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Name: Jo Clarke
02 May 2019;Genre: Adventure
This is a jolly romp of a story with underlying seriousness and poignant moments. It has resonances of Enid Blyton and hints of The Durrells and is bound to be a hit with readers of adventure.Luna is the central character. Her boundless enthusiasm and never-ending optimism will ear...
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Runaway Robot
Name: Heather Bignold
02 May 2019;Genre: Friendship
Inspired by a real mighty robot called Eric, this story, set in a future with driverless buses and robotic cleaning devices, is a comic adventure with real heart.Alfie has lost his hand in an accident and rather than spend time at the Limb Lab learning to use his new robotic hand,...
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Wildspark
Name: June Hughes
02 May 2019;Genre: Adventure
Prue and her brother Francis live on a farm with their parents. They both have a gift for engineering and producing mechanical marvels that help out with the work around the farm. Cruelly early, Francis dies and the family are bereft. When a strange visitor to the farm asks for Francis (not kn...
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The Tide
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 May 2019;Genre: Illness
A little girl muses about her Grandfather as his memories now ebb and flow like the tide. She remembers their trip to the beach where they played so happily in spite of Grandad burying the sandwiches. Although she admits to being cross sometimes when he forgets things, she recalls times when s...
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Apple and Rain
Name: Lynn
02 May 2019;Genre: Family & Home
Apple's mother left when she was a toddler, leaving her with her grandmother. Eleven years later she returns with another daughter, Rain, and turns Apple's world upside down. Apple and Rain is beautifully written and the characters are believable. Written in the first p...
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Grandma Dangerous and the Egg of Glory
Name: Monika Davis
01 May 2019;Genre: Adventure
Ollie adores his explorer grandma, but not for nothing does his mum call her 'Grandma Dangerous'. Fearless and eccentric, and not above telling the odd lie, she soon draws Ollie, his friend Piper and his posh and annoyingly polite and helpful cousin Thomas (not forgetting Rose the dog) into a ma...
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What's Next?
Name: Elena Byrne
29 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
This is a gorgeous picture book that plays with children's unwavering interest in 'what comes next', as well as exploring how the world looks so different during the day compared with night time, and which creatures inhabit each of those worlds. When Baby Badger is big enough, Daddy badger tak...
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Little Bear's Spring
Name: Ellen Green
29 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
Little Bear's Spring is a gorgeous reminder of changing seasons and how spring will see the world brought back to life again. Little Bear wakes up from hibernation and wanders off on his own, meeting birds, hares and wolves on his journey. He carries a little stone with him to keep him company wh...
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Izzy and Tristan
Name: Catherine Purcell
29 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
'This is not a novel. It's a romance.' The first words echoing the last in Shannon Dunlap's book. There is an immediate attraction between Izzy and Tristan but, before they can act upon it, Tristan's cousin Marcus stakes a claim on Izzy. Remaining silent, they become ensnared in lies and decei...
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Mary's Monster
Name: Tanja Jennings
29 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
Mary's Monster is a sublime work of art lovingly crafted, meticulously researched and stunningly realised by the talented and tenacious Lita Judge, who, like Mary, found renewed strength through creativity after challenging times. She has cleverly constructed Mary Shelley's tempestuous and troubl...
