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Where the Wilderness Lives
Name: Kelly Buxton
04 February 2020;Genre: Environment & Nature
Where the Wilderness Lives is a story filled with adventure and nature, intertwined with magic and folklore but grounded by the trials and tribulations that accompany childhood.There are so many aspects this book lends itself to; vibrant descriptions take you on a...
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Adventures on Trains: The Highland Falcon Thief
Name: Kelly Buxton
03 February 2020;Genre: Mystery & Detective
I thoroughly enjoyed going on a fact-finding adventure aboard The Highway Falcon, a locomotive on its final voyage. Hal, who reluctantly joins his travel-writer uncle, finds more than he anticipated when he is thrown into the role of unveiling a jewel thief. Brimming with twists and turns, thi...
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Tad
Name: Kyle Matravers
03 February 2020;Genre: Adventure
As a fan of Benji Davies' work, I was really excited to receive this to read. Thankfully, it did not disappoint. Tad is the smallest tadpole in the pond. She is so small that she has to wriggle her tail twice as fast as her brothers and sisters just to keep up with them. The 'almost frogs' are m...
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Nothing Ever Happens Here
Name: Lucy Russell
03 February 2020;Genre: Adventure
Izzy lives in Littlehaven, a small town in the East of England where nothing ever happens. Until the day, that is, when Izzy's dad tells her that he is transgender, and is about to start living as a woman, Danielle. Reeling from the shock, Izzy attempts to get on with school, auditioning for t...
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A Throne of Swans
Name: Tanja Jennings
02 February 2020;Genre: Fantasy
From the elegant cover featuring a 3D model of a specially designed throne and a lone feather to its pages filled with Machiavellian machinations, teen angst, secrets, love, betrayal, sacrifice and intricate world building involving avian transformation, 'A Throne of Swans' delivers a rich YA tre...
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The International Yeti Collective
Name: Wiebke Howey
02 February 2020;Genre: Adventure
After a close encounter with human explorers, young mountain yeti Tick has to try everything in his power to protect the secret of yetis all over the world. Even if it involves travelling a long way, and working together with human girl, Ella. The book is told from two points of view, on the on...
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Look Up at the Stars
Name: Kyle Matravers
02 February 2020;Genre: Adventure
A parent and a child go in search of a star but what will happen when they find it out of reach? This adventure story celebrates coming home and shows that sometimes what you are looking for is right under your nose. Katie Cotton has create a beautiful look which tells the story of two bears a...
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I Don't Like Books.Never.Ever.The End.
Name: Kyle Matravers
02 February 2020;Genre: Adventure
Once upon a time there was a girl called Mabel ....... who hated books! Unfortunately for Mabel, her family and friends never seem to understand her hatred for stories. She would receive books for birthdays, Christmas and for anytime in between. All of these books would come in handy though, w...
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Keith Among the Pigeons
Name: Kyle Matravers
02 February 2020;Genre: Adventure
Keith is a cat who would much rather be a pigeon. He loves to spend his days watching them and looking out for them but unfortunately they don't let him ever get too close. His interest in looking at rather than catching pigeons make him an outcast within his cat group. They believe that he is...
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Amelia Fang and the Naughty Caticorns
Name: Linda Brown
01 February 2020;Genre: Adventure
This is the first time I have read any of the books in the Amelia Fang series and I hope it's not the last. The author has managed to merge creepy, scary images and make them cute and suitable for the younger reader who is ready to move on to something with more 'bite' in it (sorry for the pun!)....
