Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
ISBN 0142407321 EAN: 9780142407325 Speak Paperback 
(14 to 18) WB Price: $17.50
Melinda Sordino busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops. Now her old friends won't talk to her, and people she doesn't even know hate her from a distance. The safest place to be is alone, inside her own head. But even that's not safe. Because there's something she's trying not to think about, something about the night of the party that, if she let it in, would blow her carefully constructed disguise to smithereens. And then she would have to speak the truth. 20.9 cms L x 14.58 cms W (0.24 kgs) 197 pages

The Hobbit (Large Print) by J.R.R Tolkien
ISBN 061815082X EAN 9780618150823 Houghton Paperback (13 to 18) WB Price: $17.95 
From J.R.R. Tolkien"s own description for the original edition: 
"If you care for journeys there and back, out of the comfortable Western world, over the edge of the Wild, and home again, and can take an interest in a humble hero (blessed with a little wisdom and a little courage and considerable good luck), here is a record of such a journey and such a traveler. . . . In following the path of this humble adventurer, you will learn by the way (as he did)--if you do not already know all about these things--much about trolls, goblins, dwarves, and elves, and get some glimpses into the history and politics of a neglected but important period." Featuring stunning new cover art by Caldecott Honor winning children"s book illustrator Peter Sis, this edition of The Hobbit has been specially formatted for young readers. Larger print size and wider margins provide reading ease for the youngest Tolkien fans. This quality digest edition also includes interior maps and original interior illustrations by J.R.R. Tolkien. 19.76 cms L x 13 cms W (0.38 kgs) 320 pages

The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien
ISBN 0345339681 EAN 9780345339683 Del Rey Paperback 
(10 to 13) WB Price: $13.95
Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in quiet comfort. But the wizard Gandalf came along with a band of homeless dwarves. Soon Bilbo was drawn into their quest, facing evil orcs, savage wolves, giant spiders, and worse unknown dangers. Finally, it was Bilbo-alone and unaided-who had to confront the great dragon Smaug, the terror of an entire countryside . . . This stirring adventure fantasy begins the tale of the hobbits that was continued by J.R.R. Tolkien in his bestselling epic "The Lord of the Rings.17.5 cms L x 10.8 cms W (0.15 kgs) 320 pages

Sammy Keyes and The Hotel Thief by Wendelin Van Draanen
ISBN 0679892648 Yearling Paperback 176 pgs WB Price: $10.95
 (11 to 14) With this debut book of a new mystery series, Wendelin Van Draanen establishes Samantha Keyes as a crime fighter to watch. Though, actually, the book opens with Sammy watching  a crime in progress. And when the man with the wad of cash in one hand and the open purse in the other catches Sammy watching him, the chase is on--but is Sammy on the trail of the thief, or is he on hers?If the police don't believe Sammy's story about a thief with black gloves, black glasses, and a black beard, she isn't too surprised. Vice principal Caan didn't exactly believe her either when she explained that she couldn't possibly have broken Heather's nose. Well, Sammy's not putting up with this. Does she look like a liar? She knows what she saw and how hard she can hit. And somehow she's going to prove it. 

Coraline by Neil Gaiman
ISBN 0380807343 EAN 9780380807345 Harper Paperback 
(9 to 13) WB Price: $11.50
Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better)--but there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have to fight with all her wits if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.19.4 cms L x 13 cms W (0.12 kgs) 162 pages 

The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene Dubois
ISBN 014240330X EAN 9780142403303 Puffin Paperback (11 to 15) 
WB Price: $11.95
This classic by the Newbery Medal-winning author relates the incredible adventures of Professor William Waterman Sherman, who in 1883 sets off in a balloon across the Pacific.16.76 cms L x 13.36 cms W (0.15 kgs) 192 pages 

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
ISBN 043942089X EAN 9780439420891 Scholastic Paperback  (10 to 13) WB Price: $11.95
Prosper and Bo are orphans on the run from their cruel aunt and uncle. The brothers decide to hide out in Venice, where they meet a mysterious character who calls himself the "Thief Lord." Brilliant and charismatic, the Thief Lord leads a ring of street children who dabble in petty crimes. Prosper and Bo relish being part of this colorful new family. But the Thief Lord has secrets of his own. And soon the boys are thrust into circumstances that will lead them, and readers, to a fantastic, spellbinding conclusion.19.3 cms L x 13 cms W (0.25 kgs) 376 pages

