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Bud: The story of how a plant grows ... up!
Name: Wendy Kelly
10 April 2024;Genre: Environment & Nature
The tag-line for this book is 'the story of how a plant grows...up!' so you know exactly what you're getting if you pick up this charming book, Bud. It's really an information text disguised as a story, which explains how a tiny bud, safe in his red plant pot in the greenhouse...
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Girl on the Fly
Name: Beverley Somerset
10 April 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
13-year-old Kamaria Kessy lives in Philadelphia with her Momma and Baba (father), who are originally from Tanzania. Kamaria loves running and rhythm; she does not handle change well and needs time to come to terms with any changes in her life. So, when she learns that her father's sister, Aunt...
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The Kingdom Over the Sea
Name: Beverley Somerset
09 April 2024;Genre: Fantasy
12-year-old Yara Sulimayah lives in Bournemouth. When she loses her mother in a tragic accident, she is left alone and is about to go into care. Things change, however, when she finds a letter left by her mother. It contains a strange set of instructions and, when Yara follows them, she finds...
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Tree
Name: Jacqueline Harris
09 April 2024;Genre: Environment & Nature
Tree is the story of a 300-year-old mountain ash in Australia and all the creatures that live on or around that tree. Written by the team that created the award-winning Iceberg, this is a combination of picture book and fact, told in a lyrical voi...
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Baby Faces: Little Lion, Where Are You?
Name: Abbie Barnes
08 April 2024;Genre: Early Skills
Baby Faces: Little Lion, Where Are You? is a really lovely board book for babies and toddlers! Bright and colourful pages with large pull-down flaps make it easy for babies to join in - and surprise mirrors on each page, too. The story rhymes like the song 'little finge...
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A Midsummer Night's Drama
Name: Jen Bevan
08 April 2024;Genre: Family & Home
Have you ever struggled falling asleep? Meet Bill, his head is so full of ideas it stops him sleeping. This would be fine but Bill is keeping his friends awake. All Bill's friends give him different ideas to help him sleep but none work until Sir Bun Bun thinks carefully and helps Bill by gett...
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Impossible Creatures
Name: Reviewer, 13 Age 13
08 April 2024;Genre: Fantasy
By the Immortal! Can I just say a huge congratulations to Katherine Rundell for this sublime book! This is definitely the best so far! I can not *wait* for more from her! Impossible Creatures is full of twists and turns, and the characters are exquisitely described. With small...
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Sister Spirit
Name: Ruth Cornish
08 April 2024;Genre: Supernatural
Sister Spirit is a beautifully written, emotional story about a teen girl searching for her identity and, along the way, discovering the reasons behind the vivid images that haunt her dreams. This book weaves cultural and mystical themes through a more real-life narrative of d...
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Totally Chaotic History: Ancient Egypt Gets Unruly!
Name: Jenny Caddick
08 April 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
Totally Chaotic History: Ancient Egypt Gets Unruly! is the start of a fresh, fun, new series and a lively, laugh-out-loud way to explore history that will appeal to readers of all ages. Author Greg Jenner has a brilliant cast alongside him: Dr Campbell Price, who is the Egypto...
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Goddess Crown
Name: Phoebe Age 14
08 April 2024;Genre: Fantasy
The book Goddess Crown is honestly one of the best books that I have read for a long time. The book is set in a fantasy world, in a kingdom call Galla. The palace is in the south, where the royals and lords live. They and all of the people in and around Galla believe in a Godd...
