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Contagion
Name: Alex Age 8
30 May 2017;Genre: Adventure
This book, grips you from the start with its captivating characters and unique narrative structure. It shows you what life is like during an epidemic with a mysterious plot which leaves you gasping for more.
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Bob's best ever friend
Name: Joanna Hewish
28 May 2017;Genre: Adventure
A truly heart-warming story that all readers - children and adults alike - will be thrilled to read this wonderful tale. This story is a companion to 'Man on the Moon - a day in the life of Bob' (both newly re-issued by Templar) and the stories are purely delightful to read. The illustrations ar...
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Man on the Moon
Name: Joanna Hewish
28 May 2017;Genre: Adventure
'Everyone knows there aren't any aliens.' Man on the Moon: A Day in the Life of Bob (newly re-issued by Templar) is a truly wonderful piece of art and story alike. Simon Bartram (author and illustrator) fully engages an audience of any age, you will never tire of reading this story. The illustr...
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the stars at oktober bend
Name: Clair Bossons
26 May 2017;Genre: Adventure
This book is beautifully written and has a unique style. The writing is very poetic and is something to be savoured when you have a quiet moment. The main character Alice has brain damage. It is thought that she will always remain with a mental age of 12 and she struggles with seizures and the...
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Here Be Witches
Name: Charlotte Age 13
26 May 2017;Genre: Adventure
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Book of lies
Name: Linda brown
23 May 2017;Genre: Adventure
A truth, a lie to live, or die... Book of Lies follows Quinn and Piper, identical twin sisters who have never met but, due to the death of their mother, they are thrust together. However, one of the twins is filled with a darkness that will supposedly be the undoing of the other... As the story...
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Girlhood
Name: Emma Green
22 May 2017;Genre: Adventure
Fans will be thrilled to see a new Cat Clarke novel and her latest is set at an isolated girls' boarding school - the perfect setting to capture the intensity and angst of teenaged girl friendships. When Harper joins the school's sixth form, she is still grieving the death of her twin sister to a...
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A Tragic Kind of Wonderful
Name: Catherine Purcell
21 May 2017;A Tragic Kind of Wonderful (now available in paperback). A YA title which at its simplest is a story of not just coping with mental illness but living with it. But that hardly does it justice. It's about relationships and trust; about the ability to be honest about who you are and trust that frie...
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Ella Queen of Jazz
Name: Nikki Stiles
16 May 2017;Genre: Adventure
Ella is an up and coming jazz singer who is struggling to hit the right notes with everyone in her career. Ella is refused the opportunity to sing at one of the biggest joints in town because she and her band of fellas are black. Hearing of this new and amazing talent a very special lady gets in...
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Build a T-REX
Name: Nikki Stiles
15 May 2017;Genre: Adventure
Build a T-REX is a great non-fiction text. The board book includes 3D model pieces to make your own T-REX. I tackled this book with my 6-year-old daughter and she couldn't wait to get started. The text on each page is short and simple, enough to read alone with just the right amount of key vocabu...
