February - Holes by Louis Sachar
Camp Greenlake is a place for bad boys, where the belief is: "if you take a bad boy and make him dig a hole every day in the hot sun, it will turn him into a good boy." When Stanley Yelnats, accused and found guilty of a crime he did not commit, is sent to Camp Greenlake he really doesn't think it can be so bad. Stanley and his family try to pretend that he is just going away to camp like the rich kids do, and he promises to write to them every day. But the harsh realities of the camp, and the evil Warden with her lizard-venom impregnated fingernails with her own reasons for making the boys in her charge dig so many holes, sometimes make dying seem like a great idea. When Stanley leaves the camp to go in search of his friend Zero, their journey towards freedom becomes a battle with hunger, thirst and heat in the shadow of Big Thumb--a mountain so entwined in Stanley's own family history that he knows if they can reach it they will somehow find salvation.
December - The Recruit by Robert Muchamore
CHERUB: The Recruit tells James Adams' story from the day his mother dies. We follow James on his transformation from a couch potato into a skilled CHERUB agent.
Jack gave this books 5 stars and says: "This is the best book I have every read! It is the one book I would want everyone to read".
'Fectious Fiction members raved about this so much that new member May took the book home with her to read.
November - Mockingjay (The Hungergames)- by Suzanne Collins
October - Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant) - By Derek Landy
The sixth instalment in the historic, hysterical and horrific Skulduggery Pleasant series. Think you’ve seen anything yet? You haven’t. Because the Death Bringer is about to rise…
And that’s a very, very Bad Thing…
September - Aftershock - By Mark Walden
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August - Skulduggery Pleasant - By Derek Landy
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Skulduggery Pleasant; wise cracking detective, powerful magician, master of dirty tricks and burglary (in the name of the greater good, of course), oh yeah, and dead!
If you can't wait to find out what happens next, here's a brief synopsis and a sample chapter...
Buffy meets Dr Who meets Ghostbusters in this thrilling new book you won't want to put down!
Stephanie's uncle Gordon is a writer of horror fiction. But when he dies and leaves her his estate, Stephanie learns that while he may have written horror, it certainly wasn't fiction.
Pursued by evil forces intent on recovering a mysterious key, Stephanie finds help from an unusual source – the wisecracking skeleton of a dead wizard.
When all hell breaks loose, it's lucky for Skulduggery that he's already dead. Though he's about to discover that being a skeleton doesn't stop you from being tortured, if the torturer is determined enough. And if there's anything Skulduggery hates, it's torture…
Will evil win the day? Will Stephanie and Skulduggery stop bickering long enough to stop it? One thing's for sure: evil won't know what's hit it.
April - The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Field Guide - by Holl Black
December - The Immortals - by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
This review is from: G. LAWE
The Immortals is the final instalment in the Edge Chronicles, but it can be read as a stand alone book too. It's epic, packed with adventure, I love the creatures and monsters in it. Some bits are really tense and dark, and then there are moments are real humour to keep the reader guessing. The illustrations match the text perfectly and bring the world of the Edge to life. I love the way nothing is black and white in the story, there are real moral dilemmas which the characters must face and it gets you thinking about what you would do as the reader. I really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend it!!!
Read more review here
November - Running the Risk - by Ali Sparkes
The Field Guide, the first book in the series, was published in May 2003. It opens in Maine where nine-year-old twins Jared and Simon and their thirteen-year-old sister Mallory move to the decrepit Spiderwick Estate with their mother, Helen. They discover a secret library hidden in the house, and later discover Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You in a chest in the attic, providing them with information on faeries. A brownie named Thimbletack is introduced and Jared is blamed for some mischief that occurs because of the faerie's actions.
Mockingjay is the thrilling final instalment of the Hungergames ground-breaking trilogy.
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge... Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what's worse, President Snow has made it clear that no-one else is safe either. Not Katniss's family, not her friends, not the people of District 12...
December - The Recruit by Robert Muchamore
CHERUB: The Recruit tells James Adams' story from the day his mother dies. We follow James on his transformation from a couch potato into a skilled CHERUB agent.
Jack gave this books 5 stars and says: "This is the best book I have every read! It is the one book I would want everyone to read".
'Fectious Fiction members raved about this so much that new member May took the book home with her to read.
November - Mockingjay (The Hungergames)- by Suzanne Collins
October - Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant) - By Derek Landy
The Necromancers no longer need Valkyrie to be their Death Bringer, and that’s a Good Thing.
There’s just one catch. There’s a reason the Necromancers don’t need her any more. And that’s because they’ve found their Death Bringer already, the person who will dissolve the doors between life and death.
