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Spots or Stripes
Name: Marie Berry
27 September 2016;Genre: Adventure
Spots or Stripes is a beautifully vivid story. It's bright and eye catching illustrations are an instant draw. The story is fun and a great hook into themes which younger children find difficult such as discussion and politics. In this story a tiger and cheetah argue over whether spots or str...
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Kings of the Castle
Name: Marie Berry
27 September 2016;Genre: Adventure
Kings of the Castle is a beautifully illustrated and thought provoking book. The main character, George is a little monster who goes off for an adventure while his family spend the night at the beach. George tries his best to build a sandcastle but his little pet Boris has other ideas. Things...
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Secret Princesses - The Magic Necklace
Name: Sarah-Louise
26 September 2016;Genre: Adventure
I was never a 'girly' girl, choosing to spend my childhood playing with boys toys and reading scary stories. So when I received this book I groaned. However I was pleasantly surprised the instant I chose to really look at it. The cover is very pretty, the animated characters and bright colours a...
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A Walk on the Wild Side
Name: Alyson Dove
26 September 2016;Genre: Adventure
What a fun way to introduce a variety of different creatures to younger children. The young narrator gives us a 'snapshot' of each of the animals, fish and insects he has come across in his travels; these are mapped on an atlas at the front of the book, according to the different habitats - jungl...
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Knight in Training: Spots, Stripes and Zigzags
Name: Kyle Matravers
25 September 2016;Genre: Adventure
Knight in Training: Spots, Stripes and Zigzags is the 4th instalment of the Knight in Training series and continues to follow the journey of Sam J.Butterbiggins as he strives to become a fully fledged Knight. In this story, Sam has to solve the riddle to find his knightly shield with the help...
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Illuminature
Name: Angela Black
25 September 2016;Genre: Adventure
My eight year old and I have poured over these pages, with each new spread bringing different wonders and exploration. In essence, Illuminature presents a variety of landscapes, flora and fauna, ranging from the icy wastes of the Antarctic to the stony heights of the Andes, the depths of Loch Lom...
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The Edge
Name: Wesley Age 12
20 September 2016;Genre: Adventure
It is an amazing thriller and the suspense that builds up is amazingly done by Allan Gibbons. A real page turner.
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Spynosaur
Name: Jayne Gould
20 September 2016;Genre: Adventure
From a land before time comes a hero for today! In attempting to thwart evil criminal mastermind Ergo Ego, super spy Agent Gambit's brainwaves were stolen. Luckily the spy-entists of Department 6 were able to retrieve them and transfer them to the body of a dinosaur, creating the first ever Supe...
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The Accidental Life of Jessie Jefferson
Name: Stef A
20 September 2016;Genre: Friends and family
Jessie Jefferson is a typical teenager until she loses her mum in sudden and tragic circumstances. Wracked with pain and feelings of guilt she takes it out on the people closest to her and rebels. She ditches her best friend and hangs out with the wrong crowd - they don't ask questions or offe...
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The Great AAA-OOO!
Name: Torie Walton
18 September 2016;Genre: Adventure
Watch out! Open this book very carefully because there's something inside making a terrible noise! One night in the dark, rackety wood, mouse scampered homeward when he heard an awful sound. AAA-OOO! AAA-OOO! Who's making that horrible howl? Mouse was nervous - such a terrible sound must come fro...
