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 No Such Thing As Dragons No Such Thing As Dragons Philip Reeve Carnegie Medal winner Philip Reeve weaves a brilliant adventure story set long ago when the myth of the dragon held many in paralysing fear. Ansel serves Brock, the famous dragon slayer who makes his living by slaying creatures whose very ... Download free opening extract
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 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4: Dog Days Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4: Dog Days Jeff Kinney Here at Lovereading4kids we are delighted to bring you a hot-of-the-press extract of Greg's latest wimpy adventures. Rest-assured this eagerly awaited next instalment lives up to expectations.  So get ready to split your sides laughing as Greg struggles with all ... Download free opening extract
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 The Best of Times The Best of Times Michael Morpurgo Beautifully told and exquisitely illustrated, this is a gem of a book. Michael Morpurgo weaves a magical story about the unusual way a prince finds to make his princess happy and so to save her life. Emma Chichester Clark’s illustrations ... Download free opening extract
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 Spells Spells Emily Gravett A stunning new picture book from Emily Gravett, full of witchcraft, wizardry and magic. We meet a frog trying his utmost to turn himself into a handsome prince from a torn up spell book, resulting in inevitably confusing consequences. It has the same ... Download free opening extract
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 Shiver Shiver Maggie Stiefvater A touching and chilling love story with a difference, set in a small town that is haunted and terrified after a boy is killed by a pack of wolves. But Grace is drawn to the wolves despite their power and ... Download free opening extract
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 The Willoughbys The Willoughbys Lois Lowry A really quirky and completely original tale of villains, benefactors, abandoned infants, winsome orphans and diabolical plans.  The kids in the Willoughby household – four of them, plot how best to become orphans, for their parents are not what they’d ... Download free opening extract
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 Return to the Hundred Acre Wood Return to the Hundred Acre Wood David Benedictus, Mark Burgess, A.A. Milne, E.H. Shepard Over eighty years since Winnie-the-Pooh first delighted readers, David Benedictus takes us back to the Hundred Acre Wood for more adventures. Return to the Hundred Acre Wood allows readers to spend a few more treasured hours with the Best Bear in All the ... Download free opening extract
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 Purple Class and the Half-eaten Sweater Purple Class and the Half-eaten Sweater Sean Taylor Shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funniest Book Prize 2009 Four completely crazy, off the wall crazy, stories about the funniest class ever.  Crammed full of zany and exuberant characters and the mishaps and mayhem that ensue. But spare a thought for ... Download free opening extract
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 Ghost for Sale Ghost for Sale Terry Deary Terry Deary, one of the best known children’s authors writing today has written a scary yet funny short novel that is dyslexia friendly.  9+ year olds will find the storyline terrific yet the reading age for it is a little ... Download free opening extract
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 The Story Blanket The Story Blanket Ferida Wolff, Harriet May Savitz A beautifully heart-warming story about generosity rewarded with stunning illustrations by the award-winning illustrator Elena Odriozola. ... Download free opening extract