 | The Children of Green Knowe (Faber Children's Classics) by L.M. Boston
Buy used from: £2.86 This was a book my Mum read to me as a child ... one of the most magical, amazing children's books out there.
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 | Daughters of Darkness (Night World) by Lisa J Smith
Buy used from: £0.01 Ok, I like all of L.J. Smith's books ... but Ash is my fave character. For anyone who hasn't read her books, they're some of the best horror/romance stories I've ever read. A teen girl will LOVE it!
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 | His Dark Materials Gift Set: "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass": His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Buy used from: £10.99 If you like fantasy, and you haven't already read this, what are you waiting for?! Phillip Pullman is just a brillant story-teller, and his themes are pretty impressive too.
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 | Lirael by Garth Nix
Buy new: £4.79 / Used from: £0.99 I chose the second one because I like the cover best! :P Anyway, this series is inventive and actually quite scary in parts, but always thrilling and un-put-downable.
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 | Coram Boy (Contents) by Jamila Gavin
Buy used from: £0.01 A very, very good historical story that never gets boring or loses track of the characters. It is both atmospheric and exciting.
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 | Edge Chronicles - The Twig Trilogy: "Beyond the Deepwoods", "Stormchaser", "Midnight Over Sanctaphrax" (Edge Chronicles): "Beyond the Deepwoods", "Stormchaser", "Midnight Over Sanctaphrax" by Paul Stewart
Buy used from: £99.99 A funny, original take on a fantasy world ... really fast-paced and clever. I enjoyed this series from the start!
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 | Pirates! by Celia Rees
Buy new: £5.24 / Used from: £0.01 Thrilling, exciting and an excellent story about two women who run away to becom buccaneers.
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 | The Eye of the World: From the Two Rivers Pt.1 (Wheel of Time) by Robert Jordan
Buy new: £3.75 / Used from: £0.01 The first half of the first book in an EXCELLENT fantasy series ... be warned; this will keep you hooked till the last page! (It's worth getting the two parts because there's a longer beginning to it)
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 | Dracula (Penguin Popular Classics) by Bram Stoker
Buy new: £2.50 / Used from: £0.01 The original, Victorian horror ... still very frightening today! Dracula has horror, atmosphere, suspence and even romance! A thrilling read.
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 | The Phantom of the Opera (Puffin Classics) by Gaston Leroux
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £0.01 A haunting, romantic, and chilling tale of one man's obsession with the girl he can never have. Much better than the film! An scarier, too.
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 | The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy new: £10.00 / Used from: £8.00 The best fantasy series ever, without a doubt. It's even better than the film, and that is SAYING something! (The Hobbit is good, too but LotR's is just that bit more adult and interesting!)
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 | Angus, Thongs and Full-frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (Confessions of Georgia Nicolsn) by Louise Rennison
Buy used from: £0.01 If you want to know what it's like being a teenage girl in modern Britain ... and die laughing while doing so, then this is the book for you! The scary thing is, her life sounds too much like mine!
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 | City Watch Trilogy: A Discworld Omnibus: Guards! Guards!, Men At Arms, Feet Of Clay: "Guards!Guards!", "Men at Arms", "Feet of Clay" - A Discworld Omnibus by Terry Pratchett
Buy used from: £16.50 You have either read about Discworld before, and loved it, or you are still waiting to explore Pratchett's hilarious, thrilling and witty world, which somehow is very real ... hmm ... AMAZING!
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| Stravaganza: City of Masks by Mary Hoffman
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £0.01 A parallel Italy, set some five hundred years ago ... I'm there! This story is mysterious, fast-paced and fascinating. Mary Hoffman is definatly an author to watch! And the third one's just come out!
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 | The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01 An interesting and thrilling, er ... thriller, one of the best I've read. It raises some interesting points, although this is of course a work of FICTION. *Ahem* It's very enjoyable, though!
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 | Nicola and the Viscount by Meg Cabot
Buy new: £3.89 / Used from: £0.01 This book's great to snuggle up with when you're feeling down ... it's sweet and romantic, although it's not hard to work out who she ends up with: I wish MY life were that clear! *Sugar and spice*
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 | The Suitcase Kid by Jacqueline Wilson
Buy used from: £0.36 This was one of my favourite books when I was a child. Wilson tackles a difficult topic easily and without preaching, but ultimatly gives comfort. And I liked the idea of a toy rabbit mascot!
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 | The Arctic Incident (Artemis Fowl) by Eoin Colfer
Buy used from: £0.01 Artamis has to be one of my all-time fave characters .. he's just so delightfully cold and calculating. These books are funny, tongue-in-cheek masterpieces and every person should have one!
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 | Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz
Buy used from: £0.01 A teenage Bond ... but more symphathetic and interesting. These books are highly improbable, hugely enjoyable spy thrillers ... if you liked Bond, bascically you'll like this!
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 | The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge
Buy new: £3.49 / Used from: £0.01 Every little girl's dream ... everything in this book is magical, atmospheric and amazing - J.K Rowling loved it and that's all you really need to know! "A little gem"
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 | The Three Musketeers (Puffin Classics) by Alexandre Dumas
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £0.01 A boy's own adventure that, heh, girls will love too - well, I did! It is thrilling and full of sword-fights and what-not. And Milady is one of THE best baddies ever!
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 | The Story of the Amulet (Puffin Classics) by E. Nesbit
Buy new: £5.24 / Used from: £0.33 The last, and best, I think, in the triology (The first 'The five children and It', and the second 'Phoenix and the carpet') Amazing, magical adventures in the best of tradition. I like Anthea best ;)
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 | The Minpins (Picture Puffins) by Roald Dahl
Buy used from: £49.64 This book fascinated me when I was young ... the drawings are amazing! Apart from that, my favourite Roald Dahl book was 'Danny, champion of the world' ... and Dahl definatly deserves a place here.
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 | The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Buy used from: £3.23 My Dad read these to me when I was about six ... I didn't really understand them then, but I enjoyed them, and that's the main thing. Anyway, I've returned to them many times and am still thrilled!
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 | Dinotopia the World beneath (Dinotopia (HarperCollins)) by James Gurney
Buy used from: £35.95 Amazing! This is an almost unknown book I once got for Christmas ... it was an instant favourite. The drawings are simply stunning, and the story fast + exciting. For anyone who ever loved dinosaurs!
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