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The Ship of Shadows: Secrets of the Stars
Name: Beverley Somerset
30 July 2021;Genre: Adventure
The Ship of Shadows sets sail on another fantastic adventure in Secrets of the Stars! Aleja and her pirate crewmates are searching for the second part of a magical map hidden by legendary explorer Thomas James. Their search takes them from Croatia to China as they attempt to o...
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The House on the Edge
Name: Sam Phillips
30 July 2021;Genre: Friends and family
Faith and her young brother Noah live with their mother in The Lookout; a crumbling house, teetering on the edge of a Dorset cliff top. Faith's father has disappeared, her uncle is adamant the house should be his, and Faith alone is left to look after her brother, who appears obsessed by sea g...
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The Mysterious Life of Dr Barry: A Surgeon Unlike Any Other
Name: Jane Rew
21 July 2021;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
The author's own background (which we read on one of the preliminary pages of The Mysterious Life of Dr Barry: A Surgeon Unlike Any Other) makes her ideally suited to tell the story of this remarkable 19th Century figure. Irish-born Margaret Bulkley, like most women of...
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Name: Daniel Katz
21 July 2021;Genre: Fantasy
It is the time of The Choosing, the rite of passage ceremony when all of the island's 13 year olds are chosen by one of the four Elementals - Earth, Air, Fire and Water. Most people are chosen by one Elemental, but Storm is afraid that she may not be chosen at all.Storm has always...
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The Mystery of the Night Watchers
Name: Emelia Helliwell
21 July 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Mystery of the Night Watchers is such a lovely read. As Haley's comet is drawing ever closer to earth a mother uproots her daughters and takes them to meet their grandfather they knew existed. The story begins one morning that many of us will have encountered. Children get...
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The Race
Name: Sue Wilsher
16 July 2021;Genre: Personal Growth
Born in China, Lili was adopted when 18 months by her English father and Scottish mother. Together with her little sister, Alice, who they adopted from Kazakhstan. Her gran says they are a real League of Nations, leading them to support many different countries in the Olympics. Lili lov...
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Shadow Chaser
Name: Kristen Hopwood
10 July 2021;Genre: Adventure
Shadow Chaser starts with an introduction to the story and then instructions for how to play. There is a 'log book' that you need to fill in each time you play to keep track of items, life points and items you have collected. You can download copies from the Usborne website, w...
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A Glasshouse of Stars
Name: Louisa Farrow
09 July 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
A Glasshouse of Stars is the story of Meixing arriving in the New Land with her family to begin a New Life. Everything is different and scary: their new house, school and even her parents' behaviour. When disaster strikes, life becomes scarier still and yet Meixing finds frien...
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Red Sky Burning
Name: Linda Brown
08 July 2021;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Red Sky Burning is the second instalment of The Circle Trilogy from the amazing YA author Teri Terry. Her books are descriptive, pacey, full of drama and intrigue; they never let you down and they always leave the reader wanting more. Tabby is once agai...
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Robin Hood: Jet Skis, Swamps and Smugglers
Name: Julie Broadbent
08 July 2021;Genre: Adventure
Robin Hood: Jet Skis, Swamps and Smugglers is the third book in this action-packed adventure series by the master storyteller Robert Muchamore. In this thrilling third instalment, we find our hero Robin Hood has had to flee from the safety of his compound in Sherwood Forest. F...
