Most popular Opening Extracts 18 - 24 Aug 2008
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An Offer You Can’t Refuse Jill Mansell Another funny, romantic novel from Jill Mansell to keep you company on the beach this summer. When Lola is offered £10,000 to break up with her boyfriend by his mum she has no intention of taking her up on the … Download free opening extract |
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The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton The second novel from the author of the highly absorbing The House at Riverton, the viewers’ favourite of the Richard and Judy titles of last summer. This is even better. Not quite as sad and covering over 100 years, … Download free opening extract |
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It’s a Kind of Magic Carole Matthews Totally charming relationship tale, almost a fairy story of a young couple who have been taking each other for granted for too long so Emma throws Leo out and Isobel appears on the scene and then the magic begins. … Download free opening extract |
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Season of the Witch Natasha Mostert A creepy tale of passion, seduction and mind-reading. The known phenomenon of ‘remote viewing’ – a psychic talent allowing the perpetrator to ‘see’ things that are far separate from them, forms the basis of the story. Gabriel, our … Download free opening extract |
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Holly Would Dream Karen Quinn An excellent choice for a fun, madcap summer read. Holly is constantly wishing he life was like that of an old fashioned Hollywood movie star and it isn’t far off that until one day when everything in her life suddenly … Download free opening extract |
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Thriller : Stories to Keep You Up All Night This is the first anthology of thriller short-stories ever written. Highly readable, if not down right spine chilling, this is the ideal book for dipping in and out of.
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Mr Cavendish, I Presume Julia Quinn If you love this genre of Regency Romance then Julia Quinn is definitely worth a look. These are funny and charming, with plenty of dialogue to give them a fast pace. Julia Quinn writes pure escapism with feisty, fun characters … Download free opening extract |
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The Outcast Sadie Jones Reviewed on Richard & Judy on Wednesday 25 June 2008. Shortlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2008.An incredibly moving story about a damaged son returning home from prison determined to make a better life for himself. However, some … |
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Black Ships Jo Graham July 2008 Debut of the Month. |
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Ferney James Long April 2008 Book of the Month. I fell in love with this book when it was first published in 1997. It did moderately well but not as well as it should. I think one of the problems was that up … Download free opening extract |
Lovereading4kids.co.uk SITE TOP 10
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Oathbreaker Michelle Paver Welcome to best-selling author Michelle Paver’s latest in the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness.This is the series that began with Wolf Brother and now continues with the story of Torak alongside his trusted and loyal Wolf. Once an outcast, Torak has … Download free opening extract |
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The Mysterious Benedict Society Trenton Lee Stuart This is a No. 1 New York Times Bestseller that we’ve been raving about since it went stratospheric across the water earlier this year. Here you will meet four very unusual children each with three things in common – … Download free opening extract |
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Splat The Cat Rob Scotton This is a charming, clever and often hilarious story dealing with overcoming those awful fears of that terrible saga, the first day of school. Splat is cat who is nervous about his first day in cat class. So nervous in … Download free opening extract |
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Sundae Girl Cathy Cassidy All Jude wants is a simple, hassle-free life. But, with their endless broken promises, her family seem to create nothing but problems. Maybe the boy from school on his shiny new rollerblades will provide the answer…A thoughtful and tender story … Download free opening extract |
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Greek Ransom Michael Malaghan A fast-moving action mystery thriller set on a Greek island, which is sure to inspire even the most reluctant boy reader. It’s a cracking read with full-on action sequences, a treasure map and a spine-chilling baddie. … Download free opening extract |
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Oxford Reading Tree Dictionary Roderick Hunt, Clare Kirtley Aimed at 4+ year olds (Reception). New for 2008 and featuring all the favourite characters; ours is Floppy the dog. With 300 highly illustrated key words the dictionary is perfect for parents to use at home and support the reading … Download free opening extract |
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Coconut Jack Jill Lewis A wonderful story for developing readers with a lively, yet simple and straightforward text and speech bubbles to enhance the story further. This is the perfect book to engage young children and in turn to develop a love of … Download free opening extract |
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Journey To The Centre Of The Earth Jules Verne A thrilling, science-fiction adventure that takes its readers on a journey of discovery and imagination thousands of feet deep, deep into the centre of the earth. When a priceless coded parchment falls from a book, eccentric Professor Lidenbrock and his … Download free opening extract |
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Reckless Cecily Von Ziegesar Definitely Sex and the City for teens. Wonderfully engrossing and totally addictive with plenty of love/hate relationships to keep everything rocking the It Girl teen series is a mega hit already in the US and is bound to catch on here. Definitely the … Download free opening extract |
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Dragon Orb: Firestorm Mark Robson Spectacular dragon rides and dangerous quests fill the pages of this, the first in the Dragon Orb fantasy adventure series set in a world that was once all-powerful and is now dying. The lives of the dragons and the … Download free opening extract |
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