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Boo
Name: Ashley Clayton
22 October 2021;Genre: Animals
The children in the reception class absolutely loved this book! The flip flaps and pop ups are what they enjoyed the most! It was read several times so they could see the characters again and lift the flaps! The children loved talking about what the animals were dressed up as and could relate...
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Shadow Town
Name: Joanna Hewish
21 October 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
Shadow Town is an exciting new fantasy novel with many twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat. It tells the story of Toby, a young man living in London with his parents. One day a mysterious shadow appears from another world, causing disruption in Toby's life. T...
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Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World
Name: Stephen Leitch
21 October 2021;Genre: LBGTQ+
"Love is easy and it's hard," as Ari and Dane find out in Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World, the incredible sequel to Aristotle and D...
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Ghost Bird
Name: Catherine Purcell
21 October 2021;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Ghost Bird is a cultural tour de force from First Nations Australian author Lisa Fuller; drawing on her culture, customs and beliefs, Lisa delivers an incredible YA story with a dark heart that has so many elements to it. In brief: Laney has gone missing. At first she's...
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Shackleton's Endurance: An Antarctic Survival Story
Name: Ruth Cornish
16 October 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
Shackleton's Endurance: An Antarctic Survival Story is an excellent narrative book rich in historical fact and harrowing in detail about the fated polar expedition to Antarctica where Shackleton and his team of 27 men hoped to cross the last uncharted continent on foot. <p...
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Utterly Dark and the Face of the Deep
Name: Sue Wilsher
15 October 2021;Genre: Fantasy
Found on the shore of the Autumn Island, a baby is taken to Sundown Watch into the home and care of the Watcher of Wildsea, Andrew Darke, whose job is to keep the islands safe from the Gorm and the dangers of the sea. Named Utterly by her rescuer, her life changes when her guardian suddenly dr...
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Pax: Journey Home
Name: Sue Wilsher
15 October 2021;Genre: Friends and family
A year has passed since Peter parted from Pax and although each has moved on with their lives, neither has forgotten the other. Now living with Vola, Peter has built his own cabin and plans to join the Junior Water Warriors, but he is deeply scarred by the loss of his parents and his separatio...
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Everything Under the Sun
Name: Kyle Matravers
15 October 2021;Genre: Information books
Molly Oldfield, host of the Number 1 and award winning Everything under the Sun podcast, has transferred some of the best questions into this bumper hardback collection. Each day of the year is accompanied by a thought provoking question straight from the mind of a child. From...
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Lightning Falls
Name: Donna Ritchie
15 October 2021;Genre: Fantasy
If you enjoy humorous ghost stories with a twist, then Lightning Falls is for you. It follows Valerie, a hallowed ghost, who is trying to find out where she came from and who her real family are. She was found, abandoned, as a toddler by Lord Rory, owner of the haunted guest h...
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Don’t Doubt The Rainbow
Name: Stephen Leitch
15 October 2021;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
'If you are reading this now, it means something dreadful has happened to me'... Mysteries, messages, cryptic clues, family, kidnap and corruption all feature in this thrilling teen novel by Anthony Kessel. When thirteen year old Edie finds a note in her jacket she quickly realises it’s...