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Alex Rider
Access this site for highly classified information on the brilliant teenage MI6 agent Alex Rider.
http://www.alexrider.com

BZRK
Info, videos and reviews about the books by Michael Grant.
http://www.michaelgrantbooks.co.uk/bzrk/

Bartimaeus Trilogy
For Bartimaeus fans there's info on the books, Bart's stuff including the Golem Spell as well as links to the author, Jonathan Stroud's, site.
http://www.bartimaeusbooks.com/

Blade
All about the books and link to info on the author, Tim Bowler.
https://global.oup.com/[blade]/?region=uk

Cherub Campus
Terrific website that provides lots of background information on the thrilling Cherub series by Robert Muchamore.
http://www.cherubcampus.com

Eragon
All the latest news on this wonderful series by Christopher Paolini. Check out the Eragon glossary, find out which character you're most like and play the Alagaesia adventure game!
http://www.alagaesia.com/

Furnace
Read Alex's prison blog, watch the trailer and play the lockdown game!
https://www.alexandergordonsmith.com/furnace

Geekhood books
A series of books by Andy Robb about Geekhood.The site offers a quick quiz, book facts, interviews, gallery and reviews.
http://theandyrobbsite.co.uk/

Georgia Nicolson
The fabbity-fab confessions of Georgia Nicolson.
http://www.georgia-nicolson.co.uk/

House of Night
Fab website for the House of Night series - find out all about the characters in the yearbook, create your own Vampyre tattoo and find out what your affinity is!
http://www.houseofnightseries.com/

Hunger Games
Find out about the author and books of this amazing series and see if you could survive the Hunger Games!
http://www.thehungergames.co.uk

I Am Number Four
Find out about this amazing book and its mysterious author!
http://www.iamnumberfour.co.uk/

Jimmy Coates
Latest info on Jimmy Coates, part spy, part human, part terminator! With inside information on the books, the plot, the author and more...
http://www.jimmycoates.co.uk/

Lemony Snicket
Find out (if you must) about the afflicted author and read extracts from his unfortunate books. Also includes games, news and seek advice from Lemony Snicket.
http://www.lemonysnicket.com

One Giant Read
One Giant Read offers a range of reading and news themed around the UK Space Agency's Principia Mission. For every month Tim is away, the One Giant Read website showcases the very best science fiction writers, audio books, reviews, Poetry recordings and audio clips and interviews and features scientists discussing the impact and influence of science fiction on their work.
http://onegiantread.literatureworks.org.uk/

Paul Gravett
Everything you ever needed to know about comics, graphic novels and manga.
http://www.paulgravett.com/

Percy Jackson
Half boy, half god and all hero! Find out about this great series.
https://rickriordan.com/[percy-jackson]

Sequels - children's book series
Every wondered which order a series was written in or are you dying to find out what the next Alex Rider or Rainbow Fairy is? Here are the answers!
http://www.childrensbooksequels.co.uk/

Series - what comes next
Good site from Bettendorf Public Libraries to help you find the next book if you are reading a series. Lot of American titles but also useful for U.K. books
http://www.bettendorflibrary.com/bpl-bin/series.pl

Silverfin
Find out more about James Bond's school days thanks to Charlie Higson who has written Silverfin the first in a series of five books. Help James escape Hellebore's lab on this interactive website.
http://www.youngbond.com

Skulduggery Pleasant
Great website with all the characters biogs, facts about and interview with the author Derek Landy. Books, competitions as well as Facebook and Twitter feeds and also downloads.
http://www.skulduggerypleasant.co.uk/about-derek/

Swallowcliffe Hall
Learn about the author of 'Swallowcliffe Hall', the books, the characters, the history and the country houses that inspired the books.
http://www.jenniewalters.com/

Teri Terry
About Teri and her books, includes a video about 'Slated', and engagements, reviews and awards.
http://teriterry.jimdo.com/

Treasure Island
Treasure Island written by R L Stevenson. This site has information about the book and author, plot and character, as well as things to do.
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/treasure

Vampirates
A web site which enhances the Vampirates series by Justin Somper. Books characters, and downloads a plenty 'me hearties!'
http://www.vampirates.co.uk/

Witchfinder
Find out about this great horror series by William Hussey.
http://www.witchfinderbooks.co.uk/

Young Samurai and Bodyguard
Chris Bradford's series of novels, includes, tweets, books, media, events resources and author biog.
http://www.chrisbradford.co.uk/about.html

Young Sherlock
Read about the books and lots of other bonus content on this great website about the teenage Sherlock Holmes.
http://www.youngsherlock.com/

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