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Lady Smoke
Name: Linda Brown
29 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
Lady Smoke is the second book of the Ash Princess series, and what a great second book it is... This fantasy story picks up a few weeks after the end of book one, Theo is now aboard Dragonsban's (Theo's Aunt) ship, 'Smoke'. Her Shadows, Blaise, Heron and Art, are still with her as they are her fr...
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Name: Lynsey Southern
29 September 2019;Genre: Historical Fiction
All Fall Down opens in the Yorkshire village of Ingleforn with the prophetic account of how that year it rained every day, the sheep died and the crops failed and how as the year progresses, the stories that the travellers to Ingleforn share with the news-hungry villagers chan...
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All Fall Down
Name: Jacob Age 11
28 September 2019;Genre: Historical Fiction
Because it is fantastical and yet shocking about what had happened at the time of King Edward and how many were not immune to the illness.
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Icarus was Ridiculous
Name: Hayley Summerfield
24 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
Icarus was Ridiculous by Pamela Butchart is published in collaboration with the British Museum. This book retells some of the most dramatic Greek Myths in a modern and humorous way. Izzy, the main character, is extremely knowledgeable about Greek mythology and throughout the book enlightens her...
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The Collective
Name: Lucy Georgeson
24 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
Elwyn is torn. He is caught between his life at home in rural Badfish Creek and the thought of a new town and a new future in the busy city of Liberty. In Badfish Creek nothing much happens and Elwyn is keen to see what the real world holds. Surely it can only mean a brighter future? When his unc...
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Our Planet
Name: Bryony Davies
20 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
A beautiful book accompanying the Netflix documentary series. Designed to be read and enjoyed by children, this is a stunning addition to any library and is one to be enjoyed for pure pleasure. It would make an excellent beginning to any reference project. Highly visual, this book covers the sect...
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All Fall Down
Name: Erena Age 14
20 September 2019;Genre: Historical Fiction
Personally I did not particularly enjoy this book as I found it very sad and depressing, it is not the sort of book that I would typically enjoy. However it was a well written book with well developed characters that you become attached to throughout, meaning that when misfortune happens you feel...
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All Fall Down
Name: jo Age 13
20 September 2019;Genre: Historical Fiction
It was gripping until the end
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Mr Dog and the Seal Deal
Name: Hollie Watts
17 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
Mr Dog is not like a normal dog - he chooses his owner and secondly he is always looking out for an adventure. Ben Fogle has incorporated his love of seals which, he states, (in the 'notes from the author') began when he first encountered one in the wild when 10 years old while on a rough boat t...
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Boy Giant Son of Gulliver
Name: Hayley Summerfield
17 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
Boy Giant is the new novel from the beloved children's author, Michael Morpurgo. This beautiful story entwines the plight of a refugee and the well-loved tale of Gulliver's Travels together to produce an emotional, captivating story. From the onset of this book I was taken on the journey of war t...
