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Shiny Broken Pieces
Name: Linda Brown
06 August 2020;Genre: Bullying
The drama, the competitiveness, the nasty remarks and actions in the ballet world ( please remember it’s all fantasy!) continue into this wonderful, well written sequel, Shiny Broken Pieces. The stakes are higher than ever, they have so much more to lose and as you delve into...
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Cinderella is Dead
Name: Beverley Somerset
06 August 2020;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Cinderella is Dead is an unusual book - a horror story based upon a well-loved fairy tale. In the fictional town of Lille, it is 200 years since Cinderella met Prince Charming and (apparently) lived 'happily ever after'. But for the girls and women living in Lille today, life...
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Name: Lorraine Ansell
06 August 2020;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Greer MacDonald is once again reeling from events connected to the Order of the Stag, but this time no one can quite believe what she has seen, causing her to doubt her own mind. Drawn very quickly to the de Warlencourts' London home, Greer and her friends discover further secrets and secretiv...
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Name: Joanna Hewish
06 August 2020;Genre: Family & Home
Occasionally in society, we so easily forget the importance of our elderly, the importance of the bond between generations and how the elderly were once young and had dreams too. The January Stars is a stark reminder that we need to embrace our elderly, enable them to chase th...
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I'm Sticking With You
Name: Joanna Hewish
06 August 2020;Genre: Friends and family
Having a best friend is the best feeling in the world. What this picture book does is deal with the very real issue that sometimes we all just need a little bit of space and time to be independent, but when we often get that time, we realise just how much we miss that other person....
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How Many Mice Make an Elephant?
Name: Kelly Buxton
06 August 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
Have you ever wondered how many ice cubes make an iceberg or how many giraffes it would take stacked on top of each other to reach the highest heights of the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa? How Many Mice Make an Elephant? has all the answers and more! H...
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Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
Name: Donna Burkert
06 August 2020;Genre: Environment & Nature
Willow Wildthing loves nature, she loves messy tangled, untended wastelands, she loves natural habitats and adventure, she loves stories and games and using her wild imagination. She loves unstructured, natural fun. Along with the other Wild Things, she explores the hidden Wilderness, discover...
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How to Drive a Roman Chariot
Name: Joanna Hewish
06 August 2020;Genre: Picture Books
Who doesn't love an Albie adventure story?! Albie is back for another adventure with the tenth book in this fantastically popular series. Children delight in the pure imagination of Albie and his stories; this one is no exception. Caryl Hart and Ed Eaves have once again created a picture book...
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Super Milly and the Super School Day
Name: James Hewish
06 August 2020;Genre: School Stories
Super Milly and the Super School Day follows a girl called Milly, whose school is having a superhero day. She is very excited to show off her costume and superpowers to all of her classmates. The only problem is, she doesn't have any superpowers. However, as the school day pro...
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The Mega Magic Teacher Swap
Name: Joanna Hewish
06 August 2020;Genre: School Stories
A lovely story that will really support your child's return to school. Every child feels anxiety about returning to school for the new school year; new teachers, new classrooms and sometimes new students. This story really supports and encourages children to understand their anxiety, helps nor...