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Fiction for younger readers
Updated: May 2013
Age range: 13 and older
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Fiction for younger readers
Abnett, Dan
The story of Martha. 2009. Read by Freema Agyeman, 5 hours
13 minutes. TB 17124.
Doctor Who. For a year, while the Master ruled over the Earth,
Martha Jones travelled the world telling people stories about the
Doctor. She told people of how the Doctor has saved them before,
and how he will save them again. This story tells of Martha's
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travels from her arrival on Earth as the Toclafane attacked and
decimated the population through to her return to Britain to face
the Master.
Adlington, L J
The diary of Pelly-D. 2005. Read by Sarah Kants, 5 hours 21
minutes. TB 16202.
Pelly-D series; book 1. Young building worker, Toni V, finds a diary
buried in a water can in the rubble of a construction site. He knows
he should just hand it in to the Supervisor - that's the rule. But
curiosity gets the better of him and he starts reading. At first the
diarist, Pelly D, seems like any ordinary girl, writing about clothes,
parties, boys. But underneath the light, sassy, often sarcastic
narrative, Toni V begins to sense that something very different,
sinister, and scary is unfolding. Set far in the future and on a
distant planet, Pelly D's diary bears witness, through the eyes of a
young girl, to the terrifying consequences of genetic classification.
Aiken, Joan
Deception: a novel. 1987. Read by Anne Jameson, 14 hours 13
minutes. TB 7236.
Alvey Clement and Louisa Winship, one American and the other
English, are identical in looks - but not in character. Alvey wants to
be a writer, Louisa a missionary. The family does not agree and
eventually Louisa persuades Alvey to change places. The
deception proves all too easy to carry out but rather more difficult
to sustain through the vagaries of family life.
Aiken, Joan
Midnight is a place. 1974. Read by Andrew Timothy, 9 hours
15 minutes. TB 2622.
Midnight Court is burned down, and orphaned 13-year-old Lucas
and his small cousin must struggle to provide for themselves in
and around the mill.
Aiken, Joan
The wolves of Willoughby Chase. 2004. Read by Charlotte
Strevens, 4 hours 45 minutes. TB 17635.
Wolves of Willoughby Chase; book 1. It's 19th-century England
during the reign of King James II, but it's not the England we know
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from the history books. Even the wolves that surround the great
house of Willoughby Chase are not as cruel and merciless as the
evil Miss Slighcarp. Bonnie and Sylvia must use all their wits to
survive.
Allen, Judy
Awaiting developments. 2000. Read by Fo Cullen, 6 hours 57
minutes. TB 12339.
Jo attempts to save a nearby garden from a property developer.
But first she must unite with her neighbours to gain their support in
order to stop the developer. Jo finds she is soon drawn into the
lives of her neighbours.
Almond, David
Kit's wilderness. 1999. Read by Mark Elstob, 5 hours 21
minutes. TB 12348.
In Stoneygate there was a wilderness, an empty space between
the houses and the river where the ancient coal pit had once been.
In the wilderness Kit meets Askew, who has a strange ability to
draw other children to his game called Death. When Askew
disappears, it is up to Kit to find him and bring him back.
Anderson, Laurie Halse
Chains. 2009. Read by Regina Reagan, 8 hours 50 minutes. TB
17254.
Isabel series; book 1. Isabel and her sister, Ruth, are slaves. Sold
from one owner to the next, they arrive in New York as the
Americans are fighting for their independence, and the English are
struggling to maintain control. Soon Isabel is struggling too.
Struggling to keep herself and her sister safe in a world in which
they have no control.
Archer, Jeffrey
The first miracle. 1994. Read by Michael Lumsden, 27 minutes.
TB 10411.
A thirteen year old Roman boy is sent on an errand by his mother
and, on the way, he encounters all the usual sights and sounds of
village life in ancient Judea. Then the boy comes across a sight he
will never forget; a man and his heavily pregnant wife are being
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turned away from an inn and are preparing to spend the night in a
stable.
Ashley, Bernard
Bad blood. 1988. Read by George Hagan, 6 hours 15 minutes.
TB 7037.
In the terrible weeks that follow Dick Collins' accident his son,
Ritchie, tries to unravel the unbelievable story behind the "bad
blood" within his family, the existence of which jeopardises his
father's only real chance of recovery. A girl helps Ritchie to follow
every lead, and a surprising friendship grows that alters his outlook
in an unexpected way.
Ashley, Bernard
Running scared. 1986. Read by Richard Earthy, 7 hours 25
minutes. TB 6560.
When Charlie Elkin's getaway car breaks down after the raid on a
jeweller's shop, he and his gang make brief use of Sam Prescott's
cab. Almost immediately they are forced to make a run for it, and
leave behind a piece of incriminating evidence which Sam pockets
swiftly before the police arrive. Charlie Elkin runs the most
powerful protection racket in the East End of London, and
everyone knows that Charlie's methods are ruthless ...
Ashley, Bernard
Janey. 1986. Read by Kate Moon, 6 hours. TB 6908.
Janey had been sure the house was empty before breaking in, but
there on the floor was what looked like a dead body. It was only
the thought of what her bullying stepfather Lou would do that kept
her from screaming. And then she heard cries for help...
Avery, Gillian
The elephant war. 1960. Read by Elizabeth Proud, 6 hours 12
minutes. TB 799.
The year was 1875, and Aunt Louisa was busy in London
organising the Elephant War that was to save Jumbo of the
London Zoo from being sent to a circus in America.
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Banks, David
Doctor Who - Iceberg. 1993. Read by David Banks, 9 hours 21
minutes. TB 9682.
A Doctor Who book. In 2006 the world is about to be overwhelmed
by a disaster that might destroy human civilisation: the inversion of
the Earth's magnetic field. Deep in an Antarctic base, the FLIPback
team is frantically devising a system to reverse the change in
polarity. Above them, the SS Elysium carries its jet-set passengers
on the ultimate cruise. On board is Ruby Duvall, a journalist sent to
record the FLIPback moment. Instead she finds a man called the
Doctor, who is locked out of the strange green box he says is part
of his time machine, and old enemies of the Doctor; silver giants at
work beneath the earth.
Bear, Greg
Star wars: Rogue planet. 2000. Read by Garrick Hagon, 9
hours 43 minutes. TB 12462.
Star Wars series. Three years after the events of "The Phantom
Menace", young Anakin Skywalker and Jedi Knight Obi-Wan
Kenobi encounter a mysterious world. Dispatched to the planet
Zonama Sekot, source of the fastest ships in the galaxy, the pair
are swept up in a swirl of deadly intrigue and betrayal.
Becker, Tom
Darkside. 2007. Read by Tomos James, 6 hours 1 minute. TB
17057.
Darkside ; 1. Your home's been attacked. Your dad's in an asylum.
You're running for your life. And there's nowhere to hide. You've
stumbled on the city's greatest secret: Darkside. Incredibly
dangerous and unimaginably exciting. Darkside is ruled by Jack
the Ripper's children - a place where nightmares walk the streets.
You think you're in trouble now, but your problems have just
begun.
Bennett, Sophia
Threads. 2011. Read by Suzy Aitchison, 5 hours 44 minutes.
TB 19089.
Nonie, Edie and Jenny are best friends with very individual tastes.
Nonie's a trend setter and her passion is fashion. Humanitarian
Edie is on a mission to save the world and budding actress Jenny
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has just landed a small part in a Hollywood blockbuster.When they
meet a young African refugee called Crow, sketching a dress at
the Victoria and Albert Museum, they discover a common passion
and somehow find a way to make all of their dreams come true.
Berry, Kit
Magus of Stonewylde. 2011. Read by Charlotte Worthing, 12
hours 25 minutes. TB 20077.
Sylvie is dying. A victim of crippling allergies, poisoned by the
pollution and chemicals of modern life, Sylvie is trapped in a
hospital bed. There's an alternative community hidden away in a
corner of Dorset. If their leader would let Sylvie visit, then perhaps
the clean air and green lifestyle may restore her vitality.
Blackman, Malorie
Boys don't cry. 2010. Read by tom Stanley, 7 hours 23
minutes. TB 18639.
Dante is about to receive his A-level results and then a future of
university and journalism awaits. But the day they're due to arrive
his old girlfriend Kendra turns up unexpectedly with a baby. He
assume Kendra's helping a friend, until she nips out to buy some
essentials, leaving him holding the baby. Then she doesn't come
back and his future suddenly looks very different.
Blackman, Malorie
Noughts and crosses. 2002. Read by Daniel Philpott, Read by
Rachel Atkins, 10 hours 55 minutes. TB 13307.
Noughts & crosses series; book 1. Callum is a nought, a secondclass citizen in a world run by the ruling Crosses. Sephy is a
Cross, daughter of one of the most powerful men in the country. In
their world, noughts and Crosses simply don't mix. As hostility
turns to violence, can Callum and Sephy possibly find a way to be
together?
Blackman, Malorie
An eye for an eye. 2003. Read by David Thorpe and Rachel
Atkins, 58 minutes. TB 15552.
Noughts & Crosses. This book was published for World Book Day
2003 and fits in between Noughts and crosses and Knife edge. In
a world where the two classes are divided by colour and never
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treated as equals, Sephy - a Cross and daughter of a top politician
- is six months pregnant. The child's father, Callum, is a Nought,
but worse, he is dead and Callum's brother is out for revenge. Can
two wrongs make a right?
Blackman, Malorie
Knife edge. 2005. Read by Rachel Atkins, Read by David
Thorpe, 9 hours 15 minutes. TB 15486.
Noughts & crosses series; book 2. Sephy is a Cross, one of the
privileged in a society where the ruling Crosses treat the paleskinned noughts as inferiors. But her baby daughter has a nought
father. Jude is a nought. Eaten up with bitterness, he blames
Sephy for the terrible loss his family has suffered. Now Jude's life
rests on a knife edge. Will Sephy be forced, once again, to take
sides?
Blackman, Malorie
Checkmate. 2006. Read by David Thorpe and Rachel Atkins,
12 hours 45 minutes. TB 15487.
Noughts & Crosses series; book 3. Callie Rose has a Cross
mother and a Nought father in a society where the pale-skinned
noughts are treated as inferiors and those with dual heritage face a
life-long battle against deep-rooted prejudices. Sephy, her mother,
has told Rose virtually nothing about her father, but when Rose
unexpectedly discovers the truth about her parentage, she finds
herself drawn into a dangerous, deadly game - a game of very high
stakes that can only have one winner.
Blackman, Malorie
Double cross. 2006. Read by Laurence Dobiesz and Emma
Noakes, 11 hours 6 minutes. TB 16657.
Noughts & Crosses series; book 4. Everyone assumes the bomb
that killed Callie Rose's grandmother was the work of a nought
terrorist. But Callie Rose knows the truth - and her fear of the past
leaves her afraid for her future. Her boyfriend Tobey is worried
about his own future. A nought boy at an exclusive school Tobey
hopes to keep out of trouble, go to university, get a good job and
leave the dangerous streets of his childhood behind. But Tobey is
discovering that he can't keep clinging to some kind of no-man's
land while the neighbourhood around him is carved up by rival
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gangs. Then he is offered the chance to earn some ready money
just making a few 'deliveries'. He doesn't want a part of that world,
the world of gangs. But maybe he could get away with it, just this
once. He little realizes how his decision will bring violence down on
both himself and Callie and just how far he will go in fighting back.
Blackman, Malorie
Hacker. 2007. Read by Melissa LLoyd, 5 hours 15 minutes. TB
16304.
Vicky's father is arrested, accused of stealing over a million
pounds from the bank where he works. Vicky is determined to
prove his innocence, although all the evidence is hidden in
computer files.
Blaxill, Gina
Pretty twisted. 2011. Read by Bryony Reiss and Gregg Lowe, 6
hours 2 minutes. TB 19904.
Ros has a secret crush on Jonathan. Jonathan is massively hung
up on Freya. And Freya? Well, Freya is a beautiful enigma. Even
more so when she goes missing without a trace. 'Pretty Twisted' is
narrated in alternating chapters by Jonathan (16) and Ros (14).
Blount, Margaret
When did you last see your father? 1970. Read by Carol
Marsh, 9 hours 27 minutes. TB 1479.
Barbara, lonely child of divorced parents, identifies with a character
in an old annual, and lives always uncomfortably between her real
and make-believe worlds.
Blume, Judy
Just as long as we're together. 1987. Read by Pauline Munro,
5 hours 15 minutes. TB 6933.
Stephanie and Rachel are nearly 13 and have been best friends
for years. Then they meet Alison, lively and new to the area. The
threesome share the experience of starting a new school and the
excitement of a growing interest in boys - especially the "hunk",
Jeremy Dragon. Rachel becomes more involved in school activities
and Stephanie draws closer to Alison. Can the first friendship
survive? A teenage novel about the difficulties of friendship.
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Bowler, Tim
River boy. 1997. Read by Rachel Atkins, 4 hours 4 minutes. TB
11535.
Jess and her parents take her grandfather back to his childhood
home so that he can finish his last painting "River Boy". While out
swimming, Jess meets a boy who challenges her to swim down the
river to the sea. Then she discovers that this was one of her
grandfather's childhood ambitions.
Bowler, Tim
Bloodchild. 2009. Read by Mark Meadows, 8 hours 55
minutes. TB 17910.
Will lies in a deserted lane. All he knows is that he's had an
accident and that his life is slipping away. Against all the odds he
survives - but with an almost total loss of memory. He does not
even know himself. And that is not all. At night he is tormented by
visions, in the daytime by hostile strangers. Why does he have so
many enemies? And who is the strange child who seems to have a
story to tell him? Something has happened in this town, something
terrifying. Will can sense it but he can't work out what it was.
Perhaps the old Will knew. But that was before the accident. The
new Will must search for the answers again - and this is a
dangerous task. For the town has a secret and there are those
who will do everything in their power to preserve it. Even kill.
Boyne, John
The boy in the striped pyjamas: a fable. 2006. Read by
Madeleine Hyland, 4 hours 34 minutes. TB 15241.
Nine-year-old Bruno is bored and lonely since his family moved
from Berlin. It is 1942 and his father, a Nazi officer, has a new
posting in a place called 'Out-With'. It isn't long before Bruno finds
a new friend, a boy in striped pyjamas who lives behind a wire
fence.
Brewer, Heather
Eighth grade bites. 2007. Read by Christopher Ragland, 4
hours 21 minutes. TB 18136.
The chronicles of Vladimir Tod; book 1. Junior high really stinks for
thirteen-year-old Vladimir Tod. Bullies harass him, the principal is
dogging him, and the girl he likes prefers his best friend. And Vlad
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has a secret: his mother was human, but his father was a vampire.
With no idea of the extent of his powers and no one to teach him,
Vlad struggles daily with his blood cravings and his enlarged fangs.
When a strange substitute teacher begins to question him a little
too closely, Vlad worries that his cover is about to be blown. But
then he realises he has a much bigger problem: he's being hunted
by a vampire killer who is closing in fast.
Brooks, Kevin
Black rabbit summer. 2008. Read by David Thorpe, 11 hours
30 minutes. TB 16125.
Pete Boland was busy doing nothing that summer. Long, stiflingly
hot, lazy days stretched ahead of him. Then she called. 'Listen,
Pete... you know that funfair, up at the recreation ground ...I
thought we could all meet up ...You know, for old times' sake.' But,
where there are old times, there are old tensions. And as secrets,
bitterness and jealousies resurface, five old friends are plunged
into the worst night of their lives. Contains strong language.
Brooks, Kevin
The road of the dead. 2006. Read by David Thorpe, 8 hours 4
minutes. TB 15125.
Late one night, two brothers learn that their sister has died in the
worst way imaginable. She's found, strangled, in a desolate place
hundreds of miles from their East London home. Ruben is the
smarter of the two, with a gift for getting into other people's hearts;
Cole may be older, but he's a devil's angel who doesn't care if he
lives or dies. Together, they set out to find their own answers and
retrace Rachel's final journey. Contains strong language.
Brooks, Kevin
Martyn Pig . 2005. Read by David Thorpe, 6 hours 40 minutes.
TB 16697.
With his father lying dead at his feet, Martyn Pig has two choices he can either tell the police what happened, that it was an
accident, or he can get rid of the body and pretend to get on with
the rest of his life. He decides on the latter and with the help of
Alex, a girl who has become more to him than just-a-friend, he
travels down a frightening road where the escalating lunacy of
events is quite breathtaking.
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Brown, Roy
Flight of sparrows. 1972. Read by David Strong, 3 hours 50
minutes. TB 13167.
Scobie, a hardened, somewhat vicious young criminal, and his
reserved friend Keith escape from an approved school and make
their way to London's East End. There they meet up with two other
boys on the run - Sprog and the Boy - and life becomes so violent
that Keith decides to escape from Scobie.
Brown, Roy
The white sparrow. 1974. Read by David Strong, 4 hours 7
minutes. TB 13166.
Sprog and his silent friend Boy fight hard to keep themselves warm
and fed until they met up with the rag-and-bone man and his
daughter and find an unexpected sort of security.
Burgess, Melvin
Kite. 1997. Read by Jon Cartwright, 4 hours 20 minutes. TB
11487.
