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|author=Tim Bowler

|title=Blade: Playing Dead

|rating=4.5

|summary=A short, sharp thriller with a cliffhanger ending. Cliffhangers usually irritate Bookbag, but in this case it works exceedingly well. Pacy and tense and frighteningly credible, this is good stuff. The series continues with [[Blade: Breaking Free by Tim Bowler|Breaking Free]], [[Blade: Running Scared by Tim Bowler|Running Scared]] and [[Blade: Fighting Back by Tim Bowler|Fighting Back]].

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|author=David Gilman

|title=Danger Zone: The Devil's Breath

|rating=4

|summary=An adventure with an environmental slant that riproars its way across Africa and in which the semi-reluctant hero is not afraid to cry or tell his father that he loves him. It's all completely implausible, of course, but for those who like high octane fiction and don't mind suspending belief, it's recommended.

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|author=Steve Voake

|title=The Starlight Conspiracy

|rating=4

|summary=A glittering mix of conspiracy thriller, road trip, and sci fi mystery, this is a book for everychild. Easy to read yet highly evocative, it appeals to the better part of us all. Recommended.

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|author=Gillian Philip

|title=Crossing the Line

|rating=4.5

|summary=Gritty and tense with dollops of deadpan humour, this story of the aftermath of a fatal stabbing comes highly recommended.

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|author=Anna Perera

|title=Guantanamo Boy

|rating=4.5

|summary=A harrowing look at a very topical issue, with graphic descriptions of torture and mental suffering. It maintains a positive approach through a just ending, but without ever ducking the issues. Highly recommended, especially as a springboard for discussion.

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|author=Benjamin J Myers

|title=The Bad Tuesdays: Twisted Symmetry

|rating=4

|summary=Twisted Symmetry is great stuff - easy to read, exciting and pacy, but with a great deal of thought and thematic depth. Benjamin J Myers was kind enough to be [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Benjamin J Myers|interviewed by Bookbag]].

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|author=J A Henderson

|title=Colony

|rating=5

|summary=A tense and pacy thriller dealing with the horrific potential of biological warfare. A multi-time, multi-strand narrative gives it thematic depth and allows a mystery to gradually unfold. Great stuff and much better than the average conspiracy thriller.

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|author=Kate Thompson

|title=The Fourth Horseman

|rating=4.5

|summary=A deceptively clever book with wonderfully controlled writing, credible characters and a great deal to think about - science, religion, politics, growing up. A perfect read for the intelligent and thoughtful child.

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|author=Kelley Armstrong

|title=The Awakening (Darkest Powers 2)

|rating=4

|summary=Second instalment of Armstrong's teen trilogy which brings the Women of the Otherword universe to young adults. It's just what you'd expect: pacy, with magic, fights, chases and a sprinkling of love interest. A little light for the serious reader, but fans will love it. The [[The Summoning (Darkest Powers 1) by Kelley Armstrong|first book]] sets the scene, but everything really gets going in the second.

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|author=David Almond

|title=Jackdaw Summer

|rating=5

|summary=A brooding story about holding back an approaching darkness, the connection between local and international, the conflict between organised religion and humanism and the power of art, all inside a young boy groping towards his future. As classy as you'd expect.

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