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Truly Tyler
Name: Rikayla Age 13
18 November 2022;Genre: Friendship
I Love the Terri Libenson Series, it is the best book I ever read. I give this book a 5 out of 5 that is how good it is.
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The Boy Lost in the Maze
Name: Clare Wilkins
16 November 2022;Genre: Myths & Legends
Acclaimed poet Joseph Coelho seamlessly binds myth and reality in this spellbinding new verse novel. A poetic retelling of the story of Theseus and the Minotaur, and Theseus's quest to find his father, runs parallel with a contemporary story of a teenage boy and his absent father. In An...
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Transported
Name: Lucy Hopkins
16 November 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Transported is a lovely non-fiction book about 50 different vehicles that changed the world. The book starts with the Polynesian Canoe (several thousand years ago) and goes chronologically until more recent inventions like the electric bike and solar powered aeroplanes. It's g...
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The Chestnut Roaster
Name: Jacqueline Harris
15 November 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
Piaf (Sparrow) is a chestnut roaster in Paris in the 1800s whilst The Eiffel Tower is just being built. Piaf is blessed (or is it cursed?) with total recall of every event in her life. There is something dangerous lurking in the background; 20 gifted children have disappeared, and Piaf's own b...
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Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie the Witch 35th Anniversary Edition
Name: Amanda Shipton
15 November 2022;Genre: Friends and family
'The original is the best' is a phrase which is often said and here this could not be truer. Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul have created a story which has stood the test of time beautifully. The story of Winnie and Wilbur will be just as enticing for children today as when it was first written....
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Fifty Things to do with a Stick
Name: Sue Wilsher
11 November 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Bursting with ideas for engaging activities, this is a book designed to build confidence and skill in using a range of tools. With plenty of practical advice and words of caution about safe and responsible usage and storage of tools, it is obviously written by someone with a great passion for...
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The Bedtime book of Impossible Questions
Name: Carol Wright
11 November 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Our school Reading ambassadors really enjoyed this fascinating book. The Bedtime book of Impossible Questions answers those questions that you didn't know you had. Perfect for bedtime reading for those who ask 'why what when where and how', it will quench your child's thirst f...
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Where Bjorn Belongs
Name: Sharon Porter
11 November 2022;Genre: Friends and family
Where Bjorn Belongs is such a lovely tale of friendship, and how having a dream and following it can make the world a better place. My colleagues and I think this book will become a classic of the future for every Christmas. "Do you think if I lost my Tigger and asked Santa to...
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The Winter Wish
Name: Jennifer Bevan
10 November 2022;Genre: Family & Home
I can't wait to snuggle up this December and read The Winter Wish to my daughter. This is a charming tale of how one child's wish can change everything. The illustrations are beautiful and you can imagine walking into the book shop and browsing the shelf finding you next perfe...
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The Other Ones
Name: Morgan Harkin
10 November 2022;Genre: Supernatural
Everybody knows the haunted house in the neighbourhood. Unfortunately this means that young Sal, who prefers to stay hidden, is thrown into the spot light. He envies an ordinary life with ordinary experiences but a strange boy, Pax, winds up on his door step, and his life grows even more compl...
