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Here are our librarians' picks:

Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox

Eoin Colfer

An older, possibly wiser Artemis is forced to travel back in time in order to find the cure for his mother’s mysterious disease in the sixth book of the series.

Unfortunately, that cure is in the hands of the ten year old Artemis Fowl and he doesn’t seem too keen on handing it over.

9780141383330 Puffin, 2008

Dragonfly

Julia Golding

An uptight princess is forced to marry a reckless prince in order to form a strong political alliance against a rampaging warlord. Instantly hating each other they are forced to work together when they are kidnapped and have to escape, find a way home, bring down the warlord and maybe even fall in love.

9780192727602 OUP, 2008

Lost Riders

Elizabeth Laird

Rashid and his brother Shari work as slaves on the camel farms, having been left there by their uncle after the death of their father. Rashid is lucky and gains a reputation as an excellent rider but his relative good fortune is tainted by the disappearance of his brother. An insight into the harsh life of the young boys who work as camel jockeys in a desperate attempt to support their families.

9780230528956 Macmillan Children’s, 2008

Hero

Perry Moore

Thom is doing his best to fit in at high school, studying hard, playing basketball, ignoring the fact his dad’s an ex-superhero and that he may very well have powers of his own. Oh, and that his mother disappeared when he was a baby and he’s being headhunted by the best superhero team in the country. Other than that, he’s just a normal high school student, right?

9780552555869 Corgi, 2008