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Cool Technology
Name: Sharon Porter
20 January 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
'I loved this book. When my teacher gave it to me, she said I should just dip into the book and read the things I was interested in. I didn't expect to read all of it, but I did. I think she knew I'd really like it.' D aged 10 This is the first time we had come across this series of "Co...
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The Ship of Cloud and Stars
Name: Donna Ritchie
20 January 2022;Genre: Adventure
The Ship of Cloud and Stars is a brilliant story which is set during a time where girls and women had little say in society. An epic tale in which 'girl power' and determination can lead to dreams coming true. Nico, who lives with her mother, father and two brothers (wh...
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A Thunder of Monsters
Name: Jacqueline Harris
18 January 2022;Genre: Fantasy
Patch, Barver and Wren are back in A Thunder of Monsters, their final adventure in the trilogy that began with A Darkness of Dragons. The end of the second book, A Vanishing of Griffins,...
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Dead or Alive (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 14)
Name: Lois Age 11
18 January 2022;Genre: Magical Realism
Loved it, amazing!
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How to be a Real Ballerina
Name: Judith Greenall
17 January 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
How to be a Real Ballerina is a humorous and inclusive book about the process of learning to become a ballet dancer. We learn about ballet through the eyes of the book's central character. We quickly get the impression that she has not found dance classes at all easy and that...
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When Shadows Fall
Name: Stephen Leitch
16 January 2022;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
When Shadows Fall by Sita Brahmachari follows Kai who grows up in a city flat opposite a patch of wilderness called the Greenlands, which Kai and his dad have taken to looking after. It's here that Kai and his friends Orla and Zak often play and grow up together. Though there...
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Name: Stephen Leitch
16 January 2022;Genre: Romance & Relationships
Friendship, family, secrets, love, and identity all come together in this brilliantly written novel by Benjamin Alire Saenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, set in the heat of New Mexico. Ari (Aristotle) is a loner, preferring his own company and is h...
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Breaking News: How to tell what's real from what's rubbish
Name: Rhiannon Cook
14 January 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
A humorous and reassuring look at all things news, Nick Sheridan explains in a gentle and informative way how to read, write and question information like a real journalist. Beginning with the basics of what news is, Breaking News: how to tell what's real from what's rubbish,...
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Colour and Me!
Name: Sharon Porter
13 January 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Colour and Me! written and illustrated by Michaela Dias-Haynes is a beautiful book. Not only does it show young children the basic colour mixing of primary colours to make secondary colours but has the additional bonus of approaching the beauty of brown too. My class we...
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Penguinpig
Name: Sharon Porter
12 January 2022;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Stuart Spendlow's Penguinpig is a deliberately and deliciously deceptive book. At first glance, the cartoon-like illustrations by Amy Bradley make it look like a simple book, however, the narrative poem alongside the drawings have the effect of pulling the children along with...
