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  Hedy Lamarr and a Secret...

  Trina Robbins

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  Tells the story of how Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr came up with the idea for a secret communication system, which would much later become the basis for wireless technology. Written in graphic-novel format.

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  Christmas

  Brenda Haugen

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  Briefly discusses the history and customs connected to the celebration of Christmas.

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  Silver is the Moon - How a girl...

  Jennifer Durrant

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  Silver is the Moon is a true story about a girl born blind on the island of Corsica in 1923. Josée grows up surrounded by a loving family on a farm not far from the sea. She feels like all the other kids in the village until they go to school, and she can’t join them.  
  To compensate, Josée’s family reads to her every day to show her the world until she learns to read Braille on her own. Josée is inspired by all the characters she meets, and one day, takes courage from Little Red Riding Hood when she volunteers to carry a suitcase by train for the French Resistance.

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  The Consequence Girl

  Alastair Chisholm

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  A thrilling, unputdownable adventure, from the highly-acclaimed author of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize-shortlisted Orion Lostand the Blackwell's Children's Book of the Year, Adam-2.
  The world of Colony is in ruins. No one knows what caused society to begin tearing itself apart - but the secret may lie with Cora, a girl living on the mountainside far away from others. Cora possesses an extraordinary gift: the power to see back in time, from an event back to its causes. Even more incredibly, sometimes she can change events. But the present is looking for Cora, and she is forced on the run - and must decide who she is, what she can do ... and how to fix the future.
  With incredible twists and turns, and a hugely gripping story, The Consequence Girl is a brilliantly-imagined, ambitious and high-concept adventure from one of the most exciting new voices in children's fantasy and science fiction.

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  Riverland - For Children and...

  Donna Goddard

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  For children and their young-at-heart old folk. 
  When Uncle Tim loses his beloved puppy, a soft-winged angel takes him somewhere unexpected — to Riverland, a magical realm where all the animals we’ve ever loved still live and play. Years later, Rose follows the same path, guided by dreams, feathers, and the wisdom of her Nannie. 
  Riverland is a tender tale of love, loss, and the healing power of imagination. With gentle humour and spiritual insight, it reminds us that even when something is gone, it’s never truly lost. 
  A soulful adventure for children and the grown-ups who walk beside them.

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  My Life on Fire

  Cath Howe

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  A tense, page-turning story that sensitively deals with themes of family upheaval and kleptomania, by the bestselling author of Ella on the Outside.
  
  
  Ren's family lose their home in a fire. They're living with her grandmother now and things are a bit tense.
  
  
  Ren lost her collection of things, her clothes; her brother lost his little bear and is inconsolable. So Ren starts replacing things with other people's possessions. They've got loads of stuff, after all.
  
  
  But she gets caught and has to strike a terrifying deal to avoid detection...

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