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Stitch Head: The Beast of Grubbers Nubbin
Name: June Hughes
27 June 2015;Genre: Horror
This book is the fifth in the Stitch Head series by Guy Bass and will therefore find a ready audience in children already familiar with Stitch Head, Arabella and Professor Erasmus. Those children who have not yet been introduced to the monstrous world of Castle Groteskew will, however, not be at...
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How to Draw Wonderwoman
Name: Jennifer Hambleton
26 June 2015;Genre: Adventure
This is one title from the series How to Draw DC Comics Superheroes. Each double page spread has a background biography of the superhero with a coloured drawing and 5 black and white illustrations. Each illustration shows progression from a stickman outline to a fully formed cartoon superhero....
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Knight in Training: Dragons Can't Swim
Name: June Hughes
26 June 2015;Genre: Young fiction
Sam J. Butterbiggins has been sent to live with his Aunt Eglantine, Uncle Archibald and Cousin Prunella in Mothsdale Castle while his parents are away on important business. Sam has a secret ambition - he wants to be a knight and do all kinds of daring deeds but, unfortunately, he does not know h...
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The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow
Name: June Hughes
24 June 2015;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Sophie, in straitened circumstances following the death of her father, is trying to make a life for herself and obtains a job in Sinclair's Department Store, the newest and most glamorous department store in all of London. Her enthusiasm for the excitement surrounding the grand opening is some...
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Mad About Monkeys
Name: Pat Chandler
24 June 2015;Genre: Adventure
Mad About Monkeys is a glorious celebration of these intriguing primates accompanied by wonderful illustrations. The book contains a contents page which leads logically through the chapters, which deal with what monkeys are, food and habitats, evolution, social life and identity, hierarchy, notab...
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Adventures of the Steampunk Pirates: Attack of the Giant Sea Spiders
Name: Hayley Nicholson
12 June 2015;Genre: Adventure
Ahoy, shipmates! Once again we set sail with those swashbuckling steam-power ragamuffins. All aboard for another rip-roaring adventure! The Steampunk Pirates once again live up to their names and their chosen profession. Pirates by their definition are not the most well-behaved group, and the Ste...
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The Jolley-Rogers and the Cave of Doom
Name: Emma Small
05 June 2015;Genre: Adventure
Piratical fun in huge amounts for all land-lubbers out there! The story starts with the Jolley-Rogers deciding to swap a day on their pirate ship for a day at the beach. It's soon clear that this will not be a day of sandcastles and ice creams, but instead a high adventure filled with gold treas...
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Circus Mirandus
Name: Lynn Roulstone
02 June 2015;Genre: Adventure
As a young man Micah's grandfather Ephraim visited the magical Circus Mirandus where he met the Lightbender, who promised him a miracle. Ephrain decided to keep his miracle for a later date and now he is dying, wants to use it to help Micah. The story moves between Ephraim's story in the past, an...
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Circus of Thieves and the Raffle of Doom
Name: Lizi Coombs
08 May 2015;Genre: Adventure
Firstly; what a fantastic name (and idea!) for a book! I've not read any books like it, especially not ones that combine circus and civilians so easily! Within the first few pages, I'd realised this was a book that wants the reader to laugh. Although this was endearing at first, it wore thin. Ma...
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Summoner: The Novice
Name: Lorraine Ansell
22 April 2015;Genre: Fantasy
This debut fantasy novel takes us on a journey to the distant village of Pelt where Fletcher lives with his adoptive father, the Blacksmith. Undercurrants run through the village with the mainly poor community struggling to avoid problems with the guards or visiting Pinkertons - lawmakers from th...
