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Children and young adult fiction




Suggested reading age 5+




Price, Katie. Here comes the bride.


Katie Price's perfect ponies series; book 1. When Vicki takes the day off to be a chief bridesmaid at her best friend's wedding, she leaves the girls to look after themselves, and they plan a very special surprise for her. But by the time the wedding dawns, everything goes wrong. Will the girls and their ponies get there in time?

2007. Capitals. Single-sided. Double line spacing, 4v. Price: £3.99. Order No: 24675803.

Also available in uncontracted Braille. 5v. Order No: 24675805.

Suggested reading age 7+




Smith, Jim. I am not a loser.


This is the first of three notebooks belonging to Barry Loser. Follow Barry as he tries to throw off his loserness, take revenge on the terrible Fronkle-burping Darren Darrenofski and finally become a winner.

2012. Capitals. Interline. Double line spacing, 2v. Price: £5.99. Order No: 23398605.

Also available in uncontracted Braille. 3v. Order No: 23398603.

Suggested reading age 9+




Kinney, Jeff. The ugly truth.


Diary of a wimpy kid series; book 5. Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it's cracked up to be? Suddenly Greg is dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older.

2011. Capitals, 4v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 24652503.



Kinney, Jeff. The third wheel.


Diary of a wimpy kid series; book 7. A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's school has turned his world upside down. Then an unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves friend Rowley the odd man out. But a lot can happen in one night, and in the end, you never know who's going to be lucky in love.

2012. 2v. Price: £12.99. Order No: 24620903.



Pichon, Liz. Excellent excuses (and other good stuff).


Tom's battered homework diary - crammed with his scribbles and stories.

2011. Capitals, 2v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 24593403.

Also available in uncontracted Braille. 2v. Order No: 24593405.

Wilson, Jacqueline. Emerald star.


Since leaving the Foundling Hospital, Hetty has seen her fair share of drama, excitement, tragedy and loss. After the death of her beloved mama, she sets off to find a real home at last starting with the search for her father.

2012. Capitals, 7v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 24621303.

Also available in uncontracted Braille. 8v. Order No: 24621305.

Suggested reading age 13+




Fitzpatrick, Becca. Finale.


Hush series; book 5. Nora is more certain than ever that she is in love with Patch. Fallen angel or not, he is the one for her. Her heritage and destiny may mean that they will always be enemies, but there is no turning her back on him. Can their love survive a seemingly insurmountable divide?

2013. 7v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 24638503.



Lore, Pittacus. The power of six. Thriller.


Lorien Legacies; book 2. We are the last defence. I've seen him on the news. Followed the stories about what happened to John Smith. To the world he's a mystery, but to me he's one of us. Nine of us came here, but sometimes I wonder if time has changed us, if we all still believe in our mission. There are six of us left. We're hiding, blending in.

2012. 7v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 24643903.



Children and young adult non-fiction




Suggested reading age 9+




Brownlie Bojang, Ali. India.


Countries in our world series. Each book offers complete coverage of one country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure, culture, and people.

2013. Capitals, 2v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 24676105.

Also available in uncontracted Braille. 2v. Order No: 24676103.

Rosen, Michael. Fantastic Mr Dahl.


Just how did Roald Dahl get into writing? Where did he get his ideas from? What ingredients in his life turned him into the kind of writer he was? A lively biography of the world's number one storyteller.

2012. Capitals, 2v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 24593203.

Also available in uncontracted Bralle. 3v. Order No: 24593205.

Giant print - 24 point

These titles are for UK loan only.



Adult fiction




Abbott, Megan E. Dare me. Crime fiction.


Addy Hanlon and Beth Cassidy are the unchallenged rulers of their high school kingdom. They're the girls that nobody crosses, captains of the cheerleaders, invincible. Until their new coach arrives - all sleek poise and cool command - and their world is changed forever. That year, there are no limits.

2013. 3v.



Bolton, S J. Like this, for ever. Thriller.


