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Name: Emma Nelson
01 September 2022;

Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction

Midnight Magic - Witch Trap is the third adventurous tale of Midnight and her human friend, Trixie. It is October half term and Trixie and Midnight are playing in the garden - building a den. Nan is planting bulbs and dad is sweeping up the leaves. Midnight is a black c...

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Name: Emma Nelson
01 September 2022;

Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction

Midnight Magic - Mirror Mischief is the second book in the series by Michelle Harrison and Elissa Elwick. Midnight, a black cat, was adopted by a young girl named Trixie, her dad, and her nan. Midnight was born with magical powers and it's those powers that create mayhem on th...

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Name: Ashley Clayton
01 September 2022;

Genre: Funny Stories

The children in Year 1 loved this book, which made them laugh out loud at times. It is silly and at times a little bit weird and crazy, but the children had so much fun - like when an elephant popped out of someone's nose in a canoe! The children loved joining in with the sneezing and the word...

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Name: Elen Green
01 September 2022;

Genre: Family & Home

What a powerful and impressive picture book, told by a young author, Rico Hinson-King, who spent his early childhood in the care system. His story - told through the character Charlie in Strong and Tough - is one of resilience and emotional honesty. Strong and Tough hel...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
31 August 2022;

Genre: Poetry

Nosy Crow have set a real precedent for beautifully presented poetry anthologies and this is no exception. The striking cloth bound cover with its stunning illustration is both tactile and tempting. The collection contains a wealth of poems from well-loved, familiar voices to newer poets whose...

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Name: Linda Brown
31 August 2022;

Genre: Fantasy

Empress Crowned in Red is the conclusion to Witches Steeped in Gold. The author, Ciannon Smart, has a wonderful imagination and engages her audience by creating a beautiful, complex world... Iraya, her revenge taken and her magic u...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
31 August 2022;

Genre: Adventure

The Zebra's Great Escape is another beautifully written picture book by the wonderful Katherine Rundell. It has been structured in chapter-like parts, which adds to the momentum of the story. Mink is a young girl who does not believe in rules, including bedtime. She lov...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
30 August 2022;

Genre: Adventure

When evil villain, Sebastian Eels, returns to Eerie-on-Sea, Herbie and Vi are convinced that he has some sinister purpose. He claims he is going to re-open Festergrimm's Waxworks which will bring more tourists to the town, but as the children investigate, they discover another Eerie tale, full...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
30 August 2022;

Genre: Animals

It's a story you may well be familiar with; Mole moves in with Water rat and they have many escapades on the river and in the Wild Wood before having to stage an intervention for their friend, Toad, who has a rather big obsession with Motor cars that gets him into rather a lot of trouble. This...

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Name: Stephen Leitch
30 August 2022;

Genre: Dystopian

Timberdark picks up where Wranglestone left off, but there are still secrets and discoveries to be made at the heart of Lake Wranglestone..... The dead are not the threat they were, and Peter and Cooper now travel the wilderness around Lake Wranglestone looking for returnees (...

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