And that’s a very, very Bad Thing…
September - Aftershock - By Mark Walden
August - Skulduggery Pleasant - By Derek Landy
Skulduggery Pleasant; wise cracking detective, powerful magician, master of dirty tricks and burglary (in the name of the greater good, of course), oh yeah, and dead!
If you can't wait to find out what happens next, here's a brief synopsis and a sample chapter...
Buffy meets Dr Who meets Ghostbusters in this thrilling new book you won't want to put down!
Stephanie's uncle Gordon is a writer of horror fiction. But when he dies and leaves her his estate, Stephanie learns that while he may have written horror, it certainly wasn't fiction.
Pursued by evil forces intent on recovering a mysterious key, Stephanie finds help from an unusual source – the wisecracking skeleton of a dead wizard.
When all hell breaks loose, it's lucky for Skulduggery that he's already dead. Though he's about to discover that being a skeleton doesn't stop you from being tortured, if the torturer is determined enough. And if there's anything Skulduggery hates, it's torture…
Will evil win the day? Will Stephanie and Skulduggery stop bickering long enough to stop it? One thing's for sure: evil won't know what's hit it.
April - The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Field Guide - by Holl Black
December - The Immortals - by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
This review is from: G. LAWE
The Immortals is the final instalment in the Edge Chronicles, but it can be read as a stand alone book too. It's epic, packed with adventure, I love the creatures and monsters in it. Some bits are really tense and dark, and then there are moments are real humour to keep the reader guessing. The illustrations match the text perfectly and bring the world of the Edge to life. I love the way nothing is black and white in the story, there are real moral dilemmas which the characters must face and it gets you thinking about what you would do as the reader. I really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend it!!!
Read more review here
November - Running the Risk - by Ali Sparkes
The Field Guide, the first book in the series, was published in May 2003. It opens in Maine where nine-year-old twins Jared and Simon and their thirteen-year-old sister Mallory move to the decrepit Spiderwick Estate with their mother, Helen. They discover a secret library hidden in the house, and later discover Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You in a chest in the attic, providing them with information on faeries. A brownie named Thimbletack is introduced and Jared is blamed for some mischief that occurs because of the faerie's actions.
Mockingjay is the thrilling final instalment of the Hungergames ground-breaking trilogy.
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge... Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what's worse, President Snow has made it clear that no-one else is safe either. Not Katniss's family, not her friends, not the people of District 12...
'Running the Risk' is the second book in the shapeshifter series
"This novel is a vivid and remarkable read. Instead of exerting your mind in calculating the plot twists, you instead find yourself assailed by waves of imagination and swept along for a rich, fast-paced and extraordinary ride. "
Dax Jones is beginning to get used to his new life at Tregarren College. However, when he returns to the school after a short stay at Lisa Hardman's country house, he discovers an astonishing surprise awaiting him, in the form of Gideon's long-lost brother Luke and sister Catherine. However, these new arrivals are not the only thing which Dax has to worry about; something is bringing on a strange lethargy in his fellow Colas, and it seems to be getting worse. When he tries to warn his friends, they all think that he is being paranoid, leaving him to deal with the danger alone. Follow Dax as he dares deeper into his shapeshifting powers...
Trivia - Although the first two books of the series were translated in Dutch, the other 3 books were never released in the Netherlands because the publishers had a problem with the translator
October - The Hunger Games - by Suzanne Collins
“The story kept me up for several nights
in a row, because even after I was finished, I just
lay in bed wide awake thinking about it . . .
The Hunger Games
Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone fighting against you?
Twenty-four are forced to enter. Only the winner survives. In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Each year, the districts are forced by the Capitol to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the Hunger Games, a brutal and terrifying fight to the death - televised for all of Panem to see.
Survival is second nature for sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who struggles to feed her mother and younger sister by secretly hunting and gathering beyond the fences of District 12. When Katniss steps in to take the place of her sister in the Hunger Games, she knows it may be her death sentence. If she is to survive, she must weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
WINNING WILL MAKE YOU FAMOUS. LOSING MEANS CERTAIN DEATH.
Survival is second nature for sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who struggles to feed her mother and younger sister by secretly hunting and gathering beyond the fences of District 12. When Katniss steps in to take the place of her sister in the Hunger Games, she knows it may be her death sentence. If she is to survive, she must weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
WINNING WILL MAKE YOU FAMOUS. LOSING MEANS CERTAIN DEATH.
Suzanne lives with her family in Connecticut, USA. In The Hunger Games, she explores the effects of war and violence on those coming of age.
Suzanne Collins
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, 14 Oct 2010
This review is from: The Hunger Games (Paperback)
I have just finished reading this book and I couldnt put it down. I read it in two days! Fantastic storyline and very tense. At one point, I actually felt my heart beating faster! Just bought the second book of the trilogy and I cant wait for it to arrive.
