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  Contributions from Michael Pollan, Andrew Weil, Eugenia Bone, and many more expterts make  Fantastic Fungi  an awe-inspiring visual journey through the exotic, little-known realm of fungi and its amazing potential to positively influence our lives. An all-star team of professional and amateur mycologists, artists, foodies, ecologists, doctors, and explorers joined forces with time-lapse master Louie Schwartzberg to create  Fantastic Fungi , the life-affirming, mind-bending film about mushrooms and their mysterious interwoven rootlike filaments called mycelium. What this team reveals will blow your mind and possibly save the planet. This visually compelling companion book of the same name, edited by preeminent mycologist Paul Stamets, will expand upon the film in every way through extended transcripts, new essays and interviews, and additional facts about the fantastic realm of fungi. Fantastic Fungi  is at the forefront of a mycological revolution that is quickly going mainstream. In

  Bollywood film fanatic Winnie has grown up believing the future is written in the stars. Her family's pandit predicted she would find the love of her life before her eighteenth birthday. So when her relationship with Raj collapses, despite him meeting all the criteria, Winnie is lost. This is not how her perfect ending is scripted. Then fellow film geek Dev challenges Winnie to look beyond her horoscope: is taking the future into her own hands the way to find her happily ever after? To get the perfect ending, Winnie will need a little bit of help from fate, family and, of course, a Bollywood movie star. A fate-filled debut sure to dazzle fans of Stephanie Perkins, Maureen Johnson and Sandhya Menon. Publisher:  Little Tiger Press Group ISBN:  9781788951463 Number of pages:  320

  The perfect thriller for the long, hot school holidays. It's a long, hot summer. As the water drains away from the reservoir, a car emerges. And there seems to be a body in it, a body that then disappears... Daniel and Florence start to investigate and uncover a long-ago robbery, missing gold and murder. When the drought breaks, everything is swept downstream and the truth is revealed... Another thriller from the brilliant author of Murder at Midwinter. Publisher:  Nosy Crow Ltd ISBN:  9781788008648 Number of pages:  272

  18 books have been nominated across three categories from illustrated books, younger and older readers. Florentyna Martin, Waterstones Head of Children’s, said this year’s shortlist has been chosen to “inspire readers” in an increasingly uncertain world. The awards see six books compete to be crowned a £2,000 category winner, with the winners then for the overall title of Waterstones Children’s Book of the Year and an extra £3,000.  Illustrated Books Shortlist Grandad’s Camper  by Harry Woodgate: "A beautifully told story of love, and the importance of adventures and memories." The Viking Who Liked Icing  by Lu Fraser and illustrated by Mark McKinley: "A nutty, nuanced, rollicking rhyming picture about being yourself." Wolfboy  by Andy Harkness: "Feeling hungry can turn even the sweetest child into a snarling, growling Wolfboy!" Alone!  by Barry Falls: A laugh out loud tale of growing chaos. The Duck Who Didn’t Like Water  by Steve Small: "A wise, f

  The 2022 Yoto Carnegie Medal longlist is (alphabetical by author surname): October, October  by Katya Balen, illustrated by Angela Harding (Bloomsbury) Musical Truth  by Jeffrey Boakye, illustrated by Ngadi Smart (Faber) We Were Wolves  by Jason Cockcroft (Andersen Press) Guard Your Heart  by Sue Divin (Macmillan Children’s Books) When the Sky Falls  by Phil Earle (Andersen Press) When Life Gives You Mangoes  by Kereen Getten (Pushkin Children’s Books) The Climbers  by Keith Gray (Barrington Stoke) Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town  by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock (Faber) The Wolf Road  by Richard Lambert (Everything With Words) Rat  by Patrice Lawrence (Oxford University Press) The Crossing  by Manjeet Mann (Penguin Children’s Books) Grow  by Luke Palmer (Firefly Press) The Valley of Lost Secrets  by Lesley Parr (Bloomsbury) Tsunami Girl  by Julian Sedgwick, illustrated by Chie Kutsuwada (Guppy Books) Concrete Rose  by Angie Thomas (Walker Books) Cane Warriors  by Alex Wheatle (Andersen

  Crow Girl by Kate Cann Lily dreads going back to school after the summer - will the bullying this year be as bad as the last? Hiding away from reality she forms an unlikely alliance with the crows in the woods. With them on side, she gains the confidence to make herself noticed at Kyle Hooper's Halloween party, showing everyone she exists. Original tale of romance and growing up. Publisher:  Barrington Stoke Ltd ISBN:  9781842999929 Number of pages:  80 A Dangerous Game by Malorie Blackman Although Sam has a long-term illness, all he wants is the chance to lead a normal life. So he is thrilled when he finally gets his mum and dad to let him go on the school trip to the Scottish Highlands. Sam's desperate for an adventure and wants to prove to everyone that he's just as strong as his friends. But when some of the boys from his class take a reckless risk in order to win a challenge, the trip turns out to be more dangerous than Sam could have imagined. Particularly suitable

