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Mega - The most enormous animals ever
Name: Maria Faithorn
07 February 2025;Genre: Animals
Crammed full of interesting facts about mighty mammals, big birds, rampaging reptiles, supersize fish and monstrous molluscs, MEGA: The Most Enormous Animals Ever will have children gripped and engaged as they discover the biggest animals on earth. Each...
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Dungeon Runners Level 2: Sky Battles
Name: Jane Rew
07 February 2025;Genre: Fantasy
There is so much appeal to Dungeon Runners Level 2: Sky Battles: Joe Todd Stanton's wonderful illustrations capture the setting and the characters, perfectly infusing them with atmosphere and humour; the easy-to-read font and...
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The Notwitches
Name: Jacqueline Harris
07 February 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
Melanda Notwitch lives with her three ghastly aunts, who use her as a skivvy and slave. Melanda's life changes when one day a girl knocks on her door and asks her to join the witches. This sparks off a chain of events where Melanda is thrust into a fast-paced adventure and meets a series of ex...
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Bad United: Foul Play
Name: Amanda Shipton
06 February 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
Bad United: Foul Play is the brilliant second graphic novel in this super-silly and engaging series. It will have pupils laughing out loud, not wanting to put the book down. The football theme will interest many young readers, and with Tinkerbell and the unicorn as main charac...
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It's a Brave Young World
Name: Lorraine ansell
05 February 2025;Genre: Personal Growth
It's a Brave Young World is the book I wish someone had written when I was growing up. Jam packed full of advice on everything from friendship, faith, identity and relationships to mental health and online wellbeing, it is a handy guide that young peop...
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Lola and Larch Make a Winter Wish
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
04 February 2025;Genre: Magical Realism
Lola and Larch Make a Winter Wish is the perfect addition to this glorious set of books. My daughter and I love all three and can't decide which one we like the most - after a lengthy discussion, we decided it depends on what season we are in! That is one of the lovely things...
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The Cursed Tomb: A thrilling, ancient-Egyptian adventure
Name: Jacqueline Harris
03 February 2025;Genre: Adventure
In The Cursed Tomb, 11-year-old Henut lives in ancient Egypt in 1249 BCE. Odd things start to happen that appear to be linked to the gods. Henut is not sure she believes in the gods controlling everything, but then she is thrust on a quest that will make her question everythin...
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The Great Theatre Rescue
Name: Jenny CADDICK
03 February 2025;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Great Theatre Rescue is a stunning and exciting historical adventure story that takes place in 1930's London and evokes Dickensian themes of abandoned children and workhouse-harsh schools and villains. The Wren Theatre is home to yo...
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MEGA: The Most Enormous Animals Ever
Name: Jane Rew
03 February 2025;Genre: Animals
Using a simple, repeated pattern of headings, information about different animal groups is well presented, and there's clever use of the dust jacket which doubles up as a poster, with visual comparison of extinct animals and their nearest living equivalents.</...
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Ice Apprentices
Name: Aarav Age 9
03 February 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Ice Apprentices is about Oswin who is a young boy who had been abandoned by his biological parents. Oswin thought he had made a friend named Anastasia but she thought she was better than everyone because she was born a Barkmouth. My favourite part is when Oswin and Anas...
