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Name: Bryony Davies
01 October 2020;Genre: Personal Growth
The Hat Full of Secrets by Karl Newson and illustrated by Wazza Pink is a delightful book. A short story from Little Tiger, this hardback has full colour illustrations throughout, including the beautiful end papers.Henry has a secret. A big secret that he doesn't k...
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Name: Donna Ritchie
01 October 2020;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
The Witches is the first-ever Dahl story to appear in this format. It is a must for anyone who has read The Witches and also those who are new to Roald Dahl.Eisner Award winner Penelope Bagieu has executed the powerfulness of the story expertly. The illustrations a...
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Name: Jaqueline Harris
01 October 2020;Genre: Horror
Zombierella is a very alternative version of Cinderella, nothing like any other version you will have read before. Full of shocks and yucky moments, this is the sort of version that children will love.Cinderella lives with her fake sisters and fake mother (who had...
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Name: Carol Carter
01 October 2020;Genre: Supernatural
Hurrah, Mr Keys is back for his third gruesomely hilarious adventure! As regular readers will have come to expect from Guy Bass, we are in for a spooky-yet-warm, quirkily gothic, unputdownable treat!For readers new to the series, Skeleton Keys is a 'dashing, key-fingered skeleton,...
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Name: Jane Rew
01 October 2020;Genre: Supernatural
I cannot recommend this book too highly. It has so many elements of a good story: rich and believable characters, atmospheric setting and an intricate, cleverly woven plot. The pace is brisk, but with moments to draw breath and reflect; the mystery of Aggie's family history is tantalisingly re...
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Name: Carol Carter
01 October 2020;Genre: Environment & Nature
Tales from the Forest is a collection of 20 brand-new nature stories, five for each season of the year. In Spring, caterpillars transform, adders shed their skin and woodpeckers lay their eggs. In Summer, bees collect pollen, fireflies flit and tadpoles grow legs. In Autumn, m...
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Name: James Hewish
01 October 2020;Genre: Animals
Wild City: Meet the Animals who Share our City Spaces takes the reader on a wonderful journey through various urban environments from around the world. From Foxes to Flamingos and mice to monkeys this book provides a plethora of information in an unintimidating and easily acce...
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Name: Louisa Farrow
01 October 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
A Christmas in Time picks up the story of Alex and Ruby and the mysterious mirror in their great aunt's house. They have fallen through it for the second time and found themselves in the middle of a typical Victorian Christmas, complete with skating on the local lake and exped...
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Name: Carol Carter
01 October 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
From the moment you pick it up, The Egyptians feels like a treasure, weighty and vivid. The thick board pages and over 80 lift-up flaps feel as indestructible as a pyramid, perfect for young history lovers who will pore over it until every scrap of information has been ingeste...
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Name: Beverley Somerset
01 October 2020;Genre: Adventure
Another of Barrington Stokes' series of books for dyslexic and reluctant readers, The Griffin Gate is an outright winner! Adventure, fantasy and a little bit of steampunk all combine to make up a real page turner.Grace Griffin lives in Copperport, in the country of...
