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Gangsta Rap by Benjamin Zephaniah follows three young people, Ray, Prem and Tyrone, who won't fit into their surroundings at all, and whose only aim is to form a rap band in the future. The book charts their rise to fame and how they deal with all sorts of problems, such as threatening rival bands and stubborn parents. An engaging and interesting read.
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The Golem's Eye by Jonathon Stroud returns to the enticing world created by The Amulet of Samarkand, where the 'magicians' rule over commoners with the help of the demons they enslave. This time the aspiring young magician Nathaniel, anti-hero of the last book, has an opportunity to prove his worth to the government when a strange magical beast starts rampaging throughout London. He summons his reluctant demon Bartimaeus, and puts him on the case. However, it is not as easy as it might seem, and when a group of angry commoners raid a valuable tomb and release a furious demon into London, he has a second problem to contend with. There is fast-paced action throughout the book, and weighing in at 570 pages it ought to be enough to satisfy most readers in the middle to top end of the cool-reads age group.
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This book follows Simon St George, a young boy who has been enrolled in an expensive private school since he can remember, and has no recollection of his parentage. Soon after the book starts Simon is plunged into a wild adventure with a ragged and unshaven man called Aldric who claims to be his father. Aldric later explains that they are descended from a long line of Dragonslayers, knights who hunt down the evil dragonmen who inhabit the entire earth. He needs Simon's help in order to destroy what he thinks is the last of these creatures, but together the pair find that a huge gathering of Dragons are plotting an unthinkably disastrous experiment. Simon and Aldric must stopped them before it is too late and the pair are soon hurtling round the globe in pursuit of mythical beasts.
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Freeglader by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell is the latest book in the Edge Chronicles, and follows the star of the last book, Rook Barkwater. A great storm devastates the bustling city of Undertown and its population is forced to undertake a huge journey through all sorts of dangers in order to reach safety. They are heading for the Free Glades, a place deep within the huge forest of the Deepwoods, where there is rumoured to be freedom and equality. However the way there is full of dangers, from rampaging shryke armies, to goblin hordes and mystical and enticing forests which spell certain death if you enter. It's very readable, obviously more so if you've read the other books, and perhaps best suited to people in the younger half of the cool-reads age range.
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Readers of 14 and over will probably find it easier to get stuck into The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashijian. It follows a hyperactive teenager called Josh. He leads an ordinary life in an ordinary American city with school and hobbies taking up most of his time. Burning underneath all of this is his desire to change the world for the better and he sets up a website fighting consumerism, putting his name down as Larry. The website becomes a phenomenal success and for once Josh feels that he has done his bit to help the world. There is only one small problem, he can't let people know that he is the fabled Larry who posts his opinionated sermons on the website. People are dying to find out who is behind it all. The question is not, can Josh keep himself anonymous, but for how long? The book is really well written, and very hard to stop reading. The ending is excellent and really blows you away. Especially good is the way that you can't predict the twists and turns of the story.
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