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The Strangeworlds Travel Agency: Book 1
Name: Kelly Buxton
04 April 2020;Genre: Magical Realism
Fans of Narnia and The Lost Magician rejoice, this magical filled adventure is like no other.Hidden worlds explored through suitcases - The Strangeworlds Travel Agency: Book 1 is the perfect addition for portal story topics. Flick, who is new to town with her famil...
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Is my Teacher a Robot?
Name: Sam Phillips
03 April 2020;Genre: Adventure
This very funny book by Dave Cousins is the second in the series about a chaos-causing robot babysitter. Robin the robot was built by twins, Jess and Jake's, inventor Grandma to help look after them. However, one morning he wakes up convinced he's no longer the twins' babysitter but is actually t...
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Where Happiness Begins
Name: Nia Talbot
03 April 2020;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
'Happiness begins with you' is the last line of this book and is definitely the message that we want to give to our children. This book has so many important messages for children about the fact that it is ok if you don't feel happiness all the time, and the fact that you will feel happiness b...
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Bunnies on the Bus
Name: Nia Talbot
03 April 2020;Genre: Young fiction
Bunnies on the Bus is a fun book about a group of bunnies that cause havoc in their town as they career around in a bus. This book has a simple plot but the illustrations show so much - a huge around of inference and multiple stories are developed through Ben Mantle's illustrations (look out f...
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Troofriend
Name: Jacqueline Harris
02 April 2020;Genre: Friendship
In Troofriend, Sarah is not overjoyed when her busy parents get her an android to be her friend. It is not just any old android either but the Jensen and Jensen Troofriend 560 Mark IV. Sarah would rather have a dog but she accepts the Troofriend, who she calls Ivy. Ivy is prog...
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Viper's Daughter
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 April 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
Two summers have passed and Torak and Renn are now living together in the Forest with Wolf, his mate, Darkfur, and the cubs. But their pack is torn apart when Renn, fearing she is a danger to Torak, leaves. Desperate to find her, Torak and Wolf follow, leaving the Forest they love, and heading...
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The M Word
Name: Julie Broadbent
02 April 2020;Genre: Bereavement
Maggie Yates is 17 years old and has just started art college. She has worked hard at school to get there and this is the next important chapter in her life. However, this new chapter in Maggie's life is beginning to unravel. Her mum is a single parent and after she loses her job, she spirals...
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Orla and the Serpent's Curse
Name: Donna Burkert
02 April 2020;Genre: Magical Realism
When Orla Perry arrives at their holiday cottage in Cornwall, she immediately loves the 'oldy worldy' feel that it had about it. Racing through the rooms with her brothers, bagging the best bedroom, she has high hopes of a summer spent exploring. It is whilst out and about with her dog Dave (t...
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What Stars Are Made Of
Name: Janet Fisher
02 April 2020;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
I don't suppose many people, adult or child, would know what Turner Syndrome is but this heart-warming story does give a very clear picture of how this disability affects Libby's life. Libby is 12 years old, living in Colorado, and has a heroine, a little known American astronomer. When...
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The Thirteenth Home of Noah Bradley
Name: Abbi McInnes
02 April 2020;Genre: Friends and family
This book drew me in from the very beginning. The story starts with Noah and his family arriving at their new home at midnight, not the usual time of day for a house move. As it turns out, they spend their lives moving to flee a curse. This means that Noah is used to arriving at school, puttin...
