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Jim Reaper Son of Grim
Name: Zach Age 10
30 January 2018;Genre: Fantasy
What's good is that it's sort of a detective book. I would really recommend it to others. But, not if you're afraid of snails - there are too many pictures of them!. My best bit was when Will - Jim's best friend - asks if a picture looks like 'a bogey'. That was very funny!!
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The Day that Aliens nearly Ate our Brains
Name: June Hughes
30 January 2018;Genre: Adventure
Freddy is desperate to watch a wrestling match but he does not have satellite TV. Fortunately, his neighbour does, and Freddy, with the aid of his friend Sal and various bits of kitchen equipment, intends to latch onto his neighbour's signal to enable him to watch the ultimate title fight. Unfort...
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The Story of Life: A First Book About Evolution
Name: Kyle Matravers
29 January 2018;Genre: Adventure
The Story of Life: A First Book About Evolution, is recently republished in paperback. Firstly, I must comment on the vivid and imaginative language that the author uses to discuss and describe these, sometimes hard to grasp, concepts. Choices such as 'choking gas', 'churning seas' and 'belched...
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Everless
Name: Lucas Maxwell
29 January 2018;Genre: Adventure
In Everless, time really is money. As forms of punishment, people have their blood drained from them in order to lose years from their lives. It's a bizarre form of ritual that keeps everyone in check and everyone in a constant state of panic. People with money have nothing to fear and can pot...
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Meet the Ancient Romans
Name: Sam Phillips
28 January 2018;Genre: Non Fiction
This book is just great, ideal for any young historian! I almost wish I was back in Primary School myself; a project on the Ancient Romans using a book like this would be easy. Packed full of relevant clearly written facts and information, supported by simple illustrations and humorous annotation...
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The Empress
Name: Victoria Long
26 January 2018;Genre: Adventure
I'd just finished the earlier instalment, The Diabolic so I was lucky to jump straight in and pick up the story. With Nemesis to help him, Tyrus has taken control of the Empire. An idealistic and noble future lays ahead. But for those who have read the first book will know, there are plenty of fo...
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Night Speakers: Sleepless
Name: Aidan Severs
23 January 2018;Genre: Adventure
The Breakfast Club meets The Rest Of Us Just Live Here, but for a slightly younger audience. An unlikely trio of youngsters are drawn together by a mysterious commonality: they all wake up at exactly 1:34 am every night. Something strange is going on, and they';re desperate to discover exactly...
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Witch for a Week
Name: Erin Foote
23 January 2018;Genre: Adventure
Elsie Pickles helps to run the family shop in Smallbridge. One day the local witch Magenta Sharp advertises for a caretaker for her tower in the forest. Elsie takes the position and there begins a week of adventure and fun! Elsie Pickles is a brilliant female character and she is just the righ...
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Safari Pug
Name: Rachael Salmon
18 January 2018;Genre: Animals
What a lovely book! The first thing that struck me were the illustrations in green and yellow, with their echoes of Dr Seuss. Seuss-like too was the way the story meandered and rambled through various unlikely scenarios, and yet it somehow still had one paw in reality. As I am used to reading bo...
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Supertato: Evil Pea Rules
Name: Nicki Cleveland
17 January 2018;Genre: Adventure
The ghastly green super villain is back and determined to stop his nemesis once and for all. Evil Pea is set on ruling the supermarket once and for all, and has a dastardly plan to put Supertato out of action for good. With his plans underway to turn the supermarket into his very own ice kingdom,...
