| Groosham Grange |
| by Anthony Horowitz |  |
| Adventure for ages 9 - 12 published by Walker |
| When David is expelled from Beton College, his parents don't know what to do with him. Not until the mysterious letter arrives from Groosham Grange. This school is miles away from anywhere has one day's holiday a year and sounds like an awful place to send a child. His parents think this could be the answer to their problems, but it is definitely the start of David's! ...more 202/6 |
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| Stormbreaker |
| by Anthony Horowitz |  |
| Adventure for ages 9 - 14 published by Walker Books Ltd |
| When his uncle is suddenly killed in a car crash, Alex Rider begins to realise how little he really knew about him. Strange people turn up at the funeral, some of them wearing guns, his uncle's locked office is cleared out and then he finds the car his uncle was driving when he died. It is riddled with bullets, his uncle was a spy and pretty soon Alex is training with the SAS to continue his uncle's work! ...more 1431/6 |
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| James And The Giant Peach |
| by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake |  |
| Adventure for ages 7 - 11 published by Puffin Books |
| James lives with his horrible aunts, who treat him very badly. Then one night he finds his way into the giant peach in the garden. Wonderful adventures follow, as do his terrible relations. All the way to America! ...more 35/4 |
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| Public Enemy Number Two |
| by Anthony Horowitz |  |
| Adventure for ages 9 - 12 published by Walker |
| Nick Diamond finds himself sharing a cell with Johnny Powers, Public Enemy Number One.
Nick's only chance is to find the real culprit, the Fence, but with only his bird-brained brother Tim to help him, things are looking bleak. Especially when Nick finds out Ma Powers and her gang are waiting to break Johnny and his 'pal' Nick, out of jail. ...more 226/6 |
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| The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
| by C.S. Lewis |  |
| Adventure for ages 8 - 11 published by Armada Books |
| When Lucy finds her way into the land of Narnia she and her brothers and sisters become caught up in a battle against the white witch and her forces of evil. Winter reigns in Narnia, but it is never Christmas, the poor creatures live in fear and terror of the evil spreading through their land. But with the return of Aslan, come hope and the chance to fight the wicked forces and free the land from the grip of the witch. ...more 30/38 |
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| The Lost Grandad |
| by Geoff Steward |  |
| Adventure for ages 9 - 12 |
| Joseph is an ordinary little boy who has a problem. He has lost his imagination. Instead of reading stories at bedtime, he reads an encyclopaedia!
Joseph lost his Grandad just before he was born, but one night Grandad appears and takes Joseph away on an amazing adventure, all the way to Australia to find his imagination. But as with all adventures, danger lurks in the bushes waiting to pounce . . . ...more 930/506 |
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| Crocodile River |
| by Geoffrey Malone |  |
| Adventure published by Hodder Children's Books |
| Tom goes on a trip with his cousin Greg and a family friend, Sam, who is an Aborigine. They get caught up in a dispute between some men at a science laboratory and end up in danger from the men and a crocodile. ...more 1567/804 |
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| Ragboy, Rats and the Surging Sea |
| by Alan Temperley |  |
| Adventure for ages 8 - 12 published by Scholastic |
| Silas collects rags and bones to earn a living and look after his sick grandfather. Tormented by the wicked bullies, Jasper Dredge and his son Albert, Silas leads a harsh life in which there is little comfort or happiness. One day he finds a mermaid half dead on the beach and offers to help her recover. Back at his grandfather's rag and bone yard, Silas listens to the wonderful stories Ooli tells whilst she recovers. But danger lurks nearby, and when Ooli is kidnapped Silas puts his own life in danger to save his new friend. ...more 356/225 |
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| The Bad Beginning |
| by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Brett Helquist |  |
| Adventure for ages 9 - 15 published by Egmont Children's Books |
| The Baudelaire children are charming and clever, they have a happy home and are encouraged to be themselves by their doting parents. This happy state of affairs lasts for about a page and a half, then they become charming orphans and their luck changes. They are left in the care of an uncle who clearly has wicked plans for them and they lurch from one disaster to the next. Surely there will be a happy ending though? ...more 1427/748 |
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| The Falcon's Malteser |
| by Anthony Horowitz |  |
| Adventure for ages 9 - 12 published by Walker |
| Tim Diamond is probably the dumbest detective in the world, but fortunately his little brother, Nick, is very smart. When Tim gets the blame for the murder of Johnny Naples, Nick Sets out with the multi-million pound package, to clear his brother's name. ...more 227/6 |
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