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  • The 1,000-year-old Boy

    1000 Year Old Boy

    Name: Isla
    01 July 2019;

    Genre: Friends and family

    I think the 10000 Year Old Boy is really good. It ends the final chapter making me want to read more, and it's more my type of book so I'm definitely gonna read the other books because of how good this story is.

  • Where the River Runs Gold

    Name: Rhiannon Cook
    01 July 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    Hurricane Chronos has destroyed the Kairos lands, bees are extinct and children are recruited by the Freedom Fields Family to pollinate crops so that the nation does not starve. However, in an unequal society where the Paragons live a life of luxury while the rest of the population struggle to...

  • Check Mates

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    01 July 2019;

    Genre: Friends and family

    Having ADHD makes it hard for him to concentrate, but Felix does his best to focus. His slipping grades are a worry and everyone keeps telling him to try harder. His parents are under great pressure from work and his Granddad hasn't been the same since Grandma died. When mum suggests Felix and...

  • Ghost

    Ghost

    Name: Leanne Woolcock
    30 June 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    I stumbled upon this book when many teachers were talking about it on Twitter and, just to see what all the fuss was about, I decided to go out the next day and buy it. I'm glad I did! It is like no other book I've read before. It tells the story of Ghost, who ends up fleeing his house unexpect...

  • The Maker of Monsters

    The Maker of Monsters

    Name: Lola Age 11
    30 June 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    A boy in isolation has chosen a career in slavery for a man driven crazy by his own grief for his kidnapped daughter. The boy's job is to feed the beasts but as they get more and more nightmarish, he realises he has helped put the human race into grave danger. With no plan, skills or knowledge...

  • Check Mates

    Check Mates

    Name: Gwyn Hubball
    30 June 2019;

    Genre: Friends and family

    Felix is struggling at school, he has ADHD and cannot concentrate on anything. Consequently, he spends a lot of time in isolation and feels like he useless at everything; Felix's confidence is at an all-time low. He doesn't see much of his parents as they are working all hours following the de...

  • Pages & Co.: Tilly and the Bookwanderers (Pages & Co., Book 1)

    Pages & Co.: Tilly and the Bookwanderers (Pages & Co., Book 1)

    Name: Lucy Russell
    27 June 2019;

    Genre: Fantasy

    Since her mother mysteriously disappeared when she was a baby, Tilly has been raised by her grandparents in their homely rambling bookshop, Pages and Co. Tilly can often be found curled up with a book and counts Anne Shirley and Alice as dear friends.  One wet half term, strange things start t...

  • Kid Normal and the Shadow Machine: Kid Normal 3

    Kid Normal and the Shadow Machine

    Name: Leanne Woolcock
    26 June 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    From the bestselling award-winning authors, Greg James and Chris Smith, comes the latest, highly-anticipated third installment in the Kid Normal series which many of my class are claiming to be the best one yet! Murph Cooper, who still has no official superhero power, is now facing his most dan...

  • Kid Normal and the Rogue Heroes: Kid Normal 2

    Kid Normal and the Rogue Heroes

    Name: Leanne Woolcock
    26 June 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    This is the second equally funny book in the Kid Normal series from Radio 1's Greg James and Newsbeat presenter Chris Smith. After his victory in the first Kid Normal book, Murph and his superhero zeros find themselves busily saving the world, one top-secret adventure at a time, which is easier...

  • Kid Normal: Kid Normal 1

    Kid Normal

    Name: Leanne Woolcock
    25 June 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    This is the first book in a series by Radio 1 presenter Greg James and award-winning journalist Chris Smith. Murph Cooper is new in town and is in need of a new school; luckily for him, he is offered a place at 'The School' after his mum tells the strange teacher that, with his help, Murph could...