Tiger Wars

Deadly TV presenter and wildlife specialist Steve Backshall's first novel introduces Saker and Sinter on a quest to right some of the horrific wrongs done to wildlife around the planet.

Trash by Andy Mulligan

 Shortlisted for the 2012 Carnegie Medal.

Headlong and heart-stopping, this is an adventure you just can’t put down. From the squalor of a rubbish dump to the grandeur of some of the finest houses in the city, this is a thrilling adventure. Three boys who live on a dump and spend their lives sorting rubbish find something so precious, so valuable and so wanted by someone else that their whole lives are turned upside down. How can they keep their find – and themselves safe? From the pathos of deprivation to the hope of a miracle this is a story full of emotion as well as vivid drama.

Trash is to be made into a film.

Butterfly Summer is an intriguing tale of friendship, secrets and discoveries. Try the trailer

Dystopian Fiction

If you enjoyed The Hunger Games, here are some other books that are set in a nightmare world...

Love Harry Potter?

Horrible History!

Travel back in time and experience history in all its gory glory. If you have enjoyed the Horrible Histories books and the TV series, have a look at this website!

www.horrible-histories.co.uk

Carnegie Greenaway Award

Here are the Carnegie Medal shortlisted titles for 2012.  More detail about the books can be found on the Carnegie Greenaway website:

http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/2012awards/carnegie_shortlist.php

Wimpy Kid News!

Romance is set to enter the world of Wimpy Kid Greg Heffley in the latest instalment of the series, which is due out in November.
 The first novel, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, was voted best children's book of the decade by Blue Peter viewers earlier this month and Puffin is predicting that the seventh book will be one of the bestselling titles of 2012. Its publication was announced  by Jeff Kinney at the biggest annual event in children's publishing, the Bologna Children's Book Fair.
He said:
"I've only written about a third of it and I haven't drawn a single picture yet. But it's all in my head and on my phone."
Follow the link below to hear Jeff Kinney talk to Michelle Pauli about the bestselling series and answer questions from 'Guardian Children's Books' site members: http://gu.com/p/33eg4

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games, the science fiction, action-drama directed by Gary Ross and based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins will be in cinemas this Friday!  The film has a 12A certificate.
Here are a few reviews from our Book Club members about the book:

'I liked this book very much.  It really caught my attention and I couldn’t stop reading it.  I liked all the characters and wasn’t bored when I was reading it because there was always a new topic or a new adventure to read about.  I admired Katniss.  This is the best book I have ever read in my life!'

'The Hunger Games is one of the best books I have read in a very long time.  It was extremely gripping and I was hooked into the story from the start.  It’s full of action and each page keeps you wanting to read onto the next.  A fantastic book!  Highly recommended!'

'A gripping, effortless twist on the dystopian genre.  The most well-paced and suspense-filled book I have ever read.  The elements I find fault with are so few I can count them on one hand (and I’m a harsh critic!).  I defy anyone not to enjoy this book.'

One for our older readers...

Here is what author Ally Kennan has to say about the storyline of her new teen novel, Bullet Boys:

 Max, 17, has been booted out of his school for extremely bad deeds. He's wily, resourceful and bubbling with resentment at his military family and the world at large. Alex, 17, is a gamekeeper's son and a crack shot. A real country-boy, he's calm and intelligent. Only a girl, teen-mum Sasha, can make him lose his cool. Diplomatic Levi, 18, is sharp and sociable, but has a thirst for adventure of any kind.

Set on Dartmoor, the boys make a deadly discovery on the edge of an army training ground. Explosive and life-threatening events are set in motion as an old crime is gradually uncovered and everyone has a different agenda.

If you would like to read an extract just follow this link:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/interactive/2012/mar/02/bullet-boy-extract