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How To Spaghettify Your Dog: and other science secrets of the universe
Name: Jane Rew
04 August 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
It’s not only geeks and science teachers who will enjoy How To Spaghettify Your Dog, although they surely will. Any child (or adult) who has wondered at the weirdness of the world and puzzled over why things do what they do, or look the way they look, will get sucked in. <...
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Questions and Answers about Refugees
Name: Sharon Age 11
04 August 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
In Questions and Answers about Refugees, every single page has lots of questions with the answers underneath the flap. I learned so much just from the first six pages! We have been studying journeys in our geography lessons this term. I'd highly recommend this for anyone aged...
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My Name is Sunshine Simpson
Name: Donna Burkert
04 August 2023;Genre: Family & Home
Sunshine Simpson was born in a taxi; she knew this because there was a photo of her with the taxi driver and mum. Important things in her life are, The Twinzies, mum and dad, but especially her Grandad Bobby. He is 'as strong as an ox', that's what everybody says. He is always telling stories...
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How To Spaghettify Your Dog: and other science secrets of the universe
Name: Sue Wilsher
04 August 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Written by a former physics teacher, How To Spaghettify Your Dog is an engrossing read, full of fascinating facts about the universe. The Contents page directs the reader to pages dedicated to all areas of physics, some with clear titles like States of Matter, some with more i...
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The Light Thieves: Search for the Black Mirror
Name: Jenny Caddick
03 August 2023;Genre: Science Fiction
The Light Thieves: Search for the Black Mirror is book 2 in The Light Thieves series and is a hugely ingenious, futuristic sci-fi fantasy adventure by Helena Duggan, author of the sinisterly brilliant <a href="/books/a-place-called-perfe...
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The Dog Squad: The Newshound
Name: Lauren Maidman
03 August 2023;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Dog Squad: The Newshound is the new series from Clara Vulliamy. Eva's day is turned upside down when she rescues a puppy from outside the corner shop, saving it from nearly being run over. Clara takes the puppy home to try and convince her Mum that they should keep him, th...
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Mermaid Academy: Cora and Sparkle
Name: Amanda Shipton
03 August 2023;Genre: Fantasy
In Mermaid Academy: Cora and Sparkle, the second story set in and around Mermaid Academy, the focus is the under-confident Cora and her dolphin partner, Sparkle. Cora has been at the academy for a few weeks and misses spending time close to her twin, Issy. So, she is excited t...
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Mysteries at Sea: Peril on the Atlantic
Name: Beverley Somerset
02 August 2023;Genre: Mystery & Detective
12-year-old Alice Townsend is looking forward to the most exciting summer of her life. Her father is the Staff Captain on board the luxury ship Queen Mary, and Alice is joining him on a voyage across the Atlantic to New York. The ship's crew are aiming to cross the ocean in the fastest time to...
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Agent 9: Flood-a-geddon!
Name: Jenny Caddick
02 August 2023;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Agent 9: Flood-a-geddon! is a brilliantly funny, high-energy and action-packed graphic novel. Feline Super Spy Agent 9 can be a bit of a disaster when it comes to foiling super villains - there always seems to be a trail of destruction in their wake. On probation, Agent 9 is p...
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Meesh the Bad Demon
Name: Jennifer Caddick
01 August 2023;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Meesh the Bad Demon is a totally fantastic fantasy graphic novel featuring 12-year-old schoolgirl demon Meesh. Although a demon, Meesh is a huge fan of all things fairy like - especially TV fairy Princess Nouna and her life in Plumeria City. This is not the usual habit for an...
