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  • Power to the Princess: 15 Favourite Fairytales Retold with Girl Power

    Power To The Princess

    Name: Sian S
    14 October 2018;

    Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

    Well where do I start with this book? What an empowering and beautiful depiction of an array of timeless classics such as Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and many more. All with a feminine twist but not singling out male readers. I love the sense of fulfilment and belonging each story...

  • The Way Past Winter

    The Way Past Winter

    Name: Emily Marcuccilli
    13 October 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    This story sparkles like sunlight on freshly fallen snow. It will transport you to a forested land of never-ending winter where Mila and her sisters, having already lost their parents, wake to discover that their brother Oskar has vanished. Before long it becomes apparent that he is far from th...

  • KILLER T

    Killer T

    Name: Dylan Age 14
    13 October 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    Packed with action from start to finish and impossible to put down, this story's tragic ending will leave most readers in tears.

  • Rosie Loves Jack

    Rosie Loves Jack

    Name: Lorraine ansell
    11 October 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    Rosie isn't Rosie without Jack. And she's determined to follow him to Brighton so they can be together again. Travelling alone isn't so easy for Rosie as she has Downs Syndrome and when the weather shuts down the train lines, the people she meets, and events, soon take a turn for the worse. Rosi...

  • The Bear and The Nightingale: (Winternight Trilogy)

    The Bear and the Nightingale

    Name: Linda brown
    11 October 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    Wow, what a debut novel... if you like your fairytales to involve demons, death, witches and vampires then you are going to love this first book of a new trilogy by Katherine Arden. The backdrop of this story is Russia, in deep winter. Vasya and her siblings cuddle up against the warm ovens in...

  • Going to the Volcano

    Going to the Volcano

    Name: Lauren Maidman
    05 October 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    Always wanted to go on an adventure up a volcano? Now you can with Jane and Dwayne and their funny, explosive story of 'Going to the Volcano', written by Andy Stanton, the author of the Mr Gum series. Jane, Dwayne and their friends go on an adventure to see the volcano, they travel on trains, p...

  • Hole in the Zoo

    Hole in the Zoo

    Name: Lauren Maidman
    05 October 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    'In the garden at number 2 there's a hole in wall that belongs to the zoo.' Everyday, a series of cheeky, curious animals make their way through the hole to see what they can find. It's up to Ellie, Boo and her brother to look after all these animals! Until a man from the zoo arrives and tells al...

  • I Really Want That Unicorn

    I Really Want That Unicorn

    Name: Lauren Maidman
    05 October 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    Ever wanted to win a big, sparkly, Mellow Yellow Unicorn? Chloe Crocodile does, desperately! The only way she can do this is to win Miss Twinkletoes' talent competition. All Chloe has to do is bake a rainbow cake, make a magic castle, design a unicorn fairy costume and give her best performance!...

  • Daddy Hairdo

    Daddy Hairdo

    Name: Lauren Maidman
    05 October 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    Daddy Hairdo is the funny tale of Amy, her Dad and her huge amounts of hair! As Amy's hair grows and grows, Dad seems to be losing his. After them attempting to search for it Dad turns his efforts to Amy's hair creating the biggest, boldest and most amazing hairstyles in town. As Amy and her Dad...

  • Two Dark Reigns

    Two Dark Reigns

    Name: Linda brown
    04 October 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    Two Dark Reigns is book three in the amazing One Dark Throne series. I'm not sure how the author, Kendare Blake, puts this fantasy world together with all the twists and turns, until the very last page that leaves you wanting more. The story picks up with Katherine now the Queen of Fennbrin. He...