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  • The Black Book of Secrets
    #REDIRECT [[The Black Book of Secrets by F E Higgins]]
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  • Black Cat, White Cat by Silvia Borando
    |title=Black Cat, White Cat ...in a strong graphic style and finishes with a humorous twist in the tail. The joke works on different levels so both parent and child will laugh out loud
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  • Julia Jones' Strong Winds Series in chronological order
    ...y: The Salt-Stained Book by Julia Jones and Claudia Myatt|The Salt-Stained Book]] 2011 [[The Lion of Sole Bay by Julia Jones|The Lion of Sole Bay]]
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  • Ian Rankin's Inspector John Rebus novels in chronological order
    **The three novels above are published as Rebus: the Early Years *{{amazonurl|isbn= 0752883577 |title= The Black Book }} (1993)
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  • Mindfulness for Black Dogs and Blue Days: Finding a Path Through Depression by Richard Gilpin
    |title=Mindfulness for Black Dogs and Blue Days: Finding a Path Through Depression |summary=A beautifully produced book which might give you an insight into another way through depression.
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  • The Black Hand by Stephan Talty
    |title=The Black Hand |sort=Black Hand
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  • The Lemur by Benjamin Black
    |title=The Lemur |author=Benjamin Black
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  • The Curious Mystery of Miss Lydia Larkin and the Widow Marvell by Joolz Denby
    |title=The Curious Mystery of Miss Lydia Larkin and the Widow Marvell |sort= Curious Mystery of Miss Lydia Larkin and the Widow Marvell
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  • Sunnyside by Glen David Gold
    ...d a rich and expansive plot. Unfortunately it doesn't quite work although the time reading it isn't entirely wasted. ...he disappointed townsfolk respond by setting fire to the train and leaving Black unconscious.
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  • My Animals by Xavier Deneux
    |summary= A sophisticated board book which will appeal to parents and the more thoughtful child, with its limited palette of colours. Cautiously rec ...een. The theme is set for a book which is mainly black and white with just the occasional splash of colour. It's chubby; perfect for small hands and with
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  • The White Cat (Curse Workers, Book 1) by Holly Black
    |title=The White Cat (Curse Workers, Book 1) |sort=White Cat (Curse Workers, Book 1), The
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  • Murder in Saint-Germain by Cara Black
    |author=Cara Black |summary= This latest offering in the Aimee Leduc series would make for perfect summer reading. Utterly absorbing
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  • The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander
    |title=The Black Cauldron |sort=Black Cauldron
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  • Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase
    |title=Black Rabbit Hall ...s different ways of coping. A ''bad thing'' is due to happen at the end of the summer holidays, but is anyone powerful enough to stop it?
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  • Ghettoside by Jill Leovy
    ...he normal US murder rate. What were the reasons and the solutions to make the streets safer – or is there nothing that could be done? ...the 80s through to the late 2000s such a dangerous place to live for young black men?
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  • Red Glove (Curse Workers 2) by Holly Black
    |author=Holly Black ...ly enjoyable follow-up to [[The White Cat (Curse Workers, Book 1) by Holly Black|White Cat]], this urban fantasy combines romance with crime fiction in a wo
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  • When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
    ...ry= Funny, literary, sharp as a knife, and moving in a dark direction from the horrifying first few pages, this is a deeply gratifying read. |publisher= Black Swan
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  • The Novice (Black Magician Trilogy) by Trudi Canavan
    |title=The Novice (Black Magician Trilogy) |sort=Novice (Black Magician Trilogy)
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  • The Silver Swan by Benjamin Black
    |title=The Silver Swan |author=Benjamin Black
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  • Misfits: A Personal Manifesto by Michaela Coel
    ...ard-hitting look at what it's like to be black - and particularly black in the television industry. Very thought-provoking and everyone should read it. ...ce and poverty, yet still compartmentalise? It's as though I were telling the truth whilst simultaneously running away from it.''
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  • Black Cairn Point by Claire McFall
    |title=Black Cairn Point ...rit. There is something out there in the darkness, and it won't stop until the teens are all dead.
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  • Chancey by Gigi Amateau
    ...ves the reader on a positive note. Definitely recommended particularly for the pre-teen with an interest in horses. ...hard times it was Chancey who was left out in the field to suffer despite the fact that he was no longer a young horse.
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  • The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
    |title=The Black Kids |sort=Black Kids
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  • The End of Bias: How We Change Our Minds by Jessica Nordell
    |title=The End of Bias: How We Change Our Minds ...for considering how life is biased against the disabled, the black man and the white woman. Eye-opening, fascinating and frightening in equal measures.
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  • White Nights by Ann Cleeves
    ...tand-alone case for Shetland detective Jimmy Perez, and is just as good as the first. Highly recommended crime fiction. ...f year. In the morning, though, the Englishman is found dead, hanging from the rafters of a fisherman's hut.
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  • Hilda and the Black Hound by Luke Pearson
    |title=Hilda and the Black Hound ...black hound is terrifying the population but Hilda is more concerned with the worries of one small house spirit named Tontu.
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  • The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Naima B Robert
    |title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Naima B Robert |summary=Robert was impressed when he read [[Black Sheep by Naima B Robert]] and delighted when she popped into Bookbag Towers
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  • Power Play by Gavin Esler
    ...ent who was a heartbeat away from the Presidency should anything happen to Black. ...rts of hundreds of people could not be found. For Ambassador Price it was the beginnings of a nightmare.
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  • The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham
    |title=The Crime at Black Dudley |sort=Crime at Black Dudley
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  • The King's Justice by Stephen Donaldson
    |title=The King's Justice ...etween those elemental forces – and to a place where he really cannot take the control he's used to…
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  • The Black Book of Secrets by F E Higgins
    |sort=Black Book of Secrets |title=The Black Book of Secrets
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  • The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
    |title=The Woman in Black |sort= Woman in Black
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  • Dog by Daniel Pennac
    ...that needs a mistress. Common sense truths and compassion permeate though the whimsy and humour of a beautifully told tale. ...ast thing Black Nose says to Dog is ''If you go to the town, watch out for the cars. Dodge, little one, remember.''
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  • The Black Snow by Paul Lynch
    |title=The Black Snow |sort=Black Snow, The
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  • The Black Book of Modern Myths: True Stories of the Unexplained by Alasdair Wickham
    |title=The Black Book of Modern Myths: True Stories of the Unexplained |sort=Black Book of Modern Myths: True Stories of the Unexplained
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  • Black God: v. 2 (Black God) by Dall-Young Lim
    |title=Black God: v. 2 (Black God) ...s a most different kind of punch with the ending. Best for people to read the opening volume first, but almost recommendable even if you haven't.
