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  • The Boy to Beat the Gods

    The Boy to Beat the Gods

    Name: Donna Ritchie
    12 December 2024;

    Genre: Myths & Legends

    The Boy to Beat the Gods is a brilliant first book from Ashley Thorpe. It follows Kayode on his quest to get his sister, Temi, back from the Orishas. It begins with Kayode living in his village awaiting the return of the Orishas - the gods - when they come to take the fruit of...

  • The Others

    The Others

    Name: Jacqueline Harris
    02 December 2024;

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Reuben lives in the observatory with his astronomer grandmother. He has never left the observatory grounds and watches others from the village as they go about their daily lives. Then one night, a spaceship crash lands near by and grandmother goes out to investigate but doesn’t return. Rueben...

  • Pizza Pete and the Perilous Potions: WINNER OF THE WEEK JUNIOR YOUNGER FICTION AWARD

    Pizza Pete and the Perilous Potions

    Name: Beverley Somerset
    22 November 2024;

    Genre: Friends and family

    Pete lives with his dad, who runs a pizza shop, which is losing business due to competition from a new pizza chain opening nearby. Pete loves his home more than anything; after a traumatic event he refuses to go to school and his home is his haven. Then dad tells him that they may lose everyth...

  • Oliver's Great Big Universe: Volcanoes are Hot!: A Times Children's Book of the Week

    Oliver's Great Big Universe: Volcanoes are Hot!

    Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
    21 November 2024;

    Genre: Funny Stories

    Oliver's Great Big Universe: Volcanoes are Hot! is the second title in Oliver’s Great Big Universe series. As with the first title, this cartoon-style illustrated diary of 11-year-old Oliver is not only very funny but also extr...

  • An Invitation to the Ballet Theatre

    An Invitation to the Ballet Theatre

    Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
    18 November 2024;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    An Invitation to the Ballet Theatre, like the other title in the series, An Invitation to the Botanic Gardens, is a beautiful, ingenious, informative behind-the-scenes guide to a world that is hidden from publi...

  • At Home in a Book

    At Home in a Book

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    15 November 2024;

    Genre: Adventure

    In At Home in a Book, Lauren O'Hara introduces readers to nine classic tales through a combination of illustration and extracts. This is the sort of book which I would have loved as a child - one which can be explored in different ways, lingered over and enjoyed again and agai...

  • Black History for Every Day of the Year

    Black History for Every Day of the Year

    Name: Clare Wilkins
    15 November 2024;

    Genre: Representation & Inclusion

    This fabulous new history is an introduction to notable black figures and events across centuries and from around the world. From noted historical names familiar to most of us - Malcolm X, Olaudah Equiano and Mary Seacole - to standout contemporary figures - Jordan Peele, Davi...

  • Live Like An Ancient Egyptian: Discovering the Secrets of the Ancient Egyptians

    Live Like An Ancient Egyptian: Discovering the Secrets of the Ancient Egyptians

    Name: Louisa Farrow
    15 November 2024;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    Live Like an Ancient Egyptian entices the reader to explore the richness of the perennially fascinating civilisation of Ancient Egypt through a clever collaboration of words and illustrations. Logically organised sections survey much well-worked material but it is heartening t...

  • Future Vision: Stories of Our Brilliant Tomorrow

    Future Vision: Stories of Our Brilliant Tomorrow

    Name: Jenny CADDICK
    15 November 2024;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    Future Vision: Stories of Our Brilliant Tomorrow sits alongside another Button Books title - 100 Ways to Save the Planet, and is just as captivating, engrossing and stylish. In Future Visions, non-fiction takes a giant leap into the future; into 2070, to be precise. Guided by...

  • Meesh the Bad Demon: The Secret of the Fang

    Meesh the Bad Demon: The Secret of the Fang

    Name: Jenny CADDICK
    15 November 2024;

    Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

    Meesh the Bad Demon: The Secret of the Fang is the eagerly awaited second book in the graphic novel adventures of Meesh the Bad Demon.  Endearing, feisty Meesh is now fulfilling a destiny as the Guardian of the Underworld and is quickl...