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The Elephant Thief
Name: Alison Tarrant
27 April 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is a charming historical adventure, set in 1882, follows the fate of Maharajah, an elephant who is sold at auction, and a street boy (think one of Fagin's boys from Oliver Twist). Maharajah is bought by an owner of a zoo, and before they have left Edinburgh a bet has been placed between two...
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And Then We Ran
Name: Carol Williams
27 April 2017;Genre: Adventure
Megan is 17, and still grieving for her older sister who died the previous year in a tragic boating accident. She is a feisty character, full of life, but also angry that her parents are trying to make her follow the planned career path of her more academic sister. Her ambition is to become a pro...
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The Hate U Give
Name: Alison Tarrant
27 April 2017;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
The Hate U Give is an incredible book with realistic characters and a carefully thought out plot. Based in America, it follows the story of Starr as she deals with being a witness to violence from a police officer. It is based on the Black Lives Matter movement and brings into...
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The Girl In Between
Name: Alison Ustun
25 April 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is the very affecting and thought provoking story of a young girl squatting with her mum in an old flour mill. They haven't always been homeless and through a series of flashbacks the girl tells the story of how they ended up there. Terrified the girl will be taken again away by the myste...
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Knighthood for Beginners
Name: June Hughes
24 April 2017;Genre: Adventure
Dave is a dragon, albeit not a very good one, and is about to fail his Dragon test, despite the best efforts of his despairing parents. Dave, a keen reader, has read about knights and decided this is the life for him, seemingly unaware that the main point of a knight is to slay dragons and rescue...
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A Dangerous Crossing
Name: Marie Dell
24 April 2017;Genre: Adventure
A Dangerous Crossing is a story that gives true insight into the plight of so many refugee children and their families. 13 year old Ghalib and his family have their world turned upside down through no fault of their own. Kobani has been bombarded and is full of ruined buildings making any sort of...
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Hamish and the Gravity Burp
Name: Sue Wilsher
22 April 2017;Genre: Adventure
Coming home to find your family lying on their backs on the ceiling is a good clue that things are not as they should be - but Hamish is no stranger to weird and wonderful things happening in Starkley. To the PDF (Pause Defense Force), any strange occurance means one thing - adventure! Strange b...
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The Huntress: Sea
Name: Sue Wilsher
22 April 2017;Genre: Adventure
Mouse knows her destiny; 'the great green fire spirits dance and ripple' telling her Tribe the future and Mouse is destined to be a captain just as her brother, Sparrow, is a whale-singer. Since the death of their Ma, she and Sparrow have grown up aboard The Huntress, their grandmother's ship, a...
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Giant
Name: Caroline Gosden
21 April 2017;Genre: Adventure
Eleven year old Anzo has a problem; he is short, very short, which makes it difficult to be noticed in an extraordinary, noisy family who are all unusually tall. At school he is teased and even the teacher thinks it is a good idea to cast Anzo as all of the seven dwarves in the school play. If on...
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Contagion
Name: Linda brown
21 April 2017;Genre: Adventure
Another award winner from Teri Terry! I really enjoyed this conspiracy/SF/fantasy/thriller! It has elements of all these woven together into a complex and interesting plot that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. Callie, a girl who has 'gone missing' and been subjected to experimentation...
