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Fablehouse
Name: Jacqueline Harris
08 June 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Heather is in care and has been put in many children's homes, all of which she has run away from. Now she has been sent to Fablehouse, specifically for children of black GIs who had come over during WW2 and had left the so called 'brown babies' behind. Heather feels she does not fit in anywher...
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Fablehouse
Name: Beverley Somerset
08 June 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Heather has already lived in several children’s homes before she comes to Fablehouse. Here, she is living with other 'Brown Babies' - children born as a result of relationships between American Black GIs and white British women. When she is befriended by Lloyd, Arlene and Nat, Heather finally...
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Until the Road Ends
Name: Louisa Farrow
08 June 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
Adventure, heroism, suspense, pathos, humour: Until the Road Ends has them all. I was gripped from the first line: 'Beau's life started one second before it almost ended'. Who wouldn’t want to read on after that? Beau turns out to be a stray dog, who is saved from under...
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Rosie Raja Mission to Cairo
Name: Sue Wilsher
08 June 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
After the success of their French mission, Rosie Raja is keen to avoid being sent to boarding school by her dad. However, a new mission to Cairo with her father posing as an Egyptologist sees Rosie back in action on the trail of a British traitor. But with the stakes higher than ever, everyone...
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Rosie Raja: Churchill's Spy
Name: Hayley Summerfield
07 June 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
Rosie Raja: Churchill's Spy is a brilliant WWII adventure story. It conveys an excellent representation of female roles during wartime and the harsh realities of a world war in occupied France. Having recently been brought to England by her father from India, the Indian...
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Deadlock
Name: Ruth Cornish
01 June 2023;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Deadlock is a fast-paced action thriller, which is recommended by its publisher for readers who have enjoyed the Alex Rider series. The main character, Archie, and his Dad are caught up in a deadly criminal scheme which puts his Dad, a senior police officer, into priso...
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Growing Up: An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body
Name: Maria faithorn
26 May 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Growing Up: An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body is the perfect book to share with developing youngsters as they navigate and learn their way through puberty and their changing bodies. Simple and clear page layouts, personal and reassuring messages for the read...
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Until the Road Ends
Name: Jacqueline Harris
22 May 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
Until the Road Ends is the story of Beau, a dog from the streets, who is saved by a girl called Peggy. When war breaks out, the two are separated, but when tragedy strikes, Beau has to find Peggy. Travelling across war-torn England, Beau and his companions, Mabel the cat and B...
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Making A Baby: An Inclusive Guide to How Every Family Begins
Name: Maria faithorn
19 May 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Making A Baby: An Inclusive Guide to How Every Family Begins is the perfect resource to use in supporting children with their learning of 'Making a Baby'. In the ever developing world, with increased and changing medical advances, and the wide range of family set-ups, this bo...
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Serpent of the Sands (A Brightstorm Adventure)
Name: Sue Wilsher
18 May 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Gan - Princess Ganzorig - has a real taste for adventure and when one of her beloved uncles, King Temur, falls dangerously ill, she sets off in her sky-ship, the Sky-archer, with Slink, a sapient gerbil who has taken a fancy to her and Thorn, a boy who's escaped from the slums of Lontown in se...
