The Short Knife
By: Elen Caldecott
3.76
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Longlisted for the 2021 Carnegie Medal It is the year 454AD. The Roman Empire has withdrawn from…
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1. The Victorian Chaise Longue
By: Marghanita Laski
3.58
Format: 119 pages, Paperback
The charming, childish wife of a successful lawyer, falls asleep one afternoon on her Victorian cha… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
"...and at last there was nothing but darkness, and in the darkness the ecstasy, and after the ecstasy, death and life."-Marghanita Laski, The Victorian Chaise Longue
2. Crampton Hodnet
By: Barbara Pym
3.70
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Here, Barbara Mary Crampton Pym sails off into a wickedly comedic farce, focusing on the unsuitable… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
3. After the Dancing Days
By: Margaret I. Rostkowski
4.43
Format: None pages, Paperback
Is War A Thing To Be Forgotten? That's what Annie's mother would like to do. She wants to forget th… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
4. The Loneliest Girl in the Universe
By: Lauren James
3.37
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Can you fall in love with someone you've never met, never even spoken to - someone who is light yea… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
5. Redwall (Redwall, #1)
By: Brian Jacques
4.14
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A quest to recover a legendary lost weapon by bumbling young apprentice monk, mouse Matthias. R… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
"I am that is, my sword shall wield for me."-Brian Jacques, Redwall (Redwall, #1)
"All work and no play makes Matthias a dull mouse."-Brian Jacques, Redwall (Redwall, #1)
"Err, sorry Father Abbot. I tripped y'see. Trod on my Abbot, Father Habit. Oh dear, I mean...."-Brian Jacques, Redwall (Redwall, #1)
"Who knows, my friend? Maybe the sword does have some magic. Personally, I think it's the warrior who wields it."-Brian Jacques, Redwall (Redwall, #1)
6. Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
By: Garth Nix
3.00
Format: 285 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Sent to a boarding school in Ancelstierre as a young child, Sabriel has had little experience with … read more
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7. Say Her Name
By: None , Juno Dawson
3.90
Format: 287 pages, Paperback
Roberta 'Bobbie' Rowe is not the kind of person who believes in ghosts. A Halloween dare at her rid… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
"Sadie was full of crap at the best of times, and in an institution where laxatives were traded like cigarettes in jail, that was really saying something."-None, Say Her Name
8. The Singer's Gun
By: Emily St. John Mandel
4.33
Format: 57 pages, Hardcover
Everyone Anton Waker grew up with is corrupt. His parents deal in stolen goods and his first career… read more
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9. Girl, Missing (Girl, Missing, #1)
By: Sophie McKenzie
3.71
Format: 76 pages, Paperback
Lauren has always known she was adopted but when a little research turns up the possibility that sh… read more
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10. Outlaw: The Story of Robin Hood
By: Michael Morpurgo
3.78
Format: None pages,
When a 12-year-old boy discovers a skull from an upturned grave, he feels suddenly weak. The trees … read more
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11. Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)
By: Andrea Penrose
4.13
Format: 353 pages, Hardcover
The upcoming marriage of the Earl of Wrexford and Lady Charlotte Sloane promises to be a highlight … read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Without laughter to counter the injustices and absurdities of the world, life could so easily crush one's spirit."-Andrea Penrose, Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)
12. Eve of Man (Eve of Man, #1)
By: Giovanna Fletcher
4.08
Format: 407 pages, Hardcover
AGAINST ALL ODDS, SHE SURVIVED. THE FIRST GIRL BORN IN FIFTY YEARS. THEY CALLED HER EVE . . . … read more
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- fiction
- teen
- young adult
13. Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1)
By: Emily Tesh
4.00
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
There is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow, and he listens to the wood. Tobias,… read more
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- historical
- fiction
"he felt himself for a moment as the stump of a rotten old tree, putting up thin green shoots at strange new angles."-Emily Tesh, Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1)
"He knew it the same way the woodsman knew it, because he knew trees: but he also knew it with the knowledge of the Wild Man of Greenhallow, who felt every slow green beat of the forest's heart."-Emily Tesh, Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1)
"He planted his feet a shoulders width apart in the ground. After a moment he closed his eyes. Here was the wood. Slow and green he felt the life of it, the life that had been his life as well these f…"-Emily Tesh, Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1)
14. Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
By: Sathnam Sanghera
4.10
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
In his brilliantly illuminating new book Sathnam Sanghera demonstrates how so much of what we consi… read more
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- historical
"It is puerile to reduce imperial history to a matter of 'good' and 'bad'; trying to weigh up the positive and negative in this way is like defending the morality of kicking a random old man in the sh…"-Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
"After the First World War, the man in charge of recruitment at the Colonial Office was Major Ralph Dolignon Furse, a decorated war hero, a keen rugby and cricket player and, crucially, holder of a po…"-Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
15. Treacle Walker
By: Alan Garner
3.13
Format: 152 pages, Hardcover
Treacle Walker is a stunning fusion of myth and folklore and an exploration of the fluidity of time… read more
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- fiction
16. Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)
By: Ayana Gray
3.96
Format: 474 pages, Hardcover
