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The Midnighters
Name: Hayley Summerfield
30 June 2022;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Midnighters is a ghostly tale of two friends and one murder mystery set in the gothic city of Prague. We are first introduced to the character of Ema Vašková when she is born. Her birth marks the end of her grandma's life - Liliana - and the beginning of hers, which is str...
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Hetty and the Battle of the Books
Name: Beverley Somerset
30 June 2022;Genre: Friends and family
Hetty, Mei, Rocket and Ali met on their first day in Reception class. Known as 'The Ladybirds', they've been firm friends ever since. Now in their first year at Secondary school, however, things have changed. After a misunderstanding over her birthday party, Hetty has cut herself off from her...
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Marvellous Bodies
Name: Sharon Porter
23 June 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Marvellous Bodies isn't just a run-of-the-mill non-fiction book about the body, oh no, it has a 'magical' element to it, too. Well, when we say magical, we really mean scientifically explainable… the red filtered hand lens allows us to look inside the bodies/images on each pag...
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How To survive Time Travel
Name: Sam
16 June 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
How to Survive Time Travel is Larry Hayes' second book and while the story does continue from the first book, it is also just as good as a 'standalone' read. This laugh out loud story joins 10 year old Eliza and her genius brother Jonnie, as they travel back to Ancient Egypt i...
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My Friend the Octopus
Name: Jacqueline Harris
12 June 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
Vinnie Fyfe is 12 years old and lives with her mother in London. Her mother makes fine hats for rich ladies, hats designed by Vinnie, who is a talented artist. The year is 1877 and unexpectedly, Vinnie is taken by her mother to stay with an aunt in Brighton. Her mother than promptly disappears...
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Escape to the River Sea
Name: Sue Wilsher
09 June 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
Inspired by Eva Ibbotson’s classic, Escape to the River Sea opens with the story of Rosa Sweetman, a young girl who arrived in England as part of the Kinderstransport and who finds herself in the care of Sir Clovis and living at Westwood Estate, initially in the company of oth...
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Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 June 2022;Genre: Adventure
Onyeka has always felt conscious about her hair, which is exuberant and often difficult to manage. She feels it draws unwanted attention which enhances her feeling that she does not quite fit in. She and her mother left Nigeria to come to England and her mother, although loving, is overprotect...
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While the Storm Rages
Name: Jacqueline Harris
01 June 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
Last year, Phil Earle's debut, When the Sky Falls, garnered huge praise and was one of my favourite books of the year. This always makes me a little nervous reading a second book, in case I don't like it as much, but I need not have worried. In <...
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Looking for Emily
Name: Hayley Summerfield
01 June 2022;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Lily is the main character in Looking for Emily, and the story starts when she has just relocated from the bustling city to the very quaint seaside town of Edge with her mom. Lily truly believes that nothing exciting is ever going to happen to her again because the town of Edg...
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While the Storm Rages
Name: Louisa Farrow
01 June 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
In the summer of 1939, Noah's dad leaves to join the army and makes Noah promise to look after his dog, Winn. Noah takes the responsibility to heart, believing that keeping the dog safe will keep his father safe, too. Then war is declared and the government advises people to have their pets pu...
