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• Infinity (Pocket Money Puffins) by Sarah Dessen
  ...her boyfriend Anthony. They might seem entirely unrelated to the likes of you and me, but to Girl the links are clear. They're both things she will have ...|Vamoose]] was a quirky story that sucked you in at the beginning and spat you out at the end, while in contrast Infinity never really got going. It was a
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• Uugghh! by Claudia Boldt
  ...r what beauty is, he becomes incredibly sad. Then he meets Spider. I would say this book is suitable for an older audience, but certainly has a very profo ...can always find beauty in the world, even if not everybody find beauty in you.
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• How to be a Tiger by George Szirtes and Tim Archbold
  ...will do. After all, we do come to poetry for snappy concision, and that's what we get here… .../or definite rhymes, but with switches to the metre or some plainer verses you find things are much freer than the poems we learned way back when. Things
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• The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Numba Pinkerton
  * '''Bookbag: When you close your eyes and imagine your readers, who do you see?''' * '''BB: How did you discover that you have such an amazing talent for helping women to dress in clothes which sui
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• Jump! by Carol Thompson
  |summary=There are lots of ways to jump and this book shows you how to do it! A bright, sturdy board book for sharing with even the smallest of babie ...young readers aren’t beauty pageant judges, so it doesn’t matter to them. What they see is a number of children like them, having fun and jumping in diffe
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• The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Cat Clarke Again
  * '''Bookbag: What changes have you seen when it comes to YA in this country?''' ...to avoid spoilers... it's narrated partly by Alex and partly by Kate. Did you find one of their voices easier to write than the other?'''
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• Soul Mates: True Stories From The World of Online Dating by Sonali Fernando
  ...e world of online dating'' are a real mixed bag – worth a flick through if you're looking for advice on the subject, perhaps, but not an entertaining read ...n and look for love specifically with, erm, other ''Guardian'' readers. To do so, they just have to click through to ''Guardian Soulmates'', which is pro
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• Letters From Home by Kristina McMorris
  ...ogether by letters sent back and forth on a regular basis - but all is not what it seems. ...flirt and bat her eyelashes for America and somehow (I won't spoil it for you) she gets caught up in the whole Liz/Morgan situation. But it's of her own
  5 KB (794 words) - 15:43, 17 March 2018
• Alex, the Dog and the Unopenable Door by Ross Montgomery
  ...lves, daffy scientists and a very odd orchestra as he sets off to discover what lies at the heart of the Forbidden Lands! ...hink he's not human any more? Why does he keep shouting ''squiggles''? And what really lies at the centre of the mysterious forest on the edge of town?
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• The Chicken and the Egg by Allan Plenderleith
  ...coop but there was no room for Flo - so there was nothing left for her to do but hide under a tree. As the rain came down, so did something else and a No - I'm not going to tell you what happens! Suffice it to say that it's a gorgeous story of maternal love, devotion and bravery, but most
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• Losing You by Nicci French
  |title=Losing You ...itory inspires fast-paced, slick, psychological thrillers such as ''Losing You''.
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• Blameless: The Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger
  ...husband. It's simply not done. Alexia's just done it and would probably say to her mama that she couldn't give a rat's arse either - except her mother ...t cannot be true. You don't actually have a philosophy about anything, do you, Evelin dear?'' And the rest of this conversation around the breakfast tab
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• The Widow by Fiona Barton
  ...hat a book! Not for the fainthearted, but once you've picked it up, I dare you to put it down. Best book I've read this year. ...d of, how Jean feels about him now and the most dangerous question of all… what Jean knows.
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• The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds by Alexander McCall Smith
  ...of the series and ''The Sunday Philosophy Club.'' If, on the other hand, you are well acquainted with Isabel then settle yourself down for another good ...egotiating with the thieves, and although Isabel is unsure of what she can do she agrees to assist. Of course, things turn out to be even more complicat
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• The Visitors Book by Sophie Hannah
  ...or giving them goosebumps for no apparent reason. So I was curious to see what Sophie Hannah, a writer I much admire, would make of this particular materi ...at the school gate -- again, there is a nasty twist at the end and, again, you won't see it coming.
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• Ondine: The Summer of Shambles by Ebony McKenna
  ...is in fact a man, turned into a ferret by a witch. Ondine starts to wonder what Shambles would look like as a man, but her imaginings are soon interrupted I would say this is a mediocre story. It's boy meets girl with a bit of fairy tale and
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• A Big Day for Migs by Jo Hodgkinson
  ...o who is outgoing and keen to join in. But they say you should walk before you can run, and as Migs is, literally, running around disaster strikes.
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• Tiny Campsites: 80 Perfect Little Places to Pitch by Dixe Wills
  ...e is, where do you find these gems? Well, ''Tiny Campsites'' will provide you with eighty perfect little places to pitch your tent. ...te page you'll be given the name of the site and a page number. Patience, you see, is rewarded.
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• The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith
  ...rather enjoyed them, especially the stabbing where you find that actually, you identify with the person who committed the crime, rather than the victim. ...ere's no gore or trauma to deal with here, so no sleepless nights await as you read!
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• Love Monster by Rachel Bright
  ...t mean that monsters do not have feelings though and actually all monsters do want to feel loved. In this lovely, entertaining book we meet one of these ...the reader meets a red googly-eyed monster who is a 'bit funny looking to say the least'. Unfortunately for him, he lives in a world of cute looking thin
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