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Rosie Raja: Churchill's Spy
Name: Hayley Summerfield
07 June 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
Rosie Raja: Churchill's Spy is a brilliant WWII adventure story. It conveys an excellent representation of female roles during wartime and the harsh realities of a world war in occupied France. Having recently been brought to England by her father from India, the Indian...
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Welcome to our Table
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
01 June 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Before we even received this book, my daughter (6 years old) and I knew we would love it! It is a follow-on from Welcome to Our World which is a firm favourite in our house. Welcome to our Table is...
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The Thames and Tide Club
Name: Beverley Somerset
01 June 2023;Genre: Adventure
Clem and her best friends Ash and Zara are mudlarkers. Along with the other members of the Thames and Tide Club, they spend their weekends searching the river banks for lost objects that have been washed ashore. They meet at the mudlarking museum, run by Oswald, where many of the unusual thing...
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Welcome to our Table
Name: Lucy Hopkins
01 June 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
What a lovely book! Welcome to our Table is filled to the brim with information and ideas about food from all over the world. There's a handy contents page at the beginning of the book which has some lovely illustrations of different foods that are included in the book. There'...
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Deadlock
Name: Ruth Cornish
01 June 2023;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Deadlock is a fast-paced action thriller, which is recommended by its publisher for readers who have enjoyed the Alex Rider series. The main character, Archie, and his Dad are caught up in a deadly criminal scheme which puts his Dad, a senior police officer, into priso...
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Genie and Teeny : The Wishing Well
Name: Amanda Shipton
29 May 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Despite Genie and Teeny: The Wishing Well being the third adventure of Grant the genie and his best friend, Teeny the puppy, and it picking up where the previous one left off, it could easily be read as a stand-alone book. When Grant starts to miss his old life in Genie...
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Genie and Teeny Wishful Thinking
Name: Amanda Shipton
28 May 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Teeny and our Genie are back in another humour packed, pet filled, early chapter book. Genie and Teeny: Wishful Thinking is the second of Steven Lenton's magical series but in this book we don't just have Genie and Teeny! Oh no, we also have Tilly, the owner of Teeny. And ther...
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Growing Up: An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body
Name: Maria faithorn
26 May 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Growing Up: An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body is the perfect book to share with developing youngsters as they navigate and learn their way through puberty and their changing bodies. Simple and clear page layouts, personal and reassuring messages for the read...
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Just Like Everyone Else
Name: Sam
24 May 2023;Genre: LBGTQ+
Most teenagers work hard to 'fit in', knowing that there is nothing worse than becoming an obvious target for the group of boys or girls in school who like nothing more than making your life difficult. Coming from a big family, who are well known not just to your school but also the local comm...
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The Time of Green Magic
Name: Jane Rew
24 May 2023;Genre: Magical Realism
The Time of Green Magic is spellbinding. It speaks of the magic of books, the reality of family relationships (sometimes strained, but at times protective and reassuring), of imagination and its potential to transport us all to different worlds. The writing is flowing and subt...