A pair of red kites are nesting nearby. Taylor loves the birds, but
he collects eggs and the eggs of the kite are the greatest prize of
all. He knows his dad, a gamekeeper, is under orders to kill them.
When the landowner Reg Harris bribes him to destroy the eggs, he
is sorely tempted to do so. After all, the birds are doomed
anyway...
Cabot, Meg
The princess diaries. 2001. Read by Regina Reagan, 5 hours
35 minutes. TB 13302.
Princess diaries series; book 1. One minute Mia's totally normal.
Next minute she's heir to the throne of Genovia. Well, her dad can
lecture her until he's royal-blue in the face, but no way is Mia going
to behave like some posh princess. And they think she's moving to
Genovia? Er, hello?
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Cabot, Meg
The princess diaries : take two. 2003. Read by Anne
Hathaway, 4 hours 57 minutes. TB 15327.
Princess diaries series; book 2. Nothing's simple when you're the
new Princess of Genovia. At least, that's what Mia reckons. With
her mother dating her Algebra teacher, a secret admirer sending
her mysterious e-mails, and a bad case of the hots for Lilly's
brother Michael, Mia's discovering that life as Princess Amelia
Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo can feel a right-royal
muddle!
Cabot, Meg
The princess diaries: third time lucky. 2003. Read by Anne
Hathaway, 5 hours 6 minutes. TB 16709.
Princess diaries series; book 3. Mia's love life is a disaster - and
being heir to the throne of Genovia sure doesn't help. Because
while Mia's finally got herself a boyfriend, he's so not the right guy.
The one she really wants is Michael, but he's not available now
he's going out with Judith who clones fruit flies. Would Michael
ever prefer Mia to the fruit fly girl? As if!
Cabot, Meg
The princess diaries: Mia goes fourth. 2004. Read by Clea
Lewis, 5 hours 25 minutes. TB 15602.
Princess diaries series; book 4. Mia's back from her first royal trip
to Genovia. Now she's ready for what's really important: her love
life. Mia and Michael are finally an item, but Grandmere seems to
have other plans. Just before the happy couple's first hot date, an
unmissable royal engagement turns up. Could it be that Michael
doesn't measure up - and that Grandmere's got someone else in
mind for the princess?
Cabot, Meg
The princess diaries: give me five. 2004. Read by Clea Lewis,
06 hours 27 minutes. TB 15601.
Princess diaries series; book 5. It's nearly Mia's fifteenth birthday.
A time when a princess should be getting ready for the biggest
night of her life - the Senior Prom, escorted by her ultra-hottie
boyfriend Michael. But nothing's going according to plan. Michael
hasn't even invited her to the prom yet. Just as Mia cooks up a
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plan to change Michael's mind, disaster strikes. The kind of
disaster that only a miracle can overcome.
Cabot, Meg
The princess diaries : sixsational. 2005. Read by Clea Lewis, 6
hours 18 minutes. TB 15785.
Princess diaries series; book 6. It's a new school year for the
reluctant Princess of Genovia and Mia is facing a whole heap of
new worries. Like an English teacher who can't stand her. A
potential eco-disaster in Genovia. And getting used to a new-look
Boris who has turned into a total hottie over the summer! But worst
of all is the loss of Michael, Mia's one true love. Just as Mia's
feeling like it's all way too much, Grandmere and Lilly cook up a
plan to save Genovia.
Cabot, Meg
The princess diaries: seventh heaven. 2006. Read by Clea
Lewis, 6 hours 7 minutes. TB 15856.
Princess diaries series; book 7. Just as Mia's scared that she's lost
Michael and a ton of money, Grandmere steps in with a fundraising plan. She's going to stage a musical in front of the world's
hottest celebs - and the star will be none other than Mia, cast as
her fearless Genovian ancestress, Rosagunde! Mia would rather
eat her own crown than tread the boards. But Grandmere is an ace
blackmailer, and her secret scheme will ensure that Mia does
exactly what she wants.
Cabot, Meg
The princess diaries : after eight. 2007. Read by Clea Lewis, 5
hours 17 minutes. TB 16049.
Princess diaries series; book 8. It's the start of a new school term
and trouble's already brewing for one disaster-prone princess. On
top of Mrs Martinez daring to suggest that Mia's not ready for
Advance Creative Writing, Grandmere is being booted out of the
Plaza during renovations. Can any other hotel in the world live up
Grandmere's standards? But Mia's problems fade to nothing when
she hears the most terrible news of all. Michael has been accepted
on a year-long computer science course in Japan! Can Mia's
perfect prince really love her if he can go away for a year? Or is
being halfway around the world just what Michael needs right now?
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Cabot, Meg
The princess diaries : to the nines. 2007. Read by Regina
Reagan, 5 hours 57 minutes. TB 18856.
Princess diaries series; book 9. Mia has hit an all-time low. Lilly
isn't speaking to her. Someone is posting horrible things about her
on a website. Oh, and Michael, the love of her life, has dumped
her. But Mia has more on her mind than finding a new Prince
Charming: she is trying to solve a 400-year-old mystery that could
mean big changes for Genovia.
Cabot, Meg
All American girl. 2006. Read by Ariadne Meyers, 7 hours 11
minutes. TB 17188.
All American girl series; book 1. Sam Madison's life used to be
simple - if boring. After all, it's not much fun being the middle sister.
Then one day Sam stops a crazy psycho from assassinating the
President of the United States and becomes an instant, world
famous celebrity. But dining at the White House isn't easy for
someone who only eats hamburgers and fries and lives in combat
boots. In fact, there's only one compensation - David, the
President's son.
Cabot, Meg
Ready or not. 2006. Read by Ariadne Meyers, 6 hours 28
minutes. TB 17991.
All American girl series; book 2. A year ago Sam Madison saved
the President of the USA from assassination. A year ago she
became a teen celebrity - and started dating David, the First Son.
Now, one year on, everyone thinks Sam is ready - for just about
anything. Her art teacher thinks she's ready to draw naked people.
The President thinks she's ready to present his Return to Family
bill to the American people on live TV. And scariest of all, David
seems to think he and Sam are ready to crank their relationship up
to the next level. They are ready to Do It! Everyone thinks Sam is
ready - except Sam herself. But will David be prepared to wait for
his All American Girl? Contains strong language.
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Cabot, Meg
Victoria and the rogue. 2006. Read by Emilia Fox, 6 hours 33
minutes. TB 16441.
Growing up on far-off India, wealthy heiress Lady Victoria
Arbuthnot was accustomed to handling her own affairs - not to
mention everyone else's. But in her sixteenth year, Vicky is
unceremoniously shipped off to London to find a husband.
Canavan, Trudi
The magician's guild. 2004. Read by Emma Powell, 14 hours
20 minutes. TB 16667.
The black magician trilogy; book 1. Each year the magicians of
Imardin gather together to purge the city streets of vagrants,
urchins and miscreants. But their protective shield is not as
impenetrable as they believe. There is an untrained magician loose
on the streets. She must be found before her uncontrolled powers
unleash forces that will destroy both her, and the city that is her
home.
Canavan, Trudi
The novice. 2004. Read by Emma Powell, 18 hours 14 minutes.
TB 16668.
The black magician trilogy; book 2. Sonea knows the other novices
in the Magicians' Guild all come from powerful families, but she
also knows she can turn to Rothen and Dannyl for help when she
needs it. That is, until someone starts spreading malicious rumours
about her, and Akkarin, the High Lord, steps in. Prompted by the
Guild Ambassador, Lord Dannyl leaves for the Elyne court to
research ancient magical knowledge. Not knowing the true reason
for his journey, Dannyl is soon facing unexpected dangers.
Meanwhile, Sonea has almost forgotten the High Lord's dark
secret, but keeping the truth hidden may be a grave mistake.
Canavan, Trudi
The high lord. 2004. Read by Emma Powell, 20 hours 32
minutes. TB 16669.
The black magician trilogy; book 3. In the city of Imardin, where
those who wield magic wield power, a young street-girl, adopted by
the Magician's Guild, finds herself at the centre of a terrible plot
that may destroy the entire world ...Sonea has learned much at the
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magicians' guild and the other novices now treat her with a
grudging respect. But she cannot forget what she witnessed in the
High Lord's underground room - or his warning that the realm's
ancient enemy is growing in power once more. As Sonea learns
more, she begins to doubt her guildmaster's word. Could the truth
really be as terrifying as Akkarin claims, or is he trying to trick her
into assisting in some unspeakably dark scheme? Contains strong
language.
Canavan, Trudi
The ambassador's mission. 2004. Read by Emma Powell, 20
hours 32 minutes. TB 16669.
The traitor spy trilogy; book . As the son of the late High Lord
Akkarin, saviour of the city, and Sonea, the former street urchin
turned Black Magician, Lorkin has a legacy of heroism and
adventure to live up to. So when Lord Dannyl takes the position of
Guild Ambassador to Sachaka, Lorkin volunteers to be his
assistant in the hopes of making his mark on the world.
Choyce, Lesley
Roid rage. 1999. Read by Tom Thiessen, 1 hour 54
minutes. TB 18077.
When Craig makes first string on his high school football team, he
is surprised to learn that his best friend Ray has also made the
team and has become the best player on the field. Craig soon
discovers Ray's secret, and begins taking steroids too. However,
he begins to experience side effects, including periods of rage.
Now he must come clean with his coach and family and convince
Ray his health is in danger.
Christopher, Lucy
Stolen. 2009. Read by Charlotte Worthing, 9 hours 6 minutes.
TB 17919.
Sixteen year old Gemma is kidnapped from Bangkok airport and
taken to the Australian Outback. Ty, her captor, is no stereotype.
He is young, fit and completely gorgeous. This new life in the
wilderness has been years in the planning. He loves only her,
wants only her. Under the hot glare of the Australian sun, cut off
from the world outside, can the force of his love make Gemma love
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him back? The story takes the form of a letter, written by Gemma
to Ty, reflecting on those strange and disturb
Collins, Suzanne
The Hunger Games. 2009. Read by Julie Rogers, 10 hours 30
minutes. TB 17745.
Hunger Games trilogy: book 1. In a future North America, where
the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised
survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve
districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are
put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's
place.
Collins, Suzanne
Catching fire. 2009. Read by Julie Rogers, 11 hours 14
minutes. TB 19691.
Hunger Games trilogy: book 2. After winning the brutal Hunger
Games, Katniss Everdeen returns to her district hoping for a
peaceful future. But Katniss starts to hear rumours of a deadly
rebellion against the Capitol - a rebellion that she and Peeta have
helped to create.
Cormer, Robert
I am the cheese. 21998 Read by Alex Daniels, 5 hours 14
minutes. TB 18881.
As the events and suspicions that led Adam to the physchiatrist's
chair begin to form more clearly in his mind, he is obliged to face
the undeniable truth about the fearful secrets and nightmares that
his mind has chosen to erase.
Cresswell, Helen
Dear Shrink. 1982. Read by Judy Franklin, 5 hours 22 minutes.
TB 4921.
William, fifteen, Oliver, thirteen and Lucy, seven, are left by their
botanist parents in the charge of the disastrous Mrs Bartle. She
dies, fostering does not work out and the three end up in a
children's home. Oliver who had never considered himself
particularly happy or privileged, kept a record of their being in care.
This book is the result.
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Croggon, Alison
The gift. 2004. Read by Beverly Longhurst, 18 hours 1 minute.
TB 16250.
Pellinor series; book 1. Maerad is a slave in a desperate and
unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child when her family is
destroyed in war. She is unaware that she possesses a powerful
gift, a gift that marks her as a member of the School of Pellinor. It
is only when she is discovered by Cadvan, one of the great Bards
of Lirigon, that her true heritage and extraordinary destiny unfolds.
Croggon, Alison
The riddle. 2005. Read by Sarah Whitehouse, 16 hours 5
minutes. TB 18004.
Pellinor series; book 2. Maerad is a girl with a tragic and bitter
past, but her powers grow stronger by the day. Now she and her
mentor Cadvan, pursued by both the Light and the Dark, are
seeking the Riddle of the Treesong. This mysterious Riddle holds
the key to restoring peace to her ravaged kingdom and defeating
the enemies she is fated to battle. But what is the true nature of
those enemies, and of the Riddle? And is Maerad herself the
greatest riddle of all?
Cross, Gillian
The dark ground. 2005. Read by Steven Pacey, 6 hours 59
minutes. TB 15330.
The lost trilogy; book 1. Robert finds himself alone and naked in
the middle of thick jungle. He has no idea how he got there. The
last thing he remembers is being in an aeroplane on his way back
from holiday. As Robert struggles to stay alive, he slowly begins to
realise he is not entirely alone.
Cross, Gillian
The black room. 2005. Read by Steven Pacey, 6 hours 35
minutes. TB 15331.
The lost trilogy; book 2. What has happened to Robert? He's told
his friend Tom a wild story of surviving danger and death in an
underground cavern. Tom doesn't believe it - but he still gets
caught up in Robert's desperate search for a girl called Lorn.
Robert says that she saved his life - and if they don't find her
before winter, she will die.
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Cross, Gillian
Wolf. 1998. Read by Diana Bishop, 4 hours 27 minutes. TB
15622.
Cassy hears sinister footsteps in the middle of the night. Suddenly
she is packed off to stay with her beautiful, feckless mother. There
is no explanation. Something has gone frighteningly wrong.
Danger is coming after Cassy. And behind it lurks the dark wolfshape that seems to slink into everything. Even her dreams.
Contains strong language.
Cross, Gillian
Born of the sun. 1983. Read by Kate Binchy, 6 hours 58
minutes. TB 5687.
When Paula's father explains the reason for the hastily organised
trip to South America it seems more like a Boys' Own adventure
story than a serious expedition. But following the instructions in an
old document to find a secret city takes on a new seriousness
when danger begins to threaten - from inside the group as well as
outside.
Cusick, Richie Tankersley
The harvest: Buffy the Vampire Slayer . 1997. Read by
Laurence Bouvard, 2 hours 55 minutes. TB 12066.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer series. In this generation, she is Buffy
Summers, 16 years old and a new student at Sunnydale High. Her
experiences at her last school persuaded Buffy to try to resume the
life of a normal teenager. But it is no coincidence that Buffy has
come to this town at this time. Once in a century comes The
Harvest: a night when the Master Vampire can draw enough power
to break free and open the portal between his world and ours...
Daly, Wally K
The ultimate evil. 1989. Read by Wally K Daly, 4 hours 28
minutes. TB 17077.
Doctor Who. One of the missing episodes from BBC series. With
the Tardis working perfectly the Doctor and Peri find themselves at
something of a loose end. A holiday in Tranquela, a peace-loving
country where there has been no war for over fifty years, seems
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the ideal solution. Unfortunately their visit coincides with that of an
unscrupulous arms dealer - the Machiavellian Dwarf Mordant.
Danziger, Paula
Can you sue your parents for malpractice? 1986. Read by
Erica Grant, 3 hours 22 minutes, TB 8217.
With a glamorous older sister who always gets her own way, and a
pampered younger sister who keeps the family laughing, the only
thing Lauren ever gets is the washing up! That's why she takes the
school course "Law for Children and Young People" - to discover
her rights. She also discovers Zack - he's bright, he's funny and he
likes Lauren. The problem is he's a year younger. Can she let age
stand in her way?
David, Keren
When I was Joe. 2010. Read by Chetan Pathak, 8 hours 26
minutes. TB 18131.
When Ty witnesses a stabbing, his own life is in danger from the
criminals he's named, and he and his mum have to go into police
protection. Ty has a new name, a new look and a cool new image life as Joe is good, especially when he gets talent spotted as a
potential athletics star, special training from an attractive local
celebrity and a lot of female attention. But his mum can't cope with
her new life, and the gangsters will stop at nothing to flush them
from hiding. Joe's cracking under extreme pressure, and then he
meets a girl with dark secrets of her own. Contains strong
language and violence.
Day, Martin
Wooden heart. 2007. Read by Tim Bruce, 5 hours 48 minutes.
TB 15394.
A Doctor Who book. A vast starship, seemingly deserted, is
spinning slowly in the void of deep space. Martha and the Doctor
explore this drifting tomb and discover that they may not be alone
after all. As the Doctor and Martha journey through the forest, they
find a mysterious, fog-bound village - a village traumatised by
missing children and prophecies of its own destruction.
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Delaney, Joseph
The Spook's apprentice. 2005. Read by Richard Teverson, 7
hours 31 minutes. TB 15914.
Wardstone chronicles; book 1. Thomas Ward is the seventh son of
a seventh son and has been apprenticed to the local Spook. The
job is hard, the Spook is distant and many apprentices have failed
before Thomas. Somehow Thomas must learn how to exorcise
ghosts, contain witches and bind boggarts. But when he is tricked
into freeing Mother Malkin, the most evil witch in the County, the
horror begins.
Dent, Grace
Trainers v. tiaras. 2008. Read by Jennifer Bryce, 5 hours 49
minutes. TB 16495.
Diary of a chav; book 1. When new English Teacher Miss Brackett
arrives at Mayflower Academy, Shiraz is made to see there's more
to life than getting excluded, suped up Vauxhall Novas and
Chicago Town pizza. It's time Shiraz began thinking what she
wants to do with life. And what sort of person she wants to be. A lot
of snooty folk call Shiraz Bailey Wood a chav. Well if by 'Chav' you
mean 'Charming, Hilarious, Articulate and Vibrant', Shizza doesn't
mind that at all. Call her what you want. She don't care. She's
keeping it real.
