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Children 11-12

Malorie Blackman Pig Heart Boy

Pig Heart Boy

The Story Cameron has heart disease and needs to have a heart transplant. Yet there are no hearts available. Desperate to save his son, Cameron’s father gets in touch with Dr Bryce, who has discovered a controversial new transplant procedure using pig’s hearts. Dr Bryce has a pig called Trudy who is perfect for the […]

The Bubble Boy Stewart Foster

The Bubble Boy

The Story Since he was two months old, Joe has lived in his bubble, a London hospital room he has never left. Joe was born without an immune system. If he ventures outside his hospital room he could catch any disease and die. Eleven years on, Joe spends his days watching TV, pretending to be […]

PAX

The Story This is the story of a young fox Pax, who, after being rescued by Peter as a cub, has grown up with the boy he adores.  Peter, who lost his mother at a young age and lives with a violent, self centred father, adores his fox. As war approaches, and Peter’s father signs […]

Hacker Malorie Blackman

Hacker

The Story Returning from school one afternoon, Victoria Gibson discovers that her adoptive father has been accused of stealing one million pounds from the bank where he works. Vicky is convinced that this is a case of computer fraud and is determined to use her incredible computing skills to prove that he is not the […]

No Fixed Address Susin Nielsen

No Fixed Address

The Story   No Fixed Address tells the story of 12 year old Felix Frederik Knutsson and his single mum Astrid. Astrid can be persuasive and charming, but also a straight talker who lands herself in trouble, and someone who can be economical with the truth.       Felix loves living with Mormor (his […]

Boy 87 Ele Fountain

Boy 87

The Story Shif loves nothing more than spending time with his greatest friend Bini, chess and maths.  However, when soldiers swarm his small city all the happiness is drained from his world.  Shif’s father, he believes, died many years ago but soon the truth is revealed.  Shif’s father was captured by the military when asking for a […]

The Breadwinner Deborah Ellis

The Breadwinner

The story   Set in Afghanistan where cruelty of the Taliban lies behind every corner, Parvana and her family live in one cramped room. The mean and crafty rules of the Taliban require women not to go outside without the company of a man. So when Parvana’s father gets arrested for talking about memories of […]

My Brigadista Year

My Brigadista Year

The story   This book is about how one girl, full of courage, transformed her country.    In the country of Cuba where hills roll and villages are bustling with markets of fresh produce, a girl called Lora has an ambition to help her country become an educated one.   Only 13, Lora is determined […]

A Good Day For Climbing Trees by Jaco Jacobs

A Good Day for Climbing Trees

The story Marnus has two brothers. Bendovo is good at breaking swimming records, drinking protein drinks and making every girl fall for him. Adrian meanwhile is Marnus’s younger brother, a young entrepreneur who will do anything to make money. That even means starting a nursery tuck shop aged three. Marnus is in the middle, never […]