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When We Were Warriors
Name: Janet Fisher
24 February 2019;Genre: Adventure
When We Were Warriors, a collection of three interlinked stories set in World War Two, is Emma Carroll's ninth book. The first story tells of Stanley, evacuated to Frost Hollow Hall (the setting of Carroll's first book), together with his sisters, June and Maggie; the reader w...
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Against All Gods
Name: Nicki Cleveland
22 February 2019;Genre: Adventure
To be honest, when this landed in the post, I still hadnt quite forgiven Maz for the tears and torment caused by book 3, the brilliant Beyond The Odyssey. So, I did the only thing I could. I locked myself in my bedroom with a loo roll to hand (Id run out of tissues), tried to banish the title ind...
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Voices of the Future
Name: Lauren Maidman
21 February 2019;Genre: Adventure
Voices of the Future is an anthology of stories written by children from all over the globe. They have been written as part of UNESCO's Voices of the Future Generations project. This is to help children make sure they are given the right of education and literacy globally. The book is a collect...
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Fantastically Great Women Who Made History
Name: Lucy Newton
17 February 2019;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Fantastically Great Women Who Made History opens by showing the journey of the woman who are featured, explaining how they have all made history as well as challenging the reader to think about how they are going to make history themselves. This is an inspirational book...
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Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World
Name: Lucy Newton
17 February 2019;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is brimming with inspirational stories of women who changed the world because of what they dreamed of and believed in. It covers many different women who are famous for many different things including the brilliant writing of Jan...
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The Truth about Martians
Name: Salliann Coleman
16 February 2019;Genre: Adventure
This book is set in 1947 in New Mexico and relates to the Roswell UFO incident; there are references throughout the book to specific aspects of the times, for example listening to Superman on the radio and reading about Martians in comics. Some of these may require explanation to the modern-day...
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You Can't Make Me go to Witch School
Name: Annabelle Age 11
11 February 2019;Genre: Adventure
Daisy Wart - or Twinkle - is a Shakespearean actress who has been taken to a witch school by her granny who believes she truly is a witch. Whilst Daisy is on an epic mission to try to escape from this prison she meets some nice as well as some not so nice witches and discovers some very new thi...
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Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders
Name: Lucy Newton
10 February 2019;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders is a lovely book about some crucial women who have made history - and 'worked wonders' for the world. It has a double page spread about each woman, giving details of their life and achievements, leading to why they are so important...
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Name: Beverley Somerset
07 February 2019;Genre: Magical Realism
A Pinch of Magic is a lovely book, and it has been a delight to read and review it. Betty Widdershins lives with her Granny, and her sisters Fliss and Charlie, in the Poachers Pocket Inn in the village of Crowstone. Their mother is dead and their father is imprisoned in Crowst...
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The Boy The Bird and The Coffin Maker
Name: Jo Clarke
06 February 2019;Genre: Adventure
In a village where fish fly through the air and no-one thinks it's odd, lives Alberto. Carrying the weight of grief, he lives alone carving coffins for the villagers. He gives the dead respect and company in their final hours. He understands loss, he knows how it feels to be lonely and to live in...
