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The Enigma Game
Name: Tanja Jennings
10 May 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
The Enigma Game is meticulously researched and carefully crafted, combining the ingredients of friendship, intrigue and mystery that author Elizabeth Wein favours for her popular YA wartime adventures which began with the award-winning Code Name Verity in 2012. An inhabitant o...
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Name: Dawn Woods
07 May 2020;Genre: Environment
A modern twist to the diary format, this time in the shape of a blog written by Hope Jones, aged 10. Hope's family all make New Year resolutions and Hope's is to start to reduce her consumption of plastic. Inspired by a documentary about the oceans and the plastic affecting marine life, Hope r...
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The List of Things That Will Not Change
Name: Beverley Somerset
07 May 2020;Genre: Friends and family
Ten-year-old Bea has a very loving family - but it's not a straightforward one. Her parents are divorced, and her father has come out as gay. Bea spends part of her time with her mother and the rest with her father and his partner, Jesse. When her parents told her they were separating, they ga...
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Mango Delight
Name: Susan Wilsher
07 May 2020;Genre: Friends and family
Mango Delight Fuller enjoys running and being with her best friend, Brooklyn. She is not so keen on the Cell-belles, a super-clique of girls at her school who have cell phones. As she and Brook are not allowed to have phones until they are 13, they make a happy team of two. Ho...
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Summer in the City
Name: Susan Wilsher
07 May 2020;Genre: Friends and family
Mango Delight Fuller is off to New York to make her off-Broadway debut! The school production of 'Yo, Romeo!' is being staged in New York and Mango has been asked to play Juliet. After overcoming a major misunderstanding, her family's worries and her mother's list of rules, Mango goes to stay...
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Gargantis
Name: Jacqueline Harris
07 May 2020;Genre: Adventure
This is the eagerly anticipated sequel to Malamander, last year's debut children's book by Thomas Taylor. Like Malamander, Gargantis is set in Eerie-on Sea and features Herbie Lemon, the Lost and Founder of the Nautilus Hotel, as well as Herbie Lemon and his friend Violet Parm...
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The Longest Strongest Thread
Name: Nikki Stiles
05 May 2020;Genre: Adventure
The Longest Strongest Thread is a sweet tale about the difficulty a young child has in fully understanding the meaning of being very far away from family. The story explores the many fears and questions that naturally arise when someone leaves their home and all the security they've ever know be...
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The Big Book of Football by Mundial
Name: Kyle Matravers
05 May 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
In The Big Book of Football, Mundial have compiled a book that truly allows you to dive into football. This expertly written text introduces readers to every aspect of the beautiful game, from the basic rules to unknown facts and everything possible in between.Mund...
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Animal Olympics
Name: Rhiannon Cook
05 May 2020;Genre: Animals
A fun introduction to some of the most accomplished animals all over the world! Animal Olympics is a colourful, non-fiction read for children aged 5+ who are fascinated by the animal kingdom and incredible facts. There are 12 events in which creatures great and small are illus...
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Johnny Ball - Accidental Football Genius
Name: Andrew Mullen
03 May 2020;Genre: Funny Stories
What a great start to a hopefully very successful series. Johnny loves football and so do the rest of his family! His mum and dad both used to play for the local football team and his older brother was a legend at school. Unfortunately, Johnny is not a great player but he has a wonderful footb...
