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Alice Dent and the Incredible Germs
Name: Jacqueline Harris
19 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
In a great mish-mash of reality and fantasy, this is a debut novel suitable for lower Key Stage 2 children. Alice Dent, the heroine of this story, gets a cold. So far, so ordinary. But this is not an ordinary cold in the slightest. Alice's cold has amazing side effects and it is highly contagious...
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Lyttle Lies: The Stinky Truth
Name: Ellen King
18 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
Sam in Lyttle Lies is a small boy who tells BIG lies and the funny storylines, comic illustrations and short bursts of text make it ideal for reluctant readers as well as children developing in confidence as readers. In this second story in the series, The Stinky Truth, Sam is forced to tell th...
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The Phantom Lollipop Man
Name: Aidan Severs
17 April 2018;Genre: School Stories
I'm always dubious of the quality of books aimed at the 7-9 age bracket, especially ones which feature lurid cartoonish illustrations and crazy typesetting. It can sometimes seem like funny books are the only thing available to children who are just getting into reading longer books, especially w...
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Max and the Millions
Name: Max Age 10
16 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
It introduces an amzing storyline right from the beginning to keep any reader carrying on and shows all the fantastic elements every story needs to make you carry on. It includes small amounts of humour while continuing with the outstanding story and allowing new things to fall into place as you...
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Boy 87
Name: Emma Long
13 April 2018;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Boy 87 is an accessible if often difficult story that reminds us that, behind every refugee statistic, is a real person with an often desperate story.The Boy 87 in this story is Shif, a 14 -year-old boy who is numbered the day he and his friend, Bini, are arrested...
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The 1,000 Year Old Boy
Name: Josie Age 11
11 April 2018;Genre: Friends and family
I loved this book, with heartbreak and friendship and adventure and so much else.. It was exciting but scary, everything I hoped it would be! I would give it 10/10
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After the Fall
Name: Lucy Newton
08 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
This picture book has an interesting twist on the classic nursery rhyme - Humpty Dumpty, telling the story from Humpty's perspective. Humpty describes how he feels about his accident and how it effected him afterwards. It's an interesting, thought-provoking book which would appeal to children of...
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The Gift of Dark Hollow
Name: Jennifer Caddick
05 April 2018;Genre: Fantasy
I have never been more eager to read a sequel. After reading The Legend of Podkin One Ear , I was gripped by the world created by Kieran Larwood; a world of rabbit communities trying to resist the evil darkness and invasion of...
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Life on Earth - Space
Name: Samantha Phillips
04 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
If you have a budding young scientist at home then this most definitely is the book for you. At first glance one might be forgiven for thinking that this is a book meant for a much younger child or early reader. It's board book style and simple pictures are more commonly found in simple first pic...
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Young, Gifted and Black
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 April 2018;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
The author and illustrator of Young, Gifted and Black welcome the reader to the book by making the purpose behind the book very clear. 'All children deserve to see themselves represented positively in stories' is their message and this book is intended to be the starting point on a journey to dis...
