The titles in the series

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The titles...

Bog Child "Brilliant and heartbreaking debut." Irish Post

In the Nick of Time From a Carnegie Medal-winning and National Curriculum-recommended author.

Room 13 A classic, spooky tale about a mysterious locked room in a creepy hotel.

King of Shadows "A wonderful, entirely captivating novel." Sunday Telegraph

Iqbal "Iqbal is a wonderful character and this is a moving evocation of his life." Elizabeth Laird

Starseeker "A thundering read, full of challenging ideas, strong emotions and layers of plotting." The Guardian

Noughts and Crosses "Will linger in the mind long after it has been read." The Observer

The Road of Bones "Subtle, stimulating and morally complex, but also evocative and convincing." Sunday Times

Storm Catchers "That rare thing, a thriller that makes you think. It's a powerful mix of suspense and subtlety." Gillian Cross

Bug Muldoon and the Garden of Fear "Brilliant! Funny, well-written and [my students] can understand it no probs!." TES Staffroom

Fire, Bed and Bone "Branford's subtle, poetic writing evokes both the splendour of nature and the turbulence of the times." Publishers Weekly

Firestarter "Catherine Forde's novels have the emotional impact of a clenched fist to the stomach." Achuka

Unique "A novel with frightening possibilities for its adolescent readers (who face a future where these issues must be solved), and one that should be required reading for the adults who currently make the decisions." Booktrusted News

Warlands "Warlands is one of the most thoughtful and compelling novels for this age group I've read in ages." School Librarian Journal

River Boy "River Boy has all the hallmarks of a classic - it deepens with re-reading and takes the readers on a journey. You are not the same person at the end of this book." Carnegie Judges

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas "I struggle to think of another text that offers so much in terms of thematic content delivered so simply yet so powerfully" Alistair Lawrie

Divided City "Compelling... this humane and edgy story prickles and nudges the reader towards tolerance and understanding of other communities." TES

Calling a Dead Man "This book is an enthralling read which has you totally hooked to the very end." Cool Reads, www.cool-reads.co.uk

Victory "A writer of great integrity and skill." Philip Pullman

The Skin I'm In "Young teens will appreciate Flake's authenticity." School Library Journal

The Lastling "This beautifully crafted story is told with enormous compassion and it explores the fundamental question of what it is to be human." The Mail on Sunday

The Merrybegot "A gripping, atmospheric novel, which demands reading at one setting." Books for Keeps

The Kite Rider "Packed with action and intrigue, this is an exhilerating novel from an author who never disappoints." TES

The Same Stuff as Stars "Katherine Paterson's compassion and skill at portraying Angel's vulnerability and that of her inadequate parents, as well as the effect on a family of a parent in prison, is exceptional." Financial Times Magazine

Cold Tom "This is one of those rare, strange, wonderful books that makes you see the world through different eyes. Like Tom, the writing has a fierce originality, tackling issues of otherness, difference and prejudice from an entirely novel perspective. A haunting book that charts the cost of freedom and the price of love." The Guardian

The Prisoner 'The author writes with great power and uses words sparingly to great effect.' Wendy Cooling, Junior Education

Abomination Shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book Award