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The Best You
Name: Lauren Maidman
22 January 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
The Best You is a new picture book exploring how children can be the best possible version of themselves in a positive and thought-provoking way. It asks them to look at the attributes and qualities they may have and how they can be used to be the best possible versions of the...
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Little Bang
Name: Tanja Jennings
22 January 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
Mel and Sid connect when sparks ignite at New Year with a little bang. But the universe has plans that will change everything. As her entertaining debut novel Flying Tips for Flightless Birds proved, Kelly Mc Caughrain has an ability to wr...
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The Invocations
Name: Morgan Harkin
22 January 2024;Genre: Supernatural
In The Invocations, three young women join together to track down an unknown killer who is targeting women marked by magic. With five already dead, these three women must work together to find this unknown killer: Jude Wolf is cursed; Zara Jones is out for revenge; and Emer By...
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The Smile Shop
Name: Amanda Shipton
21 January 2024;Genre: Friends and family
In The Smile Shop, a young boy is meandering through town absorbing the sights, sounds and smells as he decides what he would like to buy. He wants to buy something but what should he choose? There are interesting foods he could try, beautiful toys, colourful books or maybe a...
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A Horse Called Now
Name: Sue Wilsher
21 January 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
Now, the horse, is enjoying the peace of the field where she lives when she hears the hammering heartbeats of frightened animals. First, Rabbit and her babies are scared about Fox, then Hen and her chicks arrive, full of fears about Magpie and next Sheep and her lambs appear, terrified of a ne...
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Stemville: The Bee Connection
Name: Sue Wilsher
21 January 2024;Genre: Environment
Meet Mason B. Chandler, owner of Stemville's private detective agency. In her first case, Mason follows the clues to solve a sticky situation which has caused Bug Borough to come to a standstill. Not only does she reveal the truth about what happened, Mason introduces readers to the fascinatin...
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Little Bang
Name: Eileen Armstrong
21 January 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
It's impossible to talk about the exceptional Little Bang without spoilers so let's cut to the headline for those who want to avoid them: you need copies of this book in your school library and all teenagers need (and will need little coaxing!) to read it. Littl...
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The Best You
Name: Sue Wilsher
19 January 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
People often ask children what they would like to be when they grow up. This lovely book challenges that idea by asking the reader to think about the different values which are important for making each and every one of us the best version of ourselves which we can be: not 'what do you want t...
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This Tale is Forbidden
Name: Clare Wilkins
19 January 2024;Genre: Dystopian
In This Tale is Forbidden, a secluded, cosy cottage and Woods laced with magic provide the suitably fairy tale setting for this story about a wise grandmother and her impulsive granddaughter. Nesta's world is rooted in nature and she loves the forest she is free to roam in, a...
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There's a Tiger on the Train
Name: Amanda Shipton
19 January 2024;Genre: Friends and family
This wonderful collaboration between debut author, Mariesa Dulak, and Rebecca Cobb, illustrator of The Everywhere Bear, is a must-read, modern classic. 'You'll never guess what happened On our trip down to the sea . . . A Tiger in a top hat Came and sat right next to me.' This is the start of...
