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Children's Book of the Month

The Ice Children by M. G. Leonard

At the stroke of midnight on the dawn of December, five-year-old Finn Albedo is found frozen in the city park on a pedestal of ice. His heart is beating, he is smiling serenely, but no one can wake him.

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Previous Children's Books of the Month

October 2023

Finding Bear by Hannah Gold

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September 2023

Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield

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August 2023

Black Mirror by Helena Duggan

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July 2023

Smugglers' Fox by Susanna Bailey

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