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  • Rise of the Shadow Dragons

    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...

  • Stitched Up

    Stitched Up

    Name: Sadiyya Age 10
    12 February 2024;

    Genre: Social Issues

    This is a very inspirational book and shows the reality and that all dreams don't always come true

  • Outside

    Outside

    Name: Abbie Age 6
    12 February 2024;

    Genre: Environment

    This is a lovely book with really beautiful illustrations! Its all about people not enjoying or appreciating being outside and the world around them until suddenly everyone has to stay inside and no one is allowed to go out. It's all about people rediscovering all the joys and beauty of the na...

  • Goddess Crown

    Goddess Crown

    Name: Clare Wilkins
    12 February 2024;

    Genre: Fantasy

    Kalothia has been raised in hiding. Her guardians a loyal aunt and tutor, and a series of bodyguards who watch her every step. But she plans an audacious escape. Aware of her origins as a minor royal and desperate for news of the mother and father so knows so little about, she plans to seek an...

  • The Lights Under the Lake (Scarlet and Ivy, Book 4)

    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.

  • Peng and Spanners

    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...

  • The Magic of Me

    The Magic of Me!

    Name: Maria Age 6
    09 February 2024;

    Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

    The Magic of Me says 'come on an adventure with me...' and that's just what we did when we turned each page of this gorgeous book. The illustrations are absolutely amazing with so much detail for the reader to enjoy. Each double page begins with 'Today I'll be creative, curiou...

  • The Clockwork Conspiracy

    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...

  • Murray and Bun (1) - Murray the Viking

    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...

  • I Love You More

    I Love You More

    Name: Jessica Bunney
    09 February 2024;

    Genre: Family & Home

    If you're searching for the perfect loving bedtime story to share between mother and daughter, then look no further. I Love You More takes us on a gorgeously metaphorical journey as a mother tries to put into words the love she feels for her child. Perhaps the love felt betwee...