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The Winter of the Witch
Name: Linda Brown
28 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
This trilogy has got to be one of the best I have read in a very long time. I was so happy to have got an advanced copy so that I could continue reading as soon as I finished book 2 (Girl in the Tower) but sad that my journey with Vasya would be at an end. Winter of the Witch picks up the story...
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The Night I Met Father Christmas
Name: June Hughes
26 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Jackson is worried. His friend has expressed doubts about the existence of Father Christmas. Now Jackson is not worried that Father Christmas might not exist (he is firmly convinced that he does) but he is worried about the practicalities of present delivery, chimney negotiation and why Father Ch...
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What Do You Do if Your House is a Zoo?
Name: Joanna Hewish
26 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Pet owners, animal lovers and particularly rescue pet owners, you will adore this creative and fun story for children. What do you do if your house is a Zoo? follows the story of young Oscar when he is finally told by his parents that he can have a pet. But the only question is, what pet should...
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Where Happiness Lives
Name: Joanna Hewish
25 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Traditional and classic; this story makes a perfect gift. Perhaps one my favourite picture books, I absolutely adored this tale. With its beautifully drawn illustrations and engaging story, Where Happiness Lives will quickly become a firm favourite on the book shelf that you will want to read aga...
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The Restless Girls
Name: Jayne Gould
22 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
The Restless Girls is a stunning re-imagining of the classic fairy tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses, with a theme of resilient and resourceful young women taking charge of their own destinies. In the kingdom of Kalia, the 12 princesses follow the example of their bold and beautiful mother, dev...
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The Girl in the Tower
Name: Linda Brown
18 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Girl in the Tower runs seamlessly from the end of book 1, The Bear and the Nightingale, into a fast-paced and even more engaging story. Vasya has grown in confidence and refuses to conform to the ideals of her gender during Russia's 14th century patriarchal society. The people of her village have...
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Name: Lorraine Ansell
18 October 2018;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Tangleweed and Brine is a collection of fairy tales but not as most people would recognise them. Retold without the usual happy endings, these stories have a dark and bewitching air with the females taking a lead and following paths quite contrary from the traditional tales.<b...
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The Polka Dot Shop
Name: Rhiannon Cook
17 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Most school children would relish the opportunity to wear their own clothes to school instead of a uniform, but not Andy. Andy's Mum runs 'Eliza's Emporium', a cramped, dingy and distinctly uncool (in Andy's opinion anyway) vintage clothes shop at the dodgy end of the high street and Andy's entir...
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The Boy Who Grew Dragons
Name: Sam Phillips
17 October 2018;Genre: Magical Realism
The Boy who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd is a delightful story of family and friendship. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and chuckled from start to finish! Although I'm not usually a lover of 'toilet humour', the idea of dragon poo that explodes when it dries out did make me l...
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How Does Your Home Work?
Name: Alison Brown
16 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
The clever title of this book caught my eye, it's part of a series that also covers how we get the food in our lunch boxes and where your clothes come from. Although it begins in quite a simple way, looking at the 'magic' of water from taps, cold drinks from the fridge and light at the touch of s...
