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Where We Go From Here
Name: Eileen Armstrong
01 August 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
In a clinic in Brazil, Ian has just tested positive for HIV. There he meets Victor who thinks he might have HIV after getting together with Henrique (not knowing his positive status) but he tests negative. In an attempt to console Ian, Victor suggests he meets up with Henrique, who has lived w...
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When Little Mouse Got Stuck
Name: Sharon Porter
31 July 2022;Genre: Environment
When Little Mouse Got Stuck starts off as a beautiful story of simple life in the hedgerow with mouse doing her thing of raising her family, until one day all that is jeopardised by some inconsiderate visitors. This book is super to use for life cycles of animals and re...
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If You Still Recognise Me
Name: Tanja Jennings
30 July 2022;Genre: Romance & Relationships
Hong Kong born author Cynthia So's debut YA contemporary romance novel embraces a rainbow of identities. Showcased as an exciting new voice in Juno Dawson's Proud anthology, They discovered themselves during their writing journey and now identify as non-binary. If You Still Recognise M...
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The Smallest Girl in the Class
Name: Maria
30 July 2022;Genre: Personal Growth
The Smallest Girl in the Class is about a kind, thoughtful girl called Sally who notices everything, but nobody notices her. We accompany her through her school day as she notices everything from an abandoned kite to the 27 keys on the caretaker's ring. However, she also notic...
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Cuckoo Summer
Name: Jacqueline Harris
29 July 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
It is the summer of 1940 and Tommy and his friend, the evacuee Sally, are in the Lake District. Despite the remoteness of the place, war has touched them is several ways and Tommy's dad is missing in action. Then a German plane is brought down over the village and the navigator is not there an...
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Petunia Perry and the Curse of the Ugly Pigeon
Name: Jenny Caddick
28 July 2022;Genre: Friendship
I am a huge fan of Pamela Butchart’s Baby Alien series of books and Petunia Perry and the Curse of the Ugly Pigeon is written with the same high energy, humour and zany chaos that this author does so well and so joyously. The serious observations behind the fun here, however, take the reader i...
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A Beginner’s Guide to Ruling the Galaxy
Name: Jane Rew
27 July 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
Niki is a tall girl with long black hair. Or, if you're Gavin, she's your new neighbour who's a 'fruitcake with extra crazy currants'. She also happens to be Dread Princess Xyllara, heir to the throne of the Dark Galaxy (which might explain her super-sized ego) and is on the run from her paren...
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Queen of the Classroom
Name: Jacqueline Harris
27 July 2022;Genre: Picture Books
MJ is starting school. Her mother helps her get ready and tells her she is Queen of the classroom, giving her a tiara to wear. MJ asks what a queen does and her mother advises her to be caring , kind and helpful. When MJ goes to school she is all those things and more and makes friends as a re...
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Rise of the School for Good and Evil
Name: Linda Brown
27 July 2022;Genre: Fantasy
Rise of the School for Good and Evil is a wonderful book and is the prequel, the beginning of the journey in the amazing series, The School For Good and Evil. It gives the reader an insight as to how the school was created and how our familiar fairytale characters came about.....
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Dadaji's Paintbrush
Name: Sue Wilsher
27 July 2022;Genre: Picture Books
In a tiny Indian village, a boy lives with his grandfather, Dadaji. Together, they fill the house with paintings and joy as they share their lives. Then, Dadaji dies, leaving the boy his best paintbrush, but the boy's grief is too raw for him to even look at it and he puts it away. Months pass...