Dent, Grace
Slinging the bling. 2008. Read by Jennifer Bryce, 5 hours 18
minutes. TB 17013.
Diary of a chav; book 2. The trials and tribulations of Shiraz - the
loveable teenage chav. Keeping a diary isn't exactly cool but
Shiraz Bailey Wood knows she'd best start writing one. She's
going to need it in a few years when she writes her bestselling
autobiography.
Dessen, Sarah
Just listen. 2007. Read by Jennifer Woodward, 10 hours 41
minutes. TB 16791.
I'm Annabel. I'm the girl who has it all. Model looks, intelligence, a
great social life. I'm one of the lucky ones. Aren't I? My 'best friend'
Sophie is spreading rumours about me. My family is slowly falling
apart. It's turning into a long, lonely summer, full of secrets and
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silence. But I've met this guy who won't let me hide away. He's one
of those intense types, obsessed with music and totally unafraid of
confrontation. He's determined to make me listen. Will I ever find
the courage to tell him what really happened the night Sophie and I
stopped being friends? Contains strong language.
Dickens, Monica
Follyfoot. 1971. Read by Steve Hodson, 4 hours 30 minutes.
TB 5793.
"Follyfoot" is a shelter for horses taken there to be cared for by the
Colonel and Callie, his stepdaughter, and young Steve and Dora
who work in the stables. Together they have many adventures as
they battle against the injustices done to horses.
Dickens, Monica
Dora at Follyfoot. 1972. Read by Judy Franklin, 3 hours 45
minutes. TB 6792.
Sequel to: Follyfoot. "Don't buy any horses," ordered the Captain
before he went away on his convalescence, leaving Dora and
Steve in charge. But rules are made to be broken and Dora knows
she must buy Amigo, the scarred cream-coloured horse, even if it
means borrowing money from Ron Stryker. To pay Ron back,
someone from Follyfoot just has to win the Moonlight Pony
Steeple-chase.
Dickinson, Peter
Tulku. 1979. Read by Garard Green, 9 hours 25 minutes. TB
4268.
A story set in China at the time of the Boxer rising. Theodore, aged
thirteen, is the resourceful survivor of a raid that has wiped out his
mission settlement home. He meets and travels to Tibet with two
unusual people and learns to appreciate a wider world of love and
experience.
Dicks, Terrance
The three doctors. 1975. Read by Gabriel Woolf, 3 hours 14
minutes. TB 13321.
A Doctor Who book. A story featuring the further adventures of the
time traveller Dr Who, as he journeys through time and space with
a variety of companions.
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Dicks, Terrance
Doctor Who and the carnival of monsters. 1975. Read by
Gabriel Woolf, 3 hours 8 minutes. TB 13322.
A Doctor Who book. The Doctor and Jo are disappointed to find
that they have landed in a cargo ship bound for Singapore when
they thought they were on their way to visit the attractive planet of
Metebelis 3. In fact they are trapped in a time-loop on the planet of
Inter Minor.
Dicks, Terrance
Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster. 1975. Read by
Gabriel Woolf, 3 hours 4 minutes. TB 13320.
A Doctor Who book. After three oil rigs are destroyed in the vicinity
of Loch Ness, Dr Who is summoned to solve the mystery and stop
the sabotage.
Dowd, Siobhan
Bog child. 2009. Read by Patricia Leventon, 7 hours 51
minutes. TB 16561.
Digging for peat in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds
the body of a child, and it looks like she's been murdered. As
Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him - his
brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora,
his parents arguing, he dreams of the bog child. This novel
explores peace and the unflinching strength of the human spirit.
Contains strong language.
Dowd, Siobhan
Solace of the road. 2010. Read by Lara Hutchinson, 6 hours 20
minutes. TB 17738.
Memories of Mum are the only thing that make Holly Hogan happy.
She hates her foster family with their too-nice ways and their false
sympathy. Then she finds the wig, and everything changes.
Wearing the long, flowing blonde locks she feels transformed.
She's not Holly any more, she's Solace. She's older, more
confident - the kind of girl who can walk right out of her humdrum
life, hitch to Ireland and find her mum. So begins a
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journey as Solace swaggers and Holly tiptoes across England and
through memory, discovering her true self, and unlocking the
secrets of her past. Contains strong language.
Drake, Tony
Half a chance. 1982. Read by Christopher Saul, 4 hours 6
minutes. TB 4905.
Teenage musicians struggle to form a group with all the attendant
hassles of selecting the players, getting gigs and losing
instruments.
Durrell, Gerald
My family and other animals. 1980. Read by Anthony Parker,
12 hours 5 minutes. TB 922.
A bewitching book set in Corfu.
Fine, Anne
Madame Doubtfire. 1992. Read by Nigel Planer, 4 hours 40
minutes. TB 11856.
Lydia, Christopher and Natalie Hilliard are used to domestic turmoil
and have been torn between warring parents ever since the
divorce. But all that changed when their mother takes on a most
unusual cleaning lady. Despite her odd appearance, Madame
Doubtfire turns out to be talented and efficient house-keeper and,
for a short time at least, the arrangement is a resounding success.
But, as the children discover, there's more to Madame Doubtfire
than domestic abilities. Shortlisted for the Observer Teenage
Fiction Prize.
Fine, Anne
Flour babies. 1992. Read by Richard Mitchley, 3 hours 56
minutes. TB 11831.
When the annual school Science Fair comes round, Mr
Cartwright's pupils don't get to work on the Soap Factory, the
Maggot Farm or the Exploding Custard Tins. To their intense
disgust they get the Flour Babies - sweet little six pound bags of
flour that must be cared for at all times or the owner fails the
project. And, worse, all of them have to keep a diary explaining
how they feel about this new responsibility.
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Fine, Anne
The granny project. 1983. Read by Gene Foad, 4 hours 25
minutes. TB 6586.
To the four children, Ivan, Sophie, Tanya and Nicholas, Granny is
a bit of a dotty old lady - sometimes demanding, sometimes a
nuisance and often annoying - but as much a part of their lives as
the shambly house or the whirring washing machine. So how can
Natasha, their eccentric Russian mother, and Henry, their
amenable father, decide to put her in a Home? The children devise
a way to make their parents change their minds!
Gallico, Paul
Jennie. 1950. Read by Robin Browne, 9 hours 15 minutes. TB
4970.
For years eight-year-old Peter has wanted a cat. He knows every
cat in the Square and has managed at times to smuggle one in for
a day or so before it was discovered and swiftly removed. Now
simply by dashing out in front of a coal lorry to rescue a stripey
kitten, he seems to be turning into a cat and, of course, pushed out
into the street himself. There is to be a good deal to learn...
Gardam, Jane
A long way from Verona. 1971. Read by Carol Marsh, 7 hours
45 minutes. TB 1947.
Growing up is a hard business for anyone, but specially so for a
girl who just knows she is going to be a writer. She recounts her
experiences of growing up during World War II.
Garfield, Leon
The December rose. 1986. Read by Rosemary Davis, 6 hours
42 minutes. TB 6391.
When Barnacle - so called on account of his amazing powers of
holding on, falls down the wrong chimney into the midst of what is
clearly a conspiracy, he is terrified and runs. In his panic, he grabs
a locket from the table and soon has the relentless Inspector
Creaker on his trail. Melodrama set in Victorian London.
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Gavin, Jamila
The wheel of Surya. 1994. Read by Renu Brindle, 10 hours 34
minutes. TB 13635.
Surya trilogy; book 1. This is the first part of the Surya trilogy.
Fleeing from their burnt-out village in the Punjab, Marvinder and
Jaspal are separated from their mother, Jhoti. Marvinder has
already saved her brother's life once. Can she save him this time,
with everything against her?
Gavin, Jamila
The eye of the horse. 2001. Read by Renu Brindle, 7 hours 40
minutes. TB 13705.
Surya trilogy; book 2. India 1948. Mahatma Gandhi is
assassinated. In India, chaos and turmoil reign. In England, Jaspal
and Marvinder's father, Govind Singh, is in prison. Jaspal cannot
forgive him, and longs to return to his village in the Punjab where
he feels he belongs. Marvinder has found friends, first love, and
her gift as a violinist. But how can she ignore her mother's voice
calling her back to India? She is torn between two worlds...
Gavin, Jamila
The track of the wind. 1997. Read by Tania Rodrigues, 6 hours
16 minutes. TB 13706.
Surya trilogy; book 3. India 1951. The Singh family is reunited in
India. But can Govind keep his family together? Jaspal leaves to
fight for Sikh independence, the destiny he believes his life was
saved for. Marvinder is forced into an arranged marriage, when
she is still in love with Patrick O'Grady. Jhoti, their mother, wants
happiness for both her children, but how can she defy Govind?
This is a story of a brother and sister's epic journey to
independence, spanning India and England in war and peace.
Gavin, Jamila
Coram boy. 2009. Read by Cornelius Garrett, 8 hours 34
minutes. TB 17346.
Set in the eighteenth century. Toby and Aaron both live in Captain
Coram's Hospital for orphans, but their backgrounds are very
different and who is Mish who watches over them?
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Gibbons, Alan
Julie and me... and Michael Owen makes three. 2008. Read by
Stephen Tompkinson, 5 hours 8 minutes. TB 15588.
Julie and me series; book 1. It's been a year of own goals for
Terry. Man U, the entire focus of his life (What else is there?) lose
to arch-enemies Liverpool. Mum and Dad split up (just another
statistic). And he falls seriously in love with drop dead gorgeous
Julie. It's bad enough watching Frisky Fitzy (school golden boy)
drool over her, but worse still she's an ardent Liverpool FC
supporter.
Gibbons, Alan
Julie and me: treble trouble. 2007. Read by Stephen
Tompkinson, 5 hours 1 minute. TB 15599.
Julie and me series; book 2. For one disastrous year Terry has
watched Julie, the girl of his dreams, go out with arch-rival Frisky
Fitz, seen his mum and dad's marriage crumble and his beloved
Man U go the same way. Next year has got to be better. Will he
get to run his hands through the lovely Julie's raven tresses? What
happens when his new streamlined mum gets a life? Can Man U
redeem themselves and do the business in the face of the
implausible?
Gilman, David
The devil's breath. 2009. Read by Alistair Petrie, 10 hours 44
minutes. TB 17846.
Danger zone; book 1. Max Gordon, a sporty 15-year-old boy, is a
pupil at a private school in Devon that concentrates on vigorous
physical pursuits and no-nonsense education. Jogging across the
moors, he is attacked by an assassin with a pistol. For some
reason, someone wants to kill him. Is it connected to the
mysterious disappearance of his father, somewhere in Namibia?
Glass, Linzi Alex
Ruby red. 2008. Read by Jacqueline King, 5 hours 43 minutes.
TB 15763.
In Ruby Winters' world, colour opens some doors and slams others
shut. Her opulent Johannesburg neighbourhood is a far cry from
the streets of Soweto where anger and hatred simmer under the
surface. Ruby can't resist the blue-eyed Afrikaans boy who brings
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her the exciting rush of first love, but whose presence brings
hushed whispers and disapproving glances. She might not see
race, colour or creed - but it seems everybody else does. For
Ruby, making some choices means letting others go, and as the
darkness begins to descend, she must find a way to follow a
brighter path.
Godden, Rumer
The greengage summer. 1958. Read by Judith Whale, 7 hours
4 minutes. TB 4879.
Five children are travelling to see the battlefields of France with
their mother. She is taken ill on the journey and they must cope
alone with the mysterious and entrancing world of the Hotel des
Oeillets. In the green and gold heat of August they find new
horizons and a compassion for human nature in all its aspects.
Goobie, Beth
Before wings: a novel. 2000. Read by Donna Miller-Linden, 5
hours 45 minutes. TB 17569.
Having survived a brain aneurysm two years earlier, 15-year-old
Adrian is caught between the land of the living and the spirit world.
While working at her Aunt Erin's summer camp, she struggles to
understand the message delivered by the spirits - a message that
seems to hold the key to the secret that haunts her aunt.
Gordon, Roderick
Tunnels. 2008. Read by Paul Chequer, 13 hours 10 minutes.
TB 15531.
Will Burrows series; book 1. Fourteen-year-old Will Burrows lives
with his family in London. He has little in common with them except
for a passion for digging which he shares with his father. When his
father suddenly disappears down an unknown tunnel, Will decides
to investigate with his friend Chester. Soon they find themselves
deep underground, where they unearth a dark and terrifying secret
- a secret which may cost them their lives.
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Gordon, Roderick
Deeper. 2008. Read by Paul Chequer, 17 hours 47 minutes. TB
16242.
Will Burrows series; book 2. This sequel finds 14 year old Will
Burrows, his younger brother Cal and friend Chester journey
further underground into The Deeps; a place where those
banished from the Colony are not expected to survive.
Grant, Helen
The vanishing of Katharina Linden. 2009. Read by Kate
Rawson, 10 hours 21 minutes. TB 17255.
On the day Katharina Linden disappears, Pia is the last person to
see her alive. Terror is spreading through the town. How could a
ten-year-old girl vanish in a place where everybody knows
everybody else? Pia is determined to find out what happened to
Katharina. But then the next girl disappears.
Grant, K M
Blue Flame. 2009. Read by Wayne Forester, 7 hours 57
minutes. TB 17007.
Perfect fire trilogy; book 1. Many years have passed since the
Occitanian knights killed Richard the Lionheart in a courageous
battle to keep the Blue Flame - sparked at the moment of Christ's
death - from falling into the wrong hands. Now it is in danger once
again, as enemies from the north draw near. In the midst of this
looming battle, lifelong friends Raimon, son of a Cathar weaver,
and Yolanda, daughter of a Catholic Count, are falling in love. But
a new religious crusade is about to begin, setting boy against girl,
family against family, neighbour against neighbour, south against
north.
Grant, Michael
Gone. 2009. Read by Stuart Miligan, 13 hours 41 minutes. TB
16948.
Gone series; book 1. In the blink of an eye, the world changes. The
adults vanish without a trace, and those left must do all they can to
survive. But everyone's idea of survival is different. Some look
after themselves, some look after others, and some will do
anything for power. For Sam and Astrid, it is a race against time as
they try to solve the questions that now dominate their lives. What
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is the mysterious wall that has encircled the town of Perdido Beach
and trapped everyone within? Why have some kids developed
strange powers? And can they defeat Caine and his gang of
bullies before they turn fifteen and disappear too? Contains
violence.
Grant, Michael
Hunger. 2010. Read by Stuart Milligan, 15 hours 15 minutes.
TB 18354.
Gone ; 2. The clock is ticking for Sam Temple and the kids of
Perdido Beach but it's not the big one-five that they face now; it's
starvation that threatens the FAYZ. In an abandoned mineshaft a
faceless animal lurks, pulling the strings, toying with human and
mutant alike. And he's hungry - hungry in the darkness. An uneasy
calm has settled over Perdido Beach. But soon, fear explodes into
desperation as starvation sets in and the mob look to place blame.
For the 'normals' the buck must stop somewhere: with the 'freaks'.
More and more kids are developing strange powers and, just as
frighteningly, so are the animals in the FAYZ: talking coyotes,
swimming bats and deadly worms with razor-sharp teeth are just
the beginning. Contains violence.
Green, Roger J
The fear of Samuel Walton. 1984. Read by Joan Walker, 8
hours 55 minutes. TB 7707.
Samuel Walton is a young boy living in a Derbyshire village below
Bow Cross, known as the Stone at the top of the hill. Despite all
the stories told about the Stone, only Sam senses its evil
presence, and realises he is being hunted by the Monster that
came off the stone.
Green, Roger J
The lengthening shadow. 1986. Read by Joan Walker, 8 hours
10 minutes. TB 7787.
Sequel to: The fear of Samuel Walton. Sam thought he was free
from the evil of the stone; but he found an old book which revealed
a grim secret - that as the shadow of the stone lengthened so its
evil grew. Three people would die - and he would be one of them.
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Green, Roger J
The devil finds work. 1987. Read by Joan Walker, 6 hours 40
minutes. TB 7834.
Sequel to: The lengthening shadow. The Stone is now installed in
the Devil's Garden, a field of grotesque statues in the grounds of
Lord Blackdon's castle. Connie, a girl from the village, dismissed
her friends' pleas not to go through the Garden in a snowstorm,
and nobody was surprised when she disappeared.
Green, Roger J
They watched him die. 1988. Read by Joan Walker, 7 hours 30
minutes. TB 7902.
Sequel to: The devil finds work. Paul Bailey has left school at 13
and started work as a gardener's boy at Lord Blackdon's castle.
Scything the long grass in the Devil's Garden one day he hears a
loud clunk ... he has taken a slice out of a dark standing stone.
Lord Blackdon is far from pleased.
Harrison, Michelle
The 13 treasures. 2009. Read by Charlotte Bronte Elmes, 7
hours 39 minutes. TB 17464.
While visiting her grandmother's house, an old photograph leads
Tanya to an unsolved mystery. Fifty years ago a girl vanished in
the woods nearby - a girl Tanya's grandmother will not speak of.
Fabian, the caretaker's son, is tormented by the girl's
disappearance. Together, Tanya and Fabian decide to find the
truth.
