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The Great Fox Illusion
Name: Jacqueline Harris
22 April 2022;Genre: Adventure
Flick Lions enters a competition to win a television contract for a magic show as the Great Fox's successor. The Great Fox, a world-famous illusionist has died and left a series of complicated puzzles to be solved. But no-on is quite what they seem, and Flick and the other contestants are all...
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Stick Boy and the Rise of the Robots
Name: Hayley Summerfield
22 April 2022;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Sticky Boy and the Rise of the Robots is the sequel to Stick Boy by Paul Coomey. This eye-catching book once again is filled with fantastic illustrations and a plot seeking to find an end to an evil plan. Stick Boy returns with his 'Myste...
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Skandar and the Unicorn Thief
Name: Jennifer Caddick
20 April 2022;Genre: Fantasy
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief is a stunning, highly dramatic and exciting story that takes a totally new look at unicorns and every other story I've ever read about with them. My review copy arrived with an unexpected seal around it that I had to break open to discover which '...
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Eternity Engine (Orphans of the Tide)
Name: Kelly Buxton
17 April 2022;Genre: Fantasy
An epic climax to the Orphans of the Tide trilogy! Out of the blue, the seas have parted, revealing the remains of humanity's lost empire, unearthing a path from Shipwreck Island to the Enemy's City. Now, only Ellie Lancaster and her orphan friends can...
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Rumaysa: Ever After
Name: Elen Green
16 April 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
In this hugely entertaining follow-up to Radiya Hafiza's Rumaysa: A Fairytale, Rumaysa is seeking her own 'happily ever after' in the hunt for her parents, who she was stolen from as a baby. While all she wants to do is to find her home, during her travels, Rumaysa's help is sought from a vari...
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Animal Sidekicks: Amazing Stories of Symbiosis in Animals and Plants
Name: Jennifer Caddick
15 April 2022;Genre: Animals
Animal Sidekicks is packed with fascinating, true and sometimes strange facts about symbiosis - the relationship between members of two different species (whether positive or negative). Symbiosis and the science around it is made concise and clear in this brilliant book...
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Dino Knights: Invasion
Name: Sam Phillips
14 April 2022;Genre: Adventure
Dino Knights: Invasion is the second book in a fast-paced fantasy adventure trilogy, set in a medieval land where dinosaurs still roam. Written by Jeff Norton, this is an absolute must have for any Lower KS2 class library and for those new to chapter books and for reluctant re...
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The Light in Everything
Name: Louisa Farrow
14 April 2022;Genre: Family & Home
It took no time at all to be entranced by the beautiful prose and emotional depth of this wonderful story: I raced through it compulsively - and then felt a sense of loss when it was over too soon. Born in a storm and with a character to match, Zofia is loud and bold and sometimes boili...
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SuperQuesters: The Case of the Stolen Sun
Name: Wendy Kelly
14 April 2022;Genre: Early Skills
Super Questers: The Case of the Stolen Sun tasks children with solving a range of problems, using STEM skills. This means they have to use logic and a variety of maths, science and technology approaches. The book itself is high quality, A4-sized and thick cardboard covers. The...
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The Sky over Rebecca
Name: Donna Ritchie
14 April 2022;Genre: Adventure
The Sky over Rebecca is a story which combines two different places and times. Kara lives in Stockholm with her mum, who works extremely hard and means that Kara has a lot of looking after herself to do. However, her grandad lives not far from her home and Kara visits and spea...