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  • We Need to Talk About Money by Otegha Uwagba
    ...ble and frightening when you realise what we, as a society, are losing. A book everyone should read. ''To be a dark-skinned Black woman is to be seen as less desirable, less hireable, less intelligent and
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  • Black Dog Summer by Miranda Sherry
    |title=Black Dog Summer ...r teenage daughter Gigi. Now Sally is dead, murdered, and Gigi is alone in the world.
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  • My Circus by Xavier Deneux
    ...=An utterly gorgeous board book that everyone will love to pore over, from the very youngest right on up. ...er, its black, white and red illustrations, and its clever use of holes in the pages. A zebra's stripes on one page become an juggler's stripy trousers on
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  • Hand of Isis by Jo Graham
    ...ct with a twist of the supernatural, ''Hand of Isis'' moves deftly through the wars and politics that shaped Cleopatra's remarkable life. A rich and decad ...ild, of little consequence when born, being the fourth legitimate child of the Pharaoh and a girl, would one day become Egypt's most famous Queen. Her nam
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  • Urban Outlaws: Shockwave by Peter Jay Black
    |author= Peter Jay Black ...ible odds, and the whole of London in deadly peril: how can five kids save the city and themselves? A heart-stopping, thrill-a-minute conclusion to this e
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  • Christine Falls by Benjamin Black
    |author=Benjamin Black ...ies Dublin. It's pacey, atmospheric and totally compelling. It may well be the best crime novel of 2006 and comes highly recommended by Bookbag.
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  • Daisy Plays Hide-and-Seek by Ellie Sandall
    |summary=A fun book which encourages children to look beyond the obvious. ...of Mum's washing and is the colour of the sheets which she has hung out on the line.
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  • The Blackest Hole in Space by Penny Little and Vincent Vigla
    |title=The Blackest Hole in Space ...of fact and fiction. Despite an interesting core idea, it's not pitched at the right level for its audience, so becomes a frustrating missed opportunity.
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  • On the Train by Carron Brown and Bee Johnson
    |title=On the Train ...es and functions and reveal what is inside them by shining a light through the page. Engaging fun for transport mad children.
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  • The Devil's Cave: A Bruno Courreges Investigation by Martin Walker
    |title=The Devil's Cave: A Bruno Courreges Investigation ...njoyable police procedural set in the Dordogne and which makes the most of the location.
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  • The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Numba Pinkerton
    |title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Numba Pinkerton ...s. When Numba, author of [[The No Black Project by Numba Pinkerton|The No Black Project]] popped into Bookbag Towers, Sue had lots of questions she wanted
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  • Black Cats and Evil Eyes: A Book of Old-Fashioned Superstitions by Chloe Rhodes
    |title=Black Cats and Evil Eyes: A Book of Old-Fashioned Superstitions ...k at superstitions and their origins. The research is commendable but the book is very readable.
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  • Alice Jones: The Ghost Light by Sarah Rubin
    |title= Alice Jones: The Ghost Light ...ctive Alice. The old theatre is full of dark corners, dust and menace, and the company risks far more than a couple of bad reviews if she doesn't work out
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  • The Boy in a Turban by Joseph Hucknall
    |title=The Boy in a Turban ...with vivid characters, and you'll get a spot of historical education along the way.
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  • The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
    |title=The Coldest Girl in Coldtown |sort=Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The
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  • A Good Month For Murder by Del Quentin Wilber
    ...George’s County. Join them in this bleak and over sensationalised look at the senseless murder of so many in a broken part of America. ...lthough it is 'real’. Is there a place to sensationalise actual death for the entertainment of others?
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  • No Less the Devil by Stuart MacBride
    |title=No Less the Devil |summary=It's the fifth book in the Oldcastle series and a compelling read. The humour is dark and you'll occasionally need a strong stomach. Definitely re
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  • Black God by Dall-Young Lim
    |title=Black God |summary=This will not help build anyone's interest in the style of manga, but it is a strong initial volume in a series new to these
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  • Jupiter Williams by S I Martin
    ...is a horrible little snob, but somehow an endearingly unreliable narrator. The true heroes are his brothers, if only he knew it. Great stuff. ...hering momentum. Jupiter's own family has fought its way out of slavery in the Americas and gone through Nova Scotia to Sierra Leone, home of an African d
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  • Science: Sorted! Evolution, Nature and Stuff by Glenn Murphy
    ...cked full of all the information you'd want to know. It's all written with the fabulous quality that made [[Why is Snot Green? by Glenn Murphy|Why is Snot ...estible chunks, and the illustrations and Mike Phillips' fun cartoons keep the interest up throughout.
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  • Bellman and Black by Diane Setterfield
    |title=Bellman and Black ...rook and the echoes of this action will colour the rest of his life. Like the best ghost stories you're bever quite certain what is and what isn't a ghos
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  • Little One by Jo Weaver
    ...year in this wonderfully illustrated and poignant, but brooding children's book. '''Longlisted for the 2017 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal'''
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  • Glorious Gardens
    ...d use with it by taking up colouring in. This is no ordinary colouring in book, but one designed for adults and packed with intricate images of fauna and ...adults after a hard day at work could do with a relax. This could come in the form of a nice glass of wine or something creative. I tell you what, why n
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  • One Soul by Ray Fawkes
    ...ehind the others, one which will end with the most delightful moral - that the ability to be anything one imagines is in our DNA. ...highwayman and the wronged slave mostly. But beyond reading and exploring the over-arching tale we can then return to peruse eighteen little flipbooks, a
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  • A Day in the Life of Alfred by Oivind Hovland
    |title=A Day in the Life of Alfred |summary=What's black, white and red all over? This little book should be.
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  • The Phlunk by Lou Rhodes and Tori Elliott
    |title=The Phlunk |sort=Phlunk, The
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  • Karin Fossum's Inspector Sejer novels in chronological order
    ...publication of the English translation is shown ''after'' the title of the book 1995 - {{amazonurl|isbn= 0099554976 |title= In The Darkness }} 2012
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  • Black Waters (Strong Winds) by Julia Jones and Claudia Myatt
    |title=Black Waters (Strong Winds) |sort=Black Waters (Strong Winds)
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  • Flygirl by Sherri L Smith
    ...y of a black woman's determination to fly in the American Air Force during the Second World War. ...her devastating secret from the people around her, rescue her brother from the war, as well as continue to fulfil her dream as a pilot?