Hearn, Julie
Rowan the strange. 2009. Read by Lucy Scott, 8 hours 50
minutes. TB 17253.
As the second World War begins, Rowan is diagnosed as
schizophrenic and sent away to a hospital where the latest
treatments are available. But the treatments are experimental still and nobody predicts the effect they will have on Rowan.
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Henderson, Jan-Andrew
Crash. 2008. Read by Gordon Morris, 5 hours 20 minutes. TB
16553.
A day out with his dad Gordon turns into a nightmare for Bobby
Berlin when something shocking happens that leaves Dad thinking
it's 1977 and he's really 14. The only people Bobby can turn to for
help are his best friend Mary and her gypsy grandmother. The
problem is, they don't have a clue what to do either. Gordon is
irrationally convinced that if he can just get to Dundee, everything
will be OK - but he couldn't be more wrong. The east coast of
Scotland is about to be hit by a tsunami. As the population flees,
Gordon journeys towards the heart of danger, followed by Bobby
and Mary, hell-bent on trying to stop him. What neither of the
children knows is that Gordon was once an expert on tsunamis,
and the government is trying to find him because they want his
help. But the teenage Gordon is terrified of anyone in authority.
Every time the police or army close in, he fights desperately to
escape. Contains strong language.
Henderson, Jan-Andrew
Bunker 10. 2007. Read by Grant Ritchie, 4 hours 58 minutes.
TB 16211.
At eight o'clock in the evening, on Monday 24th December 2007,
Pinewood Military Installation exploded. The blast ripped apart
acres of forest and devastated the remote highland valley where
the base was located. No official cause was given for the incident.
Inside Pinewood were 185 male and female military personnel - a
mixture of scientists and soldiers. There were also seven
teenagers there. This is the story of their last day.
Higson, Charles
Silverfin. 2005. Read by David Thorpe, 9 hours 33 minutes. TB
14182.
Young Bond series; book 1. The dark waters around a remote
Scottish castle hold a sinister secret. One man with a thirst for
power will use it - whatever the cost. SilverFin is dangerous,
SilverFin is the future and SilverFin must be destroyed.
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Higson, Charles
Bloodfever. 2007. Read by Nathaniel Parker, 8 hours 43
minutes. TB 15441.
Young Bond series; book 2. A family disappears at sea. James
uncovers a shadowy society operating in a hidden corner of the
school. In the bandit-infested interior of Sardinia, a sinister Italian
count has built himself a mountain fortress. Is there a connection?
Higson, Charles
Double or die. 2007. Read by Nathaniel Parker, 8 hours 36
minutes. TB 15478.
Young Bond series; book 3. In a north London cemetery a
professor is kidnapped at gunpoint. A suspicious letter crammed
with cryptic clues arrive at Eton. To decipher the deadly mystery,
James Bond must take a series of dangerous gambles. Once the
code is cracked, he has just 48 hours to save the professor from
the dark forces that threaten to destroy them both. And if the
professor can't escape, it's not only his future under threat, but the
rest of the world's!
Higson, Charles
Hurricane gold. 2008. Read by Nathaniel Parker, 8 hours 15
minutes. TB 16034.
Young Bond series; book 4. As the sun blazes over the Caribbean
island of Lagrimas Negras, its bloodthirsty ruler is watching and
waiting. Criminals come here to hide, with blood on their hands
and escape on their minds. On the mainland, in the quiet town of
Tres Hermanas, ex-flying ace Jack Stone leaves his son and
daughter in the company of James Bond. But a gang of thieves lies
in ambush - they want Stone's precious safe, and will kill for its
contents. James embarks on a deadly chase through the Mexican
jungle. On this terrifying trail of greed and betrayal, only danger is
guaranteed. Survival is not.
Hines, Barry
A kestrel for a knave. 1989. Read by John Davitt, 5 hours 20
minutes. TB 9763.
Billy Casper has few prospects. Determined not to follow his
brother down the pit, he is floundering at school and under
pressure at home. The wild hawk he finds and trains gives him a
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direction and passion he has never experienced before. Life
suddenly has a meaning, but events beyond his control begin to
threaten his growing self respect.
Hinton, Nigel
Buddy. 2005. Read by Stuart Crossman, 5 hours 3 minutes. TB
19282.
Buddy hadn't wanted to hear about 56 Croxley Street where
terrible things had apparently happened. His head was already
filled with enough fears and worries. Why had his mum left home?
Was he different from other people? What was the mysterious job
that his Teddy boy dad had found? Did the police know that he
was a shoplifter? And yet he seemed drawn to that lonely,
boarded-up house in Croxley Street. Perhaps he would find the
answers to all his questions there.
Holm, Anne
I am David. 1965. Read by John Rye, 4 hours 45 minutes. TB
6301.
Silent and watchful, David, the boy from the concentration camp,
tramps across Europe, aware that at any moment he may be
recaptured. Gradually he begins to hope and lose a little of his
mistrust. But it is only after many setbacks that David's long and
lonely journey ends in happiness.
Hoover, H M
Another heaven, another earth. 1983. Read by Joe Dunlop, 6
hours 39 minutes. TB 5340.
In the 500 years since their ancestors departed from over-crowded
Earth, the inhabitants of the planet Xilan have seen their way of life
disintegrate. When an exploratory party unexpectedly arrives from
Earth, the people find themselves torn between two worlds - the
simple but doomed existance on Xilan and the new world of leisure
and dazzling technology on Earth with its accompanying risks of
anonymity and boredom.
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Hopkins, Cathy
Million dollar mates. 2010. Read by Julie Stark, 5 hours 39
minutes. TB 19107.
Jess Hall's dad is the new general manager at Porchester Park,
and is moving Jess, her brother and pet cat into a staff apartment
there. Jess is dreading the move, until she learns the apartments
are strictly A-list only and soon to be populated by actors,
musicians, models and millionaires.
Horowitz, Anthony
Raven's gate. 2005. Read by Danny Bage, 6 hours 57 minutes.
TB 15705.
The power of five series; book 1. When Matt Freeman gets into
trouble with the police, he's sent to be fostered in Yorkshire. It's not
long before he senses there's something wrong with his guardian:
with the whole village. Then Matt learns about the Old Ones and
begins to understand just how he is different. But no one will
believe him; no one can help him. There is no proof. There is no
logic. There is just the gate.
Horowitz, Anthony
Evil star. 2006. Read by Philip Elstob, 9 hours 26 minutes. TB
17603.
The power of five series; book 2. After his experiences at Raven's
Gate, fourteen-year-old Matt Freeman thinks his days of battling
evil are over. But soon he is pulled into another horrifying
adventure when he discovers a second gate exists. Matt and his
friend Richard travel to Peru and, assisted by a secret organization
known as the Nexus, follow a series of clues to the gate's
whereabouts. But there is a traitor in the Nexus. Richard is
kidnapped. Matt manages to escape with the help of Pablo, a local
boy. The pair travel to the Nazca desert and Matt realizes the
horrifying truth - the Nazca lines are the second gate and it is
about to open. But this time, will he have the strength to prevent it?
Hulke, Malcolm
Doctor Who and the cave monsters. 2007. Read by Caroline
John, 5 hours 11 minutes. TB 15585.
A Doctor Who book. All is not well at the Wenley Moor
underground atomic research station: there are unaccountable
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losses of power-output; nervous breakdowns amongst the staff;
and then - a death! UNIT is called in and the Brigadier is soon
joined by Doctor Who and Liz Shaw in a tense and exciting
adventure with subterranean reptile men - Silurians - and a 40 ft.
high Tyrannosaurus rex, the biggest, most savage mammal which
ever trod the Earth!
Hulke, Malcolm
Doctor Who and the doomsday weapon. 2008. Read by
Geoffrey Beevers, 4 hours 52 minutes. TB 15741.
A Doctor Who book. The evil Master has stolen the Time Lords' file
on the horrifying Doomsday Weapon with which, when he finds it,
he can blast whole planets out of existence and make himself ruler
of the Galaxy! The Time Lords direct Doctor Who and Jo Grant in
their Tardis to a bleak planet in the year 2471, where they find
colonists from Earth under threat from mysterious, savage,
monster lizards with frightful claws! And hidden upon the planet is
the Doomsday Weapon, for which the Master is intently searching.
Hulke, Martin
Doctor Who and the dinosaur invasion. 2008. Read by Martin
Jarvis, 4 hours 9 minutes. TB 16042.
A Doctor Who book. The Doctor and Sarah arrive back in the
TARDIS to find London completely deserted - except for the
dinosaurs. Has the return of these prehistoric creatures been
deliberately planned and, if so, who can be behind it all?
Hulke, Malcolm
Doctor Who and the green death. 2009. Read by Katy
Manning, 4 hours 19 mintues. TB 17373.
The green death begins slowly. A man emerges from a disused
colliery, covered in a green fungus. Minutes later, he is dead.
Doctor Who and his companions arrive to investigate, but the
director of the local refinery is reluctant to help. Are they in time to
destroy the mysterious power which threatens them all?
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Impey, Rose
Hothouse flower. 2008. Read by Sophie Aldred, 4 hours 36
minutes. TB 16707.
Who would have thought that being run over by a bus could save
your life? Chloe is the only child of egg-head parents - and she's
been home-schooled for years because her parents are sure it's
the best way to nurture her 'special talents'. So Chloe feels isolated
and doesn't have any friends of her own age. But when Chloe is in
an accident and ends up on the children's ward of a hospital, for all
of her super-education she realises she's got a lot to learn about
real life! And Chloe starts to wonder if her parents determination to
keep her at home isn't really just about her 'special talents'.
Jacques, Brian
Redwall. 1990. Read by Gene Foad, 13 hours 11 minutes. TB
7776.
Redwall series; book 1. It is the start of the Summer of the Late
Rose. Redwall Abbey, peaceful home of a community of mice,
slumbers in the warmth of a summer afternoon. The mice are busy
preparing for a great Jubilee feast. But not for long. Cluny is
coming! The evil one-eyed rat warlord is advancing with his battlescarred mob. And Cluny wants Redwall.
Jacques, Brian
Mossflower. 1989. Read by Gene Foad, 15 hours 37 minutes.
TB 8549.
Redwall series; book 2. This is the dramatic tale behind the
bestselling "Redwall". It is the account of how Redwall Abbey was
established through the bravery of the legendary mouse Martin,
and his epic quest for Salamandastron. Once again the forces of
good and evil are at war. It contains the usual array of heroes,
villains and swamplands.
Jacques, Brian
Mattimeo. 1989. Read by Gene Foad, 16 hours 18 minutes. TB
8661.
Redwall series; book 3. Slagar the Fox is intent on revenge. On
bringing death and destruction to Redwall Abbey, in particular to
the mouse-warrior Matthias. But how can Slagar overcome the
power of the legendary Redwall Sword? With his evil band, Slagar
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plots to strike at the heart of the Abbey, by stealing the Redwall
children.
Jacques, Brian
Mariel of Redwall. 1994. Read by Nigel Graham, 13 hours 2
minutes. TB 10715.
Redwall series; book 4. In this first book of the second Redwall
trilogy, a young mouse slave is washed ashore, half-dead, on the
fringes of Mossflower country. The great bell of Rawnblade,
destined for the mountain stronghold of Salamandastron, is stolen.
And one overcast summer evening, Simeon the herbalist senses
that the impending storm will bring trouble in its wake.
Jacques, Brian
Salamandastron. 1993. Read by Nigel Graham, 13 hours 6
minutes. TB 10890.
Redwall series; book 5. When the mountain stronghold of
Salamandastron, ruled with a paw of iron by Lord Urthstripe the
Strong, is under siege from the weasel, Ferhgo the Assassin, the
destinies of five creatures - Samkin and Arula from Redwall Abbey,
Mara and Pikkle of Salamandastron, and Klitch, son of Ferahgo become intertwined. Can the good creatures triumph over Ferahgo
the Assassin?
Jacques, Brian
Martin the warrior. 2006. Read by Jonathan Oliver, 13 hours 13
minutes. TB 15172.
Redwall series; book 6. Badrang the Stoat dreams of becoming the
Lord of all the Eastern Coast. After two long seasons killing and
conquering with his ferocious army of weasels, ferrets, foxes and
rats, it seems as if nothing will stop him. But Badrang hasn't
bargained for the bravery and fighting spirit of a young mouse
called Martin - a mouse who refuses to bow down to the deadly
tyrant and who will stand up for his right to freedom at any cost.
Jacques, Brian
The bellmaker. 2007. Read by Jonathan Oliver, 11 hours 53
minutes. TB 15557.
Redwall series; book 7. When Joseph the Bellmaker is warned in
a dream that his daughter Mariel is in danger, his hopes of saving
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her are slim. For the evil Foxwolf and his horde of rats are coming
to Southsward and Mariel is his prisoner. But can the legendary
Martin the Warrior return from the past to save them? Or is it too
late?
Jarvis, Robin
The Deptford histories : the alchymist's cat. 2000. Read by
Stephen Thorne, 10 hours 14 minutes. TB 13327.
The Deptford histories; book 1. It is the winter of 1664 and young
Will Godwin, an alchymist's assistant, chances upon a mother cat
and her three new-born kittens in a London churchyard. Taking pity
on the freezing family, Will carries them back to his master's
apothecary shop. And there, among the bubbling bottles and evilsmelling jars in Dr Spittle's laboratory, unfolds an extraordinary tale
of secrecy, villainy and murder.
Jarvis, Robin
The Deptford histories : the oaken throne. 2000. Read by
Stephen Thorne, 12 hours 27 minutes. TB 13471.
The Deptford histories; book 2. It is a time of magic and a time of
darkness. The Starwife, leader of the black squirrels, lies dying,
betrayed and poisoned. But as the bat army launches a
devastating attack on her realm, she staggers to a window and
summons aid... These terrible events are to draw Vesper, the
young bat, and Ysabelle, the squirrel maiden, into taking a
fearsome journey - in a desperate attempt to save their lands from
destruction.
Jarvis, Robin
The Deptford histories : Thomas. 2000. Read by Stephen
Thorne, 12 hours 50 minutes. TB 13576.
The Deptford histories; book 3. It is four years since the fall of
Jupiter, but upon the Cutty Sark, all is far from well. Thomas Triton,
a retired midshipmouse, is tormented by horrific visions of the past:
of storm-lashed seas, ferocious battles, lost cities and terrifying
heathen gods. But worse still, now he knows the time has come to
confront the most chilling memory of his youth and a dark, deeply
dreadful secret.
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Jarvis, Robin
The dark portal. 1996. Read by Stephen Thorne, 6 hours 58
minutes. TB 12021.
The Deptford mice trilogy; book 1. In the sewers of Deptford there
lurks a dark presence which fills the tunnels with fear. The rats
worship it in the blackness and name it Jupiter, Lord of All. Into this
twilight realm wanders a small and frightened mouse. Far from
family and friends he perishes, and n so doing is the unwitting
trigger of a chain of events which hurtle the Deptford Mice into a
doom-laden world of terror and sorcery.
Jarvis, Robin
The crystal prison. 1998. Read by Stephen Thorne, 7 hours 12
minutes. TB 12103.
The Deptford mice trilogy; book 2. An innocent young mouse lies
murdered in a moonlit field, as the screech of an owl echoes
across the ripening corn. It is summer. Newly arrived in the
countryside from the horrors of Jupiter's lair, the Deptford Mice find
themselves embroiled in a series of horrible murders. At first the
simple country mice suspect Audrey - but the truth is far more
sinister.
Jarvis, Robin
The final reckoning. 1998. Read by Stephen Thorne, 9 hours.
TB 12128.
The Deptford mice trilogy; book 3. The ghostly spirit of Jupiter has
returned, more terrifying than ever before. Bent on revenge, he
smothers the world in an eternal winter of ice and snow. Huddled
around their fires, the Deptford Mice are worried: the mystical bats
have fled from the attic, and underground a new rat army is being
mustered. With food short, and no sign of spring, the mice know
that a desperate struggle confronts them. Few will survive.
Jones, David
Baboon. 2009. Read by Will Thorp, 4 hours 2 minutes. TB
17468.
Flying back to the African savanna with his parents, 14-year-old
Gerry would rather be back home - sure, his parents' baboon
research lets him explore the African wilderness, but thinking of
spending weeks there with a bunch of monkeys makes him miss
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everything about the city. Suddenly, the plane flies into a lightning
storm, the engine dies, and they come down hard. Gerry wakes up
on the ground, thinking that a baboon has broken his fall, but
something quite different has happened - something that will
change Gerry's life forever.
Kennen, Ally
Berserk. 2007. Read by Phil Elstob, 6 hours 43 minutes. TB
16544.
When Chas finds a website asking people to write to prisoners on
death row, he decides it would be funny to get letters from a
murderer. He writes to an inmate, pretending to be his mum, but
the replies are not what he expects. His own escapades land him
in a young offender's institute, where he learns his penpal has
been released.
Laird, Elizabeth
Crusade. 2008. Read by Jonathan Oliver, 14 hours. TB 15760.
