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Adventuremice: Mice on the Ice
Name: Amanda Shipton
15 February 2024;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Adventuremice: Mice on the Ice is the third instalment of the Adventuremice series, from Philip Reeve & Sarah McIntyre, and sees the mice encountering snow and ice. Pedro is new to Fledermaus and is far more used to drinking...
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Pablo and Splash!
Name: Sue Wilsher
14 February 2024;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Although she's a penguin, Splash is finding the Antarctic a bit chilly. Her friend, Pablo, believes they live in a blissful utopia and can't understand what she is unhappy about. However, being a really good friend, he agrees to help plan a luxury holiday in the sun. But everywhere is krilly f...
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Bronte Tempestra and the Lightning Steeds
Name: Jen Bevan
14 February 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Bronte always wanted to be a Knight but knight school did not allow girls in - until this year! The book begins with Bronte writing letters to her best friend hoping her parents the king and queen will let her go to knight school or will she need to go back to the school for princesses.? <...
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The Case of the Abandoned Boat - Di Island Crew Investigates
Name: Jennifer Caddick
14 February 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
In The Case of the Abandoned Boat, join young detective Fayson, on her third visit to the lush and luxurious Caribbean island to re-connect with her richer cousins and friends, reunite the Di Island Crew detective agency they formed, and, hopefully, have fun tackling another i...
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The Boy Who Fell From the Sky
Name: Louisa Farrow
13 February 2024;Genre: Magical Realism
Here's a book with a sprinkle of stardust that I, for one, can't wait to share. Zed's dad protects Earth from the fearful Demons that fall from the sky and he's more than good at his job. He's the best, the First Hunter in the Authority. For Zed, friendless and accident-prone, living up to his...
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Rise of The Shadow Dragons
Name: Linda Brown
13 February 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Rise of the Shadow Dragons, an epic fantasy adventure, is the second book in The Legends of the Sky series. Once again it is full of magical and mystical dragons that are as mesmerising as in the first book, Dr...
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The Lights Under the Lake (Scarlet and Ivy, Book 4)
Name: Charlotte Age 9
10 February 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
An amazing book where you never know whats going to happen next.
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Peng and Spanners
Name: Amanda Shipton
09 February 2024;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Pizza mysteries, pesky robots and jail breaks aplenty; discover the first instalment of this humorous comic book series starring a sarcastic penguin and a clever cat with a toolbelt. When the school pizza parlour disappears and a giant robot suddenly appears, Peng and Spanners know that...
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The Clockwork Conspiracy
Name: Sue Wilsher
09 February 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Isaac Turner lives with his dad who is the Keeper of the Great Clock in the Palace of Westminster, tending the clock everyone thinks is called Big Ben, but isn't. On the night the clocks go back, Isaac's father disappears from the belfry, leaving only his broken pocket watch behind. Isaac is d...
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Murray and Bun (1) - Murray the Viking
Name: Sue Wilsher
09 February 2024;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Murray the cat lives with Fumblethumb, a rubbish wizard, who is terrible at magic. Bun is a bun transformed by Fumblethumb into a rather sticky bunny with a cherry for a tail. Together, Murray and Bun have adventures when they travel through the enchanted cat-flap which sometimes leads into th...
