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Cardboard Cowboys
Name: Jo Clarke
25 March 2021;Genre: Friends and family
Cardboard Cowboys is honest and brave. It tells the tale of Lenny, a boy bullied because of his appearance and who, as a result, is reluctant to go to school. Lenny carries a lot of weight with him and not just his physical size; he has a heavy burden of guilt that is hinted a...
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Name: Hayley Summerfield
18 March 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
The House at the Edge of Magic, the new book by Amy Sparks, could be described as 'Oliver Twist meets Harry Potter'. This mystical adventure takes us on a rollercoaster of magical mayhem, friendship and family.In the opening chapters, we are introduced to Nine - an...
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Name: Kelly Buxton
18 March 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
If you are looking for a book that is side-splitting funny then look no further than Vi Spy by Maz Evans.Valentine (Vi) Day is caught between the paranoid mother she has always known, super-spy Easter Day, and her super-villain father, Robert, who she never knew existed. They say o...
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Just Like Me
Name: Linda Canning
11 March 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Just Like Me is a wonderfully inspiring book, which celebrates the beauty of diversity and difference. It is filled with tales of the challenges and adversity faced by successful people in all walks of life, from scientists to musicians, artists to authors and everything in be...
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Name: Linda Canning
07 March 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
I've got to be honest - when this book dropped through my letterbox, I wasn't entirely overjoyed. One look at it told me it was not the sort of book I would normally go for. I cracked it open and prepared myself to do battle with some elaborate prose and flowery language and was delighted to f...
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Circus Maximus: Race to the Death
Name: Jacqueline Harris
04 March 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
Dido is the young daughter of the trainer Antonius. Antonius trains horses and charioteers for Rome's Circus Maximus; the greatest of all the chariot races. Dido dreams of becoming a charioteer herself, but that is impossible as girls in Ancient Rome do not take part in sport of any sort, part...
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The Dog that Saved the World (Cup)
Name: Eileen Armstrong
04 March 2021;Genre: Animals
Truth is stranger than fiction, so the saying goes, and in The Dog that Saved the World (Cup), Phil Earle cleverly draws on not just one but two of the real world stories which surround us, one from over 50 years ago and one much more recent, to create an incredible, emotional...
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Melt
Name: Kelly Buxton
04 March 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
I devoured Melt by Ele Fountain in two-sittings. This book left me stunned and collecting my thoughts. Melt is a beautifully written story about two polar opposite worlds colliding and fusing in a feat of survival.I enjoyed the parallel narratives at the beginning...
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Shipwreck Island (Orphans of the Tide)
Name: Kelly Buxton
04 March 2021;Genre: Fantasy
Orphans of the Tide Shipwreck Island Fans is the second instalment in the Orphans of the Tide series and does not disappoint. Ellie, the inventor's daughter, and Seth, god of the sea, have fled the enemy's city and are in search...
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Show Us Who You Are
Name: Jo Clarke
03 March 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Show us Who You Are is a brave and truthful book weaving intriguing scientific possibilities and the harsh realities of social conformity. It is a book which is not 'about' autism but a book that shows what it is like to be autistic and how important it is to be accepted and v...