When Adam's mother dies unconfessed, he pledges to save her
soul with dust from the Holy Land. Employed as a dog-boy for the
local knight, Adam grabs the chance to join the Crusade to reclaim
Jerusalem. Salim, a merchant's son, is leading an uneventful life in
the port of Acre - until news arrives that a Crusader attack is
imminent. To keep Salim safe, his father buys him an
apprenticeship with an esteemed, travelling doctor. But Salim's
employment leads him to the heart of Sultan Saladin's camp - and
into battle against the barbaric and unholy invaders.
Laird, Elizabeth
The witching hour. 2010. Read by Kirstin Murray, 11 hours. TB
17836.
Everyone knows the devil is real. Everyone knows that witches
exist. Everyone knows that saying the wrong thing can get you
hanged. When fourteen-year-old Maggie's grandmother is accused
of witchcraft, Maggie has to run for her life. But Scotland is in the
grip of terror and Maggie runs straight into danger, falling into the
hands of the English. Defying the king can be deadly, but falling in
line is unthinkable. Maggie must learn to stand up for herself if she
is to survive.
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Landman, Tanya
The goldsmith's daughter. 2008. Read by Ginita Jimenez, 7
hours 27 minutes. TB 18137.
A young girl's struggle to change her destiny, set against the
destruction of the Aztec empire. Her father, a goldsmith, discovers
her talent and she starts to work secretly as his apprentice. But
danger awaits as Spanish strangers invade the city. And when
Itacate's work comes to the emperor's attention and she falls in
love with a stranger, her life takes an even
more perilous turn. Can Itacate change her destiny and survive in
this harsh new world?
Lingard, Joan
The twelfth day of July. 1973. Read by Stanley McGeagh, 3
hours 50 minutes. TB 6861.
Sadie and Tommy are Protestants; Kevin and Brede are Catholics.
They live in Belfast, in separate streets, quite close to each other
but kept apart by a barrier of fear and suspicion: the "Prods" and
the "Micks" just do not mix - they hate instead. They hate because
their parents hate and they do not stop to think very much about
why they hate. On the eve of the "glorious Twelfth" tension erupts
into violence.
Lott, Tim
Fearless. 2007. Read by Natalie Macauluso, 5 hours 55
minutes. TB 16773.
The smartly painted exterior of the City Community Faith School
hides a disturbing secret. Behind its walls, one thousand girls are
forced to labour in the city's laundry, separated from their families
and deprived of their freedom. One of these girls is Little Fearless,
a courageous and indomitable spirit who never gives up hope that
one day they will be rescued. Unafraid of the punishment she will
face, Little Fearless escapes the institute to tell her story to the
world. But why does nobody believe she is telling the truth?
McCaughrean, Geraldine
Forever X. 1997. Read by Patricia Jones, 3 hours 59 minutes.
TB 11591.
What is the meaning of the strange sign on the strange house, in
the middle of nowhere? Who are these weird people? What is an
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angel doing up a tree? And why have the police arrived? You'll find
the answers in this comic novel.
McCaughren, Tom
Run with the wind. 2005. Read by Jon Cormack, 5 hours 8
minutes. TB 16642.
In the Land of Sinna, Black Tip, Vickey, Old Sage Brush, Fang and
the rest of the foxes who live around Beech Paw are in trouble.
The fur companies are hunting them almost to extinction. The
foxes have no choice but to set out in search of the secret of
survival. Join them in their journey through city and countryside, as
they rediscover what it means to be 'as cunning as a fox'.
McCombie, Karen
The past, the present and the loud, loud girl. 2003. Read by
Daniela Denby-Ashe, 3 hours 35 minutes. TB 17989.
Ally's world ; 1. Are other 13-year-old girls' lives this stressful?
Ally's got a long list of things to worry about including living in a
madhouse, her family and being nominated to look after the new
girl in school.
MacFarlane, Aidan
The diary of the other health freak. 2002. Read by Becky
Wright 5 hours 27 minutes. TB 18360.
A fully revised and updated edition for the 21st century, this is the
diary of Susie, the sister of Pete Payne (The Diary of a Teenage
Health Freak). Following on from Pete's diary, it covers more of the
issues and problems of being a teenager, this time primarily,
though not exclusively, from a girl's point of view. Here is
everything you need to know about sex, romance, anorexia,
glandular fever, death, AIDS, dieting, taking exams, animal rights,
contraception, divorce, coping with stress, and many things
besides. They are covered in a light-hearted way but with plenty of
sensible advice. Contains strong language.
McKenzie, Sophie
Blood ties. 2008. Read by Lucy Scott, 9 hours 46 minutes. TB
16526.
When Theo discovers the father he thought died when he was a
baby is still alive, he's determined to find him. The clues lead him
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to the lonely Rachel, who has problems of her own, including
parents who compare her unfavourably to her long-dead sister. But
when Rachel and Theo are attacked by men from RAGE - the
Righteous Army against Genetic Engineering - at Rachel's school
disco, they are rescued by strangers and taken to meet a
mysterious figure. There, they both make some startling
discoveries about their identities, which will affect their past,
present, and future in dramatic and life-altering ways.
McNab, Andy
Boy Soldier. 2006. Read by Annie Aldington, 6 hours 46
minutes. TB 15447.
Boy Soldier series; book 1. Danny Watts' grandfather, Fergus, was
a traitor - one of the worst sort and an SAS explosives expert who
betrayed his country and his Regiment for money - drug money.
He was arrested and left to rot and die in a Columbian jail. At least,
that's what seventeen-year-old Danny is told when his hopes of
becoming a soldier are destroyed for ever. But he knows
something the army doesn't seem to know. Fergus Watts is alive
and in the UK, living in secret under an assumed name - but
where? Burning with fury and desire for revenge, Danny sets out to
track down his grandfather and expose him. In doing so, he sets in
train an explosive sequence of events which throw Danny and
Fergus together on the run from the people who want Fergus, and
now Danny, dead. Contains violence.
McNab, Andy
Payback. 2006. Read by Stuart Crossman, 7 hours 32 minutes.
TB 18844.
Boy Soldier series; book 2. Seventeen-year-old Danny and his
grandfather, ex-SAS explosives expert Fergus, are on the run
again, with their cover in southern Spain blown. Encouraged by the
mysterious Deveraux, they return to London to confront their
ruthless enemy in MI6, Fincham. But a teenage suicide bomber
has brought death and destruction to the heart of Westminster.
And there seem to be plenty of other willing martyrs. As the trap is
sprung, Danny and Fergus have to break into Northwood, and it is
up to computer whiz Elena to trail the Deep Web to help them find
the information they need to put a stop to the nightmare. Contains
swear words
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MacPhail, Catherine
Grass. 2009. Read by Paul Cunningham, 6 hours 35 minutes.
TB 17835.
Leo knows the value of never grassing and that you never grass
on your friends. Everybody, too, knows the gang leaders in town.
And you don't grass on them. Not unless you don't value your life like Sharkey. Then Leo witnesses a murder committed by a man
called Armour. Soon Armour has an insidious hold not only on Leo,
but also his family. It will take bravery, luck and sheer daring to
extricate himself from Armour's deadly web.
Mahy, Margaret
Memory. 1987. Read by Judy Franklin, 7 hours 9 minutes. TB
7031.
After an evening of trouble 19 year-old Jonny sets out to find a girl
who used to be the best friend of his sister, his dancing partner,
who died in care. Instead he finds Sophie West, old and suffering
from senile dementia. She lives alone in a squalid gentility, her
only companions a houseful of cats. Reluctantly he finds himself
taking responsibility for this dotty old woman as her past
intertwines with the present and some solutions emerge.
Mahy, Margaret
The tricksters. 1986. Read by Di Langford, 8 hours 50 minutes.
TB 6777.
It is nearly Christmas and a large family arrives at Carnival's Hide,
a house said to be haunted by Edward Carnival's son. Like all the
Hamilton children, Harry (Ariadne), is fascinated by the ghostly
Teddy and writes him into the wildly romantic novel in which she is
exploring her own emerging sexuality. The three somewhat sinister
Carnival brothers have come out from England to see their old
home and as the New Zealand festivities proceed, cracks appear
in the family...
Mahy, Margaret
Alchemy. 2002. Read by Verity George, 7 hours. TB 15262.
Roland, a young man who seems to have everything going for him,
commits a petty crime. His teacher uses this to blackmail him into
befriending a misfit, Jess. When Jess doesn't respond to Roland's
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confident advances he becomes intrigued and discovers her dark
secret and also one of his own.
Mahy, Margaret
Maddigan's fantasia. 2005. Read by Madeleine Hayland, 13
hours 1 minute. TB 15308.
After the time of Chaos ripped the world apart, a bizarre group of
travellers brave the twisting, tricksy landscape of Remaking. They
are the acrobats, clowns, trapeze artists, jugglers and musician
who make up Maddigan's Fantasia. At the centre of the troupe is
twelve-year-old Garland, the ringmaster's daughter. She is worried
about the sinister strangers who follow the troupe.
Mark, Jan
The Hillingdon fox. 1991. Read by Christopher Scott, Read by
Vincent Brimble, 3 hours 54 minutes. TB 9998.
Two brothers and two diaries eight years apart. Both record a war,
as well as local scandals, family secrets and private thoughts;
Hugh, 17 in 1990, writes about the Gulf; Gerald, 18 in 1982, writes
about the Falklands. Gerald's diary is buried in a time capsule and
learning that it is to be dug up, he panics. Hugh wonders what
could be in it that worries him so much.
Mark, Jan
The Ennead. 1978. Read by George Hagan, 8 hours. TB 4288.
Isaac is an orphan. At fifteen years old, he has not yet found his
niche on Erato. Unless he does so, he will face deportation - and
certain death. Isaac has a plan to make his future safe. It involves
importing Eleanor, a stone carver from a distant planet. But
Eleanor is not what Isaac expects. She is not what anyone
expects. She is free-thinking and defiant, and her presence could
be more than this strange, dusty planet can bear.
Mark, Jan
Handles. 1983. Read by James Tillett, 5 hours 15 minutes. TB
4960.
Erica, a motor-cycle buff, wants to stay in the city with her gang for
the summer. However she is to spend the summer with her
repulsive cousin Robert, and his family in their remote village.
Things only brighten up when she discovers a garage in the village
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with an unlimited supply of motor-bikes, some interesting people
and a cat with false teeth.
Mark, Jan
Heathrow nights. 2008. Read by Jonathan Firth, 4 hours 6
minutes. TB 15609.
After his father's death and his mother's swift remarriage, Russell
feels he can identify with Shakespeare's Hamlet. But when his
class is taken to see the play, he and his mates ruin the
performance. Banned from the half-term school trip, the boys head
off to find a place to stay on their own. At first, Heathrow Airport
feels comfortable and safe. But Russell, left there alone, finds it
altering. Time seems to play tricks. Restless yet sleepless,
Heathrow nights fill with waking dreams.
Montgomery, Lucy Maud
Anne of Green Gables. 1977. Read by Sarah Mennell, 10 hours
50 minutes. TB 15396.
Anne of Green Gables series; book 1. When Anne Shirley 'errupts'
into their lives, the Cuthberts little guess how fond they will become
of the skinny, red-haired orphan. Both entertained and
exasperated by her constant chatter and imaginings, they soon
find it hard to remember what Green Gables was like without its
irrepressible adopted daughter.
Montgomery, Lucy Maud
Anne of Avonlea. 1975. Read by Marvin Kane, 8 hours 56
minutes. TB 2090.
Anne of Green Gables series; book 2. Five years on from her
arrival at Green Gables, Anne Shirley is "half-past 16" and about to
return to her old school as a teacher, before going to college. Set
on inspiring youthful minds and hearts she'll have none of Mr
Harrison's pessimism. Anne also finds a new cause - the
improvement of Avonlea.
Montgomery, Lucy Maud
Anne of the island. 1925. Read by Patricia Hughes, 8 hours 15
minutes. TB 5365.
Anne of Green Gables series; book 3. Anne and Diana are
separated as Anne goes away to Redmond College - "To catch a
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man," says Milty Boulter's mother. "Just what she would say,"
thinks Anne loftily but, nonetheless, it does happen and more than
once too.
Montgomery, Lucy Maud
Anne's house of dreams. 1926. Read by Elizabeth Proud, 8
hours 30 minutes. TB 5619.
Anne of Green Gables series; book 5. Anne of Green Gables is
now 25 and about to be married to Gilbert Blythe, who is setting up
in practice 60 miles away at Four Winds Harbour. He has found
the house of her dreams and the young couple are to meet and
love a whole new set of characters.
Montgomery, Lucy Maud
Anne of Ingleside. 1939. Read by Rosemary Davis, 11 hours
10 minutes. TB 6381.
Anne of Green Gables series; book 6. Glen St Mary has been
Anne's home for some years now. But Avonlea has something the
Glen could never have: the beloved ghosts of her own growing
years. When she and Gilbert return for his father's funeral, Anne
and Diana wander over all the memory-filled places.
Montgomery, Lucy Maud
Rainbow Valley. 1926. Read by Rosemary Davis, 9 hours 15
minutes. TB 6608.
Anne of Green Gables series; book 7. The Meredith children are
friends of the Blythe brood, and, in the saga of Prince Edward
Island, it is the motherless four who take the centre stage. Their
father is the local minister, and far better at preaching than bringing
up a family. Their attempts to do this for themselves land them in a
series of scrapes and dilemmas, but safety and comfort is always
to be found in their joint refuge with the Blythes: Rainbow Valley.
Morgan, Ellen
The new Anne Moby. 1985. Read by Joanna Mackie, 5 hours
25 minutes. TB 6460.
Abandoned by her mother and "Dad" in a squalid flat in Leeds
Anne Moby struggles to survive, resisting fiercely any attempt by
"Them"- the authorities to help her. It is her headmistress who
locates Gran in a Dales village. But is she really Anne's
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grandmother? No one is sure, but there is no mistaking their
shared sympathy and companionship.
Morpurgo, Michael
Private peaceful. 2004. Read by Peter Kenny, 4 hours 36
minutes. TB 14821.
As young Thomas Peaceful looks back over his childhood from the
battlefields of the First World War, his memories are full of family
life deep in the countryside. But the clock is ticking, and every
moment Tommo spends remembering how things used to be,
means another moment closer to something which will change his
life forever.
Morpurgo, Michael
Born to run. 2008. Read by Alistair Petrie, 3 hours 13 minutes.
TB 16625.
When Patrick sees a wriggling bag in the canal on his way to
school, something compels him to jump in and retrieve it. Inside is
a litter of greyhound puppies, cruelly left to drown. He falls in love
with the smallest one, a beautiful fawn puppy and after a
protracted battle with his parents, he is allowed to take him home.
Patrick and his puppy become inseparable until one day the dog is
stolen by a greyhound trainer, where he begins a new life as a
racing champion.
Morris, Jean
The donkey's crusade. 1983. Read by John Livesey, 5 hours
45 minutes. TB 5280.
Thomas is a fifteen year old traveller, a professional guide to the
old trade routes across Asia. He is asked to go further east than
any traveller has been, in search of the legendary kingdom of
Prester John. Thomas agrees on one condition - that he may have
a donkey to go with him. But Ears is no ordinary donkey ...
Mussi, Sarah
The last of the warrior kings. 2008. Read by Laurence Dobiesz,
9 hours 24 minutes. TB 16532.
It's a snowy evening, South London. From a bus, Max Wolf and his
brother Angelo see a gang ominously tracking a well-known
rapper, Mogul King, through the dark streets. Minutes later, Mogul
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King boards the bus, presses a parcel into Max's hands. Within
hours two people are dead and Max is running for his life. And
everything leads to the fabulous Benin Bronzes looted from Nigeria
over a hundred years ago.
Ness, Patrick
The knife of never letting go. 2008. Read by Andrew Watson, 9
hours 49 minutes. TB 16562.
Chaos walking series; book 1. Imagine you're the only boy in a
town of men. And you can hear everything they think. And they can
hear everything you think. Imagine you don't fit in with their plans.
Todd Hewitt is just one month away from the birthday that will
make him a man. But his town has been keeping secrets from him.
Secrets that are going to force him to run. Contains strong
language.
Ness, Patrick
The ask and the answer. 2009. Read by Andrew Watson, Read
by Candida Gubbins, 11 hours 50 minutes. TB 16884.
Chaos walking series; book 2. Fleeing before a relentless army,
Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands
of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately separated from
Viola and imprisoned, Todd is forced to learn the ways of the
Mayor's new order. But what secrets are hiding just outside of
town? And where is Viola? Is she even still alive? And who are the
mysterious Answer? And then, one day, the bombs begin to
explode.
Ness, Patrick
A monster calls. 2012. Read by Andrew Watson, Read by
Martin Reeve, 3 hours 48 minutes. TB 19856.
The monster showed up just after midnight. But it isn't the monster
Conor's been expecting. He's been expecting the one from his
nightmare, the one he's had nearly every night since his mother
started her treatments. The monster in his back garden, though,
this monster is something different. Something ancient, something
wild.
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Nix, Garth
Sabriel. 2003. Read by Beth Chalmers, 10 hours 30 minutes.
TB 14263.
The Old Kingdom series; book 1. Sabriel is the daughter of the
Mage Abhorsen. Ever since she was a tiny child, she has lived
outside the Wall of the Old Kingdom - far away from the
uncontrolled power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who
won't stay dead. But now her father is missing and Sabriel is called
upon to cross back into that world to find him.