Lacey Flint; book 3. Barney knows the killer will strike again soon. The victim will be another boy, just like him. He will drain the body of blood, and leave it on a Thames beach. There will be no warning about who will be next. There will be no good reason for Lacey Flint to become involved. And no chance that she can stay away.

2013. 4v.



Boyd, William. Solo. Thriller.


It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge. A seasoned veteran of the service, 007 is sent to single-handedly stop a civil war in the small West African nation of Zanzarim.. Even if Bond succeeds in exacting his revenge, a man with two faces will come to stalk his every waking moment.

2013. 3v.



Carver, Tania. The doll's house. Thriller.


Detective Inspector Philip Brennan; book 5. From the outside, the house was unremarkable inside was a different matter. It was set out like a doll's house but the doll sitting at the table is life size. An adult woman. Eviscerated. As DI Phil Brennan investigates, he uncovers more bizarre revelations and realises that he must act fast.

2013. 4v.



Chambers, Kimberley. The victim. Thriller.


Mitchells and O'Haras; book 3. Life is looking bleak for Frankie Mitchell. Not only has she lost custody of her children to their sadistic father, she is also pregnant and banged up in Holloway awaiting trial for attempted murder. In Frankie's absence, her father, underworld boss Eddie, is determined to get his own back.

2011. 5v.



Child, Lee. Never go back. Thriller.


Jack Reacher; book 18. After an epic journey all the way from South Dakota, Jack Reacher has finally made it to Virginia. His destination: the headquarters of his old unit, the 110th MP. He wants to meet the new commanding officer, Major Susan Turner. He liked her voice on the phone. But the officer sitting behind Reacher's old desk isn't a woman. Reacher doesn't expect what comes next: he is accused of homicide. 2013. 4v.

Clark, Lucy. One life changing moment. Mills and Boon medical romance.


Dr. Mackenzie Fawles can't believe her eyes when she sees John Watson - the man who saved her and her tiny daughter - again. She's never forgotten how safe she felt in his arms. John stopped doing emotion a long time ago, after the death of his wife and child but an unexpected connection was formed the day he saved Mackenzie.

2013. 2v.



Collard, Paul Fraser. The scarlet thief. Historical fiction.


1854: The banks of the Alma River, Crimean Peninsular. The men of the King's Royal Fusiliers are in terrible trouble, ducking and twisting as the storm of shot, shell and bullet tear through their ranks. Officer Jack Lark has to act immediately and decisively. Does he have the officer qualities that are the life blood of the British Army?

2013. 3v.



Cornwell, Bernard. The pagan lord. Historical fiction.


The warrior chronicles; book 7. Alfred the Great is dead and Edward his son reigns as king. Wessex survives but peace cannot hold. The Danes in the north stand ready to invade. Uhtred, once Alfred's great warrior but now out of favour with the new king, must lead a band of outcasts north to recapture his old family home, that great Northumbrian fortress, Bebbanburg.

2013. 4v.



Court, Dilly. The workhouse girl. Historical fiction.


Circumstances force eight-year-old Sarah and her widowed mother to enter the notorious St Giles and St George's Workhouse. When her mother dies in childbirth, the independent-minded Sarah falls foul of the workhouse master, Trigg, and his cruel wife. Sarah's ordeal seems to be over when a sugar mill owner takes her into his home. But her wealthy benefactor reports Trigg and his wife. And, blaming Sarah for their misfortune, in a fit of revenge, the couple decide to take the law into their own hands.

2013. 4v.



Cox, Josephine. Angels cry sometimes. Family story.


The marriage of Marcia and Curt Ratheter seemed idyllically happy. As much in love as on their wedding day, nothing could mar their joy. But one fateful day in 1931 brought Marcia's world tumbling about her ears and left her and her two daughters bereft.

1993. 4v.



Cronin, A. J. The stars look down. Family story.


It is a harsh life in the north-east of England and when the miners are on strike in the early years of this century, it becomes unbelievably hard. David youngest of the three Fenwick boys comes back from the war determined to try to improve the lives of his fellow miners. He becomes an MP but a minority Labour Government is as powerless as the men it tries to represent.

