New Books issue 40 July 2014



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Suggested age range 9+




Lewis, C S. The lion, the witch and the wardrobe.


Lucy, Peter, Susan and Edmund step through the back of a wardrobe into the world of Narnia, where the white witch holds the land in perpetual winter and the only one with the power to defeat the witch is Aslan.

1991. UEB. 3v. Price: £5.99. Order No: 24730403.



Kinney, Jeff. The last straw.


Diary of a wimpy kid ; 3. Greg's dad is on a mission to make this wimpy kid, less wimpy. All manner of 'manly' physical activities are planned, but Greg just about manages to find a way out of them. That is until military academy is mentioned and Greg realizes that he's going to have to come up with a very special excuse.

2009. UEB. 2v. Price: £5.99. Order No: 22923305.



Pichon, Liz. The brilliant world of Tom Gates.


All Tom Gates wants to do is get tickets to see his favourite band when they come to town. It's not easy when he's up against Delia, his weirdo big sister. All of his plans seem to get him into major trouble!

2011. UEB. 2v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 23284407.



Rundell, Katherine. Rooftoppers.


When the Welfare Agency writes to her guardian threatening to send Sophie to an orphanage, she takes matters into her own hands and flees to Paris to look for her mother. She meets Matteo and his network of rooftoppers - urchins who live in the sky. Together they scour the city for Sophie's mother.

2013. UEB. 4v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 24770903.



Stead, Rebecca. Liar & spy.


When Georges moves into a new apartment block he meets Safer, a twelve-year-old self-appointed spy. Soon Georges has become his spy recruit. But as Safer becomes more demanding, Georges starts to wonder: what is a game and what is a lie? How far is too far to go for your only friend?

2013. UEB. 4v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 24771003.



Walliams, David Gangsta granny.


Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his grandma's house. All she wants to do is to play Scrabble, and eat cabbage soup. But there are two things Ben doesn't know about his grandma: she was once an international jewel thief and she has been plotting to steal the crown jewels. Now she needs Ben's help.

2011. UEB. 3v. Price: £12.99. Order No: 23377709.



Suggested age range 13+




Berry, Julie. All the truth that's in me.


Judith can't speak. Ever since the horrifying trauma that left her best friend dead, she's been a pariah in her community. When her community is attacked, Judith is forced to choose: continue to live in silence or recover her voice, even if what she has to say might change things forever.

2013. UEB. 5v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 24771203.



Cooper, Susan. Ghost hawk.


In the winter of his eleventh year, Little Hawk goes deep into the forest, where he must endure a three month test of survival, which will turn him into a man. Outside the woods, the world is changing. English settlers are landing on the shores of the New World, and tensions between native tribes and the invaders are rising.

2013. UEB. 5v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 24771103.



Fine, Anne. Blood family.


Edward is 4 when he is locked away by his abusive stepfather, Harris. By the time a neighbour spots his pale face peering through a crack, he is seven. Rescued, but damaged, Edward struggles to adapt to normal life. Then one day he catches a glimpse of himself in a photograph. What he sees is a vision of Harris.

2013. UEB. 5v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 24772403.



Sutcliffe, William. The wall: a modern fable.


At the edge of his town is a high wall which can only be crossed through a heavily fortified checkpoint. Joshua has been taught that The Wall is the only thing keeping him and his people safe. One day, Joshua finds a tunnel which leads towards this forbidden territory, but nothing has prepared him for what he finds...

2013. UEB. 5v, Price: £7.99. Order No: 24770803.



Suggested age range 15+




Brooks, Kevin. The bunker diary.


I can't believe I fell for it. As soon as my eyes opened I knew where I was. A low-ceilinged rectangular building made entirely of whitewashed concrete. There are six little rooms along the main corridor. There are no windows. No doors. The lift is the only way in or out. What's he going to do to me?

2013. UEB. 4v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 24771303.



Children non-fiction




Suggested reading age 5+

Simon, Francesca. Horrid Henry's bodies.


Did you know that if your intestines were removed they would stretch round a tennis court several times over? Or that humans are as hairy as gorillas? Packed with freaky facts and random trivia, this is the perfect guide to everything you want to know about bodies.

2011. UEB. 1v. Price: £4.99. Order No: 23490207.



Suggested reading age 9+




Symons, Mitchell. How to avoid a wombat's bum : and other fascinating facts!.


This book contains a collection of fascinating facts and figures such as the first ready-to-eat breakfast cereal was Shredded Wheat in 1893; Everton were the first British football club to introduce a stripe down the side of their shorts; the word DUDE was coined by Oscar Wilde and his friends.

2007. UEB. 3v. Price: £4.99. Order No: 24730705.




Music

Braille music




Swann, Donald. The songs of Michael Flanders and Donald Swann.


200. 5v. Price: £7.00; £22.15; £60.00. Order No: 23430001.

Choral Tuition CDs


For UK loan only.
A series of recording to let singers learn their parts. The voice-part is sung at normal speed, with a piano accompaniment including helpful cues from other parts. Some difficult music passages are presented again at the end at lower speed, with hints on how to practise them.


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