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Hedgewitch
Name: Sue Wilsher
14 March 2022;Genre: Magical Realism
Cassie Morgan has been waiting for her mother to return for her for seven long years. Now her mother has been declared legally dead and she is faced with going to the orphanage, Cassie decides to run away from Fowell House, the awful boarding school she has been attending, whatever the danger....
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Swift and Hawk: Cyberspies
Name: Clair Bossons
12 March 2022;Genre: Adventure
Swift and Hawk: Cyberspies is the first in a new spy series written by Logan Macx, which is a pseudonym for two writers, Edward Docx and Matthew Plampin. Swift and Hawk is fast paced, action packed and filled with cutting edge technology. It will definitely appeal to fans of R...
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It's her story Amelia Earhart
Name: Amanda Shipton
11 March 2022;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
'I believe that a girl should not do what she thinks she should do, but should find out through experience what she wants to do.' Amelia Earhart. Clear, detailed research has been dedicated into the writing of this wonderful graphic novel, It's Her Story: Amelia Earhart...
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Little People, Big Dreams: Nelson Mandela
Name: Wendy Kelly
11 March 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Part of the incredibly popular Little People, Big Dreams series, this book tells the incredible life story of Nelson Mandela. It starts with his childhood in the African Tribe his father was the chief of and recounts how his name was changed from Rolihlahla, w...
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Swift and Hawk: Cyberspies
Name: Louisa Farrow
11 March 2022;Genre: Adventure
"Caleb Quinn had never expected to use the emergency exit plan." A classic opening line plunges the reader straight into a breakneck adventure. Caleb and his best friend Zenobia become Swift and Hawk, cyber-spies in the top-secret Mobius programme. Their mission begins with personal goals: to...
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Listen to the Seasons
Name: Joanna Hewish
10 March 2022;Genre: Early Skills
Books for babies are becoming so much more interactive, with flaps to lift, different textures to feel, and in this case, inbuilt sound buttons that correspond with the illustrations. Listen to the Seasons is the perfect book for any baby to toddler aged 0 months to 5 years.</...
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Fantastically Great Women Artists and their Stories.
Name: Lizi Backhouse
09 March 2022;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Fantastically Great Women Artists and their Stories is another solid addition to Kate Pankhurt's series of 'Fantastically Great Women' books; this one covers eight different women who have shaken the art world - from Frida Kahlo to Peggy Guggenheim. Thi...
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The Lost Whale
Name: Donna Burkert
09 March 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
Rio's mum has sent him to stay with his grandma in California. But for Rio, who has spent his life being the one to help his mum, this trip feels all wrong. He can't feel her, and he's lost himself. When his grandma gives him a box of 'keepsakes' of his mum’s, he finds the sketch pad filled wi...
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Fantastically Great Woman Artists and Their Stories
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
08 March 2022;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Fantastically Great Woman Artists and Their Stories tells the incredible stories of talented, inspiring female artists from across the globe, including Frida Kahlo, Faith Ringgold and Laura Knight. Each woman has changed the world in her own unique way, and this is highlighted...
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The Boy with Flowers in his Hair
Name: Jane Rew
08 March 2022;Genre: Friends and family
The beautiful, painterly illustrations make this simply worded picture book a real joy. With an economy of brushstrokes and some subtle washes, Jarvis manages to communicate an array of emotions and a profound message. It is a delight to observe through an artist's eyes what happens to, around...
