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Everything you Know about Dinosaurs is Wrong
Name: Sharon Porter
01 October 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
The whole premise of dispelling the common myths about dinosaurs is really simple yet so cleverly done in Everything you Know about Dinosaurs is Wrong. Although we don't study 'dinosaurs' in key stage two, this book is a great read showing how to set out factual information. T...
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Rita Wong and the Jade Mask
Name: Kristen Hopwood
01 October 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Rita Wong has recently moved to Morecambe and lives an ordinary life, but feeling homesick, she longs for a little adventure. One day, she finds herself following a dragon and stumbles upon the entrance to the mysterious Neon City. The dragon is Lester Thyme and he has fallen on hard times. Ri...
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Saving Sorya - Chang and the Sun Bear
Name: Donna Ritchie
30 September 2021;Genre: Environment
Wow!!! One of the best graphic novels for KS2 I have ever read! Saving Sorya - Chang and the Sun Bear is so beautifully illustrated by Jeet Zdung. The story, which was influenced by Trang Nguyen's (the author) own childhood, growing up in Vietnam when she met a moon bear....
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Horror Heights: The Slime (Book 1)
Name: Samantha Phillips
30 September 2021;Genre: Horror
In Horror Heights: The Slime, 11 year old Connie has yet to find her niche at Secondary School, and while some children are known for their academic or sporting ability, just like many young girls, Connie still feels unrecognised by her peers! Connie is so keen to be known, th...
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When Fishes Flew: The Story of Elena's War
Name: Donna Burkert
30 September 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
Nandi has always had a special relationship with her Great Aunt Ellie. She has loved her stories and the very essence that makes her so special. When Ellie becomes too old to travel from her home in Ithaca to visit Nandi in Australia, Nandi vows to work hard and save the money to do the journe...
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Locked Out Lily
Name: Jennifer Caddick
30 September 2021;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Locked Out Lily is an eerie, atmospheric, intriguing and totally compelling thrill of a story. I absolutely loved this book. Lily is battling a serious illness but her parents will soon need to divide their attention between her and a new baby - a sibling that Lily does not wa...
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How Was That Built?
Name: Kelly Buxton
29 September 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
How Was That Built? is fascinating non-fiction in picture book disguise, with story-type narratives that flow throughout like a river ebbing through a city. For budding engineers and those interested in the intricacies of how some of the world's most awe-inspiring buildings, t...
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Danger at Dead Man's Pass (Adventures on Trains)
Name: Sue Wilsher
28 September 2021;Genre: Adventure
Hal is delighted when his Uncle Nat appears at the start of the Easter holidays. Having received a mysterious letter from an old friend asking for their help, the two train detectives set off to investigate a suspicious death and a family curse. Going undercover as members of the family, they...
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Keeper Of Secrets
Name: Carol Wright
27 September 2021;Genre: Personal Growth
It it just Emily and her dad, moving to Badger Cottage in the forest. Emily's mum died and she feels like she has lost both parents as dad is closed off from her. In their new surroundings, which are remote and wild, they discover that there are Lynx living wild in the area. This is not to eve...
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Wings of Icarus
Name: Sue Wilsher
26 September 2021;Genre: Myths & Legends
Daedalus and his son, Icarus, have been imprisoned on the island of Crete by King Minos. Desperate to escape, they come up with a daring plan, but impulsive Icarus, longing for freedom, fails to listen to his father, leading to tragedy. In her retelling of this Greek myth, Jenny Oldfiel...
