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Fiction Bestsellers for 8-12 Year Olds

  • War Horse

    War Horse
    Michael Morpurgo

    Paperback · 07 Nov 2011 · €9.00
    Our Price: €7.99

    In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches. This edition features an 8 page colour section of images from the Spielberg movie.

  • The Invention of Hugo Cabret

    The Invention of Hugo Cabret
    Brian Selznick

    Hardback · 01 Oct 2007 · €17.35
    Our Price: €13.99

    An orphan and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy train station. He desperately believes a broken automaton will make his dreams come true. But when his world collides with an eccentric girl and a bitter old man, Hugo's undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy.

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
    Jeff Kinney

    Hardback · 16 Nov 2011 · €17.35
    Our Price: €12.99

    Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged and Greg is the prime suspect. A surprise blizzard hits and the Heffley family is trapped indoors. Greg knows that when the snow melts he's going to have to face the music but could any punishment be worse than being stuck inside with your family for the holidays?

  • Gangsta Granny

    Gangsta Granny
    David Walliams

    Paperback · 27 Oct 2011 · €14.70
    Our Price: €11.99

    Another hilarious and moving novel from bestselling, critically acclaimed author David Walliams, the natural successor to Roald Dahl.

  • Do-it-yourself Book

    Do-it-yourself Book
    Jeff Kinney

    Paperback · 09 Jun 2011 · €9.00
    Our Price: €7.99

    A Wimpy Kid diary. It lets you draw your own Wimpy-Kid-style cartoons, fill in facts and lists, check out the full-colour comics inside and even write your own Wimpy Kid journal.

  • Greyhound of a Girl

    Greyhound of a Girl
    Roddy Doyle

    Hardback · 01 Sep 2011 · €14.70
    Our Price: €11.99

    12 year old Mary's beloved grandmother is near the end of her life. Letting go is hard - until Granny's long-dead mammy appears at Mary's door, returning to help her dying daughter say goodbye. But first she needs someone to drive them all on a visit to the past.

  • War Horse

    War Horse
    Michael Morpurgo

    Paperback · 07 Nov 2011 · €9.00
    Our Price: €7.99

    In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches. This edition features an 8 page colour section of images from the Spielberg movie.

  • Skulduggery Pleasant: Death Bringer

    Skulduggery Pleasant: Death Bringer
    Derek Landy

    Paperback · 01 Sep 2011 · €14.70
    Our Price: €9.99

    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!

  • Lily Alone

    Lily Alone
    Jacqueline Wilson

    Paperback · 08 Dec 2011 · €9.00

    Lily isn't home Alone - but she sort of wishes she was; looking after her three younger siblings is a lot of responsibility. When Mum goes off on holiday with her new boyfriend and her stepdad fails to show up, Lily is determined to keep the family together and show they can cope without any grown-ups.

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth Book 5

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth Book 5
    Jeff Kinney

    Hardback · 10 Nov 2010 · €17.35
    Our Price: €13.99

    Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. Suddenly Greg is dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older. And after a fight with his best friend Rowley, it looks like Greg is going to have to face the ugly truth all by himself...

  • Skulduggery Pleasant

    Skulduggery Pleasant
    Derek Landy

    Paperback · 13 Oct 2007 · €9.00

    Meet the great 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. Then there's his sidekick, Stephanie. She's! well, she's a twelve-year-old girl. With a pair like this on the case, evil had better watch out!

  • The Real Rebecca

    The Real Rebecca
    Anna Carey

    Paperback · 01 Feb 2011 · €7.99

    Rebecca's mum Rosie writes books for adults, but when she writes a novel for teens, everyone thinks it's based on her daughter! Rebecca is horrified and vows to prove that she is different. But how will she show the world the real Rebecca?

  • Sapphire Battersea

    Sapphire Battersea
    Jacqueline Wilson

    Paperback · 29 Sep 2011 · €17.35
    Our Price: €13.99

    Hetty Feather is a Foundling Hospital girl and was given her name when she was left there as a baby by her mother. But she always longed to be called Sapphire, after her sapphire-blue eyes. When she is reunited with her mother, she hopes her new name, Sapphire Battersea, will also mean a new life. But life doesn't always go as planned...

  • Mr Stink

    Mr Stink
    David Walliams

    Paperback · 27 May 2010 · €9.00

    The second original, touching, twisted, and most of all hilarious novel for children by David Walliams -- beautifully illustrated by Quentin Blake.

  • Eva's Holiday

    Eva's Holiday
    Judi Curtin

    Paperback · 29 Aug 2011 · €7.99

    Eva Gordon likes fashion, fun and hanging out with friends, so she can't believe she has to spend the entire summer in a cottage in the countryside with her parents and eight-year-old Joey. Worse, it looks like she's going to be stuck with Kate, the girl next door who doesn't care about being cool. It's Eva's worst nightmare come true.

  • Wonderstruck

    Wonderstruck
    Brian Selznick

    Hardback · 14 Sep 2011 · €20.00
    Our Price: €15.99

    Ever since his mother died, Ben feels lost. At home with her father, Rose feels alone. When Ben finds a mysterious clue hidden in his mother's room, and when a tempting opportunity presents itself to Rose, both children risk everything to find what's missing.

 

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