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Nush and the Stolen Emerald
Name: Beverley Somerset
27 May 2024;Genre: Historical Fiction
11-year-old Nush lives with her identical twin brother Arian and their father, the Maharajah, in the kingdom of Jaisalmer, India. Arian may be the eldest by a few minutes, but Nush is the more outspoken and confident. She loves to ride and climb, and is an expert at picking locks. The British...
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The Island at the Edge of Night
Name: Beverley Somerset
24 May 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
12-year-old Faye Fitzgerald has been sent away to school on the bleak and remote Auk Island in Scotland. She knows that something terrible happened at home involving her Aunt Christina and an ancient yew tree, but she cannot remember exactly what occurred. When Faye arrives at the schoo...
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Code Name Kingfisher
Name: Chloe Age 10
23 May 2024;Genre: Historical Fiction
I absolutely loved this book and I found it very emotional yet inspirational. It took me a while to understand how it was changing between different time lines. The further I read the more the tension built and the more everything started to come together. It was amazing how they got the adven...
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Knowing the Score
Name: Chloe Age 10
23 May 2024;Genre: Family & Home
Knowing the Score has a wonderful story line and touched my heart but I think it would've been even better if there was more suspense or action. Also, there was very little difficult vocabulary and other than the story, I didn't learn any new words. But in general the book w...
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Mad About Monkeys
Name: Pat
23 May 2024;Genre: Animals
Mad About Monkeys is a glorious celebration of these intriguing primates accompanied by wonderful illustrations. The book contains a contents page which leads logically through the chapters, which deal with what monkeys are, food and habitats, evolution, social life and identi...
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Magicalia
Name: Jenny Caddick
17 May 2024;Genre: Fantasy
"Until a monster swallowed her PE kit, Bitsy's evening had been going to plan." A fantastical, imaginative adventure awaits when the reader is swept into a world of magicore beasts, created by emotions held within our memories. A long-ago meteorite named farthingstone left its magical imprint...
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Ember Spark and the Thunder of Dragons
Name: Jacqueline Harris
17 May 2024;Genre: Magical Realism
Ember Spark is an ordinary girl who is always ready for an adventure to start. One day an adventure does start, and Ember is flung into an adventure more wild and wonderful than anything her favourite comic book heroine, Gutsy Wonder, could have imagined. Ember finds out that she is an apprent...
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I Am Wolf
Name: Beverley Somerset
17 May 2024;Genre: Science Fiction
Coll is a member of the Wolf crew. His home is a giant mechanical Construct of a wolf, which fights other animal shaped Constructs for territory. There is no friendship between crews, only fierce rivalry. Coll's life changes dramatically when, during a battle with another Construct, he is thro...
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Transcendent: Book 1
Name: Jenny Caddick
16 May 2024;Genre: Science Fiction
Epic, sweeping, cinematic action adventure from debut author Patrick Gallagher. Transcendent is a fast-paced , clever and contemporary story that spans cultures, continents and even takes its story out of this world into the mysteries of Space. Kira and Jacob Flynn are...
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Bird Boy
Name: Sue Wilsher
13 May 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
Sent to live with his uncle in the Lake District, Will is faced with a life far removed from the one he is used to. When he makes friends with Omar, a refugee from Afghanistan, he finds the confidence to explore and the two boys discover an osprey nest. As they watch the birds, naming them, Wi...
