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The Rainmaker Danced
Name: Alison Kelly
23 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
The Rainmaker Danced is another wonderful collaboration between the irrepressible John Agard and illustrator Satoshi Kitamura. As ever, Agard's themes are wide-ranging and thought provoking. The Rainmaker in the title is none other than a shape-shifting duck as we learn in the witty 'The Rainma...
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Rising Stars: New Young Voices in Poetry
Name: Alison Kelly
13 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
Produced in conjunction with SLAMbassadors and Pop-Up, the impressive Otter-Barry publishing company is showcasing young 'rising stars'; in its latest volume of poetry. With stars in the ascendency, it seemed fitting that I turned firstly to Ruth Awolola's 'A Love Letter to the Stars' (p.17). T...
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Eloise Undercover
Name: Emily Marcuccilli
05 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
This wonderful adventure story is set in Nazi-occupied France during the Second World War and it tells the tale of young Eloise, whose father and best friend have disappeared. Eloise's world is becoming unrecognisable, with troops patrolling the streets of her small town, curfews in place, towns...
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The Song From Somewhere Else
Name: Caroline Gosden
02 November 2017;Genre: Friends and family
The Song From Somewhere Else is a story that starts and ends with a cat. The disappearance of the family cat starts a series of events for Frank when she runs into the group of boys who have been bullying her for months while putting up missing notices in the local park. Help...
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Dork Diaries: Crush Catastrophe
Name: Eve Age 10
30 October 2017;Genre: Humour
THIS BOOK WAS PROBABLY THE MOST HIOLARIOUS I HAVE EVER READ.IT JUST SHOWS HOW ONE PERSON CAN RUIN YOUR LIFE IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. I WAS AMAZED TO SEE HOW THE ENDING TURNED OUT AND DOES NICKI SOMEHOW MANAGES TO WRIGGLE OUT OF HER AWFUL CRUSH CRISIS? I GIVE THIS BOOK FIVE STARS IMMEDIATELY AND...
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Rose Raventhorpe Investigates: Rubies and Runaways
Name: Azra Age 9
16 October 2017;Genre: Mystery & Detective
You might thing that Rose was an ordinary Victorian girl but you'd be wrong. Read how Rose looks after herself in a freezing winter of mystery and murder. I love this book because of the adventures Rose gets up to! I'd recommend it for anyone aged 9 or 10.
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Goodly and Grave and a Bad Case of Kidnap
Name: Eve Age 10
15 October 2017;Genre: Adventure
I have 3 words about this book. BEST BOOK EVER!!WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT! Its an amazing mix of magic, comedy and hardship. who would think of a clever little servant girl getting mixed up in a worrying adventure of magic and a bad case of kidnap. I absolutely ADORED this book and I highly recomm...
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The Wizards of Once
Name: Emily Marcuccilli
09 October 2017;Genre: Fantasy
My review copy of Cressida Cowell's The Wizards of Once was barely out of its packaging when an eager Year 5 reader, desperate to read it, asked whether she could borrow it first. She devoured it in two days flat and declared it to be 'entrancing and mysterious'. How right she...
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The Dollmaker of Krakow
Name: Josie Age 10
06 October 2017;Genre: Historical Fiction
I would rate this fabulous book 10/10!!!! An emotional story of magic, friendship and hope, yet also the shocking reality of life in 1939 Poland. It is a lovely read for 10+. A unique combination of fantasy and history - with a tragic ending which reflects how many stories ended during World War...
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The Spectre Collectors: Too ghoul for school
Name: Joseph Age 10
06 October 2017;Genre: Adventure
I found this book easy to understand and it was well written. The characters were funny and interesting. I liked the ending because it was tense and exciting.
