Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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Here We Are
Name: Aidan Severs
13 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
When you spot J.M. Barrie's quote '...always try to be a little kinder than is necessary...' tucked away at the beginning of a book, you can almost be certain it's going to be a must-read for children. Especially in world where we seem to see so much unkindness. But that's not the world Jeffers...
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My Side of the Diamond
Name: Catherine Purcell
13 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
My Side of the Diamond is beautifully presented to resemble the moleskine notebooks that Becky writes in/ wrote in. You see, Becky and Icarus jumped off a tall building. Twenty years earlier, Skye and Lazarus also jumped off a tall building. Not one of them landed. They just sort of 'disappeare...
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Balthazar The Great
Name: Aidan Severs
13 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
Balthazar The Great is a simple story about belonging. Balthazar the bear is freed from the circus but must find his way home, but where does he belong? The striking illustrations, alongside minimal text, tell of discovery and explore issues such as animal rights, friendship, loneliness, regret a...
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Rising Stars: New Young Voices in Poetry
Name: Alison Kelly
13 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
Produced in conjunction with SLAMbassadors and Pop-Up, the impressive Otter-Barry publishing company is showcasing young 'rising stars'; in its latest volume of poetry. With stars in the ascendency, it seemed fitting that I turned firstly to Ruth Awolola's 'A Love Letter to the Stars' (p.17). T...
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The State of Grace
Name: Josie Age 11
12 November 2017;Genre: Friends and family
I would recommend this book because it is funny, interesting and I couldn't stop reading it! Full of surprises and plot twists, you never know what's coming next - this story is one of the best books I've ever read!
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DK Childrens's Encyclopedia
Name: Laura Anscombe
11 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
Fantastic photographs, clear diagrams and illustrations, concise facts and age appropriate accessible text all come togeather in this great Children's Encyclopedia. It covers a range of subjects including geography, nature, history, science, art to name a few and handily colour codes the pages...
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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...
