Flip - Martyn Bedford Fourteen-year-old Alex Gray wakes up one morning to discover he's not in his own bedroom. More surprising is that he doesn't recognize his hands, or his legs... When he looks in the mirror he gets the shock of his life! How is it possible that Alex has become another boy – a boy who everyone calls Philip? And how have six whole months passed overnight? A riveting psychological thriller by a brilliant new voice in children's books.

Ratburger - David Walliams The story of a little girl called Zoe. Things are not looking good for Zoe. Her stepmother Sheila is so lazy she gets Zoe to pick her nose for her. The school bully Tina Trotts makes her life a misery – mainly by flobbing on her head. And now the evil Burt from Burt’s Burgers is after her pet rat! And guess what he wants to do with it? The clue is in the title… From the author that is being called ‘a new Roald Dahl’, Ratburger is not to be missed!

The 13th Horseman - Barry Hutchison Drake is surprised to find three horsemen of the apocalypse playing snakes and ladders in his garden shed. He’s even more surprised when they insist that he is one of them. They’re missing a Horseman, having gone through several Deaths and they think that Drake is the boy for the job. At first he’s reluctant to usher in Armageddon but does being in charge of Armageddon have to spell the end of the world? An apocalyptic blend of riotous comedy, heart-stopping action and a richly imagined fantasy adventure.

Wonder - R.J. Palacio 'My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.' Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year- old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren't stared at wherever they go. Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he's being sent to a real school - and he's dreading it. All he wants is to be accepted - but can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all? WONDER is a funny, frank, astonishingly moving debut to read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page.

The Considine Curse - Gareth P Jones Fourteen-year-old Mariel returns to England for her grandmother's funeral. It is the first time she has been back since she emigrated with her mother as a baby, and it is the beginning of the uncovering of some really extraordinary truths about the Considine family. Why did Mariel's mum argue with Grandma all those years ago? Why does Amelia wear so much perfume? Why is there a very large cat flap in Louvre House? Why does Gerald seem scared of his brother's appetite? Did Grandma Considine really break her neck falling down the stairs? And most importantly, what is the dark secret that lies at the heart of the family?

After Tomorrow - Gillian Cross What if you woke up tomorrow and everything had changed? Money is worthless. Your friends are gone. Armed robbers roam the streets. No one is safe. For Matt and his little brother, Taco, that nightmare is a reality. Their only hope of survival is to escape through the Channel Tunnel. But danger waits on the other side...Stay or go. What would you do?

YORKSHIRE COAST BOOK AWARD 2014

YORKSHIRE COAST BOOK AWARD SHORT LIST After Tomorrow - Gillian Cross (sci fi/futuristic) Wonder - R.J. Palacio (social issues) The Considine Curse - Gareth P Jones (werewolf) Flip - Martyn Bedford (thriller) Ratburger - David Walliams (comedy) The 13th Horseman - Barry Hutchison (fantasy)

shortlist books - YCBA 2014 AuthorBook TitleISBNcopies R. J. PalacioWonder ISBN Gareth P. JonesThe Considine Curse ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Barry HutchisonThe 13th Horseman ISBN-10: X ISBN-13: David WalliamsRatburger (HB)? ISBN Martyn BedfordFlip ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Gillian CrossAfter Tomorrow 0

quiz & book level Wonder Palacio, R.J. Quiz No EN Fiction BL 4.8 The Considine Curse Jones, Gareth P. Quiz No EN Fiction BL4.3 The 13th Horseman Hutchison, Barry Quiz No EN Fiction BL 4.6 Flip Bedford, Martyn Quiz No EN Fiction BL 5.3 Ratburger Walliams, David Quiz No EN Fiction BL 5.0 After Tomorrow Cross, Gillian Quiz No EN Fiction BL4.1