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  • A Thing Called Snow

    A Thing Called Snow

    Name: Sharon Porter
    02 September 2021;

    Genre: Animals

    A Thing Called Snow unfolds as the hare and the fox grow up and await their first winter with this thing called snow. Charmingly illustrated by the author, the pictures really capture the joy of the first realisation of what snow is. My children actually aww-ed at the end when...

  • Be Resilient: How to Build a Strong Teenage Mind for Tough Times

    Be Resilient: How to Build a Strong Teenage Mind for Tough Times

    Name: Clair Bossons
    01 September 2021;

    Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

    Nicola Morgan has a Diploma in Youth Counselling, has written over 100 books and won many awards including the School Library Association's Outstanding Contribution to Information books. I already have several of her other books on our Self Help Shelf in the library, so was thrilled to receive...

  • The Five Clues (Don't Doubt The Rainbow 1)

    Don't Doubt The Rainbow - The Five Clues

    Name: Ruth Cornish
    01 September 2021;

    Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

    The Five Clues is a page turning mystery which immerses the reader in the world of ethics and science. Edie is secretly left a set of clues by her activist mother in the event of (what turns out to be) her suspicious death. She uses her natural intelligence and her close relat...

  • Fireborn: Twelve and the Frozen Forest

    Fireborn: Twelve and the Frozen Forest

    Name: Beverley Somerset
    01 September 2021;

    Genre: Fantasy

    Twelve has pledged her life to the Hunting Lodge. She has given up her name and is now a Huntling, training in the art of fighting monsters and keeping the peace in the land of Ember. Once she has earned the right to be a Hunter she will be able to choose a new name. Until then, she is a numbe...

  • The Dragon with the Blazing Bottom

    The Dragon with the Blazing Bottom

    Name: Elen Green
    01 September 2021;

    Genre: Funny Stories

    The Dragon with the Blazing Bottom is a funny, fast-paced rhyming picture book that will have young children giggling at the hapless dragon's inability to breath fire - before producing flames from an unexpected source, his bottom! And what child doesn't enjoy stories about bo...

  • The Night the Moon Went Out: A Bloomsbury Reader

    The Night the Moon Went Out

    Name: Samantha Phillips
    01 September 2021;

    Genre: Representation & Inclusion

    This is an absolutely lovely read, ideal for a young reader who still lacks the confidence to 'go-it-alone' with their book selection. The Night the Moon Went Out by Samantha Baines is a colour banded (Dark Blue) chapter book by Bloomsbury Education. Aimed at Year 5 expected l...

  • Savage Island

    Savage Island

    Name: Emelia Helliwell
    01 September 2021;

    Genre: Horror

    Set in the UK, a group of friends are looking for an adventure before going off to university and happen to have one fall right into their laps. Is this a coincidence? This one even came with the chance to win a life changing sum of money. How could they not try? In Savage Islan...

  • I Know You Did It

    I Know You Did It

    Name: Stephen Leitch
    01 September 2021;

    Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

    Murder, secrets, school, friendship and lies all come together in this gripping page turning novel by Sue Wellman. For 17-year-old Ruby, starting a new school should be the fresh start she needs for focus on her exam year and leave the past behind her. But when she finds a note stuck to her lo...

  • Perfectly Preventable Deaths

    Perfectly Preventable Deaths

    Name: Linda Brown
    01 September 2021;

    Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

    Perfectly Preventable Deaths is a slow paced but totally engaging book. It has got it all; relatable main characters, witchcraft, mystery, suspense with a dash of romance. The author clearly knows her craft as she is fantastic at building an atmosphere that compels the reader...

  • I Can Be A Dog Detective!

    I Can Be A Dog Detective

    Name: Lauren Maidman
    01 September 2021;

    Genre: Picture Books

    I can be a Dog Detective is a picture book for children to teach them about dog behaviours and learn about dogs. The story is about a boy called Jack who meets lots of different dogs to learn about their different behaviours. He meets a range of different dogs - breeds and siz...