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  • The No Black Project by Numba Pinkerton
    |title=The No Black Project |sort=No Black Project
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  • The Lock-Up by John Banville
    |title=The Lock-Up ...nd Strafford novel but it's John Banville, so the writing is exquisite and the plot skillfully handled.
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  • Blue Sky Black by John Connors
    |title=Blue Sky Black |summary=Fourth in a series about a boy who can command the elements. Satisfying world building and a rollicking adventure.
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  • April in Spain by John Banville
    |summary=It's book eight in the Quirke series and if anything they're getting better. A recommended read. ...e with bubbles in the ''morning''? It was after Percy's death that he saw the benefits of taking up a job in Spain.
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  • His Father's Son by Tony Black
    |author=Tony Black |publisher=Black & White Publishing
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  • Beyond Reason by Keith Colquhoun
    ...s way. You could read this book on either or both levels - the humorous or the religious - and get an enjoyable read from both. ...g to take religion in a new (and rather amusing) direction in order to get the public interested in it again. Bunyan claims to have a direct link with God
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  • Half Bad by Sally Green
    '''Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2015'''<br> '''Shortlisted for the 2015 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize: Best Book for Teens'''
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  • The Shadows in the Street by Susan Hill
    |title=The Shadows in the Street |sort= Shadows in the Street
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  • Orla Kiely Colours by Orla Kiely
    ...stationery to kitchen jugs, and now her graphics are available as a baby's book of colours. ...it, which makes it very touchable, and I think babies would like to stroke the cover as you read to them.
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  • Lightbringer: The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
    |title=Lightbringer: The Black Prism |sort=Lightbringer: The Black Prism
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  • Bageye at the Wheel: A 1970s Childhood in Suburbia by Colin Grant
    |title=Bageye at the Wheel: A 1970s Childhood in Suburbia ..., but this memoir of a young black boy growing up in Luton in the 1970s in the shadow of a volatile father has some strong points, particularly a bittersw
    3 KB (459 words) - 19:01, 6 April 2018
  • The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
    |title=The Darkest Part of the Forest |sort=Darkest Part of the Forest, The
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  • The Black Prince by Michael Jones
    |title= The Black Prince |sort=Black Prince
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  • A Class Act by Kate Lace
    ...ou lives the wrong side of the tracks. An indulgent and relaxing read for the younger woman. |publisher=Little Black Dress
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  • Black Chalk by Albert Alla
    |title=Black Chalk ...by focusing on the guilt of the unreliable narrator instead of questioning the attacker's motivations.
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  • The Comic Strip History of the World by Sally Kindberg and Tracey Turner
    |title=The Comic Strip History of the World |sort=Comic Strip History of the World
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  • The Cry of the Go-Away Bird by Andrea Eames
    |title=The Cry of the Go-Away Bird |sort=Cry of the Go-Away Bird
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  • All Fall Down by Sally Nicholls
    |summary=When the Black Death finally strikes Isabel's quiet Yorkshire village, her entire world co '''Longlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2013'''
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  • The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Louisa Reid
    |title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Louisa Reid ...y impressed by Louisa Reid's debut novel [[Black Heart Blue by Louisa Reid|Black Heart Blue]] and we had lots of questions we wanted to ask her.
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  • Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead
    ...er growing up during his summer vacation in an American seaport. I enjoyed the writing but hey, isn't there more to life than that? ...John Steinbeck. Within easy reach of New York, in 1985 it was an affluent black enclave within a large, white middle-class holiday area.
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  • Black Rock by Amanda Smyth
    |title= Black Rock ...is. If you liked ''Girl with a Pearl Earring'', I think you might enjoy ''Black Rock''.
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  • Not A Box by Antoinette Portis
    |summary=A reminder of the infinite power of children's imagination, with a simple, striking & tastefu ...ed with 'This Way Up' and a net weight. Inside, in a minimalist palette of black and red on white, red yellow and brown pages, there is a story of a minimal
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  • Playing With The Moon by Eliza Graham
    |title=Playing With The Moon ...between them who are brought together by the discovery of a body buried in the sand. It's an un-put-downable story of loss and memory.
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  • Alternative Medicine by Laura Solomon
    ...genre. They wouldn't normally be my choice, but I thoroughly enjoyed the book. ...ou were least expecting it. Your comfort zones are going to be invaded in the nicest possible way.
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  • The Lying Carpet by David Lucas
    |title=The Lying Carpet |summary=A black and white blaze of simple, yet profoundly charming, fable.
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  • The Wonder by Diana Evans
    |title=The Wonder ...been brought up by their grandmother on a canal boat in west London, after the death of their parents. Now they are in their 20s, and their grandmother To
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  • Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
    ...all Caribbean island with her new husband and their domestic servants, and the point of view shifts between Antoinette and her husband. ...o longer come to visit and her resentful black neighbours eventually torch the place.
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  • My Mum Has X-Ray Vision by Angela McAllister and Alex T Smith
    |summary=A great picture book, at once quirky and fun, but with appropriate subtlety that rewards further ...n the garden in her saucepans. Is she really a superhero? Milo puts her to the test...
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  • The Last Card by Kolton Lee
    |title=The Last Card |summary=A gambling boxer finds he has to keep the gloves on as his life in London's underworld proves more violent than he th
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  • Modernism: The Lure of Heresy - From Baudelaire to Beckett and Beyond by Peter Gay
    |title= Modernism: The Lure of Heresy - From Baudelaire to Beckett and Beyond ...g for A level and undergraduate students as well as providing interest for the more casual reader.
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  • Life with Beau: A Tale of a Dog and His Family by Anna Quindlen
    ...at what he has meant to the family and what they have learnt from him. In the hands of a lesser writer it could be trite but it's elegant, witty and with ...ain, after what happened to his prostate…) and the next house call will be the last.
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  • Vintage Magic by Sally Anne Morris
    |publisher=Little Black Dress ...ife in London and seeks refuge with her mother Mimi and her sister Lily in the beautiful city of Bath. Reeling from her fiancé's deceptions now is as go
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  • The Turn of Midnight by Minette Walters
    |title=The Turn of Midnight ...rs|The Last Hours]] doesn't disappoint but it is best read after the first book.
