The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

Title: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Author: Mark Haddon
Blurb: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a murder mystery novel like no other. The detective, and narrator, is Christopher Boone. Christopher is 15 and has Aspergers Syndrome, he knows a very great deal about maths and very little about human beings. He loves lists/patterns and the truth. He hates the colours yellow and brown and being touched. He has never gone further than the end of the road on his own but when he finds a neighbours dog murdered, he sets out on a terrifying journey which will turn his whole world upside down.


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A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby

Title: A Long Way Down
Author: Nick Hornby
Blurb: For disgraced TV presenter Martin Sharp the answer's pretty simple: he has in his own words, "pissed his life away". And on New Year's Eve he's going to end it all...But not, as it happens, alone. Because first single-mum Maureen, then eighteen-year-old Jess and lastly American rock-god JJ turn up and crash Martin's private party. They've stolen his idea - but brought their own reasons.

Yes it's hard to jump when you've got an audience queuing impatiently behind you. A few heated words and some slices of cold pizza later and these four strangers are suddenly allies. But is their ulikely friendship a good enough reason to carry on living?

Film rights were rumoured to have been bought, by Hollywood actor Johnny Depp, before this book even made it to publication. It is currently in pre-production, and is currently set to star Emile Hirsch, Pierce Brosnan and Toni Collette (subject to change, of course), with a release date of "2013".


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Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

Title: Northern Lights
Author: Philip Pullman
Blurb: When Lyra's friend Roger disappears, she her her daemon, Pantalaimon, determine to find him. The ensuing quest leads them to the bleak splendour of the North, where armoured bears rule the ice and witch-queens fly through the frozen skies - and where a team of scientists is conducting experiments too horrible to be spoken about.

Lyra overcomes these strange terrors, only to find something yet more perilous waiting for her - something with consequences which may even reach beyond the Northern Lights...

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Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby

Title: Juliet, Naked
Author: Nick Hornby
Blurb: Annie's put fifteen years into safe, slightly obsessive Duncan, and now she'd like her money back, please. It's time to move on. But she lives in Gooleness, the north's answer to a question nobody asked, Is she really going to find real, proper, feel-it-deep-down-in-your-boots love on a damp and windy seafront? Or perhaps she should follow her heart and pursue Tucker, the reclusive American rock star, who keeps emailing her his smart advice.

But between Annie and her second chance lie a few obstacles. There's Malcolm, the world's most judgemental therapist, and Barnesy, the north's most extrovert dancer. There's what men and women will do and won't do for love. And of course, there's Tucker...

Hilarious and tender, Juliet, Naked will move you in ways both profound and surprising.

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Being Elizabeth Bennet by Emma Campbell Webster

Title: Being Elizabeth Bennet: Create Your Own Jane Austen Adventure
Author: Emma Campbell Webster
Blurb: Elizabeth Bennet is the wittiest and most attractive heroine in English literature. And in Being Elizabeth Bennet, you have the opportunity to become her.

You will be faced with delicate challenges and dangerous choices. Whether you accept Mr Darcy the first time he professes his attachment, decide to elop with Mr Wickham or succeed in avoiding a murderous Lady Catherine de Bourgh, this is your chance to rewrite Jane Austen.

However, choose with caution: Being Elizabeth Bennet is packed with character and plot twists that may thwart your chances of happy union with Pemberley's most eligible bachelor. You must complete five stages - and successfully negotiate your way through Austen's five other novels - before you can choose to accept Mr Darcy. But if your fate does not appeal, simply return to page one and create another new Jane Austen adventure.

Based on the popular books of Jane Austen.

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