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Liquidator
Name: Carol Brown
20 October 2015;Fans of Trash will also enjoy Liquidator, the new book from author Andy Mulligan whose earlier book as also been made into a film. Like Trash, Liquidator is told from various points of view and also like the first book, the pace never lets up as the protagonists face one life-threatening situatio...
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The Last Summer of Us
Name: Victoria Dilly
20 October 2015;Genre: Friends and family
The opening few pages of the book had me thinking was this going to be another maudlin, teenage story that made me feel depressed. I say that because much of YA fiction today seems to be full of misery and pain, but this was actually not the case. Yes there was sadness and frustration and some...
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The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
Name: j.Hambleton
19 October 2015;Genre: Adventure
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain is another fascinating story from the pen of John Boyne. Set before and during the Second World War, it traces the path of orphaned Pierrot, from his home in Paris via the orphanage to the Berghof, the retreat of Hitler high in the Bavarian Alps. It is during...
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The Ghosts of Heaven
Name: Dawn Woods
18 October 2015;Genre: Adventure
Described as a novel in four parts, each part able to be read in any order, The Ghosts of Heaven describes essentially good people who are dragged into a spiral beyond their control. Their lives take unexpected paths, during which they discover more about themselves, although...
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All My Secrets
Name: Mark White
15 October 2015;Genre: Adventure
Sophie McKenzie has run the gamut of almost every literary genre from War (Time Train to the Blitz) to Romance (Defy The Stars/Falling Fast et al) via Thriller (The Medusa Project) and Mystery (Girl, Missing series). The Flynn/River saga placed the author firmly in the Teen/Young Adult category,...
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Gawain Greytail and the Terrible Tab
Name: Lizi Coombs
11 October 2015;Genre: Animals
Sir Tristan of Raven Castle has a terrible mouse problem so buys a Terrible Tab. The cat hunts down the mice until only three remain. The future looks dim, but luckily these mice are saved by the arrival of Gawain Greytail, a fierce mouse knight who teaches them the ways and leads them to defe...
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Mad in the Back
Name: Lizi Coombs
11 October 2015;Genre: Adventure
I'm a big fan of Michael Rosen - I like his funny real-ness (It is a word - honest!) and this book is no exception. Mad in the Back is a car journey that we've all had - infact, we've all been the two children who go 'mad in the back'....and we've all had the Mum who threatens (and then does!) st...
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Mango and Bamban The Not-a-Pig
Name: Lizi Coombs
11 October 2015;This is a collection of short, quaint stories about a young girl (Mango) who discovers a Tapir trying to hide himself on a zebra crossing. The text is easy to follow and has some good, old fashioned themes - of friendship and bravery - set in a more modern, humorous background. The book reminde...
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Pugs of the Frozen North
Name: June Hughes
11 October 2015;Genre: Adventure
Pugs of the Frozen North is the third 'Reeve and McIntyre Production' and continues the pairing of illustration and text, where you really cannot imagine one without the other. Every page has something to look at, all in various shades of green and grey, making it very readabl...
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The Misadventures of Charles Darwin
Name: Dawn Woods
05 October 2015;Genre: Adventure
An accessible biography of Charles Darwin with chapter headings to entice and interest children. From stinky schoolboy to seasick sailor, Darwin's life is told and the importance of his discoveries in the context of the time explained. This latter is important as children will not necessarily be...
