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Ancient Love Stories: The Most Remarkable Romances in History
Name: Sue Wilsher
20 September 2023;Genre: Romance & Relationships
Ancient Love Stories retells some of the greatest romances in history, showing that love is a familiar theme across time and culture. The book starts by introducing Sappho, who knew 'how to write about love'. Acknowledging we know little of her, the author explores her life an...
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The Wild Robot
Name: Amanda Shipton
19 September 2023;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Wild Robot is an incredible story from the award-winning Peter Brown. The attention to detail within the text and images thought this story is incredible. After the boat transporting her sinks and a curious otter presses the button on the back of her neck, Robot Roz opens...
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The Wild Robot Escapes (The Wild Robot 2)
Name: Amanda Shipton
19 September 2023;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Wild Robot Escapes is the enchanting illustrated sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling The Wild Robot. For all of those who fell in love with Roz and Brightbill whilst reading The Wild Robot, this book will make you to fall in lov...
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Geoffrey Gets the Jitters
Name: Wendy Kelly
19 September 2023;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Anyone who already knows Nadia's other books, in particular Barbara Throws a Wobbler, will know what to expect in this hilarious new picture book. Poor Geoffrey - he tells everyone he is okay, when he very clearly is not. You see, he's got a bad c...
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The Magic Hour
Name: Donna Burkert
18 September 2023;Genre: Adventure
Imagine if there was a place that could gift you a magic hour in your day. Imagine if you could spend that hour doing all the things you never had time for. You could read, play sports, finish your homework, learn a new language...anything! Imagine if you were one of the few who knew about thi...
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Clive Penguin
Name: Maria
18 September 2023;Genre: Animals
Clive Penguin is not a happy penguin because in fact he doesn't like the cold! He dreams of being elsewhere, in the sunshine, and dreams of being someone else. He embarks on a journey which is cleverly illustrated, developing further the story of Clive Penguin. Clive makes a d...
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The Secret of the Blood-Red Key
Name: Julie Broadbent
18 September 2023;Genre: Fantasy
In The Secret of the Blood-Red Key, we are reunited with the familiar world of Krasnia and its inhabitants. Our heroes Rachel and Robert Klein have saved the country from the wicked dictator Charles Malstain and peace and order has now been restored. They are rightly now recog...
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The Infinite
Name: Lily Age 12
18 September 2023;Genre: Science Fiction
Amazing book, I read it at school and it is such an exciting adventure. The author describes the setting and the characters really well!
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Zoom
Name: Maria faithorn
18 September 2023;Genre: Adventure
On a sweltering evening, when no-one can sleep, Grandad and his grandson head to the roof to cool down. Gazing up at the stars through the telescope, they spot a planet. On closer look, there's astronauts and a space module in trouble! Together they create a spaceship and ZOOM off to help!...
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A Bad Day for Bear
Name: Maria faithorn
18 September 2023;Genre: Animals
Oh Bear.. How I feel for you! This amusing tale of Bear will absolutely resonate with everyone, young and old. Some days just don’t go the way you want! But, as we all know (but don’t necessarily believe at the time), sometimes a big problem is really not so big at all. Bear wakes in a...
