Lovereading TOP 10

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The Passage The Passage Justin Cronin May 2011 Mega Book of the Month. A truly epic masterpiece that will have you hanging on for dear life for both its conclusion and the next volume.  It's a chilling end of the world as we know it saga, this ... Download free opening extract
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Destiny Destiny Louise Bagshawe May 2011 Book of the Month. The bestselling author of DESIRE and PASSION is back with a fantastic new blockbuster.  It's a fabulously addictive read filled with glamour, passion, ambition, secrets, desire and true love. There's Marcus Broder - rich, attractive, infinitely ... Download free opening extract
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Before I Go to Sleep Before I Go to Sleep S. J. Watson May 2011 Debut of the Month. How would you live your life if everytime you fell asleep you forgot everything? This is the idea behind this sensational debut literary thriller... With awesome advanced quotes from other bestselling authors ranging from Tess Gerritsen ... Download free opening extract
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This is Where I Leave You This is Where I Leave You Jonathan Tropper May 2011 Book of the Month. The Richard & Judy-selected author of How to Talk to a Widower returns with a funny, touching, moving, powerful and poignant novel.  It really is Jonathan Tropper at his best. When Judd’s dad dies his dying ... Download free opening extract
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The Distant Hours The Distant Hours Kate Morton May 2011 Book of the Month. From the international bestselling author of The House at Riverton and The Forgotten Garden comes a brand new tale of love, mystery, betrayal and dark secrets ... This is skillful writing as the reader is quickly ... Download free opening extract
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The Death Instinct The Death Instinct Jed Rubenfeld May 2011 Book of the Month. A spellbinding and yet elegant literary thriller about terror, war, greed, and the darkest secrets of the human soul, by the author of the million-copy bestseller, The Interpretation of Murder, mixes fact and fiction to ... Download free opening extract
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Letters from Home Letters from Home Kristina McMorris May 2011 Book of the Month. Two people. An unforgettable moment. One extraordinary love story.  In the days of twitter and facebook this charming story is a reminder that during WW2 forging a long distance relationship was very different. Based ... Download free opening extract
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The Story of English : How the English Language Conquered the World The Story of English : How the English Language Conquered the World Philip Gooden May 2011 Non-Fiction Book of the Month. The extraordinary story of the development and spread of the English language, from Dark Age Britain to the age of the Internet.  The Story of English is a fascinating tale of linguistic, social and ... Download free opening extract
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The Book of Crows The Book of Crows Sam Meekings May 2011 Book of the Month. In a series of delicately interlaced stories, Sam Meekings' richly poetic and gripping second novel follows the journeys of characters whose lives, separated by millennia, are all in some way touched by the mysterious Book ... Download free opening extract
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Attachments Attachments Rainbow Rowell May 2011 Debut of the Month. This is such a funny, warm, heartfelt, touching and unforgettable novel and as a bloke I’m not even sure I’m the target reader at all! Set in 1999 when email was just emerging - follow ... Download free opening extract

KIDS SITE TOP 10

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One Dog and His Boy One Dog and His Boy Eva Ibbotson Award winning Eva Ibbotson’s poignant and beautiful last book celebrates a boy’s passion for a dog. All Hal has ever wanted is a dog but his parents refuse to contemplate the idea. A dog would mess up their beautiful house ... Download free opening extract
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A Monster Calls A Monster Calls Siobhan Dowd, Patrick Ness MEGA BOOK OF THE MONTH.... Prize-winning Patrick Ness displays brilliant new skills of sensitivity in this hauntingly touching story of how a boy deals with the looming threat of his mother’s death from cancer. Haunted by a monster in his dreams, ... Download free opening extract
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Sky Hawk Sky Hawk Gill Lewis Rich in atmosphere and full of heart, Sky Hawk is an intense and touching story of how protecting a rare bird forges a deep and special friendship between two children. The osprey is Iona’s secret but she trusts Callum to ... Download free opening extract
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Daddy Lost his Head Daddy Lost his Head Andre Bouchard & Quentin Blake What would happen if someone really lost their head? This hilarious and surreal fable tells how one family patches things up and puts them back together again when their father loses his head. Having searched high and low for the missing ... Download free opening extract
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Sophie and the Shadow Woods : The Goblin King Sophie and the Shadow Woods : The Goblin King Linda Chapman, Lee Weatherly Exciting new six book character-led series for 7+ girls who love adventure! Very few people ever enter the Shadow Woods, for these woods are like no others. Hidden deep within them is the Gateway to the Shadow Realm, a dark ... Download free opening extract
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The Da Finchi Code (Krow Twins) The Da Finchi Code (Krow Twins) J. D. Smith This has to be one of the most mad-cap books that's come through Lovereading in a long time!  It will be loved by boys in particular and a great one for reluctant readers as well with its short chapters and ... Download free opening extract
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The Wrong Pong The Wrong Pong Steven Butler Delight in the disgusting in this hilarious story of what happens when Neville gets yanked down the toilet to the land of Under. Of course it is dirty! And disgusting! Neville ends up as part of the Bulch family, trolls ... Download free opening extract
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The Secret Kingdom The Secret Kingdom Jenny Nimmo This is a spell-binding new tale spun by a prizewinning storyteller at the height of her powers. It's a stunning adventure that will enthrall any fan of magical fantasy. Click here to see more books by Jenny Nimmo, including the popular ... Download free opening extract
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The Outlaw The Outlaw Stephen Davies Action packed, fast paced and peppered with up to date technology, this is a gripping thriller which raises interesting undercurrents of social conscience. Jake’s love of adventure mean that rules have never held him down. Expelled from school for ... Download free opening extract
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Not Bad for a Bad Lad Not Bad for a Bad Lad Michael Morpurgo This wonderful story was inspired by a conversation that Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman had about a prison at Hollesley Bay in Suffolk that Michael Foreman remembered from growing up nearby. Into this Michael Morpurgo weaves his story of ... Download free opening extract