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The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day Terry Prachett, Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen
Edbury Press • 978 0 0919 4979 2
'It's Wizards vs Priests in a Battle for the Future of Roundworld' proclaims the subtitle of this one. Another in Prachett's famed series, this one will appeal to the kids and the kid in all of us. If you've never engaged with the Discworld series, maybe this is the place to start, then work your way through the rest of the series – and there are a lot of other books, so expect a long sojourn into Prachett's hugely successful and amusingly detailed magical world of weirdness and wonder. Lots of fun.
Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters Rick Riordan
Puffin • 978 0 1413 1914 8
Percy Jackson has had an unnervingly quiet school year. But then he discovers that the magical borders protecting Half Blood Hill are failing. Unless something is done, the camp will be attacked by demons and monsters. The only way to restore power to the camp's borders is to find the mythical Golden Fleece. And the only person who can undertake this dangerous quest is Percy. Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters is the second title in the Percy Jackson series and will be released as a major motion picture in August 2013. Click here for the trailer.
CATCHING FIRE Suzanne Collins
Scholastic Press • 978 0 4390 2349 8
In Catching Fire, the second novel in the Hunger Games trilogy, Collins continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, testing her more than ever before and surprising readers at every turn. Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance and Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol – a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create. Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest she's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove without a shadow of a doubt that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.
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