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Johnny Ball - Accidental Football Genius
Name: Andrew Mullen
03 May 2020;Genre: Funny Stories
What a great start to a hopefully very successful series. Johnny loves football and so do the rest of his family! His mum and dad both used to play for the local football team and his older brother was a legend at school. Unfortunately, Johnny is not a great player but he has a wonderful footb...
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The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates
Name: Samantha Phillips
30 April 2020;Genre: Funny Stories
The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates, the first children's fiction book written by teacher Jenny Pearson, is a fabulous story of family and friendship.The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates is a truly heart warming and hilarious story of three boys...
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Name: Jennifer Caddick
30 April 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
The Vanishing Trick is a truly gripping , thrilling and atmospheric story of dark ,gothic Victorian magic. The sinister, villainous Madame Pinchbeck is a disturbing and dangerous creation who lures children with a mask of kindness and then traps them within Cabinets of their o...
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A Climate in Chaos
Name: Lucy Newton
22 April 2020;Genre: Environment
A Climate in Chaos tackles the difficult subject of climate change. Such a huge and complex topic is difficult for many adults to understand so trying to explain it to children can be hard. Instead of giving reams of tricky facts to understand, this book breaks down the import...
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The House of Hidden Wonders
Name: Nicola Cleveland
20 April 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
When a ghost and an illness threaten the tiny corner of the underground space they call home, Zinnie and her sisters must find a way to stay together, while being hunted by the police. As Zinnie agrees to undertake a special job, she quickly finds herself caught in a murderous web of lies. Can...
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Real-life Disasters: Investigate what really happened
Name: Bryony Davies
19 April 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
Real-Life Disasters: Investigate what really happened is an interesting book covering a range of real disasters throughout history. These range from volcanic eruptions to icebergs.Each disaster has two double page spreads. The first of these covers the story of the...
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Every Child a Song
Name: Nikki Stiles
19 April 2020;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
A beautiful and cleverly written story by Nicola Davies to celebrate the 30th birthday of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Every Child a Song begins with a foreword from Davies about the United Nations; what it is and the work that it does. This in itself...
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Mic Drop
Name: Abbi McInnes
16 April 2020;Genre: Mystery & Detective
I was really excited to get back to the Tri and find out what the two top sleuths Norva and Nik from the High Rise Mystery were up to. I wasn't disappointed either. Ex-tri resident, and now singing sensation, TrojKat, is back at the Tri to film her latest video on Halloween. The girls and their f...
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Mummy Fairy and Me
Name: Lauren Maidman
16 April 2020;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Ever wondered what it would be like to have a fairy as a Mum? Mummy Fairy and Me: Mermaid Magic is a collection of four stories written by the brilliant Sophie Kinsella, about Ella Brook's tales of her and her fairy family! Ella spends time with fairies and mermaids, he...
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Name: Jacqueline Harris
11 April 2020;Genre: Adventure
Myles and Beckett are the younger twin brothers of the more famous Artemis Fowl. In The Fowl Twins - Deny All Charges, the second of their adventures, having stolen a jet plane and then destroyed it (obviously not intentionally), the brothers are put under house arrest by thei...
