Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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Facts! One for every day of the year
Name: Laura Anscombe
11 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
Did you know that an octopus has three hearts, nine brains, and blue blood? Or that the ancient Romans used to leave out large containers in the street to collect the pee of passers-by, which they used to clean laundry and even as a mouth wash to whiten their teeth?! These are just two of the i...
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The Great Paper Caper
Name: Jacqueline Harris
09 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
In the forest everyone is happily going about their normal lives. Everything was perfect until suddenly strange things start to happen that disrupt the lives of everyone who lives there. Everyone agrees something must be done, everyone that is except the mysterious culprit, a bear who wants to wi...
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The Harder They Fall
Name: Anna Age 14
08 November 2017;Genre: Friends and family
It is a good book and it gets to the point straight away. I learnt a lot about life and how to stand up for yourself from reading this book. I definitely recommend reading this book as it has great depth and meaning.
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Coder Academy
Name: Paul Gormley
07 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is a step-by-step guide to simple coding, starting from the very basics of how coding works to increasingly complex tasks and challenges. The basics of binary and coding languages are briefly and clearly explained at the start of the book. Tasks and challenges are interesting and build skill...
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Satellite
Name: Molly Age 12
07 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
The book is well written in a different style (text speak) than one would expect from the blurb, however, it suits Leo's character more and more as the book progresses. The book is nicely paced with a reasonable amount of action in each chapter and the ones without much action do not feel like 'f...
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The Otherworld
Name: Clair Bossons
06 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
This book really had me hooked from the first page. It is the first book in a new YA sci-fi/thriller series and has already intrigued several students who have spotted me reading it and asked me about it. They can't wait to get their hands on a copy! Milo Yolkin is the creator of Otherworld, a...
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Here We Are
Name: Jacqueline Harris
06 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
Subtitled Notes for living on Planet Earth, Oliver Jeffers has written a loving and lovely book for his baby son. It is a sort of non-fiction about Earth, but as it is Oliver Jeffers it is hardly ordinary. With his trade mark gorgeous illustrations and interesting information, written in labels a...
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Eloise Undercover
Name: Emily Marcuccilli
05 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
This wonderful adventure story is set in Nazi-occupied France during the Second World War and it tells the tale of young Eloise, whose father and best friend have disappeared. Eloise's world is becoming unrecognisable, with troops patrolling the streets of her small town, curfews in place, towns...
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The Hounds of Penhallow Hall: The Lost Treasure
Name: Lucy Newton
04 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
The Lost Treasure is a story about a little girl called Polly who lives at Penhallow Hall. Polly doesn't have very long left of her summer and she is keen to enjoy it with her dog, Rex, however, things with Rex aren't as clear as they seem! Polly finds more friends, like Rex, in Penhallow Hall a...
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The Storm Dog
Name: Lucy Newton
04 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
The story follows a small girl called Tilly to Wales when she goes to stay with her grandma and great-grandma. She's learning about the Second World War at school and wants some help from her grandma who was an evacuee in the war. Tilly has to get on the train all by herself for the first time bu...
