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Uki and the Ghostburrow
Name: Jennifer Caddick
28 February 2022;Genre: Fantasy
Uki and the Ghostburrow, the last in the series of the Five Realms books, starts as dramatically as ever with a desperate, life-threatening, dangerous journey through forbidden and foreboding territory. The tension is so high in both the tales that weave through the book; the...
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Grandpa Frank’s Great Big Bucket List
Name: Linda Canning
25 February 2022;Genre: Friends and family
Grandpa Frank’s Great Big Bucket List is the latest heart-warmingly hilarious book from Jenny Pearson. Telling the story of Frank Davenport, an eleven-year-old boy who unexpectedly inherits a huge sum of money, the book follows the young boy as he gets to know his grandpa, spe...
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Jummy at River School
Name: Sue Wilsher
25 February 2022;Genre: School Stories
Although Jummy is excited because she has earned a place at River School, the best girls' boarding school in Nigeria, she is upset that her best friend, Caro, won't be joining her. River School is everything she dreamed of and she quickly settles into her new school house. Every year, the scho...
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Uki and the Swamp Spirit
Name: Jennifer Caddick
25 February 2022;Genre: Fantasy
Uki and the Swamp Spirit is another epic rabbit fantasy story, as superbly told as the four books before it in the Five Reams series. Larwood excels at storytelling in such a way that the reader can follow the journey of the various characters from book one or pick up any of t...
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The Secret of Haven Point
Name: Kelly Buxton
22 February 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
The Secret of Haven Point is the perfect addition to the well-being section of any bookshelf. I could not put it down. Unveiling disability; putting it in the spotlight, where it belongs, out in the open for all to admire its hidden beauty. It reminds me of Wonder and a quote...
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Carnival of the Lost
Name: Clair Bossons
21 February 2022;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Orphaned eight-year-old Sheba is purchased by Plumpscuttle and brought to London to join his Carnival Troupe. Here she meets Pyewacket, a so-called witch's imp; Gigantus the Giant, Mama Rat and Sister Moon, a knife thrower. In exchange for bed and board, she is expected to perform by terrifyin...
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Uki and the Outcasts
Name: Jennifer Caddick
20 February 2022;Genre: Fantasy
Uki and the Outcasts is the fourth book in the absolutely amazing series of books set in the Five Realms - a fantasy world formed and inhabited by tribes of rabbits. After the first three books focusing on the adventures of young rabbit Podkin, the author has moved forward in...
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Fantastically Great Women Artists and their Stories
Name: Lauren Maidman
18 February 2022;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Fantastically Great Women Artists and their Stories is another brilliant book from Kate Pankhurst. I am big fan of these books and have ALL the previous Fantastically Great Women books in my collection. This version, however, is slightly different. It has been written and publ...
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Circus Maximus: Rivals on the Track
Name: Jacqueline Harris
16 February 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
Dido is back in Circus Maximus: Rivals on the Track, the second book of her adventures as a charioteer in Roman times. Whilst the title is all about the Circus Maximus, in this book it casts a long shadow, rather than appearing as the main setting. Dido and her family are now...
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Mike Falls Up
Name: Maria Faithorn
15 February 2022;Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
It's the sunny season and it's just too hot for young Mike and his dog, Bowow. Unfortunately, as they try to stay cool in the shade of the house, Mama sends them out to play. They head off to the surrounding Chocolate Hills when all of a sudden an earthquake causes a rumble and the ground belo...
