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Thunderbolt
Name: Kelly Buxton
15 April 2021;Genre: Adventure
A fast-paced, immersive adventure story that delves into harrowing issues that plague the world. Thunderbolt, sequel to Cloudburst, does not disappoint. Join Jack, Xander and Amelia on another adventure set in the rich, deep seas off the coast of Zanzibar. Recovering from their latest o...
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The Secret Life of Bees
Name: Amanda Shipton
15 April 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
Follow Buzzwing the honey bee on an unforgettable journey as you discover the secrets of the busy, buzzing world of bees. This is a beautifully written and illustrated book is packed full of information, stories from a range of cultures and cute characters to spot as you travel through the wor...
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How To Be Me
Name: Jo Clarke
15 April 2021;Genre: Friends and family
How To Be Me is an honest and tender look at what it feels like to be an outsider and to experience the pain of not being understood. How to Be Me made my heart cry out for Lucas, who lives in a world of plenty but who has so very little. Lucas might live in a house large enou...
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Name: Lucy Georgeson
15 April 2021;Genre: Friends and family
Cardboard Cowboys is the first middle grade book from author Brian Conaghan and it absolutely does not disappoint. Lenny blames his size for everything. He thinks his mum and dad don't love him anymore and that they blame him for what happened to his older brother, Frankie. He...
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Strangeworlds Travel Agency: Edge of the Ocean
Name: Kelly Buxton
15 April 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
Another triumph for L.D Lapinski in book 2 of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency: Edge of the Ocean. Born out of the pandemic, what better stories to lose yourself in, in times of despair, lockdowns and the unknown? A portal story, that takes Flick, Jonathon and cousin Avery on a...
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The Story of Climate Change
Name: Nicola Mansfield
15 April 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
This beautiful book portrays itself as 'a first book about how we can help save our planet' but I would say it goes far beyond being the first stop on a journey of understanding climate change and is one that can be read and referred to over and over again. As well as being beautifully...
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Agent Zaiba Investigates: The Haunted House
Name: Evie Age 10
15 April 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Agent Zaiba, Agent Poppy and Agent Ali add some new recruits to the Snow Leopard Detective Agency (UK Branch) to investigate the Haunted House. Olivia and Flora's mom and dad (Courtney and Jack) throw a house-warming party. Meanwhile, Zaiba investigates the supernatural things, like a shiny ne...
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Fourteen Wolves
Name: Megan Webb
15 April 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
Wolves are often considered as horrible scary creatures, however, they have a lot to offer. Fourteen Wolves tells the story of the reintroduction of wolves in Yellowstone Park, USA, in 1995. Prior to 1995 wolves had disappeared from Yellowstone Park, which caused the ecosystem...
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Monster Doughnuts
Name: Lisa Watkins
10 April 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
A completely wacky and hilarious story about a 10-year-old girl who is a monster hunter! But Grace isn’t any normal monster hunter, she has discovered that monsters LOVE a sweet treat and uses this to her advantage, filling doughnuts with secret exploding baking powder to defeat her enemies! G...
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Agent Zaiba Investigates: The Missing Diamonds
Name: Evie Age 10
10 April 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Agent Zaiba Investigates: The Missing Diamonds is about a group of friends (Zaiba, Poppy and Ali) who never give up. Their mission was to identify the VIP guest, then to track down the missing dog and diamond collar and finally to discover who took the dog and why! Zaiba, her brother (Ali, wh...
