| I Was a Rat! |
| by Philip Pullman, illustrated by Peter Bailey | |
| Humour for ages 7 - 11 published by Doubleday |
| Bob and Joan name the lost little boy, Roger, having no children of their own they quickly accept his odd habits and lack of knowledge about the world around him. But according to him up until three weeks ago he was a rat! He can't remember exactly what happened but he is eager to please and always tells the truth as best he can. Sadly Roger soon falls from one disaster into another, who can he trust and will Bob and Joan ever be able to find him again? ...more 268/101 |
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| His Dark Materials - Northern Lights |
| by Philip Pullman |  |
| Fantasy and Magic for ages 10 - 16 published by Scholastic |
| Lyra lives in a world where everyone has a daemon. This is like their soul, but it lives outside their body and takes the form of animals. Lyra's world is turned upside down when her friend Roger disappears, could it be the Gobblers have taken him. Lyra decides she must search for him and learns to use the strange alethiometer to find the truth of where he is. She must travel to the cold North where ice bears rule and witch queens roam the skies. What will she do when she finds her friend and discovers the terrible experiments being carried out in secret? ...more 185/101 |
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| His Dark Materials - The Subtle Knife |
| by Philip Pullman |  |
| Fantasy and Magic for ages 10 - 16 published by Scholastic |
| Will has spent his life caring for his mother. Now he must leave her in the care of others because he has just killed a man. He sets out determined to discover what happened to his father all those years ago and why the men won't leave his mother alone.
On the run Will finds his way in to another world where he meets Lyra, who has an important mission of her own. Three worlds are tied together by invisible bonds but the same doom seems to be edging towards them all. ...more 87/101 |
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| Clockwork |
| by Philip Pullman, illustrated by Philip Pullman, Peter Bailey |  |
| Fantasy and Magic for ages 8 - 11 published by Corgi |
| A tale told on a wintry night, a young apprentice clock maker who has failed to make a mechanical figure and a sinister doctor. All these parts together make a story of strange beings and unbelievable happenings. ...more 321/101 |
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| The Ruby in the Smoke |
| by Philip Pullman |  |
| Crime & Mystery for ages 10 - 14 published by Scholastic |
| It is Victorian London and Sally Lockheart finds herself alone, without a friend after the death of her father. A strange letter sends her hurrying to his shipping company, but when she mentions 'The Seven Blessings' , the man before her falls down dead with shock. Sally realises she has stumbled into an evil web of deceit, where everyone is a potential threat. At the heart of the web lies the legendary 'Ruby in the Smoke', can Sally find it before her enemies find her? ...more 345/101 |
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| Spring-Heeled Jack: a Story of Bravery and Evil |
| by Philip Pullman, illustrated by David Mostyn |  |
| Historical Fiction for ages 7 - 11 published by Corgi Yearling |
| Who is the eerie hero of the book? and can he help the orphans find freedom before they are recaptured by the evil people who run the orphanage? ...more 88/101 |
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| The Firework-Maker's Daughter |
| by Philip Pullman, illustrated by Nick Harris |  |
| Adventure for ages 8 - 10 published by Yearling |
| Lila has grown up watching her father make fireworks. When he starts talking about finding her a husband she tells her father that she wants to follow in his footsteps. He will not tell her what she needs to know to become a firework-maker and so with a little help from her friends Chulak and the elephant Hamlet, she sets off to face the Fire-Fiend and get some Royal Sulphur. ...more 176/101 |
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| The Shadow in the North |
| by Philip Pullman |  |
| Crime & Mystery for ages 10 - 14 published by Point, Scholastic |
| Some years after the first story, Sally now runs a financial advisory business, and the Garland Photographic company is really doing well.
Jim Taylor the young porter from the shipping offices, now works with Fred Garland, investigating shady dealings.
With a strange request to attend a séance and one of Sally's clients loosing all her investments, the friends are plunged into a new, dangerous yet thrilling investigation. ...more 347/101 |
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| His Dark Materials - The Amber Spyglass |
| by Philip Pullman |  |
| Fantasy and Magic for ages 10 - 15 published by Scholastic |
| Lyra and Will face their greatest challenge yet! They must journey through painful territory to save the world as they know it, and all the time they are being hunted by powers that are desperate to conceal the truth and maintain the religious order.
Throughout these books the children have been growing and changing and are now more susceptible to the evils that surround them. Many characters change sides and fight their own battles. New worlds and peoples are introduced. But finally it is up to Will and Lyra themselves to decide what manner of world survives! ...more 686/101 |
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