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When It's Your Turn For Midnight
Name: Lorraine Ansell
12 December 2024;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Chianti's world is torn apart when a shocking secret is revealed by her mother. Feeling abandoned by her parents she runs away to her grandmothers for sanctuary. But grandmother and her friends are not ordinary women, having lived through and fought a war for their independence. As more shocki...
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The Boy to Beat the Gods
Name: Donna Ritchie
12 December 2024;Genre: Myths & Legends
The Boy to Beat the Gods is a brilliant first book from Ashley Thorpe. It follows Kayode on his quest to get his sister, Temi, back from the Orishas. It begins with Kayode living in his village awaiting the return of the Orishas - the gods - when they come to take the fruit of...
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There's a Bear on My Chair
Name: Jen Bevan
10 December 2024;Genre: Family & Home
'There's a bear on my chair' say a little grey mouse. The mouse is not happy with this. The mouse tries pushing the bear off, he tries sharing with the bear, glaring at the bear... It's no use the bear does not move. The mouse gives up and the bear goes looking for him. What will the bear find...
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The Others
Name: Jacqueline Harris
02 December 2024;Genre: Science Fiction
Reuben lives in the observatory with his astronomer grandmother. He has never left the observatory grounds and watches others from the village as they go about their daily lives. Then one night, a spaceship crash lands near by and grandmother goes out to investigate but doesn’t return. Rueben...
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Pizza Pete and the Perilous Potions
Name: Beverley Somerset
22 November 2024;Genre: Friends and family
Pete lives with his dad, who runs a pizza shop, which is losing business due to competition from a new pizza chain opening nearby. Pete loves his home more than anything; after a traumatic event he refuses to go to school and his home is his haven. Then dad tells him that they may lose everyth...
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Oliver's Great Big Universe: Volcanoes are Hot!
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
21 November 2024;Genre: Funny Stories
Oliver's Great Big Universe: Volcanoes are Hot! is the second title in Oliver’s Great Big Universe series. As with the first title, this cartoon-style illustrated diary of 11-year-old Oliver is not only very funny but also extr...
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The Blind Bowman: Dark Fire
Name: Lorraine Ansell
19 November 2024;Genre: Myths & Legends
Robin Hood and Marian have made the forest their home and scores of outlaws have joined them to prepare for battle with the Sherriff of Nottingham. Able to steal a small moment of peace among the skirmishes with the sheriff's ever-emboldened men, Robin and Marian dream of a da...
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An Invitation to the Ballet Theatre
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
18 November 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
An Invitation to the Ballet Theatre, like the other title in the series, An Invitation to the Botanic Gardens, is a beautiful, ingenious, informative behind-the-scenes guide to a world that is hidden from publi...
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At Home in a Book
Name: Sue Wilsher
15 November 2024;Genre: Adventure
In At Home in a Book, Lauren O'Hara introduces readers to nine classic tales through a combination of illustration and extracts. This is the sort of book which I would have loved as a child - one which can be explored in different ways, lingered over and enjoyed again and agai...
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Crying Wolf
Name: Clare Wilkins
15 November 2024;Genre: Real life
Joey is trying to get his life back on track after the disappearance of his step-father and a descent into drugs and petty criminality. Lured by his devotion to his step-father, he got himself involved in situations way beyond his control, with people he would rather forget. But now he has a j...