Nix, Garth
Lirael: daughter of the Clayr. 2004. Read by Hollie Garrett, 16
hours 59 minutes. TB 14478.
The Old Kingdom series; book 2. Lirael has never felt like a true
daughter of the Clayr. Abandoned by her mother and ignorant of
her father's identity, Lirael resembles no one else in her large,
extended family living in the Clayr's Glacier. She doesn't even
have the Sight - the ability to See into the present and possible
futures - that is the very birthright of the Clayr. Nonetheless, it is
Lirael in whose hands the fate of the Old Kingdom lies. she must
undertake a desperate mission under the growing shadow of an
ancient evil - one that opposes the Royal Family, blocks the Sight
of the Clayr, and threatens to break the very boundary between
Life and Death itself. With only her faithful companion, the
Disreputable Dog, to help her, Lirael must find the courage to seek
her own hidden destiny.
Nix, Garth
Abhorsen. 2005. Read by Hollie Garrett, 12 hours 37 minutes.
TB 14561.
The Old Kingdom series; book 3. An ancient evil has arisen - freed
from its subterranean prison and seeking to escape the binding
silver hemisperes which prevent it from finally unleashing its
terrible powers. Lirael, newly come into her inheritance as the
Abhorsen-in-Waiting, knows that the fate of the world is in her
hands. With only a vision from the Clayr to guide her, and the
uncertain help of her companions - Sam, the Disreputable Dog and
Mogget - Lirael sets out on her perilous mission. The answer must
be found somewhere in Life or Death - but can a former Second
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Assistant Librarian possibly discover the means to defeat the
Destroyer before it is too late?
Oppel, Kenneth
The live-forever machine. 2002. Read by George Thompson, 5
hours 10 minutes. TB 17854.
In 391 A.D., two men discovered the secret of immortality. Since
then, they have chased each other, one preserving the past, the
other destroying it. When 14-year-old Eric stumbles upon their
secret, he becomes a pawn in their battle.
Park, Ruth
Playing Beatie Bow. 1981. Read by Richard Earthy, 6 hours 43
minutes. TB 4552.
Quiet Abigail Kirk, aged fourteen, watches children on the Sydney
estate where she lives, play 'Beatie Bow' - a frightening but
compulsive game. She follows a strange looking girl who watches
but never joins in. Suddenly Abigail is nearly run over by a
Victorian cab. Unwittingly she has gone back in time, to 1873. For
what reason? What is the Gift? Why can she not return to her own
time until she has preserved its powers for future generations? Will
the girl help her?
Patterson, James
The Angel experiment. 2006. Read by Laurel Lefkow, 8 hours
52 minutes. TB 16282.
Maximum ride series; book 1. Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the
Gasman and Angel. Six kids who are pretty normal in most ways –
except that they’re 98% human, 2% bird. They grew up in a lab,
living like rats in cages, but now they’re free. Aside, of course, from
the fact that they’re prime prey for Erasers – wicked wolf-like
creatures with a taste for flying humans.
Patterson, James
School's out forever. 2007. Read by Laurel Lefkow, 8 hours 22
minutes. TB 17092.
Maximum ride; book 2. It's 24 hours since Max Ride and her fellow
bird-kids escaped the New York Institute, and they're still on the
run. But the six companions - 98 percent human, 2 percent bird came away with some vital information. Contains strong language.
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Patterson, James
Saving the world and other extreme sports. 2008. Read by
Laurel Lefkow, 7 hours 54 minutes. TB 17161.
Maximum ride; book 3. The adventures of Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge,
Gazzy, and Angel, six extraordinary kids who have powers like no
other: they can fly, and they're being chased across America and
around the world. Contains strong language.
Patterson, James
The final warning. 2008. Read by Laurel Lefkow, 5 hours. TB
17853.
Maximum ride; book 4. Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy and Angel,
six extraordinary kids who can fly, are back for another wild
adventure as they try to save the world ...and themselves. The
Uber-Director who created them is planning a worldwide auction of
the children to the highest bidder he sees this as his chance to
become a billionaire. But first his mutant army must track them
down and capture them.
Patterson, James
Max. 2009. Read by Laurel Lefkow, 6 hours 21 minutes. TB
18516.
Maximum ride; book 5. Things are changing. The flock have finally
found acceptance for their extraordinary skills. The avian hybrids
don't have to hide away any longer - far from it. Now everyone
wants to see just what they can do. But fame and fortune always
come at a price and Max isn't ready for all the glitz and glamour
just yet. Meanwhile, sinister forces are plotting their attack, putting
more than just the flock in danger. Something deadly is lurking in
the depths of the ocean. As the flock uncover a terrible secret set
to threaten the world, can they save the day or is this a disaster too
tough to tackle, even for them?
Patterson, James
Fang. 2010. Read by Laurel Lefkow, 6 hours 3 minutes. TB
18517.
Maximum ride; book 6. Maximum Ride is used to surviving - living
constantly under threat from evil forces sabotaging Max's quest to
save the world - but nothing has ever come as close to destroying
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her as the horrifying prophesy that Fang will be the first to die.
Fang is Max's best friend, her soulmate, her partner in leadership
of her flock of bird kids. A life without him is a life unimaginable.
Max's desperate desire to protect Fang brings the two closer
together than ever. But when a newly created winged boy, the
magnificent Dylan, is introduced into the flock, their world is
upended yet again.
Patterson, James
The dangerous days of Daniel X. 2009. Read by John Chancer,
4 hours 36 minutes. TB 17765.
Daniel X series; book 1. Daniel X works alone. Having watched
from the shadows as the brutal murder of his own parents unfolded
before him, he has been forced to make his own way in a dark and
unforgiving world with a heavy task handed to him.
Peet, Mal
Keeper. 2006. Read by Kevin Fuller, 5 hours 18 minutes. TB
16148.
Paul Faustino series; book 1. El Gato tells his incredible story how he, a poor logger's son, learns to become a World Cupwinning goalkeeper so good he is almost unbeatable. And the
most remarkable part of this story is the man who teaches him the mysterious Keeper, who haunts a football pitch at the heart of
the claustrophobic forest.
Peyton, K M
Flambards. 1967. Read by Andrew Timothy, 18 hours 29
minutes. TB 3970.
Flambards series; book 1. The story of a young orphan girl,
Christina, who goes to live in the country with her uncle and
cousins before the outbreak of the First World War.
Peyton, K M
The edge of the cloud. 1998. Read by Christopher Oxford, 5
hours 53 minutes. TB 15060.
Flambards series; book 2. Christina and Will have run away
together, leaving the tense atmosphere of Flambards behind. Will
is determined to fly one of the new aeroplanes that are all the rage
now, in the early years of the twentieth century. Meanwhile,
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Christina finds that people frown on a young girl working for a
living. Worst of all, Christina realises that with Will, she will always
come second to his passion for machines.
Peyton, K M
Flambards in summer. 1999. Read by Christopher Oxford, 6
hours. TB 15061.
Flambards series; book 3. Christina has returned to Flambards to
find much has changed. Flambards itself is run-down, neglected
and completely overgrown. Christina vows to return the manor
house to its former glory.
Peyton, K M
Flambards divided. 1981. Read by Andrew Timothy, 9 hours
15 minutes. TB 4018.
Flambards series; book 4. Christina, widowed and back at
Flambards, has decided to marry Dick. But he was once a groom
at the farm. There is much resentment, most of all from her cousin
Mark, and she finds herself divided in her feelings for the two men.
Peyton, K M
Fly-by-Night. 1968. Read by Elizabeth Proud, 4 hours 32
minutes. TB 2433.
Ruth Hollis series; book 1. Twelve year-old Ruth gets her muchdesired pony, but when family finances become constrained, she
must face the possibility of giving it up.
Peyton, K M
Who, Sir? me, Sir? 1985. Read by Stephen Thorne, 5 hours 45
minutes. TB 6811.
Hoomey got his nickname from his frequent (and innocent) reply of
"Who? Me Sir?" but he was in for it now along with Jazz, Nutty and
Nails as their teacher, Sam Sylvester, calmly announces that he
has entered them for the tetrathlon against Greycoats. How can
the local comprehensive, usually known as the Gasworks, possibly
win against the Independent school down the road? Well, one way
is to cheat...
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Philip, Gillian
Crossing the line. 2009. Read by Grant Ritchie, 5 hours 50
minutes. TB 17837.
Nick Geddes's life is a mess. His sister's boyfriend was killed in a
school stabbing. His grandmother is decending into a world of her
own, his mother has a 'god-slot' on local radio, and his father is
drinking way too much. But that is nothing, because he is also
crazy in love with Orla, the sister of the boy who has been killed,
and she blames Nick! How can Nick make sense of this chaos,
and look after his sister, and hopefully get lucky with Orla?
Contains violence and passages of a sexual nature.
Pratchett, Terry
Truckers. 1989. Read by Stephen Thorne, 5 hours 31 minutes.
TB 8472.
Bromeliad trilogy; book 1. To the tiny nomes under the floorboards
of a large department store, there is no Outside. Day and Night,
Sun and Rain are just daft old legends. Then a devastating piece
of news shatters their existence: the Store is to be demolished. It is
up to Masklin to mastermind an escape plan that will take the
nomes into the dangers of the Outside.
Pratchett, Terry
Diggers. 1991. Read by Stephen Thorne, 4 hours 16 minutes.
TB 8730.
Bromeliad trilogy; book 2. The second in a trilogy about the nomes,
a race of little people in a world of humans. A Bright New Dawn is
round the corner for the nomes when they move into an
abandoned quarry but then the humans appear and they must fight
to keep their new home. How long will they be able to keep the
humans at bay - even with the help of the monster Jekub?
Pratchett, Terry
Wings. 1991. Read by Alan Gilchrist, 4 hours 25 minutes. TB
13931.
Bromeliad trilogy; book 3. When Masklin and his tribe from the
Outside first ventured into the world of Arnold Bros (est 1905) they
heroically saved the nomes under the floorboards from certain
death. But Masklin also made a discovery that was to change his
life - Thing, the little black box he carried as a talisman, could
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speak and was , in fact, awfully clever. So Masklin has no reason
to doubt that Thing is telling the Truth when it speaks of a Ship
which will take the nomes Home to their place in the Stars, and
begins to seek a way of returning the nome race to its rightful place
in the Universe. And if that means stealing Concorde, then so be it.
Pratchett, Terry
Only you can save mankind. 1993. Read by Mark Elstob, 4
hours 55 minutes. TB 15059.
Johnny Maxwell series; book 1. As the mighty alien fleet from the
lastest computer game thunders across the screen, Johnny
prepares to blow them in to the usual million pieces. And they send
him a message: we surrender. They're not supposed to do that!
They're supposed to die. But they've done it. This time they don't
want to die, they just want to go home. Johnny is the only human
who knows. So he has to learn how to wage all-out peace.
Pratchett, Terry
Johnny and the dead. 1993. Read by Bruce Montague, 4 hours
43 minutes. TB 9916.
Johnny Maxwell series; book 2. Twelve year old Johnny Maxwell
can see the dead, who are nothing like he expected. They don't
lurch about or push through walls, or dance. They're just postsenior citizens, and they're always in, until the council want to
move them out so that they can sell the cemetery as a building
site. However, they've learned a thing or two from Johnny, and
they aren't going to take it lying down, especially as it's Halloween
tomorrow. Besides, life is a lot more fun than when they were alive,
especially if they break a few rules.
Pratchett, Terry
Johnny and the bomb. 1997. Read by Greg Wagland, 5 hours 8
minutes. TB 11044.
Johnny Maxwell series; book 3. When Johnny and his friends help
Mrs Tachyon, the local bag lady, they find that, somehow, she
holds the key to different times - including the Blackbury Blitz in
1941. Suddenly 'Now' isn't the safe place Johnny once though it
was as he finds himself bound up more and more with 'Then'.
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Pratchett, Terry
The amazing Maurice and his educated rodents. Read by
Stephen Briggs, 6 hours 38 minutes. TB 13258.
Discworld (Young adults) series; book 1. Maurice, a streetwise
tomcat, has the perfect money-making scam. He's found a stupidlooking kid who plays a pipe, and he has his own very plague of
rats - rats who are strangely educated, so Maurice can no longer
think of them as lunch. And everyone knows the stories about rats
and pipers...But when they reach the stricken town of Bad Blintz,
the little con suddenly goes down the drain. For someone there is
playing a different tune. A dark, shadowy tune. Something very,
very bad is waiting in the cellars.
Pratchett, Terry
The wee free men. 2003. Read by Stephen Briggs, 7 hours 14
minutes. TB 13728.
Discworld (Young adults) series; book 2. Up on the chalk downs
they call The Wold, witches are banned - ever since the Baron's
son vanished in the woods. Anyway, as all witches know, chalk's
no good for magic. Nine-year-old Tiffany Aching thinks her Granny
Aching - a wise shepherd - might have been a witch, but now
Granny Aching is dead and it's up to Tiffany to work it all out when
strange things begin happening: a fairy-tale monster in the stream,
a headless horseman and, strangest of all, the tiny blue men in
kilts, the Wee Free Men, who have come looking for the new 'hag'.
These are the Nac Mac Feegles, the pictsies, who like nothing
better than thievin', fightin' and drinkin'. Then Tiffany's young
brother goes missing and Tiffany and the Wee Free Men must join
forces to save him from the Queen of the Fairies.
Pratchett, Terry
A hat full of sky. 2004. Read by Gene Foad, 10 hours 32
minutes. TB 14034.
Discworld (Young adults) series; book 3. A real witch can ride a
broomstick, cast spells and make a proper shamble out of
anything. Eleven-year-old Tiffany Aching can't. A real witch never
casually steps out of her body, leaving it empty. Tiffany does. And
there's something just waiting for a handy body to take over.
Something ancient and horrible which can't die. Now she's got to
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fight back and learn to be a real witch quickly, with the help of
arch-witch Mistress Weatherwax and the truly amazing Miss Level.
Pratchett, Terry
Wintersmith. 2007. Read by Gene Foad, 11 hours 55 minutes.
TB 15695.
Discworld (Young adults) series; book 4. Tiffany Aching is a trainee
witch - now working for the seriously scary Miss Treason. But
when Tiffany witnesses the Dark Dance - the crossover from
summer to winter - she does what none has ever done before and
leaps into the dance, into the oldest story there ever is, and draws
the attention of the wintersmith himself. As Tiffany-shaped
snowflakes hammer down on the land, can Tiffany deal with the
consequences of her actions?
Price, Susan
The Sterkarm handshake. 1998. Read by Jonathan Hackett, 18
hours. TB 12394.
The Sterkarms have plundered the borders of England and
Scotland for generations. Now in the 16th century their way of life
looks threatened. For intruders have come, calling themselves
"Elves", bringing sweet gifts and honeyed promises. But the Elves
come from a polluted 21st-century future. To them the 16th century
looks like a paradise. The only problem is the Sterkarms
themselves.
Prue, Sally
Cold Tom. 2008. Read by Paul McGann, 3 hours 21 minutes.
TB 15615.
When Tom has to run away from the Tribe and the common where
he has lived all his life, he escapes to the city of the demons, full of
chariots and houses and noises. The demons are so different from
the Tribe, with their clumsy ways and their coarse, loud voices Tom doesn't want anything to do with them. And he certainly
doesn't need their help, because he is wild and free, and won't rely
on anyone for anything. But he does need somewhere to hide. And
he soon finds that, just because he's not interested in the demons,
it doesn't mean the demons aren't interested in him.
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Pullman, Philip
Northern lights. 1998. Read by David Thorpe, 12 hours 7
minutes. TB 13475.
His dark materials trilogy; book 1. When Lyra's friend Roger
disappears, she and her daemon, Pantalaimon, determine to find
him. Their quest leads them to the bleak splendour of the North
where a team of scientists are conducting unspeakably horrible
experiments. But something more perilous awaits Lyra.
Pullman, Philip
The subtle knife. 1998. Read by David Thorpe, 9 hours 56
minutes. TB 13522.
His dark materials trilogy; book 2. Will is twelve years old and he's
just killed a man. Now he's on his own, on the run, determined to
discover the truth about his father's disappearance. Then Will
steps through a window in the air into another world, and finds
himself with a companion - a strange, savage little girl called Lyra.
Like Will, she has a mission which she intends to carry out at all
costs.
Pullman, Philip
The amber spyglass. 2000. Read by David Thorpe, 16 hours 57
minutes. TB 13535.
His dark materials trilogy; book 3. The final instalment in the 'Dark
Materials' trilogy. Will is the bearer of the knife. Now, accompanied
by angels, his task is to deliver that powerful, dangerous weapon
to Lord Asriel - by the command of his dying father.
Pullman, Philip
The ruby in the smoke. 2003. Read by Anton Lesser, 6 hours
35 minutes. TB 16466.
Sally Lockhart series; book 1. Sally Lockhart's father was an
unconventional man. When he dies suddenly on a voyage to the
Far East, Sally receives a mysterious letter containing a strange
warning. Soon Sally finds herself at the heart of a deep and
dangerous mystery, one she is determined to solve at all costs.
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Pullman, Philip
Shadow in the north. 2003. Read by Michael Tudor Barnes, 9
hours 49 minutes. TB 16733.
