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Name: Louisa Farrow
27 January 2022;

Genre: Bereavement

Jasper is feeling lost and anxious. His parents have been preoccupied with work since starting their own business and now they seem tired and upset too. His big sister Rosie hasn't come back from university to see him, even though she promised she would; apparently she has gone to a 'better pl...

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Name: Nicola Mansfield Niemi
25 January 2022;

Genre: Magical Realism

Bea Black is back! (see book 1, Diary of an Accidental Witch). Bea Black is settling into life as a witch, she is finally mastering some spells and shows real skill at looking after animals, especially frogs, but life isn't all rosy. Unable to tell her best (non-magical) friend Ash about her n...

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Name: Elen Green
25 January 2022;

Genre: Funny Stories

It was so much fun to return to the island of Brutalia and to get another glimpse into the (brutal!) lives of its inhabitants. Mort the Meek and the Monstrous Quest is, if anything, even more anarchic than book 1 (Mort the Meek and the Raven's Revenge), with the citizens of Br...

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Name: Elen Green
25 January 2022;

Genre: Fantasy

Can you imagine being able to summon a dragon from the ether into the real world? A small number of children in this medieval world are able to do just that and, once they have summoned their dragon, they form a unbreakable bond with it. So begins a regime of training and bonding at the specia...

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Name: Sharon Porter
22 January 2022;

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

'Barb in Barb the Brave is amazing, she can do anything and isn't afraid to try. I think I'd quite like to be a bit braver, like her, and try things I haven't done before. Barb shows us that people who we don't expect to, can turn out to be really good friends. She is so cool....

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Name: Wendy Kelly
21 January 2022;

Genre: Non Fiction

Part of the incredibly popular Little People, Big Dreams series, this beautiful book tells the story of Pablo Picasso who spent his life trying to master the art of painting like a child. His path to becoming the visionary artist he is now regarded as is told from his early da...

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Name: Rhiannon Cook
14 January 2022;

Genre: Non Fiction

A humorous and reassuring look at all things news, Nick Sheridan explains in a gentle and informative way how to read, write and question information like a real journalist. Beginning with the basics of what news is, Breaking News: how to tell what's real from what's rubbish,...

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Name: Sharon Porter
10 January 2022;

Genre: Animals

Animals and humans have co-existed since time immemorial and The History of the World in 100 Animals, a beautifully illustrated non-fiction book, pulls together the animals which have had the strongest connections or impact on us humans throughout history. From the lowly cockr...

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Name: Linda Canning
09 January 2022;

Genre: Funny Stories

Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good is the genius first book in a new series by Louie Stowell. Written in the style of a diary and filled with doodles and random asides, this book is sure to be a massive hit with fans of the Wimpy Kid or Tom Gates series. I absolutely...

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Name: Donna Burkert
08 January 2022;

Genre: Funny Stories

In Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good, Loki has been given an ultimatum by Odin: you have one month to show that you can be good or face a lifetime of torture. Unfortunately for Loki, his test will take place on Earth. Changed into the body of an 11-year-old boy, Loki must...

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