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Sarah Crossan The Weight of Water
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Roddy Doyle A Greyhound of a Girl
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Sally Gardner Maggot Moon
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Nick Lake In Darkness
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Marcus Sedgwick Midwinterblood
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Dave Shelton A Boy and a Bear in a Boat
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Elizabeth Wein Code Name Verity
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Rebecca Cobb Lunchtime
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Emily Gravett Again!
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Chris Haughton Oh No, George!
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Chris Mould Pirates ‘n’ Pistols
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Helen Oxenbury King Jack and the Dragon
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Levi Pinfold Black Dog
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Salvatore Rubbino Just Ducks!
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Listen to Sarah read from The Weight of Water
Listen to Roddy read from A Greyhound of a Girl
Listen to Sally read from Maggot Moon
Listen to Nick read from In Darkness
Listen to Marcus read from Midwinterblood
Listen to Dave read from A Boy and a Bear in a Boat
Listen to Elizabeth read from Code Name Verity
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CILIP Carnegie Medal 2013 Shortlist
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R.J. Palacio Wonder
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CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2013 Shortlist
Read about Rebecca Cobb
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Jon Klassen I Want My Hat Back
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