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Sunny Side Up
Name: Jen Bevan
26 April 2024;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Have you ever thought of looking at the world around you in a different way? This book teaches all who read it to look at each situation from a happy perspective. A goodbye may bring a hello. A bad mood can change. The child in Sunny Side Up is learning how if you look...
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BAD UNITED Just for Kicks
Name: Hayley Summerfield
26 April 2024;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Bad United: Just for Kicks is the first book in a super and silly graphic novel series by Louise Forshaw. Hoof is the football-loving unicorn who can't seem to get enough of his beloved game. The only problem is that his team doesn't seem to think that he is any good. So, when...
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Alyssa and the Spell Garden
Name: Hayley Summerfield
26 April 2024;Genre: Magical Realism
Alyssa and the Spell Garden is an enchanting fantasy story that is set in a small London community. Alexandra Sheppard uses the story to highlight the reality of gentrification within a poor urban area of London that has its heart in the centre of a magical garden. Alys...
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Geomancer: In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen
Name: Jacqueline Harris
25 April 2024;Genre: Fantasy
When her sister vanishes after a mysterious earthquake, Ysolda sets off to find her, setting foot in the castle of the dreaded Wolf Queen. Can Ysolda rescue her sister by doing as the Wolf Queen commands? In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen is a story of magic and adventure...
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King of Nothing
Name: Clair Age 11
24 April 2024;Genre: Funny Stories
This is a heart-warming, humorous coming-of-age story written by the Yoto Carnegie Medal-shortlisted author of Steady for This. Anton and his gang of friends strike fear into the hearts of the you...
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Bird Boy
Name: Sue Wilsher
24 April 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
Sent to live with his uncle in the Lake District, Will is faced with a life far removed from the one he is used to. When he makes friends with Omar, a refugee from Afghanistan, he finds the confidence to explore and the two boys discover an osprey nest. As they watch the birds, naming them, Wi...
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Time Travel Twins: The Stone Age Clash
Name: Donna Burkert
23 April 2024;Genre: Adventure
Twins Scarlett and Thomas have a secret. When they stay with their grandad, they get to travel to different places to experience life throughout history. Today it's The Stone Age, but they can't make up their minds what part of Stone Age life they want to see. Thomas wants to see a Sabre-tooth...
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Fablehouse: Heart of Fire
Name: Beverley Somerset
23 April 2024;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Heather and her friends Lloyd, Nat and Arlene live at Fablehouse, a home for mixed-race children born after World War 2. Following their adventures in Fae Fields, they each have a magical power which is growing stronger every day. Heather finds that she can conjure fire, and this scares her be...
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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 feet get wet, 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...
