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Mary's Monster
Name: Lorraine ansell
30 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
Mary's Monster is a beautifully written and illustrated biography by Lisa Judge. Taking four years to create, it immerses us in the life and struggles of Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. Using ethereal images and verse, Judge creates the mood and atmosphere of Mary Shelley's tumultuous e...
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Anassa
Name: Linda Brown
29 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
This is Book 2 to Ariadnis. Due to the unexpected twist at the end of Book 1, Etain is now the leader of the only remaining island on Erthe ( not a spelling mistake) and it's not going well since the people are against her. Metisians and Athenasians still hate each other and Etain is at a loss as...
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Ariadnis
Name: Linda Brown
29 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
Earth as we know it has been destroyed by mankind and a great wave. The only inhabitants now live on an island which it seems they cannot leave. Aula and Joomia are two 17-year-old girls who have been chosen by the Wise One and on their 18th birthday will enter Ariadnis to receive the book of Kno...
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The Night Gardener
Name: Marie Berry
28 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
Normally when you open a book, you pass the first couple of pages where the publishing details are etc... But before you open the Night Gardener it is really important to read the pictures from page 1 (where all the boring info is printed on the road). Look at this page carefully and study what...
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Under the Same Sky
Name: Marie Berry
28 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
Under the Same Sky is the most beautiful of books which has so many reasons it would be good to use. Britta Teckentrup has created a simple story which at first glance combines beautiful animal illustrations with a lovely poem about what we share living under the same sky. However, when you tak...
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The Astonishing Colour of After
Name: Jane Welby
28 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
On the evening that 16-year-old Leigh kissed her best friend Axel for the first time, she fled in panic because she was scared she'd lose her best friend - the boy she'd known for five years and the friend she valued most - only to find, when she arrived home to her distressed father, that they h...
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Kat Wolfe Investigates
Name: Ruby Age 10
26 March 2018;Genre: Mystery & Detective
When Kat Wolfe, daughter of Dr Wolfe, a vetinary surgeon, moves to bluebell bay, she seeks a new adventure. She decides to open a pet sitting agency in her mum's practice, but when one of her first customers mysteriously disappears, it's up to Kat and new best friend, Harper Lamb, daughter of a s...
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Space Tortoise
Name: Emily Beale
26 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
Tortoise lives all alone in an old abandoned park. He enjoys his life but often feels very lonely, as he never sees any other animals. At the end of the day he gazes up at the night sky, by candlelight, and imagines that he might find companionship with the other animals gazing back at him, by th...
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Into The Blue: How To Draw
Name: Emily Beale
26 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
This is the companion book to 'Into the Blue' and teaches readers step-by-step how to draw animals. It is part of the Rhyming Book Series, which includes the books Animal Surprises and The Word Bird, and their companion How to Draw books. The books are illustrated by Abbie Cameron and authored by...
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Words and Your Heart
Name: Philippa Moyle
26 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
I like the simple but profound message in this book - that the words we say affect people's hearts. The heart is described as 'the little bit inside you that makes you, you', a phrase which is repeated in slightly different ways throughout the book. This description immediately engages with child...
