Waterstone's Children's Book Prize Shortlist 2010

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	"WINNER  Isabel Tomlinson from WATERSTONE'S: I loved everything about this book, the characters, the story, the way the author writes with warmth and humour... I could go on forever!"

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	"WONDROUS READS: Edge of your seat exciting."

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	"LANCASHIRE EVENING POST: Beautifully written and carefully conceived, The Memory Cage is an exceptional first novel and has so much to offer for children aged 10 and over."

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	"(disclosure - I wrote it!) THE TIMES RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS: Candy Gourlay's Tall Story is another pleasure from first to last, and it displays the assurance of a born storyteller."

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	"THE GUARDIAN: Told at a breakneck pace, this horror story will appeal to young readers of 10 and over."

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	"NEWBERY MEDAL CHAIR KATIE O'DELL: Exceptionally conceived, finely crafted and highly original."

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	"BOOKBAG: As coming of age stories go, this is extremely strong and debut author Irfan Master has definitely catapulted himself straight onto my list of novelists to keep a close eye on."

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	"THE BOOK ZONE: This made for perfect reading in my opinion -... the pages kept turning and the chapters flew by long into the night ."

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	"LIVERPOOL ECHO: In her first young fiction title, author Anna Kemp has excelled with an action packed story, full of humour and bursting with boisterousness."