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  • Imelda and the Goblin King

    Imelda and the Goblin King

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    28 November 2015;

    Genre: Adventure

    A little girl called Imelda lives behind an enchanted forest where she spends her days playing with the fairies. However, the arrival of the horrible goblin king, who bullies everyone and kidnaps the fairy queen, means Imelda and her fairy friends have to work together to defeat him and rescue th...

  • Goth Girl and the Wuthering Fright

    Goth Girl and the Wuthering Fright

    Name: June Hughes
    25 November 2015;

    Genre: Adventure

    This is the third book in the Goth Girl series and, like the others, is an absolutely beautiful book to look at. From the hardback cover to the finish of the pages which show up metallic blue when the book is closed, to Chris Riddell's numerous illustrations along the way and not forgetting the e...

  • Model Misfit (Geek Girl, Book 2)

    Geek Girl: Model Misfit

    Name: Emma Age 14
    22 November 2015;

    Genre: Romance & Relationships

    Just as good as the 1st, a lot more adventure and fun.

  • Geek Girl (Geek Girl, Book 1)

    Geek Girl

    Name: Emma Age 14
    22 November 2015;

    Genre: Romance & Relationships

    Yes, I would recomend this book as it has facts every 2 pages, and I can relate to Harriet Manners as I am a bit of a geek myself.

  • If Only We Had a Helicopter

    If We Only Had a Helicopter

    Name: Lizi Coombs
    21 November 2015;

    Genre: Adventure

    I really enjoy Roger McGough's poetry, so was quite excited to read this book! The story follows the escapades of a boy who is a given a puppy; a puppy who goes missing and goes on adventures with him! There is nothing out of the ordinary in this book, it has lots of normal things that most ch...

  • Boy 23

    Boy 23

    Name: Jennifer Hambleton
    21 November 2015;

    Genre: Adventure

    Boy 23 is an innocent. He has spent his life in isolation; his only contact being The Voice, a disembodied entity which provides everything for him from food to video clips. One night, Boy 23, named Jesper by The Voice, wakes up bound, gagged, in darkness and surrounded by unfamiliar noises. Lef...

  • Zeroes

    Zeroes

    Name: Hayley Nicholson
    20 November 2015;

    Genre: Adventure

    The superhero story is one that has been told many times, and the heroes, or Zeroes, of this book are nothing new to the genre. What is new though is how this group of teenage misfits respond to having such powers. The fact that they call themselves Zeroes doesn't just refer to the fact that they...

  • The Machine Gunners

    The Machine Gunners

    Name: Tom Age 15
    18 November 2015;

    Genre: Books set in the past

    I would recommend this book because it shows world war 2 from a child's prospective mixed with an tale of mistrust between adults and children.

  • My Last Everything: Poems

    My Last Everything

    Name: Katie Age 14
    18 November 2015;

    Genre: Short reads

    I recommend this book because I enjoy poetry and I know the person well.

  • Hell and High Water

    Hell and High Water

    Name: Carol Williams
    16 November 2015;

    Genre: Adventure

    Tanya Landman turns to a British setting for her latest novel, set in 18th century Devon. Caleb, a mixed race lad, is left alone when his puppeteer father is unjustly convicted of a crime and sent for transportation. Caleb finds his estranged aunt, and lives with her and her step daughter Lettie....