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The Book of Pearl
Name: Catherine Purcell
28 August 2016;Genre: Adventure
This is a story of stories and you need your wits about you as each strand is introduced, coming together masterfully at the end. Stories of Ilian, Olia, Joshua Pearl and the narrator (who, now I come to think of it, doesn't have a name I can recall) entwined throughout the book to what we have...
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It was you Blue Kangaroo
Name: Marie Berry
25 August 2016;Genre: Adventure
Taking responsibility for their actions can be something children find difficult. Owning up when you've done something wrong can be almost impossible for some children to do. However, Emma Chichester triumphs again with It Was You, Blue Kangaroo. We hear about Lily's mischievous behaviour agai...
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I'll Show You, Blue Kangaroo
Name: Marie Berry
25 August 2016;Genre: Adventure
Emma Chichester Clark has written another superb tale about Lily and Blue Kangaroo. In this story Lily is not behaving her best. Lily spends the day showing off to Blue Kangaroo, doing lots of things that grown ups around her tell her not to. As a result, Lily finds herself getting into troub...
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What Shall We Do, Blue Kangeroo?
Name: Marie Berry
22 August 2016;Genre: Young fiction
Emma Chichester Clark has written a super tale about Lily and Blue Kangaroo. This story explores how Lily learns to be independent when she asks adults to help her with different things but they are too busy to do so. I love the way that in this book, Lily shows that she she can do lots of thin...
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The Marsh Road Mysteries Diamonds and Daggers
Name: Jonny
11 August 2016;Genre: Mystery & Detective
I didn't really like the story it was way too long it wasn't intresting. It wasn't descriptive enough.
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There's A Dragon In My Toilet
Name: Lauren Maidman
10 August 2016;Genre: Adventure
This is the third instalment of Eric and Pan's adventures, with the very funny There's A Dragon In My Toilet. Pan is a Mini-Dragon living with Eric and his family who is threatened to move to Mexico with his Aunt and Uncle. Pan obviously doesn't want to leave Eric and his friends which means chao...
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The Potion Diaries
Name: Alison Urquhart
08 August 2016;Genre: Adventure
This was a truly excellent book and I was hooked from the start but then, it falls squarely within a genre I love. The characters are feisty but not rude, they are adventurous but not excessive. There are elements of romance but it is not the focus of the book. I liked that there was little swear...
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Shouty Kid:How Harry a riddles Totally Went Wild
Name: Alison Urquhart
08 August 2016;Genre: Adventure
This book falls into the Diary of a Wimpy Kid / Timmy Failure type of category. I personally don't like Wimpy Kid as I find him too annoying and whiny. I also find the books very amoral. However I am aware that they are staggeringly popular with the pupils who borrow from our school library and w...
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Thicker than Water
Name: Victoria Dilly
03 August 2016;Genre: Adventure
Lennie is a great big blundering boy in the body of a 22 year old man, his mental health issues causing him to behave without thought for the consequences of his actions. It his loyal and faithful cousin, George, acting on a promise to his dying father, who picks up the pieces and cleans up the m...
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Dotty Detective: The Paw Print Puzzle
Name: Kyle Matravers
28 July 2016;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Dotty Detective: The Paw Print Puzzle is an enjoyable read for children between five and eight. The story is part of the Dotty Detective series and is a good introduction to the diary genre. Presented in a very similar way to the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, children will find this book accessi...
