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Sefton Super Reads 2008
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The short list for the Sefton Super Reads Book Award for 2007 has been confirmed. You will need to read all 6 books between February and May, then complete a short review of each title. You can use the SearchStar if you wish. Voting will take place at the end of May, and the Award Ceremony will be held in June. |
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Gideon The Cutpurse by Linda Buckley-Archer |
First in a trilogy, this book sparkles with great dialogue, wonderful pace and high adventure. The time travel angle lends fun to an impeccably researched and rendered historical novel. |
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The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd |
In the mould of A Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time, Ted brings his unique perspective to bear in the search for his missing cousin. Wonderful stuff, suitable for ages eight to eighty-eight. |
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Catkin by Nick Green |
Ben and his mother are in danger of being thrown out on to the street by a ruthless landlord. Tiffany is neglected by her parents. Both children find solace in the study of a martial art based on catlike movements.But “pashki” turns out to be more than merely a physical discipline. It bestows supernatural abilities, which come in handy when Ben and Tiffany discover a sinister plot linked directly with the problems in their lives. |
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Shadow Forest by Matt Haig |
Samuel Blink is the hero of this story, but he doesn't know it yet. Right now, he and his sister Martha are in the back of his parents car. He has no idea a giant log is about to fall from the sky and change his life forever. He doesn't know that he and Martha will be forced to move to Norway and eat their Aunt Eda's smelly brown cheese. He hasn't the slightest clue Martha will disappear into Shadow Forest. It is a forest full of one-eyed trolls, the sinister huldre-folk, deadly Truth Pixies and a witch who steals shadows - a forest ruled by the evil Changemaker. It is a forest so dangerous that people who enter never return. No. Samuel Blink doesn't know any of this. So don't tell him. It might ruin the book ... |
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Jupiter Williams by S. I. Martin |
Fabulous novel about a little known aspect of nineteenth century London - its black population. It's a journey of discovery for Jupiter, who is a horrible little snob, but somehow an endearingly unreliable narrator. The true heroes are his brothers, if only he knew it. Great stuff. |
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Hybrids by Daniel Thorpe |
A thrilling sci-fi novel set in a believeable - and terrifying - near future. Johnny Online and Kestrella are hybrids - victims of "Creep", a pandemic sweeping the country which causes sufferers to merge with items of technology when over-exposed to their use. Kestrella persuades a wary Johnny to help her find her missing mother, but the Gene Police have other plans for him...Powerful, compelling, and narrated alternately by Johnny and Kes, it questions our human dependence on technology, and our reactions in the face of nationwide panic. |
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