Tales of Truth and Treasure Book 4: Dagger, Spear and Sword - James Haddell
Having spent her early years in a children’s home, knowing nothing of her birth history, Tia Trevelyan now has a loving family and loyal...
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Nov 24, 20231 min
Kingdom of Broken Magic - Christine Aziz
A whirlwind of a story with talking tigers, a knitting elephant and a sinister monkey. In the Kingdom of Broken Magic, who can you trust?...
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simpsonrd
Nov 21, 20232 min
Start Small, Think Big - Mary Auld, various illustrators
Start Small, Think Big is a series that sets readers on a journey of discovery, beginning from the small and familiar to new areas of...
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simpsonrd
Nov 9, 20232 min
The November Witches - Jennifer Claessen
At the beginning of what is going to be a miserable, magicless month for their coven elders, also known as November, Clemmie is relieved...
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simpsonrd
Nov 6, 20231 min
The Midnight Switch -
When Lewis's family moves to a faraway town called Barrow, he can't quite put his finger on what feels so strange about his new home....
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simpsonrd
Nov 6, 20232 min
The Girl Who Became A Fish - Polly Ho-Yen, ill. by Sojung Kim-McCarthy
An absolute honour and privilege to be the first on the blog tour for this lovely book from fab author, Polly Ho-Yen. I'm already a big...
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simpsonrd
Nov 1, 20231 min
Man-man and the Tree of Memories - Yaba Badoe, ill. by Joelle Avelino
A brilliant, jubilant celebration of dance, festivals, freedom and culture, this is a shining light of a story from award-winning author,...
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simpsonrd
Oct 25, 20231 min
The Spirit Snatcher - Cat Gray
A brilliantly eerie mystery, perfect for those dark evenings and this Halloween time of year...I loved creepy, spooky Elbow Alley and its...
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simpsonrd
Oct 17, 20231 min
Absolutely Everything - Christopher Lloyd
AN ARMADILLO the size of a pick-up truck. A 4,000-year-old bowl of noodles. A legendary Chinese Empress said to have invented silk. Bees...
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simpsonrd
Oct 13, 20231 min
Scrap - Guy Bass
When the humans arrive on Somewhere 513, they discover that the robots sent to prepare the planet for Humanity’s arrival have chosen to...
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simpsonrd
Oct 11, 20232 min
The Wild - Yuval Zommer
When humanity takes too much from the Wild it starts to suffer. For the Wild to be well again someone must be brave enough to raise...
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simpsonrd
Oct 10, 20232 min
They Stalk The Night - Brian Moreland
During a winter storm, a ravenous beast preys upon the people of a remote town and a pipeline construction company. Among them, a...
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simpsonrd
Oct 4, 20231 min
Britannica's Encyclopedia Infographica
I absolutely love this book! Full of facts and figures, funny and foul ( think snot, poo and bodily functions as well as animal and...
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simpsonrd
Oct 4, 20233 min
Sunshine Simpson Cooks Up A Storm - G.M.Linton
Sunshine Simpson's life has never been so busy! She feels like she's on a ROLLERCOASTER. At school everyone is talking about preparing...
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simpsonrd
Oct 4, 20234 min
Play - Luke Palmer
Four boys grow up together at school, itching to get out of their small town. They play games, scoring points from each other, anything...
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simpsonrd
Sep 29, 20232 min
DRAGON FORCE: INFINITY SECRET - Katie and Kevin Tsang
It’s been five years since the Dragon Realm fell into the Human Realm and both populations are now living side by side. But dangerous...
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simpsonrd
Sep 25, 20231 min
Ultimate Dinosaurs - Ben Garrod
Pop a dinosaur in your pocket! Introductions from Chris Packham, Steve Backshall and Dr Jane Goodall. These are the most up-to-date dino...
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simpsonrd
Sep 25, 20232 min
Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster - Nadia Shireen
A Bigfoot is on the loose! Ted, Nancy, Willow and the rest of the Grimwood gang must embark on their greatest adventure yet to save their...
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simpsonrd
Sep 21, 20236 min
Skrimsli - Nicola Davies
Nicola Davies and Jackie Morris reunite for another captivating adventure… Who are you if you’ve never seen another face like yours?...
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simpsonrd
Sep 15, 20232 min
The Secret of The Blood Red Key - David Farr
Step inside the pages of an immortal adventure... Rachel and Robert have defeated the tyrant Malstain and become the heroes of Krasnia,...
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