Night of The Twisters by Ivy Ruckman
ISBN 0064401766 EAN 9780064401760 Harper Paperback (9 to 12) 
WB Price: $9.95
When a tornado watch is issued one Tuesday evening in June, twelve-year-old Dan Hatch and his best friend, Arthur, don’ t think much of it. After all, tornado warnings are a way of life during the summer in Grand Island, Nebraska. But soon enough, the wind begins to howl, and the lights and telephone stop working. Then the emergency siren starts to wail. Dan, his baby brother, and Arthur have only seconds to get to the basement before the monstrous twister is on top of them. Little do they know that even if they do survive the storm, their ordeal will have only just begun. . . . Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1984 (NSTA/CBC) ; 19.5 cms L x 12.78 cms W (0.11 kgs) 160 pages

Perfect by Natasha Friend
ISBN 1571316515 EAN 9781571316516 Milkweed Paperback 
10 to 13) WB Price: $13.95
Isabelle Lee has a problem, and it's not just Ape Face, her sister, or group therapy for an eating disorder, or even that her father died and her mother is depressed and in denial. It's that Ashley, the most popular girl in school, is inviting Isabelle to join her at lunch and at sleepovers at her house, and this is presenting Isabelle with a dilemma. Pretty Ashley has moved Isabelle up the social ladder, but is it worth keeping the secret they share? Caught in the orbit of popularity and appearances, Isabelle must navigate a world with mixed messages, false hopes, and potentially harmful turns, while coping with her own flailing family and emotions. The author brings a depth of characterization, humor, and a real adolescent's voice to this multileveled story about the desire to be perfect in an imperfect world. 20.62 cms L x 13. cms W (0.22 kgs) 172 pages

The Beloved Dearly by Doug Cooney
ISBN 0689863543 EAN 9780689863547 Aladdin Paperback
(9 to 13) WB Price: $10.95
Ernie is a 12-year-old tycoon, always on the lookout for a fast buck. This time he stumbles onto a money-making bonanza: pet funerals. He hires Dusty to decorate the burial boxes and Tony to dig the holes, but his prize find is Swimming Pool, a tomboy who can cry on cue. Business goes through the roof -- until Ernie loses Swimming Pool over a raise and the whole venture unravels. Here is a rollicking, fun-spirited novel about friendship, loss, business -- and how we learn to express our feelings. 19.30 cms L x 16.21 cms W (0.14 kgs) 183 pages

Bloomability by Sharon Creech
ISBN 006440823X EAN 9780064408233 Harper Paperback (9 to 13)
WB Price: $11.95
Set in the breathtaking landscape of Lugano, Switzerland, Bloomability is Sharon Creech at her very best. When 13-year- old Dinnie Doone is plucked out of her troubled life by her aunt and uncle and whisked away to an international school in Switzerland, her world is turned upside down. Suddenly surrounded by different cultures, languages, and beliefs, Dinnie struggles to hold on to her past life. Gradually, through friendships and experiences she could have nowhere else, she learns to trust herself and discovers the beautiful "bloomabilities" her new life has to offer. Young Hoosier Book Award Masterlist (Grd. 6-8), Young Adult's Choices for 2000 (IRA) ; 19.3 cms L x 13 cms W (0.18 kgs) 288 pages

Hamster in The Holly(Animal Ark #35) by Ben Baglio
ISBN 043944893X EAN 9780439448932 Scholastic Paperback (8 to 11) 
WB Price: $8.95
Mandy and James are in this year's school holiday show. During the performance, Honey the hamster escapes from her cage. She's last seen scurrying out into the snow under a holly bush. Mandy knows Honey must be found soon, or she'll freeze to death! Will the show go on, and will Holly be rescued? 19 cms L x 16.4 cms W (0.10 kgs) 160 pages

The Princess and The Goblin by George MacDonald
ISBN 0140367462 Puffin Paperback 256 pgs (8 to 11)
WB Price: $7.95
Princess Irene's discovery of a secret stair to the top turret of the castle leads to a wonderful revelation. At the same time, the miner's son Curdle overhears a fiendish plot by the goblins who live below the mountain. It will take all of their wit and courage, plus the help of Irene's magic ring, to make sense of their separate knowledge and foil the goblins' schemes.