Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

'When the doorbell rings at three in the morning, it's never good

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The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier by Anne Fine

'Perhaps you'd care to hear my side of the story....?

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Ruby Holler

Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech

'Dallas leaned far out of the window, his eyes fixed on a bird flying

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Lizzie Dripping

Lizzie Dripping by Helen Cresswell

'Once upon a time - and I mean last week, or last year - there was a

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Cloud Busting

Cloud Busting by Malorie Blackman

'Mr Mackie said: Write a poem about someone near to you, dear to you.

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The Giggler Treatment

The Giggler Treatment by Roddy Doyle

' Mr Mack was walking to the train station. It was a nice sunny

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The Killer Underpants

The Killer Underpants by Michael Lawrence

'Monday afternoons we have Football with Rice. Chicken with Rice

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Artemis Fowl

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

'How does one describe Artemis Fowl ? Various psychiatrists have

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Millions

Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce

'If our Anthony was telling this story, he'd start with the money. It

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Weasle and the Wrathmonk

Measle and the Wrathmonk by Ian Ogilvy

'Measle Stubbs was ten and a half years old. He was small, thin and

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Harry and the Wrinklies

Harry and the Wrinklies by Alan Temperley

"The summer holidays which is the best time of the year for most

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The Bad Beginning

A Series of Unfortunate Events - The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

'If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be

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Wolf Brother

Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver

'Suddenly death was upon them. A frenzy of claws. A welter of sounds

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Mortal Engines

Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve

'It was a dark, blustery afternoon in Spring, and the city of London

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The wolves of Willoughby Chase

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken

'It was dusk - winter dusk. Snow lay white and shining over the

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The amazing Story of Adolphus Tips

The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo

'I first read Grandma's letter over ten years ago, when I was twelve.

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Journey to the River Sea

Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson

' It was a good school, one of the best in London.'

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Clockwork or All Wound Up

Clockwork or All Wound Up by Philip Pullman

'Once upon a time (when time ran by clockwork), a strange event took

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Holes

Holes by Louis Sachar

' There is no lake at Camp Green Lake...now it is just a dry flat

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Skellig

Skellig by David Almond

' I found him in a garage on a Sunday afternoon. It was the day after

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Charmed Life

Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones

' Cat Chant admired his elder sister Gwendoline. She was a witch.

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last updated: 07 September 2007