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Small, Speckled Egg
Name: Lauren Maidman
23 October 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Small, Speckled Egg is the first book in the Start Small, Think Big series, a collection of books which take an object and follow its journey through life. This book follows the life-cycle of the egg and what is inside - an Arctic tern. We then follow the tern...
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Sweet Skies
Name: Erin Quigley
23 October 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
Sweet Skies is a very human tale; an evocative, edge-of-your-seat, gritty adventure story, chock-full of innocence and courage, struggle and doubt. It tells the tale of Otto Hartmann, a young German boy utterly enthralled by the American pilots who fly...
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D is for Dog
Name: Maria Faithorn
21 October 2023;Genre: Animals
What is not to love about this lovely book? D is for Dog uses dog antics to tell the alphabet in a rhyming and humorous way. From A is for action, I is for itch right through to Z is for zonked, children will love this book, especially as P is for... Yes! Poo!! One of my favou...
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Animal Tales from India
Name: Amanda Shipton
20 October 2023;Genre: Traditional Tales
From international poetry sensation Nikita Gill comes her highly anticipated children's book debut, Animal Tales from India - a stunning picture book reimagining of the wild and wonderful fables of the Panchatantra. First written in Sanskrit, the stories of the Panchatantra ha...
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Britannica's Encyclopedia Infographica: 1,000s of Facts & Figures
Name: Ruth Cornish
20 October 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Britannica's Encyclopedia Infographica is a fascinating and accessible book which readers can dip into for the odd five minutes or for an afternoon, immersed in information with sufficient detail to explain the subject without being overwhelming. The book is divided int...
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The Black Air
Name: Liv Age 13
20 October 2023;Genre: Supernatural
I love this book.
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Kicked Out
Name: Eileen Armstrong
20 October 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Occasionally as a reader you come across characters you really care about in a book, characters so realistic and relatable you find yourself wondering and worrying about what happens to them when the final page is turned. Sami, Ali and Mark from Boy, Everywhere...
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When the Stars Come Out: Exploring the Magic and Mysteries of the Night-Time
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
20 October 2023;Genre: Environment
When The Stars Come Out is a glorious non-fiction book which immediately captured our attention. Since I was young, I have always been fascinated by the night sky and now my seven-year-old daughter is as captivated by the wonders of the universe as I am. In When the Sta...
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Shiver Point: It Came from the Woods
Name: Donna Ritchie
20 October 2023;Genre: Horror
If you love a scare, then this is for you! Alien lovers will also devour this short book. In Shiver Point: It Came from the Woods, Alex and his mum have recently moved (again) and he doesn't see any urgency in making friends as his mum's job will soon take them to anot...
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Yours from the Tower
Name: Erin Quigley
20 October 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
As expected of her, Sally Nicholls, award-winning historical fiction author, brings the late Victorian era to life with this atmospheric, unputdownable epistolary novel. In an inspired Jane Austen-meets-Gossip Girl styled story, we meet Polly, Sophia and Tirzah, three best friends who,...
