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Chronicles of Whetherwhy: The Age of Enchantment
Name: Sue Wilsher
13 September 2024;Genre: Adventure
In Whetherwhy, everyone has a little bit of magic inside them, linked to one of the seasons, but each year, a handful of enchanters are born; those who can wield magic connected with spring, summer, autumn and winter. Juniper and Rafferty Quinn are twins, living with their family at the...
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British Museum: Talk Like an Egyptian
Name: Sue Wilsher
12 September 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
Talk Like an Egyptian is a sturdy hardback book, offering pages of information about Egyptian hieroglyphs and 125 stencils, allowing readers to create their own words and messages. Starting with an explanation of what hieroglyphs are, the information pages explore Jean-...
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Auntie Medusa and Me
Name: Emily Age 10
12 September 2024;Genre: Myths & Legends
Auntie Medusa and Me is filled with Ancient Roman gods, adventure and a mixed-up family of gods who live beside Hadrian's Wall! It's very funny and full of surprises, I loved reading it.
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Fia and the Last Snow Deer
Name: Lorraine Ansell
10 September 2024;Genre: Historical Fiction
Fia's village is starving after unending winters and their hope lies with the hunters, due to return before the next solstice. As the hunters return empty handed and the village gathers to decide the fate of Fia's snow deer, she plots with her grandmother to seek out the Deer Mother and save...
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Everybody Travels: Every One A Different Journey
Name: Maria
09 September 2024;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Everybody Travels needs to be in the hands of every child because it is AMAZING! This book explores the journeys of people around the world and delves into how we are all unique and different through the text... "Eleven people in a shoe shop. One will experience one of...
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The Horse who Danced
Name: Hayley Summerfield
09 September 2024;Genre: Adventure
We all have dreams and sometimes these dreams come at a cost. . . The Horse who Danced is a beautifully written story by Olivia Tuffin about a young girls dream to be a dressage star. Iona lives on the Kestrel Estate and helps her mom to run the trekk...
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Unicorn Academy: The Magical Guide (A Netflix series): An official guide
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
06 September 2024;Genre: Fantasy
This guide to the Netflix animated series Unicorn Academy will appeal to any fan of the series. Focused on characters, not episodes or the world as a whole, it includes outlines of each main character and their unicorns, as well as the teachers, the villains, and the magical c...
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Croaky: Quest for the Legendary Berry
Name: Amanda Shipton
06 September 2024;Genre: Adventure
In Croaky: Quest for the Legendary Berry, Croaky Hopper and the Woggle Scouts are heading to Giant Fruit Island in search of a legendary berry! The mysterious fruit promises everlasting youth. To reach it they must brave a perilous jungle, dodge mischievous lemurs, and tackle...
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Reggie Rabbit: The Great Carrot Heist
Name: Jen Bevan
06 September 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Reggie Rabbit is an aspiring detective with the hat and jacket to match. He longs to follow in the footsteps of his hero Detective Fox but in Little Critter, where he lives, there is not much for him to do. He also needs a sidekick. In flaps Pipsquark to his school one day. Th...
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Save Our Forest!
Name: Clair Bossons
06 September 2024;Genre: Environment & Nature
Save Our Forest! is an inspiring graphic novel. Bao, our main character, discovers that the forest they play in is about to be turned into an extended school car park. She attempts to go through the right channels to save their forest but when this doesn't work, the friends cl...
