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Tinsel: The Girls Who Invented Christmas
Name: Hayley Summerfield
28 October 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
Tinsel by Sibeal Pounder is a brilliant new Christmas book with a twist. The story is seeped with powerful themes of friendship, feisty girls, gender roles and adventure. This refreshingly original story on the origins of Santa is hilarious and heart-warming and crammed full o...
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The Good Bear
Name: Emma Nelson
28 October 2021;Genre: Friends and family
The story begins on Christmas Eve where Thea is curled up with hot chocolate and a blanket telling her daughter the story of how she met 'The Good Bear.' Thea lives with her mum in Britain and has not seen her father for four years as he now lives with his new family in...
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A Tale Dark & Grimm
Name: Donna Burkert
27 October 2021;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
If you want to know what really happened to Hansel and Gretel, how they ended up in that forest and what happened to them after they survived that first trial, then this is the book for you. The dark and gruesomely twisted stories of Hansel and Gretel will keep readers turning pages in disgust...
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Utterly Dark and the Face of the Deep
Name: jo clarke
27 October 2021;Genre: Fantasy
Phillip Reeve creates a mythical, magical atmosphere in his telling of the life of Utterly Dark, a foundling baby discovered on the shores of the remote island of Wildsea. Surrounded by monsters of the sea and guarded by trolls and sea witches. Wildsea is no ordinary place to live. A strong se...
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The Unexpected Tale of Bastien Bonlivre
Name: Rhiannon Cook
27 October 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Trapped in a Parisian orphanage, mysterious circumstances surrounding his parent's deaths, Bastien Bonlivre follows in their footsteps as a writer and is determined to discover what really happened to his mother and father. Monsieur Xavier, appointed as the new director of the orphanage under...
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When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Name: Donna Burkert
26 October 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
Almost overnight, Anna and her family decide to flee their home. She has to leave behind her friends, all her things (including her beloved pink rabbit) and the life that she knew and loved. The dangers she faces and the difficulties her family endure as they fled Germany for Switzerland, Fran...
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Freeze
Name: Beverley Somerset
22 October 2021;Genre: Supernatural
Maya awakes one morning with a strange feeling that something bad is going to happen. At school, she meets her friends Carla, Jason and Tomas and all four children say that they had experienced bad nightmares the previous night. In class, Maya sits next to a mysterious new girl. She has white...
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Shadow Town
Name: Joanna Hewish
21 October 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
Shadow Town is an exciting new fantasy novel with many twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat. It tells the story of Toby, a young man living in London with his parents. One day a mysterious shadow appears from another world, causing disruption in Toby's life. T...
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Lightning Falls
Name: Donna Ritchie
15 October 2021;Genre: Fantasy
If you enjoy humorous ghost stories with a twist, then Lightning Falls is for you. It follows Valerie, a hallowed ghost, who is trying to find out where she came from and who her real family are. She was found, abandoned, as a toddler by Lord Rory, owner of the haunted guest h...
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When the Sky Falls
Name: Carol Wright
15 October 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
Oh wow! When the Sky Falls is the most emotional and exciting middle grade book that I have read this year! Take a moment to look at the front cover more closely. A fabulous illustration that gives you a peek at what lies inside that cover When the Sky Falls took into a part o...
