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Make Tracks: Building Site
Name: Jessica Bunney
03 August 2023;Genre: Early Skills
The Make Tracks: Building Site book with movable counters is a sure winner for any active baby or toddler who has an inquisitive nature and a fondness for all things that move! Do you know a vehicle enthusiast who always wants to find out more? The left-hand side of each doubl...
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The Dog Squad: The Newshound
Name: Lauren Maidman
03 August 2023;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Dog Squad: The Newshound is the new series from Clara Vulliamy. Eva's day is turned upside down when she rescues a puppy from outside the corner shop, saving it from nearly being run over. Clara takes the puppy home to try and convince her Mum that they should keep him, th...
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Mysteries at Sea: Peril on the Atlantic
Name: Beverley Somerset
02 August 2023;Genre: Mystery & Detective
12-year-old Alice Townsend is looking forward to the most exciting summer of her life. Her father is the Staff Captain on board the luxury ship Queen Mary, and Alice is joining him on a voyage across the Atlantic to New York. The ship's crew are aiming to cross the ocean in the fastest time to...
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Agent 9: Flood-a-geddon!
Name: Jenny Caddick
02 August 2023;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Agent 9: Flood-a-geddon! is a brilliantly funny, high-energy and action-packed graphic novel. Feline Super Spy Agent 9 can be a bit of a disaster when it comes to foiling super villains - there always seems to be a trail of destruction in their wake. On probation, Agent 9 is p...
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Far From Perfect (The Valentines, Book 2)
Name: Arnalina Age 12
02 August 2023;Genre: Friends and family
I love this book, because it is not only romantic, but also has other factors of feeling like sadness, anger, and loneliness. I simply adore the quotes in the book, and the way it raises your spirit. Far From Perfect can teach that the lives of stars are not so sugar sweet, an...
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Meesh the Bad Demon
Name: Jennifer Caddick
01 August 2023;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Meesh the Bad Demon is a totally fantastic fantasy graphic novel featuring 12-year-old schoolgirl demon Meesh. Although a demon, Meesh is a huge fan of all things fairy like - especially TV fairy Princess Nouna and her life in Plumeria City. This is not the usual habit for an...
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Rosie Raja: Mission to Cairo
Name: Hayley Summerfield
01 August 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
Sufiya Ahmed has delighted us with another thrill-seeking spy adventure, Rosie Raja: Mission to Cairo. This story is filled with adventure, culture and history. It enables the reader to read about war in a different way - through the eyes of a child spy. When Rosie and...
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Meesh the Bad Dragon
Name: Emily Age 8
01 August 2023;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Meesh the Bad Demon is about Meesh wanting to be a fairy and then everyone in Mount Magma turns to stone and Meesh meets fairy Nouna. Nouna is a fairy who can't fly without her ruby and then Meesh finds out that the fang she has around her neck also gives her powers. Nouna lea...
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Little Whale: A Day in the Life of a Whale Calf (Really Wild Families)
Name: Wendy Kelly
01 August 2023;Genre: Animals
Really Wild Families is a really lovely concept for a series! Little Whale: A Day in the Life of a Whale Calf starts with a day in the life of a little whale who is migrating with her family to the warm waters, many miles away. She tells us all about what whal...
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Becoming Brave: A True Story of Love and Loss, Courage and Hope
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 August 2023;Genre: Personal Growth
A chance meeting results in love at first sight for Jennie and Abram. A worrier, Jennie falls in love with Abram's fearlessness, the fact that he was never afraid to follow his heart. But when the worst happens and Jennie finds herself alone, will she be able to find her own courage? <s...
