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The Boy who Saved a Bear
Name: Jennifer Caddick
04 April 2023;Genre: Adventure
The Boy who Saved a Bear is the fourth and final book that author Nizrana Farook has set in the beautiful landscape of Serendib, and it is another stunning and warm adventure story featuring the bond between the children and the wild animals that Farook creates so joyously.</p...
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Clutch
Name: Jacqueline Harris
03 April 2023;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Something terrible has happened in Aves Wood. The nest of the peregrine falcons has been raided by an egg thief and all the eggs taken and the parent birds driven away. There is an egg thief in town; someone dangerous. Twitch and his friends must try to find out who the thief is and put a stop...
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The Mona Lisa Mystery (The Butterfly Club 3)
Name: Hayley Summerfield
03 April 2023;Genre: Mystery & Detective
I make no secret of being a fan of The Butterfly Club books. They have captured my imagination and allowed me to delve into the events from the past with ease. They are layered with history and gripping adventures and have some fantastic characters. <...
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I, Spy
Name: Clair Bossons
31 March 2023;Genre: Mystery & Detective
I really enjoy reading historical fiction, it is one of my favourite genres and I, Spy did not disappoint. This book is set at the beginning of World War II. The main character, Robyn, lives at Bletchley Park. She loves bird watching, drawing and nature and had started a Bird...
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Yesterday Crumb and the Teapot of Chaos
Name: Janet Fisher
31 March 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Yesterday Crumb and the Teapot of Chaos is the second in a trilogy. I reviewed the first book, Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup, which was clever and very unusual. There is always the concern that...
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I Spy
Name: Louisa Farrow
30 March 2023;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Robyn has always lived at BP (Bletchley Park) where her father looks after the vehicles. Then, in 1939, everything starts to change. She's no longer allowed out of the grounds to go to school - she can't even row across to 'her' island in the lake. Worse still, nobody will explain why - there...
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Where The River Takes Us
Name: Jacqueline Harris
24 March 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
There is a wild beast, possibly a big cat, that has been sighted in the mountains, and there is a reward promised for a photograph. Jason and his friends set off in search of the beast - and the reward. The year is 1974 and the country is in the grip of the miners' strikes and the three-day we...
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Where The River Takes Us
Name: Ella Louise Hopley Age 12
23 March 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
It was a very good and exciting book, I would suggest to read it when you have time.
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Into the Faerie Hill
Name: Jacqueline Harris
23 March 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Alfred moves with his father to stay with his grandmother, while his dad works on a building project. Alfred can't help feeling that there is something different about him that means he doesn't really fit in. Then he meets Saga, a local girl who is passionately opposed to the building project...
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Flock Horror (Dread Wood, Book 3)
Name: Linda Canning
21 March 2023;Genre: Horror
Anyone who has read my previous reviews of the Dread Wood series knows by now that I am a walking contradiction: I'm a self-confessed wimp, whilst simultaneously being a massive Jennifer Killick buff. I've found myself in the awkward quandary of being a horror fan, who hates h...
