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Race to the Frozen North
Name: Joanna Hewish
05 September 2018;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Original and inspiring, this short historical story will capture your heart; it's a real page turner. Race to the Frozen North tells the tale of Matthew Henson - a young black child - who runs away from his violent stepmother and ends up becoming the first man to reach the No...
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The Curse of the Speckled Monster: Graverobbers and Gallows
Name: Emily Marcuccilli
02 September 2018;Genre: Adventure
In this darkly comic tale that is set in the Nineteenth Century Dickensian world of orphans, hangmen and desperate poverty, young Cephas Catchpole has been enslaved to a cruel chimney sweep and forced to scramble up sooty chimneys. With smallpox ravaging the country and affecting both rich and p...
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Captain Underpants
Name: Edie Age 8
29 August 2018;Genre: Humour
I liked this book because George and Harold had a mean old principle. This book is about two, silly, smart, funny boys named George and Harold. They make funny comics and do weird, funny, crazy pranks. One day one of their teachers quit and they needed a new teacher.
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Bad Nana, Older not Wiser
Name: Sam Phillips
27 August 2018;Genre: Adventure
Bad Nana, Older Not Wiser, tells the tale of seven year old Jeanie's rather unusual Grandmother. As a primary school teacher, I often find myself biting my lip trying hard not to laugh at something a child might have said or done. However, Bad Nana doesn't seem to have the same 'limit switch' mos...
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The Sand Dog
Name: Rhiannon Cook
23 August 2018;Genre: Friends and family
At first glance, The Sand Dog is a charming animal tale about a lost dog, but delve deeper and you will find a beautifully written and poignant story of belonging, friendship, family and home. Azi has been waiting patiently for two years for the return of his Grandfather to their small Mediterra...
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The Great Big Green Book
Name: Nikki Stiles
22 August 2018;Genre: Adventure
From the partnership that brought us The Great Big Book of Families and The Great Big Book of Feelings . The Great Big Green Book is an information book unlike many others. This book is jam packed with fun facts well presented for young minds. Hoffman and Asquith have opted for a much more posit...
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The People Awards
Name: Miss Cleveland
22 August 2018;Genre: Adventure
Roll out the red carpet and get set to explore the amazing achievements of people who have pursued their passions, pushed boundaries and changed the world. Find out who's won The Brilliant Idea Awards, The Trailblazer Awards, The Creative Awards and many others, including my personal favourite, T...
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I am the Seed that Grew the Tree
Name: Alison Kelly
21 August 2018;Genre: Adventure
Wow! This didn't so much slide through my letter box as arrive with a hefty thump. There's something very special about meeting the occasional book of this size and I think that children will be delighted by the book both in terms of content and but also as an artefact. I Am the Seed that Grew...
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Jinxed
Name: Rhiannon Cook
17 August 2018;Genre: Adventure
The first in a new series by Amy McCulloch (aka Amy Alward of Potion Diaries fame), Jinxed is an exciting sci-fi novel that is set in a future that may be closer than we think. Lacey Chu is a talented and ambitious engineer with an otherwise ordinary life. Too ordinary. Her dream of attending th...
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17 August 2018;Genre: Adventure
Believing her number one enemy, Mr A, to be behind bars, Laura Marlin is thrilled to be setting off on a school trip to Australia in the latest of the Laura Marlin Mysteries: The Secret of Supernatural Creek. However, bizarre happenings down under and strange coincidences make...
