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Amazing Me, Amazing You
Name: Ashley Clayton
01 May 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Amazing Me, Amazing You is a lovely picture book, beautifully illustrated, that is great to share with children in primary school. I shared this with some Y3 children, and it opened up great discussions about how everyone is different and how that doesn't matter. It opened up...
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A Game of Life or Death
Name: Louise Baker
01 May 2023;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
I'll be honest... I am no gamer. In fact, my experiences of online gaming are limited to watching others interact with those brightly coloured pixels that are becoming ever-more sophisticated. I was concerned that my lack of knowledge would impede my understanding and enjoyment of A Ga...
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Yesterday Crumb and the storm in the teacup
Name: Emma Nelson
01 May 2023;Genre: Fantasy
We begin the tale of Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup with Yesterday Crumb, an orphaned and abandoned young girl living inside a cage - she's part of a circus and her fox-like ears are what makes her an attraction. Yesterday escapes the cage and comes across a strange...
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Skandar and the Phantom Rider
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 May 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Having achieved his dream to become a unicorn rider, Skandar Smith is now in his second year at the Eyrie. However, tensions mount as wild unicorns - immortal creatures - are being killed and the words of a truesong, sung at the Saddle Ceremony, seems to cast suspicious eyes in Skandar's direc...
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The Butterfly Club: The Mona Lisa Mystery
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 May 2023;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Working for the Butterfly Club, time-travelling thieves Aidan, Luna and Konstantin have already been on two missions into the future and now it is time for their third. In The Mona Lisa Mystery, they are asked to steal a little-known painting called the Mona Lisa from the Louv...
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Lies We Sing to the Sea
Name: Eileen Armstrong
29 April 2023;Genre: Myths & Legends
Reimaginings of the Greek myths are currently enjoying an explosion in popularity, fuelled in part by Booktok. This debut novel, Lies We Sing to the Sea, is a dazzling example, inspired by, but not a retelling of, the fate of Penelope's hanged maids from Homer's The Odyssey.</...
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Robin Hood: Hacking, Heists & Flaming Arrows
Name: Joanna Hewish
27 April 2023;Genre: Adventure
One of the best teen reads I have read in while. Robin Hood: Hacking, Heists & Flaming Arrows is an absolute work of genius that, speaking as a 33 year old, I thoroughly enjoyed from start to finish. I can already think of so many of my students who are going to be queuing...
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The Light in Everything
Name: Eleni Age 14
26 April 2023;Genre: Family & Home
The Light in Everything was interesting, as the two main characters despised each other, and had very different personalities, yet the author did not seem to prefer one over the other, and both had understandable reasons to dislike one another. The two points of view me...
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The Immortal Games
Name: Clare Wilkins
25 April 2023;Genre: Myths & Legends
The Immortal Games is a riveting tale of rivalry and revenge. The titular games are a form of entertainment for the Gods of Olympus - the teenage participants merely pawns in their epic power struggle. Ara and her childhood friend Theron are determined to be selected as 'token...
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Alex Neptune, Pirate Hunter
Name: Nathan Cox
25 April 2023;Genre: Adventure
After reading the first Alex Neptune book, Dragon Thief, I couldn't wait to read the next in the series from David Owen and I was far from disappointed, definitely worth the wait! Alex Neptune, Pirate Hunter by Davi...
