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Murder at Snowfall
Name: Ruth Cornish
22 November 2022;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Murder at Snowfall, the latest murder mystery from Fleur Hitchcock, is an exciting middle grade book featuring realistic characters with real life issues in addition to a thrilling sideline in detective work. The atmosphere created by the author is as chilling as the season as...
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SuperQuesters: The Case of the Missing Memory
Name: Wendy Kelly
22 November 2022;Genre: Adventure
I love these Super Questers books! They are written to promote problem solving, reasoning and a love of STEM. The characters are engaging and diverse and the stories are interesting. I particularly like the fact that each quest is a separate chapter, with an interactive elemen...
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Timid
Name: Wendy Kelly
22 November 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
On the face of it, Timid is a great story about a child whose shyness and fears manifest as a huge lion that follows him around. The story sees him team up with another shy child and they explore ways to build confidence so that they can perform together in the school talent s...
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Eight Nights, Eight Lights
Name: Wendy Kelly
22 November 2022;Genre: Picture Books
What an absolute delight of a book! Eight Nights, Eight Lights tells the story of a community celebrating Chanukah (Hanukkah), the Jewish Festival of Lights, and beautifully builds up the excitement of the children lighting a candle each day amongst all the other traditional o...
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Home is Where the Heart Is
Name: Wendy Kelly
22 November 2022;Genre: Family & Home
Home is Where the Heart Is is a heart-warming tale of the highs and lows of communal living. Bear moves into the forest and becomes good friends with his next door neighbour, Rabbit. When a storm destroys Bear's home, Rabbit takes him by the paw and invites him to move in. The...
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The Missing Bookshop
Name: Wendy Kelly
22 November 2022;Genre: Young fiction
I just adore these Little Tiger short novels. The text is simple and easy to read and well spaced on the pages but the story is at a level that will spark discussion and comparison with real-life experience. The Missing Bookshop is all about the place a small independen...
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The Snow Bear
Name: Wendy Kelly
22 November 2022;Genre: Animals
This classic book has been re-released by Little Tiger in a gorgeous 10th anniversary edition. The story is as lovely as it's always been and will delight junior readers, especially during the winter months. It tells the story of Sara, a little girl staying with her grandfather just before Chr...
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Five Survive
Name: Ruth Cornish
21 November 2022;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Five Survive is a brilliant, breathtaking book! Six excited friends set off for a welcome break together but by nightfall, their lives are at risk from an unknown assailant. The narrative is as taut and tense as the emotions of the cast of characters trapped in their broken do...
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My First Book of Magnetism
Name: Jenny Caddick
19 November 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
This First Book of Electromagnetism is a fabulously colourful and engaging non-fiction science guide by the brilliant Button Books , who excel at producing bold and very visually appealing non-fiction books that are packed with incredible facts and written and illustrated by e...
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The Big Book of 100 STEM Activities
Name: Jenny Caddick
19 November 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
The Big Book of 100 STEM Activities is such a brilliantly appealing non-fiction book from publisher Button Books. The pairing of Laura Minter and Tia Williams has created a really fun and engaging set of science experiments to entertain and learn from. From a vibrantly illustr...
