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Diary Of A Confused Feminist by Kate Weston

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Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week 26 Jan 2020

15-year-old Kat wants to do GOOD FEMINISM, although she’s not always sure what that means. She also wants to be a writer, get together with Hot Josh (is this a feminist ambition?), win at her coursework and not make a TOTAL EMBARRASSMENT of herself at all times.

But the path to true feminism is filled with mortifying incidents, muddling moments and Instagram hell. And it doesn’t help that Hot Josh is just, well, properly, distractingly hot.

And when everything at school starts to get a bit too much, Kat knows she’s lost her way, and the only way forward is to ask for help …

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Bookshop Girl In Paris by Chloe Coles

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3rd title in a series that will make you want to rush out and take shelter in your nearest bookshop.

Waterstones describes… It’s just a typical grey day in Greysworth, until the manager of Bennett’s Bookshop makes an exciting announcement. They’ve organised a French exchange with one of Paris’s most famous bookshops! Before you can say ‘Oooh la la’ Paige Turner is already daydreaming about the iconic sights she knows so well from old films and school textbooks. Just THINK of all the chic arty-farty adventures she’ll have. It would be fantastique if it weren’t for one slight problem . . . the boy she’ll be stuck with in the city of love. 

Chloe Coles is herself a bookseller.

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Attack Of The Smart Speakers by Tom McLaughlin

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ACHUKA Book of the Day Fri 24 Jan 2020

There’s a new craze in town for smart speakers and everyone has got one. At first they seem super helpful, but Tyler and her friends soon start to get suspicious. It’s as if these virtual assistants are really the ones in control – but no-one else seems to notice.

It’s not long before the assistants become mobile, attaching limbs so that they can crawl around like weird spider robots. Spiders are bad enough, but robot spiders trying to enslave humanity?

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Eric And The Green-Eyed God

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Eric’s mum is getting married – to his teacher! If that wasn’t bad enough, Auntie Rose has sent a wedding present from her travels, and its magical properties might make Mum have a new baby. Eric definitely doesn’t want that, so he and his best friend Wez decide to open all the presents to find it before Mum does. But the magic gift soon proves more troublesome than Eric could have possibly thought . . .
 

Bear Moves by Ben Bailey Smith and Sav Akyuz

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Everyone’s favourite purple bear is back and bolder than ever in this laugh-out-loud page turner from Ben Bailey Smith and Sav Akyuz.
With funny word play and bold imagery, actor Ben Bailey Smith and artist Sav Akyuz have created a Bear to remember. If there’s one thing Bear knows, it’s how to move. And when the music starts up, Bear just can’t help grooving to the beat – spinning round, belly dancing and even doing the foxtrot.

An infectiously rhythmic and hilarious sequel to I Am Bear.

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Bad Nana 2: All The Fun Of The Fair by Sophy Henn

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ACHUKA Book of the Day Fri 22 Nov 2019

The second book in the wickedly funny LOLLIES shortlisted series for ages six and up.

Hi! I’m Jeanie – 7 3/4 years old, and a BIG fan of badges.

BAD NANA is one of my three grandmas (yes, three). Of course, “Bad Nana” isn’t actually her actual name – but it’s what everyone has been calling her for MILLIONS of years. If I had MY way, I would call her “Fun Nana”, because she is actually brilliant. Yes, she’s a bit NAUGHTY sometimes, but in an EXCELLENT way.

Follow Sophy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophyhenn/

Check out the first book in the series….

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Dogman 7 – For Whom The Ball Rolls by Dav Pilkey

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ACHUKA Book of the Day, Wed 30 Oct 2019

Pilkey’s crazy canine capers are so popular they are threatening to eclipse Pilkey’s legendary Captain Underpantsseries.

In the seventh Dog Man instalment our superhero mutt must do battle with a new arch-nemesis with typically hilarious and entertaining results.

Full colour pages throughout.

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The Accidental Rock Star by Tom McLaughlin

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New title in this successful humour series that has included The Accidental Prime Minister, The Accidental Billionaire and The Accidental Secret Agent.

It should never have happened, but somehow-with the aid of a recorder, keyboard, and very disturbed cat-Hector and Ollie have made a hit single. And now everybody wants a piece of them. They may have always dreamed of fame, but is life on tour all it’s cracked up to be? Follow a rollercoaster of rock star antics in this hilarious new story from Tom McLaughlin.

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King Dave Royalty For Beginners by Elys Dolan

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Dave the dragon is throne-sitting, but will the power go to his head? The King has gone on holiday, leaving protectors of the realm, and BFFs, Dave and Albrecht in charge. Neither of them have the first clue about what it takes to run a kingdom, but it won’t stop them from trying. All with the help of one incredibly useful book: Royalty for Beginners.

Sparky dialogue and narrative momentum, not to mention the plentiful and witty illustrations, mark this out as a superior humour title. Third title in series.

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