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Croaky: Quest for the Legendary Berry
Name: Amanda Shipton
06 September 2024;Genre: Adventure
In Croaky: Quest for the Legendary Berry, Croaky Hopper and the Woggle Scouts are heading to Giant Fruit Island in search of a legendary berry! The mysterious fruit promises everlasting youth. To reach it they must brave a perilous jungle, dodge mischievous lemurs, and tackle...
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Reggie Rabbit: The Great Carrot Heist
Name: Jen Bevan
06 September 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Reggie Rabbit is an aspiring detective with the hat and jacket to match. He longs to follow in the footsteps of his hero Detective Fox but in Little Critter, where he lives, there is not much for him to do. He also needs a sidekick. In flaps Pipsquark to his school one day. Th...
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Save Our Forest!
Name: Clair Bossons
06 September 2024;Genre: Environment & Nature
Save Our Forest! is an inspiring graphic novel. Bao, our main character, discovers that the forest they play in is about to be turned into an extended school car park. She attempts to go through the right channels to save their forest but when this doesn't work, the friends cl...
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The Night of the Unicorn Dance (Unicorn Seekers 3)
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
06 September 2024;Genre: Fantasy
The Night of the Unicorn Dance is the third title in the Unicorn Seekers series and although it is fine to read it without having read the other books, like I have, there is lots of referencing previous events and I think you will appreciate it more knowing th...
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Jack the Fairy: The Night Bigfoot Stole my Pants
Name: Amanda Shipton
05 September 2024;Genre: Fantasy
A monster has broken into Jack's garden and stolen his favourite yellow underpants. Jack sees his chance to embark on his first ever solo mission. Unfortunately, he leaves a trail of chaos in his wake, breaking every rule in the fairy rule book, and now he's the fairy equivalent of grounded....
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The Great Phoenix of London
Name: Jacqueline Harris
05 September 2024;Genre: Historical Fiction
The place is London and the year is 1666. When fire breaks out, Gil is separated from his family and has to try and find his mother as the city burns. He carries with him a mysterious stone which others show an interest in. When the stone hatches, Gil finds himself looking after a creature of...
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Ghostlines
Name: Jo Clarke
05 September 2024;Genre: Family & Home
Katya Balen does more than write stories: she orchestrates them. Her words have rhythm; they ebb and flow like the waters around the island on which this spectacular story is set. Ghostlines begins gently with an introduction to life on the remote, small isla...
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Shiver Point: Under A Howling Moon
Name: Hayley Summerfield
05 September 2024;Genre: Supernatural
Gabriel Dylan has brought us another spine-chilling adventure from the Shiver Point squad in Shiver Point: Under A Howling Moon. Its Oli's birthday and he wants nothing more than to spend the weekend camping, exploring and telling spooky stories round the campfire with his be...
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Kitty and the Missing Pumpkins
Name: Amanda Shipton
04 September 2024;Genre: Adventure
Show me a child who does not dream of being a super hero or at least of having super powers... Kitty is a fantastic character who likes to use her super powers to solve mysteries. This autumnal story is filled with delightful animal characters and a puzzle which needs to be solved before the f...
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How to Build a Rocket
Name: Jane Rew
04 September 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
From the bright, stylish cover and end papers to the informative content within, this is an attractive hardback. Playful illustrations, combining clarity and realism with humorous captions, add extra appeal. Author Fran is a scientist, but clearly a great team is behind...
