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Name: Louisa Farrow
05 February 2022;

Genre: Science Fiction

Ami's reward for working hard is an evening at The Escape. It's meant to be the ultimate locked-room adventure, perfect for someone like her who likes solving puzzles. But, as the Host locks Ami and four team mates in the first room, it becomes clear that this is far from an ordinary game....

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Name: Maria Faithorn
04 February 2022;

Genre: Funny Stories

Duck has a problem.. The spaghetti is lost and isn't anywhere. Fortunately Tiny Horse, the greatest spaghetti hunter there ever was, offers to help. When the two are ready, the Great Spaghetti hunt begins. Although, it is not quite the hunt that Duck had in mind. Together, they dig in t...

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Name: Eileen Armstrong
04 February 2022;

Genre: LBGTQ+

Never has a book lived up to its title, or been as deserving of so many accolades, as Have Pride. The 2021 Winner of the School Library Association’s Information Book Award (13-16 category) is, as its subtitle suggests, "an inspirational history of the LGBTQ+movement" but it i...

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Name: Tracy Parvin
03 February 2022;

Genre: Science Fiction

I am a big fan of Ross Welford's stories. They are imaginative, inventive, beautifully crafted, filled with believable characters, thought provoking, yet very funny. By weaving philosophical questions and scientific concepts through his works, Welford ensures that his readers are informed and...

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Name: Jo Clarke
03 February 2022;

Genre: Animals

In A Street Dog Named Pup, Pup is cruelly dumped by the roadside as a result of his barking. He is lost, separated from his beloved Boy and he is confused. The rules of street living are unknown to the innocent Pup and fending for himself is a struggle. Luckily, he happens upo...

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Name: Maria Faithorn
03 February 2022;

Genre: Picture Books

Teapot Trouble is another fun and well structured story from the Duck and Tiny Horse Adventures. This time, something strange has happened to Duck's teapot and a crab has moved in! As always, never fear! as Tiny Horse, being the greatest solver of all problems, is on hand to h...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
03 February 2022;

Genre: Magical Realism

Amy Sparkes’ new book, The Tower at the End of Time is the sequel to her brilliantly funny The house at the Edge of Magic. This book is full of humour, magic and mischief and takes us on another marvellous adventure. We are able to re-join with the characters...

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Name: Linda Brown
03 February 2022;

Genre: Fantasy

Alizeh is a low status servant girl who has a secret that if found out, will cost her her life... she is a Jinn, the heir to a long lost kingdom of powerful people that are feared and hunted. Alizeh is not just any Jinn, she has ice that runs through her veins. Is she the 'monster' that the cu...

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Name: Lillie Age 10
03 February 2022;

Genre: Funny Stories

I think it's really funny and weird because in Brutalia everybody except Mort and Weed are mean to one another. My favourite character is Punky because at the start she wasn't very nice and she wanted to be a rock crusher, but at the end she became friends with Mort and Weed.

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Name: Oliver Age 10
03 February 2022;

Genre: Funny Stories

The book was very funny and creative. I love the part where the fishermen worshipped Mort when he changed the storm into a light breeze.

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