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Children Collection January 2021 Junior Fiction

The great realisation / Tomos Roberts ; Illustrated by Nomoco. First performed in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, Tomos Roberts' inspiring poem, with its message of hope and resilience, has been viewed over 60 million times and translated into over 20 languages worldwide. From simple acts of kindness, to the creativity within us all, The Great Realisation is a celebration of the many things that have brought us together at a time of crisis. It captures, with magical resonance, the thoughts and feelings of millions worldwide as we adapt to a new way of life, cast aside old habits and reflect on what truly matters to us. It is a story for all readers, young or old, who dare to dream of a fairer, kinder, more loving world.

The bad guys : episode 12, The one? / Aaron Blabey. Seriously WHAT is going on with Snake? Terrifying powers! Evil allies! Inter-dimensional doorways! WHAT IS HIS DEAL?! And that's not all! Why is Agent Fox suddenly so mysterious? Who IS she, exactly?! Dang it! We need answers! Wolf and the gang are back. And they're even more confused than YOU.

The christmas crackers / Meredith Costain ; illustrated by Danielle Mcdonald WARNING: You are about to read my UTTERLY BIGGEST SECRETS. Can I trust you? OK then. I’m Ella, and this is my diary. Ella has SO MANY ideas for the class CHRISTMAS PROJECT that she calls a SPECIAL MEETING with her BFFs Zoe and Ammy. They want to do all the actoring, directoring and costume designering. And it would be even more aMAZing if there was a CHICKEN DANCE and a GIANT NUTCRACKER and SOME REINDEERS too! Ella can’t wait to tell her whole class all about it!

The secret cave / Ahn Do ; illustrations by Lachlan Creagh. Gwen has been searching for her family for a long time. Just when she feels she is close, the soldiers following her start to close in. Then one of her dogs is injured, and the gang must slow down...Who can Gwen trust? And how will she keep her pack safe from dangerous enemies? Does this spell disaster for the one and only Wolf girl?

Art Time! / Anh Do ; illustrated by Dan McGuiness. Hotdog, Kev and Lizzie enter an art contest at the local museum. But what happens when someone steals the most famous painting the world the Llama Lisa!? Can Hotdog and his friends chase down the robbers? Junior Fiction

Shouting at the rain/ Lynda Mullaly Hunt. Delsie loves tracking the weather--lately, though, it seems the squalls are in her own life. She's always lived with her kindhearted Grammy, but now she's looking at their life with new eyes and wishing she could have a "regular family." Delsie observes other changes in the air, too--the most painful being a friend who's outgrown her. Luckily, she has neighbours with strong shoulders to support her, and Ronan, a new friend who is caring and courageous but also troubled by the losses he's endured. As Ronan and Delsie traipse around Cape Cod on their adventures, they both learn what it means to be angry versus sad, broken versus whole, and abandoned versus loved. And that, together, they can weather any storm.

The naughtiest unicorn on the beach / Pip Bird ; illustrated by David O'Connell. Two very different Grade 6 girls meet in their school sick bay. Meg is a loner. Grieving over the death of her father, and struggling with changes at home, she wears slippers to school and hides out in sick bay to avoid other kids. New girl Riley, is a Type 1 diabetic and already popular. She doesn't want to go to sick bay, but sometimes she has to if she's having a high or a low. As Meg and Riley are forced to spend more and more time together in the cramped sick bay room, they start to uncover each other's secrets and find the courage to be who they really are.

The naughtiest unicorn on a school trip / Pip Bird ; illustrated by David O'Connell. Mira and Dave are so excited to go on a school trip with all their Unicorn School friends! They're visiting the Baby Animal Rainbow Care Centre (BARCC for short) and can't wait to meet all the adorable baby animals. Will Dave eat all of his lunch before the bus has even left Unicorn School? Will Raheem get bus sick? Will Mira meet a super-rare caticorn? One thing is for sure ... a school trip with the naughtiest unicorn is going to be one big adventure!

Hollowpox : the hunt for Morrigan Crow / Jessica Townsend ; cover illustration by James Madsen. Strange things are happening in Nevermoor... Morrigan Crow and her friends have survived their first year as proud scholars of the elite Wundrous Society, helped bring down the nefarious Ghastly Market, and proven themselves loyal to Unit 919. Now Morrigan faces a new, exciting challenge: to master the mysterious Wretched Arts of the Accomplished Wundersmith, and control the power that threatens to consume her. But a strange illness has taken hold of Nevermoor, turning its peaceable Wunimals into mindless, vicious unnimals on the hunt. As victims of the Hollowpox multiply, panic spreads.

The naughtiest unicorn at Christmas / Pip Bird ; illustrated by David O'Connell. Pull on your Christmas jumper and untangle the tinsel! Its the week before Christmas and Mira and her friends are getting ready to celebrate the holidays with their unicorn best friends forever (UBFF)! Dave the naughtiest unicorn LOVES Christmas, mainly because there are so many delicious things to EAT. Plus there's a tree to decorate, a festive quest and a very special CHRISTMAS SHOW to rehearse. Mira is desperate for her and Dave to play the lead roles of Snow Unicorn and Lost Child . . . will her wish come true? Or will Dave get distracted by all the mince pies? One thing is for sure . . . Christmas time at Unicorn School is sure to be festive fun for EVERYONE! Junior Fiction

The naughtiest unicorn and the school disco / Pip Bird ; illustrated by David O'Connell. More hilarious adventures with Dave the naughtiest unicorn! Everyone at Unicorn School is SUPER EXCITED about the school disco! Can Mira persuade Dave to stop snacking on DOUGHNUTS, put on a GLITTERY PARTY OUTFIT and HIT THE DANCE FLOOR? The BEST DANCERS will win a special SPARKLY medal . . . and Mira is determined it will be hers!