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  • Black Powder by Ally Sherrick
    |title=Black Powder |summary= The Gunpowder Plot in a fast-paced emotional story. What an adventure.
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  • Black Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin
    |title=Black Eyed Susans ...ives an attack by a serial killer and tries to recover her memories before the alleged killer is executed.
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  • An Unkindness of Ravens: A Book of Collective Nouns by Chloe Rhodes
    |title=An Unkindness of Ravens: A Book of Collective Nouns |sort=Unkindness of Ravens: A Book of Collective Nouns, An
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  • The Interview: Bookbag Talks To S B Charles
    |title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To S B Charles |summary=Jill thought that [[Gliding With Black Swans by S B Charles]] was a roller coaster of a thriller and she couldn't
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  • What Rhymes With Sneeze? by Roger Stevens
    |publisher=A & C Black Publishers Ltd ...n of fun poems for children to enjoy but also an excellent introduction to the different styles of poetry and how to go about writing your own.
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  • The Game of Triumphs (Black Apple) by Laura Powell
    |title=The Game of Triumphs (Black Apple) ...more of a generic fantasy, and suffers from too many awkward patches to be the rollicking adventure it wishes.
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  • The Plague by Joanne Dahme
    |title=The Plague ...=Historical adventure set during the time of the Black Death and following the fortunes of fifteen year old Nell whose resemblance to a royal Princess has
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  • Pittipat's Saucer of Moon by Geraldine McCaughrean and Maria Nilsson
    ...ll up! Off he sets to chase after them, determined to get his own lick of the cream! ...s story and she would have demanded a full and complete explanation of all the events depicted!
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  • I Like My Job by Sarah Herman
    ...k at office doldrums with a wit and bravura performance showing through in the most simple, basic-seeming, doodle-type lines. ...with-it when it comes to the computers. It's a black and white world, on the whole, where you always get what you generally expected.
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  • Black, White, and Gray All Over: A Black Man's Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement by Frederick Reynolds
    |title=Black, White, and Gray All Over: A Black Man's Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement ...g story of a man who turned his own life around and applied his beliefs to the benefit of his local community. Highly recommended.
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  • Murder in the Latin Quarter (Aimee Leduc) by Cara Black
    |title=Murder in the Latin Quarter (Aimee Leduc) |author=Cara Black
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  • Black Arts by Andrew Prentice and Jonathan Weil
    |title=Black Arts Black Arts '''Longlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2013'''
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  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J K Rowling
    |title=Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ...citement at Hogwarts school, where Harry spends his time in fear of Sirius Black, an escaped prisoner.
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  • Burn Mark by Laura Powell
    ...yed its different approach. It's also good to read an urban fantasy set in the UK for once. '''Longlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2013'''
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  • Captain Firebeard's School for Pirates: The Sneaky Sweet Stealer by Chae Strathie and Anna Chernyshova
    |title=Captain Firebeard's School for Pirates: The Sneaky Sweet Stealer ...ook in this series, but one that doesn't quite match up to the delights of the first.
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  • Urban Outlaws Counterstrike by Peter Jay Black
    |author= Peter Jay Black ...a seemingly impossible challenge: can the five young outlaws possibly find the doomsday device and get out safely just one more time?
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  • The Black Path: A Rebeka Martinsson Investigation by Asa Larsson and Marlaine Delargy (translator)
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  • The High Lord (Black Magician Trilogy) by Trudi Canavan
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  • Harlem Nocturne by Bruce Crowther
    ...g and insightful historical crime fiction, particularly with regard to how black people were treated and regarded in pre-WWII America. There's a good story ...ho might be suffering espionage. Before long there's a murder to add into the equation too.
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  • The Box of Red Brocade (Chronoptika) by Catherine Fisher
    |title=The Box of Red Brocade (Chronoptika) ...of black obsidian and a time travel device, connects Jake, Venn, Sarah and the rest, but they all want different things from it. Can they all be satisfied
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  • Trixie The Witch's Cat by Nick Butterworth
    |title=Trixie The Witch's Cat ...red home clunkily, but the point is well made. Recommended for children on the cusp of reading for themselves.
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  • The Elephant in the Room by James Thorp and Angus Mackinnon
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  • Pilgrim State by Jacqueline Walker
    ...a for South London in the early 1960's. It's a part of the development of Black Britain, and I was totally hooked. ...enigrate Caribbean immigrants. From this memoir, I've garnered much about the lived experience of my less advantaged contemporaries.
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  • The Visitors Book by Sophie Hannah
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  • Farm by Surya Sajnani
    |summary= A fun sliding picture book, this is for reading or playing. Or both. ...d can then slide the pieces of picture round on the facing page to uncover the answer.
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  • Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick
    |title=Black Ice ...h a young girl is attracted to one of her abductors while they're alone in the woods during a blizzard. Thriller lovers will roll their eyes but fans of r
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  • Born To Run by Michael Morpurgo
    |summary=A lovely Black Beauty-style story about a racing greyhound's travels through life. Lots of ...st, once they stop winning, they disappear, never to be seen again. Suzie, the trainer's step-daughter, doesn't believe for a moment that they are being s
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  • Category:L J Ross
    ...dies in Paris and Florence. After spending most of her twenties working in the City as a lawyer, she began to feel it was time for change. ...her series of DCI Ryan novels, ''Sycamore Gap'', showcases another part of the region: this time, Hadrian's Wall country.
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  • Category:Ed Boxall
    Ed began his career writing and illustrating with titles such as ''Francis The Scaredy Cat'' and ''Mr Trim and Miss Jumble'', both published by Walker Bo ...(published by Troika) was praised for its sensitivity and recommended for The Summer Reading Challenge in 2019:
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  • Black by Design: A 2-tone Memoir by Pauline Black
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  • Magisterium: The Iron Trial by Cassandra Clare and Holly Black
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  • Pentti and Deathgirl by Emma Rendel
    ...everyone's taste, but for those willing to brave the style, it offers some black comedy par excellence. ...ve book on our Bookbag database for many a moon to come than this volume. The publishers have it that this is ''a strange and wonderful delight for every
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  • Princess Hannah and the Little Black Kitten (Tiara Club) by Vivian French
    |title=Princess Hannah and the Little Black Kitten (Tiara Club) ...ing word thrown in and some mildly humorous illustrations. But considering the total saccharine princess overkill topped with an appearance of a little fl
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  • All Cut Up by Bruce Crowther
    |summary=Black satire with a real plot and great characters. There's something in there t ...here was the nagging worry that she might have become the latest victim of the Acton Axeman - a serial killer who was targeting blond, slightly-plump wome
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  • The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel, Volume 1: The Manga (Manga Edition) by Cassandra Clare and HyeKyung Baek
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  • The Mage in Black (Sabina Kane) by Jaye Wells
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  • Still Bleeding by Steve Mosby
    ...be very readable. A lack of emotion from the characters does take some of the edge off, but it's compelling enough for this not to be a major issue. ...fit into the story, things got a little cluttered. He's now on his fifth book, which suggests he's doing something right, so he deserves a second chance.