1989. 8v.



Dexter, Colin. Last seen wearing. Crime fiction.


Inspector Morse; book 2. Chief Inspector Morse investigates the disappearance of a schoolgirl in very mysterious circumstances. Two years after she vanished new evidence for the case has been found.

1976. 3v.



Dexter, Colin. The remorseful day. Crime fiction.


Inspector Morse; book 13. The final Inspector Morse novel. Why has Morse refused to lead the reinvestigation of the murder of Yvonne Harrison? When Lewis learns that Morse was once friendly with Yvonne, he begins to suspect that he knows more about her death than he is letting on.

1999. 4v.



Diamond, Lucy. Me and Mr Jones. Romance.


Meet the women in love with three very different brothers: Izzy, Alicia and Emma are thrown together unexpectedly as the family B and B gets into difficulties and it seems that keeping up with the Joneses is harder than anyone thought.

2013. 4v.



Extence, Gavin. The universe versus Alex Woods. General fiction.


This is the story of 17-year-old Alex Woods, born to a clairvoyant mother and a phantom father, victim of an improbable childhood accident, who is stopped at Dover customs in possession of 113 grams of marijuana and the ashes of his best friend.

2013. 4v.



Follett, Ken. The man from St. Petersburg. Thriller.


Imperial emissary, Count Orlov, comes to London during the long hot summer of 1914 - the British Government is in desperate need of a treaty against the Kaiser. But he is not alone... A thriller with suffragettes, bomb-carrying anarchists and Balkan politics to keep it moving at a smart pace.

1982. 4v.



Fowler, Christopher. Bryant & May and the invisible code. Crime fiction.


Bryant and May; book 10. Two small children are playing a game called 'Witch-Hunter'. They place a curse on a young woman taking lunch in a church courtyard and wait for her to die. An hour later she is found dead inside the church. Bryant and May must investigate.

2013. 3v.



Francis, Felix. Refusal. Thriller.


Sir Richard Stewart, chairman of the horse racing authority, wants Sid Halley to look into some suspicious race results, but Sid gave up the investigating business six years ago. The following day, Sir Richard is found dead and Sid receives a threatening call. The man insists that Sid Halley should investigate the alleged race-fixing and it is only when his six-year-old daughter goes missing that Sid realises that he may pay the ultimate price for his refusal.

2013. 4v.



Galbraith, Robert. The cuckoo's calling. Crime fiction.


Written under a pseudonym by J.K. Rowling, this gripping, elegant mystery is steeped in the atmosphere of London. A war veteran wounded both physically and psychologically, Cormoran Strike's life is in disarray but the case he is working on gives him a lifeline, despite coming at a personal cost.

2013. 5v.



Gardner, Lisa. Hide. Thriller.


D.D. Warren; book 2. Annabelle was seven years old when it first happened. She arrived home to find the suitcases packed and her parents fleeing. Now, aged 30, Annabelle has finally settled in Boston and is happy with her life. Until the bodies of six girls are discovered, one of them said to be her.

2012. 4v.



Gerritsen, Tess. Last to die. Thriller.


Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles; book 10. Detective Jane Rizzoli and Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles find themselves locked inside a high-security boarding school along with the students. The school has been set up to provide a place of sanctuary for children who have lost their families in violent circumstances. But now there has been a murder within the grounds. Does the threat come from outside - or from within?

2013. 4v.

Goldsworthy, Adrian Keith. All in scarlet uniform. Adventure.


The year is 1809, and the recruiting sergeants are hard at work, as the British army gathers strength for the next phase of the campaign against Bonaparte on the Spanish Peninsula. Captain Billy Pringle of the 106th Foot, however, has a somewhat more urgent reason to leave the country: having become embroiled in an ill-advised duel. But what seems at first like easy duty soon turns into a desperate fight for survival as they find themselves besieged in the strategic fortress of Cuidad Rodrigo.

2013. 4v.



