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Top Three: Books for December

Artemis Fowl - The Arctic Incident, The Graphic Novel, by Eoin Colfer. Art by Giovanni Rigano.

The Arctic Incident

Someone has been supplying Class-A illegal human power sources to the goblins. Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit is sure that her arch-enemy, thirteen-year-old Artemis Fowl, is responsible. But is he? Artemis has his own problems to deal with: his father is being held to ransom and only a miracle will save him. Maybe this time a brilliant plan just won't be enough. Maybe this time Artemis needs help! Click below to take a sneak peek!

Girls Are Best by Sandi Toksvig

Girls Are Best

For as long as history has been recorded, girls haven't had much of a look in amongst all the great men we remember. But that doesn't mean they weren't there. And it doesn't mean that they didn't achieve great things, come up with wonderful inventions or win battles! Lots of people have heard of Joan of Arc, Boadicea and Florence Nightingale, but...Did you know that there were actually female Gladiators - Gladiatrices? Though they're often ignored or overlooked, they have changed the world. There's no question about it...Girls are best!

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Mr Stink by David Walliams, illustrated by Quentin Blake

Mr Stink

Chloe sees Mr Stink every day, but she's never spoken to him. Which isn't surprising, because he's a tramp, and he stinks! But there's more to Mr Stink than meets the eye (or nose) and before she knows it, Chloe has an unusual new friend hiding in her garden shed. As Chloe struggles to keep Mr Stink a secret, and her dad tries to hide a secret of his own, the stage is set for an epic family confrontation. But there's one other person with a an extraordinary secret - Mr Stink himself!

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Océane aged 12, has written this great poem called 'Rain' to express her feelings about the miserable recent weather. Click on the link above to get reading. Get your creative writing hat on and you could be featured on the Book Club pages too! Click here for details of where to send your poems/stories in to.

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