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That Time I Got Kidnapped
Name: Jesse Locke
02 April 2020;Genre: Adventure
An absolutely hilarious, fast-paced story from Tom Mitchell about 14-year-old Jacob who has won a once in a lifetime opportunity to appear in a Marvel movie! He missed his flight in Chicago and ends up on a rip roaring adventure when he meets a girl called Jennifer who is on the run from a mys...
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Fig Swims the World
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 April 2020;Genre: Friends and family
Lemony Fitzsherbert, commonly known as Fig, is very good at making lists, maths and playing the piano. She is also very good at worrying. Every New Year, her high-powered mother sets her a resolution. This year, it's acting classes, but Fig has decided to set her own goal. She's going to swim...
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Fig Swims the World
Name: Jacqueline Harris
02 April 2020;Genre: Friends and family
Fifteen-year-old Fig Fitzsherbet is good at a lot of things; maths and making lists being top of those achievements. Fig's mother, however, does not think she is good at anything and is constantly pushing and bullying her into things Fig does not want to do. Setting Fig the New Year's resoluti...
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Song Beneath the Tides
Name: Clare Wilkins
02 April 2020;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Ally is on the holiday of a lifetime with her brothers in Africa. With her Aunt distracted by her workload as a doctor, Ally and her brothers can run free along the wild and stunning coastline. They quickly make friends with some local children and soon find themselves drawn in by the local fo...
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The Austen Girls
Name: Jessica Locke
02 April 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
This is a really enjoyable historical fiction book from Lucy Worsley that follows Fanny and her cousin, Anna, as they make their debut onto the marriage market watched closely by their mysterious and unusual Aunt Jane. This is a witty and lighthearted look at some of the issues girls faces in...
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The Midnight Visitor (Museum Kittens)
Name: Lucy Newton
02 April 2020;Genre: Animals
The Midnight Visitor (Museum Kittens) is an exciting new series for developing readers, with cats, rats and dinosaur galleries!Tasha the cat lives in the museum with her brother and sister, Bianca and Boris, as well as lots of other 'museum cats'. One night as they...
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Do You Love Bugs?
Name: Linda Brown
02 April 2020;Genre: Environment
What a wonderful non fiction book for budding young nature lovers. Do You Love Bugs? grabs your attention from the front cover to the very last page. The author has beautifully illustrated each page with cartoon bugs that give these overlooked creatures lots of character. Alon...
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That Time I God Kidnapped
Name: Patricia Snake
01 April 2020;Genre: Adventure
A funny page-turner following the misadventures of British 14-year-old Jacob, who flies solo to America after winning a dream opportunity to appear in a Hollywood superhero movie. After he misses his connecting flight and resorts to getting a bus to LA, he ends up on a high-stakes adventure wi...
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Robin Hood: Hacking, Heists & Flaming Arrows
Name: Julie Broadbent
01 April 2020;Genre: Adventure
Robin Hood: Hacking, Heists & Flaming Arrows is the first book in this brand-new action-packed adventure series by the master storyteller Robert Muchamore. Fans of his books will not be disappointed with the first instalment in this new series.Set in the modern...
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Name: Jenny Caddick
01 April 2020;Genre: Friendship
Troofriend - a great science fiction themed, smart and thought provoking story. Sarah's relationship with her new Artificial Intelligence android, Troofriend, is cleverly written with a sense of enthralling tension throughout. It very quickly raises lots of questions in the re...