Sally Lockhart series; book 2. The year is 1878, and Sally Lockhart
has started her own financial consulting business. When a client
loses a fortune in the unexpected collapse of a British shipping
firm, Sally is determined to find out why. But as she comes closer
to learning the identity of the firm's elusive owner, she discovers
that her questions are far from simple and that the answers could
cost her her life.
Pullman, Philip.
The tiger in the well. 2009. Read by Anton Lesser, 13 hours.
TB 19436
Sally Lockhart series; book 3. Sally Lockhart is content - her
business is thriving, she has a comfortable house, and her adored
baby daughter Harriet. But her life is about to change - or rather
someone has already changed it. Sally's history has been altered,
and her child is suddenly no longer hers. To save Harriet, Sally
must abandon her comfortable existence and hide - until it's time to
fight back.
Ransom, S. C.
Small blue thing. 2010. Read by Charlotte Worthing, 9 hours
32 minutes. TB 19638
Celebrating the end of exams with best friend Grace, 17-year-old
Alex rescues a swan caught on a wire in the Thames mud and
finds an extraordinary bracelet. Through its disturbing and
compelling powers, she finds Callum, a soul locked in a half-life of
sadness and mystery following a terrible accident, and his sinister
sister Catherine.
Ray, Mary
Song of thunder. 1978. Read by George Hagan, 7 hours 12
minutes. TB 3432.
The young bard Kenofer and his sister were among the survivors
of a terrible earthquake that devastated Kalliste in 1450 BC. There
followed many years of wandering before they found a new home.
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Ray, Mary
The windows of Elissa. 1982. Read by Judith Whale, 6 hours
50 minutes. TB 5282.
When Elissa and her little sister Sophie come back to the city of
Carthage in the heat of the summer they have no idea they will be
shut up there for three years. But a few days later the tyrant of
Syracuse lands with his army and the city is besieged. In times of
danger the gods of Carthage demand human sacrifice and
Batbaal, the girls' aunt who is a priestess, plans to dedicate Sophie
to the goddess Tanit...
Rayner, Jacqueline
The last dodo. 2007. Read by Tim Bruce, Read by Peter
Brooke, Read by Charlie Norfolk, 5 hours 39 minutes. TB
15392.
A Doctor Who book. The Doctor and Martha go in search of a real
live dodo, and are transported by the TARDIS to the mysterious
Museum of the Last Ones. There, in the Earth section, they
discover every extinct creature up to the present day, all still alive
and in suspended animation. Preservation is the museum's only
job - collecting the last of every endangered species from all over
the universe. But exhibits have started going missing.
Rees, Celia
Sovay. 2008. Read by Rachel Atkins, 10 hours 51 minutes. TB
16253.
Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution and its impact
on British politics, wild and beautiful, spoilt and wilful, Sovay finds
that her cosseted life in rural England has not prepared her for life
as a highway robber, for defending the honor of her family or for
trying to save herself from corruption and evil.
Reeve, Philip
Here lies Arthur. 2008. Read by Sophie Ward, 7 hours 55
minutes. TB 15639.
Gwyna's new master Myrddin says he's not an enchanter, yet he
works his own kind of magic. He turns Gwyna from a slave-girl into
a goddess, a boy, and a spy and Arthur into a legend. But is Arthur
really the greatest hero of all time? Everyone's heard of King
Arthur, but no one's heard the truth.
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Reeve, Philip
Fever Crumb. 2009. Read by Damian Lynch, 8 hours 2
minutes. TB 16834.
Mortal engines quartet; book 1 (prequel to Mortal Engines). Fever
Crumb is set a generation before the events of Mortal Engines,
when cities are just beginning to devour each other. Is the mystery
of Fever, adopted daughter of Dr Crumb, the key to the secret that
lies at the heart of London?
Reeve, Philip
Mortal engines. 2005. Read by Kenneth Branagh, 8 hours 29
minutes. TB 16481.
Mortal engines quartet; book 2. In a world where moving cities
trawl the globe, Tom and Hester have been thrown out of theirs
and left stranded and starving in the middle of nowhere. Hester is
desperate for revenge while Tom is only desperate to get back on
board his beloved London.
Reeve, Philip
Predator's gold. 2007. Read by Andrew Sachs, 8 hours 26
minutes. TB 17127.
Mortal engines quartet; book 3. Two years after their escape
aboard the airship (the Jenny Haniver), Tom and Hester find
themselves the twin objects of attention of a terrorist organisation
called Green Storm. In the misguided belief that the grotesquely
incomplete preserved body of their hero, Anna Fang, can be
resurrected to ensure their anti-traction goals, they cite Tom and
Hester as essential capture targets. But when Tom and Hester
take shelter aboard the once-magnificent city of Anchorage, they
encounter a new set of problems. The ice city is heading
disastrously towards America, the fabled Dead continent, under
the guidance of the fraudulent explorer Pennyroyal.
Reeve, Philip
A darkling plain. 2007. Read by Laurence Dobiesz, 15 hours 45
minutes. TB 17246.
Mortal engines quartet; book 4. Wren's mother has been gone for
six months. Her father is hiding
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something. And now the fragile truce between the Traction Cities
and the Green Storm is crumbling. It will be a battle to end all
battles. This time, each side is determined to crush the other for
ever.
Rennison, Louise
Angus, thongs and full-frontal snogging: confessions of
Georgia Nicolson. 1999. Read by Lucy Scott, 4 hours 15
minutes. TB 14045.
Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series; book 1. Georgia relates
her tale of love, life and full frontal snogging through her diary.
Georgia not only has to cope with the hormonal rollercoaster that
refuses to stop, but fears that she might be a lesbian and her dad
might be a transvestite. Georgia seems to get every situation
hopelessly wrong - not so good for her but great for the reader who
is treated to an hilarious account of a few months in the life of a
typical teenager.
Rennison, Louise
It's OK, I'm wearing really big knickers! : further confessions
of Georgia Nicolson. 2000. Read by Lucy Scott, 4 hours 18
minutes. TB 14046.
Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series; book 2. Georgia's
protestations on being forced to emigrate to New Zealand with her
parents are so successful that soon she's on her way back to
Britain to stay with her Grandparents. Her life becomes even more
mad than when she stayed with her parents.
Rennison, Louise
Knocked out by my nunga-nungas : further, further
confessions of Georgia Nicolson. 2001. Read by Lucy Scott, 3
hours 5 minutes. TB 14132.
Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series; book 3. Cult heroine
Georgia faces more chaos, love and laughter in the third novel in
the series. Will she survive a family holiday in Scotland? How will
she cope when her dad gets the most embarrassing and public job
known to humanity?
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Rennison, Louise
Dancing in my nuddy-pants. 2003. Read by Louise Rennison,
3 hours 16 minutes. TB 15383.
Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series; book 4. In this fourth
instalment from Georgia Nicolson's diary, Georgia finds that it's a
tough job being the girlfriend of a sex god - he is constantly
rehearsing with his band, the stiff Dylans, and then he goes away
to the Isle of Man for Christmas.
Rennison, Louise
And that's when it fell off in my hand : further fabbitty fab
confessions of Georgia Nicolson. 2004. Read by Louise
Rennison, 4 hours 39 minutes. TB 15384.
Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series; book 5. Robbie the sex
god has gone off to Kiwi-a-gogo land, leaving Georgia all aloney
on her owney. Worse still, no-one understands her heartbreak: her
best friend Jas is too busy droning on about her wilderness course,
her parents are only interested in Mr Across the Road's party, even
the vicar won't talk to her. How will she survive?
Rennison, Louise
Then he ate my boy entrancers : more mad marvy
confessions of Georgia Nicolson. 2005. Read by Louise
Rennison, 4 hours 58 minutes. TB 15442.
Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series; book 6. Georgia's off to
Hamburger-a-gogo land, taking her best pal Jas with her so they
can be like Thelma and Louise. While Vati and mad Uncle Eddie
are looking forward to their international clown car convention,
she's on a mission to track down Massimo the Luuurve God, and
teach the natives to speak properly.
Rennison, Louise
Startled by his furry shorts : fab new confessions of Georgia
Nicolson. 2007. Read by Louise Rennison, 4 hours 50
minutes. TB 15471.
Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series; book 7. "Why did I admit I
wanted Masimo to be my proper boyfriend? Why? One minute he
was snogging me, and the next he was snogging wet Lindsay,
stick insect and drip" This seventh book continues the story of
Georgia Nicolson's confessions.
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Rennison, Louise
'Luuurve is a many trousered thing...' : fab new confessions of
Georgia Nicolson. 2008. Read by Louise Rennison, 4 hours 42
minutes. TB 16474.
Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series; book 8. How will Georgia
cope juggling all three boys? Have her days on the rack of love
really gone for good? Surely not! You'll laugh your knickers off at
Georgia's hilarious confessions.
Rennison, Louise
Stop in the name of pants. 2008. Read by Louise Rennison, 4
hours 45 minutes. TB 19328.
Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series; book 9. Now that Georgia
has finally won over gorgey Masimo, the Italian Stallion, her old
friend and lip-nibbling partner Dave the Laugh has popped up
again. Will Georgia go to Pizza-a-gogo land to visit dreamy
Masimo? Or could her perfect boy be closer than she thinks. A Sex
Kitty's life is never simple! More hilarious confessions from our
fave teen drama queen, Georgia Nicolson.
Rennison, Louise
Are these my basoomas I see before me?. 2009. Read by
Louise Rennison, 5 hours 13 minutes. TB 17259.
Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series; book 10. This time,
Georgia doesn't even have to choose between boys, it's Masimo,
the Italian lead singer of a band and nothing can tear them apart
this time. Or can it?
Richards, Justin
The chaos code. 2008. Read by Russell Boulter, 8 hours 27
minutes. TB 16305.
Matt's dad has disappeared. An eminent archaeologist, he's left
Matt only a coded message with a bizarre set of instructions. Clues
that lead Matt to the enigmatic Julius Venture and on to a worldwide treasure hunt.
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Ridley, Philip
Scribbleboy. 2007. Read by Russell Boulter, 4 hours 6
minutes. TB 16299.
Bailey has just arrived in the neighbourhood when he receives a
mysterious invitation to join an even more mysterious club. The
Scribbleboy Fan Club has only one member, Ziggy Fuzz, but it has
a vital mission - to spread the word about Scribbleboy and his
amazing scribbles.
Rios, Tere
The fifteenth pelican. 1965. Read by David Broomfield, 2 hours
15 minutes. TB 90.
A strong wind - and away would fly Sister Bertrille after the
pelicans, until she had landed in a very important place.
Rose, Malcolm
Final lap. 2007. Read by John Cormack, 5 hours 30 minutes.
TB 16150.
Traces series; book 5. Someone is trying to sabotage the Youth
International Games. When the organizer of the games vanishes,
the authorities call in Luke Harding to investigate a series of
suspicious accidents at the construction site. With the help of Malc
and his girlfriend, Jade, Luke closes in on the killer - codenamed
Spoilsport. But will Luke be able to overtake Spoilsport on the final
lap?
Rose, Malcolm
Kiss of death. 2008. Read by Nigel Cole, 2 hours 41 minutes.
TB 16814.
On a school trip to the plague village of Eyam, Seth is moved by
the story of how villagers sacrificed their lives to the dreaded Black
Death. Kim and Wes are more interested in what they see at the
bottom of the wishing well - money! But when they snatch the
coins they also pick up something they hadn't bargained for, and
as the hideous consequences of their theft catch up with them all,
Seth is forced to face a terrifying truth. Has Eyam's plague-ridden
past resurfaced to seek revenge?
Rosoff, Meg.
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There is no dog. 2011. Read by Annie Aldington, 6 hours 30.
TB 19447.
Imagine that God is a typical teenage boy. He is lazy, careless,
self-obsessed, sex-mad - and about to meet Lucy, the most
beautiful girl on earth. Unfortunately, whenever Bob falls in love,
disaster follows. Let us pray that Bob does not fall in love with
Lucy.
Ruiz Zafon, Carlos
The Prince of Mist. 2010. Read by Matt Addis, 4 hours 47
minutes. TB 17777.
In 1943, in a seaside town where their family has gone to be safe
from war, thirteen-year-old Max Carver and sister, fifteen-year-old
Alicia, with new friend Roland, face off against an evil magician
who is striving to complete a bargain made before he died.
Rushton, Rosie
Summer of secrets. 2007. Read by Ruth Sillers, 5 hours 28
minutes. TB 15570.
Caitlin Morland has always craved excitement, and knew she was
never going to find it with her own boring family. So when she wins
an art scholarship to the famous Mulberry Court School, she is
thrilled to find herself surrounded by so many interesting people.
She's even more delighted when she is befriended by the
glamorous Izzy Thorpe, the daughter of a prominent politician, and
the intriguing Summer Tilney - two girls whose lifestyles are a
million miles from her own.
St. John, Lauren
Dolphin song. 2008. Read by Adjoa Andoh, 6 hours 28
minutes. TB 15789.
When disaster strikes a school trip, Martine and her classmates
are left fighting for their lives in shark-infested waters, until
dolphins guide them to a coral-ringed island. Here the castaways,
at odds with each other, must learn to survive. Will Martine's secret
gift allow her to help both animals and humans when a deadly peril
threatens them? And will those powers be with her when she
needs them most?
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Sachar, Louis
Holes. 2000. Read by Jeff Harding, 5 hours 36 minutes. TB
13277.
Stanley Yelnats' family has a history of bad luck going back
generations, so he is not too surprised when a miscarriage of
justice sends him to Camp Green Lake Juvenile Detention Centre.
Nor is he surprised when he is told that his daily labour is to dig a
hole and report all he finds therein.
Sachs, Marilyn
Almost fifteen. 1988. Read by Liza Ross, 3 hours 40 minutes.
TB 7469.
With such an irresponsible and embarrassing family it is small
wonder that Imogen Rogers (almost 15) has a lot on her mind - like
boys. One after another they all seem to break up with her just
before she has a chance to finish with them. But when handsome,
divorced Adam Derman, becomes their new neighbour, things look
a bit brighter ...
Sedgwick, Marcus
Midwinterblood. 2012. Read by Ian Prosser, 6 hours 53
minutes. TB 20128.
What would you sacrifice for someone you've loved forever?
Tragically separated in life, Eric and Merle's souls have searched
to be reunited through ten centuries, but can their love last?
Sefton, Catherine
Starry nights : a novel. 1986. Read by Kate Binchy, 2 hours 35
minutes. TB 7992.
Trilogy; book 1. Living in "bandit" country between Northern Ireland
and the Republic, it seems to Kathleen that everyone knows what's
going on except for her. If the problem isn't about money, or her
brother Mike, or the "unwanted Brits", what could it be? Kathleen is
determined to find out.
Sefton, Catherine
Frankie's story. 1988. Read by Marie McCarthy, 3 hours 7
minutes. TB 8172.
Trilogy; book 2. What Frankie understands and what she can cope
with are two different things. Frankie lives in a small town in
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Northern Ireland, where the writing on the walls carries a clear
warning to anyone who steps out of line ... She's caught between
being herself, or conforming.
Sefton, Catherine
The beat of the drum. 1989. Read by Paul Herriot, 3 hours. TB
8616.
Trilogy; book 3. Brian Hanna is physically and mentally scarred by
events that have already happened to him, and is trapped on the
Protestant side of the Northern Ireland conflict. His friends follow
the beat of the Ulster drum in their own ways and Brian has to
come to terms with this. This book forms part of a trilogy aiming to
show the effects of the social and political situation in Northern
Ireland upon young people's lives.
Shearer, Alex
The great blue yonder. 2007. Read by Richard Mitchley, 4
hours 25 minutes. TB 15513.
'You'll be sorry when I'm dead'. That's what Harry said to his sister,
before the incident with the lorry. Now he is just that - dead. He
wishes more than anything he could say sorry and goodbye to
everyone he left behind, his mum, his dad, his best friend Pete,
even Jelly Donkins, the class bully. Now he's on the Other Side,
waiting to move on to the Great Blue Yonder. He meets Arthur, a
small boy who's been dead for years, who helps him say goodbye.
Sheldon, Dyan
Tall, thin and blonde. 2007. Read by Laurel Lefkow, 4 hours 7
minutes. TB 15636.
Best friends Jenny and Amy have no time for Miss Perfect
Teenagers, the tall, thin blondes whose only talk is of boys and
fashion. At least, they didn't. Now, suddenly Amy's changed; she's
into salads and diet Cokes; she's got a new hairstyle, wardrobe
and set of friends. Jenny, meanwhile, finds herself part of a group
of oddballs nicknamed the Martians. Will she follow Amy or find her
own way?
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Sherry, Sylvia
A pair of Jesus-boots. 1969. Read by Tony Chambers, 3 hours
51 minutes. TB 5735.
In Liverpool's docklands, the world of "tatty heads" and "scuffers",
13 year-old Rocky O'Rourke dreams of becoming a famous
footballer or a big time crook. When he gets mixed up with a
genuine London gangster, he finds that the world of crime is a very
frightening one.
Sherry, Sylvia
A pair of desert-wellies. 1985. Read by Tony Chambers, 5
hours. TB 6549.
