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Murder at Snowfall
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 November 2022;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Ruby's mum is preoccupied. There has been a fire at the surgery where she works; her boss, Dr Price, has gone missing; and she is convinced someone has been following her. As the snow falls and odd things keep happening, everyone is jumpy. So when Ruby’s 'Step', Lucas, dares her to open an aba...
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Grimms' Fairy Tales
Name: Maria Faithorn
01 November 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
This is a beautiful collection of five classic stories, each retold in more detail than is commonly done. Additionally, these great, alternative tellings of well-known stories will catch the attention of children who may feel a bit too 'grown up' for the likes of Red Riding Hood and Cinderella...
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A Flying Visit
Name: Sharon Porter
01 November 2022;Genre: Picture Books
Percy the Park Keeper is a firm favourite with our children and this new story, A Flying Visit, was anticipated with great enthusiasm by our little ones. The children loved the surprise fold out page and it led to us making some investigations of our own, using handkerchiefs and a variety of b...
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Nothing More To Tell
Name: Linda Brown
01 November 2022;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Nothing More To Tell is the latest crime/suspense story by the wonderful writer Karen McManus. If you love this genre but haven't read any of her titles before, I absolutely recommend them. This author excels in her craft, she understands her target audience and keeps you on t...
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As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow
Name: Louise Baker
01 November 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Meet Salama Kassab: Daughter, sister, pharmacy student, and protagonist of the most hauntingly beautiful book I have read this year. I haven't read a book that has affected me as profoundly as this for quite some time. Author Zoulfa Katouh's words are both heartbreaking and inspiring, taking t...
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Well, that was Unexpected
Name: Linda Brown
01 November 2022;Genre: Romance & Relationships
After an embarrassing encounter at home when Sharlot's mom walks in on her and her boyfriend, her mother whisks her away from LA to her native Indonesia for the summer, to instill on her how a 'good girl' should behave; well that's what her mother thinks. Meanwhile, in Indonesia, another embar...
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The Miraculous Sweetmakers - The Frost Fair
Name: Hayley Summerfield
01 November 2022;Genre: Magical Realism
The Frost Fair by Natasha Hastings is a beautifully well-written story of magic and fantasy set in 17th century London, at the time of the Great Frost. The story tackles issues of disability and mental health and draws us into a child's journey of grief upon losing a twin brot...
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All the Animal's Were Sleeping
Name: Amanda Shipton
31 October 2022;Genre: Animals
This delightfully illustrated story follows a little mongoose as he makes his way home, to his burrow, across the Serengeti. On his way he passes giraffes, zebras, monkeys, elephants , storks, lizards, butterflies and cheetahs, all sleeping in their own unique ways. The writers of the s...
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It's Only Stanley
Name: Lucy Newton
31 October 2022;Genre: Animals
Short and sweet - a funny and entertaining story! The book is about a dog called Stanley who is a very likeable and adorable family pet. Lots of noises in the night wake up his family but Dad reassures the rest of them not to worry, it's just Stanley. The book keeps you guessing - what is Stan...
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Rules for Vampires: Ghosts Bite Back
Name: Hayley Summerfield
31 October 2022;Genre: Supernatural
Alex Foulkes’s second book in the Rules for Vampires: Ghosts Bite Back, is yet another spookily funny adventure story. The story begins with Leo's eight vampiric laws and how vampires have always been sworn enemies of ghosts. Well, that was until Leo stalked the town of Otto's...
