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Wed Wabbit
Name: Sue Wilsher
17 December 2016;Genre: Funny Stories
After an accident involving her younger sister, Minerva (known as Minnie), Iphigenia (also known as Fidge) finds herself plunged into the land of the Wimbley Woos accompanied by her annoying cousin, Graham, Dr Carrot (a human-sized plastic carrot mounted on small orange wheels) and Eleanor, a...
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Pinball Science
Name: Carol Lloyd
14 December 2016;Genre: Adventure
What a brilliant way to introduce children to the science of forces - and to have a lot of fun along the way. This boxed set includes all the parts you need to make your own pinball machine, together with a 32-page booklet explaining the science behind making it work. The text, supported by clear...
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The Dragon's Hoard
Name: Fiona Collins
10 December 2016;Genre: Adventure
The Dragon's Hoard is an interesting collection of retold Viking fables. Lari Don is a Scottish story teller who regularly visits schools to retell these stories. He has shortened the stories and written down for easy reading aloud. The stories are beautifully illustrated by Cate James. The intro...
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A Piglet Called Truffle
Name: Kyle Matravers
06 December 2016;Genre: Adventure
A Piglet Called Truffle is a warm and realistic story about life on a farm. Jasmine, a farmers daughter, loves animals. This love of animals stems from her parents profession - a farmer and a vet. Jasmine has grown up learning how to care for many animals and this knowledge comes in handy when...
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Pig Heart Boy
Name: Wesley Age 12
28 November 2016;Genre: Personal Growth
It has an amazing plot and can be humerous, dark, scary and very much true to real life.
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Lesser Spotted Animals
Name: Alice Green
15 November 2016;Genre: Adventure
While there are many books about endangered species, what makes this new book by Horrible Histories illustrator Martin Brown stand out is that these are the 'brilliant beasts you never knew you needed to know about'. And the humour - there are some lovely, funny moments throughout the book, light...
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Murder in Midwinter
Name: Elizabeth Harris
27 October 2016;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
In Murder in Midwinter, a busy Christmas shopping trip on Oxford Street turns into a nightmare for Maya when she sees a man threatening a woman with a gun. Horrified by what she has seen, her family notify the police. The investigation takes a dramatic turn when a body is pull...
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Shoutykid: How Harry Riddles totally went mad.
Name: Ann Maria
06 October 2016;Genre: Adventure
Unlike any book I've read, it's in the form of letters, emails and texts. Unmistakably, this is a book for lovers of modern comedy stories. In this story, Harry Riddles is forced to go to an activity camp. Friends and enemies combined, he dodges (only sometimes successfully) traps, tricks and scr...
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The Accidental Pirates: Voyage to the Magical North
Name: Mikeala Morgans
27 September 2016;Genre: Adventure
Plucked from the sea as a baby, Brine Seaborne doesn't know where she came from or quite where she belongs. She has resigned herself to life as the servant of magician Tallis Magnus on the Minutes islands, even though magic makes her sneeze! Brine's friend, Peter, is the magician's apprentice an...
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Knight in Training: Spots, Stripes and Zigzags
Name: Kyle Matravers
25 September 2016;Genre: Adventure
Knight in Training: Spots, Stripes and Zigzags is the 4th instalment of the Knight in Training series and continues to follow the journey of Sam J.Butterbiggins as he strives to become a fully fledged Knight. In this story, Sam has to solve the riddle to find his knightly shield with the help...
