When Annabelle's father suggests she emails Guy, they take an instant dislike to one another. Gradually friendship, then something deeper, grows. But as Anabelle and Guy become closer, they realise that their respective parents have been keeping secrets from them.

From E to You

Computers & Technology

Chris D'Lacey

Linda Newbery

Software

Harpercollins Pub, Ltd.

The Shell House

<p>The Shell House is a beautifully written and sensitive portrayal of love, sexuality and spirituality over two generations. Greg's casual interest in the history of a ruined mansion becomes more personal as he slowly discovers the tragic events that overwhelmed its last inhabitants. Set against a background of the modern day and the First World War, Greg's contemporary beliefs become intertwined with those of Edmund, a foot soldier whose confusion about his sexuality and identity mirrors Greg's own feelings of insecurity. This is a complex and thought-provoking book, written with elegance and subtlety. It will change the way you think.</p>

Teen & Young Adult

Random House Children"s Books

Sisterland

Following the success of The Shell House, Linda Newbery again demonstrates her brilliance at weaving thought-provoking subjects into a wholly satisfying and sensitively drawn novel. Hilly's German grandmother, HeidiGran, comes to live with her family after she gets Alzheimer's disease; but as her mind becomes more muddled, secrets buried in her past start to emerge. Why does HeidiGran keep talking about a girl called Rachel? And why does she make racist remarks about Hilly's friend, Reuben? As Hilly struggles to cope with revelations about her family's past, she encounters racism and prejudice for herself when a friend becomes the victim of a mindless attack; she also falls in love for the first time. This is a wonderfully evocative novel exploring the recurring prejudices that affect every generation.

Historical Fiction

<p>The Shell House is a beautifully-written and sensitive portrayal of love, sexuality and spirituality over two generations. Greg's casual interest in the history of a ruined mansion becomes more personal as he slowly discovers the tragic events that overwhelmed its last inhabitants. Set against a background of the modern day and the first World War, Greg's contemporary beliefs become intertwined with those of Edmund, a foot soldier whose confusion about his sexuality and identity mirrors Greg's own feelings of insecurity. This is a complex and thought-provoking book, written with elegance and subtlety. It will change the way you think.</p>

David Fickling Books

When Samuel Godwin, a young and naive art tutor, accepts a job with the Farrow family at their majestic home, little does he expect to come across such a web of secrets and lies. His two tutees are as different as chalk and cheese - the beautiful younger sister Marianne, full of flightiness and nervous imagination, and Juliana, oddly sensible and controlled. Assisted by their elusive governess, Charlotte Agnew, Samuel begins to uncover slowly why Marianne is so emotionally fragile. But his discoveries lead to revenge and betrayal - and lives all around are turned upside down as life and death combat each other for supremacy. Linda Newbery has written a novel in diary style, combining different voices and a different century with her usual brilliance and ease. These are characters full of the same passions as our own today, while living in a less familiar and fascinating time.

Set in Stone

Flightsend: Charlie's new home. She's not sure how she feels about living in a quiet village where nothing much happens. She loves the disused airfield nearby, though. Then, discovering a memorial cross in the undergrowth, she unearths a mystery leading very close to home.

Flightsend (Older Readers)

Literature & Fiction

HIPPO/SCHOLASTIC

Guy and Annabelle have never actually met, but exchange e-mails, gradually creating a relationship. The reader can follow the story through the leads in the e-mails, and find out whether Guy and Annabelle ever meet in real life.

Scholastic Press

The Cat with Two Names

scholastic

A little sea princess, longing to be human, trades her mermaid's tail for legs, hoping to win the love of a prince and earn an immortal soul for herself.

The Little Mermaid (Everystory)

Scholastic. Inc.

Children's Books

Tandem Library

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From E to You

The Shell House

Sisterland

The Shell House

Set in Stone

Flightsend (Older Readers)

From E to You

The Cat with Two Names

The Little Mermaid (Everystory)

From E to You