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Name: Jacqueline Harris
08 April 2022;Genre: Magical Realism
Ed and his sister Roo are forced to stay with their elderly neighbour Miss Filey, whilst their parents are at work. Miss Filey lives in a home almost untouched by time, she knows little of the modern world. She also has a cat called Attlee, who is ancient in cat years and smells. Willard is th...
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Ella in the Garden of Giverny
Name: Sharon Porter
08 April 2022;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
When we read this picture book, Ella in the Garden of Giverny, it suddenly made sense why our teacher asks us to do thing again and again - it's so we can get better at the things we want to do, just like Monet and his waterscapes. "I like how he didn't give up on his painting...
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Every Cloud
Name: Louisa Farrow
08 April 2022;Genre: Friends and family
It's the end of Year 6 and, for Amy, nothing is going to plan. First, she finds out she isn't going to the same high school as her friends. Then her Mum tells her that they are moving in with their grandparents for a bit because her grandfather's dementia is getting worse, so now she's going t...
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Maybe...
Name: Emma O Donovan
07 April 2022;Genre: Picture Books
Is the temptation of a feast of delectable mangoes too much for three cheeky young monkeys to resist? A familiar scenario for parents of toddlers this visually arresting fable will have little readers screeching with delight in anticipation.
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Truth be Told
Name: Clare Wilkins
07 April 2022;Genre: Friends and family
Tara is the catholic daughter of a single mother, raised in a tight family of women in Derry. Faith is the daughter of strict evangelical protestant parents and brought up in Armagh. Wildly different in temperament, the girls are astounded - when meeting on a youth trip - to realise that they...
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The Boys
Name: Maria Faithorn
07 April 2022;Genre: Personal Growth
The Boys is a fantastic tale of four close friends - Tan, Rey, Nattie and Bobby. The story follows the four boys, each with their own individual personality and interest, from their early childhood where they would spend their time playing together at the beach. The beach was...
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Wished
Name: Jennifer Caddick
07 April 2022;Genre: Magical Realism
A warm and charming, imaginative adventure story in which an old box of magic candles sparks a series of unexpected, exciting and almost dream-like journeys for young Ed , sister Roo and brand new, bold and excitable friend Willard. All without actually leaving their elderly neighbour Miss Fil...
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A Day in the Life of Big Cats: What Do Lions, Tigers and Panthers Get up to all day?
Name: Lizi Backhouse
05 April 2022;Genre: Animals
This is a gorgeous non-fiction book from Neon Squid who are dedicated to publishing information books that make a wide range of topics accessible and intriguing to young readers by using a style that's similar to story telling, combined with the usual features of a non-fiction text. <st...
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S.T.E.A.L.T.H: Access Denied
Name: Beverley Somerset
04 April 2022;Genre: Adventure
When the police arrive at Arun Lal's house one morning, he and his friends, Sam and Donna, are plunged into the adventure of a lifetime. Arun's dad, Krishan, has been kidnapped, and the three friends are determined to find out why and to rescue him. They discover that Krishan is involved in th...
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Not a Cat in Sight
Name: Wendy Kelly
02 April 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
This is a jolly, but slight, story of a little Mouse having a day full of adventures. He's also being tailed by a curious cat but Mouse manages to avoid seeing him throughout the entire day. The text is simple and the rhyming couplets make it a bouncy read. Young children will enjoy the...
