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The Wrong shoes
Name: Janet Fisher
22 April 2024;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Will and his father have fallen on hard times. After an accident at work his father lost his job and cannot find other work, resulting in a move to a grotty flat in a bad area and very little money. The book is called The Wrong Shoes because Will's trainers have a hole so his...
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The City Beyond the Stars
Name: Emma Urbonas
22 April 2024;Genre: Fantasy
The City Beyond the Stars is a phenomenal sequel to The Kingdom Over the Sea and once again I had the privilege of immersing myself in Yara’s world of sorcery and alch...
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When the Wild Calls
Name: Sue Wilsher
22 April 2024;Genre: Dystopian
Juniper and Bear are now living in Ennerdale with their father, his new partner, Willow, and their baby, Fern. The life they escaped in the city should be in the past, but neither can rest easy knowing they left their grandmother, Annie-Rose, and friend, Etienne, behind. When they learn that d...
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Looking for Lucie
Name: Clare Wilkins
22 April 2024;Genre: Friends and family
Identity, heritage and belonging are hot topics in YA fiction and Amanda Addison fulsomely addresses them in her new book, Looking for Lucie. Lucie sticks out like a sore thumb in her white family and white-washed town. She’s never met her father, has no information abo...
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Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm
Name: Sue Wilsher
22 April 2024;Genre: Myths & Legends
Peregrine Quinn has always loved hearing her godfather, Daedalus's stories about being an immortal, but when they visit the Bodleian Library and the portals that connect the Terran Realm with the Cosmic Realm mysteriously shut down and he is kidnapped, she finds herself thrust into a desperate...
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Peng and Spanners
Name: Jennifer Caddick
19 April 2024;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Peng and Spanners is a dazzling delight of a graphic novel! A detecting duo made up of Peng, a dry-witted, sarcastic penguin, and Spanners, a toolbelt-wearing, superhero-inspired cat. Peng is forced to Boredin School and somehow, dreaming of life as an Adventure Ninja,...
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Shadow Fox
Name: Louisa Farrow
19 April 2024;Genre: Animals
The voice of Shadow, a wild and lonely fox, tells this latest poignant story from Carlie Sorosiak, Shadow Fox. At the heart of the book (and it is a big heart) is his relationship with the unconventional human girl, Bee. To begin with, they are drawn into an uneasy alli...
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The Pinchers and the Diamond Heist
Name: Emma Nelson
19 April 2024;Genre: Adventure
The Pinchers and the Diamond Heist focuses on the Pinchers, a family of criminals, and particularly on Theo, who is good at lots of things except lying and stealing - which is not good if you are a member of a criminal family! Each chapter is filled with bright and deta...
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Is It a Seed?
Name: Samantha Hughes
19 April 2024;Genre: Picture Books
Is it a Seed? depicts a colourful and creative journey through the imagination of two children when they discover a mysterious seed and begin to wonder what it could become. Will it sprout into a lone flower or could it transform into something truly extraordinary? As t...
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Big Bad Wolf Investigates Fairy Tales
Name: Louise Gahan
19 April 2024;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Catherine Cawthorne and Sara Ogilvie join forces to create a unique and instantly captivating book in Bad Wolf Investigates Fairy Tales. Once upon a time, there was a big bad wolf, who'd had just about enough of all of this fairy tale nonsense. After all, who would really want...
