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Name: Nathan Cox
19 April 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
The Lightning Catcher is Clare Weze's debut novel for children and what a fantastic debut it is! The story centres around Alfie Bradley and his family who have moved from the city to the village of Folding Ford. The boredom of village life quickly settles in as well as the rea...
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Thunderbolt
Name: Kelly Buxton
15 April 2021;Genre: Adventure
A fast-paced, immersive adventure story that delves into harrowing issues that plague the world. Thunderbolt, sequel to Cloudburst, does not disappoint. Join Jack, Xander and Amelia on another adventure set in the rich, deep seas off the coast of Zanzibar. Recovering from their latest o...
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How To Be Me
Name: Jo Clarke
15 April 2021;Genre: Friends and family
How To Be Me is an honest and tender look at what it feels like to be an outsider and to experience the pain of not being understood. How to Be Me made my heart cry out for Lucas, who lives in a world of plenty but who has so very little. Lucas might live in a house large enou...
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Name: Lucy Georgeson
15 April 2021;Genre: Friends and family
Cardboard Cowboys is the first middle grade book from author Brian Conaghan and it absolutely does not disappoint. Lenny blames his size for everything. He thinks his mum and dad don't love him anymore and that they blame him for what happened to his older brother, Frankie. He...
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Strangeworlds Travel Agency: Edge of the Ocean
Name: Kelly Buxton
15 April 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
Another triumph for L.D Lapinski in book 2 of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency: Edge of the Ocean. Born out of the pandemic, what better stories to lose yourself in, in times of despair, lockdowns and the unknown? A portal story, that takes Flick, Jonathon and cousin Avery on a...
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How To Save The World With A Chicken And An Egg
Name: Donna Burkert
08 April 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
Ivy Pink Floyd is no ordinary girl, she believes she can communicate with animals and tries her hardest to tell the good folk of Southwold what they need to do to make their pets lives better. Her foster father beseeches her not to make a rumpus so that she can continue to stay with them, and...
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Starboard
Name: Beverley Somerset
07 April 2021;Genre: Friends and family
When seven-year-old Kirsten Bramble made a film to find her Dad a new girlfriend, it went viral and the Brambles are now reality TV stars. They live in a big house and have plenty of money. Starboard begins when Kirsten is 11 and her show is not doing so well; audience figures...
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Starboard
Name: Jacqueline Harris
07 April 2021;Genre: Friends and family
Starboard follows Kirsten Brambles, a child reality TV star who is apparently happy and successful with everything she could have dreamt for. Except that everything is pretty much a façade and a concoction by the TV company. On a school trip to the SS Great Britain in B...
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City of Rust
Name: Lisa Watkins
03 April 2021;Genre: Science Fiction
City of Rust is a must read for sci-fi fans, perfect for anybody who loves star wars, The Danger Gang or other out of this world adventures.Railey and her robotic gecko dream of winning the drone races however her dreams become halted when their most important race...
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Waiting For Murder
Name: Jo Clarke
02 April 2021;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Murderously good! Fleur Hitchcock always manages to immerse the reader within her settings and Waiting for Murder is no exception. It is a long, hot and dry summer and the heat radiates from every page. Swelteringly, detailed descriptions of record-breaking temperatures...
