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Magic Keepers: Crystal Chaos
Name: Emma Nelson
01 October 2022;Genre: Magical Realism
When Ava moves into her great aunt Edith's house, she inherits her aunts 'curios'. Ava's archaeologist aunt has collected the curios during her life and although they aren't particularly valuable, aunt Edith hopes that someone may find them special. This 'someone' is Ava. Along with her dog Pe...
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Rudy and the Wolf Cub
Name: Amanda Shipton
01 October 2022;Genre: Young fiction
When Rudy finds a little lone wolf cub at the skatepark, he knows he has to help him - but Rudy is no lone wolf; he knows the power of the pack and who he can call on for help. Paul Westmoreland has woven his magic through this carefully written early chapter book: 'Rudy's skateboard wa...
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S.T.E.A.L.T.H. 2
Name: Idris Age 14
01 October 2022;Genre: Adventure
The second instalment of Jason Rohan’s series, S.T.E.A.L.T.H, Icebreaker is the long-awaited book following Access Denied. The series is an excellent response to books like Alex Rider, pitting mere teenagers against almost impossible odds. However, these particular teens have a bit of an advan...
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Rudy and the Monster at School
Name: Amanda Shipton
01 October 2022;Genre: Young fiction
There is a new boy at school who everyone says is scary. But when he gets upset and runs away from class, Rudy can't just stand by and do nothing. This beautifully written early chapter book allows clear discussion opportunities focusing on not judging people by their looks alone. How h...
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The Treekeepers
Name: Jenny Caddick
01 October 2022;Genre: Fantasy
The Treekeepers is a stunning, epic fantasy tale - a sweeping adventure built from layer upon layer of the most intricate and inventive images and scenes. Kieran Larwood's world building skills are just pure genius. The city Arborven is built around Undrentree, an enormous t...
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Midnight Magic
Name: Jenny Caddick
01 October 2022;Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
Midnight Magic is a lovely rhyming verse-style story for blossoming independent reader. It is beautifully styled; illustrated throughout in shades of fittingly mystical purple with a text that leaps and swirls across the pages mirroring the actions of the storyline. Mid...
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The Great Hamster Giveaway
Name: Ashley Clayton
01 October 2022;Genre: Animals
The Great Hamster Getaway is a funny, lively story about two hamsters wanting to go to the fair to have some fun, rather than being stuck in a cage! This picture book has lovely illustrations, and the children also loved the fact that you turned the book a different way to see...
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Scared?
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 October 2022;Genre: Poetry
Neal Zetter and Joshua Seigal combine forces in this collaboration of poems which explores the 'darker side' of life. Not afraid of tackling uncomfortable subjects, each of these poets offers words which could lead to important discussions, will challenge and perhaps, comfort those who read th...
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The Haunting of Tyrese Walker
Name: Emelia Helliwell
01 October 2022;Genre: Horror
The Haunting of Tyrese Walker, set in Jamaica, follows a boy in the depths of grief and who is taken to visit his 'Grammy' in Jamaica. What his mother hopes will help him with his grief only seems to make Tyreese more closed off. From the moment they arrived at Grammy's...
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Leila, the Perfect Witch
Name: Elen Green
01 October 2022;Genre: Friends and family
In Leila, the Perfect Witch, Leila discovers that baking isn't as easy as she thought it would be when she enters the Magnificent Witchy Cake-Off competition. Given that she comes from a long line of experts in the 'Dark Arts of Patisserie', Leila expects that she will also ex...
