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Bunnies on the Bus
Name: Nia Talbot
03 April 2020;Genre: Young fiction
Bunnies on the Bus is a fun book about a group of bunnies that cause havoc in their town as they career around in a bus. This book has a simple plot but the illustrations show so much - a huge around of inference and multiple stories are developed through Ben Mantle's illustrations (look out f...
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Troofriend
Name: Jacqueline Harris
02 April 2020;Genre: Friendship
In Troofriend, Sarah is not overjoyed when her busy parents get her an android to be her friend. It is not just any old android either but the Jensen and Jensen Troofriend 560 Mark IV. Sarah would rather have a dog but she accepts the Troofriend, who she calls Ivy. Ivy is prog...
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Viper's Daughter
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 April 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
Two summers have passed and Torak and Renn are now living together in the Forest with Wolf, his mate, Darkfur, and the cubs. But their pack is torn apart when Renn, fearing she is a danger to Torak, leaves. Desperate to find her, Torak and Wolf follow, leaving the Forest they love, and heading...
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The M Word
Name: Julie Broadbent
02 April 2020;Genre: Bereavement
Maggie Yates is 17 years old and has just started art college. She has worked hard at school to get there and this is the next important chapter in her life. However, this new chapter in Maggie's life is beginning to unravel. Her mum is a single parent and after she loses her job, she spirals...
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Orla and the Serpent's Curse
Name: Donna Burkert
02 April 2020;Genre: Magical Realism
When Orla Perry arrives at their holiday cottage in Cornwall, she immediately loves the 'oldy worldy' feel that it had about it. Racing through the rooms with her brothers, bagging the best bedroom, she has high hopes of a summer spent exploring. It is whilst out and about with her dog Dave (t...
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What Stars Are Made Of
Name: Janet Fisher
02 April 2020;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
I don't suppose many people, adult or child, would know what Turner Syndrome is but this heart-warming story does give a very clear picture of how this disability affects Libby's life. Libby is 12 years old, living in Colorado, and has a heroine, a little known American astronomer. When...
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The Thirteenth Home of Noah Bradley
Name: Abbi McInnes
02 April 2020;Genre: Friends and family
This book drew me in from the very beginning. The story starts with Noah and his family arriving at their new home at midnight, not the usual time of day for a house move. As it turns out, they spend their lives moving to flee a curse. This means that Noah is used to arriving at school, puttin...
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That Time I Got Kidnapped
Name: Jesse Locke
02 April 2020;Genre: Adventure
An absolutely hilarious, fast-paced story from Tom Mitchell about 14-year-old Jacob who has won a once in a lifetime opportunity to appear in a Marvel movie! He missed his flight in Chicago and ends up on a rip roaring adventure when he meets a girl called Jennifer who is on the run from a mys...
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Fig Swims the World
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 April 2020;Genre: Friends and family
Lemony Fitzsherbert, commonly known as Fig, is very good at making lists, maths and playing the piano. She is also very good at worrying. Every New Year, her high-powered mother sets her a resolution. This year, it's acting classes, but Fig has decided to set her own goal. She's going to swim...
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Fig Swims the World
Name: Jacqueline Harris
02 April 2020;Genre: Friends and family
Fifteen-year-old Fig Fitzsherbet is good at a lot of things; maths and making lists being top of those achievements. Fig's mother, however, does not think she is good at anything and is constantly pushing and bullying her into things Fig does not want to do. Setting Fig the New Year's resoluti...