Grey, Zane. Shower of gold. Western.


When young Richard Gale arrives in the Arizona border town of Casita, he finds himself surrounded by Mexican and American troops, bandits and renegades - and makes an enemy of Rojas, a vicious Mexican bandit leader.

2013. 4v.



Hannah, Sophie. The orphan choir. Thriller.


When the Beeston's son is accepted on a scholarship to a boarding school near their holiday home, it seems like the perfect time to get out of the city. But the move doesn't offer the solace Louise needs. She is plagued by the sound of a children's choir - but this is no normal choir.

2013. 2v.



Hardy, Thomas. Far from the madding crowd. Classic fiction.


The story of young farmer, Gabriel Oak, and his pursuit of the elusive Bathsheba Everdene, whose wayward nature lends her to both tragedy and true love.

2000. 5v.



Hardy, Thomas. Wessex tales. Classic fiction.


This was the first collection of Hardy's short stories, and they reflect his experience of being a novelist. It comprises seven stories, in which characters and scenes are imbued with haunting realism.

1995. 3v.



Harrison, A S A. The silent wife. Thriller.


Todd Gilbert and Jodie Brett are in a bad place in their relationship. They've been together for 28 years, and with no children to worry about there has been little to disrupt their affluent Chicago lifestyle. But there has also been little to hold it together, and beneath the surface lie ever-widening cracks.

2013. 3v.



Heller, Mandasue. Broke. Thriller.


Amy's marriage to Mark isn't the best. But she doesn't want to know just how bad things are until his gambling habit brings the debt collector to her door. And Amy's troubles are only beginning. Someone else wants Mark for herself, and she is ready to steal Amy's man, her self-respect and even her children.

2013. 3v.



Iggulden, Conn. Stormbird. Historical fiction.


Wars of the Roses; book 1. In 1437, Henry VI, the Lamb, accedes to the English throne. His poor health and frailty of mind render him a weakling king - Henry depends on his closest men, Spymaster Derry Brewer and William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk, to run his kingdom. As storm clouds gather over England, King Henry and his supporters find themselves besieged abroad and at home. Who, or what, can save the kingdom before it is too late?

2013. 5v.



James, Peter. Dead man's time. Crime fiction.


Detective Superintendent Roy Grace; book 9. A robbery at a Brighton mansion leaves its elderly occupant dying and millions taken in valuables. But, as Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, heading the enquiry, rapidly learns, there is one item, of sentimental value, that her powerful family care about above all else, and they are ready to take the law into their own hands.

2013. 5v.



James, Matt. By the gun they died. Western.


With seven killers camped on his trail, Blaize Morgan rode south into Weeping Woman valley. With his superior gun skills and horsemanship, Morgan expected to shake his pursuers easily, but soon realises he'll be lucky to survive the next 24 hours.

2010. 1v.



Jordan, Penny. A secret disgrace. Mills and Boon romance.


Louise Anderson's heart pounds as she approaches the imposing castello. Only the Duke of Falconari can grant her grandparents' dying wish - but this is the same man who said arrivederci without a backward glance after their night of unadulterated passion. Discovering that their union created more than just salacious memories, he agrees to grant Louise's request in exchange that she wears his band of gold!

2012. 2v.



Kent, Hannah. Burial rites. Historical fiction.


In northern Iceland, 1829, Agnes Magnúsdøttir is condemned to death for her part in the brutal murder of her lover. Agnes is sent to wait out her final months on the farm of district office Jøn Jønsson, his wife and their two daughters. As the year progresses and the hardships of rural life force the household to work side by side, Agnes's story begins to emerge and with it the family's terrible realization that all is not as they had assumed.

2013. 3v.



La Plante, Lynda. Wrongful death. Crime fiction.


Six months after the body of Josh Reynolds, a London nightclub owner, was found and determined by police and coroner to be a suicide, DCS James Langton tasks DCI Anna Langton to review the case. Reynolds died from a single gunshot wound to the head, but details are emerging that suggest someone else may have fired the gun.

