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|title=In Darkness
|author=Nick Lake
|rating=5
|summary=An intense and affecting exploration of Haiti through the eyes of a boy in the present, caught in the rubble of the great quake, and a 19th century revolutionary leader. Gritty and real, full of cultural detail, this is a book not to miss.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1408824183</amazonuk>|genre=Teens
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|title=The Brides of Rollrock Island
|author=Margo Lanagan
|rating=5
|summary=A haunting, vivid, earthy story of sea-wives from one of the most exciting young adult authors around. If you like your magic wild and dangerous and abandoned, don't miss it.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0857560336</amazonuk>|genre=Teens
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|title=This Is Not Forgiveness
|author=Celia Rees
|rating=5
|summary=A dark and unsettling novel featuring three characters interconnected by more than just a love triangle, although it's that too. Tense and frightening, but beautiful at times, this thriller is something we didn't expect from Celia Rees. But we loved it.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1408817691</amazonuk>|genre=Teens
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|title=Dying to Know You
|author=Aidan Chambers
|rating=5
|summary=A wonderful book about friendship, words, and our deepest, most hidden selves. Elegant, precise prose and wonderful dialogue in which space has as much to say as words. This is a book to return to. Discerning readers will love it. |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0370332369</amazonuk>|genre=Teens
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|title=This Dark Endeavour
|author=Kenneth Oppel
|rating=5
|summary=Superb prequel of Mary Shelley's classic Frankenstein, this is a fantastic read for everyone, not just fans of Gothic horror. Highly recommended.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0857560123</amazonuk>|genre=Teens
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|title=The Seeing
|author=Diana Hendry
|rating=5
|summary=Menacing and atmospheric story with a little bit of the supernatural mixed in with a lot of real life tragedy. Set in post-war Britain, this story is short but beautifully formed. Highly recommended.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>037033213X</amazonuk>|genre=Teens
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|title=Next
|author=Keith Gray
|rating=5
|summary=After the success of Losing It, Keith Gray gets together with more leading writers for teens to create a volume of short stories about life after death. This slim volume offers romanticism, dark humour, religion, grief, nostalgia and comfort. |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1849393001</amazonuk>|genre=Teens
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|title=Bringing the Summer
|author=Julia Green
|rating=5
|summary=Tender and absorbing and truthful, this story will appeal to a wide range of readers, especially the thoughtful, sensitive ones. Some will recognise Freya from an earlier book, Breathing Underwater.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1408819589</amazonuk>|genre=Teens
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|title=The Ingo Chronicles: Stormswept
|author=Helen Dunmore
|rating=5
|summary=Hooray! Ingo returns! New characters and a brand new introduction to Helen Dunmore's undersea world in a beautiful, magical story about history, music, and the special relationship between twins.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0007424922</amazonuk>|genre=Teens
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