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Casander Darkbloom and the Threads of Power
Name: Jennifer Caddick
07 November 2023;Genre: Fantasy
What a delight the first book in this mesmerizing, magical new fantasy series is! In Casander Darkbloom and the Threads of Power, the reader steps into a whole new world that unfolds impressively around them and into an adventure that celebrates how marvellous and unique every...
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Izzy the Inventor and the Unexpected Unicorn
Name: Amanda Shipton
05 November 2023;Genre: Magical Realism
Zanna Davidson's wonderful story, Izzy the Inventor and the Unexpected Unicorn, is an enchanting tale filled with wonder, friendship, and the power of believing in yourself. Izzy believes in science not magic! She wants to be the greatest inventor of all time but then along came a fairy...
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Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans
Name: Jennifer Caddick
03 November 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans is a fantastic, vivid and energetic fantasy quest with its roots and landscape planted in Nigerian history, folklore and culture. The main character is a wonderfully endearing 12 year old orphan, Adia. Adia lives in the poor Swampl...
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Eight Nights, Eight Lights
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
02 November 2023;Genre: Family & Home
This warm and comforting book celebrates the Jewish celebration of Chanukah. It shares a family's traditions over the eight nights, from lighting the first candle in the menorah, to sharing doughnuts with neighbours, spinning the dreidel and finally going to the synagogue to c...
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The Ever-Changing Earth
Name: Maria
02 November 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
WOW! This is the newest book by Grahame Baker Smith and tells the story of the earth from the dinosaurs to today and how the earth has changed and continues to change. The illustrations are magnificent, almost photographic, and support the text and the concept of the book, allowing the...
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Girls Rule: 50 Women Who Changed the World
Name: Julie Broadbent
02 November 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Written by Danielle Brown, British paralympic gold medallist and world champion archer, Girls Rule features 50 of the most inspirational women throughout history. Beginning with Danielle's introduction, we can see how passionate she is about inspiring young women, girls and di...
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Charlotte Says
Name: Jenna Nicolson
02 November 2023;Genre: Horror
Charlotte Says is a good book which I terribly enjoyed more than I expected and I rate this book a 5 out of 5.
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Dragon Daughter (Legends of the Sky 1)
Name: Linda Brown
02 November 2023;Genre: Fantasy
What is there not to like about this delightful story? It's got a map of the fictional island at the beginning of the book (I still love a map in a children's book, even though I'm an adult!) and dragons... not just one, but four beautifully describe mythical creatures.On the beaut...
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Girl (In Real Life)
Name: Bee Age 14
01 November 2023;Genre: Friends and family
Girl (In Real Life) life was an absolutely phenomenal read for me and I found the storyline and plot really exciting. In fact, I got so hooked onto it that I had to finish it once I'd started. All the characters are really well written so much so that when Eva cried about farm...
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The Bedtime Book
Name: Maria
01 November 2023;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
The Bedtime Book by Emma Yarlett is a wonderful book with so much to discover and of course the chance to meet Nibbles, the monster! The beautiful rhyming text takes us on a journey with Nibbles who has difficulty sleeping so engages with some familiar books to try and help hi...
