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0857630504 
Book Twelve minutes to midnight; Christopher Edge
Year: 2012
Language: English
Type: Book
Class Number: JF
Category: Fiction
Publisher: Nosy Crow, 2012
Physical or Electronic: Physical
ISBN: 9780857630506
Notes:
Penelope Tredwell is the feisty 13-year-old orphan heiress of the bestselling magazine, 'The Penny Dreadful'. Her masterly tales of the macabre are gripping Victorian Britain, even if no one knows she's the author.
Extent: 256 p., 20 cm, pbk
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Arachnophobes beware! This book should have a trigger warning. There are lots of nasty spiders in here. The blurb intrigued me, this is actually a very interesting and original premise. Penny is an engaging heroine who will be an inspiration to Mid-Grade readers. But the tale is not for the faint hearted. I am looking forward to getting hold of Penny's second adventure.
29/04/20
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Book 
Year: 2017
Language: English
Type: Book
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Physical or Electronic: Physical
Note: This title will get you started on your writing journey. It gives practical advice on beating the fear of the blank page, plot structuring, choosing a viewpoint, creating characters, writing killer openings and perfect endings. It will support you as you start writing and keep you going through to getting people reading your stories.
160 pages, illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm (pbk)
1788007964 
Book 
Year: 2022
Language: English
Type: Book
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Physical or Electronic: Physical
Note: When 12-year-old Ami arrives at The Escape, she thinks it's just a game - the ultimate escape room with puzzles and challenges to beat before time runs out. Meeting her teammates, Adjoa, Ibrahim, Oscar and Min, Ami learns from the Host that they have been chosen to save the world and they must work together to find the Answer. But as he locks them inside the first room, they quickly realise this is no ordinary game. From a cavernous library of dust to an ancient Mayan tomb, a deserted shopping mall stalked by extinct animals to the command module of a spaceship heading to Mars, the perils of The Escape seem endless. Can Ami and her friends find the Answer before it's too late?
193 pages ; 20 cm (pbk)
1788000293 
Book
Year: 2018
Language: English
Type: Book
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Physical or Electronic: Physical
Note: It's Maisie's birthday and she can't wait to open her presents. She's hoping for the things she needs to build her own nuclear reactor. But she wakes to an empty house and outside the front door is nothing but a terrifying, all-consuming blackness. Trapped in an ever-shifting reality, Maisie knows that she will have to use the laws of the universe and the love of her family to survive. And even that might not be enough.
155 pages ; 20 cm (pbk)
0857630520 
Book
Year: 2013
Language: English
Type: Book
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Physical or Electronic: Physical
Note: A mysterious filmmaker approaches The Penny Dreadful with a proposal to turn Montgomery Flinch's sinister stories into motion pictures. With Monty installed as the star of his production, filming begins but is plagued by a series of strange and frightening events. As Monty pleads with Penny to help him, she is drawn into the mystery, but soon finds herself trapped in a nightmare penned by her own hand. Can Penny uncover the filmmaker's dark secret before it's too late?
256 p. ; 20 cm (pbk)
0857638408 
Book
Year: 2017
Language: English
Type: Book
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Physical or Electronic: Physical
Note: Jamie's dad is an astronaut. This is a good thing because how cool is that? And a bad thing because he's going to be orbiting the Earth for several months and Jamie already misses him badly.
200 pages, illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm (pbk)
1788004949 
Book
Year: 2019
Language: English
Type: Book
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Physical or Electronic: Physical
Note: Secrets, spies or maybe even a monster. What lies in the heart of the wood? Charlie, Dizzy, and Johnny are determined to discover the truth, but when night falls without warning they find themselves trapped in a nightmare. Lost in the woods, strange dangers and impossible puzzles lurk in the shadows. As time plays tricks, can Charlie solve this mystery and find a way out of the woods? But what if this night never ends?
182 pages, illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm (pbk)
0857636049 
Book
Year: 2016
Language: English
Type: Book
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Physical or Electronic: Physical
Note: When Albie's mum dies, it's natural he should wonder where she's gone. His parents are both scientists and they usually have all the answers. Dad mutters something about Albie's mum being alive and with them in a parallel universe. So Albie finds a box, his mum's computer and a rotting banana, and sends himself through time and space to find her.
191 pages, illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm (pbk)
1867518007 
Year: 2021.
Language: English
Edition: Unabridged ed.
Publisher: Bolinda audio
Note: Downloadable eAudiobook. Fiction. Duration: 03:38:46. You might think that this story is going to be an intergalactic adventure filled with UFOs, black holes, killer robots and some very foul-smelling aliens. And you'd be right. But it's mostly about a boy called Jake, his embarrassing dad and the mind-boggling question ... are we really alone in the universe?. Children.
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019274352X 
Book
Year: 2015
Language: English
Type: Book
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Physical or Electronic: Physical
Note: This is a humorous and authoritative book that will awaken the author in every child, unlocking their story ideas and giving them hints and tips to create their own stories. For children aged 13 and under, this book is written in a fun, engaging, and inspirational style which will help all readers to see themselves as writers and help them to achieve their creative writing goals. It is ideal for home and schools, primary and lower secondary.
128 pages, illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm (pbk)