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Transported
Name: Lucy Hopkins
16 November 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Transported is a lovely non-fiction book about 50 different vehicles that changed the world. The book starts with the Polynesian Canoe (several thousand years ago) and goes chronologically until more recent inventions like the electric bike and solar powered aeroplanes. It's g...
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The Chestnut Roaster
Name: Jacqueline Harris
15 November 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
Piaf (Sparrow) is a chestnut roaster in Paris in the 1800s whilst The Eiffel Tower is just being built. Piaf is blessed (or is it cursed?) with total recall of every event in her life. There is something dangerous lurking in the background; 20 gifted children have disappeared, and Piaf's own b...
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Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie the Witch 35th Anniversary Edition
Name: Amanda Shipton
15 November 2022;Genre: Friends and family
'The original is the best' is a phrase which is often said and here this could not be truer. Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul have created a story which has stood the test of time beautifully. The story of Winnie and Wilbur will be just as enticing for children today as when it was first written....
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The Bedtime book of Impossible Questions
Name: Carol Wright
11 November 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Our school Reading ambassadors really enjoyed this fascinating book. The Bedtime book of Impossible Questions answers those questions that you didn't know you had. Perfect for bedtime reading for those who ask 'why what when where and how', it will quench your child's thirst f...
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If You Read This
Name: Jan Blagden
09 November 2022;Genre: Bereavement
If You Read This is the second middle grade novel by Kereen Getten, as she skilfully whisks the reader off to the Caribbean. The warmth of the interfering family and friends, the light touch of local dialect and description of place bring to the reader the experience of an aut...
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The Spell Tailors
Name: Jenny Caddick
07 November 2022;Genre: Fantasy
The Spell Tailors is a charming, magical and colourfully imaginative adventure fantasy. Family tailors Danelli and Co are the finest spell tailors around. They have a reputation for style, intricate stitches and perfectly sewn spells. They can sew protection spells to keep yo...
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The House of Shells
Name: Jenny Caddick
07 November 2022;Genre: Magical Realism
There is a beautifully crafted sense of the supernatural in this intriguing MG adventure set in Nigeria. The story draws on fascinating Yoruba mythology and superstitions and tells the story of 12 year old Kuki, whose aunt's belief in the Yoruba spirits Abiku, risks her feeling cursed and doom...
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Murder at Snowfall
Name: Clair Bossons
04 November 2022;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Murder at Snowfall hooked me in from the very first page. Fleur Hitchcock's books are very popular in our school library and now I can see why! This murder mystery launched straight into the action and kept me guessing until the end with lots of twists and turns along t...
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The Ship of Doom
Name: Mia Davidson
03 November 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
This book is amazing! I love the way M. A. Bennett talked about the past and the future. The idea is a great one! I suggest everyone to read this book.
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Resist
Name: Joanna Hewish
03 November 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
Resist is a brilliant story to teach children and young adults about the severity of World War II without frightening them with all the gory details; the imagined story of young Audrey Hepburn. Little is known about her younger years, but Tom Palmer (author) has pieced togethe...
