Lovereading.co.uk Top 10

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 The Girl on the Landing The Girl on the Landing Paul Torday September 2009 Book of the Month. A ghost story … well, maybe a psychological thriller … but then again … it’s a tale of love rediscovered and it’s very clever.  In fact it is all these things as well as being ... Download free opening extract
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 The Perfect Man The Perfect Man Sheila O'Flanagan Set against the background of a Caribbean cruise if you want some pure romantic escapism then here it is. Sheila O’Flanagan writes enjoyable, believable characters who you can’t help rooting for and praying that they get their happy ending. Fun ... Download free opening extract
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 Hit and Run Hit and Run Lawrence Block September 2009 Book of the Month. Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger 2009. CWA Judges’ comments: ‘Immoral and highly entertaining, Block makes us root for his hitman anti-hero.’ Despite being a hitman Keller is an incredibly likeable character the readers routes for all ... Download free opening extract
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 The Book of Unholy Mischief The Book of Unholy Mischief Elle Newmark September 2009 Debut of the Month. Fifteenth century Venice and a street urchin is ‘rescued’ by the Doge’s master chef and taken on as his apprentice.  The court life and culinary snippets add depth to the mystery surrounding an ancient book ... Download free opening extract
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 The Surrogate The Surrogate Tania Carver September 2009 Debut of the Month. Warped, sick, gruesome and very good, this is told in alternating chapters between the police investigation into the killing of pregnant women and the cutting out of their babies, to the killer’s home and coping ... Download free opening extract
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 Evil at Heart Evil at Heart Chelsea Cain September 2009 Book of the Month. We have championed Chelsea Cain from the start and quite deservedly. In this third instalment of the series, about evil serial killer Gretchen Lowell, there is no let up on the action. Just when you ... Download free opening extract
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 The Difference a Day Makes The Difference a Day Makes Carole Matthews A really lovely feel-good read about two professional townies, William and Amy, who chuck it all in and decamp to Yorkshire with their children.  Enter an assortment of crazy animals and an enormous culture shock.  Then William dies and Amy ... Download free opening extract
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 The Bradshaw Variations The Bradshaw Variations Rachel Cusk September 2009 Book of the Month. A family drama where the characters spend their time analysing themselves and their roles in the family. Funny and sad this novel will have you analysing your own place in life and looking at what ... Download free opening extract
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 Dog on It Dog on It Spencer Quinn September 2009 Debut of the Month. A fresh and amusing approach to crime writing for the action is seen through the eyes of the private investigator’s dog.  With a kidnapping at its centre, the Russian mafia to the fore and scents, ... Download free opening extract
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 A Change in Altitude A Change in Altitude Anita Shreve Anita Shreve always manages to throw a curve ball into events and change her characters lives irrevocably. A newly married couple find out how little they know about each other while on a Kenyan expedition. Get ready for powerful, emotional ... Download free opening extract

Lovereading4kids.co.uk Top 10

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 StoryWorld: The Storytelling Book (slipcase edition) StoryWorld: The Storytelling Book (slipcase edition) John Matthews, Caitlin Matthews A brilliant and completely unique book package appeared recently here at Lovereading4kids and we think it’s absolutely marvellous.  It will enable young and old, reluctant readers and those who love books, to unlock their imaginations.  The world of storytelling has ... Download free opening extract
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 Boom! Boom! Mark Haddon Everything about this deliciously improbable adventure is almost completely daft – and that’s the fun of it all. When Charlie sets up his walkie-talkie in the staff room he doesn’t hear gossip about the pupils as he had expected. Instead, ... Download free opening extract
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 Roald Dahl's Completely Revolting Recipes Roald Dahl's Completely Revolting Recipes Roald Dahl A feast of fabulous recipes drawn from Roald Dahl’s best selling stories. Fans of Matilda will love the deliciously chocolatey recipe for Billy Bogtrotter’s Cake. And George’s Marvellous Medicine Chicken Soup will slip down a treat while Boggis’s Chicken which ... Download free opening extract
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 I Spy: The Constantinople Caper I Spy: The Constantinople Caper Graham Marks An absolutely gripping adventure packed full of mystery, intrigue and high paced drama. Trey is off on the Orient Express to take a tour of Europe with his father. Even before the train has left the Gare de Lyon, Trey ... Download free opening extract
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 The BFG The BFG Roald Dahl This is a delightful, funny and exciting story about a special friendship between two people from different worlds – a giant and a child. As the story develops it shows how trust and love develops between them. It also ... Download free opening extract
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 Skeleton Key (The Graphic Novel) Skeleton Key (The Graphic Novel) Anthony Horowitz, Antony Johnston Divided into the action-packed spreads of this graphic format, Alex Rider, the boy recruited by M16, is back for an exciting adventure set in Cuba. The dangers and challenges as well as the heroic actions Alex must take to keep ... Download free opening extract
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 Tom's Tree Tom's Tree Gillian Shields A truly uplifting story about love, hope and the importance of patience.  Tom plants a seed and imagines what it will be like as it grows – the trunk is a tall mast of a ship with dragons hiding in ... Download free opening extract
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 Bob and Barry's Lunar Adventures: The Disappearing Moon Bob and Barry's Lunar Adventures: The Disappearing Moon Simon Bartram Bob, the Man on the Moon, has already had several prize-winning adventures. Now he and his extra special dog Barry are back in a new format for more surprises about a very special place. Bob and Barry have to use ... Download free opening extract
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 Hide and Seek Hide and Seek Cathy Macphail Chilling from start to finish this is a brilliant, fast moving and spooky story. When new girl Destiny arrives at school she asks if it is really haunted… Everyone knows it isn’t but tricking Destiny seems like a bit of ... Download free opening extract
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 Nelson Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Mandela, Chris Van Wyk Nelson Mandela’s inspirational life story has been adapted into a wonderfully child-friendly version. It tells of his childhood as an ordinary boy in a village and how his belief in democracy was already strongly developed while a student. Mandela’s fight ... Download free opening extract