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  • Bob's Best Ever Friend

    Bob's best ever friend

    Name: Joanna Hewish
    28 May 2017;

    Genre: Adventure

    A truly heart-warming story that all readers - children and adults alike - will be thrilled to read this wonderful tale. This story is a companion to 'Man on the Moon - a day in the life of Bob' (both newly re-issued by Templar) and the stories are purely delightful to read. The illustrations ar...

  • Man on the Moon: a day in the life of Bob

    Man on the Moon

    Name: Joanna Hewish
    28 May 2017;

    Genre: Adventure

    'Everyone knows there aren't any aliens.' Man on the Moon: A Day in the Life of Bob (newly re-issued by Templar) is a truly wonderful piece of art and story alike. Simon Bartram (author and illustrator) fully engages an audience of any age, you will never tire of reading this story. The illustr...

  • The Stars at Oktober Bend

    the stars at oktober bend

    Name: Clair Bossons
    26 May 2017;

    Genre: Adventure

    This book is beautifully written and has a unique style. The writing is very poetic and is something to be savoured when you have a quiet moment. The main character Alice has brain damage. It is thought that she will always remain with a mental age of 12 and she struggles with seizures and the...

  • Here be Witches: The Snowdonia Chronicles: Book Two

    Here Be Witches

    Name: Charlotte Age 13
    26 May 2017;

    Genre: Adventure

  • Book of Lies

    Book of lies

    Name: Linda brown
    23 May 2017;

    Genre: Adventure

    A truth, a lie to live, or die... Book of Lies follows Quinn and Piper, identical twin sisters who have never met but, due to the death of their mother, they are thrust together. However, one of the twins is filled with a darkness that will supposedly be the undoing of the other... As the story...

  • Girlhood

    Girlhood

    Name: Emma Green
    22 May 2017;

    Genre: Adventure

    Fans will be thrilled to see a new Cat Clarke novel and her latest is set at an isolated girls' boarding school - the perfect setting to capture the intensity and angst of teenaged girl friendships. When Harper joins the school's sixth form, she is still grieving the death of her twin sister to a...

  • A Tragic Kind of Wonderful

    A Tragic Kind of Wonderful

    Name: Catherine Purcell
    21 May 2017;

    A Tragic Kind of Wonderful (now available in paperback). A YA title which at its simplest is a story of not just coping with mental illness but living with it. But that hardly does it justice. It's about relationships and trust; about the ability to be honest about who you are and trust that frie...

  • Ella Queen of Jazz

    Ella Queen of Jazz

    Name: Nikki Stiles
    16 May 2017;

    Genre: Adventure

    Ella is an up and coming jazz singer who is struggling to hit the right notes with everyone in her career. Ella is refused the opportunity to sing at one of the biggest joints in town because she and her band of fellas are black. Hearing of this new and amazing talent a very special lady gets in...

  • Build a... T-rex

    Build a T-REX

    Name: Nikki Stiles
    15 May 2017;

    Genre: Adventure

    Build a T-REX is a great non-fiction text. The board book includes 3D model pieces to make your own T-REX. I tackled this book with my 6-year-old daughter and she couldn't wait to get started. The text on each page is short and simple, enough to read alone with just the right amount of key vocabu...

  • Grandad's Secret Giant

    Grandad's Secret Giant

    Name: Nikki Stiles
    15 May 2017;

    Genre: Adventure

    Billy spends a lot of time with Grandad listening to his stories, but this is one, he just does not believe is possible. Grandad tells Billy about the heroic secret giant who lives in town and goes around doing all the good things unnoticed. One early morning Billy finds himself face-to-face with...