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  A Christmas Tree Christmas!

  S C Hamill

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  This is the story of a talking Christmas tree called, Spike and a little girl called Alice who has become Spike's new best friend. The story is all about how Spike and Alice want to have a lovely time at Christmas. But Spike doesn't want to end up on the rubbish pile after Christmas. He wants a long and happy life instead. Come and see what happens to Spike and Alice.This is a story of a strong, and sturdy tree.His name is Spike to you and me.He's found himself in trouble, and it looks pretty bad. He was minding his own business, growing happy with the others.But the farmer's come along, and it's put Spike in a bother.Will he get the chop, to be someone's Christmas tree.If you come and read the story, you'll be sure to see.There's a lovely little song with this Christmas book.Why don't you go and find it, then you can take a look.I will sing it for you, then you can all sing along.Maybe Spike will even join us, for the Christmas tree song.You can sing it in the morning, you can sing along at night.You can teach it to your friends, that would do just fine. Then we can all get together and have a happy christmas time.Singing happily along to the christmas tree rhyme. 
   

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  It's Q

  Katherine Hengel

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  It's Q! begins with an introduction to the letter, what it looks like, and where it fits in the alphabet. In the second section, fun, illustrated sentences show examples of the letter with regard to sound and placement within the words. A cute, rhyming st

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  Bird Boy

  Catherine Bruton

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  "Vivid and deeply empathetic, Catherine is a wonderful storyteller." Phil Earle
  
  "A wonderfully moving story about the healing power of nature, perfect for fans of Phil Earle and Katya Balen" Anthony McGowan
  
  "Unputdownable.A gift to nature loving young people" Hilary McKay
  
  "A heart-felt story about the healing power of nature.Moving and powerful, I loved it" Gill Lewis
  From the multi-award-winning author of No Ballet Shoes in Syria, comes a story of migration, conservation, healing and hope as a grieving boy forms an unbreakable bond with an injured bird.
  
  After the tragic death of his mother, eleven year old Will is sent to temporarily stay with his uncle in the mountains. After years trapped in a high-rise flat, with only birds for company, Will doesn't know how he'll survive a place like this, but he soon finds solace in the woods, when he's surrounded by birdsong.
  
  With his new friend Omar - a refugee from Afghanistan - Will discovers an osprey nest, with two small chicks inside. He forms an unbreakable bond with the birds, especially the smallest chick, who they name Whitetip. But when tragedy almost strikes again one stormy night, and Whitetip is knocked out of the nest - breaking a wing, Will is determined to save her. Smuggling her down from the mountain, he finds a way to keep her alive.
  
  As Will helps Whitetip to grow and to heal, he finds a strength inside himself that he never knew he had. Maybe, finally, Will can find a way to take flight too...

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  A Blossom Promise

  Betsy Byars

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  From a Newbery Medal winner, another high-spirited adventure starring this “gutsy, captivating family” (School Library Journal). It is a time of ups and downs for the Blossoms. Maggie is thrilled to be on the rodeo circuit . . . until she witnesses Mom kissing a handsome stranger. Back at home, the family has weathered the worst flood in the state’s history, and Vern and Michael can’t wait to test their homemade raft down at the flooded Snake Creek. Suddenly, Pap hears screams and runs to the rescue, but a heart attack strikes. As Pap clings to life, the Blossoms must rely on the strength of their family and pull together as never before.  The Blossom spirit endures as the family confronts the frailty of human life in Newbery Award–winning author Betsy Byars’s fourth Blossom Family book. 

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  The Vanishing Trick

  Jenni Spangler

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  In a magical Victorian England, can an orphan and his friends defeat the scheming Madame Pinchbeck? “[A] gothic adventure full of secrets and surprises.” —Sunday Times (Book of the Week) 
   
  Madame Augustina Pinchbeck travels the country conjuring the spirits of dearly departed loved ones . . . for a price. Whilst her ability to contact ghosts is a game of smoke and mirrors, there is real magic behind her tricks too—if you know where to look . . .  
   
  Through a magical trade, she persuades children to part with precious objects, promising to use her powers to help them. But Pinchbeck is a deceiver. Instead of helping them, she turns their items into enchanted Cabinets that bind the children to her, and into which she can vanish and summon them at will. 
   
  When Pinchbeck captures orphan Leander, events are set into motion that see him and his new friends, Charlotte and Felix, in a race against time to break Pinchbeck’s spell, before one of them vanishes forever . . .  
   
  “Original, evocative and eerie . . . I adored it!” —Michelle Harrison, author of A Pinch of Magic 
   
  “A completely enthralling tale, oozing with atmosphere and originality.” —Catherine Doyle, author of The Storm Keeper’s Island 
   
  “A thrilling page-turner. Madame Pinchbeck is a gloriously Dickensian villain.” —Abi Elphinstone, author of Ember Spark and the Thunder of Dragons

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  Just Another Day in My Insanely...

  Barbara Dee

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  Twelve-year-old Cassie has a lot to cope with when her father moves "out of the picture." Her mom's constantly working overtime, her teenage sister's going AWOL, and her little brother seriously needs attention. It's up to Cassie to prevent total chaos at home -- or so she thinks.  She can't control everything, though. At school Cassie's two "best" friends are turning nasty, and a cute boy is sending mixed signals. And then there's Mr. Mullaney -- the weirdest, hardest English teacher in the seventh grade -- who hates everything she does. Since Mr. Mullaney isn't even reading her brilliant work, Cassie starts submitting journal entries like "A Virtual Tour of My Insanely Messy Desk." But her sassy humor isn't winning her any friends or helping her ailing grades. What's a girl to do when life gets totally insane?  Barbara Dee has created a witty, poignant portrait of an intense, honest, feisty girl who is ferociously funny and only too human.

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