gr8 txts: quick reads

Here are our librarians' picks:

Moving On

Alan Gibbons

Should Minty follow a traditional traveller life or forge a new life for herself in the wider world? Frequently in trouble for defending her community, Minty must find a way to make others understand her way of life and reconcile these two very different worlds. Moving On is a thought-provoking look at how travellers deal with racism and other problems, and contains a wealth of facts about gypsy people and their way of life.

9781842996171 Barrington Stoke, 2009

Liar

Pete Johnson

Dave and his best mate fall out due to too much bravado and mucking about. There is a lot of hurt pride and misunderstanding before they realise how silly they are being. A realistic storyline set in an ordinary school and everyone can sympathise with the characters. A quick read about the importance and fragility of friendship.

9781842995532 Barrington Stoke, 2008

The Evil Eye

Oisin McGann

Suspicious that one of them will take his life, Balor casts his own grandchildren into the ocean. Lug, one of the grandchildren, survives and vows to wreak deadly revenge on the perpetrator of this terrible act. Lug is in for a fierce battle however as Balor’s evil eye of destruction obliterates everything he looks at. An action packed Irish myth not to be missed.

9781842996317 Barrington Stoke, 2009

Hide and Seek

Catherine MacPhail

Are you ready for a fast moving and spooky story? Nicola and her mates plan to scare the new girl Destiny. They stay overnight in the haunted school, but soon the fun begins to go wrong. Tension mounts as one by one they go missing. Something is out there- will anyone make it to sunrise?

9781842996584 Barrington Stoke, 2009

The First Hunter

Robert Swindells

Set in prehistoric times this story tells how, in order to survive, Tan and his friends risk death to steal meat from animals that have already been killed by lions. But when one of their friends meets his death they invent a way in which they can be the hunters instead of the hunted. An intriguing quick read.

9781842996980 Barrington Stoke, 2009