Fiction for ages 8 and Upwards
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We've got loads of books in the shop that aren't yet on the website!
This is just a selection of the stock we have for ages 8 upwards.
Please note that the age recommendations at Nickel Books are based on average reading and interest age. They are not definitive: ie a child can read a book from any section they wish if that interests them more and their reading ability is suitable.
The books are organized by author's surname. Click on the letter in the column to go to that author. On this front page, there's a selection of the newest books and some of our favourites.
(this is a work in progress, so if the letter has a line under it, there are books on that page!)
Recently filmed as a new series for television, the Heartland books are a warm-and-fuzzy series set in a horse farm in Virginia. Heartland is more than just that; it's a place where scars from the past can be healed and frightened and abused horse can learn to trust again.
This episode is Thicker than Water; where Amy's dad returns to Heartland in the hope of a reconciliation with his daughter.
£4.99
Shoot to Win is part of an excellent series for football fans.
Jamie's got a huge match coming up and everything to play for - scouts from top clubs are coming to watch! But though he can't wait to show off his latest move, the new coach is bearing a grudge... Has Jamie missed his chance?
£4.99
Groosham Grange is a funny, but gruesome, tale about a boy, David Eliot, who is expelled from his school and is sent away to school at Groosham Grange. Incredibly witty, the story follows David as he finds out he has to sign his name in his own blood, his French teacher is a werewolf and his Latin teacher is dead!
The horror is written in Anthony Horowitz's inimitable style.
£4.99
I am Spartapuss is the first of a series of fiction based in the Feline Empire.
Spartapuss starts as the manager of the Spatopia baths, Rome.
He is a Kitton by birth and came to Rome as a baby.
Misfortune is on Spartapuss's side, as he is arrested by Catligula (the emperor's heir) and thrown into prison.
He has to become a gladiator in the arena in order to win his freedom.
Excellent story with some brilliant plays on words!
£6.99
Shakespeare's Secret is a fast-paced detective story about a missing diamond and a centuries-old secret.
When her neighbour tells Hero about the missing diamond hidden in her new house, she knows she has to find it. But why is Danny so desperate to help her? And how is the diamond connected to Shakespeare? Hero is determined to find out...
£4.99
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