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Joanne Harris's top 10 books with kickass heroines
Joanne Harris is the author of Chocolat and Five Quarters of the Orange, among other novels. Her latest book, Runemarks, is a young adult novel set in a universe of nine worlds, inspired by Norse legends. It features Maddy, a kickass heroine with magical rune powers.
Ruby in the Smoke
By Philip Pullman
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Published 04-May-2009
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Soon after Sally Lockhart's father drowns at sea, she receives an anonymous letter. The dire warning it contains makes a man dief fear at her feet. Determined to discover the truth about her father's death, Sally is plunged into a terrifying mystery in the dark heart of Victorian London, at the centre of which lies a deadly blood-soaked jewel.
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Maximum Ride
By James Patterson
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Published 10-Apr-2006
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Thriller-writing sensation JAMES PATTERSON invites you on a quest full of non-stop action, adrenalin, mystery and suspense. Want to come along for the ride?
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Diamond of Drury Lane
By Julia Golding
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Published 04-Feb-2008
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Cat Royal is an orphan who lives at the back of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. She mingles with the high and low of society, from the actors onstage to the lords and ladies in the stalls to the barrow boys in the grimy marketplace.
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Coraline
By Neil Gaiman
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Published 06-Oct-2003
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When a girl ventures through a hidden door she finds a secret world with shocking similarities to her own.
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Wish List
By Eoin Colfer
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Published 07-Aug-2003
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Meg Finn is in trouble, unearthly trouble. Cast out of her own home by her stepfather after her mother's death, Meg is a wanderer, a troublemaker. After a botched attempt to rob a pensioner's flat, Meg and her partner in crime, Belch, end up in a very sticky situation.
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Dare Game
By Jacqueline Wilson
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Published 05-Oct-2006
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Tells the story of Tracy Beaker, the great inventor of extremely outrageous dares. Tracy has no designer clothes, when she really needs them. No wonder she bunks off. Still, it will have to do until her real mum comes and gets her. And until then, no-one is going to be better at the Dare Game than Tracy Beaker.
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Spilled Water
By Sally Grindley
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Published 06-Jun-2005
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A powerful drama set in modern-day China. Winner of the 2004 Gold Smarties Award
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