English youth literature
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“The brilliant world of Tom Gates” by Liz Pichon “Tom Gates is a master of excuses, expert doodler, comic story writer extraordinaire – and the bane of his grumpy teacher Mr Fullerman's life. And in his wacky journal of scribbles and silliness, you'll find all sorts of comic craziness to make you groan with glee!
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“A templar's apprentice” by Kat Black “Ever since thirteen-year-old Tormod MacLeod had a prophetic vision, things haven't been the same. Even his family treats him differently. So when he has the chance to join a Templar knight on a mysterious quest, Tormod doesn't hesitate.” Extracted from Amazon. See also: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5971883-a-templar-s-apprentice http://www.katblackbooks.com/books.html http://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=gchR69hF6Cg The selected titles
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“Dracula tooth: the legend of Ryan” by Peter McAllister & illustrated by Caroline Magerl “Novel for young readers. Ryan likes being called Dracula Tooth and scaring kids by playing at vampires. But that's until he gets a late-night visit from Fangface and his gang of him. Extracted from Googlebooks. See also: http://www.cmagerl.com.au/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula The selected titles are
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“The extraordinary education of Nicholas Benedict” by Trenton Lee Stewart & Diana Sudyka “Nine-year-old Nicholas Benedict has more problems than most children his age. Not only is he an orphan with an unfortunate nose, but he also has narcolepsy, a condition that gives him terrible nightmares and makes him fall asleep at the worst possible
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“The growing pains of Adrian Mole” by Sue Townsend “If I turn out to be mentally deranged in adult life, it will be all my mother's fault.'Adrian Mole continues to struggle valiantly against the slings and arrows of growing up and his own family's attempts to scar him for life in this second volume of
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“On the banks of plum creek” by Laura Ingalls Wilder & illustrated by Garth Williams “The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they leave their little house on the prairie and travel in their covered wagon to Minnesota. Here they settle in a little house made of sod beside the banks
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“Our only May Amelia “ by Jennifer L. Holm “It isn't easy being a pioneer in the state of Washington in 1899, but it's particularly hard when you are the only girl ever born in the new settlement. With seven older brothers and a love of adventure, May Amelia Jackson just can′t seem to abide
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“The talent thief: an extraordinary tale of an ordinary boy” Alex Williams & illustrated by David Roberts “Wealthy orphans Adam and Cressida Bloom couldn't be less alike. Adam ca n't seem to help being exceedingly ordinary whereas Cressida, his glamorous sister, has a magnificent talent – when she sings, even the birds stop to listen. Then
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“War horse” by Michael Morpurgo “In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front. With his de él officer de él, he charges toward the enemy, witnessing the horror of the battles in France. But even in
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“Haroun and the sea of stories “ by Salman Rushdie “Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, Salman Rushdie's classic children's novel Haroun and the Sea of Stories inhabits the same imaginative space as Gulliver's Travels, Alice in Wonderland, and The Wizard of Oz. In this captivating adaptation for