Four Shires reading room Night on Terror Island
N
ight on Terror Island by Philip Caveney. Kip’s dad owns an old-fashioned cinema,
the Paramount. Struggling to survive in an age when multiplexes rule the world, the cinema seems doomed. But then Mr Lazarus arrives, and introduces himself as the new projectionist. He’s very old, and a bit magical, and when he sets up his equipment, suddenly the images seem brighter and sharper, and the audience
numbers are better than ever before. But one day Kip and his friend are watching Terror Island - a scary adventure set on an island full of sabre-toothed tigers and hungry cavemen - when Kip’s little sister Rose appears on screen! Kip quickly puts two and two together, runs up to the projection room and confronts Mr Lazarus, who demonstrates the Lazarus Enigma: a device that can project things, and people, in to the world of the movie itself. When you’re in the film, everything is real. £5.99 Suitable for readers aged 6 - 12.
The case of the Deadly Desperados T
he Case of the Deadly Desperados by Caroline Lawrence. Virginia City in 1862 is a mining camp sitting above a rich vein of silver in America’s Wild West. It’s a dangerous place, full of gamblers, hurdy girls and gunmen - all of them on the make! When 12 year- old P.K. Pinkerton arrives there, homeless, penniless and hunted, things don’t look good. But P.K. soon finds allies in Sam Clemens,
a newspaper reporter, ‘Poker Face Jace’, a gambler who can tell when someone is bluffing, and ‘Ping’, a Chinese photographer’s apprentice. This is the start of the new series by the writer of The Roman
Mysteries series that have been so popular with children aged 8 - 12. This is in hardback and costs £9.99
Highway Robbery H
ighway Robbery by Kate Thompson. ‘Hold the mare for me, lad. And when
I come back I’ll give you a golden guinea’. It’s more money than the street urchin has ever dreamt of.
But who is the rider, and why is there so much interest in his big black horse? And will the boy
ever see the money he has been promised? There’s highway robbery in the air, but it isn’t always entirely clear just who is trying to rob
who...Stunningly illustrated and fast-paced, this story for younger readers brings to life the legend of the most famous highwayman of them - and his amazing horse. £4.99
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n Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo. A thrilling and moving novel
about an extraordinary animal caught up in a very human war. By the award-winning former Children’s Laureate and author of War Horse. Set in Dresden in 1945. Elizabeth and Karli’s mother works at the zoo, where her favourite animal is a young elephant named Marlene. Then the zoo director tells her that the dangerous animals - including the elephants - must be shot before the town is bombed. Unable to give Marlene up, their mother moves her into the back garden to save her and then the bombs start to fall. Their home destroyed, the whole family must flee the bombed- out city and through the perilous, snow-covered landscape, all the while avoiding the Russian troops who are drawing ever closer. It would be hard enough to do, without an elephant in tow! £6.99
Claude on Holiday C
laude on Holiday by Alex T. Smith. Claude is no ordinary dog - he leads an
extraordinary life! When Mr and Mrs Shinyshoes set off for work, Claude decides what adventure he wants to have that day. Today he and Sir Bobblysock go on holiday for the very first time.
They build sandcastles, eat ice cream and sunbathe. It is all very normal
until...Claude meets pirates and discovers treasure!
A delightfully illustrated and amusingly gallic read for young children. £4.99
Life: an Exploded Diagram L
ife: An Exploded Diagram £7.99 by Mal Peet. This is one for teenage to
young adults, a brilliant coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the Cold War and events leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Clem Ackroyd lives with his parents and grandmother in a claustrophobic home too small to accommodate their larger- than-life characters in the bleak Norfolk
countryside. Clem’s life changes irrevocably when he meets Frankie, the daughter of a wealthy farmer, and experiences first love, in all its pain and glory. The story is told in flashback by Clem when he is living and
working in New York City as a designer, and moves from the past of his parents and grandmother to his own teenage years. Not only the threat of explosions, but actual ones as well, feature throughout in this latest novel from one of the finest writers working today £7.99
With Christine Bridger of Old Hall Bookshop in Brackley 16 August 2011
As the summer holidays are on us here is a selection of summer reading for children An Elephant in the Garden
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