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Name: Jennifer Caddick
07 April 2022;

Genre: Magical Realism

A warm and charming, imaginative adventure story in which an old box of magic candles sparks a series of unexpected, exciting and almost dream-like journeys for young Ed , sister Roo and brand new, bold and excitable friend Willard. All without actually leaving their elderly neighbour Miss Fil...

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Name: Donna Burkert
01 April 2022;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Ettie's life is hard; her dad has died, and they are scraping a living. Ettie and her mum work long hours wiring and making flowers for rich ladies to have on their bonnets. Her brother Joe was earning money too, but it wasn't from the job they thought he had; he'd left that after he'd been be...

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Name: Carol Wright
26 March 2022;

Genre: Science Fiction

Charlie and her parents are the first humans on planet Vela. There are plenty of unknown animals and plants to study. With the help of her best friend, Randon, who happens to be a robot, Charlie get caught up in some exciting new adventures. What I love about these animal stories is tha...

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Name: Carol Wright
26 March 2022;

Genre: Science Fiction

Charlie and her parents are the first humans on planet Vela. There are plenty of unknown animals and plants to study. With the help of her best friend, Random, who happens to be a robot, Charlie get caught up in some exciting new adventures. What I love about these animal stories is tha...

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Name: Donna Ritchie
23 March 2022;

Genre: Family & Home

A brilliant book! I'm sure many children would have felt just like Max during the beginning of the Covid pandemic. It took me back to when we were not quite sure how events would pan out. I love that £1 from the sale of each book will be donated to the NHS Charities Together. Max's dad...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
23 March 2022;

Genre: Adventure

Thanks to super baddie Copycat, Pizazz now has five Demon Pizazzes to deal with. Each Demon Pizazz represents a different emotion and she will need the help of all of her friends to overcome them… In this, her fourth, adventure, Pizazz is told that evil baddie Copycat is being unbelieva...

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Name: Lisa Watkins
22 March 2022;

Genre: Family & Home

Max Counts to a Million is a funny, heart-warming story of eight-year old Max and how his life was suddenly affected by Covid-19. Schools are closed due to the pandemic and he is battling with the struggle of his dad being a key worker and his mum now working from home. One af...

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Name: Emma Nelson
21 March 2022;

Genre: Non Fiction

Kaleidoscope of Dinosaurs is unlike any other dinosaur book I have had the pleasure of reading. Firstly, every page is bright and wonderfully illustrated and the pictures really marry well with the text. The book begins with a walk through time, informing the reader that we ar...

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Name: Alison Kelly
21 March 2022;

Genre: Poetry

Razzmatazz brings some of the best of Roger Stevens' poems all in one volume. A long-time favourite poet of mine and the many children and trainee teachers with whom I've shared his work, it's a delight to lay my hands on this fizzing collection. The dictionary tells me...

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Name: Catherine Kus
20 March 2022;

Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction

I absolutely LOVED this book! Luma is expecting a puppy for her birthday, but when she arrives at the kennels, the puppies are no longer available. She feels so sad, but whilst playing in her Nani's garden, she just happens to find a stray puppy – but it's no ordinary puppy. It can talk and it...

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