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S.T.E.A.L.T.H : Ice Breaker
Name: Beverley Somerset
18 October 2022;Genre: Adventure
In STEALTH: Access Denied, the first book in this exciting adventure series, we met Donna, Arun and Sam, schoolchildren who have been recruited by British Intelligence to become the S.T.E.A.L.T.H team. In their latest escapade, S...
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Midnight Magic Mirror Mischief
Name: Jenny Caddick
17 October 2022;Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
This is the second in the series of eye catching books about magic black cat Midnight and her owner Trixie. Again there is mischief and chaos as Midnight has great fun causing havoc from early in the morning . Smoke puffing from her whiskers is the giveaway sign that she is summoning up some k...
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Who Will Kiss the Crocodile?
Name: Elen Green
13 October 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Who Will Kiss the Crocodile? is a gloriously light-hearted retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale. Once in a kingdom, a long time ago, someone forgets to invite a fairy to the ball....and in a fit of anger, the fairy curses her with a sleeping spell and then turns the youn...
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The Girl Who Walked On Air
Name: Beverley Somerset
11 October 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
Louie Reynolds was abandoned at Chipchase's Travelling Circus as a tiny baby. Now she works behind the scenes, selling tickets and sewing costumes, but she has a dream. She longs to be a tightrope walker, and has been secretly practising to perfect her skills. She wants to perform and to be a...
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Blow a Kiss, Catch a Kiss: Poems to Share with Little Ones
Name: Sue Wilsher
10 October 2022;Genre: Poetry
Blow a Kiss, Catch a Kiss: Poems to Share with Little Ones is a delightful collection for babies and toddlers which offers poems about their everyday experiences. Gathered into four sections - All About Me, Out and About, What Do I Feel? and At Home - Joseph's poems capture th...
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Poo in the Zoo: The Island of Dinosaur Poo
Name: Ashley Clayton
10 October 2022;Genre: Picture Books
Poo in the Zoo - The Island of Dinosaur Poo is a really fun book. I would say the reader needs to have read the previous two 'Poo in the Zoo' books to given both the main characters some context, it definitely helps to know Bob's previous adventures. This book differs from the...
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Festergrimm
Name: Stephen Leitch
10 October 2022;Genre: Adventure
Festergrimm is the latest in the Eerie on Sea mystery series and is sure to delight fans of previous books and those coming to explore the strange goings on at Eerie-On-Sea for the first time! It's a book of mystery, adventure and friendship; I highly recommend this book....
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The Tale of Truthwater Lake
Name: Louisa Farrow
10 October 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
Summer 2032 is so hot that there are government emergency laws to insist people stay inside, out of the sun. After five weeks of summer holiday trapped in a tiny flat and concerned about friendship issues, Polly is glad to be sent away with her brother, Joel. She's not sure quite what's wrong...
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Max Magic
Name: Donna Burkert
10 October 2022;Genre: Adventure
Max loves magic, it runs in the family, and from the very first time that his dad showed him how to do a trick, he has been learning, practising and performing. He helps his dad on the market and often uses his magic to wow passers-by to help sell some of the toys from the stall. And things we...
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Evil Emperor Penguin: Antics in Antarctica
Name: Nicola Mansfield
10 October 2022;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
For me, there are a few names that are synonymous with a good read and one of those names is Laura Ellen Anderson, and she did not disappoint! The rise in popularity of graphic novels has been astronomical and rightfully so; they are such a great way to strengthen reading and improve children'...
