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  The Nameless Something

  Murray Leinster

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  The Nameless Something by Murray Leinster - Bud Gregory was something there isn't any word for. With bulging eyes the truck-driver saw the rattletrap vehicle swerve out over space, until only its inner wheels were on the road. 
  It should have toppled instantly and horribly, only it didn't. It rode exactly as if there were an invisible highway surface over emptiness. The Diesel driver saw it swerve placidly back into the road behind him, and go on. And he braked his monster truck to a stop and had a perfectly good fit of the shakes. He made up his mind to take a week off to be spent in rest and quiet. He did. 
  On that day, it was said in Washington that a grave international crisis threatened, and eminent statesmen went about in spectacular silence, refusing to speak for publication but privately tipping off their favorite newspapermen to monstrous events due to occur. 
  On yet another day Bud Gregory arrived at yet another place where further dirt-track automobile racing was in progress, and attempted negotiations with a dejected driver who had not been in the money for weeks. The driver laughed at him, bitterly, and Bud Gregory was indignant. He bet on the races and lost two dollars. 
  On the same day, four satellite nations of a certain European Power revealed that for several months they had been running atomic piles, and now had a sufficient stock of atomic bombs for their own defense. The rest of the United Nations erupted into frenzied protests—which cut off short when they realized it was too late to object.

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  School of Doom

  Sarah Harrison

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  The hilarious debut middle-grade adventure from Sarah 
  Harrison, winner of the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction 
  Competition 2022. 
   
  Eddie can eat a wheelie bin as easily as a cheeseburger – 
  a talent that gets her sent to the School of Doom with its motto, 
  ‘Be the Worst’ 
   
  But Eddie’s neither beastly nor hopeless. 
   
  And when she and her new friends are plunged into mortal danger, 
  she must try her best to prove it.

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  Ring Around The Sun

  Isaac Asimov

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  Ring Around The Sun by Isaac Asimov - Hell in reverse temperature–that’s what Jimmy and Roy were going through in their little space-ship! Tricked into the dangerous trip, ironic fate caused them to freeze at 40 below, though they were almost in the sun! 
  Jimmy Turner was humming merrily, if a bit raucously, when he entered the reception room. 
  "Is Old Sourpuss in?" he asked, accompanying the question with a wink at which the pretty secretary blushed gratefully. 
  "He is; and waiting for you." She motioned him towards the door on which was written in fat, black letters, "Frank McCutcheon, General Manager, United Space Mail." 
  Jim entered. "Hello, Skipper, what now?" 
  McCutcheon stared at him from under bushy gray eyebrows. "Old Sourpuss," as he was euphoniously known to all members of United Space Mail, had never been known to laugh within the memory of the oldest inmate, though rumor did have it that when a child he had smiled at the sight of his father falling out of an apple-tree. Right now his expression made the rumor appear exaggerated.

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  Stink: Fairy vs Boy: A Stink...

  Jenny McLachlan

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  Shortlisted for The Week Jr Children’s Book of the Year: Audiobook! 
  A laugh-out-loud cartoon-filled adventure for 7+ readers, featuring the world’s funniest fairy, from the bestselling author of The Land of Roar. Perfect for fans of Loki, Tom Gates and Wimpy Kid 
  Ridiculously funny and packed full of cartoons on every page! 
  Before you read my diary here is some stuff you need to know: 
   1 I’m 11 years old 
   2 I love drawing cartoons 
   3 I have two pet rats called Tony and Noah. 
   4 I also have a FAIRY called Stink . . . 
  Danny Todd is desperate to be normal and fit in at school so he isn’t happy when he opens a fairy door and a REAL fairy flies out. Stink turns Danny’s life upside down. She hides in his hair, swims in his cereal, rides his rats and accidentally shrinks his best friend. 
  Danny HAS to get rid of Stink, but she won’t go away until he’s helped her earn gold nuggets to get new wings. Can Danny help Stink do a good deed or is he going to be stuck with his fairy forever? 
  Jenny McLachlan, the Sunday Times bestselling author, presents a new children's fiction filled with magic, family, and humour. This graphic novel, with its short tales of fantasy, is a top pick for kids and fans of juvenile stories. 
  For fans of Peter Brown (The Wild Robot), Trenton Lee Stewart (The Secret Keepers), Cressida Cowell (How to Train Your Dragon), Tui T. Sutherland (Escaping Peril), and Elisa Paganelli (The House with Chicken Legs). 
  HarperCollins 2023

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  The Wind in the Willows

  Kenneth Grahame

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  These tales, from the golden age of classic children’s literature, enchant both children and adults alike. The listener will be transported into the charming world of the ‘Riverbank’, the grandeur of Toad Hall, the darkness of the Wild Wood as we share the adventures of capable Ratty, the trusting and innocent Mole, the wise Badger and the conceited but irrepressible Toad. The stories are humorous, exciting, occasionally scary and at the same time comforting, because of the wonderful bonds of friendship and camaraderie which bind the four principal characters. You will enjoy the peaceful beauty of a summer’s picnic by the riverside, the hilarious adventures of Mr Toad, cosy chats beside a roaring winter fire, and much more besides. ‘The Wind in the Willows’ is a novel which has stood the test of time and will be loved as much by today’s children and adults as it has been in the past.

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  Nola The Nurse® and her Super...

  Dr. Scharmaine Lawson NP

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  Nola and her super friends are back! And this time, they take on New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Everyone is having fun, but when trouble arrives, it's Nola and her heroic friends who save the day. The entire gang is back: Nola the Nurse, Maddi the Midwife, Bax the Nurse, and Charo the CRNA. 
  Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is a huge carnival celebration. It begins around Epiphany and ends before Ash Wednesday. Nola and friends are in town for a special school celebration, when they are called upon to help someone after a fall from a float. Will they be able to save the day with their superpowers alone? Or will they once again have to use their nursing knowledge to help someone?

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