Favourite things 9-11 yrs

Starseeker
Author: Tim Bowler
Call No: JF BOW
ISBN: 1869432169

Since the death of his father, Luke has changed his priorities and fallen into bad company. When his new friends persuade him to break into a house, he follows the sound of crying and, looking through a locked keyhole, discovers a girl standing alone, sobbing. Who is she and why is she so unhappy?;"Luke has good hands. Everybody says so. Good for playing the piano, just like his father used to, and good for climbing. Now Skin and the gang want him to do some climbing, too. They want him to climb into Mrs Little's house and look for something to steal. But nobody is prepared for what he finds."

 
The gift boat
Author: Peter Dickinson
Call No: JF DIC
ISBN: 1869432169

Grandad is the most important person in Gavin's life. He is suddenly struck down by a massive stroke and is paralysed. The doctors are not optimistic. Gavin begins a desperate emotional journey, against all the odds, to bring his grandfather back to life.

 
Tins
Author: Alex Shearer
Call No: JF SHE
ISBN: 1869432169

Fergal is a self-confessed nerd with an eccentric hobby: tin collecting. He likes the lucky dip aspect of buying tins that have their labels missing - after all, you never know what might be inside. It's Fergal's idea of living dangerously. That is, until the day he opens up a tin to find - a bloodied human finger.

 
Knitwits
Author: William Taylor
Call No: NZ JF TAY
ISBN: 1869432169

Charlie Kenny's mother is having a baby. Charlie gets himself into a bet. But to win Alice's collection of skulls he must knit something for the baby without the guys on his hockey team finding out.

 
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