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Name: Linda Canning
01 June 2021;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

The Secret Detectives is a historical mystery, set on a ship sailing from India. When orphan Isobel sets sail on the S.S. Marianna, the last thing she expects is to make new friends... or to solve a murder! Thrust into a world she doesn't understand, Isobel must catch the murd...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
01 June 2021;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Teenagers Frank, Joseph and Stephen have been friends since their schooldays. Now they are Royal Navy recruits and, as the story starts, are on their first mission at sea during the Second World War. Their ship is part of an Arctic Convoy and they are on their way to Russia to deliver vital su...

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Name: Joanna Hewish
01 June 2021;

Genre: Picture Books

A colourful re-working of Hans Christian Anderson's classic tale - The Emperor's New Clothes. This tale will not fail to engage your child and have them giggling at the poor King and his bare bottom! A rhyming tale of a King who has so many clothes that he is at a loss as to what to wear for t...

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Name: Kyle Matravers
01 June 2021;

Genre: Personal Growth

Mooncat and Me is the fresh and colourful debut from author/illustrator Lydia Corry. Revolving around the theme of coping with anxiety, Mooncat and Me focuses on a young girl called Pearl, her new move to the big city and how the power of her imaginary friend boosts her confid...

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Name: Andrew Mullen
31 May 2021;

Genre: Friends and family

Starboard tells the story of a young reality TV star, struggling with the fickle nature and pressures of fame, and of one of the most famous ships in British history, the SS Great Britain. Whilst on a school trip to the SS Great Britain, Kirsten feels a connection with the ship and so begins a...

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Name: Andrew Mullen
31 May 2021;

Genre: Magical Realism

Returning to Starfell with Starfell - Willow Moss and the Vanished Kingdom was an absolute joy! Magical children are being allowed to go to 'normal' schools, but Willow Moss is suspicious. With faithful and grumpy companion Oswin by her side (in his hairy green carpetbag), she...

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Name: Ellen Green
30 May 2021;

Genre: Picture Books

This is a gorgeous picture book that celebrates the power of children's imaginations - and is brilliant to share when so many children have been 'stuck inside', and not just because of the weather! A little girl, stuck inside because of the rain and with a poorly dog for company, sets o...

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Name: Emelia Helliwell
29 May 2021;

Genre: Horror

Raising Hell is based in London and is a story with magic, love, friendship and trying to right the wrongs. It begins with Ivy Mann in her late teens working at a school with Matilda on her hip. It throws you right in to the mix, making you wonder how they got to this point in the first place....

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Name: Beverley Somerset
29 May 2021;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Twitch is a loner. Bullied at school, he prefers the company of birds to people, and his main hobby is birdwatching. It's the start of the summer holidays and when Twitch arrives at his hide in the Aves Wood Nature Reserve, he finds that there are police everywhere, all search...

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Name: Jennifer Caddick
28 May 2021;

Genre: Environment

Harklights is a beautifully, classic feeling folklore / fairytale style adventure. In a grim, grey orphanage (surrounded by a forest full of unseen life and tiny magical creatures ) lives mistreated orphan Wick, who seeks an escape from the cruelty of his life. The story is a...

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