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  • Everyday Action, Everyday Change: Stay Positive and Motivated in the Fight Against Racism and Prejudice

    Everyday Action, Everyday Change: Stay Positive and Motivated in the Fight Against Racism and Prejudice

    Name: Malcolm Age 10
    10 January 2024;

    Genre: Representation & Inclusion

    I really enjoy reading this book a lot because it helps you learn about what is going on, such as discrimination and about your actions towards other people. This novel also helps you understand that some people with disabilities can't do what people without disabilities can do.  This book can...

  • Code Name Kingfisher

    Code Name Kingfisher

    Name: Jessica Age 10
    10 January 2024;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    It was magnificent when I first got the book; the note at the front was very inspirational and touching. It's one of the most amazing books I have ever read in my entire life. The more I read, the more interesting the book got and after reading a few pages, I couldn't stop! When I was reading...

  • The Spirit Snatcher

    The Spirit Snatcher

    Name: Donna Burkert
    10 January 2024;

    Genre: Adventure

    Pip Ruskin is embarrassed by his parents. It isn't just the wacky way they dress, or the fact that they never watch TV, or the way his mum makes him the smelliest lunches ever known, they are just different. Then, to make matters worse, they decide to up sticks and move their life to the dark...

  • The Night Hunt

    The Night Hunt

    Name: Ophelia McCluskey Gahan
    09 January 2024;

    Genre: Fantasy

    The Night Hunt is a compelling read capturing both the beauty and the darkness of a world full of Gods and monsters; an unlikely alliance between a Nefa and a Herald paves the way to a deserved rebellion. As a result of their journey, an unexpected relationship blossoms, each...

  • Diamond Jack: Your Magic or Your Life

    Diamond Jack: Your Magic or Your Life

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    09 January 2024;

    Genre: Adventure

    Bramble and her sister, Lena, have recently lost their parents and now live with their grandfather, helping out in his shop, 'Mr Browning’s Emporium of Strange and Magical Things'. Left in charge, she and her best friend, Ernest, who lives next door with his mother at the dressmaker's shop, di...

  • All That It Ever Meant

    All That It Ever Meant

    Name: Julie Broadbent
    08 January 2024;

    Genre: Family & Home

    When Mati, her two siblings and her father experience the devastating loss of their mother, her father Baba, decides to return to their homeland of Zimbabwe. The family packs up and takes an expedition/road trip across the country to visit some of the amazing sites that the country holds. With...

  • British Museum: Roman Soldiers: Discover the world of the ancient Roman army

    British Museum: Roman Soldiers: Discover the world of the ancient Roman army

    Name: Jane Rew
    08 January 2024;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    There is much to recommend the British Museum's Roman Soldiers: Discover the world of the ancient Roman army. The subject of Romans features widely on the school curriculum and seems endlessly fascinating; the quirky illustrations designed to make people happy; the clear font...

  • Stitch

    Stitch

    Name: Beverley Somerset
    08 January 2024;

    Genre: Family & Home

    Stitch and his friend, Henry Oaf, were created by the genius Professor Hardacre, and live in his castle. Stitch is gentle; Henry is large and cannot control his strength. When the Professor dies, his evil nephew, Giles, comes to take over the laboratory. Giles wants to continue his uncle's wor...

  • Where's Mr Tractor?

    Where's Mr Tractor?

    Name: Lucy Hopkins
    05 January 2024;

    Genre: Early Skills

    A lovely book for teeny ones to enjoy! We loved the felt flaps to open - they are soft and very large and so are easy for baby to grab. The pictures in the book are simple and use high contrast colours so it's easy for baby to look at the detail. The repetitive language will be great for build...

  • Spring ABC

    Spring ABC

    Name: Lucy Hopkins
    05 January 2024;

    Genre: Early Skills

    Spring ABC is a nice book to begin to introduce little ones to the alphabet! This book has a page per letter of the alphabet with a picture of something beginning with each letter. The letters and words are in high contrast colours so they stand out from the background colours...