14:04, 04 Apr 2008

The Book Thief
Markus Zusak

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Set in Nazi Germany 1939 the seen is set for a dark and bloody landscape.

War is everywhere and Death has never been busier, he is a character that we'd all like to ignore.

Death narrates this story and he does it so well, yet at the same time you are shocked by his humour.

On one of his collections Death comes across a little girl called Lisel the "Book Thief".

Death becomes interested by ...

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14:04, 04 Apr 2008

The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini

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An incredibly sad story of a friendship between two boys, Amir and Hassan.

This dangerous friendship between the two boys is one day destroyed when something terrible happens to Hassan.

The Russians have started to invade Afghanistan and so must Amir and his family run away to America.

Upon return to his homeland Amir must deal with his past and face all the ghosts that greet him.

A story ...

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14:04, 04 Apr 2008

Nefertiti
Michelle Moran

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Well known for her immense beauty, Nefertiti has a sinister side.

Married to the temperamental Akhenaten both are hell-bent on the supreme control of Egypt,and together they are as toxic as the poison of the desert asp.

Akhenaten has new ideas for the Egyptian faith and this causes outrage amoungst the temple Priests.

Akhenaten is so close to his own demise that Nefertiti must use all her ...

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14:04, 04 Apr 2008

Nefertiti
Michelle Moran

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