Sequel to: A pair of Jesus boots. On his way to Chan's Chippy,
Rocky rescues a white-haired man from a mugger. His reward is a
twenty pound note and a phone number to ring if ever he needs
help. But how can a scruffy youngster from the back streets of
Liverpool spend a sum like that? Even his own gang won't believe
he hasn't nicked it. Then there is the loot hidden in a derelict
cinema by somebody calling himself "the Sissler". Who is he and
how has he managed to get Chick's lot working for him?
Sherry, Sylvia
Street of the Small Night Market. 1966. Read by Christopher
Saul, 4 hours 24 minutes. TB 4900.
Lim Ah Wong 12-years-old, spends most of his time and all of his
thoughts on business. He needs to: he is, after all, the head of the
family in Singapore's Chinatown with its opium-smuggling and the
Green Dragon Mountain Society who run a protection racket.
Shulman, Polly
The Grimm legacy. 2012. Read by Stephanie Cannon, 8 hours
39 minutes. TB 19967.
Elizabeth's new job is unusual. The building where she works
might not look very interesting but behind this ordinary Manhattan
facade lurks a very special place indeed. Here you can borrow
anything your heart desires - and in the basement is something so
special, so secret, that Elizabeth can't believe her eyes.
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Singer, Nicky
Feather boy. 2002. Read by Nigel Carrington, 5 hours 13
minutes. TB 13144.
Robert is the class victim, the guy who's never picked for the team.
So no-one is more surprised than Robert himself when a strange
old lady sends him on a quest to solve the mystery of derelict
Chance House. Legend has it that a boy once fell to his death from
an upper window. But what has this past to do with Robert's
future? To get the truth, Robert must learn what it really means to
fly.
Spinelli, Jerry
Stargirl. 2007. Read by Simon Lee Phillips, 4 hours 49
minutes. TB 16920.
Stargirl series; book 1. From the day she arrives at Mica High
School in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the
murmur of Stargirl, Stargirl. She captures Leo Borlocks heart with
just one smile and sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one
cheer. The students of Mica High are enchanted. At first. Then
they turn on her. Stargirl is suddenly shunned for everything that
makes her different, and Leo, panicked and desperate with love,
urges her to become the very thing that can destroy her: normal.
Stiefvater, Maggie.
Shiver. 2009. Read by Jennifer Woodward, 9 hours 43
minutes. TB 18009.
Wolves of Mercy Falls; book 1. When a local boy is killed by
wolves, Grace's small town becomes a place of fear and suspicion.
But Grace ccan't help being fascinated by the pack, and by one
yellow-eye wolf in particular. There's something about him something almost human. Then she meets a yellow-eye boy
whose familiarity takes her breath away.
Stiefvater, Maggie.
Linger. 2010. Read by multiple narrators, 10 hours 7 minutes.
TB 18166.
Wolves of Mercy Falls; book 2. Grace and Sam must fight to be
together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping
dangerous secrets. For Sam, it means grappling with his werewolf
past and figuring out a way to survive the future. But just when
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they manage to find happiness, Grace finds herself changing in
ways she could never have expected.
Sutcliff, Rosemary
The light beyond the forest : the Quest for the Holy Grail.
1979. Read by Christopher Slade, 4 hours 15 minutes. TB
4057.
Arthurian Britain series; book 1. In this part of the Arthurian story,
the Fellowship of the Round Table sets out in quest of the Holy
Grail, the sacred vessel of the Last Supper. It could be
approached, according to the ancient prophecies, only by the most
perfect knight.
Sutcliff, Rosemary
The sword and the circle : King Arthur and the knights of the
Round Table. 1981. Read by Bruce Montague, 10 hours 15
minutes. TB 3922.
Arthurian Britain series; book 2. The stories of Arthur's birth and
his drawing the miraculous sword from the stone, the formation of
the Round Table and the many adventures of its famous knights.
Sutcliff, Rosemary
The road to Camlann. 1981. Read by Andrew Timothy, 4
hours. TB 4130.
Arthurian Britain series; book 3. Concluding the Arthurian legends
with the tragedy that brought down the Fellowship of the Round
Table and tells of the death of the King.
Sutcliff, Rosemary
Beowulf: retold by Rosemary Sutcliff, with drawings by
Charles Keeping. 1961. Read by Christopher Scott, 2 hours.
TB 4534.
Set in Saxon England, a sea captain brings news of the terrible
monster, Grendel, who preys on the bravest warriors in Denmark.
Beowulf sets sail, aiming to rid the Danish King of this scourge.
The story tells of his three great battles; with Grendel, the SeaWoman, and in old age, with the Fire-Drake.
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Sutcliff, Rosemary
The mark of the Horse Lord. 1965. Read by Alistair Maydon, 8
hours 59 minutes. TB 6382.
When Phaedrus the Gladiator wins his freedom he finds that he
has not left behind a life of chance. Riding north towards Caledonia
he has to assume the identity of a man to whom he bears an
extraordinary resemblance: the heir to the kingdom of Dalriada and
Lord of the Horse People. Now he must carry out the vengeance of
Midir against Liadhan, the treacherous Royal Woman of the tribe
who has usurped the throne.
Sutcliff, Rosemary
Three legions. 1980. Read by George Hagan, 28 hours 51
minutes. TB 3908.
For nearly four hundred years Britain was a Roman Province. "The
eagle of the ninth", the first book of this trilogy tells of the early
days when the province was new and full of hope. "The silver
branch" tells how the troubles began and a rebel was proclaimed
Emperor. In "The lantern bearers", Britain is finally cut loose from
Rome and left to defend herself against the Saxon hordes.
Sutcliff, Rosemary
Bonnie Dundee. 1983. Read by George Hagan, 10 hours. TB
6552.
John Graham of Claverhouse was a career soldier whose early
manhood was spent overseas in the service of William of Orange.
He was then sent to Scotland by Charles II to deal with the
Covenanters; rebels who terrorised south-west Scotland with
smuggled Dutch muskets. When Charles's brother James was
deposed and William called in, John - the "Bonnie Dundee" of
legend - raised the Highlands for the Stuart cause and lost his life
at the battle of Killiecrankie.
Sutcliff, Rosemary
Blood feud. 1977. Read by Peter Gray, 6 hours 53 minutes. TB
3265.
In the eleventh century, Jestyn the Englishman is unwillingly taken
from Dublin to the Viking settlement at Kiev in order to avenge the
death of his friend's father.
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Swift, Amanda
The Boys' club. 2009. Read by Stephen Perring, 2 hours 48
minutes. TB 17948.
Joe is twelve and very, very worried about girls. Girls turn boys into
dribbling wrecks. They make you sweat and your tummy feel
funny. They make you ditch your mates and football practice to go
snogging in their bedrooms for hours. Joe knows. He's seen it
happen to his brother. Joe wants none of it. And he doesn't want
his friends to change either. So he comes up with the Boys' Club: a
top-secret organization where boys can be boys and have nothing
to do with girls. But in reality it's a bit more complicated. Because
things do change. And, with the arrival of Alex, a new face around
school, Joe's life is about to change more than most.
Swindells, Robert
Abomination. 2007. Read by Ryan Watson, 3 hours 26
minutes. TB 19366.
Twelve year old Martha is very different from other kids. Her
parents are strict members of a religious group. Above all, she
must never invite anyone home or their shameful secret will be
revealed. But should she keep the Abomination a secret?
Taylor, Andrew
The coal house. 1987. Read by Rosemary Davis, 5 hours 15
minutes. TB 6892.
Alison is 13. Her mother has died recently and now her Dad has
just bought a house in the North, 300 miles away from the world
she knows. She is determined to dislike the rambling old Coal
House, home of the pit owner's family in Victorian times, but she
meets a cheerful trespasser of her own age in the overgrown
garden, three of the girls at school are not too bad and the house
itself has a story. And who is the tall, dark figure that haunts the
garden?
Taylor, G P
Shadowmancer. 2004. Read by Cornelius Garrett, 16 hours 16
minutes. TB 16276.
Obadiah Demurral, vicar of the 17th Century Yorkshire parish
Ravenscar, is also a sorcerer seeking to control the ultimate power
of the universe. When Raphah, a young African boy, is
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shipwrecked on the coast during a strange storm on a cold
October evening, he brings with him the power to challenge
Obadiah. A chance meeting with 13-year-old Thomas, a local
outcast, and fiery Kate, daughter of a drunken revenue collector,
sets the three on a quest that pits them against angels and
demons, witches and sorcerers. As the clock strikes midnight on
Halloween, the three come face to face with the powers of
darkness. Will they escape? Or will the darkness and despair
cover the universe forever?
Taylor, G P
Tersias. 2005. Read by Cornelius Garrett, 10 hours 20
minutes. TB 16993.
London is living through one of its darkest times - a comet has just
missed the Earth, leaving the city in chaos and the people fearing
an apocalypse. Tersias, a blind boy oracle, sees visions of the
future through darkness.
Taylor, Mildred D
Roll of thunder, hear my cry. 2005. Read by Adjoa Andoh, 7
hours 19 minutes. TB 18532.
Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, this is the story
of a black farming family's struggle to maintain their pride, dignity
and independence against the forces of a cruelly racist society.
Narrated by nine-year-old Cassie, it tells of one turbulent year of
tragedy and economic hardship, of night riders and burnings.
Thompson, Kate
Creature of the night. 2009. Read by John Cormack, 6 hours.
TB 16560.
When Bobby s mother moves the family into a rented house in the
country, a neighbour tells him that a child was once murdered
there. Bobby doesn't care. He wants to get back to Dublin and
resume his wild life there, stealing and racing stolen cars. Contains
strong language.
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Townsend, Helen
Miranda's album. 1989. Read by Erica Grant, 8 hours 44
minutes. TB 8650.
14 year-old Miranda discovers that she was adopted and sets out
in search of her natural mother in Sydney.
Tullson, Diane
Saving Jasey. 2001. Read by John Clark, 4 hours 15 minutes.
TB 17454.
Gavin's older brother and father are bullies and his mother has not
been the same since she hit a pig on the highway. Gavin spends
most of his time at his best friend's house, pretending to be
normal, while falling for his friend's older sister, Jasey. When
Jasey's seemingly perfect family begins to come apart and Jasey
is unable to deal with the threat of a potential illness, Gavin
struggles to save her.
Various
Queen of teen: fabulous stories from top teen authors. 2010.
Read by Kate Rawson, 3 hours 44 minutes. TB 18683.
Short stories from the finalists of the Queen of Teen Award. All the
stories focus on the realities of being a teenager and gaining
independence. Contains language and discussions on sexuality
that maybe unsuitable reading for the pre-teen.
Williamson, Henry
Tarka the otter. 1995. Read by Nicholas Courtney, 9 hours 13
minutes. TB 13047.
This tale of an otter's life and death in Devon, captures the feel of
life in the wild as seen through the otter's own eyes.
Wilson, Budge
Fractures: family stories. 2002. Read by Joyce Clark, 5 hours
45 minutes. TB 17442.
Twelve stories about ordinary kids dealing with challenging, often
complex, family relationships and problems. The themes and
issues include sibling rivalry, alcoholism, illness, child abuse and
neglect.
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Wilson, Gina
Cora Ravenwing. 1980. Read by Judy Franklin, 5 hours 15
minutes. TB 6728.
Becky Stokes and her family have moved from Birmingham to the
Buckinghamshire village of Okefield during the summer holidays,
and the first person of her own age that she meets is Cora
Ravenwing. The two girls become friends but the whole village,
and especially the other girls in her class, seem to hate Cora.
Events take a nasty turn and Becky is forced to choose between
her new friends and Cora. But she means not to choose ... An
eerie, tense and haunting tale.
Wilson, Gina
The whisper. 1982. Read by Judith Whale, 5 hours 50 minutes.
TB 4812.
Lily is an only child and spoilt. When her orphaned cousin Marie
(also 14), arrives to stay, jealousy takes hold of Lily. But the results
are surprising - and most of all, to herself.
Wilson, Jacqueline
Girls in love. 1997. Read by Brigit Forsyth, 3 hours 25
minutes. TB 11813.
The girls series; book 1. Ellie is nearly thirteen, in year nine, and
desperate to have a boyfriend. Her best friends Magda and Nadine
(both thinner and prettier than her) both have boyfriends, but the
closest she can get is Dopey Dan, who is younger and a real
swot...Find out all her secrets, squirm at her most embarrassing
moments, have a laugh, and discover lots more about boys!
Wilson, Jacqueline
Girls under pressure. 2003. Read by Lucy Scott, 4 hours 38
minutes. TB 14047.
The girls series; book 2. When a teen magazine begins its hunt for
a new cover girl, three friends, each very different in style and
personality, become obsessed by the way they look. As Nadine
starts to change her appearance, Magda becomes more infatuated
by designer labels and their best friend Ellie, who feels plain in
comparison to her two more glamorous colleagues, finds herself
tumbling into the abyss of bulimia.
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Wilson, Jacqueline
Girls out late. 2003. Read by Lucy Scott, 4 hours 28 minutes.
TB 14048.
The girls series; book 3. Ellie's dad says she has to be home by
nine o'clock, but while she's out with her best friends, Magda and
Nadine, she meets a boy. Will Russell stay interested in a girl who
has to be home by nine?
Wilson, Jacqueline
Girls in tears. 2004. Read by Brigit Forsyth, 3 hours 43
minutes. TB 15443.
The girls series; book 4. Ellie's glorious romance with Russell is
teetering on the rocks. Magda's lost her pet and is desperately
upset. And Nadine is fed up with the other two lecturing her about
the dangers of meeting someone on the internet - she thinks an email boyfriend is wonderful! Buckets of tears are wept and
hundreds of tissues sniffled into. Can the girls' friendship survive
these testing times?
Wilson, Jacqueline
Kiss. 2007. Read by Jacqueline Wilson, 7 hours 15 minutes.
TB 15517.
Sylvie and Carl have been friends since they were tiny children.
They've always played together, eaten with each other's families,
called each other boyfriend and girlfriend and deep down, Sylvie
has always believed that they'd end up married to each other. But
as they become teenagers, things are starting to change. They
each have different friends. Sylvie would still rather spend all her
time with Carl. But Carl has a new friend, Paul, who is taking all his
attention. And he seems much less happy to be called Sylvie's
boyfriend. And in a game of spin the bottle, he avoids having to
kiss her. Sylvie can tell his feelings have changed and that her
plans for the future may be affected. But can she guess at the true
reasons behind it all?
Wilson, Jacqueline
Love lessons. 2005. Read by Finty Williams, 6 hours 10
minutes. TB 15467.
Prue and her sister have been educated at home by their ultrastrict father all their lives. When Dad is suddenly rushed to
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hospital, Prue at last discovers what it's like to have a little
freedom. Sent to school for the first time, Prue find it difficult to
settle in. The only person she can talk to if her kindly young art
teacher, Rax. When she starts babysitting for Rax's children, she
find herself longing for the ten minutes she has alone with him on
the way home.
Wooding, Chris
Storm thief. 2006. Read by Malcolm Hamilton, 10 hours 42
mintues. TB 16864.
Set on the island city of Orokos, an isolated civilization that - to its
inhabitants - is the only place in the world. If there's more out
there, no one knows, because anyone who's ever dared explore
the waters beyond a certain limit gets torn apart by artificially
intelligent drones patrolling just beneath the surface. The titular
Storm Thief isn't a character, but is rather the anthropomorphic
personification given to the probability storms that occasionally
rage over the city - storms that literally change the reality of the
landscape.
Wyss, Johann David
The Swiss family Robinson. 1812. Read by Gabriel Woolf, 12
hours 15 minutes. TB 1850.
The famous story of the family of castaways whose perseverance
and ingenuity help them to turn their island into a rich and fertile
home.
Zahn, Timothy
The last command. 1993. Read by Hayward Morse, 16 hours 2
minutes. TB 10726.
Star Wars series. It is five years after the return of the Jedi. The
fragile new Republic reels from the attacks of Grand Admiral
Thrawn, who has an abominable new technology: clone soldiers.
The Republic's only hope lies in sending a small force into the very
stronghold that houses Thrawn's terrible cloning machines.
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Zeitoun, Mary-Lou
13: a novel. 2002. Read by Deborah Kipp, 4 hours 30 minutes.
TB 17448.
Trapped in the suburbs in 1980 - the era that straddled disco and
punk - 13-year-old Marnie Harmon hates her life. She hates her
Mom, hates disco, hates dumb boys, hates school, and most of all
she hates her Media Studies teacher, stupid Mr Carter. Her allies
are few: Caroline the retard and Cindy the stripper. Convinced that
a meeting with John Lennon will resolve her own inner turmoil and
help her to comprehend the confusion of the world around her,
Marnie determines that she must run away to New York.
Zephaniah, Benjamin
Refugee boy. 2001. Read by Jude Owusu-Achiaw, 7 hours 06
minutes. TB 19362.
Alem, the product of an Ethiopean father and Eritrean mother, is
left alone in London, his fate resting in the hands of the Refugee
Council and the British justice system. This story charts Alem's fate
as he is moved from children's home to foster family, and in and
out of court hearings.
Zephaniah, Benjamin
Teacher's dead. 2007. Read by Clive Llewellyn, 5 hours 27
minutes. TB 16229.
A teacher is dead, murdered by two of his students in front of the
school. He was a good man. People liked him. So how could this
happen? Why? It just doesn't make sense to Jackson, and he is
determined to investigate the case until he understands.