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The Slightly Bruised Glory of Cedar B. Hartley (Who Can't Help Flying High and Falling in Deep)

Author:  Martine Murray

Once I was a skinny redhead with a dog called Stinky and a lot of things to find out. Then I met Kite. It was Kite who showed me how to be an acrobat, and it was my idea to make a circus with all the others, and because our circus show went so well there was that kiss. A real live kiss. I can't say straight up 'I'm in love with Kite', but I am something. Then one day at rehearsal, a look went between us, a look that seemed to thud out of Kite's heart. That's when the terrible, terrible thing happened. I'd better tell you the whole story ... Cedar B.

The Voyage of the Unquiet Ice (Ship Kings #2)

Author:  Andrew McGahan

A vast figure loomed above the ice walls. It was made, no doubt, only of cloud or whirling snow, but it was an immense manlike thing, cast hugely against the sky. Its head stared down at them blindly, but one great arm seemed to beckon, urging the Chloe onwards. And from the depths of the gulf ahead the terrible whistling rose again.

The Rise of Nine

Author:  Pittacus Lore

In the beginning we were a group of nine.

Nine aliens who left our home planet of Lorien when it fell under attack from the deadly Mogodorians.

We scattered on earth and went into hidig. We look like ordinary teenagers. We are not.

Until I met John Smith, Number Four, I'd been on the run alone, hiding and fighting to stay alive. Together we are much more powerful. But it could only last so long before we had to separate.

THEY CAUGHT NUMBER ONE IN MALAYSIA.

NUMBER TWO IN ENGLAND.

AND NUMBER THREE IN KENYA.

Blood Ransom

Author:  Sophie McKenzie

Rachel and Theo now live thousands of miles apart. They keep in touch regularly via the internet, but things just aren't the same.

When Rachel discovers that evil scientist Elijah is still working for a secret section of the government and about to murder Daniel, she sets out to rescue the little boy, but her plans backfire with disastrous consequences.

Fire in the Sea

Author:  Myke Bartlett

Sadie is sixteen and bored with life in Perth. It’s summer, and lazing on the beach in the stifling heat with her cousins and Tom is a drag. Then something comes out of the sea.

Dark menacing forms attack an old man, leaving him for dead and Sadie wracking her brains to understand what she saw. Then there’s a mysterious inheritance, a strange young man called Jake and a horned beast trampling the back yard. 

My So-Called Afterlife

Author:  Tamsyn Murray

‘Aaargh!’ Stumbling backwards, the man’s face flooded with
horrified embarrassment. ‘How long have you been there?’
My mind fizzed furiously. He could see me. He could actually
see me! I could have hugged him! Well, I couldn’t, but you
know what I mean.

Fifteen-year-old Lucy has been stuck in the men’s loos since
she was murdered there six months ago and Jeremy is the
first person who’s been able to see or hear her. Just her luck
that he’s a seriously uncool geography-teacher type – but at
least he’s determined to help.

Tiger Trouble

Author:  Justin D'Ath

Tigers don't normally attack people, but this tiger has been pushed over the edge. Rani and I had about five seconds to live. But I wasn't going down without a fight... 

Infinity Ring 2: Divide and Conquer

Author:  Carrie Ryan

HISTORY UNDER ATTACK

Hundreds of ships carrying thousands of Viking warriors are attacking medieval Paris. The Parisians are fighting back, but they can only hold out for so long. And that's bad news - especially since Dak has been captured and forced to work with the invading army while Sera and Riq defend Paris from within. No matter which side wins, the kids will lose... unless Dak can find an ally among some of history's fiercest warriors.

Infinity Ring 1: A Mutiny in Time

Author:  James Dashner

History is broken, and three kids must travel back in time to set it right!

When best friends Dak Smyth and Sera Froste stumble upon the secret of time travel - a hand-held device known as the Infinity Ring - they're swept up in a centuries-long secret war for the fate of mankind. Recruited by the Hystorians, a secret society that dates back to Aristotle, the kids learn that history has gone disastrously off course.

Crocodile Attack

Author:  Justin D'Ath

'I didn't want to die,And I especially didn't want to be killed by a Crocodile.But there was no escape.'

A robber has kidnapped Sam Fox and his cousin Nissa during a tropical cyclone.When the getaway car crashes into the raging Crocodile River, Sam and Nissa must face one ordeal after another to survive against incredidible odds. Sam fights to keep his head above water and Nissa out of the jaws of certain death. As the waters rise and the crocodiles close in, Sam must push himself to the limits of endurance.