Holly Webb
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Return to Frances Hodgson Burnett's timeless classic, The Secret Garden, in this magical sequel by bestselling author Holly Webb. It's 1939 and a group of children have been evacuated to Misselthwaite Hall. Emmie is far from happy to have been separated from her cat and sent to a huge old mansion. But soon she starts discovering the secrets of the house - a boy crying at night, a diary written by a girl named Mary, and a garden.
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Shine! volume 1
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Getting into the Shine School for Performing Arts is a dream come true for Chloe - she?ll be taking classes in dance and drama everyday and surrounded by people just as passionate as she is! But while the talented and extroverted Chloe was the star at her old school, at Shine it?s much harder to stand out. And although the other girls in her year seem nice, she finds it trickier to make real friends than she?d expected too. Chloe starts to muck around...
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Museum Kittens volume 1
Pub. Date
2020
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Brave, clever and never more than a whisker away from adventure ? One stormy night a little black kitten is left on the museum steps. Tabby cat Tasha is eager to show Peter the hidden passages and secret corners, though not all the kittens are so welcoming. The pair set out to catch the rat that?s been stealing from the Dinosaur Gallery. But when they have a spine-chilling run-in with a tyrannosaurus, will anyone come to their rescue?.
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Shine! volume 3
Pub. Date
2019
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Lily has never felt like she deserves to be at The Shine School for the Performing Arts. She's sure she only got a place because of her famous actress mum. Then she finds out about an exciting new TV adaptation of her favourite book, Little Women, and everything clicks - this is her chance to prove herself! Will she be able to convince everyone else that this is the perfect part for her?.
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Maisie Hitchins volume 3
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Stripes
Pub. Date
2013
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Maisie and her friend Alice go to stay in a country house with a spooky reputation. Sure enough, peculiar things start to happen on their arrival. With strange noises in the night and an unexpected sighting of a ghostly cat, Maisie knows it's time for her to get investigating.
7) Mousemagic
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
2011
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As Lottie's magical powers grow, so do her adventures at the magical pet shop. When Lottie's class goes away on a trip for a whole week, Lottie decides she's finally going to stand up to Zara, the awful bully. But without her familiar, Sofie, Lottie's not sure if she can. Can Lottie solve her problems without magic?
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Pub. Date
2018
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At the stately home Penhallow Hall, where magical objects come to life, Polly and Rex find a new dog to wake - a toy dog on the nursery shelf. But to their surprise it seems this dog doesn't want to be woken! Polly learns that Skip was left behind by his owners, two children evacuated to Penhallow during World War II. But it's not just at Penhallow that adventures have a way of finding Polly. Her new friend at school, Lucy, is behaving oddly.
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Stripes Publishing
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Tilly is going to stay with her gran and great-gran in Wales. She's got a big school project about the Second World War to do and Gran, who was evacuated herself during the war, has promised to help. Travelling on the train for the first time alone, Tilly falls asleep and wakes up to discover she's travelled all the way back to World War II. She's being evacuated to Wales with her two younger brothers. Stern Mr Edwards offers to give them a home on...
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Museum Kittens volume 2
Pub. Date
2020
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The kittens are curious when a rare Egyptian treasure is brought to the museum. From the moment the object arrives, rumours of an ancient curse begin to spread. But Tasha is determined to prove to the other kittens that there?s nothing to be afraid of. Then a pipe bursts and the gallery is flooded - the kittens are trapped! Are they the latest victims of the pharaoh?s curse?.
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Shine! volume 4
Pub. Date
2019
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Bethany has been keeping a secret from her best friends: she?s attending The Shine School for the Performing Arts on a scholarship since her mum can?t afford to pay for stage school. But with all her homework and the long journey to and from school every day, Bethany is struggling. Then she?s offered the chance to perform in a backing vocal group at a celebrity charity concert with her favourite singer. Luckily, the school has a boarding house she...
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Museum Kittens volume 3
Pub. Date
2021
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The kittens can?t wait to welcome a group of school children to the museum?s first ever sleepover! Especially Bianca, who loves people fussing over her. So when Bianca goes missing after a squabble with the other kittens, they worry that she has run away with the children. But the rats have been sniffing around the sleepover too. Could the kittens? old enemies be behind Bianca?s disappearance?.
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Holly Webb Animal Stories volume 38
Pub. Date
2018
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Zoe offers to walk Scout in the park as she's worried the large, lively puppy isn't getting enough exercise or attention. Gradually she falls in love with Scout - but she knows that Scout belongs to Jack, even if his family don't have the time to give Scout the care he needs. How can she help Scout when he isn't her dog to help?.
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Emily Feather volume 4
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
2014
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Emily Feather is an ordinary girl in an extraordinary family of fairies. When Emily finds out her adopted mother is pregnant, she can't help feeling upset. This means there will be another brother or sister who will actually belong, unlike her. They will also be a fairy and have magical powers. Then her brother, Robin, takes Emily through one of th
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Shine! volume 2
Pub. Date
2019
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When there?s a big audition for a West End production of Mary Poppins at The Shine School for the Performing Arts, Sara is hoping this?ll be her big chance. She sings her heart out in the first round of auditions and is delighted to get a callback for the part of Jane. But rather than being pleased for her, Sara?s mum is only concerned about how getting the role would affect her schoolwork. Meanwhile, Lizabeth, another talented student, has her eye...