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Private Peaceful Michael Morpurgo IfyouenjoyedreadingWarHorseinyear7thentryanotherofMichaelMorpurgo’sstoriesbasedonWWI.Heroismorcowardice?AstunningstoryoftheFirstWorldWarfromamasterstoryteller.Toldinthevoiceofayoungsoldier,thestoryfollows24hoursinhislifeatthefrontduringWW1,andcaptureshismemoriesashelooksbackoverhislife.Fullofstunninglyresearcheddetailandengrossingatmosphere,thebookleadstoadramaticandmovingconclusion.

Horrible Histories Terry Deary WhetheritisMacbethorRomeoandJuliet,you’llenjoythesefunhistorybasedbooksthathelptoexplainwhatlifewaslikeinShakespeareanEnglandandbeyond.ReaderscandiscoverallthefoulfactsabouttheTERRIBLETUDORS,includingwhyHenryVIIIthoughthe'dmarriedahorse,allaboutterribleTudortortureandwhichshockingswearwordstheTudorsused.

The Enemy Charlie Higson Ifyoulovedexploringtheideaofazombiedominatedworldinyear8,trythis!Everyoneovertheageoffourteenhassuccumbedtoadeadlyzombievirusandnowthekidsmustkeepthemselvesalive.Whenthesicknesscame,everyparent,policeofficer,politician-everyadultfellill.Theluckyonesdied.Theothersarecrazed,confusedandhungry.Onlychildrenunderfourteenremain,andthey'refightingtosurvive.Nowtherearerumoursofasafeplacetohide.AndsoagangofchildrenbegintheirquestacrossLondon,whereallthroughthecity-downalleyways,indesertedhouses,underground-thegrown-upslieinwait.

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Victorian Ghost Stories Michael Cox & R Gilbert WhilelearningaboutPip’sadventuresinGreatExpectations,tryanothertypeofwritingfromtheVictorianeraandlearnabouttheirsupernaturalstories.TheVictoriansexcelledattellingghoststories.Inanageofrapidscientificprogresstheideaofavindictivepastabletoreachoutandviolatethepresentheldaspecialpotentialforterror.ThroughoutthenineteenthcenturyfictionalghoststoriesdevelopedinparallelwiththemoregeneralVictorianfascinationwithdeathandwhatlaybeyondit.Thoughtheywereasmuchapartoftheculturalandliteraryfabricoftheageasimperialconfidence,thebestofthemstillretaintheiroriginalpowertosurpriseandunsettle.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle IfthemurderofDanversCarewinJekyllandHydeintriguedyou,trytakingonsomeofHolmes’mostintriguingmysteries.ThreeyearshavepassedsinceSherlockHolmesandhisnemesisMoriartyvanishedintotheabyssoftheReichenbachfalls.InthattimethecriminalsofLondonhavebeenabletosleepsafeintheirbeds.Butwiththeappearanceofadangerousindividualwithanairgun,thecapitalhasneverbeeningreaterneedofitsprotector.AndsoitisthatDrWatsonmeetsamysteriousdeformedmanwhorevealsthetruthbehindthefatefulfinalconflictbetweenHolmesandMoriarty…

Refugee Boy Benjamin Zephaniah Loved‘TeachersDead’?Tryanotherfromthiszanyauthor…AlemisonholidaywithhisfatherforafewdaysinLondon.HehasneverbeenoutofEthiopiabeforeandisveryexcited.TheyhaveagreatfewdaystogetheruntilonemorningwhenAlemwakesupinthebedandbreakfasttheyarestayingattofindtheunthinkable.Hisfatherhaslefthim.ItisonlywhentheownerofthebedandbreakfasthandshimaletterthatAlemisgivenanexplanation.

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Frankenstein Mary Shelley AworldfamouschillingtalethatperfectlycomplimentsthestudyofJekyllandHyde.Thistimelessgothicnovelpresentstheepicbattlebetweenmanandmonster.Intryingtocreatelife,theyoungstudentVictorFrankensteinunleashesforcesbeyondhiscontrol,settingintomotionalongandtragicchainofeventsthatbringsVictortotheverybrinkofmadness.Howhetriestodestroyhiscreation,asitdestroyseverythingVictorloves,isapowerfulstoryoflove,friendship,scientifichubris,andhorror.

Shutter Island Dennis Lehane LordoftheFliesmeetsitsmatchinthismoderntaleofisolationandsavagery.USMarshalTeddyDanielshascometoShutterIsland,homeofAshecliffeHospitalfortheCriminallyInsane,tofindanescapedmurderernamedRachelSolando.Asakillerhurricanebearsdownontheisland,theinvestigationdeepensandthequestionsmount.Howhasabarefootwomanescapedfromalockedroom?

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe AtalethatinspiredLordoftheFliesthattellsaclassictaleofsurvivalonadesertedisland.RobinsonCrusoe,setashoreonanislandafteraterriblestormatsea,isforcedtomakedowithonlyaknife,sometobacco,andapipe.Helearnshowtobuildacanoe,makebread,andendureendlesssolitude.Thatis,until,twenty-fouryearslater,whenheconfrontsanotherhumanbeing.