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Lassie Come-Home by Eric Knight; Marguerite Kirmse (Illustrator)
Category: Classics | Series: Puffin Bks.
Everyone in the Yorkshire town of Greenall Bridge knows Lassie, the prize collie of miner Sam Carraclough and his son Joe. But when the family falls on hard times, Sam is forced to sell his dog to the Duke of Rudling, who takes her hundreds of miles away to his estate in Scotland. Undeterred by the dist ...Show more
Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
Category: Young Adult | Series: Puffin Bks.
For as long as Josephine Alibrandi can remember, it's just been her, her mom, and her grandmother. Now it's her final year at a wealthy Catholic high school. The nuns couldn't be any stricter--but that doesn't seem to stop all kinds of men from coming into her life. Caught between the old-world values o ...Show more
Magnus Powermouse by Dick King-Smith
Category: No Category | Series: Puffin Bks.
His mother was amazed when she saw the size of her newborn infant and realised that feeding him was going to cause problems. She turned to a box of patent Porker Pills, used for fattening pigs. But the bigger Magnus grew, the more problems he caused.
Marianne Dreams by Catherine Storr; Marjorie-Ann Watts (Artist)
Category: No Category | Series: Puffin Bks.
A modern classic about a girl who finds that the pictures she draws while she is ill come alive in her dreams. Adapted for the screen as the feature film 'Paperhouse'.
Mario Scumbini and the Big Pig Swipe by Herbie Brennan
Category: No Category | Series: Young Puffin Story Bks.
Momo by Michael Ende
Category: Young Adult | Series: Puffin Bks.
At the edge of the city, in the ruins of an old amphitheatre, there lives a little homelss girl called Momo. Momo has a special talent which she uses to help all her friends who come to visit her. Then one day the sinister men in grey arrive and silently take over the city. Only Momo has the power to re ...Show more
N 0 by 17
Category: No Category | Series: Puffin Bks.
On her quest to discover the truth about her mother's death seventeen years ago, Ruby gradually uncovers the answers to some compelling questions - and much more besides... Paperback
No Gun for Asmir by Christobel Mattingley
Category: Young Adult | Series: Puffin Bks.
War has come to Asmir's home in Sarajevo. He is torn from his father, his home and everything he has known. He becomes a refugee. This is a story of courage you will never forget.
Please Mrs. Butler by Allan Ahlberg
Category: No Category | Series: Puffin Bks.
A funny collection of poems all about one school. The verses cover such things as playtime, the school outing, French lessons, best friends - and a host of other topics within the school context.
Round the Twist by Paul Jennings
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Puffin Bks.
How do you make a cane toad eat a frog? What happens when Linda copies herself? How do kids get parts in TV shows? What does Rabbit do when he is put on FAST FORWARD? What does it feel like to kiss another teenage actor? How do you write a script? The answers will send you round the twist. Three short s ...Show more
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Category: Young Adult | Series: Puffin Teenage Bks.
The headmaster of Trinity College asks Archie Costello, the leader of the Vigils, a secret society that rules the school, to help with the selling of 20,000 boxes of chocolates in the annual fund-raising effort. Archie sees the chance of adding to his power - he is the Assigner, handing out to the boys ...Show more