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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...
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The Worst Class in the World: Animal Uproar
Name: Jennifer Caddick
09 February 2024;Genre: Funny Stories
Absolutely authentically joyous and hilarious to read. I had forgotten how much The Worst Class in the World books make me laugh out loud, LITERALLY. There is no way to read this series with a straight face or down-hearted mood; this is real...
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The Thames and Tide Club: Squid Invasion
Name: Beverley Somerset
09 February 2024;Genre: Adventure
Clem, Ash and Zara are mudlarkers and are members of the Thames and Tide Club. They meet at the mudlarking museum, where they have been made Guardians. They have magic keys which give them access to the museums' many boxes, chests and cabinets so that they can look after everything. When Oswal...
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Can You Get Rainbows in Space
Name: Jenny Caddick
08 February 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
Can You Get Rainbows in Space is a beautifully bright and scientific non-fiction epic book with all you ever wanted to know about light and colour, explaining just how we get to view the world in so many glorious shades. It is a delightfully bold and eye catching hardback and...
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Diary of an Accidental Witch - Magic Ever After
Name: Jennifer Caddick
08 February 2024;Genre: Magical Realism
Diary of an Accidental Witch: Magic Ever After is book six in a sparkling series that will have its young readers spellbound. As always, young student witch Bea Black opens her delightful, dramatic diary to us and we follow the next installment in her lively, family, fr...
