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William Shakespeare: Scenes from the life of the world's greatest writer
Name: Sue Wilsher
19 March 2016;Genre: Adventure
The life of William Shakespeare, from birth to grave, is a brilliantly told in words and pictures. Simon Callow's quote on the cover says it all; this is 'a perfect introduction to the real Shakespeare'. Packed with information about Elizabethan life as well as the man himself, Mick Manning and B...
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Witch Watch
Name: Kerra Dagley
18 March 2016;Genre: Fantasy
The third book in the series, Witch Watch sees our witchy heroine Tiga Whicabim ready to set off in search for her missing mother in the Silver City. However, just as she's getting ready to leave, colour starts to return into the black and white world of Sinkville. First, in t...
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Boy X
Name: Kerra Dagley
18 March 2016;Genre: Adventure
Summed up in three words by the publishers as 'Action', Survival, Terror', I'd have to agree. I read this book in one sitting, I just had to find out what would happen to Ash before I put it down. The book opens with Ash McCarthy, returning home after his dad's funeral, before he wakes up in a s...
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Unstoppable Max
Name: Marie Berry
15 March 2016;Genre: Adventure
I really enjoyed Unstoppable Max. Is this really an insight into our children's thought patterns when we send them up to get ready for bed??? The story is about a little boy, Max, who has a huge amount of energy. But when he is given three tasks to do at bedtime - tidy his toys, put on clean pyj...
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Superhero Street
Name: Kerra Dagley
14 March 2016;Genre: Adventure
Superhero Street is the second novel from author Phil Earle, his first was Demolition Dad. Illustrations by Sara Ogilvie really bring the action to life with hilarious accuracy. Fans of Roald Dahl, Liz Pichon and David Walliams will love this! In the story, Michael J Mouse is so desperate to be...
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Beetle Boy
Name: Kerra Dagley
14 March 2016;Genre: Adventure
Beetleboy is the first of a trilogy of books written by debut author M G Leonard who says: 'Ever since I was little I've been frightened of creepy-crawlies. Then I found out that beetles can be pretty, brightly coloured, even gold. Others are as strong as the Incredible Hulk....
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Dreaming the Bear
Name: Caroline Downie
14 March 2016;Genre: Adventure
Darcy has been taken from the shopping streets of London to live with her naturalist father in the wilderness that is Yellowstone Park. Surrounded by snow and with no mobile phone signal she feels totally isolated. And to make thing worse she has some mystery illness that means she is tired and u...
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The Nest
Name: Victoria Dilly
11 March 2016;Genre: Adventure
I wasn't sure what to expect when I started reading this story; it sounded a little creepy and I thought I may not enjoy it as 'creepy' isn't normally my genre of choice! However, I was soon hooked on what turned out to be a very well-written story, which kept you on the edge of your seat as the...
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There's a Dragon in My Dinner
Name: Terry Cornelius
02 March 2016;Genre: Adventure
The children in Year 3 with whom I tested this book adored it. We will definitely be buying more copies for our school! They loved Pan, the Mini-Dragon, and are very keen to read more stories about this wonderful creature. The illustrations are lively and the children loved the splodges on the p...
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Tough Guys Have Feelings Too
Name: Terry Cornelius
02 March 2016;Genre: Adventure
This book has a very positive message for all boys/men - everyone has feelings and sharing those feelings is good. There is very little text and it would be suitable for KS1 pupils. The pictures have a very 1960s feel to them and are very stylized in bold blocks of colour showing a variety of '...