Magic doesn't exist in the broken city of Lkossa anymore, especially for girls like sixteen-year-ol… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
"I know I'm too much, but I don't know how to be less."-Ayana Gray, Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)
"Nightmares hunt like beasts of prey, vanquished in the light of day."-Ayana Gray, Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)
"Face it,' Koffi said firmly. 'Don't run from it anymore.' 'I don't know how to face it'. [Ekon] 'Acknowledge what happened,' she murmured. 'What really happened. And then forgive yourself for it."-Ayana Gray, Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)
17. Devil Darling Spy (Orphan Monster Spy, #2)
By: Matt Killeen
3.59
Format: 470 pages, Hardcover
In this utterly gripping thriller, Sarah, the fearless heroine of Orphan Monster Spy, hunts a rogue… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- young adult
- historical fiction
18. Broken Light
By: Joanne Harris
3.88
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
Bernie Moon is feeling invisible. She's given her life to other people - her husband, her son, her … read more
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- fiction
19. Burn
By: Patrick Ness
3.74
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the parking lot of… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- young adult
- historical fiction
"Prophecy is slippery, dangerous, open to fatal misinterpretation."-Patrick Ness, Burn
"Sarah felt that any world that needed this many lessons must have something deeply wrong with it."-Patrick Ness, Burn
"Sometimes you just have to feel bad about a thing. Sometimes that's the only thing that makes you human."-Patrick Ness, Burn
"I'm just a girl." "It is tragic how well you have been taught to say that with sadness rather than triumph."-Patrick Ness, Burn
20. City of Last Chances (The Tyrant Philosophers, #1)
By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
3.96
Format: 500 pages, Hardcover
Arthur C. Clarke winner and Sunday Times bestseller Adrian Tchaikovsky's triumphant return to fanta… read more
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- fiction
21. This Book Kills
By: Ravena Guron
3.99
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
I'll make it clear from the I did not kill Hugh Henry Van Boren. I didn't even help…Well, not inte… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
"My story, my words, my voice – they are priceless."-Ravena Guron, This Book Kills
22. Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (Skandar #1)
By: A.F. Steadman
4.13
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Soar into a breathtaking world of heroes and unicorns as you’ve never seen them before in this fant… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
23. It's Behind You
By: Kathryn Foxfield
3.64
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Welcome to the reality game show that'll scare you to death! Have you got what it takes to last the… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
24. While the Storm Rages
By: Phil Earle
4.09
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
'A truly brilliant story of courage and resilience and exceptional animals. This wartime ‘Incredibl… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"How could he get so very, very close, only to see it snatched away?"-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages
"When something is this good, Noah told himself, it shouldn’t be hidden away. It should be shared with others."-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages
"But, Noah, it’s coming. Everyone knows it. It’s like a storm. And while the storm rages, it won’t be safe for any of us.’ ‘So we make that decision when it happens, Mum. When it’s overhead and we can…"-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages
"Because I made a promise to Dad, didn’t I? Swore blind I’d keep Winn with me, and that she’d be safe. We made a deal. And if I don’t keep my part, then how do I know that Dad will keep his? How do I …"-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages
25. Drowned Country (The Greenhollow Duology, #2)
By: Emily Tesh
3.98
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
This second volume of the Greenhollow duology once again invites readers to lose themselves in the … read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
26. Cane Warriors
By: Alex Wheatle
3.90
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Nobody free till everybody free. Moa is fourteen. The only life he has ever known is toiling on the… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- young adult
- historical fiction
27. The Blue Book of Nebo
By: Manon Steffan Ros
4.16
Format: 156 pages, ebook
Prize-winner in three categories of the 2019 Wales Book of the Year Award, The Blue Book of Nebo p… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
"Diuen que els vincles de sang no es tornen mai aigua, però els veu que l'aigua es pot tornar sang."-Manon Steffan Ros, The Blue Book of Nebo
"La humanitat és una cosa espectacular, tan preparada per estimar sense conviccions, sense complexos."-Manon Steffan Ros, The Blue Book of Nebo
28. Catfish Rolling
By: Clara Kumagai
3.73
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Magic-realism blends with Japanese myth and legend in an original story about grief, memory, time a… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
29. The Short Knife
By: Elen Caldecott
3.76
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Longlisted for the 2021 Carnegie Medal It is the year 454AD. The Roman Empire has withdrawn from… read more
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- teen
- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
30. Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
By: Katherine Rundell
4.18
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The day Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
"I'm no philosopher, and I prefer, in an ideal world, to go uneaten. (p. 111)"-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
"What is this rainfall of children? Did I go sailing just to have storms of infants cascading down my sail at me? (p. 74)"-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
"Nighthand grunted, and signalled for another bottle of wine. "Are you sure?" said Irian. "Shouldn't we keep our wits about us?" "I see no reason to. I prefer the world drunk. It disappoints me less."…"-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
