Lovereading.co.uk Top 10

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 Bring Up the Bodies Bring Up the Bodies Hilary Mantel May 2012 MEGA Book of the Month. With her dazzling, utterly absorbing style of writing Bring Up the Bodies focuses on the downfall and destruction of the charismatic Anne Boleyn. This is the sequel to the 2009 Man Booker-winning Wolf Hall  ... Download free opening extract
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 A Rural Affair A Rural Affair Catherine Alliott May 2012 Book of the Month. Catherine Alliott is at her sparkling and brilliant best in this her latest feel-good read.  Full of her trademark wit and characters you feel instantly drawn to. Perfect to curl up with in that 'me' ... Download free opening extract
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 The Last Summer The Last Summer Judith Kinghorn May 2012 MEGA Debut of the Month. An enchanting, sweeping debut of big storytelling, of social and political change spanning the First World War and beyond, perfect for reading groups and fans of Kate Morton and Downton Abbey. It's a glorious ... Download free opening extract
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 15 Seconds 15 Seconds Andrew Gross May 2012 Book of the Month. If you love fast-paced, topical thrillers that you simply can't put down, then Andrew Gross and especially 15 Seconds is a great place to go. Pulled over by a traffic cop who is then shot ... Download free opening extract
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 The Chaperone The Chaperone Laura Moriarty May 2012 Book of the Month. I am reminded of the 20's musical number "Anything Goes" here, for in "The Chaperone" it certainly does.  This is 20's New York, the girl being chaperoned is the young Louise Brooks (the silent filmstar) ... Download free opening extract
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 Women of a Dangerous Age Women of a Dangerous Age Fanny Blake May 2012 Book of the Month. Publisher turned author Fanny Blake has written another insightful, funny, addictive read that women will totally understand and men would do well to read in order to learn more about real women today. On holiday, ... Download free opening extract
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 The Light Between Oceans The Light Between Oceans M. L. Stedman May 2012 MEGA Debut of the Month. What a brilliant and memorable debut. Superb characters, heart-rending plot and, set on an island 100 miles from Australia, a uniquely beautiful setting. After the horrors of WW1 Tom finds first solace as a ... Download free opening extract
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 Dead Scared Dead Scared S. J. Bolton May 2012 Book of the Month. Good grief! – talk about tense (practically unbearable towards the end of this book). S.J. Bolton has again delivered a cracking, addictive thriller. This one is set in the rarefied atmosphere of Cambridge University where ... Download free opening extract
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 Dare Me Dare Me Megan Abbott May 2012 Book of the Month. Following on from her Richard and Judy selected title, The End of Everything, is this dark dangerous coming of age story set among a fiercely competitive cheerleading squad who are driven to win at any ... Download free opening extract
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 The Playdate The Playdate Louise Millar May 2012 Debut of the Month. This gripping contemporary thriller will have you turning the pages, and re-evaluating people you call friends. How do you know whether it’s dangerous to leave your children alone with them? For a debut it’s very ... Download free opening extract

Lovereading4kids.co.uk Top 10

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 White Dolphin White Dolphin Gill Lewis May 2012 Book of the Month. Bestselling Gill Lewis’s new story tells of the amazing, life-affirming powers of dolphins.  Kara’s life is in a mess; her mum has disappeared, she is in trouble at school and her father is about to ... Download free opening extract
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 The Sleeping Army The Sleeping Army Francesca Simon May 2012 Book of the Month. Freya is an ordinary girl living in modern Britain, but with a twist: people still worship the Viking gods. One evening, stuck with her dad on his night shift at the British Museum, she ... Download free opening extract
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 A Dog Called Homeless A Dog Called Homeless Sarah Lean May 2012 Debut of the Month. This is an outstandingly assured debut novel from a sparkling new talent.  When Cally Fisher sees her dead mother, real as anything, no one believes her. So Cally stops talking - what's the point ... Download free opening extract
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 Twelve Minutes to Midnight Twelve Minutes to Midnight Christopher Edge April 2012 Book of the Month. A thriller with a fast-paced cinematic style, Twelve Minutes to Midnight is an electrifying story from an exciting new author featuring a feisty 13 year old heroine. It is the first book in a must-read ... Download free opening extract
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 Eeek! The Runaway Alien Eeek! The Runaway Alien Karen Inglis April 2012 Book of the Month. A boy, an alien and football - without any shadow of doubt it's a match made in heaven for boys in particular and if you have a reluctant reader in the house aged from 6-9 ... Download free opening extract
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 Dotty Inventions And Some Real Ones Too Dotty Inventions And Some Real Ones Too Roger Mcgough May 2012 Book of the Month.  Best-selling poet Roger McGough hits some real Eureka! moments in this cheerfully wacky picture book full of fabulously ingenious inventions. Professor Dotty Dabble is a great inventor so is sure she’ll win the National ... Download free opening extract
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 Homecoming Homecoming Michael Morpurgo Michael Morpurgo, former Children’s Laureate and the award-winning author of War Horse, has written a beautifully evocative story which celebrates the beauty of a place and the pain it creates when that beauty is under threat. Michael always liked to ... Download free opening extract
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 HM Queen Elizabeth II: Diamond Jubilee HM Queen Elizabeth II: Diamond Jubilee This is a very special Ladybird souvenir edition to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II. ... Download free opening extract
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 Me, the Queen and Christopher Me, the Queen and Christopher Giles Andreae, Tony Ross A touching and funny story about a 7 year-old girl's adventure having tea with the Queen. Told with Giles Andreae's trademark warmth and humour, but with an added poignancy when the Queen meets Christopher, Freya's brother, this is a perfect ... Download free opening extract
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 The Perfect Pet Shop (Early Reader) The Perfect Pet Shop (Early Reader) Vivian French A delightful animal story, perfect for early readers. There’s nearly a pet shop disaster when a noisy puppy won’t stay quiet at night time. How will the other animals ever get to sleep? Maybe telling stories will do the trick? ... Download free opening extract