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The Girl with the Lost Smile
Name: Emily Age 10
16 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
I liked this book because it was quite different from other books I have read. Chloe has lost her smile, she's looked everywhere. Until one night, she is whisked away on a magical adventure that is out of this world.
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The Trouble with Perfect
Name: Emily Age 10
16 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
I loved this book so much!!It is very mysterious and is one of the best books in the world!!!!! Boy and Violet are back for another adventure, and this is one to get the heart pounding! Things are going missing in Town and lots of people are naming Boy the main suspect. Even children are going m...
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Maps of the United Kingdom
Name: Sam Phillips
15 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
As someone who has moved houses up and down the country many times, this book was a real hit! I'm not a geography buff but I do like to know things about where I am or where I'm going, and this book is just great for that. Maps of the United Kingdom is filled with fascinating facts and figures ab...
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Good Knight, Bad Knight and the Big Game
Name: Emily Beale
14 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
What happens after you save the kingdom from a rampaging dragon with the aid of a stink bomb? You become the school hero, that's what! Instant popularity and fame is the reward. However, handling that fame can bring a whole new set of problems. At least that's what Berkley Paggle discovers in Goo...
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One Day, So Many Ways
Name: Emily Beale
14 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
One Day, So Many Ways is a beautifully illustrated look into the lives of over 40 children living around the world as they go about their daily routines. From Alaska to Brazil, Greenland to Tanzania, children are waking in homes all around the world. While there are many similarities to European...
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Vlad The World's Worst Vampire: Midnight Fright
Name: Emily Marcuccilli
14 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Have you ever felt like you didn't quite fit in? Well, young Vlad, son of Drax and Mortemia Impaler and distinctly unenthusiastic vampire-in-training, certainly knows what this feels like. He is afraid of the dark, terrified of graveyards and try as he might, he cannot seem to master the skill o...
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Head Kid
Name: Chloe Age 9
14 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Head Kid tells the story of cheeky prankster, Ryan Ward, and his best bud, Dionna Baxter. Ryan's headteacher has just about lost it with the school, so he leaves a new headteacher to attempt to control the hyperactive children. Unfortunately for many of the mischievous school pupils (AKA Ryan a...
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Power To The Princess
Name: Sian S
14 October 2018;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Well where do I start with this book? What an empowering and beautiful depiction of an array of timeless classics such as Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and many more. All with a feminine twist but not singling out male readers. I love the sense of fulfilment and belonging each story...
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I Really Want That Unicorn
Name: Lauren Maidman
05 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Ever wanted to win a big, sparkly, Mellow Yellow Unicorn? Chloe Crocodile does, desperately! The only way she can do this is to win Miss Twinkletoes' talent competition. All Chloe has to do is bake a rainbow cake, make a magic castle, design a unicorn fairy costume and give her best performance!...
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No Fixed Address
Name: Tanja Jennings
03 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Susin Nielsen is adept at blending light and dark to create believable, quirky and multi-faceted characters who just need friendship, kindness and understanding to make their lives brighter. No Fixed Address is set in Vancouver and reflects the sad fact that rental units are expensive and scarc...
