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Name: Hayley Summerfield
18 March 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
The House at the Edge of Magic, the new book by Amy Sparks, could be described as 'Oliver Twist meets Harry Potter'. This mystical adventure takes us on a rollercoaster of magical mayhem, friendship and family.In the opening chapters, we are introduced to Nine - an...
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Name: Kelly Buxton
18 March 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
If you are looking for a book that is side-splitting funny then look no further than Vi Spy by Maz Evans.Valentine (Vi) Day is caught between the paranoid mother she has always known, super-spy Easter Day, and her super-villain father, Robert, who she never knew existed. They say o...
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There are Fish Everywhere
Name: Jane Rew
17 March 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
There are Fish Everywhere is not just an information book on fish (wild rather than ornamental or farmed), but an artistically arranged collection of images in Britta Teckentrup's distinctive style which, although two dimensional, manage to convey depth and texture, tone and v...
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Busy Spring: Nature Wakes Up
Name: Kyle Matavers
16 March 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
Busy Spring: Nature Wakes Up is a fine example of both a fiction and non fiction book rolled into one.Centred around a young girl, her dad and younger sister, the reader is taken on a journey that explores the world in the their back garden and introduced to the co...
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The Infinity Files
Name: Beverley Somerset
16 March 2021;Genre: Science Fiction
In The Infinity Files, we meet Ash Yang, a trainee fighter pilot, trying out for the only available place in the Star Corporation Academy. She has been preparing and studying for this moment for years and is determined to succeed. War has been raging in the solar system agains...
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Name: Julie Broadbent
15 March 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
The Short Knife - now available in paperback - is set in the 5th century. The Roman Empire has withdrawn from Britain, throwing it into the chaos of the Dark Ages. Young Mai and her sister Haf live a peaceful existence on their small farm with their father, until the day their...
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Omar, the Bees and Me
Name: Amanda Shipton
12 March 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
When Omar, the new boy at school, brings in honey cake that reminds him of his beekeeping grandpa back in Syria, the class get talking about the importance of bees. During an uneventful playtime, Maisie comes up with the wonderful idea of creating a bee corridor through the town. This story fo...
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Just Like Me
Name: Linda Canning
11 March 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Just Like Me is a wonderfully inspiring book, which celebrates the beauty of diversity and difference. It is filled with tales of the challenges and adversity faced by successful people in all walks of life, from scientists to musicians, artists to authors and everything in be...
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Swim, Shark, Swim!
Name: Emma Nelson
10 March 2021;Genre: Animals
Swim, Shark, Swim! is an absolute delight. It is the second book in the Wild Wanderers series (Leap, Hare, Leap! is the first book) and it introduces children to a reef Shark and its imaginary journey through some of the world's waters. The text has some interesting and...
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The Short Knife
Name: Stephen Leitch
10 March 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
The Short Knife is set in ancient Britain, some four decades after the Romans have withdrawn, as a new threat is invading the country in the form of the Saxons. Mai, her older sister Haf and their father farm the land, living quietly, till three strangers turn up at the farm s...
