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Secrets of the Stars
Name: Bryony Davies
20 August 2021;Genre: Adventure
The sequel to last year's year excellent debut, A Ship of Star, Secrets of the Stars is a gripping adventure over the high seas featuring an all-female crew of pirates. Maria Kuzniar brings the reader back to Aleja's story right away and reintroduces the crew. Reading the firs...
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Tilda Tries Again
Name: Kyle Matravers
20 August 2021;Genre: Personal Growth
Tilda Tries Again is the latest release from Tom Percival's 'Big Bright Feelings' collection of books. In this picture book, we follow a young girl called Tilda as she happily enjoys life in her world. Her world is full of friends, books and toys…in fact it is perfect in her e...
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Happy, Healthy Minds: A Children's Guide to Emotional Wellbeing
Name: Jo Clarke
20 August 2021;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Happy, Healthy Minds: A Children's Guide to Emotional Wellbeing is a must-have - a must-have for schools, parents and, most importantly, for children. It's a manual for how to deal with all the stuff that life throws at us and we sometimes don't know how to deal with. It is wr...
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Ruby Ali’s Mission Break Up
Name: Kristen Hopwood
19 August 2021;Genre: Family & Home
Ruby and her sister Alisha have been fostered by many families over the years but they have always been together. Now, however, Alisha is 18 and not allowed to stay in care any more, which means that Ruby will be fostered on her own. And she's not happy about it! Before she even meets her new...
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The Wild Before
Name: Sue Wilsher
18 August 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Wild Before is a prequel to The Last Wild trilogy, which rank amongst some of my favourite books of all time. One night, the legendary Mooncalf, a pure white calf, was born, witnessed by Little Hare. The Mooncalf's coming has been foretold by animals for g...
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How to be Brave
Name: Jo Clarke
18 August 2021;Genre: Friends and family
How to be Brave is a really quirky story of independence, determination and resourcefulness. And there are ducks and cakes! This story of action, adventure, love and loyalty is as rich and as spicy as gingerbread. Calla lives with her duck-obsessed mum and they have a l...
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Hide and Secrets
Name: Linda Brown
18 August 2021;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Hide and Secrets follows 14-year-old Cat, who is still reeling from her father's death some 18 months ago. Her little sister Bess hasn't spoken since that day and she constantly falls out with her sort of celebrity mom. To top it all off, her mom has also gone and rented out t...
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Myths and Legends: An Illustrated Guide to their Origins and Meanings
Name: Sue Wilsher
18 August 2021;Genre: Myths & Legends
Completely absorbing, Myths and Legends: An Illustrated Guide to their Origins and Meanings is an absolute treasure trove of information about some of the most enthralling stories ever told. Full of illustrations, artifacts and works of art, the complexities and wonders of the...
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Perfectly Norman
Name: Nikki Stiles
18 August 2021;Genre: Personal Growth
Another addition to Tom Percival's fantastic array of 'big, bright, feelings' books; helping children navigate social situations and express their feelings. Beautiful from start to finish! Perfectly Norman is about a little boy called Norman who was so perfectly normal until o...
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The Harm Tree
Name: Linda Brown
18 August 2021;Genre: Science Fiction
The Harm Tree is like dipping into a YA version of A Game of Thrones, (sadly no dragons), as it's full of dark magic, politics, bloodthirsty battles and a wonderful protector in the shape of a huge wolf. Nine years before our two main protagonists take up the battle, two princ...
