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Ghostlines
Name: Louisa Farrow
30 August 2024;Genre: Family & Home
Ghostlines, the latest lyrically beautiful story from Katya Balen, celebrates the wonder of the natural world, the difficulty of accepting change and the importance of human connections. Tilda has lived all her life on the island of Ayrie and she adores everything about...
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The Girl Who Couldn't Lie
Name: Louisa Farrow
29 August 2024;Genre: Funny Stories
The Girl Who Couldn't Lie is a light-hearted and original story based on real life that will encourage empathy and understanding as well as raise a chuckle. Meet Priya Shah, outstanding teen gymnast and A grade student who thinks the way to keep everyone happy is to pretend ev...
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The Beanstalk Murder: A giant-sized murder mystery
Name: Hayley Summerfield
27 August 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Beanstalk Murder is a gripping new murder mystery in giant-sized portions! P.G Bell's new book is a magical read that will appeal to the most reluctant reader. When the town of Old Stump is squished by a falling giant from the Sky Kingdom, the folk of the Land Below...
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The Great Farm Rescue: Hannah's Farm Series
Name: Sue Wilsher
26 August 2024;Genre: Family & Home
Hannah and her family are facing tough times again as their landlord is threatening them with eviction and dad has had an accident. But Hannah is determined to save the farm once again, this time by raising the money to buy it. Her family and friends rally round to support the endeavour, but h...
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Flame Chasers
Name: Sue Wilsher
26 August 2024;Genre: Adventure
Every year, Ember yearns to fly with the golden flamebirds who pause in their flight at Bright Beacon before heading on to their home. Those known as 'flame chasers' wait in the harbour, ready to follow the birds in the hope of finding one of their wish-giving tail feathers. But when her Pa go...
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Peng and Spanners: When Pigs Go Bad!
Name: Jenny Caddick
26 August 2024;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
The second superhero graphic novel featuring a new delightful duo who are determined to defeat crime - sarcastic penguin Peng and gadget-genius cat sidekick, Spanner. This duo bicker, banter and bumble their way through another chaotic crime busting adventure in a gloriously vibrant co...
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Journey to Poo-topia (Poo Crew Adventures)
Name: Jane Rew
23 August 2024;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
I made the mistake of thinking Journey to Poo-topia (Poo Crew Adventures) was a graphic novel, i.e. a comic strip story. I now know to catalogue, shelve and recommend it as non-fiction, related to human anatomy, digestion and even technology. In a wacky but accurate way, it wi...
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Bertha and Blink: Rumble in the Jungle
Name: Lauren Maidman
22 August 2024;Genre: Adventure
Bertha and Blink: Rumble in the Jungle is a new adventure series all about Bertha the inventing bear. Bertha is a world renowned inventor who lives her life in the city with her inventing friends and winning awards. It all comes crashing down when an unsuspecting friend betray...
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Dream Hunters
Name: Louisa Farrow
20 August 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Dream Hunters, a colourful adventure story set in a fantasy version of India, invites young readers to imagine... Imagine a world where dreams could be caught and bottled. Imagine if slivers of dreams could be threaded together to make new dreams, personalis...
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Yomi and the Curse of Grootslang
Name: Jenny Caddick
20 August 2024;Genre: Adventure
Another awesome adventure set in South Africa and based upon fascinating African mythology and folklore. Yomi and younger brother Kayode are now fully fledged members of the S.B.L - The Sacred Beast League, an organisation devoted to learning and protecting the Nkara; sacred beasts of the land...
