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Name: Bryony Davies
03 September 2020;Genre: Poetry
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright! is a collection of animal poems. The 365 poems in this book have been selected by Fiona Waters and illustrated by Britta Teckentrup. Published by Nosy Crow in conjunction with the National Trust, this book could be seen as a follow up from '<a hre...
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Name: Samantha Phillips
03 September 2020;Genre: Adventure
Having read and thoroughly enjoyed the first in the series, The Highland Falcon Thief, I was thrilled to receive my copy of Kidnap on the Californian Comet by writing duo, M G Leonard and Sam Sedgman, from MacMillian Publishing.<...
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Name: Susan Wilsher
03 September 2020;Genre: Adventure
Hal's off again with Uncle Nat, this time aboard the California Comet for a trip across America from Chicago to San Francisco. Uncle Nat has been asked to report on a special announcement being made by August Reza, millionaire and train enthusiast, whilst Hal is looking forward to enjoying the...
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Butterfly Brain
Name: Jennifer Caddick
03 September 2020;Genre: Bereavement
Butterfly Brain is a unique and compelling rhythmically told story of defiant and angry young Gus - a boy who NEVER ever listens, especially when told not to lean back on his chair!When Gus falls backwards and cracks his head, out come all his dreams, memories and...
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Name: June Hughes
03 September 2020;Genre: Adventure
In The Good Thieves, Vita and her mother travel to America to collect her grandfather, Jack, who has fallen on hard times. It turns out that Jack has been swindled out of his home (a castle, no less) by a shady character and Vita is determined to right this wrong. Jack tells h...
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Tamarind & the Star of Ishta
Name: Janet Fisher
03 September 2020;Genre: Family & Home
Searching for memories or details about a mother who died at birth or disappeared is a staple of children's books nowadays, something which must give nervous children a moment of qualm. However, this book has the exotic background of the Himalayas where Tamarind is taken by her father and his...
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Tamarind & the Star of Ishta
Name: Susan Wilsher
03 September 2020;Genre: Family & Home
Tamarind is going to spend time in India with her mother's family at their huge mansion in the Himalayas. She never knew her mother who died when Tamarind was a baby and although she has many questions, she is nervous about meeting her extended family. But no one seems keen to give her answers...
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Name: Susan Wilsher
03 September 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
Covering 15 civilisations, The History Atlas takes you on a light-hearted but fact-packed tour of the world. Visually stunning, it is instantly engaging, sure to delight even the most hardened history hater.The author's introduction sets a chatty tone, reminding the reader to have...
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Name: Jacqueline Harris
03 September 2020;Genre: Adventure
Shoestring, the Boy Who Walks on Air is the follow up novel to the graphic novel Kidglovz. It tells the story of what happens next to the characters from the graphic novel and even includes the book of Kidglovz as part of the story.Shoestring, previously a thief, i...
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Name: Kimberley Lawson
03 September 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
I, Ada is a fascinating fictionalised biography about a remarkable woman whose achievements are only in recent years becoming recognised, nearly 170 years after her death.Ada narrates her own story, from the ages of 5 to 21. In many ways, her story echoes the frust...