The naughtiest unicorn / Pip Bird ; illustrated by David O'Connell. Mira can't wait to start Unicorn School. (Her big sister goes and won't stop going on about it). But when Mira arrives on her first day all the unicorns are gone - except Dave! Dave isn't quite the sparkly unicorn Mira was expecting to find at the end of the rainbow - he's more grumpy than glittery, more interested in lunch than magical Quests and he always runs off when Mira tries to ride him - but Mira's not going to let that get her down. Along with her new friends and their (much more glittery) unicorns, she is determined to be the best at Quests and protect the special unicorn world!

Queste / Angie Sage ; illustrations by Mark Zug. Nicki and Snorri are trapped in Time, and Septimus Heap goes on a quest to find the House of Foryx, a place where all Time meets.

Fyre / Angie Sage ; illustrations by Mark Zug. Septimus must battle the remnants of the Dark Domaine, which will remain until the power of the evil Two- Faced Ring is destroyed forever. To accomplish that, the ancient Alchemie Fyre must be relit -- a task that sends Septimus to the very origins of Magyk and Physik, testing both his skills, and his loyalties to Extraordinary Wizard, Marcia Overstrand, and Alchemist Marcellus Pye.

Syren / Angie Sage ; illustrations by Mark Zug. Enter the world of Septimus Heap, Wizard Apprentice. Magyk is his destiny. In the fifth book of this Magykal series, Septimus and his friends find themselves on an island whose secrets are as dark and dangerous as its inhabitants. Septimus Heap returns to the House of Foryx with Spit Fyre to pick up Jenna, Nicko, Snorri, and Beetle. But the journey home does not go well and when Septimus and his friends are caught in a storm, Spit Fyre crashes into the Rokk Lighthouse. They are rescued by the lighthouse keeper who is disturbingly sinister, and who has an equally sinister cat Junior Graphic Novels

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Dana Simpson. The magical adventures of Phoebe and her JGN/SIMP unicorn Dana Simpson Camping with unicorns : another Phoebe and JGN/SIMP her unicorn adventure Dana Simpson The unicorn whisperer : another Phoebe and her JGN/SIMP unicorn adventure Dana Simpson Unicorn bowling : another Phoebe and her JGN/SIMP unicorn adventure Dana Simpson Phoebe and her unicorn in unicorn theater JGN/SIMP

Dana Simpson Phoebe and her unicorn. 7, Unicorn of many JGN/SIMP hats Dana Simpson Phoebe and her unicorn in the magic storm JGN/SIMP

Dana Simpson Unicorn crossing : another Phoebe and her JGN/SIMP unicorn adventure Dana Simpson Unicorn on a roll : another Phoebe and her unic JGN/SIMP orn adventure Dana Simpson Razzle dazzle unicorn : another Phoebe and her JGN/SIMP unicorn adventure Dana Simpson Unicorn vs. goblins JGN/SIMP

Dana Simpson Phoebe and her unicorn JGN/SIMP

Ann M. Martin ; Raina Claudia and mean Janine JGN/TELG Telgemeier with color by Braden Lamb.

Junior Graphic Novels

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Ann M. Martin ; Raina The truth about Stacey JGN/TELG Telgemeier ; with color by Braden Lamb. Ann M. Martin ; a graphic The Baby-sitters Club. 1, Kristy's great idea JGN/TELG novel by Raina Telgemeier ; with color by Braden Lamb. Raina Telgemeier ; with The Baby-sitters Club. 3, Mary Anne JGN/TELG color by Braden Lamb. saves the day Cece Bell ; color by David El Deafo JGN/BELL Lasky.

Junior DVDS

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Directed by Tony Cervone Scoob! JDVD Directed by Marc The secret garden. JDVD Munden ; written by Jack Thorne ; produced by David Heyman, Rosie

Created by Neville Astley Peppa Pig. Peppa's Christmas visit. JDVD and Mark Baker. Created by Keith PAW patrol. Jet to the rescue. JDVD Chapman. Written and directed by Lucy Shimmers and the prince of peace JDVD Rob Diamond. Directed by Walt Dohrn ; Trolls world tour JDVD co-director, David P. Smith ; produced by Gina Shay Directed by Sven The ice princess. JDVD Unterwaldt. Written and directed by Red shoes and the seven dwarfs. JDVD Sung-ho Hong.

Junior Picture Books

Author Title Call No. Andy Lee ; illustrated by Do not open this book ever E/LEE Heath McKenzie. Matt Carr. Now wash your hands E/CARR

Patric Guest ; Jonathan Windows E/GUES Bentley. Bluey. Verandah Santa E/BLUE

Aaron Blabey. Pig the blob E/BLAB

Jessica Love. Julian at the wedding E/LOVE by Meredith Rusu ; The story of Clifford E/RUSU illustrated by Jen Oxley and Erica Kepler. Jessica Kensky and Patrick Rescue & Jessica : a life-changing friendship E/KENS Downes ; illustrated by Scott Magoon.

Jackie French & illustrated Pandemic E/FREN by Bruce Whatley. Junior Board Books Bluey. Grannies BB/BLUE

Dana Simpson. Today I'll be a unicorn BB/SIMP

design by Red Logic Australian babies BB Design ; photography by Delphoto.

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