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Pizazz: The super awesome new superhero series!
Name: Dawn Woods
06 August 2020;Genre: Adventure
Pizazz is 'almost 9' and in her superhero family, is the one who hates being super. She hates having to wear a cape, dislikes having to interrupt events to dash off to save the world - especially when her dinner goes cold, and she is particularly embarrassed about her super po...
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Leo's Map of Monsters: The Armoured Goretusk
Name: Donna Burkert
06 August 2020;Genre: Adventure
'Working in the Records Office' is what Leo fully expects to hear on his 9th birthday, the day that he is assigned his job for the next two years. But Leo doesn't expect what he gets given. It's 'Top Secret' and involves him venturing out beyond the wall. Beyond the wall that he has been told...
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Dear Ugly Sisters: and other poems
Name: Alison Kelly
06 August 2020;Genre: Poetry
Laura Mucha is a well-established, prize-winning poet so this debut collection for children is long overdue. Thanks to the great Otter-Barry imprint for bringing it to us! With the accompaniments of Tania Rex's bold illustrations, this is a really lovely addition to a class poetry collection.<...
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The Island That Didn't Exist
Name: Kelly Buxton
06 August 2020;Genre: Adventure
Reading a book to travel to another world full of magic and surprise is exactly what The Island that didn't Exist was written for. This story is perfect for adventure seekers looking to set sail.When 12-year-old Rixon's great uncle, who he has never met, dies, he l...
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Ways to Make Sunshine
Name: Jo Clarke
23 July 2020;Genre: Friends and family
We all know the saying, 'When life gives you lemons, make lemonade', well, Ryan Hart is a girl who finds ways to make sunshine when life brings rainclouds.With subtle echoes of Bill's New Frock, Ways to Make Sunshine will inspire and delight. Ryan's name means 'lea...
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44 Tiny Secrets
Name: Lauren Maidman
23 July 2020;Genre: Family & Home
Betsy Bow-Linnet is the daughter of famous concert pianists Bella and Bertrum Bow-Linnet. Her grandfather, too, is a concert pianist, however Betsy is not. No matter how hard she tries she just can't get the hang of it. After hearing her mother call her 'a disappointment', Betsy is determined...
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My First Book of the Cosmos
Name: Jenny Caddick
11 July 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
A mind expanding and utterly fascinating book, My First Book of the Cosmos takes the reader beyond space into the entire universe in a brilliantly accessible way. A perfect book for adults and children to explore together as information and facts astound you. The book h...
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Name: Lizi Backhouse
11 July 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
The premise of this book is to take you across the seas, to faraway islands to discover their animals. Accompanying this is the sound effect for each island, which features the animal noises and background noise for each environment... and all of these can be turned off using a switch on the bac...
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Sky Pirates
Name: Hayley Summerfield
09 July 2020;Genre: Fantasy
Sky Pirates is the breathtaking middle-grade debut from Alex English. This exciting adventure story is full of swashbuckling journeys across lands unknown to the main characters, Echo and Horace. Having grown up in Lockfort, Echo and Prince Horace are unaware of the wor...
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Do Not Disturb The Dragons
Name: Megan Webb
09 July 2020;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Do Not Disturb The Dragons is a fantastic, funny story about two sisters who are bored of following the rules. The magical kingdom of Wondermere is home to two princess sisters, Grace and Portia. There are many rules that everyone in Wondermere must follow to ensure the dragon...
