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Name: Beverley Somerset
04 February 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
The Widdershins sisters go from strength to strength in this wonderful book by Michelle Harrison!In A Tangle of Spells, Fliss, Betty and Charlie Widdershins move from Crowstone with their Granny and their father Barney. They are hoping for a new start in the pretty...
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Magpie
Name: Janet Fisher
04 February 2021;Genre: Family & Home
This deceptively slight book tells a story I sincerely hope that most children will never encounter. Alice and her family are on the run from an abusive man whom her mother became involved with, and returned to several times, until he hit Alice which was the wake- up call for her mother. They...
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44 Tiny Acrobats
Name: Lauren Maidman
04 February 2021;Genre: Friends and family
44 Tiny Acrobats is the next instalment from Betsy Bow-Linnet and her 44 tiny African pygmy mice! Betsy has to take her mice to the vets and told to come straight back home, but she gets distracted by the circus in town and cannot resist going inside to see the special guest a...
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The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh
Name: Janet Fisher
04 February 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
Telling a story about someone who has a problem does not always work, often making the reader feel sorry for him/her, which does not always make for a good read. Helen Rutter has overcome this in The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh by making Billy Plimpton into a real hero, who ov...
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Here Be Dragons
Name: Judith Greenall
03 February 2021;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Maybe you have heard stories before featuring a knight, a damsel in distress and a dragon. If so, elements of Here Be Dragons will be familiar, but be prepared for some unexpected and humorous twists. I particularly enjoyed the first double page illustration of the knig...
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Name: Emma Nelson
03 February 2021;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
The Little People, Big Dreams books discuss and explore the lives of outstanding people from across the world. This book concentrates on a young female called Malala, born in Pakistan where she grew up with a passion for education. Witnessing the Taliban destroy schools and the enforcement o...
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Name: Emma Nelson
03 February 2021;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
The Little People, Big Dreams books by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara discuss some of the world's most influential and inspirational people. This book is focused upon Mary Anning who grew up to be a world-renowned palaeontologist. Mary grew up in England, one of nine siblings, and only attended s...
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Amber Under Cover
Name: Jenny Caddick
03 February 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Amber Under Cover is an exciting, engaging super sleuthing spy adventure! Teenage Amber is already reeling from the 'trauma' of finding out she is going to be a big sister after 14 years as an only child when this becomes the very least of her problems... A victory in...
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Emmy Levels Up
Name: Jenny Caddick
03 February 2021;Genre: Bullying
Emmy Levels Up is a brilliantly styled story focusing on bullying , friendship, fitting in and finding your own personal power . The story is updated for the digital age of gaming and feels fresh, relevant and very relatable with; it's almost dual narrative on characters' onli...
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Name: Jessica Bunney
02 February 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
Meet the Oceans was an absolute 'must have' picture book after the joys of 'Meet the Planets' and it certainly excelled itself - it is equally as memorable and striking! Caryl Hart has so cleverly written this book as a non-fiction book in a narrative, characterful style, subt...
