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Name: Jenny Caddick
29 September 2018;

Genre: Adventure

The People Awards is a visually stunning collection of the biographies of 50 important and influential figures in history and modern times, ranging from Mozart and Hans Christian Andersen to Nelson Mandela and Malala Yousefsai. Ana Albero's illustrations are modern and stylish and extremely appea...

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Name: Catherine Purcell
28 September 2018;

Genre: Adventure

This book takes to task the migrations of twenty animals. A double page spread is dedicated to each animal with each having a beautiful illustration spanning the full double page. The writing evokes the incredible journeys undertaken in a succinct fashion that both informs and encourages further...

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Name: Alison Kelly
24 September 2018;

Genre: Adventure

As we move into autumn from a glorious summer, this collection of 'Happy Poems' is just what's needed! With its sunshine yellow cover and emoji-style smile, we are warmly invited into Roger McGough's wonderful curation of happiness. Jez Alborough's 'A Smile' (p.1) is the right poem to open the...

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Name: June Hughes
19 September 2018;

Genre: Adventure

This is the second in a series by Kaye Umansky whose stories are greatly loved by many a young reader. The first book (Witch for a Week) introduced us to Elsie Pickles of Pickles Emporium, Magenta Sharp (the neighbourhood witch) and the tower, a self-maintaining residence that moves around and ma...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
15 September 2018;

Genre: Adventure

Night of the Living Ted is the first title in a new series by award-winning author Barry Hutchinson. The title sets the scene for a perfect Halloween fright, with its hilarious humour and quirky fun-loving characters who try to save themselves - and the world - from being stuffed. When Lisa-Mari...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
08 September 2018;

Genre: Non Fiction

I confess to being a bit of a foodie, so this book grabbed me from the start. In a combination of science, facts and humour, the book looks at a range of food, from fruit to dairy to drinks, as well as some original and off beat ideas around the topic, like pasta shapes or eating insects. Part...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
07 September 2018;

Genre: Adventure

From the onset I was captivated by the front cover of this book, with its sassy heroine and her vibrant red hair. The title intrigued me and it didn't let me down, as this historical novel is brimming with authentic details that take its reader on a riddle-solving adventure that brings alive Nors...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
06 September 2018;

Genre: Adventure

Alva is a young Viking girl with a pet wolf, Fenrir, and a mystery to solve. She is an investigator, finding clues and trying to solve crimes, as well as find treasure along the way. This is a truly feisty heroine, with bags of courage and curiosity. In many ways, despite being set hundreds of ye...

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Name: Edie Age 8
29 August 2018;

Genre: Humour

I liked this book because George and Harold had a mean old principle. This book is about two, silly, smart, funny boys named George and Harold. They make funny comics and do weird, funny, crazy pranks. One day one of their teachers quit and they needed a new teacher.

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Name: Leanne Woolcock
26 August 2018;

Genre: Adventure

'If you can imagine it, it must exist somewhere'. The latest book from Piers Torday is a story which, even within the first chapter, seems oddly familiar to a timeless classic... four children (two girls and two boys), good magic battling the darker realms of sinister characters who wish to de...

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