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Murder Most Unladylike Mystery volume 6
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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When Hazel Wong's beloved grandfather passes away, Daisy Wells is all too happy to accompany her friend (and Detective Society Vice President) to Hazel's family estate in beautiful, bustling Hong Kong. But when they arrive they discover something they didn't expect- there's a new member of the Wong family. Daisy and Hazel think baby Teddy is enough to deal with, but as always the girls are never far from a mystery. Tragedy strikes very close to home,...
2) Release
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English
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Today will change Adam Thorn's life. Between his religious family, unpleasant boss and his ex-boyfriend, the bindings of his world are coming undone. And way across town, a ghost has risen from the lake. Is there time for Adam to find his release?
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Mirabelle volume 2
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Mirabelle is special because she is different. Mirabelle's mum is a witch, her dad is a fairy and she is a bit of both. When Mirabelle goes off to witch school she promises not to cause any mischief ... but then potions class goes a bit wrong and flying practice is a disaster. Soon enough, Mirabelle finds herself getting up to some seriously mischievous behaviour. Hopefully, with the help of her best friend, Carlotta, she can put everything right...
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The Harry Potter volume 4
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English
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The holidays are dragging on and Harry Potter can't wait for the start of term. It is his fourth year at Hogwarts School and there are spells to be learnt and potions to be brewed, but there are other events on the march that Harry is not expecting.
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The Harry Potter volume 3
Language
English
Description
Harry Potter, along with his best friends, Ron and Hermione, is about to start his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry can't wait to get back to school after the summer holidays. But when Harry gets to Hogwarts, the atmosphere is tense. There's an escaped mass murderer on the loose.
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Publisher
Scholastic Fiction
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Painfully geeky Noah Grimes thinks his best chance at social normalcy is to strike up a romance with Sophie. But his delusional plans are hopelessly derailed when his best (and only) friend Harry kisses him at a party. That's when things go from bad to utter chaos.
7) The revelry
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Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Growing up in Ember Grove, Bitsy Clark knows better than to break the rules around the Revelry, the mysterious end-of-year party in the woods. So when her best friend, Amy, persuades her to sneak in, Bitsy is full of misgivings. Misgivings that she should have listened to, because it?s after the Revelry that Bitsy?s luck turns and her life starts to unravel. For Amy it?s the opposite, as if she?s been blessed with good fortune. Soon Bitsy is convinced...
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HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Seven entertaining audio readings of best-loved children's springtime stories for children of three years and over to enjoy over Easter! This audio download is a heritage-rich collection showcasing some of the best-loved characters in children's literature. Compiled by HarperCollins Children's Books, it features popular stories by John Bond, Nick Butterworth, Judith Kerr, David Walliams and Rob Biddulph. Full of heart-warming stories, this wonderful...
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It?s the latest Brilliant Blockbuster from Baddiel! A non-stop thrill-ride adventure that will have readers young and old racing to the finishing line.The Taylor Turbochaser is a road-trip rollercoaster? with a twist.At its heart is the unforgettable Amy Taylor. Amy loves cars, and dreams of being a driver. But there?s a major catch: her slow old wheelchair with its broken wheel. When Amy finally gets a new electric one, it?s exciting? at...
10) The BFG
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Publisher
Puffin
Language
English
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Giants are known for eating children. So when Sophie is snatched from her bed by the BFG, she fears for her life. But luckily he is far more jumbly than his disgusting neighbours. They become good friends and cook up a plan to rid the world of bad giants.
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Wings of Fire volume 3
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English
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The WINGS OF FIRE saga continues! Something deadly is stalking the peaceful RainWing kingdom. RainWings have been disappearing from the forest. When the RainWing queen won't do anything to find her missing tribe members, Glory and her friends set off on their own rescue mission - which leads them right back into enemy territory. . . .
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Rock the Boat
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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?Guaranteed free of unicorns and princesses, it?s fun, empowering fiction for 5-8 year olds.? David Nicholls, author of One Day ?Every young girl should read this series!? Amanda Holden ?I loved learning about how the ocean is in trouble.? Tess, age 6 Join best friends Katy, Cassie and Zia on a series of amazing adventures as they work together to save the planet? On the hottest day of the year, the friends imagine a water slide coming out of Katy?s...
13) Future friend
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Publisher
HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
From million-copy bestselling author David Baddiel comes a laugh-out-loud and inspiring new adventure for all readers of 8 and up that is ahead of its time - 1,001 years ahead, to be precise... The year is 3020. Pip is lonely and bored: she goes to virtual school on her G-Glasses, she only has a talking cat and parrot to hang out with, and she can?t even leave her LivingSpace due to the extreme heat and floods outside. Until the day that Pip explores...
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Cookie! volume 2
Publisher
Piccadilly Press
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Cookie, Keziah and Jake are best mates and life is good. Cookie's birthday party is coming up and she has had the most fantastic idea for a Save the Planet party where everything is recyclable and no plastic is used. Before long, Cookie is buzzing with plans. But then disaster strikes - Suzie Ashby totally swipes Cookie's idea and sends out invitations for her own Save the Planet birthday party. Worse still, Suzie seems to think Cookie is her new...
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Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
For Daphne, the glass is always half full, a situation is better managed with a dab of lip gloss, and the boy of her dreams-the one she's read about in all of her novels-is waiting for her just around the corner. For Gabby, nothing ever works out positively; wearing any form of makeup is a waste of study time, and boys will only leave you heartbroken. Her best friend, Mule, is the only one who has been there for her every step of the way. But when...
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Walker Books
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Liverpool, 1940: thirteen-year-old Joan?s home is under threat from the Nazi?s terrifying nightly air-raids. It is not an easy time to be a teenager, especially with the sweet rationing, strict curfews and blackouts. Joan and best friend Doreen love going to the cinema until the bombings intensify and then even that becomes too dangerous, especially when an army deserter is found lurking near their home. Who is he and why does he think Joan can help...
17) Dragon trouble
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Series
The Dragonling volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Darek must rescue Zantor and Pola from the dangerous mists of Krad in this fifth book in the fantastical Dragonling chapter book series! When Darek?s beloved dragonling, Zantor, and Darek?s best friend, Pola, disappear into the mists of Krad, everyone assumes they?re gone for good. But Darek just knows that Zantor and Pola are alive. He can hear the dragonling?s cries for help, deep inside his own head. And much to his surprise, Rowena-the cause of...
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English
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This bold and irreverent novel powerfully asks what if you weren't the 'chosen one'? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you were like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up his high school. Again. Because sometimes there are problems bigger...
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Curious Fox
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Her best friend, who also happens to be her brother, has left home with no explanation. And the one thing that makes her happy and keeps her sane knitting has just got her detention. She's never felt more alone. But the bees have a lot to say about it starting with finding her brother.
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HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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Here's what Sam knows: There was a party. There was a fight. The next morning, his best friend, Hayden, was dead. And all he left Sam was a playlist of songs, and a suicide note: For Sam - listen and you'll understand. As he listens to song after song, Sam tries to face up to what happened the night Hayden killed himself. But it's only by taking out his earbuds and opening his eyes to the people around him that he will finally be able to piece together...
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