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Katherine Rundell
The Good Thieves

Look out for a boy who flies, another who can charm animals and a girl who has a plan......

Story inspired by a gardener's notebook

Author AM HOWELL was inspired to write THE GARDEN OF LOST SECRETS after...

Finding a way to the future

In NO BALLET SHOES IN SYRIA, Aya has escaped from Syria and now hopes to stay...

Christopher Edge
The Longest Night of Charlie Noon

Secrets, spies or maybe even a monster... What lies in the heart of the wood?...

This book is about a boy trying to find out about his mysterious past. I liked...

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