  Ricky, Gabe, Lewis and Cassidy are men bound to their heritage, bound by society, and trapped in the endless expanses of the landscape.  Now, ten years after a fateful elk hunt, which remains a closely guarded secret between them, these men - and their children - must face a ferocious spirit that is coming for them, one at a time. A spirit which wears the faces of the ones they love, tearing a path into their homes, their families and their most sacred moments of faith. Ten years after that fateful hunt, these men are being stalked themselves. Soaked with a powerful gothic atmosphere, the endless expanses of the landscape press down on these men - and their children - as the ferocious spirit comes for them one at a time. The Only Good Indians, charts Nature's revenge on a lost generation that maybe never had a chance. Cleaved to their heritage, these parents, husbands, sons and Indians, men live on the fringes of a society that has rejected them, refusing to challenge their exile

  Millions of young people want to be more plant-based - and this is the first ever young person's guide to the whole vegan year. It's filled with helpful advice and inspiration about how to cut down on (or cut out) meat and dairy, as well as the latest nutritional information to make sure young readers have the all-important facts at their fingertips, free from disinformation and waffle. Starting in spring, the book shows you how to make amazing vegan food in every season. As well as over 50 fun, simple and delicious recipes that anyone can try, it's also filled with great tips for every season - from how to grow your own veg to the ultimate vegan finger food for the party season. It's a fantastic handbook that's the perfect plant-based companion for 365 days of being vegan! Publisher:  Welbeck Publishing Group ISBN:  9781783127320 Number of pages:  128

  Should I eat meat? Where does the universe come from? Could I live for ever as a robot? These are the big questions you will be wrestling with. You'll encounter lively scenarios and dialogue to take you through the philosophical puzzles that have been plaguing humans for centuries involving virtual reality, science fiction and a host of characters from this and other planets. Stephen Law has a gift for communicating complex ideas. He offers few answers, but his unstuffy, highly personal approach will have the reader thinking and arguing with as much pleasure as he does himself. Publisher:  Hachette Children's Group ISBN:  9781444003345 Number of pages:  416

  It's early 1945 and a group of people trek across Germany, bound together by their desperation to reach the ship that can take them away from the war-ravaged land. Four young people, each haunted by their own dark secret, narrate their unforgettable stories... Ruta Sepetys devoted three years of research into what still remains the worst maritime disaster in history, the sinking of the German military transport ship the  Wilhelm Gustloff  in 1945. Some 9,400 lives were lost. Salt to the Sea  picks up on four of those lives, a group of young people desperate to flee Germany by any means, even if this is a dangerously overcrowded vessel in a Baltic port.   Publisher:  Penguin Random House Children's UK ISBN:  9780141347400 Number of pages:  400

  Vienna, 1936. Elsa, Leo and Max have always been best friends, a special team of three. Then the Nazis come. As a growing darkness descends around them, Leo and Elsa run for their lives, taking two very different paths across Europe. And Max, once their closest friend, now becomes the enemy as he is drawn into the Hitler Youth. Will the friends ever find their way back to each other? Will they want to? Inspired by a true story,  When the World Was Ours  is an extraordinary novel that is as powerful as it is heartbreaking, and shows how the bonds of love, family and friendship allow glimmers of hope to flourish, even in the most hopeless of times. Three friends. Two sides. One memory. Publisher:  Simon & Schuster Ltd ISBN:  9781471196812 Number of pages:  320

  The story of  The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas  is very difficult to describe. So in this case, we think that it would spoil the reading of the book. We think it is important that you start to read without knowing what it is about. If you do start to read this book, you will go on a journey with a nine-year-old boy called Bruno. And sooner or later you will arrive with Bruno at a fence. Publisher:  Penguin Random House Children's UK ISBN:  9781909531192 Number of pages:  256

                    The OPHS Library Online Newsletter February 2022  #7 Welcome to our Online Monthly Library Newsletter Every month, in our Library Newsletter, we will have reviews on wonderful books that we have in our Library, snippets of new books on the horizon and interesting information about lovely Authors and books-to-movies information. There will be links to access upcoming books that are in The Library and lots of book information that you will enjoy.  We will have competitions, winner announcements, links to short stories and poems and other interesting literacy information all in one Newsletter!   If you would like to add a contribution to our next Newsletter (March issue), such as:  What is your favourite book from our Library?  What were your favourite and/or worst books that you have ever read?  Would you like to send in a book review and/or a literacy picture? Can you think of anything