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New Arrivals at Willow Farm
Name: Amanda Shipton
19 April 2024;Genre: Animals
In New Arrivals at Willow Farm, Helen Peters has put together two amazing stories, Snowy the Sheepdog and Cowslip the Calf. These stories are sure to become firm favourites for young animal lovers who are progressing to chapter books. The text is clear...
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Bite Risk: Caught Dead
Name: Emelia Helliwell
19 April 2024;Genre: Horror
Bite Risk: Caught Dead is a thoroughly enjoyable, easy read. It's easy to pick up from where the last story left off and there are still great twists and turns to keep you guessing. The author has done another great job with this one and has left us with one question... Is the...
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Time Travel Twins: The Viking Attack
Name: Jane Rew
19 April 2024;Genre: Adventure
This not entirely serious foray into the world of Alfred the Great before he famously burnt the cakes, indeed before he became an important figure in British history, sees him and a small band of similarly young villagers trying to repel the Viking marauders, newly arrived on their longship. I...
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Mina and the Cult
Name: Clair Bossons
19 April 2024;Genre: Supernatural
Mina and the Cult is the third in the Mina series, and is a YA murder mystery set in New Orleans. In this book we see Mina, her sister Libby, boyfriend Jared and Della take a road trip to Roswell, New Mexico to visit her parents. However, Mina soon rediscovers why she u...
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Big Bad Wolf Investigates Fairy Tales
Name: Elen Green
19 April 2024;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Somewhat fed up of always being 'the bad guy', the Big Bad Wolf decides to take a closer, more investigative, look at the fairy tales we all know and love, to see if he could have done the things he's been blamed for (such as 'eating grandma whole'). Along the way, he also revisits a number o...
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A Hugh Dunnit Mystery: Taking Shelter
Name: Hayley Summerfield
18 April 2024;Genre: Funny Stories
A Hugh Dunnit Mystery: Taking Shelter is a hilarious new detective story by Guy Bass. This book is funny to its core and incorporates comic spreads to give the story an extra edge. Hugh Dunnit is no ordinary schoolboy, his alter ego is crime-fighting detective who takes...
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The Girl and the Mermaid
Name: Maria
18 April 2024;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
The Girl and the Mermaid is the beautiful new book by winning duo Hollie Hughes and Sarah Massini. The front cover is shiny and sparkly, showing the main character Alina and her new companion from the sea. Alina lives with her Granny in a traditional lighthouse but we learn fr...
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Dragon Force: Devourer's Attack
Name: Fabian Age 10
17 April 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Dragon Force: Devourer's Attack is one of the most exciting and adventurous book that I've ever read from this author. As the search begins, suspense builds more and more as you read the first few chapters. Then after that is when the adventure and description kicks into actio...
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Adventuremice: Mice on the Moon
Name: Amanda Shipton
17 April 2024;Genre: Animals
If you haven't already fallen in love with little Pedro and the Adventure Mice, then you are in for an absolute treat. True to form this newest adventure is carefully written with carefully pitched language to provide the perfect level of challenge to the early chapter book reader. The...
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Bringing Back Kay-Kay
Name: Jane Rew
16 April 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Dev Kothari is a masterful storyteller. This mystery (to assign it a genre for library shelving) is gripping and, in places, quite lyrical. Its realism and drama will appeal to children who want a bit of truth and grit in their fiction. They will 'get' the intense emotions Lena feels about her...
