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Pri m ar y Ti m e s, S o ut h & W e st E s s e x • B a c k T o S c h o ol 2 0 1 7 2 5<br />
D o n’t f or g et t o s a y y o u s a w it i n Pri m ar y Ti m e s!<br />
Fr e d - Mi c k a n d C hl o e I n k p e n ( H o d d er, £ 6. 9 9)<br />
I n t his s e c o n d b o o k a b o ut t h e n a u g ht y b ut l o v e a bl e<br />
p u p py, h e is v er y pr o u d of t h e f a ct h e h as p ass e d<br />
his t est i n p u p py tr ai ni n g cl ass a n d u n d erst a n ds<br />
w or ds s u c h as f et c h, sit w al k a n d a cts u p o n t h e m.<br />
W h at is w orr yi n g hi m is t h er e is o n e w or d h e c a n’t<br />
w or k o ut a n d t h at is ‘ Fr e d’. P er h a ps t h e d o g h e<br />
k e e ps b u m pi n g i n t o c a n h el p. Fi n d o ut i n t his c h ar mi n g, hi g hl y<br />
e nt ert ai ni n g pi ct ur e b o o k wit h a f e w s e nt e n c es o n e a c h p a g e<br />
a n d g or g e o us ill ustr ati o ns. I’ d l o v e hi m t o li v e wit h m e!<br />
Ki d N or m al - Gr e g J a m e s / C hri s S mit h<br />
( Bl o o m s b ur y £ 6. 9 9)<br />
D e s p e r at e t o g et hi m i nt o a n e w s c h o ol, M u r p h’s m u m<br />
c o n vi n c e s t h e h e a d of a b a c k st r e et s c h o ol t o t a k e hi m<br />
i n. It’s s o o n o b vi o u s t hi s i s a n o d d s c h o ol w h e r e all<br />
t h e ot h e r p u pil s h a v e s p e ci al p o w e r s. O n c e t h e mi st a k e i s<br />
di s c o v e r e d t h e h e a d d e ci d e s h e c a n st a y, b ut a p a r t f r o m a s m all g r o u p<br />
of f ri e n d s h e m a k e s m o st of t h e st aff a n d p u pil s d o n’t t hi n k h e s h o ul d<br />
b e t h e r e. U n b e k n o w n t o t h e m all s o m e o n e el s e i s a b o ut t o di s c o v e r t h e<br />
s c h o ol’s s e c r et — a n e vil mi n d e d p e r s o n wit h e q u all y e vil i nt e nti o n s. A<br />
s c h o ol f ull of p o w e rf ul c hil d r e n s h o ul d h a v e e n o u g h h e r o e s t o t h w a rt hi s<br />
pl a n s, b ut n ot if t h e y h a v e b e e n b r ai n w a s h e d. It s e e m s h e r o e s n e e d m o r e<br />
t h a n j u st s u p e r p o w e r s, c o ul d M u r p h a n d f ri e n d s h a v e t h e ri g ht q u aliti e s<br />
t o s a v e t h e w o rl d? T hi s i s a hi g hl y e nt e rt ai ni n g st o r y, a cl e v e r mi x of<br />
h u m o u r a n d a d v e nt u r e wit h s o m e v e r y li k a bl e c h a r a ct e r s. F ull l e n gt h<br />
n o v el, fi r st i n a n e w s e ri e s.<br />
T here’ s a l ot of e m p h a si s o n frie n d s hi p i n t hi s sele cti o n<br />
of st orie s, s h o wi n g i m p ort a nt b o n d s c a n de vel o p i n t he<br />
m o st u nli kel y pl a ce s a n d pr o vi di n g ple nt y of f o o d f or<br />
t h o u g ht. I’ ve re all y e nj o ye d t he m, h o pe y o u<br />
d o t o o.<br />
Te xt © D J Willi a ms 2 0 1 7<br />
Debbie<br />
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I n di c at e s a b o o k i s p art of a s eri e s<br />
Fr e d -<br />
I n t his s e c o n d b o o k a b o ut t h e n a u g ht y b ut l o v e a bl e<br />
p u p py, h e is v er y pr o u d of t h e f a ct h e h as p ass e d<br />
his t est i n p u p py tr ai ni n g cl ass a n d u n d erst a n ds<br />
w or ds s u c h as f et c h, sit w al k a n d a cts u p o n t h e m.<br />
W h at is w orr yi n g hi m is t h er e is o n e w or d h e c a n’t<br />
w or k o ut a n d t h at is ‘ Fr e d’. P er h a ps t h e d o g h e<br />
E s c a p e Fr o m Mr L e m o n c ell o’ s Li br ar y<br />
C hri s Gr a b e n st ei n ( P uf fi n, £ 6. 9 9)<br />
Alt h o u g h h e i s n’t i nt e r e st e d i n li b r a ri e s, K yl e l o v e s<br />
g a m e s s o h e i s d eli g ht e d w h e n h e h e a r s a n e w<br />
