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the kitten that nobody wanted
Name: tom Age 8
08 October 2014;Genre: Animals
I liked it because a girl called Emily loses a cat but her best friend's cat has kittens and one is the odd one out. She names the odd one whiskers and her best friend gives her the cat and Emily is happy.
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Rihanna the sea horse fairy
Name: issy Age 8
08 October 2014;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
I liked it when kirsty and rachel saved the seahorse from those mean, horrible goblins!
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Mutant City
Name: Carol Williams
01 October 2014;Genre: Adventure
In a dystopian future, five mutants are called together. Created 13 years before in an illegal experiment, they have lived separate lives to hide and protect them but as their powers start to strengthen, they are brought together to become part of the resistance, while the government are hunting...
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Lies We Tell Ourselves
Name: Melanie Chadwick
30 September 2014;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
I found Lies We Tell Ourselves very difficult to put down. It's the first day at school and Sarah's understandably nervous. She's met at the gates by crowds of angry faces swearing, shouting and spitting at her telling her she's not wanted and she should go back to her old sch...
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Frozen Charlotte
Name: Lorraine Ansell
18 September 2014;Genre: Horror
Frozen Charlotte is a well written book that has the reader engrossed from the very beginning. After Sophie and her friend Jay try to contact her dead cousin, Rebecca, events take a disturbing turn and Sophie ends up going to stay with Rebecca's family on a small Scottish isla...
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Uprooted
Name: June Hughes
17 September 2014;Genre: Adventure
Lynne Reid Banks is well-known and loved for her many childrens books, including The Indian in the Cupboard but this new book is based very much on her own experiences during the Second World War. Uprooted tells the story of Lindy, who is ten at the start of the book, her mother and her cousin C...
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I (heart) Holidays
Name: Tracy Hart
17 September 2014;Genre: Adventure
Beautifully illustrated this book takes the reader on a trip to the seaside with Martha and her Bunny Brothers. Eye catching font changes add further interest as Martha talks directly to the reader (1st person) to share their experiences. This book captures a realistic day at the seaside for any...
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Theres a Lion in my Cornflakes
Name: Fiona Collins
17 September 2014;Genre: Adventure
There's a Lion in my Cornflakes is a quirky and funny picture book which uses a long standing childhood interest as a basis for the story. For many years children have collected coupons, cards and small objects given away in cereal packets. The basis for this particular story is collecting coupon...
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The Colour Thief
Name: Fiona Collins
17 September 2014;Genre: Adventure
The Colour Thief is a delightful picture book about Zot, who comes from another planet where there is no colour. The story tells of Zot travelling to a colourful planet because he thinks that the colour would make the planet a happy place. Once on the planet he decides to steal all the colour, on...
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Battles of Ben Kingdom: City of Fear
Name: June Hughes
10 September 2014;Genre: Adventure
The City of Fear is the third in the series of books featuring Ben Kingdom and the Watchers and their battles against the forces of evil and wickedness, known as the Legion. It follows the pattern of the previous books, following the action over a period of five days. Little snippets of backgroun...
