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The Time of Green Magic
Name: Jane Rew
24 May 2023;Genre: Magical Realism
The Time of Green Magic is spellbinding. It speaks of the magic of books, the reality of family relationships (sometimes strained, but at times protective and reassuring), of imagination and its potential to transport us all to different worlds. The writing is flowing and subt...
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Until the Road Ends
Name: Jacqueline Harris
22 May 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
Until the Road Ends is the story of Beau, a dog from the streets, who is saved by a girl called Peggy. When war breaks out, the two are separated, but when tragedy strikes, Beau has to find Peggy. Travelling across war-torn England, Beau and his companions, Mabel the cat and B...
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How to be a Detective and Other Crime Fighting Jobs
Name: Lauren Maidman
21 May 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
How to be a Detective and Other Crime Fighting Jobs is from a new series of books all about amazing and incredible jobs. The book is set out clearly and is jam packed full of information from the basics of what a detective actually is, through to the history and also other job...
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The Thames and Tide Club: The Secret City
Name: Jacqueline Harris
20 May 2023;Genre: Adventure
Clem is part of a mudlarking club along with her friends Ash and Zara, looking for treasure on the banks of the Thames. Everything the club finds gets taken to the museum, where the slightly mysterious Oswald keeps a museum of finds. One day, the Thames starts behaving oddly and the water begi...
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Genie and Teeny make a wish
Name: Amanda Shipton
20 May 2023;Genre: Funny Stories
Genie and Teeny: Make a Wish is the first in a series of magical adventures from the award winning writer Steven Lenton. In traditional Genie stories you have to rub the lamp to release the Genie, but for poor Grant, a cracked teapot will just have to do. In a book filled with...
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Serpent of the Sands (A Brightstorm Adventure)
Name: Sue Wilsher
18 May 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Gan - Princess Ganzorig - has a real taste for adventure and when one of her beloved uncles, King Temur, falls dangerously ill, she sets off in her sky-ship, the Sky-archer, with Slink, a sapient gerbil who has taken a fancy to her and Thorn, a boy who's escaped from the slums of Lontown in se...
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Just Like Everyone Else
Name: Louisa Farrow
15 May 2023;Genre: LBGTQ+
Aidan is thirteen and uneasy - about his crowded family, about how people at school might think of him and, most of all, uneasy about himself. He thinks that he might be gay but is struggling to admit it, let alone accept it; in fact, he is burying his secret as deep as he can, even from his c...
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Until the Road Ends
Name: Sue Wilsher
15 May 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
When Peggy saves a stray, she and Beau, the dog, become inseparable. However, they are forced apart by the war as Peggy and her brother, Wilf, are evacuated to the safely of the coast, leaving Beau- and Wilf's grumpy cat, Mabel, behind in the city on the condition that the animals are not put...
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How to be a Detective and Other Crime-Fighting Jobs
Name: Lucy Hopkins
12 May 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
A very interesting read! How to be a Detective and Other Crime-Fighting Jobs is a non-fiction book all about what life is like if you are a detective. It covers all sorts of areas including why detectives are needed, how they look for clues, the process of someone being arrest...
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The Stickleback Catchers
Name: Beverley Somerset
12 May 2023;Genre: Friends and family
Mimi has been brought up by her grandparents since she was a baby. Now they all live together in a flat over a bowls club in North-East England. Mimi adores her feisty, sparky grandmother, who used to be an opera singer and is a mean skateboarder. So, when Gran begins to behave oddly and forge...
