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River Stories
Name: Sam Phillips
10 April 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
River stories by Timothy Knapman is an illustrated collection of facts and traditional folklore tales about five of the most well-known rivers that stretch across the continents of the world. From the Rhine in Germany and the Netherlands, to the Yangtze in Tibet and China; eac...
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Mark Anchovy: Pizza Detective
Name: Ellen Green
09 April 2020;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Dastardly thieves, gadgets that Bond would die for - and pizzas! Mark Anchovy: Pizza Detective is a fun, fast-paced adventure story featuring a group of detective children who go undercover as waiters, icecream sellers - or, in Colin's case, a pizza delivery boy - who would su...
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The Falling In Love Montage
Name: Sharon Bolton
06 April 2020;Genre: LBGTQ+
A true coming of age novel, this story follows one summer in the life of Saoirse. Her plan for the summer is to get over the loss of her ex, Hannah, by spending her time watching horror movies (the gorier the better), partying and snogging girls. She might have to contend with her nemesis Oliv...
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Wranglestone
Name: Daniel Katz
05 April 2020;Genre: Dystopian
In the middle of a lake in an isolated American National Park lives the community of Wranglestone. Peter is much happier wielding a darning needle than a weapon, but in a post-apocalyptic, zombie-infested world, his skill set is not always appreciated. Especially when winter comes, when the la...
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Once upon a Dragon's Fire
Name: Nikki Stiles
04 April 2020;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
This is the sweetest tale about how the dragon came to breathe fire. Who would have thought it; this notorious mythical creature has been misunderstood all this time?! It all began once upon a time in a magical kingdom. A kingdom dominated by stories passed down for generations about a beastly...
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Ember Queen
Name: Linda Brown
04 April 2020;Genre: Fantasy
Ember Queen is the concluding book to the wonderful Ash Princess series, and what an amazing, well written conclusion it has been. This book continues with all the magic, romance, power battles and friendships from the previous books, along w...
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The M Word
Name: Eileen Armstrong
04 April 2020;Genre: Bereavement
Characters in a Brian Conaghan novel never have it easy. 17 year old Maggie Yates is struggling to maintain a relationship with someone once pivotal to her life who has chosen to leave her. She talks to her every day, tells her everything. Her best friend. She tells her when her dinner lady mu...
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The Strangeworlds Travel Agency: Book 1
Name: Kelly Buxton
04 April 2020;Genre: Magical Realism
Fans of Narnia and The Lost Magician rejoice, this magical filled adventure is like no other.Hidden worlds explored through suitcases - The Strangeworlds Travel Agency: Book 1 is the perfect addition for portal story topics. Flick, who is new to town with her famil...
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Is my Teacher a Robot?
Name: Sam Phillips
03 April 2020;Genre: Adventure
This very funny book by Dave Cousins is the second in the series about a chaos-causing robot babysitter. Robin the robot was built by twins, Jess and Jake's, inventor Grandma to help look after them. However, one morning he wakes up convinced he's no longer the twins' babysitter but is actually t...
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Where Happiness Begins
Name: Nia Talbot
03 April 2020;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
'Happiness begins with you' is the last line of this book and is definitely the message that we want to give to our children. This book has so many important messages for children about the fact that it is ok if you don't feel happiness all the time, and the fact that you will feel happiness b...