2013. 5v.



MacBride, Stuart. Close to the bone. Crime fiction.


Logan McRae; book 8. Someone's leaving little knots of bones outside Detective Inspector Logan McRae's house, but he's got more pressing things to worry about. Rival drug gangs are fighting over product and territory; two teenage lovers are missing; someone's crippling Asian immigrants; and Logan's been lumbered with an ambitious new Detective Sergeant.

2013. 5v.



McDonagh, Margaret. St Piran's: Italian surgeon, forbidden bride. Mills and Boon medical romance.


Talented neurosurgeon Gio Corezzi's deliciously dark good looks turn the heads of every female at St Piran's Hospital - except quiet beauty Jessica Carmichael's. With no one to turn to and nowhere for Jess and her bundle of kittens to live while her dilapidated cottage is being patched up, she knows Gio's offer of a roof over her head is one she can't refuse. Now the devastatingly charming Italian has a week to claim the vulnerable Jess's heart.

2011. 2v.



Mackay, Malcolm. The necessary death of Lewis Winter. Thriller.


A twenty-nine-year-old man lives alone in his Glasgow flat. The telephone rings; a casual conversation, but behind this a job offer. He is an expert. A loner. Freelance. Another job is another job, but what if this organisation wants more? A meeting at a club. An offer. A brief. A target: Lewis Winter. It's hard to kill a man well.

2013. 3v.



Madeley, Richard. Some day I'll find you. General fiction.


James Blackwood is sexy and handsome and a fighter pilot – every girl's dream partner. Then James is shot down over Northern France. Diana is left a widow and pregnant. Ten years later, contentedly remarried, Diana finds herself in the south of France, sitting one morning in a sunny village square she hears the voice of a man speaking English.

2013. 4v.



Mosse, Kate. The mistletoe bride & other haunting tales. Short stories.


Inspired by traditional folk tales and country legends from England and France. These tales are richly populated by ghosts and spirits seeking revenge; by grief-struck women and haunted men coming to terms with their destiny.

2013. 2v.



Oswald, James. Natural causes. Crime fiction.


Inspector McLean Mysteries; book 1. A young girl's mutilated body is discovered in a sealed room. Her remains are carefully arranged, in what seems to have been a cruel and macabre ritual, which appears to have taken place over 60 years ago. For Detective Inspector Tony McLean this baffling cold case ought to be a low priority, but he is haunted by the young victim.

2013. 4v.



Patterson, James. 4th of July. Thriller.


Women's Murder Club; book 4. For the second time, a body has been found electrocuted in a bath, with a message left in graffiti on the wall. What is the link between these two apparent murders? Lindsay and Jacobi must follow all possible leads before more people are claimed.

2009. 3v.



Patterson, James. Second honeymoon. Thriller.


Honeymoon; book 2. A newlywed couple steps into the sauna in their deluxe honeymoon suite - and never steps out again. When another couple is killed while boarding their honeymoon flight to Rome, it becomes clear that someone is targeting honeymooners. FBI Agent John O'Hara is deep into the case, trying to figure out who this deranged killer is. At the same time, Special Agent Sarah Brubaker is hunting another ingenious serial killer, whose victims all have one chilling thing in common. As wedding hysteria rises, John and Sarah work ever more closely to decipher the logic behind two rampages.

2013. 3v.



Pearse, Lesley. Belle. General fiction.


15-year-old Belle's life is about to change forever. Not only is she about to realise that the house she's grown up in is a brothel, but when trouble breaks out and Belle finds herself the only witness to the murder of one of the girls, things take a turn for the sinister.

2011. 6v.



Pilcher, Rosamunde. The day of the storm. Family story.


At her dying mother's bedside, Rebecca is shattered to learn of a family she never knew existed. Determined to find them, Rebecca travels to Boscarva, a beautiful Cornish mansion, where she meets a family torn by passion and greed, and uncovers a family mystery which holds the key to her future.

1992. 3v.



