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The Pudding Problem
Name: Alison Urquhart
07 January 2017;Genre: Adventure
I was not sure whether I was going to enjoy this book as I find that there are so many 'we're like diary of a wimpy kid' type books out there that they all seem to blend into one. The other problem with some of those types of books is the amorality within them, where the lead character seems to b...
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The Jamie Drake Equation
Name: Alison Urquhart
07 January 2017;Genre: Adventure
I came to this book with high expectations as I am a big fan of Christopher Edge, having loved the Twelve Minutes to Midnight series. I was not sure what to expect, and in fact my 10 year old stole the book away and read it before I did. In one sitting! I was surprised by how quickly I was sucked...
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Me and Mister P
Name: Emily Beale
06 January 2017;Genre: Adventure
Arthur Mallows desperately wants an ordinary day, with an ordinary family and most especially he wants an ordinary brother. But the meltdowns, the unusually behaviour and the constant pressure of a brother who is different is all getting too much for Arthur. That is until a rather unexpected gues...
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Alice Jones: The Ghost Light
Name: Sue Wilsher
05 January 2017;Genre: Adventure
Alice is back to solve another mystery - this time in the theatre her sister is performing in. Spending the summer helping her mother and sister at the Beryl Theatre isn't Alice's first choice of things to do - there's a copy of Fermat's Last Theorum that needs reading for a start. But things st...
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The Fox and The Ghost King
Name: Miss Cleveland
03 January 2017;Genre: Adventure
The foxes love football, and foxes in every part of the country support The Foxes; Leicester City Football Club. Win or lose, they love them, and all the food scraps left behind by the human fans. When returning home from another defeat, across a car park that is being excavated, Dad and son fox...
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Spangles McNasty and the Fish of Gold
Name: Emily Beale
31 December 2016;Genre: Funny Stories
Spangles McNasty has a heart as cold as a box of frozen fish fingers and with a love of shiny spangly things, he's bound to cause trouble in Bitterly Bay. Spangles McNasty refers to himself as a collector - a collector of things that do not belong to him - and in this bonkers, fast-paced adven...
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Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!)
Name: Emily Beale
24 December 2016;Genre: Adventure
Dave and Skipper are up to their old tricks again in another pigeontastic adventure! The nice human lady who took them in after Dave's wing was broken by her mean cat, in book one, has gone on holiday. Dave and Skipper are confused as to whether she will ever return and determine to find themselv...
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A Jar of Pickles and A Pinch of Justice
Name: Emily Beale
20 December 2016;Genre: Adventure
The sequel to the wonderful 'A Dollop of Ghee and a Pot of Wisdom' where we again join Prince Veera and his best friend, Suku, as they work together to solve the problems of their small kingdom in India exerting both fairness and justice. This fabulous book, based on traditional Indian folk tales...
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Wed Wabbit
Name: Sue Wilsher
17 December 2016;Genre: Funny Stories
After an accident involving her younger sister, Minerva (known as Minnie), Iphigenia (also known as Fidge) finds herself plunged into the land of the Wimbley Woos accompanied by her annoying cousin, Graham, Dr Carrot (a human-sized plastic carrot mounted on small orange wheels) and Eleanor, a...
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Pinball Science
Name: Carol Lloyd
14 December 2016;Genre: Adventure
What a brilliant way to introduce children to the science of forces - and to have a lot of fun along the way. This boxed set includes all the parts you need to make your own pinball machine, together with a 32-page booklet explaining the science behind making it work. The text, supported by clear...
