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This Book Will Make You an Artist
Name: Wendy Kelly
16 February 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
This is a lovely book! This Book Will Make You an Artist presents 25 artists from around the world and gives you a step by step guide on how to create art like them. Starting with the earliest artists - the prehistoric cave dwellers - and moving right up to modern day, we have...
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Stitch Head: The Graphic Novel
Name: Sue Wilsher
15 February 2024;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Stitch Head lives in Castle Grotteskew with his creator, mad scientist Professor Erasmus. As the Professor continues to experiment with increasingly dangerous ingredients, Stitch Head works hard to keep the Professor safe whilst feeling increasingly ignored and abandoned. When a stranger comes...
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Bronte Tempestra and the Lightning Steeds
Name: Jen Bevan
14 February 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Bronte always wanted to be a Knight but knight school did not allow girls in - until this year! The book begins with Bronte writing letters to her best friend hoping her parents the king and queen will let her go to knight school or will she need to go back to the school for princesses.? <...
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The Case of the Abandoned Boat - Di Island Crew Investigates
Name: Jennifer Caddick
14 February 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
In The Case of the Abandoned Boat, join young detective Fayson, on her third visit to the lush and luxurious Caribbean island to re-connect with her richer cousins and friends, reunite the Di Island Crew detective agency they formed, and, hopefully, have fun tackling another i...
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The Boy Who Fell From the Sky
Name: Louisa Farrow
13 February 2024;Genre: Magical Realism
Here's a book with a sprinkle of stardust that I, for one, can't wait to share. Zed's dad protects Earth from the fearful Demons that fall from the sky and he's more than good at his job. He's the best, the First Hunter in the Authority. For Zed, friendless and accident-prone, living up to his...
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The Clockwork Conspiracy
Name: Sue Wilsher
09 February 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Isaac Turner lives with his dad who is the Keeper of the Great Clock in the Palace of Westminster, tending the clock everyone thinks is called Big Ben, but isn't. On the night the clocks go back, Isaac's father disappears from the belfry, leaving only his broken pocket watch behind. Isaac is d...
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Murray and Bun (1) - Murray the Viking
Name: Sue Wilsher
09 February 2024;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Murray the cat lives with Fumblethumb, a rubbish wizard, who is terrible at magic. Bun is a bun transformed by Fumblethumb into a rather sticky bunny with a cherry for a tail. Together, Murray and Bun have adventures when they travel through the enchanted cat-flap which sometimes leads into th...
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The Worst Class in the World: Animal Uproar
Name: Jennifer Caddick
09 February 2024;Genre: Funny Stories
Absolutely authentically joyous and hilarious to read. I had forgotten how much The Worst Class in the World books make me laugh out loud, LITERALLY. There is no way to read this series with a straight face or down-hearted mood; this is real...
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The Thames and Tide Club: Squid Invasion
Name: Beverley Somerset
09 February 2024;Genre: Adventure
Clem, Ash and Zara are mudlarkers and are members of the Thames and Tide Club. They meet at the mudlarking museum, where they have been made Guardians. They have magic keys which give them access to the museums' many boxes, chests and cabinets so that they can look after everything. When Oswal...
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Can You Get Rainbows in Space
Name: Jenny Caddick
08 February 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
Can You Get Rainbows in Space is a beautifully bright and scientific non-fiction epic book with all you ever wanted to know about light and colour, explaining just how we get to view the world in so many glorious shades. It is a delightfully bold and eye catching hardback and...
