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Name: Kelly Buxton
17 September 2020;Genre: Mystery & Detective
I must admit this is a case where you shouldn't judge a book by it cover, it doesn't conform to the shiny, intricately illustrated modern books, which adorn the shelves of bookstores ad libraries, with one aim, to grab the reader's interest - but it does stand out.The Key t...
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Name: Beverley Somerset
15 September 2020;Genre: Supernatural
Aveline Jones loves reading creepy ghost stories. When her mother is called away to help a sick relative, Aveline is sent to stay with her Aunt Lilian in the seaside town of Malmouth on the Cornish coast. Aveline and her aunt are not close, Lilian is described as being "nice but cold, like ice...
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Name: Linda Brown
12 September 2020;Genre: Fantasy
This fantasy story, which has been inspired by Hungarian myths and legends, does not disappoint. From the enticing front cover the reader is drawn in and then plunged into a world where magic is discouraged, mags are put to death; and a haunted castle is forever surrounded with poisonous rain......
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Name: Joanna Hewish
12 September 2020;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
I fell in love with this story right from the very start. The very title of this story makes it immediately jump off the shelf. The beautifully designed cover and illustrations that run along the bottom of each page, really enhanced this lovely story. Swan Song tells the story of Dylan, a stru...
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Name: Abbi McInnes
11 September 2020;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Gray Langtry longs to be a normal teenager. However, that is pretty impossible when your Mum is the Prime Minister, and home is Number 10 Downing Street. The book starts with Gray at a party: she has lied to her mum about where she is. Leaving the party, she is pursued by paparazzi, and has to be...
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It's a Prince Thing (The Princess Rules)
Name: Jane Rew
11 September 2020;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
I expected to enjoy this book, and was not disappointed. The appeal in It's a Prince Thing derives from its humour and the charming illustrations by Chris Chatterton, but I also enjoyed the twists and turns in the plot which deliberately confound expectations of how storybooks...
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Name: Samantha Phillips
11 September 2020;Genre: Magical Realism
Move over Harry Potter, Kip Bramley is coming through! The Ten Riddles of Eartha Quicksmith by Loris Owen is the first book in a new and very promising series.I absolutely loved this book, it is easily the best KS2 fiction I have read in a long time. Without the us...
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To the Island
Name: Maria Faithorn
10 September 2020;Genre: Myths & Legends
Young Fia longs and hopes to see the magical island, Hy Brasil! An island that only appears once every seven years. One night, Fia is drawn by curiosity and the magical air out across the sea. In front of her, rising from the waves, appears the mystical island. Fia's adventure on the island ta...
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To the Island
Name: Joanna Hewish
10 September 2020;Genre: Myths & Legends
Beautiful, ethereal, magical. This original picture book captures the imagination of all who read it; it genuinely feels you are holding something magical in your hands.To the Island is a beautiful story that is inspired from the Irish legend of Hy Brasil, an islan...
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Cally & Jimmy: Twins in Trouble and Twintastic
Name: Bryony Davies
03 September 2020;Genre: Adventure
Cally and Jimmy: Twins in Trouble and Twintastic are two volumes of short stories starring twins Cally and Jimmy, who are in Year 5 and live in London. Although twins, Cally and Jimmy are very different children. Jimmy is described as having his own table next to the te...
