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Wildspark
Name: June Hughes
02 May 2019;Genre: Adventure
Prue and her brother Francis live on a farm with their parents. They both have a gift for engineering and producing mechanical marvels that help out with the work around the farm. Cruelly early, Francis dies and the family are bereft. When a strange visitor to the farm asks for Francis (not kn...
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The Tide
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 May 2019;Genre: Illness
A little girl muses about her Grandfather as his memories now ebb and flow like the tide. She remembers their trip to the beach where they played so happily in spite of Grandad burying the sandwiches. Although she admits to being cross sometimes when he forgets things, she recalls times when s...
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Grandma Dangerous and the Egg of Glory
Name: Monika Davis
01 May 2019;Genre: Adventure
Ollie adores his explorer grandma, but not for nothing does his mum call her 'Grandma Dangerous'. Fearless and eccentric, and not above telling the odd lie, she soon draws Ollie, his friend Piper and his posh and annoyingly polite and helpful cousin Thomas (not forgetting Rose the dog) into a ma...
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Mo, Lottie and the Junkers
Name: Bryony Davies
28 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
Mo, Lottie and the Junkers is a new adventure from Jennifer Killick. Cleverly presented as a Vlog from Mo and Lottie, unlikely friends and nearly step siblings, this story will capture the imaginations of adults and children of all ages. It is hard to review without spoiling the plot as much acti...
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Level Up
Name: Sam Phillips
28 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
Looking for a book to entice a reluctant reader or a young reader who has yet to gain the confidence or stamina to challenge 'real books' independently, then this is the book for you. Level Up has been selected for the Reading Agency Summer Reading Challenge 2019 and after reading it, it is clea...
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Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles
Name: Megan Age 11
27 April 2019;Genre: Fantasy
Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles is about a 14 year old boy, Ronan who is the youngest recruit of the secret Irish police. The story follows how they and he handle the misdeeds of lots of magical creatures and they aren't short of those! I found this book absolutely hilarious! I loved it. I...
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Once Upon a Star: A Poetic Journey Through Space
Name: Leia Sands
25 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
Having read and enjoyed Once upon a Raindrop by James Carter, I was pleased to see the publication of this book about space. The book provides a good introduction to young children to the Big Bang and the origins of life on Earth. The author combines poetry with non fiction to create a 'poeti...
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Cinnamon
Name: June Hughes
24 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
Cinnamon is a princess in a faraway country in a faraway time. She is blessed with great beauty but she is blind and does not speak. Her parents, desperate to hear her voice, offer great riches (a field of mango trees, a parrot and a portrait of the princess's aunt) to anyone who can get her to t...
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Don't Hug the Pug
Name: Lizi Backhouse
24 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
Don't hug the pug is a simple book; baby likes to cuddle but is repeatedly told not to 'hug the pug'. Instead he is told he can hug various items that rhyme with pug but not the dog itself as it is stinky. The story ends with the adult in the story realising it's not the pug that smells, it is i...
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Fly Flies
Name: Lizi Backhouse
24 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
A simple but lovely book, Fly enjoys...flying! The only issue is that everyone she meets thinks she's doing it wrongly, but when she tries it their way, it doesn't work. This book is easy to follow, with simple black and white cartoon pictures which give it a vintage feel. Each page has shor...
