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{{newreview
|author=Neil Cross
|title=Captured
|rating=4.5
|genre=Crime
|summary=Kenny is dying - brain cancer is hitting him just as he's barely turning forty. As a result he compiles a short list of rights to wrong, and people to create closure with. One, his ex-wife, might not be easy, two concern a misguided sense of a guilt of old. The fourth turns out to be a missing woman. The journey he takes in that redemptive exercise is not for the squeamish.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847373976</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=The Economist
|summary=Keith Hern found a small lump in his neck and when the results of the tests came through he tried to put the appointment off as he had something more pressing to do, but the doctor was insistent. He knew then that he had cancer. The lump in his neck was, in fact, a secondary tumour with the primary being in the back of his tongue. But for the secondary tumour the discovery of the primary might have been too late for successful treatment. Keith takes us through the discovery of his cancer, his reactions to the diagnosis, his treatment and the titular meal of bangers and mash – the first solid food which he had attempted for some time.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1904312772</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Janet Charters and Michael Foreman
|title=The General
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=General Jodhpur keeps his soldiers busy, polishing their boots and practising shooting. He wants to become the most famous general in the whole world. One day, he's thrown off his horse, and discovers the joys of lying in the grass. On his walk home, he gets a chance to smell the flowers, and soon sets about putting his soldiers to more peaceful activities.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0763648752</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Alison Jackson and Keith Graves
|title=Desert Rose
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Desert Rose is mucking out the pig stalls, when she stumbles across a giant gold nugget. She decides to buy the fattest hog in Texas, so she can win first prize at the state fair - a gal's gotta have a dream. However, she gets one highfalutin hog who won't do as it's told, so she ropes in all the other inhabitants of Laredo to help her out, and win the prize.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408802198</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Gary Blackwood
|title=Mysterious Messages - A History of Codes and Ciphers
|rating=5
|genre=Children's Non-Fiction
|summary=There's something utterly cool about codes and ciphers. It's not just the spies with their secret world, it's the mystery of an ostensibly random set of letters or pictures. It's being able to unravel them and see what they're hiding. It's a combination of geeky riddle solving (and geeks are cool, so there) and uncovering the unknown meanings. Gary Blackwood treats us to a history of codes and ciphers, looking at their creation, the stories behind them, and how to crack them.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0525479600</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Daniel Pennac
|title=Dog
|rating=4.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Dog was the runt of the litter. Unwanted. Half-drowned and left to die on a rubbish tip, you can imagine better starts in life for this scruffy-looking little puppy. But it's not so bad. Black Nose takes him under her wing and gives him a little of her milk and a lot of her love. More importantly, she teaches him the rubbish tip ropes and gives him as much advice about doghood and ownerhood as she possibly can. And then... there's an accident. The last thing Black Nose says to Dog is ''If you go to the town, watch out for the cars. Dodge, little one, remember.''
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406322741</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Donna Blinston
|title=Make New Year's Resolutions and Keep Them Using NLP
|rating=2
|genre=Home and Family
|summary=It's coming up to that time of year again – you know it's the one where you make resolutions about going on a diet, getting more exercise, stopping smoking or losing weight. If they last a week into the New Year you're probably doing well – and then you're left with a feeling of failure. Donna Blinston offers advice on how to make your resolutions and how to keep them – and I needed this advice as much as the next couch potato.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1904312845</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Robert Crowther
|title=Cars - A Pop-Up Book Of Automobiles
|rating=3.5
|genre=Children's Non-Fiction
|summary=Robert Crowther tells the story of the car, from Cugnot's steam engine, Trevithick's road locomotive and Benz's Motorwagen, right through to the record-breaking Thrust SSC and to future cars, like the biodegradable Eco One. There are plenty of pop-ups and pull tabs to bring it all to life, and it's packed with detail.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406312274</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Marie-Louise Jensen
|title=Daughter of Fire and Ice
|rating=3
|genre=Teens
|summary=Welcome to Viking times. The land is ruled by a pitiless and greedy Chieftain, Bjorn Svanson, who always gets what he wants. And what he wants is Thora. She is a healer – very useful when you're going to set out on a voyage, and also very pretty. The Chieftain's destination is the land of fire and ice, also known as Iceland. Impatiently, the Chieftain kidnaps Thora, but what he doesn't know is that Thora has powers. Yes, a historical fantasy where the heroine has powers – didn't see that coming did you? She can read auras and at times, see the future. And what she sees is her new master's murder. Before you know it, he has been stabbed and Thora and a mysterious male slave are free. What is their destination still? The land of fire and ice. Impersonating Bjorn Svanson, the male slave commandeers his ships and they sail away to Iceland, where a precarious future awaits. Will Svanson's men follow them across the oceans for revenge? Can they live with what they have done? Will they ever get a chance to be together?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192728814</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Lili St Crow
|title=Betrayals: A Strange Angels Novel
|rating=4
|genre=Teens
|summary=To start, I have to cover the ground of the mythology of this series. Humans, vampires and werewolves all live in this world, and both species of 'the other' have people halfway turned. Vampires and werewolves aren't exactly the sort to mix with each other - one liking to spill blood, the others going into feeding frenzies every time they smell it. In a previous book, our heroine Dru, has realised her best friend can become semi-wolf in a shape-changing way, and she's tending to the vampire side of things. She's also discovered a very strong threat against her life.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849161283</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=James Fitzsimmons
|title=The Hudbrax Hoard (Sabrax Clyke Series)
|rating=3
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Meet Sabrax Clyke. Not allowed to sit around in the hole in the dry-stone wall he and his family call home, and admire the pretty girl who's just moved in next door, he's persuaded by an urgent message from distant relatives to go to their aid regarding some unmentionable, awful predicament. His journey there and the task itself will involve metal dragons, odd standing stones, earth-shattering movements, and unearthly nasties.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0955644216</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Jane Ray
|title=Snow White
|rating=3.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Jane Ray has taken the classic fairy tale of Snow White, the dwarves and the wicked queen, and created beautiful three-dimensional tableaux. It's a much-loved story that everyone is familiar with, and this is a great opportunity to rediscover a classic in an interesting new way.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406311839</amazonuk>
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