•  SMARTIES BOOK PRIZE - GOLD AWARD
•  THE GUARDIAN FICTION AWARD
•  RUNNER-UP FOR THE WHITBREAD CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 

JOURNEY TO THE RIVER SEA

Author :  Eva Ibbotson

Maia no longer needs to stay at school in the holidays. In fact she no longer needs to go to school in London at all. Her only living relatives have finally been tracked down and they’re in the middle of the Amazon. But allgators ‘that snap your head off in one bite’ won’t stop Maia. And when she arrives, it isn’t long before she finds herself caught up in some extraordinary adventures on the shores of The River Sea …

•    WINNER OF NESTLE SMARTIES BRONZE AWARD
•    WINNER OF BLUE PETER 'THE BEST BOOK TO KEEP FOREVER'

THE KITE RIDER  

Author :  Geraldine McCaughrean
                        (Winner of the Carnegie Medal) 

The amazing story of Haoyou, strapped to a kite and sent to fly among the clouds and the spirits of the ded. This is a book unike anything else you have ever read, full of the sight, sounds and smells of Ancient China, with an epic, adventurous, incredibly moving story.

• WINNER OF BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD  

SHADOW of the MINOTAUR

Author :  Alan Gibbons
  (Shorlisted for the Carnegie Medal)

Phoenix is a death-defying hero of the Greek myths, battling the snake-haired Medusa and the invincible Minotaur … but only when he’s not being bullied at the school that he hates.

For Phoenix leads two lives – ‘real life’ and his adventures inside yhe virtual reality game The Legendeer. The trouble is The Legendeer is more than just a game and soon Phoenix finds himself  trapped in its deadly maze, fighting for survival.

•    WINNER OF BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD 

PERSEUS

Retold by : Geraldine McCaughrean

In ancient times, the goals smiled upon a certain men – sent thenm amazing strength, matchless courage and unforgettable adventures. These were the HEROES. 

Think you’re brave? Think you would dare anything? But could you achieve  

the impossible? Fly in the face of fear?  

Or look Death in the eye and live?  

Once there was a boy who found  

he had no choice but to try…

• Winner of the OTHER Award 
• Runner up for the Carnegie Medal

BROTHER IN THE LAND

Author :  Robert Swindells

Danny is one of the unlucky ones, a survivor, one of those who have come through a nuclear holocaust alive. In Shipley, an ordinary town in the north of England, there are still some people living. In plain language Danny sets down the sights and events around him, what he sees, what he hears, and what he feels. Defending the stock of food in the cellar of his Dad’s shop. The Black Rain. Fecthing contaminated water from the well. The Spacers, the Badgers, and the Terminals. Everything. It isn’t a pleasant story. Danny records what happened to the people of  Shipley and in particular to himself, a girl called Kim and his little brother Ben, who was only seven years old when the bombs dropped. 

• Winner of 1994 Singapore Literature Prize 

ESTON

Author :  Stella Kon

Journey with Eston. If you dare. Face violence, danger and confusion – for the promise of glory and beauty. After all, you have nothing to lose but your deepest fears. And you have nothing to fear but your highest dreams. Eton is a agent of grace. Or is that “angel”?? Once you travelled wih Eston, you’ll never be the same again…