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  • Gutted by Tony Black
    |author= Tony Black ...ng. There were some nice touches, but they weren't quite enough to offset the disappointment.
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  • Watch Us Rise by Renee Watson and Ellen Hagan
    ...work and more. Their blog is initially a hit but then faces a backlash and the risk-averse principal shuts it down. ...Chelsea aren't having ''that''! We follow them as they fight back against the principal and their detractors, and also against their own personal problem
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  • Dear Vampa by Ross Collins
    ...with laughs aplenty, and Ross Collins' superb illustrations to really sell the story. Great fun and warmly recommended. ...getting up to all sorts of fiendish fun. They have a hard time adapting to the Wolfsons with their sunny dispositions, unpleasantly cheerful pets and joll
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  • Yellowbelly and Plum Go to School by Nathan Hale
    .... Excellent illustrations make a book which is only slightly let down for the UK market because it uses such words as 'orthodontist'. Recommended becaus ...a great fun game to play! They each have their own desks and join in all the activities.
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  • Moments by Cristiano Ronaldo
    |summary=Superb pictures and interesting text, provided that you can read the very small print. Check before you buy. ...s now proving himself to be a footballer of great talent and possibly even the best of his generation. ''Moments'' is not an autobiography but a series o
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  • An Unholy Alliance by Susanna Gregory
    ...arly novel in the Matthew Bartholomew series set in Cambridge in 1350. The book is slow to get going but has good historical atmosphere and a fairly satisf ...of local prostitutes. Bartholomew is convinced that witchcraft lies behind the murders.
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  • Black Wolves (Black Wolves Trilogy) by Kate Elliott
    |title=Black Wolves (Black Wolves Trilogy) ...mary=An epic fantasy that's epic in a good way. In fact it's a brick of a book but feels far too short. Absorbing, thought provoking, action packed, comp
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  • Paint It Black by P J Parrish
    |title=Paint It Black ...epartment and when a Private Investigator and an FBI agent are thrown into the mix, things get pretty heated and at times explosive.
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  • The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
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  • Shoulder Bags and Shootings by Dorothy Howell
    |publisher=Little Black Dress ...acting too much attention? And, more importantly, will she ever track down the killer 'Sinful' handbag that she's so desperate to own?
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  • How to Speak Emoji by Fred Benenson
    ...mary= :) or :( whatever your thoughts on Emoji use, this is a fun guide to the lingo ...ahem, older generation can find themselves a little troubled by them. This book, then, sounds perfect for anyone who needs a little help with this 'languag
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  • The Bear in the Book by Kate Banks and Georg Hallensleben
    |title=The Bear in the Book |sort=Bear in the Book, The
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  • Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon
    ...htful story for newly independent readers that's supplemented by wonderful black and white illustrations. ...a five hundred year old robber who steels baby girls.) They tell Dory that the only way to escape Mrs Gobble Cracker is to stop acting like such a baby. T
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  • The Godfather of Kathmandu by John Burdett
    |title= The Godfather of Kathmandu ...s fresh, inventive and makes compelling reading. It's cult fiction. It's black comedy and it comes recommended by Bookbag.
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  • The Little Book of Garden Bird Song by Andrea Pinnington and Caz Buckingham
    |title=The Little Book of Garden Bird Song |sort=Little Book of Garden Bird Song
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  • The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly by Luis Sepulveda, Satoshi Kitamura and Margaret Sayers Peden (translator)
    |title=The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly |sort=Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly
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  • Old Dogs by Gene Weingarten and Michael S Williamson (Photographer)
    ...tographs of the older dog. The occasional sad moment is far outweighed by the laughter. Highly recommended. ...ng whether it should live on my bedside table or in the main bookshelves. The bedside table won. Easily.
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  • Tutankhamen's Curse: The Developing History of an Egyptian King by Joyce Tyldesley
    |title=Tutankhamen's Curse: The Developing History of an Egyptian King ...opular king, as well as some of the colourful myths that have arisen since the discovery of his tomb.
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  • Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey by Karen Wilkin
    |title=Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey ...great introduction to a great artist, but only buy this if you can handle the inspiration to buy everything else with his name on.
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  • Red is My Heart by Antoine Laurain, Le Sonneur and Jane Aitken (translator)
    ...borator on this piece, and I think it's possible to say not one page lacks the influence of some striking visual ideas. ...ife together, even if he is also breaking his connection to the reality of the situation.
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  • The Snowman Strikes Back by Allan Plenderleith
    |title=The Snowman Strikes Back ...st came home and there was a big boy with him. Ernest had a black eye and the big boy was threatening him.
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  • The Buccaneering Book of Pirates (Pop Up Books) by Saviour Pirotta
    |title=The Buccaneering Book of Pirates (Pop Up Books) |sort=Buccaneering Book of Pirates (Pop Up Books), The
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  • Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
    |summary=Possibly the best book Picoult has written: it comes highly recommended. '''The Richard and Judy Book Club Summer 2017'''
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  • Cheer Up Your Teddy Bear, Emily Brown! by Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton (illustrator)
    ...teddy with them to the Outback of Australia, but will they manage to cheer the little teddy up? ...sings herself a sad little song about how sad she is that repeats through the story and gets longer and longer!
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  • Beneath the World, A Sea by Chris Beckett
    |title=Beneath the World, A Sea ...and fears. Ben becomes fascinated by the Duendes, but the closer he gets, the more he begins to unravel, with terrifying results...
