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Books for Kids and Tweens April 2024
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Isla and Bubble
by Julie Sykes
Hidden deep beneath the waves is Mermaid Academy, a magical school where mermaids are paired with their very own dolphin and must discover their unique mermaid magic, with plenty of adventure along the way! Impulsive Isla isn't afraid of breaking a few rules to win the school treasure hunt and her dolphin, Bubble, is always up for a dare. But the seas surrounding the academy are swirling with magic, and soon Isla and Bubble find themselves in very deep water.
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Cook Haven. The Forgotten Maze
by J.J Arianjo
It's Gabriel's second year at Crookhaven School for Thieves. And with a tricky Break-In challenge to the teacher's section of the library to attempt, plus a new class called Reclamation, his Miscreant year is already off to a busy start. Then Gabriel and his friends learn about Maravel's Maze. Hidden deep beneath the lake, forgotten about by the school, it's a labyrinth of obstacles. Each tests a crook-related skill - and all are nearly impossible. But the impossible has never stopped Gabriel's crew before, especially not when there's something at the heart of the maze that they all desperately want... The second book in the 'criminally good' Crookhaven series, the secret school where students are taught to do wrong, so that one day, they can put the world to right
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Edie Eckhart and the Big Trip
by Rosie Jones
Edie Eckhart is a little bit different. She has a disability called cerebral palsy, so she talks slowly and falls over a lot. But it has never really bothered her because she has never known anything else. This term, Eddie has a lot on her mind.
Why is she the only one who doesn't know what she wants to be when she grows up? Why is she the only one worried about going on the school drama trip? And why is she the only one who thinks eating 21 Brussels sprouts at once is yummy? Life's confusing questions are making Edie wonder if she really know whe she really is. Will Edie realise it's okay not to have all the answer all of the time... and just be Edie?
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Jawbreaker
by Christina Wyman
Twelve-year-old Max is already bullied at school and at home about the headgear she wears to correct her severe overbite. How is she supposed to find the courage to enter a journalism contest that requires appearing on video? For fans of painfully honest realistic fiction like Raina Telegemeier’s Smile and Shannon Hale’s Real Friends.
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Alex Neptune The Monster Avenger
by David Owen
The sea creatures near Haven Bay are acting very strangely, attacking boats, and Alex senses some dark power is controlling them. When he tracks down his friend the water dragon, he finds it's been infected too. If he can't find a way to stop it, the deadly parasite it's carrying could spread throughout the seas. After battling storms, electric eels and an army of angry crabs, Alex realises that the only way he and his team can save the dragon and all their ocean friends is by going inside the dragon...gulp!
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Jawsome
by RJ Timmis
"Something FISHY is going on in Chumville ... By day, Finley and his mates are ordinary shark kids. But by night, they are secretly the super-famous rock band JAWSOME! But not everything is cruisy. Can JAWSOME get to the bottom of an ocean of shady shark-nanigans while keeping their secret identities watertight? With fabulous illustrations on every page, non-stop adventure and lots of laughs, Jawsome is perfect for emerging readers (and shark enthusiasts of all ages
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Eco Dome Disaster
by Kingfisher
Are you smart enough to help our four lead characters escape from a secret science lab? This dynamic, interactive book is packed with all kinds of puzzles, including fiendish mazes, cunning logic problems, tricky memory challenges, and much more. To escape from the secret science lab, you will need every ounce of brainpower to progress through the challenges, navigating through five rooms and locations to the final exit. Throughout the book, nuggets of non-fiction science information will be scattered on the pages.
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It's the sound of the thing : 100 new poems for young people
by Clarke, Maxine Beneba
This extraordinary collection celebrates the joy of language and features enticing and relatable poems about everyday life - the sounds of the block, the boredom of detention and the happenings in the schoolyard. Poems about candy, peanut butter and pets. Poems about a big brother's messy room, a grandfather's fading memory and a grandmother's garden magic. Through haiku, sonnets, narrative verse, rhyming couplets, limericks, free verse, tongue-twisters and more, Maxine invites readers to fall in love with the wonder that is poetry.
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Sylvanian Families : Easter search and find
by London : Macmillan Children's Books,
Come on an Easter egg hunt with the Sylvanian Families in this search-and-find book, with over 200 things to spot! Meet Freya Chocolate and her friends, and then explore the world of Sylvanian Families at Easter time. Search for tasty treats in the Sylvanian Village, find egg-cellent costumes in Sylvanian Land and spot gorgeous gifts in the Town. Then keep a lookout for eggs in the biggest Easter Egg Hunt ever
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How to avoid being eaten by sharks ... and other advice
by John Larkin
A collection of hilarious, nonsensical, witty and mischievous subjects - the best (and worst) advice for growing up. There is one sure-fire method to avoid being eaten by sharks. Don't go in the ocean. How can you avoid being eaten by sharks? What does it mean to 'skateboard' someone? Is there a chance you could be abducted by aliens? Are there zombies hiding under your brother's bed? In this hilarious guide, John Larkin relates his tried and tested advice for navigating the mysteries of life, with a sprinkling of some of the facts and history he's discovered along the way. Accompanied by entertaining comic-style illustrations from Chrissie Krebs, this is an education not to be missed!"
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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