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The Worst Class in the World
Name: Jenny Caddick
10 June 2020;Genre: Funny Stories
LITERALLY, one of the most hilarious books I have read in a long time. Fast, funny and full of 'fiddle faddling'. There are delightful, charismatic kids, an endearing (totally harassed)class teacher and an always looming, bad tempered, horse-braying Headteacher.The Worst Cl...
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Sofia the Dreamer and her Magical Afro
Name: Nikki Stiles
08 June 2020;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Young Sofia has her hair washed and styled every Sunday by her Mum. Every Sunday, as this is happening, Sofia can't help but drift off, dream-travelling peacefully to visit different cultural figures representing the historical background of Black African hair.Whilst feeling sleepy...
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My Name is River
Name: Kelly Buxton
08 June 2020;Genre: Adventure
I just could not help falling in love with the characters in My Name is River - a beautifully told story about friendship, courage adventure and family.Dylan has always wanted to live and work on his family farm in Wales, which had been passed down through many gen...
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Wilde
Name: Jenny Caddick
04 June 2020;Genre: Magical Realism
Wilde knows she is not a 'normal' girl; strange things happen around her ... When she moves in with her aunt, in her mother's old home town Winter, she just wants to be a regular kid and to fit in. Yet Winter itself doesn't appear to be a normal town. In an unusually oppressive heatwave, Year...
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The Promise Witch (The Wild Magic Trilogy, Book Three)
Name: Jennifer Caddick
04 June 2020;Genre: Magical Realism
A thrilling and tense story from start to finish, the return to Witches Borough and to Mup and Crow is an epic, heart-in-the-mouth finale to the tale of the raggedy witches. The dark power they unleash again battles with the strength and purity of Mup's own magic.In The Pro...
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Amazing Islands: 100+ Places That Will Boggle Your Mind
Name: Bryony Davies
04 June 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
Amazing Island: 100+ Places That Will Boggle Your Mind is a celebration of all the islands around the world covering the extremes, the animals and the environment of these unique places. A stunning non fiction text, this book would sit nicely on any Key Stage 2 bookshelf.<br /...
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Dragon Detective - School's Out
Name: Samantha Phillips
03 June 2020;Genre: Mystery & Detective
I really enjoyed the first of the Dragon Detective books and was sure it would be a firm favourite for many LKS2 readers; an amusing tale of the unlikely friendship of a young girl and a 1,266 year old red-backed, green bellied, urban-based Mountain Dragon called Dirk. So when...
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Shark Super Powers
Name: Carol Carter
02 June 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
Shark Super Powers is an engaging and informative introduction to the world of sharks. Each double-page spread covers a different species of shark, including the most well-know (hammerhead, great white etc.) as well as more obscure examples (swell shark, goblin shark).<b...
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Jesse Owens
Name: Lizi Backhouse
02 June 2020;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
The Little People Big Dreams books are a great series full of inspiring stories of people who found success and changed the world in the process.This book shares the life story of athlete Jesse Owens, who challenged racism at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and is a good...
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Saving Winslow
Name: Dawn Woods
31 May 2020;Genre: Animals
It was the midst of Winter, when night, like an unwelcome guest, came too early and stayed too long'. So starts Saving Winslow. Poetic as usual, Sharon Creech gives us a tale of a young boy becoming attached to a new pet - in this case, a mini donkey. Winslow's mother was so s...
