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Name: Janet Fisher
01 April 2021;Genre: Friends and family
This author goes from strength to strength. Each of her books, starting with The Girl of Ink and Stars in 2016, is different and quite unique. A Secret of Birds and Bone tells of the children of Renata, a bone binder living just outside Siena in an undefined period. Renata app...
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Starboard
Name: Donna Ritchie
01 April 2021;Genre: Friends and family
If you like boats - you'll love this! If you like adventures - you'll love this! If you like a story about finding your true self - you'll love this! Starboard is a story set around 11-year-old reality TV star, Kirsten. Her show is focused on finding a girlfriend for he...
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Agent Zaiba Investigates: The Haunted House
Name: Noel Age 10
01 April 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Agent Zaiba The Haunted House is an amazing detective story about a girl called Zaiba and her friends (Poppy, Olivia and Flora) and her little brother Ali. Will they solve the mystery of the haunted house?
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Out and About Minibeast Explorer
Name: Amanda Shipton
01 April 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
Become a minibeast explorer with this fantastic guide for children. This beautifully illustrated book features detailed information about 60 minibeasts. This is a carefully designed book contains all of the features of a high quality non fiction book. It has clearly labelled diagrams, minibeas...
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Agent Zaiba Investigates - The Haunted House
Name: Jenny Caddick
01 April 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
I love the Agent Zaiba books ; such a great, modern and fun detective series in a really accessible form for younger readers who want a bit of drama and peril in their stories. Zaiba is a likeable, confident , keen super sleuthing schoolgirl - the youngest and possibly most enthusiastic member...
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Fly High Crew - The Green Glow
Name: Matthew Age 11
01 April 2021;Genre: Science Fiction
Fly High Crew - The Green Glow is a book full of action, aliens and a tight-knit crew who would do anything for each other. The twists and turns of the alien invasion keeps the reader guessing, putting them fully in the shoes of the adventurous crew experiencing such extraordi...
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Out and About Minibeast Explorer
Name: Amanda Shipton
01 April 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
The National Trust have done it again. This fantastic minibeast guide is a must for all nature hunters. You can become a minibeast explorer with this fantastic guide which says it is for children but I think most adults would be find it informative. This guider will help you to identify over 6...
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Tragedy At Sea: The Sinking of the Titanic
Name: Beverley Somerset
01 April 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
The Titanic is arguably the most famous ship in the world, and this gem of a book tells its story through conception to building and, ultimately, to its tragic sinking. The author, David Long, has managed to pack the book with facts, but always keeps it readable and accessible to the reader. T...
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Name: Ellen Green
01 April 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
Jess Kidd's Everyday Magic: The Adventures of Alfie Blackstock is an exciting, fun and magical adventure that many children I know would love; who wouldn't want to visit a village where magic happens! Orphaned Alfie Blackstock is sent to live with his rather peculiar au...
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Name: Carol Carter
01 April 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
Tilly and the Map of Stories is the third instalment of the Pages & Co series, about a young bookworm, Tilly, who, along with her best friend, Oskar, can 'bookwander' - travel into the books she reads, meet the characters, and, of course, have wonderful adventures.<b...
