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<strong>Books</strong> especially chosen foradvanced, mature readersPlease note, these books are not included in your preview packs51. The Hunger GamesSuzanne Collins458pp.The Hunger Games series # 1Twenty-four are forced to enter. Only thewinner survives.<strong>In</strong> the ruins of a place once known as NorthAmerica, lies the nation of Panem, a shiningCapitol surrounded by twelve outlyingdistricts. Each year, the districts are forcedby the Capitol to send one boy and one girlbetween the ages of twelve and eighteento participate in the Hunger Games, a brutaland terrifying fight to the death – televisedfor all of Panem to see in the style of thereality television series Big Brother.Survival is second nature for sixteen yearold Katniss Everdeen, who struggles to feedher mother and younger sister by secretlyhunting beyond the fences of District 12.When Katniss steps in to take the place ofher sister in the Hunger Games, she knowsit may be her death sentence. If she is tosurvive she must weigh survival againsthumanity and life against love.H New York Timesnotable children’sbookH World-wide bestsellerH Multiple awardwinner“One of the best written and most thought-provoking books I’ve read fora long time.” Anthony Horowitz“…brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced…” The New York Times“Collins’s characters are completely realistic and sympathetic as theyform alliances and friendships in the face of overwhelming odds; theplot is tense, dramatic and engaging.” School Library Journal52. Fever CrumbPhilip Reeve300pp.Prequel # 1 to The Mortal Engines seriesWhen Philip Reeve wrote Mortal Engines,he wrote about one of the greatestfantasy worlds ever created.Fever Crumb is the brilliant prequel to thatmulti award winning, critically acclaimedseries …A baby is abandoned in the ruins ofLondon in the distant future, a thousandyears from now, after the earth has beenravaged by a nuclear conflict. There is ahandwritten label on her tiny wrist. Thenote states “Her name is Fever Crumb.”Rescued by some eccentric engineers, and a dwarf named Borglum, FeverCrumb grows up in peace to become a teenager, unaware that she is thekeeper of an explosive secret.The mysterious powers that she possesses might be the key that willeventually save London from a new and terrible enemy.“This is the perfect introduction to the amazing world that PhilipReeve has created … It is a wonderful, action packed and touchingstory.” My Favourite <strong>Books</strong> blog“Oh my goodness I got chills after finishing this book.I couldn’t do anything but mutter ‘where is the next book?’”Good Reads“Fever Crumb is a Sci-Fi Dickens, full of orphans, villains, chasesand mysteries.” The Guardian53. BoyznbikesVince Ford220pp.Award winning author Vince Ford has writtena book told in the first person, that resonatesfor boys – with a strong motorcycle racingand riding theme.The story starts with a prank. Callum spies apair of shoes on the power lines just outsidethe school grounds and tries to get themdown. This stunt almost costs Callum his life,and he is suspended from school in disgrace.His mother and father discuss the situationand decide he should accompany his fatheron his annual motorbike ride south.The annual motorbike event has always beena mystery to Callum - it’s always talked aboutin hushed whispers in the house, or avoidedaltogether. This doesn’t seem to be anypunishment for Callum – he is delighted!However, the story that has startedhumorously, moves into an introspectivemood, as the journey turns into a discovery– about his father, his family history andhimself.H Short listed JuniorFiction - NZ PostBook awardsH Storylines NotableJunior Fiction BookH Highlyrecommended -Reading Time“This book is unashamedly for boys… Callum’s antics at school aretruly funny.” Lowly’s Book Blog“It is written in a unique, contemporary style.” Abe <strong>Books</strong>54. Escape: Children ofthe HolocaustAllan Zullo180pp.Based on extensive, first-person interviews,this book has seven incredible true stories ofbrave boys and girls who escaped during theHolocaust in World War Two.The accounts are based on lengthyinterviews conducted with each survivorfeatured in the book.The stories are at times disturbing and attimes heart wrenching, but the stories arealso about the human spirit – of the will toovercome horrors, the will to triumph over evil, and the will to love.The people in these stories had to rely on their courage, their faith and theirsmart minds in order to survive. All of the people featured have gone on tolead happy productive lives and have turned their experiences intolessons for future generations.“A collection of gripping true-life accounts ofchildren struggling through andsurviving the Holocaust.”Google <strong>Books</strong>“I hope you find the extraordinarystories in this book inspiring, andthat you understand how important itis to keep recalling the past…so noone ever forgets.” Allan Zullo
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