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The Lost Whale
Name: Jo Clarke
28 March 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
In Hannah Gold's latest masterpiece, we meet Rio - a boy adrift in life. His mother, we infer, is struggling with her mental health and Rio is desperately trying to manage being her carer but the reality is, he's simply treading water. Rio finds himself, reluctantly, in California, miles away...
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The Secret of the Treasure Keepers
Name: Kristen Hopwood
24 March 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
The Secret of the Treasure Keepers is set just after World War II and is a compelling story of friendship and mystery with likeable and intriguing characters. The story opens with Ruth waiting for her mum, Harriett, to come out of an interview at the British Museum. Har...
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Cameron Battle and the Hidden Kingdoms
Name: Jenny Caddick
22 March 2022;Genre: Fantasy
Cameron Battle and the Hidden Kingdoms is a vivid, powerful and thrilling fantasy story with roots entrenched in African myths, tales and history. The story features young, orphaned Cameron who is coming to terms with the mysterious disappearance and loss of both paren...
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Cameron Battle and the Hidden Kingdom
Name: Hayley Summerfield
21 March 2022;Genre: Fantasy
From the onset I was captivated by the front cover of this book, three powerful characters clearly determined and ready for the adventure that awaits them. Cameron Battle and the Hidden Kingdoms is the new book from Jamar J. Perry. This book is inspired by West African and Igb...
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Dread Wood
Name: Linda Canning
18 March 2022;Genre: Horror
Jennifer Killick is a rare talent. She's an author that gets better with every book she publishes. Her mastery of the comedy-horror genre increasingly astonishes me and just when I think her books can't get any better, she releases an even more deliciously dark delight. I absolutely loved the...
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You're Not the Boss of Me!
Name: Julie Broadbent
18 March 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
You're Not the Boss of Me! Is the latest book by writer and stand-up comedian Catherine Wilkins. The story follows Amy Miller's experience of wanting to write and perform in the school comedy show. Amy is a really positive person. She is confident in her abilities and adores n...
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Furthermoor
Name: Clair Bossons
18 March 2022;Genre: Bereavement
Furthermoor is a wonderful blend of real life and an imaginary world. 12-year-old Bren has been escaping to Furthermoor, his imaginary safe space with mechanised trees and clockwork animals, ever since his sister died in an accident. In real life he holds on to her watch and i...
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Agent Zaiba Investigates: The Smuggler's Secret
Name: Ayona Age 10
17 March 2022;Genre: Mystery & Detective
This book is very adventurous and mysterious because it is about an artefact being lost/missing but this girl (Zaiba) and her team set out to find the artefact and the people who hid it. My favourite character was Ali (Zaiba's brother) because when Zaiba said something about Poppy and Mariam,...
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Hedgewitch
Name: Sue Wilsher
14 March 2022;Genre: Magical Realism
Cassie Morgan has been waiting for her mother to return for her for seven long years. Now her mother has been declared legally dead and she is faced with going to the orphanage, Cassie decides to run away from Fowell House, the awful boarding school she has been attending, whatever the danger....
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Swift and Hawk: Cyberspies
Name: Clair Bossons
12 March 2022;Genre: Adventure
Swift and Hawk: Cyberspies is the first in a new spy series written by Logan Macx, which is a pseudonym for two writers, Edward Docx and Matthew Plampin. Swift and Hawk is fast paced, action packed and filled with cutting edge technology. It will definitely appeal to fans of R...
