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King of the Sky
Name: Sue Wilsher
24 June 2017;Genre: Adventure
Starting a new life in a new country is never easy. Living under grey skies where he feels like an outsider, a boy misses everything about his homeland until he finds comfort in the company of an old man, Mr Evans, and his racing pigeons. Given a bird to train as his own, the boy names it 'Re de...
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Who Runs the World?
Name: Amy Ward
21 June 2017;Genre: Adventure
I loved Virginia Bergin's Rain so was looking forward to reading this. Like Rain, Who Runs the World? is one of those books that takes an idea - a future world that is run by women, after a disease has killed most of its men - and really delves into what it would mean for those communities. It's...
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Naondel
Name: Carol Williams
19 June 2017;Genre: Adventure
This book tells the interwoven stories of 8 women in the palace of Ohaddin, in the fantasy world of Karenokoi. They are all connected to, and abused by, Iskan, the evil and cruel Grand Vizier, who has taken control of the realm. They are wives, concubines, servants, slaves, and we have the back s...
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Naondel: The Red Abbey Chronicles
Name: Catherine Purcell
19 June 2017;Genre: Adventure
Naondel (the prequel to Maresi, the first of the Red Abbey Chronicles) is the story of how the Red Abbey came to be founded by the First Sisters. They are briefly mentioned in Maresi but in Naondel their stories are explored. Weaving together the Sister's stories, it is the history of the Abbey's...
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Under the Same Sky
Name: Emma Castle
19 June 2017;Genre: Adventure
Britta Teckentrup's beautiful painterly imagery, clever peep-throughs and simple rhyming text make this picture book a real treat to share with younger children. It's also a wonderful reminder about the oneness of our Earth - wherever we come from, we all live 'Under the Same Sky'; we sing the sa...
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Little Explorers: The Farm
Name: Lizi Coombs
18 June 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is a charming 'lift the flap' book that tells children all about different aspects of a farmyard. From the buildings to the animals, each page is bright and interesting, with short sentences that introduce children to subject specific terminology and jobs that children might not be familiar...
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Little Explorers: Dinosaurs
Name: Lizi Coombs
18 June 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is a 'lift the flap' book that tells children many different facts about many different dinosaurs. From the environment they lived in to how dinosaur eggs hatched and how different dinosaurs got their names, this is an engaging book which presents the facts in short, clear sentences. It has...
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King Coo
Name: Janet Fisher
16 June 2017;Genre: Adventure
Bullies in stories need to get their just desserts and in this story Monty, Bertie and Gertie are certainly the recipients of theirs. Adam Stower's fast paced story illustrated by the author, is full of innovative ideas and some very clever drawings of King Coo's inventions. Ben Pole, usually k...
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Lost Magic and the very best of BrIan Moses
Name: Alison Kelly
16 June 2017;Genre: Adventure
Brian Moses sees this compilation of his work as 'signposts along the road .... travelled' as a poet. Tackling the habitually asked question, 'What's your favourite poem?', he has assembled his own favourites in this rich celebration of his work over the last twenty years. There is so much to...
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The Nearest Far Away Place
Name: Melanie Chadwick
16 June 2017;Genre: Adventure
Heart breaking and heart-warming, The Nearest Far Away Place explores the effects of bereavement on young Griff and Dylan who were in the car when their parents were killed in a tragic freak accident. Dylan is the eldest and takes his role as older brother very seriously. He tries to look after...
