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Attack of the Alien Dung
Name: Alison Urquhart
25 February 2017;Genre: Adventure
I have to confess that, despite loving some of Gareth P. Jones's books (the Steam Punk Pirates for younger readers and Constable and Toop for older readers), I was somewhat put off by the cover of this book although I can see it appealing to boys of a certain age! The book introduces the key cha...
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Dotty Detective: The Midnight Mystery
Name: Lucy Newton
29 January 2017;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Dot, Beans and McClusky the dog form their very own super-secret detective agency called the Join the Dots Detectives. This is their third adventure after 'Supersecret Agent' and 'The Pawprint Puzzle'. The children prepare to embark on a three day school trip on the Adventure Camp Nature Trail....
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Lyttle Lies - The Pudding Problem
Name: Lauren Maidman
29 January 2017;Genre: Adventure
Sam Lyttle is a compulsive liar, who obviously cannot help it! The story shows the tales of Sam who keeps lying at home and school, which has led him into big trouble with the school bully, Feeny. Sam tries to get his way out of situations through lying, only making them worse. Not only has he go...
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Radio Boy
Name: Jane Allen
24 January 2017;Genre: Friends and family
Radio Boy, by DJ and stand-up comedian Christian O'Connell, is a funny and also very real story about friendship, homework, and following your dreams. 11-year-old Spike's favourite hour of the week is when he's running his hospital radio programme, so when he loses his program...
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Name: Linda Brown
22 January 2017;Genre: Historical Fiction
Evie's Ghost is a low fantasy book written in the same vein as Tom's Midnight Garden. It tells the story of a young girl named Evie, who feels that life is being very unfair to her as her mom has recently re-married, gone on her honeymoon and left her with a very elderly godmo...
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The White Tower
Name: Sue Wilsher
21 January 2017;Genre: Adventure
When her father gets his dream job as librarian at Temple College, Livy finds herself struggling to fit in. Still lost in the grief of her best friend's death, the prestigious school and its elite students are completely alien to her. Drawn to the roof and the mysterious Sentinels, huge statues l...
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A Poem for Every Night of the Year
Name: Alison Kelly
20 January 2017;Genre: Adventure
Allie Esiri has set herself an ambitious task in undertaking to provide a poem for every night of the year. The introduction promises 'a sequence of beautiful poems to share at bed time, a journey through culture and history and the seasons'. Esiri's choices - there are 366 of them as it's a L...
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Who Let the Gods Out?
Name: June Hughes
17 January 2017;Genre: Adventure
Elliot is finding life difficult. His mother is ill, they have no money, final demands are piling up and the next door neighbour is after their farm. School is no better either as Elliot turns up in less than perfect uniform and falls asleep in lessons, but dare not tell his teachers of the diffi...
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The Snow Cat
Name: Rosaleen Palmer
08 January 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is a beautifully presented hardback , just perfect for winter reading with its snowy scene and silver lettering. It tells the story of 9 year old Bel whose grandmother has just moved into some sheltered accommodation which has been converted from an old Victorian mansion with extensive garde...
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Able Seacat Simon
Name: Nicki Cleveland
08 January 2017;Genre: Adventure
When an orphaned kitten is found hiding on the docks in Hong Kong, he is smuggled aboard HMS Amethyst to become the ship's cat, with the very important job of being chief rat-catcher. Based on real events, this is the story of what happened to the ship and its crew while on a peace keeping missio...