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  • The Brave Beast by Chris Judge
    |title=The Brave Beast |sort=Brave Beast, The
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  • The Bear and the Wildcat by Kazuni Yumoto and Komako Sakai
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  • Dancing Paws of Magic by Maria McArdle
    ...8-12 year olds) with truly beautiful illustrations that alone justify the book's cover price. ...ing Beauty''. Here everything seems to be going just purr-fectly until the Black Treacle Farm Gang – including Gang Leader Bruiser Bumfluff – appear to
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  • The Sellout by Paul Beatty
    |title=The Sellout |summary=Something unusual: a winner of the Booker prize which is hilarious ''and'' profoundly unsettling as well as be
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  • Black Rabbit Summer by Kevin Brooks
    |title=Black Rabbit Summer |summary=A dark, tense, threatening crime novel that taps into the teenage psyche and skillfully combines adolescent sensibilities with a myst
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  • The Tale of Georgie Grub by Jeanne Willis and Margaret Chamberlain
    |title=The Tale of Georgie Grub ...ant cautionary tale of what happens to a boy who refuses to bathe. There's black comedy, without excluding sensitive souls, and muckiness, without being unp
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  • Black Friday by Alex Kava
    |title= Black Friday ...blow up a shopping complex on the busiest shopping day of the year. Then the search becomes personal.
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  • Scotland Yardie by Bobby Joseph and Joseph Samuels
    |summary=A great and ribald look at race matters in the London police, from an author with a solid sense of humour and an artist wi ...nt. When you add on a mystery regarding a new chain of chicken shops, and the nasty cops, he has his work cut out. Seen?
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  • Horrid Henry's Tricky Tricks by Francesca Simon
    ...n stories, which include some outrageous pranks, like Henry trying to wake the dead, win a pet talent contest and spend a hair-raising weekend with his aw ...t has defaced his own book. Kids will no doubt love the anarchic humour of the illustrations, as well as a few that are just a little bit rude.
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  • Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
    |summary=If talking about race makes you nervous, this is a book you should read and not avoid. Clear, direct and succinct, it makes its cas ...t overt and extreme personal prejudice is the least of the problem and not the problem in its entirety.
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  • Black Hole Cinema Club by Christopher Edge
    |title=Black Hole Cinema Club ...nture lovers! This is a wild ride of a story that leaves you guessing all the way through!
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  • The House of Eyes (Wesley Peterson) by Kate Ellis
    |title=The House of Eyes (Wesley Peterson) |summary=The twentieth book in the series lives up to expectations and I was quite shocked by whodunnit! Recom
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  • Forest Gate by Peter Akinti
    ...s that it isn't trite, and it's true. Peter Akinti was kind enough to be [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks to Peter Akinti|interviewed by Bookbag]] ...ying an up-against-the-wall quickie down below might be finding things all the better for an audience, but they're little more than a minor distraction fo
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  • The Amethyst Child by Sarah Singleton
    |title=The Amethyst Child ...menacing story about a girl drawn into a cult, told from before and after the inevitable crisis. Wonderfully sensuous and evocative writing and psycholog
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  • The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale and LeUyen Pham
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  • Snow by John Banville
    |summary=We're used to Banville's alter ego, Benjamin Black, writing crime novels '''Shortlisted for the Sapere Books Historical Dagger 2021'''
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  • Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
    ...per. There’s some left so she knits her dog a jumper too. And then one for the boy next door. And one for his dog. And still there’s yarn left over. So ...though, other people hear about it and sometimes they want it, too. That’s the case with Annabelle’s box of yarn. An archduke appears and wants to buy i
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  • Black Vodka by Deborah Levy
    |title=Black Vodka ...ces of writing from the Booker nominated Deborah Levy, mainly focussing on the search for, and loss of love in a modern world.
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  • Spilt Milk, Black Coffee by Helen Cross
    |title= Spilt Milk, Black Coffee ...ch this spiral of self-destruction and hopefully be around to help pick up the pieces.
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  • Black Heart (Vampirates) by Justin Somper
    |title=Black Heart (Vampirates) ...tical vampires. The main plot arc gets moved on a little and there are all the usual high jinks. Fans will love it.
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  • Gunshot Road (Emily Tempest) by Adrian Hyland
    ...pe of Community Police Officer Emily Tempest. A crime has been committed, the wrong man seems to have been accused and Emily won't rest till justice has ...white folks and black folks. She certainly has her work cut out. Most of the locals see her job as a joke, not to be taken too seriously, until someone
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  • Darktown by Thomas Mullen
    ...= Archetypal ''noir'' crime drama – the first black cops in Atlanta are on the trail of a murderer no-one seems bothered about catching. Sharp, tight, a ...hat is right. For many of us, what is ''right'' is sometimes hard to draw the lines around…but what is ''wrong'' is much more clear-cut. Divisions bas
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  • Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
    |title=Raven Black ...fectly paced and beautifully written – the psychological crime novel meets the old-fashioned whodunit.
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  • Fantasy - CD-Rom and Book by Christy Shaffer
    |title=Fantasy - CD-Rom and Book |summary=A short paperback book with CD-ROM provides 159 images from the fantasy world to use in any medium. It's highly recommended by our reviewer
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  • Swimming Home by Deborah Levy
    |summary=It looks like a slight book - almost a novella - but it punches way about its weight. Highly recommende ...lly booked for some days Isabel offers her the use of the spare bedroom at the villa. There's no obvious reason for why she does this, but what does beco
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  • Last Post by Robert Barnard
    ...d the local community had it become known. Eve decides that she must find the writer. ...own family and of prejudice in the latter part of the twentieth century in the wider community.
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  • Dragons and Wizards - CD-Rom and Book by Marty Noble
    |title=Dragons and Wizards - CD-Rom and Book |summary=A short paperback book with CD-ROM provides 159 images from the fantasy world to use in any medium. It's highly recommended by our reviewer
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  • Mouse Guard - the Black Axe by David Petersen
    |title=Mouse Guard - the Black Axe ...as a legend is born. This is almost so good you might believe I mean the book's creator, not his hero.
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  • Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer
    |publisher=Black Swan Anatomy students at Cardiff University have to work out the correct cause of death of bodies they dissect as part of their studies. Th
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  • The Art of Noir by Eddie Muller
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  • Counting Lions by Katie Cotton and Stephen Walton
    ...A beautiful book of black and white drawings of wild animals as a counting book will stun adults and amaze children. '''Longlisted for the 2017 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal'''
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  • The People Inside by Ray Fawkes
    |title=The People Inside |sort=People Inside, The
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  • The Last Hours by Minette Walters
    |title=The Last Hours ...o historical fiction and proves that brilliant writing will shine whatever the setting. Highly recommended.
