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Name: Sue Wilsher
18 October 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

For five years, Mortimer Folchart, the bookbinder, and his daughter, Meggie, have enjoyed living in peace with their family and friends, leaving past events behind them. However, Orpheus Gemelli is determined to wreak revenge on those he believes betrayed him. With the help of an artist, he tr...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
18 October 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

Eglantine Bury needs to unlock her magic in order to save her magical house, Huswyvern, from her evil uncle Lichen and his terrifying accomplice, the Whistlewitch. In another part of the Magic Isles, Princess Victoria needs to bind her burgeoning magical powers or she could lose her right to t...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
17 October 2024;

Genre: Adventure

Every child wishes that they had a suit which they could put on and which would turn them in to a super hero - but Marvin actually has one! Space and aliens are topics which will grab children's attention and Marv and the Alien Invasion capitalises on this. This...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
17 October 2024;

Genre: Adventure

Who doesn’t like a good ghost story? In this the fifth Adventure Mice story, The Ghostly Galleon, the team are sitting telling ghost stories as they drink their bedtime hot chocolate. When there's mention of the Ghostly Galleon, a ship named the Piranha owned...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
17 October 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

Kit and her little sister, Libby, find themselves with their mother on a winter holiday on the Welsh coast. When Libby vanishes, not even their mother can remember her - it is as if she has been erased from the world. Then Kit meets Story, a local boy, who clearly remembers Libby and, determin...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
16 October 2024;

Genre: Adventure

Bunny has a wonderful holiday every year. She takes her caravan and parks well away from everyone else. She enjoys all sorts of activities and always has a fabulous time. But this year, a monster has parked next to her and is spoiling her enjoyment. Then she realises she needs to help him afte...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
16 October 2024;

Genre: Funny Stories

Ethel is a totally wild friend. She is also a penguin, and some might say she is a very naughty one at that. One day Ethel runs away to ride on the Ferris wheel and trouble ensues as her parents chase after her. Told in all in rhyme, this story follows the anarchic anti-hero as Ethel is chased...

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Name: Jo Clarke
16 October 2024;

Genre: Adventure

In Maisie Vs Antarctica, Maisie is an imaginative, funny 11-year-old who lives with a dull and rather unadventurous dad. Maisie loves to write and to conjure up fantastical tales whilst her dad earns his living writing a series of 'How To..' guides on topics the likes of which...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
15 October 2024;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

The Reggie Rabbit series is the perfect combination of narrative and graphic novel which will keep the young chapter book reader from beginning to end. Perfect for any library, book corner or reading study group, this second book is every bit as engaging as th...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
15 October 2024;

Genre: Non Fiction

Totally Chaotic History: Roman Britain Gets Rowdy! is an exciting new book by historian Greg Jenner with excellent interruptions from Dr Emma Southon. This book is designed to introduce the reader to the total chaos of Roman Britain. The layout of this...

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