li b r a r y d e si g n e d b y t h e w o rl d’s m o st f a m o u s g a m e<br />
m a k e r i s o p e ni n g wit h a bi g e v e nt. Wi n ni n g a pl a c e<br />
i n t h e li b r a r y f o r t h e o p e ni n g c el e b r ati o n s i s j u st t h e<br />
b e gi n ni n g, t h e r e i s a s p e ci al p ri z e f o r t h e fi r st p e r s o n t o fi n d t h e<br />
s e c r et w a y o ut, u si n g all t h e p o w e r s of o b s e r v ati o n, g a m e a n d<br />
cl u e s ol vi n g s kill s t h e y h a v e a s w ell a s t h e li b r a r y it s elf. T hi s i s a<br />
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i n t h e li b r a r y f o r t h e o p e ni n g c el e b r ati o n s i s j u st t h e<br />
N e v er S a y Di e - A nt h o n y H orr o wit z<br />
( W al k er H b, £ 1 2. 9 9)<br />
Aft e r all t h e p ai n a n d e x h a u sti o n<br />
of hi s l a st mi s si o n, Al e x Ri d e r i s<br />
r e c u p e r ati n g li vi n g wit h S a bi n a<br />
a n d h e r f a mil y i n S a n F r a n ci s c o.<br />
H e i s fi n di n g it v e r y h a r d t o c o m e t o<br />
t e r m s wit h t h e l o s s of J a c k, hi s c a r e r, e s p e ci all y a s<br />
h e h a d b e e n f o r c e d t o w at c h h e r b ei n g kill e d o n<br />
fil m. O ut of t h e bl u e h e r e c ei v e s a n i n c o m pl et e<br />
t e xt h e t hi n k s i s f r o m J a c k. N o o n e el s e b eli e v e s<br />
s h e c o ul d still b e ali v e, b ut Al e x h a s t o m a k e s u r e<br />
b y s n e a ki n g a w a y t o E g y pt w h e r e h e l a st s a w h e r.<br />
T hi s i n e vit a bl y pl a c e s hi m i n m o rt al d a n g e r a s h e<br />
i n a d v e r t e ntl y l a n d s i n t h e mi d dl e of a m a s si v e pl ot<br />
o r g a ni s e d b y t h e e vil G ri m al di t wi n s. H e e dl e s s of<br />
o r d e r s t o g o h o m e, Al e x i s d et e r mi n e d t o fi n d J a c k<br />
a n d t h w a rt t h e pl ot. T hi s l at e st st o r y i s a s e x citi n g<br />
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ol d e r j u ni o r s.<br />
N e v er S a y Di e -<br />
( W al k er H b, £ 1 2. 9 9)<br />
Aft e r all t h e p ai n a n d e x h a u sti o n<br />
of hi s l a st mi s si o n, Al e x Ri d e r i s<br />
r e c u p e r ati n g li vi n g wit h S a bi n a<br />
H e i s fi n di n g it v e r y h a r d t o c o m e t o<br />
All T h e T hi n g s T h at C o ul d G o Wr o n g<br />
St e w ar t F o st er ( Si m o n & S c h u st er, £ 6. 9 9)<br />
A t al e of t w o b o y s: Al e x h a s O C D m a d e<br />
w o r s e b y b ei n g b ulli e d a n d w o r r yi n g<br />
a b o ut e v e r yt hi n g. D a n i s mi s si n g hi s<br />
b r ot h e r – n ot hi n g s e e m s ri g ht si n c e h e l eft – it’s<br />
c h a n g e d D a n, m a d e hi m a n g r y a n d h e t a k e s it o ut<br />
o n ot h e r s b y j oi ni n g a g r o u p of b ulli e s. T hi n g s t a k e a t u r n<br />
f o r t h e w o r s e f o r b ot h b o y s w h e n t h ei r m ot h e r s g et t o g et h e r a n d<br />
a r r a n g e f o r t h e m t o w o r k wit h e a c h ot h e r i n t h e h oli d a y s o n a r aft<br />
D a n h a d st a rt e d b uil di n g wit h hi s b r ot h e r. F o r Al e x it m e a n s n o<br />
r e s pit e f r o m t h e c o m p a n y of hi s b ull y. F o r D a n t h e r e’s t h e f e a r hi s<br />
f ell o w b ulli e s will h e a r a n d ri di c ul e hi m. T h e y d o t h ei r b e st t o k e e p a s<br />
m u c h di st a n c e a s t h e y c a n, b ut sl o wl y t hi n g s b e gi n t o c h a n g e a s t h e y<br />
g et t o k n o w a n d di s c o v e r d et ail s a b o ut e a c h ot h e r – i s f ri e n d s hi p o ut<br />
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i n alt e r n at e c h a pt e r s i n v ol vi n g u s a n d m a ki n g u s f e el s y m p at h y f o r<br />