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  • Far After Gold by Jen Black
    |author= Jen Black ...ng moral dilemnas, at the same time as being a concise portrait of life in the remote Viking steading.
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  • Highway Robbery by Kate Thompson
    ..., it will appeal to newly confident readers approaching "proper" books for the first time. ...ldiers lay a trap? Perhaps he should stay true to his original bargain. As the cold, wet night presses on, our young hero finds himself in quandary after
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  • Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
    |title=Five Quarters of the Orange ...hort review: a cleverly-written book that gradually unfolds a mystery from the past that involves Framboise, a woman in her sixties.
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  • Tales of Terror from the Black Ship by Chris Priestley
    |title=Tales of Terror from the Black Ship ...is a sailor with a stock of tales to tell, each of them more macabre than the last.
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  • Art Nouveau Flowers by Elaine Hamer
    ...ase - all can be photocopied and are really fun to work with. An excellent book! This is another one of Search Press's great range of design source books. A book comprising of images of beautifully illustrated Art Nouveau images - poppie
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  • Susanna Covers the Catwalk (Susanna) by Mary Hogan
    |title= Susanna Covers the Catwalk (Susanna) |summary= Susanna's at Fashion Week to get the scoop of the century, if she can just find out how to get backstage, in this light-heart
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  • The Black Guard (The Long War) by AJ Smith
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  • The Woman in Black: Angel of Death by Martyn Waites
    |title=The Woman in Black: Angel of Death |sort=Woman in Black: Angel of Death, The
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  • Psy-Q: You know your IQ - now test your psychological intelligence by Ben Ambridge
    ...'Pop Science' full of interactive features that will delight and enlighten the reader, ...for good measure. The result is a readable, accessible and un-putdownable book that I managed to devour in an entire afternoon.
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  • Rabbityness by Jo Empson
    ...lourful, unusual, moving story for little ones that deals beautifully with the idea of loss and rediscovering happiness. '''Longlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2013'''
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  • Friends and Lovers by Maureen Martella
    ...about the Dublin-based detective agency is a cracking good story although the characterisation is rather weak. It's an enjoyable light read. ...with the enigmatic Sizemore (who might or might not be what he seems) from the Insurance Company. Add to this some dirty phone calls from a pervert who se
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  • The Dark Blood (The Long War) by AJ Smith
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  • The Great Big Book of Families by Mary Hoffman and Ros Asquith
    |title=The Great Big Book of Families |sort=Great Big Book of Families, The
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  • Mark of the Black Arrow (Robin Hood: Demons Bane 1) by Debbie Viguie and James R Tuck
    |title=Mark of the Black Arrow (Robin Hood: Demons Bane 1) ...upernatural threat that not only scares, but compliments both the plot and the period perfectly.
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  • Dog on a Digger: The Tricky Incident by Kate Prendergast
    |title=Dog on a Digger: The Tricky Incident ...ook from Kate Prendergast and a book to treasure for the drawing skill and the compelling story. Will be loved by everyone from three to 133.
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  • Rory Branagan Detective by Andrew Clover and Ralph Lazar
    ...cartoon-style illustrations: this book will make a reader out of the even the most reluctant child and adult. ...e else will believe he's in danger. It's up to Rory and Cassidy to uncover the truth and save a life.
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  • The Suicide Club by Rhys Thomas
    |title=The Suicide Club |summary=Harrowing novel about the effect a sinister newcomer has on a group of teens at his new school.
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  • Hilda and the Troll by Luke Pearson
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  • Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black by Nadine Gordimer
    |title=Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black |summary=Full of wit and irony, politics and passion, the imaginative quality of Gordimer's writing never seems to slip, least of all
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  • Tiger by Suzi Eszterhas
    |summary=A beautiful picture book following the story of a mother tiger and her three cubs from birth to adulthood. ...o adulthood. Each page is filled with enchanting pictures of the tigers in the wild, taken by award-winning photographer Suzi Eszterhas.
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  • The Alternative Hero by Tim Thornton
    |title=The Alternative Hero ...pies. Like a supernova (but not of the champagne variety) they burst on to the scene, made it big then imploded after a disastrous festival appearance in
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  • Walking with Witches by Lynne Huggins-Cooper
    ...d supernatural story with a wealth of wonderfully local historical detail. The dialogue can be clunky, but it's otherwise a great read. ...old spell book turn of their own volition. The temperature keeps dropping. The girls find an ancient pendulum.
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  • My Magical Oasis: Art Therapy Colouring Book for Creative Minds by Eglantine de la Fontaine et al
    |title=My Magical Oasis: Art Therapy Colouring Book for Creative Minds |summary=Yet another colouring book with an adult audience in mind, but one that offers more scope for DIY acti
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  • The Old Religion by Martyn Waites
    |title=The Old Religion ...ionship with the local policewoman, with the on-again bits coinciding with the times when her husband's away. It's not an exciting life, but right now it
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  • Sounds like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital by Lloyd Bradley
    |title=Sounds like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital ...music has been part of London's landscape and culture since shortly after the First World War.
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  • The Dirty South by Alex Wheatle
    |title=The Dirty South ...y=Crisp, clean writing with wit and humour tempers this story of the urban black experience in Britain. It's not angry, but it makes some angry points. For
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  • The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks
    |title=The Bunker Diary ...cted boy, it is a powerful and shocking read. We loved it but it's not for the faint hearted.
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  • The Red Prince (The Long War) by AJ Smith
    |title=The Red Prince (The Long War) |sort=Red Prince (The Long War)
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  • No Virgin by Anne Cassidy
    ...ain character after her experience. I found this an interesting and unique book. ...Anne Cassidy clearly shows how sexual assault not only harms the body, but the mind too - in a way that causes a person to believe they were at fault.
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  • Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson
    ...ing the American Revolutionary War. Great research, a wonderful voice from the central character, and clever writing that avoids anachronism but maintains ...its winter encampment at Valley Forge, and Curzon's life takes a turn for the worse yet again as he and his comrades find themselves with no accommodatio
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  • Just Look At Me Now by Nell Dixon
    |summary=Although the outcome is predictable from the start, ''Just Look At Me Now'' is an easy to read, fun story. |publisher=Little Black Dress
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  • Blood Rush by Helen Black
    |author=Helen Black ...aced crime drama that might just make you think twice about the hoodies on the corner… or at least about how/why they came to be there.
