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simpsonrd
Oct 10, 20232 min read
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 read
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 read
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 read
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 read
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 read
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 read
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 read
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 read
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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simpsonrd
Sep 13, 20233 min read
Tapper Watson and the Quest for the Nemo Machine - Claire Fayers
Tapper Watson is just an ordinary Erisean boy who loves adventure stories. But when one of his sixty-seven cousins sends him away on a...
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simpsonrd
Sep 9, 20232 min read
The Fighter of Auschwitz - Erik Brouwer
In 1943, the Dutch champion boxer, Leen Sanders, was sent to Auschwitz. His wife and children were put to death while he was sent ‘to the...
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simpsonrd
Sep 9, 20232 min read
Scareground - Angela Kecojevic
Roll up, roll up, the Scareground is in town! Twelve-year-old Nancy Crumpet lives above a bakery and her life is a delightful mix of...
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simpsonrd
Sep 7, 20233 min read
Sweet Skies - Robin Scott-Elliott
Berlin, 1948. A city besieged. A boy reaches for the sky.Otto Hartmann would do anything to be a pilot. With Berlin blockaded by the...
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simpsonrd
Sep 5, 20232 min read
Bridget Vanderpuff and the Ghost Train - Martin Stewart
Belle-on-Sea is getting ready for the Night of the Hungry Ghosts, the spookiest time of the year. Mr Vanderpuff's bake will be the...
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simpsonrd
Aug 31, 20232 min read
Stuntboy, In-between Time - Jason Reynolds
From Carnegie Medal winner Jason Reynolds comes the sequel to the hilarious, hopeful, and action-packed middle-grade illustrated novel,...
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simpsonrd
Aug 31, 20232 min read
The Last Girls Standing - Jennifer Duggan
Summary: In this queer YA psychological thriller from the author of Some Girls Do and Hot Dog Girl, the sole surviving counselors of a...
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simpsonrd
Aug 30, 20233 min read
April's Garden - Isla McGuckin and Catalina Echeverri
Living in a grey and dreary room in a house that couldn't feel less like home, April dreams about how life could be. With happy, peaceful...
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simpsonrd
Aug 30, 20231 min read
Crater Lake Evolution - Jennifer Killick
A brilliant sequel to Crater Lake, if anything, I think this is better than the first! More jokes and fun with the characters we met in...
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simpsonrd
Aug 17, 20231 min read
The Wrath of the Woolington Wyrm - Karen Foxlee
Blurb: There are those that hunt monsters to harm them and there are those that hunt monsters to help them. Which one are you? Dressed in...
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simpsonrd
Aug 8, 20234 min read
Kòkú Àkànbí and the Heart of Midnight - Maria Motúnráyọ̀ Adébísí
BLOGTOUR STOP! A brilliant mix of contemporary teens and African folklore, this is a funny, action -packed thrill of a read, with a...
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