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The Cook and The King
Name: Sam Phillips
27 August 2018;Genre: Adventure
Written in Julia Donaldson's familiar rhyming style, The Cook and the King is a lovely story of a hungry King's search for a new cook. Wobbly Bob is keen to please the King, in his new chef's whites, but afraid of everything. Poor Bob gets the King to name his favourite dish knowing that if he...
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Bad Nana, Older not Wiser
Name: Sam Phillips
27 August 2018;Genre: Adventure
Bad Nana, Older Not Wiser, tells the tale of seven year old Jeanie's rather unusual Grandmother. As a primary school teacher, I often find myself biting my lip trying hard not to laugh at something a child might have said or done. However, Bad Nana doesn't seem to have the same 'limit switch' mos...
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The Lost Witch
Name: Lorraine Ansell
26 August 2018;Genre: Fantasy
Bea is an ordinary teenager travelling home with her family when they are caught up in the middle of a hunt between quad bikes, cars, people, dogs and three hares. Surprised to find she can hear the thoughts of a hare that has sought sanctuary in the car, she starts seeing people in the clouds...
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The Boneless Mercies
Name: Lorraine Ansell
26 August 2018;Genre: Adventure
The Bonesless Mercies: young girls brought together by circumstance and kept together by solidarity and purpose. Their job? To help those who no longer wish to live, or are dying, by aiding their departure into the next world. Exhausted by their grim existence and without a home ever to call thei...
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The Lost Magician
Name: Leanne Woolcock
26 August 2018;Genre: Adventure
'If you can imagine it, it must exist somewhere'. The latest book from Piers Torday is a story which, even within the first chapter, seems oddly familiar to a timeless classic... four children (two girls and two boys), good magic battling the darker realms of sinister characters who wish to de...
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Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes
Name: Linda brown
26 August 2018;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Holly Bourne has done it once again. This author is the Queen of tackling mental health issues for YA readers. Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes is a work of fiction but she handles various mental health issues in an informative and humorous way. The story revolves aro...
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Cock-a-doodle-poo!
Name: Nikki Stiles
23 August 2018;Genre: Adventure
Laugh out loud funny! Even had daddy giggling his head off. I am not normally a fan of all the new books including 'poo humour' and that seems to be all the rage, but I did really find myself enjoying this one, much to my surprise. Rooster is down on the farm 'dodging bits of doo-doo flying all...
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The Sand Dog
Name: Rhiannon Cook
23 August 2018;Genre: Friends and family
At first glance, The Sand Dog is a charming animal tale about a lost dog, but delve deeper and you will find a beautifully written and poignant story of belonging, friendship, family and home. Azi has been waiting patiently for two years for the return of his Grandfather to their small Mediterra...
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The Lost Witch
Name: Tanja Jennings
23 August 2018;Genre: Fantasy
In an interview for the Northern YA literary festival Melvin Burgess was asked to describe his new novel in five words. He decided upon 'adventures in the spirit world' but The Lost Witch has fathomless depths. Burgess is an extraordinarily sensory writer. Reading this book is like a mindfulness...
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The Great Big Green Book
Name: Nikki Stiles
22 August 2018;Genre: Adventure
From the partnership that brought us The Great Big Book of Families and The Great Big Book of Feelings . The Great Big Green Book is an information book unlike many others. This book is jam packed with fun facts well presented for young minds. Hoffman and Asquith have opted for a much more posit...
