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A Strange Land by Alan Gibbons
Category: Young Adult
Tense teen drama, with a strong message...
Absolute Watchmen (New Edition) by Alan Moore; Dave Gibbons (Illustrator)
Category: Western
Watchmen, the groundbreaking story from award-winning author Alan Moore that sparked the hit HBO original series, is collected in stunning Absolute format! In a world where the mere presence of American superheroes changed history-the U.S. won the Vietnam War, Nixon is still president, and the Cold War ...Show more
An Act of Love by Alan Gibbons
Category: Children's Fiction
Childhood friends Chris and Imran celebrate the Millenium as inseparable blood brothers, they are both seven years old. But by 2011 their lives have taken very different paths. One has joined the Army and served in Afghanistan, the other is a potential jihad recruit. They are no longer friends, and ther ...Show more
Caught in the Crossfire by Alan Gibbons
Category: Fiction
Alan Gibbons at his most powerful and disturbing on race, riots and real life. Set in a town in the north of England, where right-wingers are determined to stir up trouble and racial prejudice, Crossfire is about six teenagers whose lives are woven together by a series of shocking and tragic events. a B ...Show more
Charles Darwin by Alan Gibbons; Leo Brown
Category: Education | Series: Lifelines Ser.
Ten-year-old Henry has just gotten the job of his life--assistant to Charles Darwin on a voyage of the HMS Beagle. He will help Darwin collect all the creatures that fly, scuttle, and leap on this expedition to faraway lands. Little does he know that it will be one of the greatest scientific expeditions ...Show more
Charles Darwin (Lifelines) by Alan Gibbons
Category: Children's Educational | Series: Lifelines
Dream Team (#3) by Alan Gibbons
Category: Children's Fiction
East End United are struggling to make this season work. Cairo is their best shot but as Captain he just can't seem to make the team work together. When Coach Ayo suggests heading to the library for some historical research the boys think he's having a laugh but the secret to a great team might just lie ...Show more
End Game by Alan Gibbons
Category: Young Adult Fiction
A real-life thriller about memory loss, arms dealing, and fathers and sons from million copy selling, prize-winning author, Alan Gibbons. 'He was here again last night, the man with the dead eyes. He was in my room and in my head.' There are not many things Nick Mallory knows for sure. He knows there wa ...Show more
Hate by Alan Gibbons
Category: Children's
Eve's older sister, Rosie, was bright and alive and always loved being the centre of attention. Then one day, she is brutally murdered. Six months later, Eve meets Antony and discovers that he was there the night Rosie died and did nothing to help. Is there any way she can ever get past that? Inspired b ...Show more
Home Ground by Alan Gibbons
Category: Children's Classic Fiction
Sam's team are edging closer to the bottom of the league this season and team captain Jordan's bad attitude isn't helping anyone. When Sam spots Hasan playing on the refugee team, he can see that Hasan's got talent and invites him along to practice. Hasan and his friend Faisal prove to be exactly what t ...Show more
Keeper by Alan Gibbons
Category: Children's
A thought-provoking football story accompanied by fascinating facts about famous goalies and the history of goalkeeping from reluctant-reader favourite Alan Gibbons.New boy Shane Logan is loud and has a short temper, but on the football field he also turns out to be a talented goalie. In the first match ...Show more