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  • Wed Wabbit

    Wed Wabbit

    Name: Annabelle Age 10
    09 September 2018;

    Genre: Funny Stories

    Wed Wabbit is a great mystery book following the main character Fidge. Strange things keep happening to her, from her cousin graham to her little sister's toy rabbit, so she's on a quest in the land of Wimbley Woos to find out why. I really enjoyed this book and would rate it 5 stars!

  • A Darkness of Dragons

    A Darkness of Dragons

    Name: Jo Clarke
    06 September 2018;

    Genre: Fantasy

    A Darkness of Dragons transports the reader to a mythical land of pipers, dragons and talking rats. The traditional tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelyn lies at the heart of this tale but children with limited knowledge of this fable will soon pick up the threads. Before long, th...

  • Warrior Boy

    Warrior Boy

    Name: Elizabeth Harris
    05 September 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    Warrior boy is powerful, moving and addictive. London teenager Ben accompanies his mother, a documentary film-maker, on a trip to Kenya. She is filming a documentary about elephant poaching and Ben travels with her to meet his Kenyan family for the first time. He is anxious that he won't be able...

  • Race to the Frozen North: The Matthew Henson Story

    Race to the Frozen North

    Name: Joanna Hewish
    05 September 2018;

    Genre: Representation & Inclusion

    Original and inspiring, this short historical story will capture your heart; it's a real page turner.  Race to the Frozen North tells the tale of Matthew Henson - a young black child - who runs away from his violent stepmother and ends up becoming the first man to reach the No...

  • The Curse of the Speckled Monster: Book One: Graverobbers and Gallows

    The Curse of the Speckled Monster: Graverobbers and Gallows

    Name: Emily Marcuccilli
    02 September 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    In this darkly comic tale that is set in the Nineteenth Century Dickensian world of orphans, hangmen and desperate poverty, young Cephas Catchpole has been enslaved to a cruel chimney sweep and forced to scramble up sooty chimneys. With smallpox ravaging the country and affecting both rich and p...

  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

    Harry Potter

    Name: Matele Age 8
    29 August 2018;

    Genre: Fantasy

    I couldn't even put this book down because it has funny and weird bits. My favourite part was when harry potter was talking to the snake or lizard.

  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

    Name: Chloe Age 8
    29 August 2018;

    Genre: Fantasy

    This book is amazing, I couldn't stop reading it. Harry Potter will always be my favourite.

  • Laura Marlin Mysteries: The Secret of Supernatural Creek: Book 5

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    17 August 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    Believing her number one enemy, Mr A, to be behind bars, Laura Marlin is thrilled to be setting off on a school trip to Australia in the latest of the Laura Marlin Mysteries: The Secret of Supernatural Creek. However, bizarre happenings down under and strange coincidences make...

  • The Eye of the North

    The Eye of the North

    Name: Matt Davies
    02 August 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    What an adventure! This book centres around Emmeline, whose parents mysteriously vanish. Before long, she is on a ship to France where she encounters her side-kick-to-be, Thing. Everything takes a turn for the worse when Emmeline is kidnapped and taken to the North. From here on in, we have sc...

  • The Eye of the North

    Name: Sam Holmes
    02 August 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    Emmeline is trying to find her parents and is desperate to know why they can't be contacted. She receives a ship ticket and instructions to meet her new guardian in Paris. However, things don't go to plan and, despite befriending a stowaway named 'Thing', Emmeline is kidnapped by the evil Dr....