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When we got Lost in Dreamland
Name: Rhiannon Cook
25 May 2022;Genre: Science Fiction
In When we got lost in Dreamland, Malcolm is starting a new school but has already fallen in with the wrong crowd. When the domineering Kez Becker dares him to steal something from a house in the neighbourhood, Malcolm comes away with two strange contraptions called 'Dreaminat...
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The Queen's Wardrobe
Name: Emma O Donovan
25 May 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
The Queen's Wardrobe is a lavish and beautifully produced exploration of outfits worn by Queen Elizabeth which mark key historical moments in her reign. Fascinating and informative, this will be an essential classroom resource and library essential. Completely enchanting from...
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Nano The Spectacular Science of the Very (Very) Small
Name: Emma O Donovan
25 May 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very (Very) Small is a visually exciting and accessible look at the science behind the very small. This brilliant curriculum based picture book provides an alternative educational offering to standard non-fiction titles in the form of a hig...
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Princess Minna: The Unicorn Mix-Up
Name: Lucy Newton
24 May 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Princess Minna: The Unicorn Mix-Up is a perfect combination of a chapter and picture book! These stories are perfect for children who are beginning to move away from picture books and are starting to work up to reading their first chapter books. It's filled with brightly colou...
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The Hunt for David Berman
Name: Sharon Porter
19 May 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
David is a Kindertransport evacuee during the Second World War and runs away from his cruel, farming foster family because they just want him to work on the farm. He lives in a cave on the beach, eeking out a meagre existence until Robert finds him and they form a friendship. Little do they kn...
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The Light Hunters
Name: Nathan Cox
19 May 2022;Genre: Fantasy
This book was absolutely amazing! I read this in just two sittings as I quite literally couldn't put it down. The Light Hunters by Dan Walker is an amazing fantasy story that is action packed with adventure and so creatively written. The story cleverly combines real life exper...
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BeYOUtiful
Name: Elen Green
19 May 2022;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
A fabulous title for a book that really does deliver what it says it will, encouraging children and young people to 'Radiate confidence, celebrate difference and express yourself'. Since the author works for a major marketing company, she knows all too well how the images we see around...
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Rumaysa Ever After
Name: Jacqueline Harris
18 May 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
She's back! The rather magical, hijab wearing heroine Rumaysa returns in this hotly anticipated sequel. Still looking for her parents (she was taken away by an evil witch as a baby and locked in a tower) and still in the realm of almost familiar fairy tales with a twist. This time the book is...
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Sade and her Shadow Beasts
Name: Louisa Farrow
17 May 2022;Genre: Bereavement
Sade has been rocked by the death of her mother and she's convinced that she is to blame. She has problems at school and 'Old Dad' - who used to listen, laugh and cook - has been replaced by 'New Dad', who is withdrawn and angry. And soon her Granny, who's been helping hold the family together...
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Magicborn
Name: Sue Wilsher
17 May 2022;Genre: Fantasy
Since the day of the Almost Drowning, Tempest has lived with her two fathers, the kind men who saved her. She can remember nothing of her life before this time nor how she can understand her robin, Coriel, when he speaks to her, but is happy living at the Ferry Keeper's Cottage with Prosper an...