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  • Drawing Projects for Children by Paula Briggs
    |summary=A visually appealing book encouraging children to create artworks using a variety of interesting mate |publisher=Black Dog Publishing London UK
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  • Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley
    ...t-provoking, important and brilliantly written, this is one of the best of the year so far. '''Shortlisted for the 2016 CILIP Carnegie Medal'''
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  • Not Dead Enough by Peter James
    ...ok needs to be have a lot of the descriptive passages which add nothing to the plot taken out. It's annoying because it could be so much better. ...is under pressure from within his own police force and the media to bring the case to a speedy conclusion.
    5 KB (894 words) - 12:58, 10 March 2018
  • The White Book by Silvia Borando, Elisabetta Pica and Lorenzo Clerici
    |title=The White Book |sort= White Book
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  • Dolly by Susan Hill
    ...y=A particularly bright and breezy spooky tale, but one that may well have the power to outstay its slight-seeming length. ...to be in the territory of [[The Woman in Black by Susan Hill|The Woman in Black]], but worry not – this new short genre novel is a very different beast.
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  • Paris by Maarten vande Wiele
    |summary=A raunchy and ridiculously enjoyable read, this holds the crown at the moment for graphic novels that don't sound like they could be any good but ...spoiler to report who and what they find will disappoint them. Chastity, the most sarcastically-named character in comix, is happy enough destroying her
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  • I Am Radar by Reif Larsen
    ...ew Jersey to Cambodia, ''I Am Radar'' takes the reader on a journey across the world and many social themes. ...gurative, from suburban New Jersey to an Arctic no man's land to Congo and the Bosnian warzone.
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  • Wild Fire (Shetland, Book 8) by Ann Cleeves
    |title=Wild Fire (Shetland, Book 8) |summary=It's the final book in this series which has been acclaimed in print as as a television series,
    4 KB (618 words) - 08:54, 12 August 2020
  • Dante's Inferno by Hunt Emerson and Kevin Jackson
    ...d boosts the scatological and current feel the original must have had into the modern day. ...ave been ''influenced by childhood reading of MAD magazine'', and a reason the publisher of this untouchable classic is known as Knockabout Books.
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  • Jupiter Amidships by S I Martin
    ...he vessel they end up on isn't a merchant ship, it's a Royal Navy frigate, the Boneta, and they are prisoners of His Majesty, King George. ...first hand, and discover the Turtle, a most peculiar submerged vessel. As black men, they also confront violent prejudice.
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  • Black Sheep by Naima B Robert
    |title=Black Sheep ...them. Huge recommendation. Naima B Robert popped into Bookbag Towers to [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Naima B Robert|chat to us]].
    3 KB (467 words) - 14:40, 12 March 2018
  • Peaches for Monsieur Le Curé by Joanne Harris
    |publisher=Black Swan ...of religious and cultural clashes, filled with mysteries and surrounded by the delicious aromas of peach jam and chocolate truffles.
    5 KB (814 words) - 08:33, 6 April 2018
  • Amazing Women: Inspirational Stories by Charles Margerison
    ...y biographical stories all about influential women from the past. Most of the well-known names are featured, alongside some less-known ones ...n to say (by now I'm getting a bit tired of the smiling Margerison) that ''The stories are inspirational and can help you achieve your ambitions in your o
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  • A Nest of Vipers by Catherine Johnson
    ...es the morals appropriate, and the level of entertainment good enough, for the 8-12 audience it seeks. ...ny children's book provides stronger proof that there is nothing new under the sun than this one, I would be much surprised.
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  • Ballerina Dreams by Michaela DePrince and Elaine DePrince
    ...rom, and who was going to look after her now she had been left orphaned by the war. ...efugee camp to a loving adopted home in the USA with a family who gave her the opportunity to follow her dreams.
    3 KB (499 words) - 18:29, 19 March 2018
  • Diamond Dogs! (Mystery Pups) by Jodie Mellor and Penny Dann
    ...nd adventure - what more could the young girl who is just leaning to enjoy the art of reading want? Recommended. ...on a jewellery store is in progress. The pups and their owners are soon on the trail.
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  • Secrets of the Seashore by Carron Brown and Alyssa Nassner
    |title=Secrets of the Seashore |summary=A fun look at life in and around the sea, this has pages that come to life before your lives. Educational but fu
    2 KB (433 words) - 09:03, 24 March 2018
  • Wake Up, Alfred! by David Ellwand
    |summary=A substaantial board book which some gorgeous photographs of Alfred the Great Dane in a gentle story. ...ing the cake, having a much-needed bath (after making a bit of a mess with the cake), choosing which hat he's going to wear and then having great fun with
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  • Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons by Ann Rinaldi
    ...ivid and beautifully researched and makes for a fascinating read, although the closing chapters do lose some focus. ...s thrived under their tutelage and her formal poetry eventually earned her the plaudits of her (white) peers.
    3 KB (533 words) - 16:54, 9 April 2018
  • Help! The Wolf is Coming! by Cedric Ramadier and Vincent Bourgeau
    |title=Help! The Wolf is Coming! |summary= A super fun concept book about running away from the big bad wolf.
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  • Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
    ...s a difficult decision to make. There are a couple of good messages in the book and they're made with more subtlety than you might expect. Recommended. .... That's OK, but it's awfully hard for Jeremy when just about every boy in the class is parading these shoes in front of him ''really slowly.''
    3 KB (624 words) - 13:21, 12 April 2018
  • War by Roald Dahl
    ...orld War as well as seven other tales of conflict and strife, Dahl reveals the human side of our most inhumane activity. ...re Penguin have combined his war recollections with seven short stories on the subject of war - a fantastic collection heightened by wonderful cover desig
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  • Bloodheir by Brian Ruckley
    ...ory which seems to be more about posturing and preparation for battle than the actual battle itself. This isn't always a good thing, but there is also en ..., who is growing in power since being left to die on the Breaking Stone by the White Owls.
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  • Degrees of Guilt by Patrick Marrinan
    |summary=A good story, particularly the courtroom chapters, but characterisation is a little weak. ...to uphold and there was the added problem that Yuri seemed to have lied to the police when he told them that his mother had very little money as some Russ
    3 KB (510 words) - 11:22, 20 September 2020
  • The Railway Rabbits: Fern and the Dancing Hare by Georgie Adams
    |title=The Railway Rabbits: Fern and the Dancing Hare |sort= Railway Rabbits: Fern and the Dancing Hare
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