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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...
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Name: Maria Faithorn
03 September 2020;Genre: Environment & Nature
In Fish, Finn and his dog Skip have work to do. Early in the morning, they head out in their little wooden fishing boat. On the way they see some sad looking seals. Not sure why they were looking so sad, they continued on to their fishing spot. After waiting and waiting and wa...
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Name: Sam Phillips
03 September 2020;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Tindims of Rubbish Island is a delightful story, the first in the series, about a group of miniature characters called the Tindims, who live on an island of rubbish that floats around in the sea. Since Viking times, the Tindims have worked tirelessly as self appointed eco-...
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Name: Beverley Somerset
03 September 2020;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Invasion of Crooked Oak is an exciting story combining adventure, science fiction and more than a smattering of horror. Best friends Peter, Krish and Nancy live in the village of Crooked Oak where life is usually quiet and uneventful. The children love to read about weird...
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School's Cancelled (Anisha, Accidental Detective)
Name: Donna Burkert
03 September 2020;Genre: Mystery & Detective
For budding scientist Anisha Mistry, being chosen to represent her school at the science fair is the ultimate dream. It doesn't matter that the horrid twins are now at her school and that they are friends with her arch-enemy Beena Bhatt because now, she and her best friend Milo Moon are part o...
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Name: Kyle Matravers
03 September 2020;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
I Really Want to Shout is the latest in the 'I Really Want to...' series by Simon Philip and illustrator Lucia Gaggiotti. In this story, we follow the little girl as she struggles to control her emotions and anger. Instantly, it is easy to relate to the character as she encoun...
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Name: James Hewish
03 September 2020;Genre: Family & Home
Jill Murphy, the author and illustrator of the now-classic 'Peace at Last' picture book has created another classic over 40 years later. The author's uncanny ability to identify with family life through her lovable bear characters is incredible. This makes the book both enjoyable for children...
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Name: Kyle Matravers
03 September 2020;Genre: Funny Stories
Oi Aardvark! is the sixth release in the popular and successful Oi series by Kes Gray. As in the previous installments, the book revolves around our friend the frog as he introduces readers to a wide and wonderful selection of creatures from the animal kingdom.In O...
