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Rosie Loves Jack
Name: Lorraine ansell
11 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Rosie isn't Rosie without Jack. And she's determined to follow him to Brighton so they can be together again. Travelling alone isn't so easy for Rosie as she has Downs Syndrome and when the weather shuts down the train lines, the people she meets, and events, soon take a turn for the worse. Rosi...
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The Bear and the Nightingale
Name: Linda brown
11 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Wow, what a debut novel... if you like your fairytales to involve demons, death, witches and vampires then you are going to love this first book of a new trilogy by Katherine Arden. The backdrop of this story is Russia, in deep winter. Vasya and her siblings cuddle up against the warm ovens in...
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Going to the Volcano
Name: Lauren Maidman
05 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Always wanted to go on an adventure up a volcano? Now you can with Jane and Dwayne and their funny, explosive story of 'Going to the Volcano', written by Andy Stanton, the author of the Mr Gum series. Jane, Dwayne and their friends go on an adventure to see the volcano, they travel on trains, p...
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Hole in the Zoo
Name: Lauren Maidman
05 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
'In the garden at number 2 there's a hole in wall that belongs to the zoo.' Everyday, a series of cheeky, curious animals make their way through the hole to see what they can find. It's up to Ellie, Boo and her brother to look after all these animals! Until a man from the zoo arrives and tells al...
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I Really Want That Unicorn
Name: Lauren Maidman
05 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Ever wanted to win a big, sparkly, Mellow Yellow Unicorn? Chloe Crocodile does, desperately! The only way she can do this is to win Miss Twinkletoes' talent competition. All Chloe has to do is bake a rainbow cake, make a magic castle, design a unicorn fairy costume and give her best performance!...
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Daddy Hairdo
Name: Lauren Maidman
05 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Daddy Hairdo is the funny tale of Amy, her Dad and her huge amounts of hair! As Amy's hair grows and grows, Dad seems to be losing his. After them attempting to search for it Dad turns his efforts to Amy's hair creating the biggest, boldest and most amazing hairstyles in town. As Amy and her Dad...
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Two Dark Reigns
Name: Linda brown
04 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Two Dark Reigns is book three in the amazing One Dark Throne series. I'm not sure how the author, Kendare Blake, puts this fantasy world together with all the twists and turns, until the very last page that leaves you wanting more. The story picks up with Katherine now the Queen of Fennbrin. He...
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No Fixed Address
Name: Tanja Jennings
03 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Susin Nielsen is adept at blending light and dark to create believable, quirky and multi-faceted characters who just need friendship, kindness and understanding to make their lives brighter. No Fixed Address is set in Vancouver and reflects the sad fact that rental units are expensive and scarc...
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Iguana Boy vs. The 30 second thief
Name: Leia Sands
03 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
The second installment in the Iguana Boy series, doesn't disappoint. Dylan, a boy whose superpower is the ability to talk to iguanas, has now joined the Superhero Collective and is starting his first day at HQ. Dylan, along with his team of trusty iguanas, Paul, Pauline, Smelly Paul and Red ey...
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How to Help a Hedgehog and Protect a Polar Bear
Name: M. Hardy
02 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
A pupil in my class, who is an animal nut, absolutely ADORED this book! The presentation and organisation of the book engages readers well making it easy to navigate, with short paragraphs of information. Character illustrations are representative and inclusive making them relatable to readers...
