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The monster protects Conor O'Malley

A Monster Calls

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A Monster Calls - Twelve year old, Conor is forced to cope with his mother's illness and with no-one to talk to, he suffers in silence. One night, the Yew Tree he can see from his bedroom window turns into a monster and promises to tell him…
Is Epic suitable for children?

Epic

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Epic - A tiny forest world, kept secret from humans, is made up of all manner of creatures - the Leafmen keep order against the evil Boggans and their leader, Mandrake who wishes to destroy the life and soul of the forest. When the Leafmen…
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives in New York with a mysterious briefcase which is full of magical creatures. When some of the creatures escape the briefcase, Newt accidentally involves no-maj (non magical),…
Kubo faces a terrible danger in the depths of the ocean. Kubo and the Two Strings.

Kubo and the Two Strings

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Kubo and the Two Strings - After having has his eye stolen as a baby by his grandfather - The Moon King - Kubo and his ill mother live a humble life in hiding. Telling magical stories with the aid of his shamisen (a magical instrument), Kubo's…
The Peculiar Children greet Jake. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - When his grandfather dies in mysterious circumstances with a cryptic message, Jake starts wondering whether the fantastical stories he told about his life could in fact, be real. With his school…
Aslan stands before his destiny. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - Living with their aunt, uncle and precocious cousin, Eustace, Edmund and Lucy miss their two older siblings, Susan and Peter, and try to make the most of their lives outside of Narnia.…
Fenoglio and Dustfinger

Inkheart

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Inkheart - Mo Folchart is a 'silver tongue', someone who can bring books to life by reading them aloud but around the time he discovers this, his wife, Resa, disappears. He spends the next nine years trying to discover a book called 'Inkheart' which…
alice through the looking glass clock kids review

Alice Through The Looking Glass

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Alice Through the Looking Glass - Alice, now a successful sea captain, returns home and quickly finds herself in a difficult position thanks to the man whose proposal she once turned down. Seeking an answer to her problems leads her back to…
Is Goosebumps appropriate for kids

Goosebumps

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Goosebumps - Zach has only just moved into his new home with his mother when their creepy neighbour, Mr Shivers, warns him to stay away from him and his daughter, Hannah. When Zach and new friend, Champ, sneak into the Shivers’ home, they…
The Goblins wait for The Goblin King to be summoned

Labyrinth

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Labyrinth - Sarah is a teenage girl struggling to adapt to family life with her step mother and baby half-brother, Toby, who cries all the time. Using lines from her favourite fantasy story, Sarah summons ‘The Goblin King’ to take Toby away…
The Witch Queen burns but is she really dead? The Last Witch Hunter

The Last Witch Hunter

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The Last Witch Hunter - In the Middle Ages, witch-hunter, Kaulder, destroys the Witch Queen, but with her dying breath she curses him with eternal life. Eight hundred years later, a truce has formed a tenuous peace between humans and witches…
Willow and Elora Danan. Willow.

Willow

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Willow - Willow is an unassuming farmer who dabbles in magic, hoping to someday become a great sorcerer. When a baby appears on a bed of grass on the river by his house, he takes her in and finds out that she is a princess whose destiny is to…