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  Freddy the Magician

  Walter R. Brooks

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  First published between 1927 and 1958, the 26 classic books about Freddy the Pig have delighted five generations of children and are now going on to delight a sixth generation. Freddy, who has won so many admirers in his roles of detective, pied piper, editor, general advisor to the animals on the Bean Farm, and—always—poet, will fascinate his readers in his role of magician. Freddy pulls some wonderful tricks, not the least of which is outwitting the fraudulent magician who comes to entertain the unsuspecting inhabitants of the nearby town of Centerboro. 

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  The Beggar's Bible

  Louise Vernon

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  John Wycliffe is a famous Oxford professor, but he has radical ideas and a temper that are get- ting him into trouble. Young Arnold Hutton has troubles of his own. His family is poor and he will have to either go to the fields or work for the abbot who feeds his dogs better than his servants. Arnold wants to be a scholar and decides to run away.In Oxford, Arnold hears Wycliffe teach and is inspired by Wycliffe’s ideas that everyone should be able to read the Bible, even those who can’t read Latin. People like Arnold and his family. But Wycliffe’s enemies are gathering evidence. They send spies to his lectures and encourage the Ox- ford students to riot in the streets. Will Arnold and his friends be able to convince Wycliffe that he is in danger? Will they be able to save the Bible that has been translated into English?Join Arnold, Timothy, and Lucy as they un- cover the plot against Wycliffe and help to entrust the holy Bible into the hands of beggars.

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  Night Flights - A Mortal Engines...

  Philip Reeve

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  A new collection of short stories set in the steampunk world of Mortal Engines, featuring the rebellious aviatrix Anna Fang—illustrated by Ian McQue. 
   
  Philip Reeve’s acclaimed novel Mortal Engines is “a landmark of visual imagination” where gigantic, motorized cities attack and devour each other. The film adaption produced by Peter Jackson brought Reeve’s thrilling tale to countless new fans. Now, in Night Flights, Reeve returns to the Mortal Engines world, revealing the fascinating past of one of its key characters, Anna Fang.  
   
  London is on the hunt where no other predator city dares to tread. But Anna Fang—pilot, adventurer, spy—isn’t afraid. These three stories explore thrilling moments in Anna’s life: her childhood as a slave aboard the moving city Arkangel, a showdown against a robotic Stalker that is terrifyingly out of control, and her free life as an intelligence agent for the Anti-Traction league . . .

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  Beetle Boy

  M.G. Leonard

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  In this “hugely entertaining adventure with . . . characters worthy of Roald Dahl,” a boy searches for his father with help from an extraordinary beetle (The Guardian). 
   
  Darkus Cuttle can’t believe his eyes when a huge insect drops off the pants leg of his horrible new neighbor. It’s a giant beetle—and it seems to want to communicate with him. But how can a boy be friends with a beetle? And what does a beetle have to do with the disappearance of his dad and the arrival of the terrifying Lucretia Cutter, with her taste for creepy fashion? 
   
  The first book of a trilogy, Beetle Boy is a darkly hilarious adventure full of exotic beetles, daring schemes, and true friendship. 
   
  “Truly great storytelling.” —Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse 
   
  “Leonard gives readers a rare glimpse into the world of insects, mixing adventure, mystery, and science . . . Even the most squeamish will be charmed.” —Publishers Weekly 
   
  “Thrilling . . . An original new voice in children’s literature.” —The Times 
   
  “Enchanting.” —The Daily Telegraph

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  The Dance of the Meerkats - A fable

  Peter Taylor, Bob Eames

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  The Dance of the Meerkats explores the relationship between a father and his son through nightly bedtime stories that reflect on the lessons and adventures of two young meerkats within their community. During these conversations the man and the boy share what they have experienced each day and the stories reinforce good behaviour in dealing with change and in being part of a community. After each part of the story the father asks the son for his opinion and here you can see what your own child thinks about the story so far, and compare that to the thoughts of the boy in the book. Reading a bedtime story with a child is an opportunity for sharing and for learning, as well a time of fun.

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  The Phantom Lollipop Man

  Pamela Butchart

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  Izzy and her friends are shocked when they find their lollipop man has disappeared! Maisie thinks he's gone to Rome but if that's true, why do they keep seeing a weird white wispy cloud around the school? And why do Izzy's legs feel cold even though she's got tights on? Could it be that the lollipop man is a phantom and he's come to spook them all?! Laugh-out-loud fun from Blue Peter Award winners Pamela Butchart and Thomas Flintham.
  
  Read more of Izzy's adventures!
  Baby Aliens Got My Teacher
  The Spy Who Loved School Dinners
  My Headteacher Is a Vampire Rat
  To Wee Or Not To Wee!
  There's a Werewolf in my Tent
  There's a Yeti in the Playground
  The Phantom Lollipop Man
  Icarus Was Ridiculous

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