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More Recommeded Books From Cape Town’s Child for Preteens and Teens

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
The Summer I Turned Pretty turned Jenny Han into a celebrity overnight and there is even talk of a film based on the book. Everything that happened this past summer, and every summer before it, has all led up to this. To now. Every year Isabel spends a perfect summer at her family friends’ house. There’s the swimming pool at night, the private stretch of sandy beach …and the two boys. Unavailable, aloof Conrad – who she’s been in love with forever – and friendly, relaxed Jeremiah, the only one who’s ever really paid her any attention. But this year something is different. They seem to have noticed her for the first time. It’s going to be an amazing summer – and one she’ll never forget…

Top 10 of Everything 2011 by Russell Ash
There are lots of books on the market that can tell you who’s number 1, but that never gives you the whole picture: How big is the margin between 1st and 2nd place? How does the 5th best compare? Was number 10 really that far off the pace? Top 10 of Everything 2011 answers these questions and many, many more, with brand new and updated lists and over 7,000 of the most intriguing facts about history, science, sports, music, movies, nature, people and places. Did you know that the country that spends the on toys and games is the UK? Or that Percy Montgomery is placed ninth (with Australia’s Stephen Larkham) in the top 10 most-capped players in international rugby? And as if that wasn’t enough to quench your thirst for knowledge, this fascinating full-color book also includes feature spreads that are packed with insightful information and additional lists that really give you the low-down on your favorite records. This is one of those books that will entertain the whole family.

Dead Man’s Cove by Lauren St John
In a book world obseessed with vampires, Lauren St John has revived the good old detective story with a thoroughly modern and tenacious heroine. With a suitcase full of books that have long been her window on the world, Laura Marlin goes to live with her uncle in Cornwall, convinced that a life of adventure is hers at last. But everywhere she turns she’s confronted with mysteries. When Laura finds a message on a bottle, she embarks on a deadly quest – one that will test her detective skills to the limit and set her on a collision course with villains who will stop at nothing to get their own way.

Unhooking the Moon by Gregory Hughes
When their father dies suddenly, Marie Claire (or the Rat, as she’s better known) and her older brother Bob are left all alone in the world, except for a mysterious uncle who they’ve never met and is said to be living somewhere in New York City. Afraid of being sent to a children’s home (Rat is dancing, football-playing gangter-baiting 10 year old, but she also has a long-term illness and is prone to fits), they set off on a journey to find him. Along the way they meet very interesting characters, end up in scary situations and have to endure all kinds of onslaughts. Unhooking the Moon is one of those rare books that grips you, leaves you bittersweet and then elated.

Book details

• The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
  Ages 12 and up
  EAN: 9780141330532
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• Top 10 of Everything 2011 by Russell Ash
  EAN: 9780600617433
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• Dead Man’s Cove by Lauren St John
  EAN: 9781444000207
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• Unhooking the Moon by Gregory Hughes
  Ages 12 and up
  EAN: 9781849162951
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