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Frida Kahlo
Name: Lauren Maidman
10 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
Frida Kahlo is from The Little People, Big Dreams series. This series is based on the lives of inspirational women who have changed the world.This is the story of Frida Kahlo a little girl born in Mexico. She was born differently from others but that didn't stop her. When she was young she was in...
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Name: Emma Jones
10 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
When 11-year-old ace detective Laura Marlin and her classmates are treated to an unexpected visit to Australia, Laura is just as thrilled as the rest of them. But then strange phenomena and odd coincidences start to occur and Laura can't shift the sensation that something isn't right... But wi...
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Name: Caroline Gosden
10 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
Laura Marlin has yet another daunting mystery to solve in this the fifth book in the series. Our super sleuth has successfully helped to put the notorious leader of the Straight A gang behind bars and is looking forward to a school trip with her friends to Australia. But troub...
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Simply The Quest
Name: Samantha Phillips
08 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
After reading Who Let the Gods Out? earlier this year I thought it was easily the funniest book I had read in a long time. I eagerly awaited the release of Simply the Quest hoping that 'writer of the Gods' Maz Evans could live up to her previous 'celestial tome', and BOSH. What a read! As funny,...
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Moon Juice
Name: Alison Kelly
06 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
The Emma Press The charming front cover of this debut collection shows a little girl in search of moon juice. Blender in hand, her hopeful profile meets that of the quizzical moon. It's a gentle invitation into Kate Wakeling's debut collection, winner of the 2017 Centre for Literacy in Primary P...
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Dotty Detective The Lost Puppy
Name: Lauren Maidman
06 August 2017;Genre: Mystery & Detective
This is the fourth book from the Dotty Detective series, in which Dot leads the case in finding Chipolata, the missing puppy. Dot, her dog McClusky and her best friend Beans have their own detective agency, Join the Dots Detectives, and it is their job to work out where their friend Joe's puppy h...
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Toto - The Dog-gone Amazing Story of the Wizard of Oz
Name: Debbie Liddle
06 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is a wonderful twist (or should that be twister!) on the story of Dorothy and her adventures in Oz. The tale comes from Toto's perspective and his version of meeting Scarecrow, Tin Woodman and Cowardly Lion. Toto tells the story to his pups to get them to sleep but one cheeky scamp stays awa...
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Little People, Big Dreams, Emmeline Pankhurst
Name: Lucy Newton
02 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
Little People, Big Dreams is a collection of books about famous women and their lives. This book tells the story of Emmeline Pankhurst. The book is written like a story, despite being factual and retelling true events. The story begins with Emmeline as a child growing up in Manchester, England. S...
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You Can't Make Me Go To Witch School
Name: Jacqueline Harris
27 July 2017;Genre: Adventure
Daisy Wart does not want to go to Witch School and thinks she is not really a witch at all, that the whole thing is a big mistake and she is really an actress. She is however, sent to Witch School with very little chance of escape, particularly to get out in time for her Shakespearean performance...
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The Anti-Boredom Book of Brilliant Outdoor Things to Do
Name: Rhiannon Cook
23 July 2017;Genre: Adventure
Crammed full of ideas for outdoor activities, (and some indoor ideas too), this book might just be the literary lightbulb moment that children and grownups alike needed to start their outdoor adventures. Full of craft inspiration, challenges of varying difficulty, jokes, destination suggestions a...