Robinson, Peter. Children of the revolution. Crime fiction.


Inspector Banks; book 21. A disgraced college lecturer is found murdered with £5,000 in his pocket on a disused railway line near his home. When DCI Banks receives a warning to step away from the case, he realises there is much more to the mystery than meets the eye.

2013. 5v.



Scarrow, Simon. Arena. Historical fiction.


Ancient Rome provides the setting for the gripping story of the champion gladiator Pavo, trained to kill, and a pawn in the games of the powerful and ambitious. Can Pavo survive to fulfil his most cherished goal - revenge for the murder of his father at the hands of a champion gladiator?

2013. 5v.



Seymour, Gerald. The corporal's wife. Thriller.


A small British team are sent into Iran to smuggle out a young woman named Farideh. If they are caught, they will all be executed by the fundamentalist government - the Brits because they are effectively spies and Farideh because her husband is regarded as a traitor and she has a dangerous mind of her own.

2013. 5v.



Shaw, Rebecca. Scandal in the village. General fiction.


Tales from Turnham Malpas; book 6. When Jimbo asks his mother, Katherine, to come and live near him, his kindness has rather more repercussions than he anticipated. She sets herself up as guardian of the villagers' morals, and spreads rumours and half-truths about her neighbours' lives. But then she takes it too far.

2008. 3v.



Shaw, Rebecca. Village fortunes. General fiction.


Tales from Turnham Malpas; book 17. Now comfortably settled in the Big House, Johnny and Alice are over the moon at the arrival of their second son. But Johnny's younger brother is visiting from Brazil and causing not a little trouble in the village. For Ford and Mercedes Barclay, returning to the village after Ford's shameful imprisonment is a big step. Meanwhile, Fran Carter-Plackett has some important decisions to make about her future.

2013. 3v.



Sinclair, Kira. The devil she knows. Mills and Boon blaze romance.


Devlin Warwick returns home from Atlanta to Sweetheart, South Carolina after being away for a decade. He has a goal to prove to those do-gooders who ran him out of town as a bad boy that they judged him wrong. Thus he ironically wears a devil's costume for the town's fall masquerade. Wedding dress designer Willow Portis is Sweetheart's good girl. For the masquerade she dresses as a sexy angel. When the devil and angel meet at the ball, each is stunned by the attraction and share the best night of their respective lives until the masks come off as Willow sees the man who broke her heart ten years ago.

2013. 2v.


Slaughter, Karin. Unseen. Thriller.


Will Trent; book 8. Special Agent Will Trent has something he doesn't want Dr Sara Linton, the woman he loves, to find out. He's gone undercover in Macon, Georgia and put his life at risk. But when a young Macon patrolman is shot and left for dead Sara is forced to confront the past and a woman she hoped never to see again. Soon both their lives are in danger.

2013. 4v.



Steel, Danielle. First sight. Romance.


Timmie is a self-made fashion legend who runs a hugely successful business empire. But while her hard-won professional success is satisfying, she's had much less luck in her personal life. She has spent the last decade alone, dating handsome yet superficial men. But all of that changes when Timmie is hospitalised during a business trip to Paris. 2013. 4v.

Stirling, Jessica. The good provider. Family stories.


Nicholson family; book 1. Set in Glasgow at the turn of the century, the story of Kirsty Barnes and Craig Nicolson. Kirsty, an orphan, escapes from her life as a servant on a remote Ayrshire farm and runs off with Craig, her childhood sweetheart, to Glasgow, where they struggle to find security and happiness in the impoverished back streets.

1988. 7v.



Trollope, Joanna. Sense & sensibility. General fiction.


Two sisters could hardly be more different. Elinor Dashwoodvalues discretion while her impulsive sister Marianne displays her creativity everywhere. But when the family finds itself forced out of Norland Park, their beloved home for twenty years, their values are severely put to the test. Can Elinor remain stoic knowing that the man she likes has been ensnared by another girl? Will Marianne's faith in love be shaken by meeting the hottest boy in the county?

2013. 3v.





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