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The Cosmic Atlas of Alfie Fleet
Name: June Hughes
26 March 2019;Genre: Adventure
Alfie lives with his mother who works every waking hour in a fish factory supporting the two of them and paying off the debts left by Alfie's father. Life is difficult; the flat is small and sparsely furnished, clothes are threadbare and food is restricted to offcuts of fish brought home from...
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A Place Called Perfect
Name: Max Age 11
25 March 2019;Genre: Adventure
I liked the plot of the story (which I thought was very clever) and the mystery behind what is happening in perfect. It made me think... why is Perfect so perfect? What are the archers doing? And why does everyone wear glasses? Altogether I thought this book was a great read with an amazing plot!
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Mr Dog and the Rabbit Habit
Name: Emily Beale
24 March 2019;Genre: Adventure
Mr Dog is a well mannered yet scruffy, travelling pooch. Preferring life on the open road, he travels from town to town exploring the countryside, making friends. At the beginning of this tale he befriends playful mother rabbit. But when she is lured into a trap by the smell of fresh carrots, Mr...
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Mr Dog and the Rabbit Habit
Name: Bryony Davies
17 March 2019;Genre: Adventure
Mr Dog is a friendly stray dog with a big heart and sense of adventure who also loves the wild rabbits living in the field. When Mother Rabbit gets taken by a muddy man, he knows he has to rescue her for the sake of her children. Told from the point of view of the dog, this is fun adventure with...
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Brilliant Ideas from Wonderful Women
Name: Lauren Maidman
15 March 2019;Genre: Adventure
This book is a gorgeous collection of 15 stories from 15 inspirational women who changed the world through their inventions. From board games to the first e-book, the collection is full of a range of different inspirational women in History who had some of the biggest and brightest ideas. These i...
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Scavengers
Name: Sharon Bolton
14 March 2019;Genre: Real life
Scavengers tells the story of a boy called Landfill who lives with Old Babagoo in Hinterland, surrounded by a big wall that separates it from Outside. Landfill's life is regulated by many rules, which are imposed upon him by Babagoo. The relationship between the two characters is a maelstrom of c...
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Super Cats
Name: Emily Beale
11 March 2019;Genre: Adventure
Tagg, the handsome young tabby cat, believes he has been born into a normal family, adventurous but ordinary. The day his mother reveals that the family has super feline powers, his life is thrown into crime fighting chaos. Tagg's mother Melody has super claws, his father has super strength and h...
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The Magic Misfits
Name: Emily Age 11
11 March 2019;Genre: Adventure
I liked this book because it was really good; you had no idea what the solution to the mystery was going to be! When Carter runs away and ends up in Mineral Wells, it's like he was supposed to end up there! He meets the Magic Misfits, a group of young magicians and feels like he truly fits in.But...
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Fing
Name: Linda Brown
11 March 2019;Genre: Humour
Meet Myrtle Meek, well you may not really want to as she is the worst possible child anyone could imagine! Nothing pleases this girl, all she wants is more, more and if possible even more. Her parents are quite unassuming and go to extreme lengths to give Myrtle what she asks for. This is where F...
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A Crystal of Time (The School for Good and Evil, Book 5)
Name: Linda Brown
07 March 2019;Genre: Fantasy
Oh, the drama of this book! As you read through this wonderful series it gets better and better. I only started this book a few days ago and I could not put it down. I thought book 4, Quests for Glory, was a rollercoast...