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The Wildstorm Curse
Name: Jacqueline Harris
13 January 2023;Genre: Adventure
Kallie is 13 years old. She is also dyslexic, but this does not prevent her from winning a play writing competition and getting a place at a summer theatre camp in the village of Merricombe. Once there, strange things start to happen; the villagers do not want the old theatre used and some peo...
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Blackbeard's Treasure
Name: Jacqueline Harris
12 January 2023;Genre: Adventure
The year is 1718 and Abigail lives the life of luxury on a plantation in the Caribbean. Her only friend is Boubacar, a slave of a similar age from the plantation. Then one day there is a pirate attack and everything changes. Abigail finds herself running and fighting for her life and in a twis...
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The Night Animals
Name: Jane Rew
10 January 2023;Genre: Family & Home
The Night Animals has a sumptuous cover by Sharon King-Chai (who also did the illustrations inside) to attract new readers. However, Sarah Ann Juckes's existing fans will take equal delight in this new story which is set in the modern day and features Nora as the main characte...
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The Elemental Detectives
Name: Beverley Somerset
08 January 2023;Genre: Fantasy
The Elemental Detectives is an exciting read, set in an historic alternative London governed by groups of Elemental spirits who look after the air, rivers, wealth and foundations of the city. Marisee Blackwell lives with her grandmother, who is the Keeper of the Wells of Londo...
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The Bookshop At The Back of Beyond
Name: Hayley Summerfield
06 January 2023;Genre: Magical Realism
The Bookshop at The Back of Beyond is the third instalment in The House At The Edge of Magic series. Amy Sparkes has delighted us with a book that is fabulously funny and is crammed full of magical surprises and mischief. We...
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Hedgewitch
Name: Hayley Summerfield
05 January 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Skye Mckenna’s new fantasy story - Hedgewitch - is the first of five books in her new series. It is carefully crafted and full to the brim with magic and mystery. We are first introduced to the main character - Cassie - at Fowell House, a boarding school for children. She was...
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Alice Éclair, Spy Extraordinaire! A Spoonful of Spying
Name: Donna Burkert
05 January 2023;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Alice Éclair is on the case again in Alice Éclair, Spy Extraordinaire! A Spoonful of Spying. This time, her extraordinary skills in patisserie have seen her earn her way into the World Fair. From her position in one of the exhibition halls at the fair, she can continue to work...
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Skandar And The Unicorn Thief
Name: Kay Hymas
04 January 2023;Genre: Fantasy
If you thought unicorns are fluffy and glittery..... think again! At least, not in Skandar's world, here they are vicious and terrifying beasts. Despite their ferocious reputation, Skandar yearns to be a unicorn rider, to bond with his beast and seek glory together. As his dream is about to co...
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Alice Éclair, Spy Extraordinaire: A Spoonful of Spying
Name: Sue Wilsher
03 January 2023;Genre: Mystery & Detective
As inventors and artists from all nations gather for the World Fair in Paris, Alice and her mother are amongst the exhibitors in the Tastes of the World Pavilion. However, Alice Éclair is not only there to promote her family business - she is there to help unmask an enemy agent who is intent o...
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The Circle Breakers
Name: Hayley Summerfield
03 January 2023;Genre: Fantasy
I was absolutely thrilled to receive the next book in the fantastic Leap Cycle series by Patience Agbabi, which began with The Infinite. The Circle Breakers did not disappoint and this thrilling time travel adventure is an exhilarating read.<...
