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Lola and Larch Fix a Fairy Forest
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
04 March 2024;Genre: Fairies
Lola and Larch Fix A Fairy Forest is absolutely magical! My daughter and I both loved it. The story follows Lola, a young girl, who rescues a rabbit during a storm. But this is no ordinary rabbit, it is a fairy in disguise, called Larch. Larch is feisty and rebellious, a refre...
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One Last Breath
Name: Morgan Harkin
04 March 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Two teenage girls. A new town. And a pair of 20-year-old cold case murders. Tru, an 18 year old high school graduate, plans on spending her summer with her boyfriend, East. Yet the arrival of the new girl in town, Rio, who shares a diving passion with Tru, causes immediate spark between the tw...
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Shadow of the Wolf (The Blind Bowman 1)
Name: Lorraine Ansell
04 March 2024;Genre: Myths & Legends
Robin is seven years old, alone and frightened, abandoned by his father one night in the feared Sherwood Forest. Angry, lonely, and surviving on his wits, one day a young girl rushes across his path and their lives are entwined forever. Largely left to live as they please, they fill their days...
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Rex Dinosaur in Disguise: Undercover Alien
Name: Elen Green
04 March 2024;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Having read the first Rex Dinosaur in Disguise, it was lovely to see there's a follow-up - Rex Dinosaur in Disguise: Undercover Alien. These books are perfect for early chapter book readers, especially those who like their adventures a little bit bonkers and in full colour! In Undercove...
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Every Exquisite Thing
Name: Grace Horn
01 March 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
The author Laura Steven paints the picture of an old drama school in America filled to the brim with students who have academic validation and who crave fame. The story is told from the perspective of Penny Paxton, daughter of a beloved Icon. The pressure she gets from her mother's fame gives...
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The Story Shop: Detective Dash!
Name: Jennifer Caddick
01 March 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Story Shop: Detective Dash! is an absolutely charming and joyful book for newly independent readers of shorter chapter books. Puddletown High Street is home to the most unusual, curious shop; a shop that sells STORIES! Shopkeeper Wilbur and his assistant , Fred the Ferret...
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What Rosa Brought
Name: Maria Faithorn
01 March 2024;Genre: True Stories
What Rosa Brought is a beautifully written and illustrated story about a young girl who lives in Vienna with her family during the Nazi invasion. What makes this more moving is that the events are based on a true story lived by the author's own family. Rosa lives happil...
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Pirates of Darksea
Name: Jennifer Caddick
01 March 2024;Genre: Adventure
Pirates of Darksea is a high energy, high drama and electrifyingly exciting epic adventure on the high seas. Prepare to get swept away on the Darksea; join Max as he faces deadly monsters from the water's depths and battles his innermost deepest fears, too. 11-year-old...
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Thank You
Name: Lauren Maidman
01 March 2024;Genre: Picture Books
Thank You by Jarvis is a beautiful rhyming story about a little boy and all the things he is thankful for. The story mixes his words of thanks with humour and life and is a really lovely, sweet read. The illustrations accompanying each 'thank you' are beautifully done and inc...
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The Love Report
Name: Kelly Zhou
29 February 2024;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
It was amazing, Noah dumps(not really) Lola and then Lola dumps Noah in front of the group that forced him to dump her, but the group leader assaulted Adele, so now Grace (Lola's bff), Lola and Adele are friends, but their group has struggled. I don't like the ending though... I'm not...