b ot h. F ull l e n gt h n o v el f o r ol d e r j u ni o r s.<br />
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C a n M ay a w or k o ut w h at is n e e d e d t o<br />
r es olv e t h e sit u ati o n wit h o ut p utti n g t h e<br />
Br o w ni e i n d a n ger? Fi n d o ut i n t his t o uc hi n g, gri p pi n g<br />
st ory wit h s o m e v ery f u n ny m o m e nts. F air si ze pri nt,<br />
s h ort n ov el.<br />
All T h e T hi n g s T h at C o ul d G o Wr o n g<br />
All T h e T hi n g s T h at C o ul d G o Wr o n g<br />
A t al e of t w o b o y s: Al e x h a s O C D m a d e<br />
o n ot h e r s b y j oi ni n g a g r o u p of b ulli e s. T hi n g s t a k e a t u r n<br />
ST A R<br />
R E A D<br />
B o o k st or e<br />
C o d e b u st er s<br />
D a n M et c alf<br />
( Bl o o m s b ur y £ 5. 9 9)<br />
J a x s e e s st a rti n g a<br />
n e w s c h o ol a s a w a y<br />
of dit c hi n g hi s n e r d y<br />
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C o d e b u st e r s. T h ei r ai m t o s ol v e<br />
m y st e ri e s a n d fi g ht c ri m e h a s n’t<br />
r e all y b e e n p ut t o t h e t e st u ntil<br />
t h e s c h o ol’s t r o p h y i s st ol e n a n d a<br />
m y st e ri o u s c o d e l eft b e hi n d. Will<br />
J a x b e a bl e t o r e si st j oi ni n g t h e<br />
g r o u p t o s ol v e t h e m y st e r y o r will<br />
h e k e e p t r yi n g t o b e c o ol? I s b ei n g<br />
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a r e a s l o n g a s t h e y a r e r e all y f ri e n d s?<br />
T h e r e i s pl e nt y of f o o d f o r t h o u g ht<br />
i n t hi s e n g r o s si n g st o r y f ull of pl ot<br />
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C o d e b u st er s<br />
D a n M et c alf<br />
( Bl o o m s b ur y £ 5. 9 9)<br />
J a x s e e s st a rti n g a<br />
n e w s c h o ol a s a w a y<br />
of dit c hi n g hi s n e r d y<br />
m at h s l o vi n g i m a g e t o b e c o m e<br />
S<br />
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T ot al C o ntr ol - Gilli a n Cr o s s<br />
( O xf or d, £ 6. 9 9)<br />
Li z zi e a n d Tyl er r et ur n t o t h eir sc h o ol<br />
aft er b ei n g a w ay t o fi n d it h as<br />
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D e m o n H e a d m ast er s eri es h as all t h e e xcit e m e nt a n d<br />
s us p e ns e of pr evi o us o n es. It’s a tr e at f or f a ns n e w a n d<br />
ol d. Yo u d o n’t n e e d a ny pri or k n o wl e d ge of t h e s eri es<br />
t o e nj oy t his o n e a n d n e w f a ns h av e t h e j oy of c atc hi n g<br />
u p. M e di u m l e n gt h n ov el.<br />
S<br />
R u bi e s a n d R u n a w a y s<br />
J a ni n e B e a c h a m ( Littl e Br o w n, £ 6. 9 9)<br />
H avi n g t o p ut u p wit h h er o b n oxi o us c o usi n H er b ert<br />
a n d his l u dicr o us b eli ef s h e is g oi n g t o m arry hi m,<br />
R os e is al m ost gl a d of t h e distr acti o n w h e n a y o u n g<br />
b oy b ursts i nt o a c h urc h s ervic e s ayi n g his sist er<br />
h as b e e n ki d n a p p e d. Ke e n t o i nv esti g at e, R os e a n d<br />
t h e b utl ers w h o f or m t h e G u ar di a ns of Yor k ar e s o o n e m br oil e d<br />
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a n d his e q u ally o b n oxi o us b utl er at b ay? T his e nt ert ai ni n g s ec o n d<br />
st ory i n t h e R os e R av e nt h or p e I nv esti g at es s eri es m or e t h a n liv es<br />
u p t o t h e pr o mis e of t h e first wit h pl e nty of myst ery, acti o n a n d<br />
a dv e nt ur e mi xe d i n wit h h u m or o us m o m e nts a n d d ar e d evil fe ats.<br />
F ull l e n gt h n ov el.<br />
t h e b utl ers w h o f or m t h e G u ar di a ns of Yor k ar e s o o n e m br oil e d<br />
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