Title, Creators, Comments / Reviews | Ages | Date Added | |||
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1. The Hobbit (Paperback) Author: J.R.R. Tolkien Publisher: Houghton Mifflin |
Young Adults |
11/3/2009 Add | |||
Kieran said: I read this every five years and it always takes me back to 1981 when I first got my hands on it. At the time I'd never read anything like it and although everyone else seems to prefer The Lord of the...more tags: Inspired me | |||||
82,900 Reviews | |||||
2. Colm & the Lazarus Key (Paperback) Author: Kieran Mark Crowley Publisher: Mercier Press |
Young Adults |
11/3/2009 Add | |||
Kieran said: A bit of shameless self-promotion here. Can I be unbiased about a book I wrote? Probably not. So, I won't say it's a great read or that it's entertaining and a real page-turner because that just would...more tags: I wrote | |||||
7 Reviews | |||||
3. The Gruffalo (Paperback) Author: Julia Donaldson Publisher: Puffin |
Ages 4-8 |
11/3/2009 Add | |||
Kieran said: Magical. tags: I read | |||||
4,450 Reviews | |||||
4. Where the Wild Things Are (Hardcover) Author: Maurice Sendak Illustrator: Maurice Sendak Publisher: HarperCollins |
Ages 4-8 |
11/3/2009 Add | |||
Kieran said: I cheated and read this while browsing in the children's section of my local bookshop. Not as famous over here in Ireland as it is in the U.S., but there's been a lot of hype about the Spike Jonze mov...more tags: I read | |||||
16,137 Reviews | |||||
5. Silverfin. Charlie Higson (Young Bond) (Paperback) Author: Charlie Higson Publisher: Gardners Books |
Young Adults |
11/3/2009 Add | |||
Kieran said: Another Higson book. I read this even though I'm not a James Bond fan. Very much a boy's own adventure and hugely entertaining. tags: I recommend | |||||
57 Reviews | |||||
6. Scepter of the Ancients (Skulduggery Pleasant) (Paperback) Author: Derek Landy Illustrator: Tom Percival Publisher: HarperTrophy |
Ages 9-12 |
11/3/2009 Add | |||
Kieran said: A witty and fun book written by a fellow Irishman. tags: I read | |||||
6,026 Reviews | |||||
7. Benny and Omar (Benny Shaw) (Paperback) Author: Eoin Colfer Publisher: Miramax |
Young Adults |
11/3/2009 Add | |||
Kieran said: One of Eoin Colfer's early books before he found fame and fortune with the Artemis Fowl series and the new "Douglas Adams" book. tags: I recommend | |||||
90 Reviews | |||||
8. Enemy, the (Paperback) Author: Charlie Higson Publisher: Imprint unknown |
N/A |
11/3/2009 Add | |||
Kieran said: It's like Dawn of the Dead for children. Scary, funny, realistic (to a point) and very, very good. If zombies scare you, don't touch it! tags: I'm reading | |||||
2,209 Reviews | |||||
9. Flush (Hardcover) Author: Carl Hiaasen Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Ages 9-12 |
11/3/2009 Add | |||
Kieran said: Very funny stuff. I read a lot of Carl Hiaasen's books when I was younger, but this is the first of his young adult books that I've read. Started it one evening and finished it at 2am. No higher recom...more tags: I recommend | |||||
3,368 Reviews | |||||
10. Down the Rabbit Hole (An Echo Falls Mystery) (Paperback) Author: Peter Abrahams Publisher: HarperTrophy |
Ages 9-12 |
11/3/2009 Add | |||
Kieran said: A great read from start to finish. tags: I recommend | |||||
973 Reviews | |||||
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