The Mighty Avengers (Billy Wrecks)

The Mighty Avengers

Billy Wrecks

Blurb: When Earth is in great danger, the world's mightiest super heroes assemble. Together they are known as... The Avengers!

ISBN: 9780307931092 (Hardback)

Year: 2012

Publisher: Golden Book

Pages: 24 (Fiction)

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3. Goodreads page

4. The comic book series this is based on

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The Hardest Test (Scott Quinnell)

The Hardest Test

Scott Quinnell

Blurb: Scott Quinnell is one of the best-known names in rugby. He played both rugby league and union, for Wales and for the British Lions. He was captain of the Welsh team seven times and won 52 caps.

But amidst all this success, Scott had a painful secret. He struggled to read. In The Hardest Test, he describes his struggle against learning difficulties throughout his childhood and his journey towards becoming one of the best rugby players in Britain. When he retired from rugby in 2005 he continued his battle with dyslexia in order to change both his and his children's lives.

ISBN: 9781906125950 (Paperback)

Year: 2008

Publisher: Accent Press

Pages: 86 (Non-Fiction)

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1Q84 - The Complete Trilogy (Haruki Murakami)

1Q84 - The Complete Trilogy

Haruki Murakami

Blurb: The year is 1Q84.

This is the real world, there is no doubt about that.

But in this world, there are two moons in the sky.

In this world, the fates of two people, Tengo and Aomame, are closely intertwined. They are each, in their own way, doing something very dangerous. And in this world, there seems no way to save them both.

Something extraordinary is starting.

ISBN: 9780099578079 (Paperback)

Year: 2009/2010

Publisher: Vintage Books

Pages: 1318 (Fiction)

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1. Article about the trilogy

2. Wikipedia page

3. Review of the book

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5. Blog on the book

'Who Could That Be at This Hour?' - All The Wrong Questions #1 (Lemony Snicket)

'Who Could That Be at This Hour?' - All The Wrong Questions #1

Lemony Snicket

Blurb: Before you consider reading 'Who Could That Be at This Hour?' Ask yourself these questions:

1. Are you curious about what is happening in a seaside town that is no longer by the sea?
2. Do you want to know more about a stolen item that wasn't stolen at all?
3. Do you really think that's any of your business? Why? What kind of person are you? Really?
4. Who is standing behind you?

ISBN: 9781742972961 (Hardback)

Year: 2012

Publisher: Hardie Grant

Pages: 258 (Fiction)

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2. Author's official site

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4. Wikipedia page for the series

5. Read the first chapter of the book

A Mutiny in Time - Infinity Ring Book One (James Dashner)

A Mutiny in Time - Infinity Ring Book One

James Dashner

Blurb: When best friends Dak Smyth and Sera Froste stumble upon the key to time travel - a handheld device known as the Infinity Ring - they're swept up in a centuries-old war for the fate of humankind. Recruited by a secret society named the Hystorians, the kids learn that history has gone disastrously off course. Now it's up to Dak, Sera, and young Hystorian Riq to travel back in time to fix the Great Breaks.

ISBN: 9780545386968 (Hardback)

Year: 2012

Publisher: Scholastic

Pages: 190 (Fiction)

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4. Review of the book

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Wreck-It Ralph Sticker Scenes (Various)

Wreck-It Ralph Sticker Scenes

Various

Blurb: Follow Wreck-It Ralph on his adventurous game-hopping journey!

Use your stickers to complete exciting story scenes, as Ralph enters a candy-coated world and learns what it really takes to be the good guy.

ISBN: 9781781868591 (Paperback)

Year: 2012

Publisher: Parragon

Pages: 12 (Fiction)

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4. IMDB page for the film

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