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Ellie Pillai Is Brown
Name: Ruth Cornish
06 May 2022;Genre: Romance & Relationships
I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Ellie Pillai! She is such a likeable mid teen with the usual hang ups about herself, learning how she fits in at school, with friends, at home, discovering the complications of being attracted to someone already spoken for, and slowly becoming more confident throug...
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S.T.E.A.L.T.H.: Access Denied
Name: Aahil Age 12
06 May 2022;Genre: Adventure
This is a wonderful book with an intriguing plot. With this book, I found myself speechless (for the first time ever!) One of my favourite things about this book is the unbelievable things that happen - for example, who manages to sneak out of school?! No one I know! But the characters are sti...
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Art for the Heart
Name: Lauren Maidman
06 May 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Art for the Heart is an amazing art journal written and drawn by Xavier Leopold. The theme of the journal is to build confidence and wellbeing in children. The journal is split into sections to allow you to focus on certain aspects or to complete the journal in order - you are...
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Be Wild, Little One
Name: Wendy Kelly
05 May 2022;Genre: Picture Books
Be Wild, Little One! What a glorious book this is! The text advises a small child to go outside and 'be wild'. It suggests making the world your playground; climbing trees, swimming in the ocean, chasing storms, digging for treasure... All accompanied by the most gorgeous, ric...
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Great Elizabethans: HM Queen Elizabeth II and 25 Amazing Britons from Her Reign
Name: Beverley Somerset
05 May 2022;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
This lovely and informative non-fiction book introduces the reader to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and 25 other famous peoples who have come to prominence over the remarkable 70 years of her reign. The book includes a wide range of people, from Aneurin Bevan and the foundation of the NHS, th...
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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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A Robot Squashed My Teacher
Name: Samantha Phillips
05 May 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
A Robot Squashed My Teacher is the highly anticipated sequel to the Marcus Rashford Book Club Selection, A Dinosaur Ate My Sister by Pooja Puri, illustrated brilliantly throughout by Allen Fati...
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Princess Minna: The Unicorn Mix-Up
Name: Lauren Maidman
05 May 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Princess Minna and The Unicorn Mix-Up is another story in The Princess Minna series. It tell the story of Princess Minna, who loves to do Princess things, like save the day, kiss a frog, tame a Unicorn and of course eat cake! However, on this day Princess Minna has not slept w...
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Princess Minna: The Enchanted Forest
Name: Lauren Maidman
05 May 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Princess Minna and The Enchanted Forest is another story in The Princess Minna series. Princess Minna loves to save the day and when she wakes up, there is more chaos in the Kingdom. Prince Welling-Tunboot is turning 10. However, a rather horrible curse has been placed on his...
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The Map of Leaves
Name: Nathan Cox
05 May 2022;Genre: Environment
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...
