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It's the End of the World and I'm in my Bathing Suit
Name: Sue Wilsher
09 May 2022;Genre: Adventure
When Eddie's genius plan to avoid doing his laundry goes terribly wrong, he finds himself grounded whilst his family heads for the big Beach Bash he has been looking forward to all summer. Left behind to tackle a mountain of stinking clothes, suddenly all the power goes off and Eddie finds him...
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Indiana Bones
Name: Lia Age 9
05 May 2022;Genre: Adventure
So far I have read 6 chapters of the book Indiana Bones and I quite like it because the two main characters (Aisha and Indiana Bones ) are about to go to Egypt to find treasure! Unfortunately, a man called Ringo is following them… I have been reading on to chapter 7 and this...
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The Map of Leaves
Name: Nathan Cox
05 May 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
Yarrow Townsend's debut The Map of Leaves is an ingeniously relatable and thrilling adventure story intertwined with a wealth of natural facts. Children battling against the odds to find the cure nature so desperately needs provides the perfect hook for an important, unique ad...
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Seed
Name: Sharon Porter
05 May 2022;Genre: Friends and family
'This was the first book in ages that I read from cover to cover in only a few days. I really couldn't put it down. I really liked the main character, Marty, because he is unsure of quite a few things - just like me! I wished things were different for Marty and his dad, but Marty seems happy e...
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Chronicles of Ancient Darkness: Wolf Brother (Book 1)
Name: Melissa Age 11
03 May 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
I have already bought the rest of the series. Wolf Brother has a very interesting plot and I like how it is set in prehistoric times. Without spoiling anything, I like how the author builds suspense and makes cliffhangers at the end of most chapters. From the first line, it im...
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The Insiders
Name: Sue Wilsher
03 May 2022;Genre: Friends and family
Callie, Nico, Ted and Zara are really close friends. Ted lives next door to Callie whose mum looks after him and the others after school. However, since an embarrassing incident at school, Ted has become quieter than ever, withdrawing from the group. When they notice a light on in school after...
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The Ship of Doom
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 May 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
When Luna is forced to attend a meeting in the Butterfly Room at the Greenwich Observatory, she expects an evening of boredom. But it turns out to be full of surprises. The Butterfly Club is a society with a secret - they travel in time to 'borrow' technology from the future. With two travell...
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Has Anyone Seen Archie Ebbs?
Name: Nathan Cox
02 May 2022;Genre: Personal Growth
Has Anyone Seen Archie Ebbs? by Simon Packham is a captivating story with a highly important and emotive theme portrayed by relatable characters and settings. This story excellently highlights the feelings and emotions people, in particular children, face surrounding eviction,...
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Rumaysa: A Fairytale
Name: Jacqueline Harris
01 May 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
At first glance this is another version of the familiar fairy tales, but this is cleverer than that. Taking the fairy tales of Rapunzel, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, this book turns them on their heads and links them together as one story, featuring Rumaysa, the girl locked in a tower....
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The Insiders
Name: Beverley Somerset
01 May 2022;Genre: Friends and family
Callie, Ted, Zara and Nico are best friends. Callie and Ted, in particular, are very close. They've been friends since nursery school and Callie once called Ted her "nearly brother". Then Billy Feldon, the class clown, plays a joke on Ted and he's embarrassed in front of the whole school. Now...
