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  • In or Out: a tale of cat versus dog

    In or Out: a tale of cat versus dog

    Name: Maria
    17 March 2023;

    Genre: Funny Stories

    This book is SO clever! In or Out tells the tale of Dog and Cat and Cat's indecisiveness. Dog wants in but Cat want in, then out...and it just goes on and on. Dog is extremely patient letting Cat in and out as he plays, paints and relaxes indoors. The gorgeous illustrations sh...

  • Stink: Fairy vs Boy

    Stink. Worst. Fairy. Ever.

    Name: Amanda Shipton
    17 March 2023;

    Genre: Funny Stories

    We all remember those surprise birthday presents when we think that people have bought us things that they wanted! None of us have received a present like Danny Todd was given by his little sister Sophie. Out of an innocent looking fairy door came Stink, the rudest, naughtiest fairy that there...

  • Circus Maximus: Rider of the Storm: An Ancient Roman adventure

    Circus Maximus: Rider of the Storm

    Name: Jacqueline Harris
    17 March 2023;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    Dido is back in her third adventure set in Roman times. As with the previous two books, she is training and racing horses for the chariot races. Still at her uncle's house, she meets a man from her mother's past and learns more about her parents. When her cousin Abibaal is in deadly danger, Di...

  • Different for Boys

    Different For Boys

    Name: Stephen Leitch
    17 March 2023;

    Genre: LBGTQ+

    Ant Stevenson is a teenager with questions, questions about friendships and virginity, and this will be a week like no other for Ant and his friends, in this bold, powerful and insightful novel from Patrick Ness. As the new Year 11 starts at St Michael's School, Ant and his friend Charl...

  • Alex Neptune, Pirate Hunter: Book 2

    Alex Neptune, Pirate Hunter

    Name: Elen
    17 March 2023;

    Genre: Adventure

    Alex Neptune, Pirate Hunter is the second book in the Alex Neptune series by David Owen.  This is a pacey adventure with great characters, and a plot that will keep you guessing. There are also lots of laughs to be had through the story.  When Haven Bay is attacked by pirates hunting fo...

  • Tourmaline and the Island of Elsewhere

    Tourmaline and the Island of Elsewhere

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    16 March 2023;

    Genre: Adventure

    When Tourmaline overhears a conversation between two of her professors at Pellavere University, she learns that not only has her mother gone missing whilst on an archaeological expedition, but that no one will be going to search for her. Tourmaline is determined to find her and with the help o...

  • In or Out: a tale of cat versus dog

    In or Out: a tale of cat versus dog

    Name: Jen Bevan
    16 March 2023;

    Genre: Funny Stories

    Before I even had time to read In or Out, my six year old had picked it up and was giggling away. 'Whats so funny?' I asked. 'The dog is getting so annoyed with the cat,' She says as she grins. This book is a simple yet effective tale of an indecisive cat who is not sur...

  • Much Too Busy

    Much Too Busy

    Name: Jen Bevan
    15 March 2023;

    Genre: Friends and family

    How many times as adult have we said, 'Sorry, I'm much too busy.' I know I have and am sure you have, too. Much Too Busy is a reminder to look up from the everyday life we lead. We need to look at the clouds that look like dinosaurs, laugh at the rock that looks like an elepha...

  • Moonflight

    Moonflight

    Name: Jacqueline Harris
    13 March 2023;

    Genre: Fantasy

    Moonflight is a story of adventure and bravery, a quest, a cursed diamond and two little rat siblings called Tilbury and Nimble-Quick. Tilbury is the seventh born rat of the seventh born litter and that rat is always in want of adventure. Tilbury and Nimble-Quick have t...

  • Happy Head

    HappyHead

    Name: Ruth Cornish
    10 March 2023;

    Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

    HappyHead is a fantastic YA dystopian debut fiction book from Josh Silver about a group of unhappy teenagers who are selected to attend a residential community, 'HappyHead', which promotes wellbeing. Or does it.....? Sebastian begins the retreat with a mixture of emotio...