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Battles of Ben Kingdom: City of Fear
Name: June Hughes
10 September 2014;Genre: Adventure
The City of Fear is the third in the series of books featuring Ben Kingdom and the Watchers and their battles against the forces of evil and wickedness, known as the Legion. It follows the pattern of the previous books, following the action over a period of five days. Little snippets of backgroun...
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Ogres don't dance
Name: Ashwina Age 8
06 September 2014;Genre: Friends and family
I Liked the part when the ogre went inside a dancing room full of humans dancing away through the sky lit night.
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Witchworld
Name: Janet Fisher
06 September 2014;Genre: Adventure
Flo has a problem grandmother who does not seem to want to live in the modern age and has a habit of arriving on her broomstick and causing havoc. Flo's very modern mother, the a high-flying magazine editor of Hocus Pocus, has offered her mother all mod cons including a spellstick - but to no av...
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The Falcon's Malteser
Name: Holly Age 11
26 August 2014;Genre: Mystery & Detective
I love the thrill of been able to try and work out the murderer without it being really easy!
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Dragon Shield
Name: Alice Hill
16 July 2014;Genre: Adventure
Charlie Fletcher - who is behind the Stoneheart books - has delivered an exciting and enthralling adventure story about a London where time stops for humans while its statues come to life. At the centre of the action are siblings Will and Jo, who have their own unresolved issues around an accide...
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Secret Agent Mummy
Name: Elizabeth Harris
16 July 2014;Genre: Adventure
This is the first in a new series for Steve Cole. The aptly named Niall Rivers gets more than he bargained for when he accompanies his mum on a house visit to collect items for the school fete. Amongst the peculiar items they collect from the house's strange owner, Niall discovers a shabtis that...
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The Cat Who Came in off the Roof
Name: June Hughes
16 July 2014;Genre: Adventure
This is another of Pushkin Childrens Books beautifully presented works of fiction for children originally written in other languages. The book was first published in Dutch in 1970 . Tibble is a reporter on a local newspaper who, rather than write about all the nasty things that go on, has taken...
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Shouty Kid - How Harry Riddles Made a Mega Amazing Zombie Movie
Name: Cosmas Age 9
14 July 2014;Genre: Friends and family
Harry wants to make a zombie movie to save his family because his dad lost his job, but he doesn't have the money to do it. So he writes to famous people including the Queen and Harry Styles to ask for money. The writing is different - the story includes text messages, emails, letters and web cha...
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The River Singers
Name: Joy Court
14 July 2014;Genre: Adventure
I must admit to a real soft spot for animal adventures, but at the same time I also have an abhorrence of anthropomorphic animals living in houses and wearing clothes! But here we have the real thing, in absolutely the very best tradition of Watership Down and Duncton Wood. Debut author Tom Moo...
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Dear Scarlett
Name: Moly Cameron
27 June 2014;Genre: Mystery & Detective
This book has an amusing characteristic to it and it's a fascinating story that is full of mystery and regret. Scarlett is a young girl who had a dad that was a thief and sadly he died and then she finds this small old rusty box that has interesting things in there. This object that she finds is...
