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The Cradle of All Worlds
Name: Sue Wilsher
19 August 2018;Genre: Adventure
On the night Jane and her father arrive on the steps of the Manor in Bluehaven, the earthquakes began. Seen by the town as the cause of their misfortunes, they have lived as outcasts ever since. Preoccupied with caring for her silent, disturbed father, Jane does the best she can to look after the...
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In Your Light
Name: Beverley Somerset,
18 August 2018;Genre: Adventure
Lil's sister, Mella, disappeared after a family argument. Four months on there has been no word from her and Lil and her mother are struggling to cope. Then Lil meets Alice, who has run away from a community called The Sisterhood of the Light. They seem to be a peaceful group - but then why is Al...
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Jinxed
Name: Rhiannon Cook
17 August 2018;Genre: Adventure
The first in a new series by Amy McCulloch (aka Amy Alward of Potion Diaries fame), Jinxed is an exciting sci-fi novel that is set in a future that may be closer than we think. Lacey Chu is a talented and ambitious engineer with an otherwise ordinary life. Too ordinary. Her dream of attending th...
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17 August 2018;Genre: Adventure
Believing her number one enemy, Mr A, to be behind bars, Laura Marlin is thrilled to be setting off on a school trip to Australia in the latest of the Laura Marlin Mysteries: The Secret of Supernatural Creek. However, bizarre happenings down under and strange coincidences make...
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The Weight of a Thousand Feathers
Name: Lucy Georgeson
13 August 2018;Genre: Friends and family
How far would you go for someone you love? What would you do if they asked? When Bobby Seed's mum asks him the Impossible Question, how will he answer? From the beautiful front cover to the very last word, this bold, irreverent and tender novel explores the struggles of Bobby Seed, youn...
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If all the world were...
Name: Kyle Matravers
12 August 2018;Genre: Bereavement
Death is topic that you would not expect to come face to face with when reading a children's book and is certainly an area that needs to be addressed and delivered in the correct way. Joseph Coelho has done this in a sensitive and beautiful way through If All the World Were......
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Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Missing Masterpiece
Name: Kyle Matravers
12 August 2018;Genre: Adventure
Having met Tracey Corderoy and Steve Lenton a couple of years ago during a school visit, I was very excited to receive the latest adventure in the Shifty series. This time, the detective dog duo have packed up their pans and are in Paris to bake a huge gingerbread tower for a fancy art gallery...
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How to be a Lion
Name: Kyle Matravers
07 August 2018;Genre: Adventure
Although not a thrilling and exciting story, How to be a Lion still delivers an important message to children about always being yourself, despite what others say. It encourages following your own path and not the path that others believe you should take. I feel that this is a very important mes...
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Something Fishy
Name: Kyle Matravers
07 August 2018;Genre: Adventure
Polly Dunbar has created a funny and charming take on the arrival of a new sibling into a family. The story centres around a couple and their pet cat. The text is written from the point of view of the cat and his love of fish. He introduces his family and declares that they give him lots of f...
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Iguana Boy saves the world with a triple cheese pizza
Name: Leia Sands
06 August 2018;Genre: Adventure
This is the story of Dylan, a boy who dreams of being a superhero just like his brother Arctic Thunder and his sister Millie Monday. However, on discovering his slightly disappointing superpower - the ability to talk to iguanas - Dylan feels rather inadequate. The evil Super Villain Platypus Kid...
