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On The Wall
Name: Jo Clarke
01 November 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
Starting secondary school can be a daunting time; many young readers will relate to the feelings of anxiety, the pressure to 'fit in', the fear of standing out, the fear of being overlooked. But Finley is 'happy everywhere. And happy all the time'. When Finley begins the new stage of ed...
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The Arctic Fox
Name: Laura
01 November 2024;Genre: Animals
Ellie and her family are about to travel to Lapland for their Christmas holidays, and Ellie is excited for the special family holiday. On a school visit to a museum before the end of term, Ellie becomes intrigued by the idea of arctic foxes and after some research finds that they are still rar...
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Oliver's Great Big Universe
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
01 November 2024;Genre: Funny Stories
Oliver's Great Big Universe is the first title in the series about 11-year-old Oliver. The series follows in the footsteps of characters such as the Wimpy Kid and Tom Gates with its first-person, heavily illustrated, humorous diary-style format. This book tells the stor...
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Space: From Sputnik to the International Space Station
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 November 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
Space: From Sputnik to the International Space Station starts by looking at rockets with labelled diagrams, supporting readers in identifying their components. It then follows the development of space exploration from Sputnik, the first satellite in in space to manned pace fli...
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Podkin and the Tentacled Terror
Name: Jenny CADDICK
01 November 2024;Genre: Fantasy
A return to the World of Podkin One-Ear is always an absolute joy and offers a totally immersive reading experience, taking you into an amazing fantasy world. Podkin and the Tentacled Terror is the eighth in this thrilling, adventurous and heart warming quest by Podkin to def...
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Mermaid Academy: Harper and Splash
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
28 October 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Mermaid Academy: Harper and Splash is the sixth installment in the Mermaid Academy series created by those behind Unicorn Academy. These standalone books focus on one particular merm...
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The Girl who Fell to Earth
Name: Maddalena Pretto
23 October 2024;Genre: Family & Home
Aria is a girl who lives with her family in a strange planet called Terros, during a class experiment she discovers that she has human DNA. Since she was very little she has known that her parents think that humans are bad people. One day she is sent to Earth to spread a virus that could kill...
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Cobweb
Name: Mizuki Age 10
20 October 2024;Genre: Animals
Michael Morpurgo's Cobweb is very engaging and interesting. Telling the adventure of a farm dog, this book has lots of unexpected twists that don't always make much sense! Overall I really enjoyed it and do recommend.
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The Colour of Revenge: Inkheart 4 (hardback)
Name: Sue Wilsher
18 October 2024;Genre: Fantasy
For five years, Mortimer Folchart, the bookbinder, and his daughter, Meggie, have enjoyed living in peace with their family and friends, leaving past events behind them. However, Orpheus Gemelli is determined to wreak revenge on those he believes betrayed him. With the help of an artist, he tr...
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Witchspark
Name: Beverley Somerset
18 October 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Eglantine Bury needs to unlock her magic in order to save her magical house, Huswyvern, from her evil uncle Lichen and his terrifying accomplice, the Whistlewitch. In another part of the Magic Isles, Princess Victoria needs to bind her burgeoning magical powers or she could lose her right to t...
