Lovereading.co.uk TOP 10

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 The Best Day of Someone Else's Life The Best Day of Someone Else's Life Kerry Reichs   May 2009 Debut of the Month.   Funny, sophisticated, witty and thoroughly enjoyable! Kerry Reichs certainly inherited the writing gene from her mother Kathy and we think you will find her debut novel impossible to put down. Unlucky in love, Vi finds ... Download free opening extract
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 The Golden Pig The Golden Pig Mark Penny, Jonathan Penny     This is one of those titles we love to discover on Lovereading and pass the word on about. A brilliantly funny detective novel from two new authors -The Penny Brothers. They have written each part ... Download free opening extract
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 The Drowning Girl The Drowning Girl Margaret Leroy   May 2009 Book of the Month.   A great read, a well thought-out plot with a good build to the final crisis.  It concerns a disturbed child with a mother who is at her wits’ end to find help.  She eventually takes ... Download free opening extract
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 Past-it Notes Past-it Notes Maureen Lipman     This is a collection of some of Maureen Lipman's best writing, taken from previous books along with new stories and anecdotes. Some of the old stories are reworked here ... Download free opening extract
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 Unsticky Unsticky Sarra Manning A delightful read in the vein of that feel-good film Pretty Woman, only here the girl is not a hooker, just desperate as she is so badly in debt.  Both main characters have loads of baggage and each needs to ... Download free opening extract
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 We Are Now Beginning Our Descent We Are Now Beginning Our Descent James Meek   May 2009 Book of the Month.Adam Kellas is a war reporter pursuing the woman he has fallen in love with and been separated from. Moving over time and continents this is a beautifully written and yet gritty story of love, ...  Download free opening extract
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 In Bed With... In Bed With... Imogen Edwards-jones, Jessica Adams, Maggie Alderson, Kathy Letter This is the most enormous fun – a collection of sexy short stories written by bestselling authors. To add to the fun, they have all used ‘porn’ pseudonyms, a combination of their first pet and their street names. ... Download free opening extract
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 Inspector Singh Investigates Inspector Singh Investigates Shamini Flint     May 2009 Debut of the Month.   The beginning of a nice, ‘cosy’ crime series which will be set all over Asia and features Inspector Singh, a maverick who won’t retire,who is an effective officer with no time for paperwork/bureaucracy and has ... Download free opening extract
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 We Need to Talk About Kevin We Need to Talk About Kevin Lionel Shriver   This review is provided by bookgroup.info.Drop everything! This spectacular book will grab you and will not put you down, keeping you guessing until the final pages. Eva’s words may ... Download free opening extract
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 Worldwide Adventures In Love Worldwide Adventures In Love Louise Wener     May 2009 Book of the Month.   A lovely book full of nostalgia and warmth. Jessie’s story is set in the 1970’s and  finds her coping with a family life that is breaking down around her. In the letters she finds from ... Download free opening extract

Lovereading4kids.co.uk TOP 10

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 A Child's Garden: A Story of Hope A Child's Garden: A Story of Hope Michael Foreman This is a wonderful celebration of optimism and a thoughtful and touching book about the importance of growth, green shoots and new life in a war torn world. Growing up amidst rubble a small boy tends a green shoot which ... Download free opening extract
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 Stolen Stolen Lucy Christopher This controversial debut is a moving drama about kidnapping, isolation and survival and an extraordinary psychological thriller that will steal the minds of those who read it. Sensitive, intelligent and gripping, Stolen is a contemporary story which will force the ... Download free opening extract
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 Pig City Pig City Louis Sachar Bestselling author Louis Sachar is back with a stunning new novel, which all begins with a hat…The hat Laura Sibbie buys from an old man in the street that says Pig City on the front and so Pig City is ... Download free opening extract
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 The Pickle King The Pickle King Rebecca Promitzer A hugely entertaining adventure story tinged with enough horror to delight but not really to terrify. Bored during a wet holiday, Bea and her friend Sam go exploring and come across the body of a dead man. What’s the story? Bea ... Download free opening extract
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 Skellig - TV tie in edition Skellig - TV tie in edition David Almond This is a wonderfully eerie and magical story about believing in something extra special and why it may make a difference.  It’s full of happiness and sadness but ultimately it’s incredibly fulfilling. 'Touched with a visionary intensity, this strange life-affirming tale exercises every ... Download free opening extract
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 The Littlest Dinosaur The Littlest Dinosaur Michael Foreman A touching story about being different and not fitting in. The littlest dinosaur and the long necked dinosaur both find it hard to fit in because of their size. But when the littlest dinosaur needs help he turns to the ... Download free opening extract
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 The Resistance The Resistance Gemma Malley This is an absolutely chilling, powerful sequel to Gemma malley’s acclaimed debut, The Declaration. With a dark and sinister vision of the future, it is set in 2140, The Resistance is an incredibly thought-provoking read. We raved about her first ... Download free opening extract
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 Dinosaur Cove: Finding The Deceptive Dinosaur Dinosaur Cove: Finding The Deceptive Dinosaur Rex Stone Exciting adventures in this easy to read series about two boys and the dangerous dinosaurs they encounter – especially the deadly Tyrannosaurus Rex. Jamie’s dad is opening a dinosaur museum in Dinosaur Cove. Jamie expects to find some fossils but ... Download free opening extract
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 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Jeff Kinney Take a peek into Greg’s diary and find out the story of his life – and especially about his relationship with his older brother Roderick. Wittily told in words and pictures, this diary charts the trials and tribulations of a ... Download free opening extract
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 Wigglers on the Run Wigglers on the Run Caroline T Goodden Imaginative and hilarious, Wigglers on the Run is a delightful children's tale that will be enjoyed in equal measure by parents reading to children or for 7+ children reading alone. Self-published through a company called Pen Press, here at Lovereading4kids ... Download free opening extract