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The Kingdom Over the Sea
Name: Beverley Somerset
09 April 2024;Genre: Fantasy
12-year-old Yara Sulimayah lives in Bournemouth. When she loses her mother in a tragic accident, she is left alone and is about to go into care. Things change, however, when she finds a letter left by her mother. It contains a strange set of instructions and, when Yara follows them, she finds...
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Tree
Name: Jacqueline Harris
09 April 2024;Genre: Environment
Tree is the story of a 300-year-old mountain ash in Australia and all the creatures that live on or around that tree. Written by the team that created the award-winning Iceberg, this is a combination of picture book and fact, told in a lyrical voi...
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Baby Faces: Little Lion, Where Are You?
Name: Abbie Barnes
08 April 2024;Genre: Early Skills
Baby Faces: Little Lion, Where Are You? is a really lovely board book for babies and toddlers! Bright and colourful pages with large pull-down flaps make it easy for babies to join in - and surprise mirrors on each page, too. The story rhymes like the song 'little finge...
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A Midsummer Night's Drama
Name: Jen Bevan
08 April 2024;Genre: Family & Home
Have you ever struggled falling asleep? Meet Bill, his head is so full of ideas it stops him sleeping. This would be fine but Bill is keeping his friends awake. All Bill's friends give him different ideas to help him sleep but none work until Sir Bun Bun thinks carefully and helps Bill by gett...
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Sister Spirit
Name: Ruth Cornish
08 April 2024;Genre: Supernatural
Sister Spirit is a beautifully written, emotional story about a teen girl searching for her identity and, along the way, discovering the reasons behind the vivid images that haunt her dreams. This book weaves cultural and mystical themes through a more real-life narrative of d...
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Totally Chaotic History: Ancient Egypt Gets Unruly!
Name: Jenny Caddick
08 April 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
Totally Chaotic History: Ancient Egypt Gets Unruly! is the start of a fresh, fun, new series and a lively, laugh-out-loud way to explore history that will appeal to readers of all ages. Author Greg Jenner has a brilliant cast alongside him: Dr Campbell Price, who is the Egypto...
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Goddess Crown
Name: Phoebe Age 14
08 April 2024;Genre: Fantasy
The book Goddess Crown is honestly one of the best books that I have read for a long time. The book is set in a fantasy world, in a kingdom call Galla. The palace is in the south, where the royals and lords live. They and all of the people in and around Galla believe in a Godd...
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Soulmates and Other Ways to Die
Name: Clare Wilkins
08 April 2024;Genre: Romance & Relationships
In a future world where a gene mutation has ensured that everyone has a soulmate, control freak teen Zoe is determined to avoid hers at all costs. More concerned with staying alive than meeting her forever match, Zoe's complicated family background, prepper mentality and independent streak mea...
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Channel Fear
Name: Ruth Cornish
06 April 2024;Genre: Horror
Channel Fear is an edge-of-seat, heart in mouth, YA read which leaves you both wanting to turn the page yet not wanting to for fear of the next jump scare. New author, Lisa Richardson, has created an unsettling yet utterly mesmerising reading experience which will delight fans...
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Wildlife Crossings: Protecting Animal Pathways Around the World
Name: Amanda Shipton
05 April 2024;Genre: Environment
Catherine Barr and Christiane Engel have brilliantly taken the latest research and created this wonderful children's book. The detailed information and carefully chosen language will draw children in to want to know more about this important topic. Colourful illustrations allow readers...
