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The Magic of Forests: A Fascinating Guide to Forests Around the World
Name: Sue Wilsher
23 August 2023;Genre: Environment & Nature
Join Mimi cat as she leads the reader into the fascinating world of forests, learning about their secrets and their treasure. Starting by defining what a forest is and looking at the differences between woodlands, forests and jungles, the author then introduces the reader to the different type...
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Sticky Pines: The Wrath of the Blob
Name: Sam Phillips
22 August 2023;Genre: Science Fiction
Sticky Pines: The Wrath of the Blob is another brilliant adventure by Dashe Roberts. Although the long-awaited conclusion of the Sticky Pines series, The Wrath of the Blob is a great standalone read. However, this 'toe...
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Darkhearts
Name: Stephen Leitch
22 August 2023;Genre: LBGTQ+
Darkhearts - a teen band formed in Seattle by best mates Chance, Eli and David - till he left two years ago. They made it big, David filled himself with resettlement and hasn't spoken to Chance or Eli since leaving. Fate brings David and Chance back together at the funeral of Eli. While initia...
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Once Upon a Hillside
Name: Sue Wilsher
21 August 2023;Genre: Environment & Nature
In Once Upon a Hillside, Angela McAllister skilfully combines seven different, yet linked, stories following the changing landscape of a hillside over the course of six thousand years. It celebrates the healing power of nature, the beauty and joy to be found in the outdoors an...
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Huxley and Flapjack Race to the Rescue
Name: Sue Wilsher
21 August 2023;Genre: Adventure
In Huxley and Flapjack Race to the Rescue, Huxley is a little koala filled with energy and zest for life. Flapjack, his penguin friend, is far more anxious and cautious, but together they make the perfect team. They live in a treehouse just outside the town and, when a new sto...
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Queen of Gods (House of Shadows 2)
Name: Lorraine ansell
21 August 2023;Genre: Myths & Legends
Deina has been forced to stay in the Underworld after eating some seeds to save her friends, and must now face her mother, Hades, and find out what the future holds. It seems all hope is lost for her dreams to be free and sail the ocean. Carrying her forward is her belief that the Theodesmioi...
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Never A Hero
Name: Linda Brown
21 August 2023;Genre: Fantasy
At the end of book one, Only a Monster (which I highly recommend you read), Joan made some decisions that would have consequences that she could not imagine... Never a Hero (book two) will draw you in from the very first page, as you can fe...
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We are All Astronauts
Name: Jane Rew
21 August 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
I liked the idea of collecting all 13 astronaut badges in We are All Astronauts as the reader progresses through the book (a unique badge is assigned to each space mission); the message that space exploration, whether IN space or from Earth, is barred to no-one, least of all t...
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Wolves in Helicopters
Name: Maria faithorn
19 August 2023;Genre: Personal Growth
Hop, alone in a dark wood with 100 hungry-eyed wolves watching, sticks out her tongue and runs. Fast. But wolves are faster. Waking in her burrow, Hop is comforted by Mummy who suggests burrowing deep underground the next time she has a bad dream. The next time, Hop is watched by 1000 hungry-e...
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What Are You Feeling?
Name: Lauren Maidman
18 August 2023;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
The School of Life have published a beautiful illustrated book of emotions with What are You Feeling? This book is stunning from cover to cover and has been very thoughtfully put together for both adults and children to use and discuss. I can see myself using this in th...
