Published by Puffin

Off the Road by Nina Bawden

Britain in the year 2040. Tom’s grandfather escapes on the way to the Memory Theme Park, where he will be "cared for" permanently now that he has reached 65.  Tom follows him beyond the wall, which, he has always been told, protects him from dangerous trees and savage people. He is bewildered to discover that he has relations living Outside, that "brother" and "sister" are not rude words, and that children are expected to treat their elders with respect, and he discovers a startling truth about the world he has always known.

Published by Hodder

Omega Seven by Maggie Pearson

Luke lives on Omega Seven - the Paradise Planet. There's no crime, no poverty, no pollution, no worries and, as far as Luke is concerned, complete boredom and no fun. The only thing that is remotely interesting to Luke is the mysterious Blue Mountains situated outside the complex in the Outlands. But once out there, things aren't quite what they seem and Luke's sheltered life isn't as safe as it once was ...

Slate Mountain by Mark Leyland

Though she is unhappy at her new school, Ros dreads the nights more, as she keeps dreaming about faceless hooded figures coming towards her. Then one night the dream turns to reality, when the creatures come to collect her, and her mother seems unable to stop them. Along with a number of other children, two from the same village, she is taken into the slate mines. There they join other children from different periods of history, mining slate to build a huge pyramid, which will destroy the earth. Can anything be done to stop it?

Published by Puffin

Eye to Eye by Catherine Jinks

Jansi is scavenging in the desert, when he comes across a crashed Stelcorp space ship, which he takes to be a temple. The space ship's crew are dead, and the computer, PIM, needs human help to repair its circuits so that it can communicate with its base. Desert boy and computer must learn to understand one another. Each learns and develops in the process. When Stelcorp are eventually contacted they find the changes in the computer unacceptable, and Jansi and PIM have to draw on all their resources to save themselves from destruction.