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Lightning Falls
Name: Donna Ritchie
15 October 2021;Genre: Fantasy
If you enjoy humorous ghost stories with a twist, then Lightning Falls is for you. It follows Valerie, a hallowed ghost, who is trying to find out where she came from and who her real family are. She was found, abandoned, as a toddler by Lord Rory, owner of the haunted guest h...
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Don’t Doubt The Rainbow
Name: Stephen Leitch
15 October 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
'If you are reading this now, it means something dreadful has happened to me'... Mysteries, messages, cryptic clues, family, kidnap and corruption all feature in this thrilling teen novel by Anthony Kessel. When thirteen year old Edie finds a note in her jacket she quickly realises it’s...
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The Cat and the Devil
Name: Lucy Newton
15 October 2021;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
What a strange story! The Cat and the Devil is a quirky read with some very interesting pictures. The story comes from a letter than was originally written by the author to his grandson and is an old French folktale, retold with an Irish twist. The folktale tells the story of...
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Everything You Know About Dinosaurs is Wrong
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
15 October 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
Dinosaurs… they were large, scary, cold-blooded, stupid animals that ruled the world millions of years ago during the Jurassic period, where a T-rex would roar at a Stegosaurus…right? Wrong! Tyrannosaurus and Stegosaurus lived so far apart in time that humans are closer to living with a T-rex...
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The Biggest Footprint
Name: Jennifer Caddick
15 October 2021;Genre: Information books
Imagine all 8 billion humans all smooshed together into one giant mega massive human... This is such a clever, engaging and thought provoking way to look at the impact and damage that the human race, in its entirety, is causing the Planet Earth. Creating one huge human (3km tall and wei...
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When Fishes Flew: The Story of Elena's War
Name: Jo Clarke
15 October 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
When Fishes Flew is a journey tale from continent to continent and from modern day to World War 2 and then to ancient Greece. Written as a mixture of narrative and diary entry, the story has a personal feel to it as told through the eyes of Nandi, the main character. Starting...
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Following Frankenstein
Name: Ruth Cornish
15 October 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
Following Frankenstein is a book chock full of adventure but with friendship, acceptance and kindness at its heart. The main character, Maggie is caught up in her father's desire to catch the 'monster' created by Victor Frankenstein. Together, they travel the world in search o...
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Yapping Away
Name: Bryony Davies
15 October 2021;Genre: Poetry
Yapping Away: Poems to fill the world with laughter, by Joshua Seigal, is a collection of funny poems with feelings. The blurb states that this collection is 'perfect for small readers with big imaginations' and this is certainly true. Seigal's collection in this book includes...
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Beetles for Breakfast
Name: Bryony Davies
15 October 2021;Genre: Information books
Beetles for Breakfast and other weird and wonderful ways to save the planet is a beautiful hardback from Flying Eye books written by Madeline Finlay and illustrated by Josh Choi. The book explores the scientific advancements that are in progress to try and lessen the impact of...
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A Puppy's First Christmas
Name: Catherine Kus
15 October 2021;Genre: Animals
I have seen many of Holly Webb’s books in our school library. They seem to be very popular with our pupils, but I have never actually read any of them - so this was my first one. I have to say, I couldn't put this book down. I absolutely loved it! A Puppy's First Christmas</stro...
