox and I'm trapped in a truck . . . There's a bushfire all around me!"

It's the holidays and Sam Fox has gone to the high country to stay with his grandparents. While trying to stop cattle rustlers from stealing a stud bull, an injured Sam is isolated in the mountains during a horrific bushfire.

To survive, he must rely on his courage, ingenuity, and the help of Chainsaw - a mad old rodeo bull.

An action packed rollercoaster ride, BUSHFIRE RESCUE is the most explosive Extreme Adventure yet!

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