Showing posts with label Kidnapping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kidnapping. Show all posts
Thursday, March 26, 2026

Silver Brook: Yumna and the Golden Horse by Yassmin Abdel-Magied

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There is a lot going on in this book - corrupt developers arrive in this small English village. There are four kids - three girls and a boy ...
Saturday, March 21, 2026

The Lions' Run by Sara Pennypacker illustrated by Jon Klassen

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Compassionate and complex. Kirkus Star review Occupied France, 1944. Lucas Dubois lives in an abbey orphanage. There are rule and constraint...
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

The Aerimander Chronicles Book 1: The Last Ember by Lily Berlin Dodd

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Dragon stories - What do you think of when you hear that term? Journeys; friendship; heroes; saving the last of a species; a special human-d...
Friday, January 23, 2026

Cecily Sawyer How to be a spy by Iona Rangeley illustrated by David Tazzyman

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"My name is Cecily Sawyer and I'm investigating the disappearance of Emmeline and Peregrine Sawyer. I know this city's mice are...
Sunday, January 11, 2026

The Wondrous Tale of Lavender Wolfe by Karen Foxlee illustrated by Martina Heiduczek

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The curse: "We must find The Marigold's stolen treasure and return it before the dawn of the last day of the seventh year. If we do...
Saturday, November 15, 2025

Runt and the Diabolical Dognapping by Craig Silvey

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"How are you feeling? Annie looks down. Nobody looks back up at her. Because there is a Runt-shaped hole in her world." Recently C...
Saturday, March 29, 2025

The Wrong Way Home by Kate O'Shaughnessy

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"... we know Dr Ben certainly isn't perfect - we all know he has a nasty temper.  He doesn't lose it often, but when he does wa...
Wednesday, February 5, 2025

The Girl with Wings by Jaco Jacobs illustrated by Tori Stowe translated by Kobus Geldenhuys

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Wilson Taylor lives with her mum and step dad in a caravan. They never stay in one place for very long. In each small town her mum sets up a...